Saturday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard (HS/college/pro); Perry's Casey Hayward, Mayhem win, Mercer/Georgia College hoops; Hawks, Falcons; college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA
Saturday’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: Peach State (and South and national) college football
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Alumni Update
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High School
Basketball
Girls
Southwest 51, Morgan County 43
Taylor County 45, Upson-Lee 32
Westside 54, Wilkinson County 35
Boys
Baldwin 76, Veterans 52
Jones County 61, Johnson-Savannah 60
McDonough 85, Warner Robins 43
The Demons were down 10 at halftime, but the visitors took control in the third and blew it open with a 34-point fourth quarter. Gabriel Jacobs had 14 f0r the 2-3 Demons, who are at Jones County on Thursday.
Upson-Lee 64, Taylor County 49
Westside 64, Wilkinson County 50
College
Basketball
W-Auburn-Montgomery 63, Georgia College 49
W-Georgia 70, Marquette 45
M-Georgia College 67, Auburn-Montgomery 63
W-Kentucky State 68, Fort Valley State 58
M-Kentucky State 76, Fort Valley State 72
M-Mercer 88, Milligan 49
M-Rhode Island 94, Georgia State 59
W-Indiana State 71, Georgia Southern 67
Pro
SPHL
Macon 3, Evansville 2
NBA
New York 99, Atlanta 90
Around/about Central Georgia
Mayhem score twice in third to rack up first win
MBKB: Mercer cruises over NAIA Milligan
MBKB: Simpson leads Georgia College road comeback
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Burks, Fournier spark Knicks past Hawks
Jacksonville counts on D, Atlanta re-imagines O
Rosen finds peace, perspective in Atlanta
Pitts back to site of a big college hit
College Football
Hiring Eddie George and Sanders has paid off
Super seniors: some in their seventh season
Wake signs Clawson to long-term extension
Stanford’s Latter-day Saints players share experiences
Tennessee’s Evans enters portal
Fired: Skip Holtz at Louisiana Tech
Man’s obit: ‘place an irresponsibly large wager on Nebraska beating Iowa’
Police make arrest in Lenoir-Rhyne shooting
Fired: New Mexico State’s Martin
College Basketball
MBKB: St. Bonaventure loses for first time
WBKB: Stanford hammers depleted Maryland
MBKB: UCLA rebounds from Gonzaga loss
WBKB: Near triple double leads Tennessee
NFL
Giants coaches asked for input, Barkley says
Obit: Curley Culp helped the Chiefs to first Super Bowl
Steelers hope Fitzpatrick, Watt are back
Chicago has no regrets in QB battle
New-look Rams at Green Bay in rematch
NBA/WNBA
Minnesota spoils Emiiid’s return with 2-OT win
Around the nation/world