Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, Mercer, Mercer-UGA; Alums: Perry; Falcons-Pats, UGA-Tech; college, NFL, MLB, more
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: The Sports Report predictions
Coming Friday: Central Georgia’s only full scouting reports; Maxwell Ratings predictions
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High School
Basketball
G-Bulloch 56, Brentwood 54
G-Crawford County 46, Pike County 36
B-Crawford County 48, Pike County 45
B-Konos 58, Central Georgia Arts 33
G‐Mary Persons 58, Taylor County 49
B-Mary Persons 69, Taylor County 60
G-Lake Oconee 42, Stratford 37
B-Stratford 69, Lake Oconee 25
Four Eagles were in double figures, led by Dre Bonner’s 13 points. Kalil Green had a dozen points, and Isaiah Josey and Billy Noblitt with 10 points each.
B-Twiggs Acad. 58, Crisp 41
B-Warner Robins 65, Houston County 44
The visiting 2-1 Demons took control with a 22-15 second quarter, and continued after that. They got 22 from Thomias Terry and 18 from Cam Perkins. Jalen Jordan had 18 to lead Jones County.
College
Basketball
Soccer
M-Wake Forest 2, Mercer 1, NCAA Tournament
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Honor Roll
Perry’s Burks earns academic honor
VB: Mercer trio gets all-conference
Around/About Central Georgia
MSOC: Mercer edged by Wake in NCAAs
WBKB: Middle quarters lift Georgia over Mercer
Around/About Georgia
Pats looked like old Pats as Atlanta suffers first skunking in six years
Charleston Southern is an opportunity
College Football/South
Tennessee working on pass protect while in a hurry
Virginia Tech’s Price humbled at alma mater
College Basketball
Hall of Famer Calhoun retires, again
NFL
Former NFL, Alabama RB Stacy at large after dometic violence incident
League sends taunting video to teams
Tampa Bay’s Brown accused of getting fake vax card
Saints’ Payton traumatized by officiating
Chiefs discuss future of Arrhowhead
Cleveland DC OK with criticism
Baseball
The unanimous MVP? And the NL guy
Lockout preferred over in-season strike
Minor-leaguers to get beds and housing
Golf/Tennis
Doubts over China’s star email raise concerns
Around the nation/world
Iowa girl boots FG in state title game, makes history