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Wednesday'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
Mary Persons 50, Howard 35
College
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M-Georgia Southern 74, McNeese State 71
W-South Georgia Tech 59, Central Georgia Tech 46
Pro
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Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Column: The right time for the move with Ridder
Mariota to have season-ending surgery,future in doubt
Magic top Hawks for fourth straight win
Murphy ready to roll with Atlanta pitchers
MBKB-Georgia State battles, falls to Auburn
College Football Playoffs
Ohio State’s Day a big Bennett fan
Former OSU LB shares some (mild) bulletin-board stuff
Peach County’s Jackson just wants wins, catches or not
More seats added for Peach Bowl
College Football
Monster coaching drama with Louisville and Cincinnati at Fenway
LA clash in bowl with Fresno State and Washington State
New Purdue coach promises points and defense
College Football/Southeast
Leach: ‘Call anytime’, an appreciation
Leach: Riffs rambling but entertaining
Leach: A special man, said Smart
MSU to promote defensive coordinator
Freeze adds Montgomery, Roberts as coordinators
Tennessee WR Hyatt declares for draft
Beamer, Gamecocks positive despite defections
Column: NIL may push Tennessee onto elite level
Battle of former C-USA rivals in Lending Tree Bowl
Rocco has unique challenge as new VMI boss
NFL/USFL/Football
Titans’ Simmons blasts teammates, defends fired GM a little
Hurts has a message for early naysayers
Niners can clinch West title Thursday at Seattle
Rudolph eyes one last shot in Pittsburgh
Watson admits he has ‘a long way to go’
Mayfield’s comeback makes sports great
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Warriors’ Green says fan threatened him, fan tossed
George has triple-double for Clippers
Curry leaves loss with shoulder injury
Soccer
Mbappe, France beat Morocco 2-0 to advance to final
Griezmann gives his all to lead France
College Basketball
M-Former Arizona coach Miller not sanctioned in NCAA case
College Sports
California Regents vote to affirm UCLA’s move to Big Ten
Baseball/MLB
Cubs, Bellinger finalize one-year deal
Boston fans not thrilled with Jansen addition, or other moves
Hockey
Ovechkin at 800, now chasing Howe for second
Scoreboard