Wednesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Signing: Jones County, Mercer soccer, GHSA; UGA, Falcons, Braves, Hawks; college FB/BKB, NFL, MLB
Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Coming Thursday: The Sports Report’s predictions
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College
Basketball
M-Central Georgia Tech 67, Gulf Coast State 62
W-Georgia State 80, Brewton-Parker 40
W-Edward Waters 78, Georgia College 51
Soccer
M-GMC 4, Parkland College 0, NJCAA tournament
Pro
NBA
Atlanta 110, Boston 99
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Signings
Catcher/outfielder Keagan Baxter of Jones County signed to play baseball at Georgia College.
Around/About Central Georgia
One area school appealing GHSA region placement; new/old Class A?
Dooly County is one of nearly two dozen school who will appeal to the GHSA on Thursday their placement in regions for the next two years.
The Bobcats are asking to move from Region 4-A Public to Region 7-A. The new 4-A Public is the same as the current 4-A Public, with Dublin and Hawkinsville as part of the nine-team region.
Region 7-A Public is more of a Central Georgia region, with Twiggs County the southern-most team.
Warren County is appealing to stay in 7-A Public rather than move to 8-A Public, a region around Athens and east.
The hearings begin at 10 a.m. and run until around 2:30 p.m.
Jackson is looking to stay in the expanded AAA region with Mary Persons, Peach County, and Upson-Lee rather than move to a metro Atlanta region.
The Class A appeals may be for naught. In a huge ironic twist, the GHSA is considering making Class A one class again, because of barrage of departures of private schools, in large part because the GHSA split Class A into public and private regions in the last reclassification.
There is a proposal to again split, though, Class A into a large-school and small-school division based on reclassification numbers, maintaining two Class A state titles.
If that happens, Class A will be re-done, and there will be a new appeals process.
MSOC: Mercer off to Wake Forest for NCAAs
VB: Georgia College seeded fourth in PBC tournament
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Anderson released on bond, second woman comes forward
A day in the life of a prospect in Athens
Charleston Southern will see elite LBs
UGA’s Smith wants to be the program’s Freddie Freeman
Column: Is there any way Freeman leaves the Braves?
Falcons fans might be shielding eyes, ears vs. Pats
Because announcers won’t let four years ago go
Atlanta’s Pees knows Belichick
Hawks bop Boston for third straight win
College Football/South
In the SEC, defense reigns again, especially with Georgia and Alabama
Clemson’s Ross done, entering draft
College Football
Gundy, Aranda turning heads in Big 12
Big 12 suspends Texas Tech radio announcers over comments
Mertz improving during Wisconsin’s streak
Obit: Bobby Collins, of SMU and Southern Miss
College Basketball
W-NCAA expands women’s tournament to 68 teams
M-George Mason knocks off No. 20 Maryland
W-Henderson, Cooke help South Carolina blast Clemson
NFL
Justin Houston cracked the 100-sack milestone
Mayfield emotional talking about death row inmate
Russell Wilson wants to play 20 years, and own a team
Protocols updated for Thanksgiving period
Beating Brady helps Heinicke’s cause
Stafford’s wife tests arm, throws pretzel at fan
College Sports
NCAA upholds penalties against UMass
Baseball
Verlander agrees to big one-year deal with Houston
Suzuki to be inducted in Mariners’ HOF
Cleveland becomes the Guardians
Golf/Tennis
Around the nation/world