Sunday's News 'n Notes; Scoreboard; GISA cross country; Tech's Choice at TD Club; Mercer soccer; Ivory autopsy complete; Falcons, UGA, Braves, United; Florida fallout, colleges, NASCAR, NFL, MLS

November 8, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.

In Coverage: Updated playoff pairings with GISA matchups, and some GHSA times;

Coming Monday: Macon TD Club winners; Monday Morning Quarterback

Scoreboard
College
Soccer
M-Mercer 4, Furman 0, SoCon semifinal
Volleyball
Savannah State 3, FVSU 1
Pro
NFL
Atlanta 27, New Orleans 25

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Trinity Christian’s Lane tops Central Georgians in GISA meet

Trinity Christian's Nolan Lane had the best performance among Central Georgians in the GISA state cross country meet Saturday at Middle Georgia State.

Lane finished second in Class AAA boys, less three seconds behind the winner.

Five teams competed in AA girls, 10 in AA boys. No Central Georgia teams competed in AA boys, but individuals did. There were 10 teams in AAA boys and 13 in AAA girls.

Central Georgia’s top 10 individual finishers

(Winning time in parentheses)

Full results are here.

Class AAA Girls (21:19.43)

8. Kaela Clark, John Milledge, 22:36.96

1. Frederica, 43

4. John Milledge, 107

11. Trinity Christian, 250

Class AAA Boys (17:45.64)

2. Nolan Lane, Trinity Christian, 17:48.01

4. Jack Miller, Trinity Christian, 18:14.35

1. Westminster, 29

4. Trinity Christian, 119

Class AA Girls (20:30.91)

1. Augusta Prep,27

3. Brentwood, 59

5. Fullington, 112

Class AA Boys (16:54.10)

9. Michael Simmons, Windsor, 19:07.70

1. Augusta Prep, 42

Alumni Update

Troy’s Watson (Taylor County) hurt in win over South Alabama

Around/About Central Georgia

Autopsy on Southwest’s Ivory shows heart issue, not heat issue

A little more than three months after Joshua Ivory Jr. collapsed on the practice field at Southwest and died shortly thereafter, the completed autopsy explains the 15-year-old’s death.

He died of complications from an abnormal heart rhythm and not because of heat-related issues. His heart, according to Bibb County coroner Leon Jones, went into an abnormal rhythm that led to sudden cardiac arrest.

Head coach Joseph Dupree and assistant Robert Cummings were placed on administrative leave right after the incident. Indications are that proper actions were taken after Ivory’s collapse.

Dupree was reinstated shortly thereafter. Cummings remained on leave, but was apparently dismissed in September. The minutes of an Oct. 21 Bibb County School district meeting meeting included a variety of personnel actions, including “certified separations, resignations, & retirements.” Cumming was listed with a separation date of Sept. 30, and “personal reasons” under separation reasons.

Southwest ended the season 1-7 overall and 1-5 in Region 3-AA play, giving Dupree a 26-59 record in nine seasons.

MSOC: Mercer hammers Furman, into SoCon championship

Macon TD Club welcomes Georgia Tech’s Choice

Georgia Tech assistant and former running back standout Tashard Choice is Monday’s speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club.

The club meets at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth, in the Rumford Center, at 304 Pierce Ave. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the program to begin around 7. Admission for non-members is $30.

Jones County is the featured high school.

Next week’s speaker is Georgia Southern broadcasting administrator Terry Harvin, followed by ex-Falcon and Brave Brian Jordan, and talk-show host J. Scott Moore.

Choice graduated from Lovejoy, accounting for more than 2,100 yards in offense and 17 touchdowns as a senior.

His college career began at Oklahoma, and he was listed to start as a redshirt freshman, but a hamstring injury slowed him down and opened the door for Adrian Peterson, who went on to become a Heisman finalist. Choice played sparingly, and got a medical hardship at the end of the year.

He played behind P.J. Daniels in 2005, and took over as starter for 2006 and 2007, becoming the first Jacket with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. He made second- and first-team All-ACC, made three conference all-academic teams, and was honorable mention All-America by Sports Illustrated.

Choice ran 697 times for 3,465 yards in his 46-game college career, with 28 touchdowns. The fourth-round draft pick in 2008 played three-plus seasons with Dallas, part of a season with Indianapolis, and parts of three seasons with Buffalo. He had 372 carries for 1,579 yards and 10 TDs in 88 games during a six-year NFL career.

His coaching career promptly started, and he joined his alma mater’s staff when Geoff Collins took over.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Ryan bomb sets up game-winning kick, Atlanta stuns New Orleans

Falcons pounce on Saints’ sloppiness

Ryan resurgent in clutch

Five lessons from the Falcons win

Freeman gets qualifying offer from Braves, which means …

Duvall and Fried take home Gold Glove honors

Freeman earns Babe Ruth Award from NY baseball writers

Familiar faces back on field for Georgia

The QB beat goes on

United beat Cincinnati, get playoff spot