Friday's Central Georgia Scoreboard
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High School
Basketball
Girls
Bleckley County 48, Jasper County/Monticello 23
Gatewood 43, Thomas Jefferson 36
Hancock Central 50, ACE 41
John Milledge 49, Bethlehem Christian 22
Lamar County 47, Southwest 23
Laney 58, Putnam County 55
Piedmont 59, Windsor 25
Robert Toombs 36, Twiggs 16
Upson-Lee 59, Americus-Sumter 49
Ja’Khia Parker had 15 and Ty’Keria Geiger 14 as the Knights captured the region title and improved to 21-0.
Washington County 66, Northeast 47
The Golden Hawks improved to 12-1 overall and 9-1 in region. They won their second straight region title, and four of the last five. They visit Southwest on Saturday and Dodge County on Tuesday.
Boys
Bleckley County 46, Jasper County/Monticello 35
Brentwood 77, Monsignor Donovan 62
Covenant 77, New Creation 75, OT
The second-seeded hosts captured the GAPPS Division 1/4-AAA region tournament championship.
Dublin 75, Telfair County 36
Gatewood 79, Thomas Jefferson 43
John Milledge 75, Bethlehem Christian 44
Laney 73, Putnam County 66
Peach County 63, Americus-Sumter 53
Peach County and second-year head coach John Gordon got the win at Upson-Lee in the 2-3A tournament, giving the Trojans their first region title since 2005.
Piedmont 68, Windsor 46
Robert Toombs 83, Twiggs 55
Southwest 64, Lamar County 47
Darold Gordon led the Patriots with 17, while Travion Searcy added 14, Quay Anglin 12, and Evan Tharpe 11. Devin Bateman led the Trojans with 15, and Ravick Talmadge had 12.
Warren County 69, Wilkinson County 58
Washington County 57, Northeast 54, OT
Northeast had a 20-point lead at home, but the Golden Hawks stormed back to win, improving to 13-1 and 11-0 in region, taking the 3-AA title and getting the top seed for the state tournament. Travonte Byrd and Caleb Moore teamed for 25 points and 15 rebounds. JT Thomas scored 11 points, and Jairus Brown missed a double-double by a point to go with six steals and four assists.
Soccer
B-West Laurens 8, Bleckley County 2
Jackson Paulk and Charlie Williams scored for the Royals.
College
Basketball
M-Clemson 74, Georgia Tech 72
M-Stetson 74, Kennesaw State 61
Gymnastics
Georgia 197.275, Alabama 197.0
Pro
SPHL
NBA