Thursday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Perry pops Rutland; FPD alum Johnston; Braves, UGA, Tech, Falcons; MLB, NFL, colleges, golf

September 24, 2021 Central Georgia Sports Report

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: Maxwell Ratings predictions and where Central Georgia teams rate; Central Georgia scouting reports

Scoreboard
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Football

Perry 49, Rutland 7

Rutland battled and trailed only 7-0 after a quarter. But third-ranked Perry was in the red zone at the end of the quarter, and scored early in the second quarter en route to a 35-0 halftime lead. The Panthers picked off a pass inside the 10 to stop one Rutland second-quarter drive, and cruised to 4-0 in both teams’ region opener.

Softball
ACE 22, Twiggs County 0

A whopping 18 runs in the first inning led to a three-inning game. The Cobras had five errors and gave up six walks. Laney Bridges, Regan Foster, Dixiana Sims, and Destiny Lucas had two hits each, Sims driving in four runs.

Bacon County 11, East Laurens 2

Bleckley County 18, Northeast 0

Crawford County 16, Wilkinson County 0

Dodge County 16, Washington County 0

Jackson 15, Peach County 0; Jackson 8, Peach County 1

The Trojans had seven errors, leading to 12 unearned runs in the opener, a Jackson no-hitter. Peach County’s six errors led to seven unearned runs in the nightcap, a one-hitter from Jackson pitching.

Jasper County 8, Lamar County 0

Jasmine Stone, Taylor Rutledge, and Hailey Hooberry had two hits each for Jasper County, Rutledge and Maddi SPieks with two RBI apiece.

John Milledge 10, Edmund Burke 0 15 0

Marion County 8, Taylor County 0

Northside 16, Warner Robins 4

A six-run third put the Eagles in control, Samantha VonWaldner and Celena Luna teaming for seven strikeouts in four innings. Audra Carroll went 3 for 4 with three runs and three RBI for Northside. Casey Ruffin and Madelyne Lee added two hits and two RBI each.

Pike County 15, Central 0; Pike County 20, Central 6

Rutland 16, Spalding 11

Stratford 9, FPD 1

Tattnall 6, West Laurens 2

The Raiders’ 2-0 lead lasted the first three innings until the Trojans’ two-run fourth. Kaci Paul had three hits and Isabelle Pecorilli two for the Trojans, Pecorilli with two runs and two RBI. Hailey Daughtry struck out six with no walks in the complete-game five-hitter.

Trinity Christian 8, Pinewood Christian 0

West Laurens 15, Howard 0

The Raiders needed only three innings, and Alyssa Jones gave up one hit in the game moved to Tattnall. Makayla Register went 3 for 3 with three RBI, while Jones, Emma Rinner, and Taylor Sapp each had two hits. West Laurens (16-5/11-0) hosts Perry on Tuesday while Howard (7-7, 4-4) welcomes Spalding on Monday.

Wilcox County 10, Dublin 1

Windsor 12, CFCA 4

Volleyball
Putnam County 2, Commerce 1

Rabun County 2, Putnam County 0

Pro
MLB
Arizona 6, Atlanta 4

Alumni Update

Ex-FPD track standout Johnston now in law school, still near track

Around/About Georgia

Atlanta’s four-game winning streak ends

Avoiding complacency a key for Bulldogs

UGA secondary deals with Kimber injury

Ryan happy were he is, unworried about future