Friday's Report: Scoreboard; HS football, FVSU, Kareem Jackson, Mercer, signings, Russell Henley; Falcons, Georgia Southern, UGA, Tech; college ๐ &๐, NFL, MLB, NBA, 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: Scouting reports, Maxwell Ratings predictions, state rankings
High School
College
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W-Georgia 77, Alabama State 47
W-Georgia Tech 60, Georgia State 42
W-Kennesaw State 100, Middle Georgia State 57
M-Santa Clara 78, Georgia Southern 62
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Louisiana-Lafayette 36, Georgia Southern 17
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Mobile 3, Middle Georgia State 0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-12), SSAC tournament
USC Aiken 3, Georgia College 0, Peach Belt tournament quarterfinal
Pro
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Carolina 25, Atlanta 15
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Atlanta 104, Philadelphia 95
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Westside grad Jackson named captain in Denver
Honor Roll
VB: All-SIAC, FVSUโs Edwards
Signings
Westfield is sending a pair of players from the diamond to the SEC. Sydney Langdon, a key part of the Hornetsโ six straight state titles, has signed with Kentucky, which went 43-16 last year, winning a region it hosted. She was the GIAA state pitcher of the year, after going 13-0 with 141 strikeouts in 76.2 innings and 0.73 ERA - 64-3 and a 1.075 ERA for her career - to go with a .517 average and 22 RBI. James Hayes is the latest from a Houston County school to sign for baseball at Georgia. He hit .436 last yar with four homer sand 25 RBI, but didnโt pitch while recovering from an injury.
Taylor County standout Caroline Albritton has signed with Middle Georgia State for softball.
Putnam County guard Eren Banks, a 6-3, 170-pounder, has signed to play menโs basketball at Georgia Southern.
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley follows up win with rough start
Turning the rare back-to-back tournament wins is rare, and Russell Henleyโs try is off to a sluggish start.
After a solid 72-hole outing last week in winning the World Wide Technology championship, Henley hit a few early bogeys and is tied for 88th after a round of the Houston Open.
Play was suspended because of darkness with 13 player still finishing, all through 15 holes.
Henley place on the leaderboard is low, but his 2-over 72 still only has him eight shots back of leaders Alex Noren, Aaron Wise, Tony Finau, and Tyson Alexander.
He had three bogeys and a birdie, going 1 over on the front and back nine.
MBKB: Mercer set for home opener
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Strong Carolina run game lifts Panthers over Falcons
Blank gets Matthews to game after sonโs birth
Big first half lifts Louisiana past Georgia Southern
Rosemy-Jacksaint making most of more action
UGA-Tennessee delivered burly ratings
Leach knows how to beat Georgia
Can Miamiโs fallen offense get up vs. Tech?
MBKB: Tech visits Georgia State, and new house, for first time since 2007
College Football/Southeast
Heโs 5-8, but Troyโs Martial set to become all-time tackler
The Sun Beltโs postseason scenarios
College Football
Ex-TCU coach Patterson now in TCUโs way
New CUSA- TV deal shifts October games to weeknights
College Basketball
Unusual venues make non-conference games more memorable
Florida guard from 2000 champ dies at 44
College Sports
Rising costs straining budgets
Baseball/MLB
Verlander declines $25M, becomes free agent
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Biden hopes Putin will now negotiate
WNBA to allow coaches challenge next season
Football/NFL/USFL
Fields signaling heโs the right QB for Chicago
Snyder, Washington, NFL, Goodell sued by DC AG
Smith, Seahawks defying expectations
New QBs not quite working out yet
Patsโ Jones thinks he can salvage Year 2
Diggs trade worked for both teams, who meet
Soccer
Multi-cultural brotherhood bridges USMNT
US women fall to Germany, first 3-game L streak since โ93
Scoreboards
Womenโs college basketball scores/games
Menโs college basketball scores/games