Friday's Central Georgia Scoreboard, final full edition
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High School
Basketball
Girls
Brentwood 53, Terrell 26
The War Eagles move on in GISA Class AA, and play Southwest Georgia Academy on Thursday at 3 p.m. in a semifinal at Georgia Southwestern.
Carver-Columbus 86, Westside 43
Covenant 51, Rock Springs 28
The Rams advance to the GAPPS Division I-AAA championship Saturday at 3 p.m. at ACE against Central Fellowship.
GMC 53, Towns County 44
The Bulldogs advance in Class A Public, and travel to Calhoun County. They trailed by nine at halftime, and stormed back to win.
Holy Spirit 64, Trinity Christian 38
John Milledge 37, Westminster 25
The Bulldogs won at home, and advance to the GISA Class AAA Final Four on Thursday at 5 p.m. against Southland at Georgia Southwestern.
Josey 47, East Laurens 39
Piedmont 61, Augusta Prep 32
Piedmont advances to the GISA Class AA semifinals, facing Westwood at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Georgia Southwestern.
Stratford 38, Savannah Country Day 37
Stratford moves on to the Class A Private Elite 8 to host Christian Heritage or travel to Hebron Christian. Stratford spent most of the game coming back, trailing 17-11 at the half and 27-25 after three, not taking the lead until the final half minute.
Upson-Lee 67, Morgan County 36
The top-ranked and undefeated Knights cruise to 22-0, and will host Stephens County.
Washington County 56, Laney 50
The Golden Hawks move on to host Chattooga or travel to Callaway. Miracle Parker went for 20 points, while Mikaili Parker had 14 points and nine rebounds. De’Asia Canty had 11 points, eight rebounds, and four steals to help head coach Sug Parker to his 300th career win.
Westfield 48, Bulloch 38
The Hornets advance to the GISA Class AAA Final Four, to face Holy Spirit Prep on Thursday at 7 at Georgia Southwestern.
Westwood 56, Gatewood 19
Boys
FPD 67, Savannah Christian 43
The Vikings led 18-4 en route to the 1-A Private win, and another home game, against either Christian Heritage or Athens Academy. Jordan Jones led FPD with 23 points while Jay King was right behind with 22.
Baldwin 46, Hardaway 44
The Braves survived at home, and will host Luella or travel to Miller Grove.
Savannah Country Day 74, Stratford 69
The Eagles got off to a great start on the road, leading 23-11 after a quarter. The margin dropped to two at halftime of a foul-heavy game. The Eagles were up 55-54 after a back-and-forth third quarter, but a surge by SCD midway through the fourth put the hosts on top for good. Isaiah Josey led the Eagles with 16 points, Jack Miscall with 14 and Ben Baxley with 10.
Thomson 80, Peach County 77
The Trojans led 39-33 at halftime, but struggles at the line allowed Thomson to ease ahead 57-54 after three. Peach County cut an eight-point deficit in half in the final seconds.
Baseball
ACE 15, Lake Oconee 0
Crisp County 6, Perry 2
The Cougars took advantage of 11 walks to boost two hits. Perry pitching also struck out 12, but the offense was sluggish. Lane Rucker and Tyler Newhouse had two hits each for the Panthers.
Dodge County 4, Berrien 1
Fullington 10, Crisp 9
Houston County 4, Hartselle, Ala. 3; Houston County 10, Locus Grove 1
The host Bears got the big win after losing the lead and getting it back with two in the bottom of the sixth. After Christian Davis singled and EJ Lewis reached on an error, Drew Burress brought both in with a double to center. Hartselle got a pair of one-runners in the top of the seventh, but Gage Harrelson got a groundout and strikeout to end it and get the win with 2.2 innngs and six strikeouts. Burress had three hits and two RBI, and Garrett Hortman drove in two runs.
Treyson Hughes, Trent Ringer, and Lewis had two hits in the second game, Hughes driving in three runs and Lewis two. Brodie Chestnutt struck out seven with two walks and three hits in five innings.
Jasper County 8, Putnam County 3
Four runs in the second and five errors from Putnam County lifted the Purple Hurricanes, despite being outhit 7-4. Cole Hays whiffed 11 with two walks and six hits in 6.2 innings for Jasper County. Jackson Taylor had two hits and Hunter Hayes scored three times for Jasper County. Gerald Kilgore and Logan Merritt had two hits each for the War Eagles.
Jones County 14, Warner Robins 4
The Demons led 3-1 after one, but it was all Jones County after that. Aiden Payne and Keagan Baxter had three hits and four runs for the Greyhounds. John Alan Richter drove in four runs with two hits, Jacob Thompson adding two hits and two RBI. Sutten Kemp and Tucker Mix added two-hit nights. Bryce Harrison got the win in 5.2 innings of five-hit ball. Warner Robins starter Cam Thrift struck out eight, and had two hits for the Demons.
Northside 7, Baldwin 0; Northside 8, Baldwin 1
Doug Sapp’s 3-for-4 effort in the second game night paced the Eagles, who got two hits from Levi Walker, Hunter Johnson, and Dylan Herlong, Andrew Heinisch driving in two runs. Johnson and Neinisch teamed for 10 strikeouts and one walk in a three-hitter, needing only 93 pitches.
Schley County 13, Taylor County 0
Stratford 7, Deerfield-Windsor 1
The Eagles got all they needed with three in the first, helped all night by five D-W errors and five unearned runs. Lawson Cole fanned nine with two walks in the two-hitter. Jimmy Bowden and Cooper Baskette had two hits each, Bowden scoring twice with two RBI.
Upson-Lee 16, Shaw 1
The offense arrived late, but in a big way with 15 runs in the final three innings. Jordan Wainwright had four hits, three runs, and two RBI from the leadoff spot. Jake Willis, Logan Spivey, and Jackson Blakely had two hits each. Spivey and Austin Hendricks drove in three runs, while Willis, Brooks Gulley, and Steven Marriage added two RBI each. Hendricks whiffed 13 with no walks and one hit in five innings.
Lacrosse
B-FPD 11, Mount de Sales 1
B-Stratford 24, Fayette County 3
Soccer
B-Bleckley County 8, Northeast 0
G-East Laurens 4, West Laurens 0
Arieana Neda led the Falcons with two goals, Kaleigh Jackson and Madison Cheek adding goals.
G-Jones County 6, ACE 0
B-Locust Grove 4, Veterans 2
B-Mount de Sales 8, Trinity Christian 7
G-Veterans 2, Locust Grove 1
B-West Laurens 10, East Laurens 0
College
Basketball
M-App State 84, Georgia Southern 78, 2 OT
W-Fort Valley State 82, Allen 74
M-Georgia State 84, South Alabama 81
W-Middle Georgia State 67, Faulkner 63
The Knights are now in the SSAC tournament championship, and face Loyola – an 89-75 winner over Brewton-Parker – at 5 p.m. Saturday in Montgomery, Ala. Dodge County grad Destanee Wright had a double-double for the Knights with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Former Putnam County standout Rykia Pennamon had another double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, Morgan Holland adding 13 points..
Baseball
Georgia State 4, Vanderbilt 2
Middle Georgia State 5, Indiana-Kokomo 4; IU-K 2, MGSU 1
Southern Illinois 17, Mercer 7
Ppd.: Gardner-Webb at Georgia; Georgia Tech at N.C. State (in T9, Tech up 8-2)
Softball
Mercer 7, Alabama A&M 1; Pitt 7, Mercer 2
Pro
SPHL
Macon 4, Huntsville 1