Sunday's Report: Scoreboard (HS, college π, wrestling); Mercer, Georgia College; Hawks, Falcons, Braves; NFL, MLB, colleges, golf, NBA, NHL, World Cup
Saturday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
In Coverage: Peach State β and South and national β college football; revisit high school football
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High School
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Girls
Athens Academy 66, Mount de Sales 17
Central 44, Jones County 41
Alaya Grane and Taliah Grier each had 12 points for the Chargers, Grane with five steals. Tayelor Davis grabbed 10 boards and missed a double-double by a point.
Dodge County 59, Pierce County 37
Altierra Gooch went for 20 for Dodge County, including 3 3-pointers. Autumns Rhodes added 12.
Jefferson 54, Upson-Lee 42
Lamar County 55, Westside 25
Northside 61, Rutland 22
Putnam County 92, Johnson-Savannah 34
Veterans 43, Statesboro 41
Vidalia 64, East Laurens 49
Warner Robins 51, Baldwin 47
Boys
Athens Academy 70, Mount de Sales 32
Crawford County 58, Spalding 54
Johnson-Savannah 97, Peach County 42
Rutland 55, Northside 34
Vidalia 63, East Laurens 61
West Laurens 51, Jefferson County 47
Jumarie Hill led the Raiders with 16 points, while Jordan Carswell chipped in 13
Wrestling
Jones County 69, Mount de Sales 12
Mount de Sales 45, Dodge County 24
Putnam County 52, Mount de Sales 30
Valdosta 66, Mount de Sales 18
Veterans 66, Mount de Sales 12
College
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W-Gardner-Webb 82, Georgia Southern 78
W-Georgia College 63, Emmanuel 52
M-Georgia College 73, Emmanuel 71
M-Georgia Southern 84, Houston Christian 77
M-Georgia State 57, Texas A&M-Commerce 53
M-Kennesaw State 71, App State 67
M-Mercer 77, Winthrop 68
Pro
SPHL
NBA
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Around/about Central Georgia
MBKB: Double-doubles lead Mercer over Winthrop
WBKB: Georgia College stays undefeated
MBKB: Bobcats eke it out in OT
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Hawks get it at the overtime buzzer
Things to watch, Atlanta version
Things to watch, Chicago version
McCoy: Chicago problem is Fields, not receivers
AA goal with Swanson: trust gut
Football/NFL/USFL/CFL
Bills dig out for home game in Detroit
Dungy has changed his mind on Saturday hire
Seattle thinks Smith will remain hot
Jetsβ Wilson shows resiliency, Pats next
Baseball/MLB/Baseball
Cubs get Bannon off waivers from Braves
College Football/Southeast
Thousands honor players in Virginia service
More Neyland Stadium renovations start
College Basketball
M-Chattanooga hammers Covenant
W-Marquette surprises No. 3 Texas
W-Gonzaga surprises No. 6 Louisville
College Sports
NBA/Basketball
Roundup: Minnesota wins 3rd straight, Indy wins late
Golf
Hockey
Soccer
Viewerβs guide for the World Cup
Scoreboards
Womenβs college basketball scores/games
Menβs college basketball scores/games