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Friday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Honor Roll: Middle Georgia State; Valdosta State (Central Ga. alums), Falcons, UGA, Hawks; COVID problems, college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA, more

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Friday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Honor Roll: Middle Georgia State; Valdosta State (Central Ga. alums), Falcons, UGA, Hawks; COVID problems, college FB/BKB, NFL, NBA, more

Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

 

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Honor Roll

SSAC scholar-athlete women’s soccer team headed by Middle Georgia State’s Downey

SSAC scholar-athlete men’s soccer team has one from MGSU

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

NCAA Division II championship: Blazers look to add to burly trophy case

About the game

Valdosta State’s Central Georgians: RB Cedric Hollingshed of Westside, DE Eric Williams of Warner Robins by way of FVSU, Jones County’s Andrew Carner, Mary Persons’ Lamont Jones, and Peach County’s Dorrian Smith.

Falcons are playing smarter, as hoped for

Meet the Falcons scouts: Robinson made the call at 22, opened the door

Ryan: ‘We understand the position we’re in’

Georgia now starting to focus on Michigan and bowl

Wolverines preaching chemistry

Hyland, Morris lead Nuggets to romp of homestanding Hawks

Sports and COVID

Column: Sports let their guard down, and COVID stages a comeback

NHL shuts down two more teams for a week

NFL COVID update stays busy, games postponed

Like Browns-Raiders

College basketball shuffling schedules

Back to Zoom as surge wreaks havoc

Nets bringing unvaccinated Irving back for some games

Column: Sacrificing safety and sanity to caving for Irving

Baseball

Cleveland minor-league catcher dies suddenly

College Football/South

Is Heupel done playing catch-up?

College Football

Pitt’s Pickett skipping bowl game

Nebraska’s Martinez headed to Kansas State

Gundy trolls Ohio State with Harbaugh quote

Central Georgians in Saturday's bowl games
 Jackson State: 66 OL James Reddick, Fr., Peach County
Liberty: 34 Ahmad Walker, Fr., Warner Robins
Western Kentucky: 18 DB Talique Allen, Fr., Peach County; 20 RB Noah Whittington, Fr., Peach County; 46 K Cory Munson, So., Northside; 90 DE JaQues Evans, Fr., Dublin
None: Appalachian State, BYU, Eastern Michigan, Fresno State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Marshall, Oregon State, S.C. State, UTEP, UAB, Utah State

Friday
 Tattnall’s Jimmy Marshall didn’t play in Middle Tennessee State’s 31-24 win over Toldo in the Bahamas Bowl because of an undisclosed medical issue. Jones County’s Teldrick Ross had two tackles and three pass breakups. Bleckley County’s Bryce Bailey didn’t play, either.