Tuesday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; ACE's Stephens out; Callaway a rising star; Dupree reinstated; Perry loses two games; UGA-COVID, Braves-Yanks, MLB, NFL, colleges, more

August 25, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

Tuesday'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: First in The Sports Report, Jason Stephens out as ACE’s first head football coach

Scoreboard

High School
Softball
ACE 4, GMC 1
Dixiana Sims whiffed 10 with two walks in a complete-game win for ACE in the big 7-A Public battle. Leah Jannakos was pretty good for GMC, striking out eight with two walks. Laney Bridges had three hits with Sims and Lizzy Mitchell adding two each for the Gryphons, who led 2-1 after one and added single runs in the next two innings. Riley Barsby had two hits for the Bulldogs, who were outhit by two but stranded two more runners.

Brentwood 3, Briarwood 2
CFCA 19, Twiggs 2
Crisp County 6, Mary Persons 4
Dodge County 19, Washington County 0
John Milledge 5, Thomas Jefferson 2
Jones County 10, Union Grove 0
Lamar County 22, Jasper County 0
Pike County 11, Peach County 0
Robert Toombs 7, Gatewood 3

Stratford 5, Mount de Sales 1
Five singles led to a four-run fourth for Stratford. Shelby Bandt led the Eagles with three hits while Taylor Jones had two for MdS. Emma Jordan whiffed four with no walks in the complete-game win.

Tattnall 15, FPD 2
A nine-run third put it away for Tattnall, which got five RBI and two hits from Lindsey Paul and four RBI and two hits from Kaitlyn Hallman, each belting a grand slam. Caroline Patterson drove in three with a homer, joining Hallman and Paul in the long-ball department. Hailey Daughtry and Isabelle Pecorilli teamed for eight strikeouts and no walks in four innings. Saylor Hill had two hits and Cammie Frame two RBI for FPD.

Taylor County 9, Manchester 1
A four-run first put the Vikings in control for the five-inning win. Caroline Albritton, Trista Bennett, and Killie Barrow had two hits each for Taylor County, Albritton with two RBI. She threw a four-hitter, striking out nine with no walks on only 56 pitches.

Veterans 8, Northside 7
A single and double (no Veterans roster was available) put the Warhawks on top in the eighth, and the Eagles managed to get two runners on with two outs in the bottom half, but flew out to end the game. Casey Ruffin had half of Northside’s eight hits, and three RBI. Libby Parsons added two hits and two RBI.
Windsor 7, Fullington 6
Volleyball
Davidson Fine Arts 2, Washington County 0
Northside 2, Stratford 0 (25-22, 25-23)
Stratford 2, Baldwin 0 (25-6, 25-14)
Tattnall 2, Mount de Sales 0
Soccer
M-GMC 4, Mississippi Gulf Coast 0
Pro
MLB
New York 5, Atlanta 4
WNBA
Chicago 86, Atlanta 79

Alumni Update
Callaway a rising star: “He has no fear in his heart”

Around/About Central Georgia

Southwest’s Dupree reinstated, Cummings remains on leave

Less than a week after being placed on administrative leave by the Bibb County School District, Southwest head football coach Joseph Dupree can return to work on Wednesday with the leave lifted.

Assistant coach Robert Cummings will remain on leave.

The two were put on leave last Thursday as the district continued its investigation into the death of Southwest football player Joshua Ivory Jr. last month.

Ivory, 15, collapsed on the evening of July 26, and died later that night at a Macon hospital. The district stated a few days later that an early investigation showed “the school followed all GHSA protocols and requirements for practicing outdoors. Our assessment also indicated the school took extra precautions beyond what is required by GHSA standards for outdoor practices.”

There was no determination that heat played a major role in Ivory’s death, and an official cause has yet to be determined. That process may take a few more months.

Dupree, who fell victim in March 2020 to COVID-19, is a Southwest grad and is 25-52 in eight seasons. Cummings is part of a football family, and is a Macon coaching staple.

Southwest opens its season Friday against Howard at the Ed DeFore Sports Complex.

Two Perry games called off for COVID

No doubt Perry couldn’t wait for the second Friday night of the season after it hammered Houston County 36-13 on the first Friday night.

But the No. 4 (AJC) Panthers now may have two straight weeks off. Harris County and Hampton, Perry’s next two opponents, have COVID issues on their campuses that forced the cancellation of the games.

Perry would have been favored in both. Harris County is 0-1, after going 6-5 last year, including a 14-10 win at Perry. Hampton is 0-1, going 3-7 last year.

The Panthers will try to replace those games before the Sept. 10 trip to Freedom Field to take on Veterans

Mercer women’s basketball adds grad transfer from Miami

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

UGA opening Sanford to all, no COVID standards/protocols employed

Yankees hold off Braves in epic – and frustrating - battle to take series

NY wins 11 for first time since 1985

Atlanta signs Rosen to bolster QB spot

Capela wants 2K rating to match his play

UGA notebook

Georgia can handle the Smith injury

Column: Failure of Auburn’s Harsin extends far from field

*Sigh* Rush Propst, ‘Titletown’, and Netflix