Monday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer men fall; conference honorees; Rush Propst tape makes charges; Miles, Kansas are done; college basketball; and more

March 9, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

Monday'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: Mercer men battle but fall short in Southern Conference championship

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High School
Baseball
ACE 10, Lamar County 5
Covenant 4, Crisp 3
Crawford County 9, Taylor County 0
          The Eagles scored three in the first and rolled, thanks in part to four errors. Derontae Stewart and Brennan Hudson each had two hits from atop the lineup, teaming for five runs. Caleb Carr struck out 13 with four walks in the complete-game win.
Fitzgerald 5, Warner Robins 3
          Fitzgerald scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth for the win, surrendering only two hits.
Howard 4, Spalding 3
          The Huskies scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to tie it, and then won the program’s 165th game on two wild pitches that brought in Gavin Williams, who opened the inning with a double. Howard starter Andrew Garnett whiffed 14 in seven innings, Landon Daniels getting the win. Gavin Williams and Khalil Lavender had two hits each for Howard (3-4/1-0). The Huskies visit Westside on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., while Rutland is at Spalding the same day at 5:55 p.m.
Jasper County 4, Putnam County 4
John Milledge 21, Brentwood 4
Johnson County 15, Wilkinson County 2
Peach County 3, Northside 2
          The Eagles scored two in the bottom of the seventh to rally, but Ke’Andrew Towns ended the threat and jam with the bases loaded with a strikeout. Rhett Adams and Hunter Johnson had two hits each for Northside, Colter Ginn with two of Peach County’s six hits.
Perry 15, Westside 0
          The Panthers ended it in three innings on 11 hits and seven walks. Brayden Long and Carson Mashburn had two hits each and teamed for five RBI. Dylan Butler and Carson Bryant drove in two runs each. Wyatt Doyle and Ethan Bearden combined for the short-game no-hitter, with seven strikeouts and no walks.
Rutland 17, Baldwin 11
Strong Rock 3, FPD 2

Soccer
B-Bleckley County 2, Dodge County 1
B-Mary Persons 8, Central 0

Tennis
G-Bleckley County 4, Telfair County 1
B-Bleckley County 5, Telfair County 0
G-Veterans 3, Stratford 2
B-Stratford 5, Veterans 0

College
Basketball
M-App State 80, Georgia State 73
M-UNGC 69, Mercer 61

Baseball

Golf
M-Bearcat Classic, Georgia College, round 1
W-UNF Collegiate, Mercer, round 1

Soccer

Volleyball
Mercer 3, Wofford 0
UNC Pembroke 3, Georgia College 1