Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; John Milledge & Brentwood/GISA track; Houston County's Hill/Mary Persons' Herring/NFL Draft; Mayhem, Mercer, Braves, Hawks, Falcons
In Coverage: John Milledge, Brentwood win GISA state track titles, and the only place to find all team results, Central Georgia champs, and total-points finish)
Coming Sunday: Updated soccer, tennis, and baseball pairings
Coming Monday: The Pandemic (Sports) Year isn’t over, and the Central Georgia high school coaches carousel has been busier than expected. Monday, roundup No. 2
Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Scoreboard
College
Baseball
Coastal Carolina 8, Georgia State 4
ETSU 7, Mercer 6; Mercer 8, ETSU 6
Georgia Southern 11, South Alabama 2
Georgia Tech 13, Kennesaw State 5
Softball
Georgia College 10, Flagler 8; Flagler 9, Georgia College 0
Mercer 2, UNCG 1; UNCG 11, Mercer 3
Pro
SPHL
MLB
NBA
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Alumni Update
Houston County’s Hill drafted, Mary Persons’ Herring signs
A pair of former Georgia Bulldogs from Central Georgia went to bed Saturday night as part of an NFL team, getting there in different ways.
Houston County grad Trey Hill went in the sixth round, 190th overall, to Cincinnati, while Mary Persons alum Malik Herring was signed shortly after the draft’s conclusion by Super Bowl runner-up Kansas City.
Hill was one of nine Georgia players drafted, and was the third offensive lineman picked by Cincinnati, joining Jackson Carman (Clemson, second round) and D’Ante Smith (East Carolina, fourth round)
The NFL.com instant analysis: “The interior of the Bengals' offensive line was a major need heading into the draft. Hill isn't dominant in either the run or pass and may have trouble winning a starting job, but he projects as a viable backup.”
Herring’s draft stock dropped when he suffered a torn ACL during the week of practice for Senior Bowl in January.
NFL.com’s analysis: “Rotational lineman with an understanding of leverage, hand work and technique, but a general lack of explosiveness prevents him from stacking production. Herring carries a girthy lower body, but he lacks the prototypical build and traits at defensive end. He can beat blocks with skill and flashes occasional slipperiness in playing off of or around blocks to make tackles.
“He possesses decent instincts and skill as a rusher but is missing the juice to get to quarterbacks from off the edge, meaning a rebrand into a sub-package interior rusher could be in the cards. However, the ACL tear he suffered at the Senior Bowl complicates the draft outlook for him.”
And it projected him accurately as a “priority free agent.”
The Chiefs have Deondre Baker, Tyler Clark, and Mecole Hardman from Georgia, Harrison Butker from Georgia Tech, Jerick McKinnon of Georgia Southern, Jody Fortson of Valdosta State, and Demarcus Robinson from Peach County (Florida) on the roster.
Around/About Central Georgia
Mayhem set SPHL record with another win
Comeback gets Mercer a split with ETSU
Mercer women pick up transfer from Campbell
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Georgia sets program NFL Draft record
A couple Bulldogs were among the notable SEC undrafteds
Tech’s Camp goes in sixth round …
Falcons finish up with three defensive lineman, two CBs, a WR, and offensive lineman
Atlanta draft review, with analysis
Atlanta bops Chicago, clinches postseason spot
Pache gets a slam, d’Arnaud gets hurt, and Braves get beat
Comeback falls short as Auburn nips Georgia
Wilhite, Reid lead Tech over Kennesaw State
NBA
LeBron: won’t be 100 percent ever again
NFL
‘Mr. Irrelevant’ is from Houston, and has some hair
Derby-watching Rogers talks a little bit
Baseball
College football
Around the nation/world
Baffert’s Medina Spirit wins Kentucky Derby
Harvick, Hamlin still looking for W heading to Kansas