Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, Peach County's Fineran, Georgia College, Mercer, Thomaston student recovers; Falcons, Hawks, UGA; colleges, bowls, NFL, 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: Full college football playoff coverage
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High School
Basketball
Girls
Dublin 76, Johnson County 44
Greene County 40, Crawford County 35, OT
Mary Persons 54, Ola 42
The Bulldogs won their own tournament.
Warner Robins 76, Lamar County 62
Boys
Dublin 59, Johnson County 26
Ola 51, Rutland 45
The Hurricanes took second in Mary Persons’ tournament.
Putnam County 65, Miami Jackson 55
Kenyi Crawford went for 23 points and Payton Ellison 21 for the War Eagles, who improved to 10-2. They visit Oglethorpe County on Tuesday.
Stockbridge 53, Westside 52
Trinity Christian 53, Dominion Christian 50
Washington County 68, Swainsboro 55
Four Golden Hawks were in double figures at the Statesboro Gentlemens’ Classic. Tra’Vonte Byrd led the way with 19 points, with 12 each from Kamonta Durden and Khalil Ivey, Caleb Moore chipping in 10 for 7-2 Washington County.
College
M-Kennesaw State 108, Toccoa Falls 51
M-Little Rock 78, Georgia Southern 66
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Alumni Update
Peach County’s Fineran hits game-winner for Purdue over Tennessee
Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB: Georgia College makes the national top 25
MBKB: Mercer-Chattanooga postponed
Around/About Georgia
Hawks frustrated with NBA’s decisions
Former Bulldog Michel carrying Rams’ ground game
WBKB: Georgia falls to LSU in SEC opener
College Football
Tight ends take center stage in playoff
Young: Heisman reflects past as Bama eyes title
Syracuse snags two assistants from Virginia
Thursday’s bowls
South Carolina too explosive for North Carolina, Beamer gets mayo bath
Tough, controversial ending for Vols
Central Georgians in Friday's non-CFP bowl games
Washington State: 27 LB Willie Taylor III, Bleckley County, Sr.
Friday’s bowls (non-CFP)
11 a.m., ESPN: Wake Forest vs. Rutgers
12 p.m., CBS: Washington State vs. Central Michigan
College Basketball
W-Top-ranked South Carolina stunned by short-handed Missouri
M-Central Florida surprises Michigan
M-Chattanooga tops ETSU in SoCon opener
NCAA tournaments still on schedule
NFL
Monday night is likely Big Ben’s home finale
Mayfield downplays death threats after loss
Hester, Ware among first-year HOF finalists
Garoppolo hopes to play with bad thumb
Madden’s gift: the right thing to say
NBA/WNBA
Rivers, Malone latest coaches in protocol
Embiid’s 34 leads Sixers in Durant’s return
Around the nation/world