Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard (HS BKB); MMQB, Mercer; UGA, Falcons, Tech; college FB/BKB, NFL, MLB, NASCAR, more

Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard (HS BKB); MMQB, Mercer; UGA, Falcons, Tech; college FB/BKB, NFL, MLB, NASCAR, more

Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

 

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High School
Basketball
Girls
John Milledge 49, Gatewood 33
Luella 55, Baldwin 54
Stratford 47, St. George 11
          Briony Wooten led the Eagles in the romp with 13 points, with Laila Harvey adding 12 and Gracie Joegensen 11.

Warner Robins 44, Jones County 39
Veterans 54, Howard 36

Boys
Gatewood 83, Nathanael Greene 7
Jones County 71, Jones County 61
          The homestanding Greyhounds led by three at halftime, but took control with a 16-5 third quarter. Jaylen Sanford’s 22 points – and 5 3-pointers – led Jones County, with Chaydon Stone adding 16 and Robert Worthy 12. Rashaun Williams topped Warner Robins with 19 points. The Demons visit Houston County on Thursday.

Stratford 90, St. George 32
          Isaiah Josey went for 23 to lead the Eagles. Garrett Lang added 14 and Khalil Green 11.

 

College
Basketball
M-Georgia 76, South Carolina State 60
M-Georgia Southern 103, Bob Jones 51
M-Mercer 78, Life 50
M-Richmond 94, Georgia State 78
M-Shorter 73, FVSU 59

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Players of the week

SoCon WBKB: Mercer’s Dougherty

 

Around/About Central Georgia

MBKB: Mercer handles Life

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Bennett keeps running away with the starting QB job

Playoff chair talks about the Bulldogs

UGA notes, 1

UGA notes, 2

Reeling Tech has two tough games left

Falcons’ mailbag

McCarthy’s unusual motivation for the Atlanta game

MBKB: Georgia handles SC State

 

College Football/South

Fired: Virginia Tech’s Fuentes

Tennessee one win from Garner’s 27th straight bowl game

Clemson’s Ross has foot injury

Fisher would have to be “dumbest human” to go to LSU

Column: Mullen feels good after giving up 52 to Samford?

 

College Football

Top four stay the same in playoff rankings

Illinois’ Bielema tests positive, out this week

Overreactions: Kiffin, Michigan-OSU, Texas-Oklahoma SEC slam dunk

Texas is careening

And Texas’ AD asks for fans’ patience

Tucker not using Ohio State as measuring stick

 

College Basketball

W-South Carolina loses freshman guard for the year

W-Ex-Montana coach sues for discrimination

M-BYU hammers No. 12 Oregon

M-Seton Hall stuns No. 4 Michigan

Column: Missouri already in major trouble with loss to who?

 

NFL

Arians baffled at Bucs bumbling

Rams go all in and get humbled

Column: What happened to Browns’ smart, tough ways?

Bridgewater promises to tackle next time
Packers sell $10 mil in stock in three hours

Favre misses big repayment in welfare case

 

College Sports

Loyola leaving Missouri Valley for Atlantic 10

 

NBA/WNBA

League plans a really long road trip

 

Baseball

The managers of the year are …

 

Auto Racing

Johnson-Knaus relationship solid again

 

Around the nation/world

NWSL honors handed out

 College football scores/games

NFL scores/games

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

Men’s college basketball

Women’s college basketball