Monday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer, FVSU win, GHSA sectional wrestling, Georgia College BSB; Hawks, Falcons, Dream, Auburn; NFL, college BKB, more
Monday'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
Basketball
Girls
Briarwood 57, John Hancock 20
Dublin 54, Treutlen 19
Hancock Central 54, Wilkinson County 21
Piedmont 72, Ola 60
St. George’s 37, Windsor 17
Trinity Christian 53, RTCA 30
Boys
Briarwood 73, John Hancock 51
RTCA 79, Trinity Christian 62
Windsor 72, St. George’s 30
Soccer
B-Landmark Christian 5, Upson-Lee 1
G-Northside 10, Central 0
Emily Hajec was active, with five goals for the Eagles.
B-Northside 9, Central 0
J.J. Mullens had two goals and two assists, and Noe Yanez two goals.
College
Basketball
W-Benedict 92, Fort Valley State 51
W-East Georgia State 63, CGTC 60
M-Fort Valley State 61, Benedict 58
M-Liberty 65, Kennesaw State 50
Pro
NBA
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Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB: Guards spark second-half comeback in big Mercer win
MBKB: Doucet’s buzzer beater lifts FVSU to upset
BSB: Georgia College opens the season at Savannah State
Central Georgia teams set for sectional wrestling
Scores of Central Georgia wrestling teams will be in action this weekend in sectional tournament with hopes to advance for one more weekend.
The top six individuals in each weight class qualify for the state tournament at the Macon Coliseum Feb. 10-12.
Perry and West Laurens in Class 4A have the most reps in the area with 14 each, Baldwin and Howard not far behind with 11 each.
Houston County has 12 and Northside 10 in 6A. Lamar County and Putnam County top the area AA field with 13 each, East Laurens next with 10, the same number as Mount de Sales in A.
Central Georgia boys and girls teams will be wrestling at Discovery, Troup County and LakePoint, Lumpkin County, Jeff Davis, and Brunswick.
The girls part combines different classes at different sites.
The rest of Central Georgia’s teams and number of qualifiers, through Monday night:.
Class 5A: Jones County, 9; Veterans, 8; Warner Robins 3;
Class 4A: Rutland, 2;
Class AAA: Central, 4; Mary Persons 7, Peach County, 9; Upson-Lee, 9
Class AA: Washington County, 5; Dodge County, 8; Jasper County 10, Lamar County 13; Northeast, 8; Putnam County 13; Southwest, 7
Class A: Dublin, 9; GMC, 7; Crawford County, 6; FPD, 3; Stratford, 1; Tattnall, 1
Girls
Section 7 (7A and 5A): Jones County
Section 6 (7A and 6A): Houston County
Section 5 (6A and A): Crawford County; Dublin; Macon County
Section 4 (5A and 4A): Baldwin; Howard; Perry; Rutland; Warne Robins; West Laurens; Westside
Section 3 (4A and 3A): Central; Mary Persons; Upson-Lee
Section 2 (3A and 2A): East Laurens; Washington County
Section 1 (2A and A): Dodge County; FPD; GMC; Jasper County; Lamar County; Mount de Sales; Northeast; Putnam County; Southwest; Stratford, Tattnall
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Toronto snaps Atlanta’s seven-game win streak
Young scratched with shoulder contusion
Falcons add assistant from Chicago
College Football/South
Auburn’s latest OC, Harsin’s third, lasts less than two months, resigns
College Football
Wisconsin plucks new OC from NFL
NFL
Breaking news: Tom Brady remains un-retired
‘When I know, I’ll know’
Opposites attract as Stafford, Burrow get Super
Rams stars winning with old-fashioned tenacity
Introducing the latest Giants HC
Introducing the latest Bears HC and GM
Introducing the latest Raiders HC, McDaniels
Chiefs look back on near-miss season
College Basketball
Alabama pondering alcohol sales at Coleman
Texas Tech fans ready – not fondly - for Beard’s return
W-Iowa’s Clark is a multi-threat challenge to guard
MBKB: Kentucky up to 5, Auburn-Gonzaga 1-2
WBKB: Women’s poll stays mostly the same
Baseball
Notebook: McGriff also belongs in Hall
Soccer/hockey
Solo among those elected to soccer hall of fame