Friday's Report: Scoreboard; Mercer soccer; UGA/UF, Tech, Falcons; college 🏈&🏀, NFL, MLB/World Series, NBA, golf, soccer
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: Daily GHSA softball in Columbus
In Coverage: Scoreboard, Maxwell Ratings predictions, state rankings; Central Georgia’s GHSA standings and playoff picture
Coming Friday: Scouting reports
High School
🏈 🏈 Football 🏈 🏈 🏈
Central Fellowship 49, Harvester Christian 0
The Lancers improved to 9-0 with their second shutout and largest margin of victory this season.
Fullington 51, Grace Christian 0
Howard 31, West Laurens 7
The Huskies converted an early interception into a short QB sneak by Camareon Taylor nearly halfway through the first quarter. A few minutes later, a double reverse pass attempt turned into an 18-yad scoring run by junior Nate Campbell, and a two-touchdown lead late in the first quarter. Howard added an early third-quarter field goal before West Laurens got on the board on Quinton Clark’s 24-yard run with a little more than four minutes left in the third. Howard sealed it with Taylor’s 4-yard run early in the fourth. The win clinched Howard’s first winning season since 2018, and kept alive the Huskies’ playoff hopes in a crowded Region 2-4A race.
College
W-North Georgia 4, Georgia College 2, Peach Belt tournament quarterfinal
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
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Honor Roll
WSOC: Mercer’s Moorman top SoCon freshman, first team
Around/About Central Georgia
WSOC: Third seed Mercer opens SoCon tourney with ETSU
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Dumas-Johnson still miffed about 2020 loss
How can Florida upset Georgia?
Richardson has gained knowledge, confidence
UGA D ready for test and to play its best
Eventual return of Mitchell will answer questions
Kirby on game times, Jackson, and more
More on the Yellow Jackets and Seminoles
College Football/Southeast
Southern Miss beats Louisiana-Lafayette for 10th straight time
No. 24 NC State rallies past Virginia Tech
Column: Does Kentucky have a shot at Tennessee?
SEC takes stronger stand on field-storming
Tennessee has blown past most expectations
Syracuse tops ACC Ds, Clemson closing gap
College Football
The Bo Nix narrative is taking shape
Iowa’s Ferentz apologizes for criticizing reporter
College Basketball
M-ACC fave Louisville has plenty of challengers
W-Tennessee is in long Final Four drought
W-SEC contenders aim at defending national champs again
M-Manhattan fires coach Masiello
W-UConn star recruit undergoes surgery, will also miss season
College Sports
And introduces official visits, coaching limits proposals
Baseball/MLB
Verlander gets the ball, goes for first WS win
Hard-working rookie shines for Houston
Thomson first Canadian-born WS manager
Fired in Boston, Dombrowski built another winner
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Donic’s 41 and triple-double get Mavs win
Phils latest in run of Philly success
Football/NFL/USFL
Jackson outdoes Brady, Ravens win in Tampa
Saints sticking with Dalton over Winston
Roquan Smith emotional at Quinn trade
Jags’ Etienne plans to ‘grow up fast’
Cincy WR Chase out with hip injury
Yes, Pickett would like to go deep more
Jury: Antonio Brown to pay $1.2 mil for assault
Amazon vs. Nielsen in viewer numbers
Underdog Heinicke changes Washington’s identity
Golf
Mickleson compliments McIlroy, rhetoric simmering
Report: Augusta, USGA, PGA now included in DOJ investigation
Soccer
Retiring Miami striker is MLS’ Comeback POTY
Around the nation/world