Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard (HS, college 🏀); Hatcher takes SoCon honor, All-SoCon/Mercer; UGA, Tech, UGA/Tech, Falcons, United; Egg Bowl, CFP poll, World Cup, NFL, NBA, golf
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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High School
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Girls
Central 38, Veterans 34
Taliah Grier and Jaz Johnson each had nine for the Chargers, while Tayelor Davis grabbed 12 boards.
Lamar County 70, Northgate 55
Northeast 58, Westside 36
Southwest 43, Wilkinson County 19
Tattnall 72, GMC 16
Taylor County 54, Stratford 39
Laila Harvey’s 18 points led Stratford, which hosts Westfield on Tuesday.
Upson-Lee 64, Winder-Barrow 43
Westfield 54, SW Georgia STEM Charter 1
Boys
East Laurens 56, West Laurens 49
Lamar County 59, Northgate 57
Putnam County 68, Northside-Columbus 61
Landon Bonner’s 19 led the War Eagles, new Georgia Southern signee Eren Banks chipping in 18.
Veterans 78, Central 66
Williams Burroughs led the Warhawks with 22 points, Chandler Thomas chipping in 18 and Aaron Jones 11, among 11 Veterans players in the scoring column.
Westside 80, Northeast 58
Daveon Henderson led the Seminoles with 20 points and 13 rebounds, plus six assists. Terrell Cordy Jr. adding 17 and Shannon Fountain 13 points, seven assists, and five steals. Jiquavious Marshall snagged 10 rebounds for Westside.
Wilkinson County 83, Southwest 53
College
Basketball
W-East Georgia State 89, Central Georgia Tech 66
W-Georgia College 67, Shorter 54
W-Georgia Southern 63, Bethune-Cookman 60
M-North Georgia 61, Fort Valley State 59
M-UAB 87, Georgia 73
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Honor Roll
Mount de Sales grad Hatcher unanimous SoCon COTY
Washington County grad Jabari Brooks of Samford made the coaches and media second teams on the offensive line.
Southern Conference coaches team
Southern Conference media team
And Hatcher is a finalist for Eddie Robinson Award
Players of the Week
SSAC WBKB: Dodge County alum Wright at MGSU
Around/About Central Georgia
FB: Mercer puts 12 on All-SoCon teams
WBKB: Georgia College stays undefeated
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Little movement in latest CFP poll
Key’s passion rubbing off on Jackets
‘Clean Old-Fashion Hate’ a dying rivalry?
Bowers, Darnell grading out as elite TEs
Smart: short-yardage game needs improvement
Tech’s White takes national defensive honor
Atlanta united name president and CEO
Atlanta’s unsung heroes Sunday
College Football/Southeast
Kiffin diplomatic in describing Egg Bowl
Stoops’ new deal brings new expectations
College Football
Same ol’, same ol’ for top four in CFP rankings
Houston Christian’s only head coach resigns
Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-Southern Cal player’s death
NFL/USFL
Revis among Pro FB HOF semifinalists
Focus on fundamentals pays off for New Orleans
Denver changes play-callers, doesn’t change results
Column: Jets’ Wilson has to act like a leader
Bleak outlook for Rams, with or without Stafford
A (predictable) interesting Q&A with Peyton Manning
College Basketball
M-Paris era off to rough start at South Carolina
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Simmons booed, less than expected, in Philly return, loss
College Sports
Soccer
Saudi Arabia stuns Messi’s Argentina
Iran media blames loss on protests
Opener watched by 7.2 mil in US
Ronaldo leaving Man United immediately
Golf
Player no-shows – after RSVPs – at major sponsor dinner hit LPGA
DeChambeau regrets bulking regimen
High Schools
Ex-coach quit on sex-with-student charges, married student, wants restriction lifted
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games