Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Honor Roll: Macon County, Peach County, FPD; Mercer, Mayhem; Hawks, Braves, Tech, UGA, Falcons, United; ex-Ky. player dies; more
Thursday'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 only complete Scoreboard, and only collection of pairings for GHSA playoff soccer and tennis
Alumni Update/Honor Roll
Macon County/UGA LB Smith earns Bears courage award
Peach County’s Fineran all-SoCon
FPD’s Lashley gets all-conference honor in USA South
Honor Roll
Mercer puts nearly a dozen on all-conference football teams
Around/About Central Georgia
Mayhem playoff dates, ticket info is set
Mercer heads to Samford in big SoCon series
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Good news for Hawks, Trae Young
Georgia Tech ready for spring game
Georgia hooks up with firm for name, image, and likeness
United assistant taking South Carolina men’s soccer job
Sports and racial/social awareness
The latest on playing “The Eyes of Texas” and the bands
College Football
The latest on playing “The Eyes of Texas” and the bands
FCS prospects who opted out hold their breath
And your Missouri Valley Conference coach of the yeeeeear, one Robert Patrick Petrino
NCAA approves rule changes (learn ‘em)
Baseball
Willie Mays earns mag’s first Lifetime Achievement Award
Nationals off to an interesting start
Dodgers’ Bellinger still healing
NFL
Alex Smith: Washington coaches were a little patronizing
But he heard from several teams before retiring
Attorney wants Deshaun Watson’s phones
Myles Garrett slobbering at defense with Clowney
College Sports
Former Kentucky basketball standout, a freshman, killed in wreck
NCAA makes attendance recommendations for baseball, softball regionals
Loyola Chicago’s Krutwig is NBA draft bound
What basketball team has 11 players in the transfer portal?
Clemson to keep men’s track, cross country
Around the nation/world