Monday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Macon TD Club PsOTW; Perry's Casey Hayward, Peach County's Kearis Jackson, Mercer; UGA, Falcons, Hawks; college FB, BKB; NFL, NASCAR, more
Monday'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: Macon TD Club players of the week; Atlanta tries to become a problem in Houston
Coming: Monday Morning QB, Tuesday edition
Scoreboard
College
Basketball
W-Central Georgia Tech 87, Brenau JV 50
Volleyball
FVSU 3, Allen 0
Pro
NBA
Atlanta 118, Washington 111
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Alumni Update
Hayward in town for Perry’s retiring of his jersey
Peach County’s Jackson: “I’m back’
Players of the week
SoCon football: Mercer’s Wise, again
SoCon volleyball: Mercer’s de Oliveria
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-CGTC rolls in opener
Southwest grad Stantagious Alford scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in 21 minutes to help CTGC to an 87-50 win over Brenau JV in the season opener.
Chelsea Cross led CGTC with 12 points, while Torey Walker had nine rebounds. CGTC led 26-8 after the first quarter.
Around/About Georgia
Georgia notebook: About the QBs
QBs going deep, Blaylock getting better
Atlanta to deal with loss Ridley, deep threat
Pitts’ welcome-to-the-league moment
Smith to Pitts: don’t live through your avatar
Notebook: Falcons would like plays back, and more
Hawks clean things up in win over Wizards
College Football/South
Mullen shuts the door on media access for the week
Column: Clock now ticking on Mullen’s tenure
Column: Time for Florida to be worried
Is Duke’s Cutcliffe on a hotseat?
College Football
Riley: Rattler has not checked out
Frost feels warmth on the backside
Kansas State player’s record lasted until the NCAA looked at it
Stat watch: Four 100-yard kickoff returns on one Saturday, two in one game
Fired: Alabama State’s Hill-Ely
NFL
Chiefs top Giants in final 67 seconds
Saints’ Winston done, with ACL
Titans’ Henry has surgery, no return timetable
Tennessee will have to get creative without Henry
Rams’ D bowing up, gets Von Miller
‘I don’t’ know what a tackle is anymore!’
Column: Panthers may have winning plan, even without Darnold
Column: Dolphins going all-in on Watson … a mess
Baltimore’s Harrison struck by stray bullet
Column: (was) time to put Derrick Henry in the MVP conversation
College Basketball
W-UConn’s major slump: no natty since 2016
M-Illinois’ Cockburn sits for NIL violation
College Sports
Marshall happy with Sun Belt already
Auto Racing
Championship: Hendrick vs. Gibbs, Chevy vs. Toyota
Busch apologizes for slur referring to disabled people
Column: Time for Hamlin to put up or shut up
A look at the four championship drivers
Around the nation/world