The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer, Georgia College, FVSU, Hawks; NFL, colleges, and more

Wednesday'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: Central Georgia’s most complete coverage of the winter National Signing Day, with 19 high schools and nearly 60 signings, as well as GMC, Mercer, and state colleges.

 

Scoreboard

High School

G-Gatewood 36, Glascock County 34

B-Gatewood 66, Glascock County 38

G-Hancock Central 42, Wilkinson County 34

B-Hancock Central 66, Wilkinson County 46

G-Northside 62, Lee County 62

          The Eagles solidified third in the region behind 16 points from freshman Desteyn Seaton, 14 from Kamia Ridley, and 10 from Marissa Rankin.

G-Telfair County 54, Dooly County 44

 

College

W-Clayton State 75, Georgia College 63

M-ETSU 70, Mercer 64

Pro

NBA

Dallas 122, Atlanta 116

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Second-half drought dooms Mercer at home

Vick’s 34 not enough for Georgia College women

FVSU announces spring athletics protocols

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Doncic and Mavs break losing streak against Hawks

After hanging around long enough, Muschamp added to UGA payroll

Jackets hope to ride Alvarado to end NCAA tournament drought

Tech hoping for full capacity at Bobby Dodd

Sports and racial/social issues

Column: Baseball still finding a way to protect creeps

 

Sports and COVID 19

Heart issue, virus combined to scare Nebraska’s Hoiberg

Florida’s Johnson heart ailment not COVID related

 

NFL

Revolutionary tight ends to battle on Sunday

Bieniemy tiring of The Question, notes the importance of chemistry

Column: Brady avoids the topic of Trump support, racial perceptions

Reid more likely to gamble on fourth down

Six years after Deflategate …

 

College Basketball

East Carolina stuns No. 5 Houston

South Carolina owns paint against Florida

No. 3 Villanova stopped by St. John’s

 

NBA

George goes off for 36 against Cavs

Nelson hopes Pop lasts long enough to become No. 1 all time

 

College Football

Roster management and signing days tough enough, but …

 

Around the nation/world

Column: Reed’s rep follows him and grows, not good things

Tokyo organizer expect the Games

But boss in trouble over comments

Arenado is really, really happy to be in St. Louis

Hendrick starts working on Kyle Larson’s return to NASCAR

Soccer club coach canned for rape analogy

Men’s college basketball scoreboard

Women’s college basketball scoreboard

NBA scores/games

NHL roundup/scoreboard