Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer football, baseball; Mayhem; Russell Henley; Georgia Tech Braves; United; more

March 13, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

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

Coming Saturday Morning: This Hancock Central team, led by a Bulldog alum, is different than last year’s champion

In Coverage: Central Georgia’s only Scoreboard, with high school, college, and pro, playing basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, and hockey

Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer heads to VMI for SoCon football

But first, a bus fire

The Bears were chowing down Friday at a Golden Corral in Columbia, S.C., and their bus caught fire in the parking lot.

No players were on or near the bus, and alternative transportation was summoned.

Mayhem win weekend opener in Birmingham

Mercer pitches way past Marshall

Henley misses cut at The Players Championship

Russell Henley had a short stay at The Player Championship in Florida, failing to make the cut.

His first day was quite forgettable and dug a big hole, with five bogeys putting him tied for 102nd. He managed only two birdies in the first-round 75, 3-over.

Henley got off to a smoother start on Friday, with a birdie on his fourth hole, and started approaching the mid-afternoon projected cut of even. And he cruised to eight pars and a birdie.

The a big wall popped up.

Henley bogeyed 14, parred 15, birdied 16, double-bogeyed 17 and bogeyed 18 for a 2-over back nine.

That dropped him to 148, and a tie for 112th, four shots behind the cut, that stayed at even.

It’s only the third cut he’s missed this season, and his worst two round of the season by two strokes.

The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., which Henley won in 2014, is next week.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Positive test at Virginia puts Georgia Tech in ACC championship

But there’s still plenty of stress and anxiety for the Jackets

Markakis calls it a career

Made the decision after last season’s playoff loss

United’s Martinez ready to return

Georgia Southern’s Burg finalist for Joe B. Hall Award