Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 21, 2021Comment

Tuesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mary Persons legend Pitts dies; ex-MP standout Hamlin killed in wreck; Mayhem, Mercer, GMC; Braves, Hawks, UGA; Chauvin verdict

Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 21, 2021Comment

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

Central Georgia’s only daily and complete Scoreboard – high schools and colleges, all sorts of sports – is up in Coverage (where the efforts on Tuesdays and Fridays are never ignored).

Around/About Central Georgia

Mayhem – sit down – lose at Knoxville

Lightfritz leads Mercer women at SoCon golf

GMC golf takes second at GCAA tournament

Mercer men take sixth at SoCon golf

Mercer baseball welcomes Georgia State

The Panthers will bring a few Central Georgians to Macon: junior infielder Kalen Puckett of Upson-Lee, freshman pitcher/outfielder Cameron Jones of Houston County, and pitcher Chandler Dawson of Houston County.

Puckett has played in 29 games, starting 26, and is hitting .244. Jones has played in 12 games and is hitting .342, owning an 0-5 record and 5.31 ERA, opponents batting .281. Dawson has a 1-2 record in 10 appearances with a 6.00 ERA.

Former Mary Persons football standout dies in car wreck

Jadereius Hamlin, who was an all-state offensive lineman at Mary Persons in 2008, died early Monday morning after a two-car accident southeast of Nashville, Tenn.

Hamlin was a four-year regular and two-year starter at Middle Tennessee State who earned All-Sun Belt freshman honors in 2010. He played for Rodney Walker at Mary Persons, earning two all-region picks and competing in track. He is on the school’s Wall of Fame.

As per media reports: the 29-year-old was driving at a high rate of speed on Interstate 24 and sideswiped a GMC Sierra pickup truck around 2 a.m. He lost control of his Camaro, went through a fence and crashed in a wooded area south of Antioch.

He was not wearing a seatbelt. Nobody else was injured.

His Facebook page indicates he was in a relationship and was the father of two young sons.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Yanks stop streak, beat Braves on a wild pitch and walk

Morton frustrated but optimistic after wacky loss

Freeman trying to keep talks of contract talks from being a distraction

Hawks notes

Georgia gets walk-off win over Clemson

Tech, Tattnall grad Brown topple Georgia State

Justin Fields’ sister leads UGA to big softball win

UGA takes a hit: Wheeler declares for draft and portal

Denver dials up Atlanta about that fourth pick