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

Baseball

ACE 14, Wilkinson County 4
A 12-2 lead after three led to a five-inning game, the teams combining for nine errors. Gavin West went 3 for 3 with four RBI and three runs. Sam Whitley and Tate Brown added two hits, Whitley and Owen Cannon with two RBI each.

Bleckley County 12, Toombs County 3

George Walton 7, Putnam County 4
GW led 5-3 after three and kept the lead. Chase Lupton drove in three runs on two hits, with a homer, for Putnam County.

Jones County 11, Eagle’s Landing 0
Quin McManmon led the efficient Greyhounds with two hits, Aiden Payne and Tucker Maddox scoring twice. Brody Gordon whiffed 11 in the five-inning three-hitter.

Northside 12, Peach County 9, 10 inn.
The Eagles survived five errors by scoring four in the top of the 10th. Dalton Cohen drove in the first two runs in the 10th, another coming in on singles from DJ Hudson and Gabe Turner. Hudson and Turner had three hits each, Turner with five RBI and Hudson with two. DC Coney, Gabe Bautista, and Ryan Day added two hits each, with two RBI from Dalton Cohen. Bryce Harrelson had three hits for the Trojans.

Perry 9, Spalding 2
Tanner Knowles had three hits and two runs from the leadoff spot to lead Perry. Carson Bryant and Tyler Newhouse added two hits each, Bryant driving in two runs. Bryant went the first five innings, with one hit and five strikeouts, for the win.

Warner Robins 11, Dodge County 1
The Demons put up seven in the sixth to end it. Nik Buckner had three hits and four RBI, while Gabe Freyer drove in three runs on a hit. Kendrick Jernigan struck out six in a two-hitter for the win.

West Laurens 5, Howard 2, 9 inn.
Two runs scored on an error on Janson Meeks’ grounder in the top of the ninth, another run coming in on Gunnar Jeffers’ single. Reliever Tucker Brown then retired the Huskies in order for the win. The Raiders won despite being out hit by one, William Kellam and Parker Bryant scoring twice. Landon Daniels and Gavin Williams had two hits each for the Huskies. Eli Floyd sat down 10 with no walks in eight innings for West Laurens, and Andrew Garnett struck out 12 in 6.1 innings for Howard. The Huskies (7-8/6-1) visit the Raiders (11-4/4-0) on Wednesday.

Tennis

Girls

Stratford 4, Tattnall 1

Upson-Lee 4, Sumter County 1

Boys

Stratford 5, Tattnall 0

Upson-Lee 5, Sumter County 0

College

Golf

M-Southeastern Collegiate, Georgia College, first round

Pro

NBA

Atlanta 122, Portland 113

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Around/About Central Georgia

Henley had one wild day of golf at The Players

By the end of the day, Russell Henley probably need a big ol’ aspirin, and maybe a celebratory glass.

Henley covered a whole lot of golf in one day en route to another top-15 finish. Golfweek.usatoday.com called it a “psycho scorecard.”

First hole of the day? Two shots into the trees and one into the bunker for a double bogey.

Second hole of the day? Buried a 240-yard second shot for the ever-so-rare albatross, three under par, only the sixth albatross in Players’ history. One is from his Georgia teammate Harris English, in 2019.

He became the first player in The Players history with an albatross and eagle in the same round.

Then seven pars and two birdies before, boom, an eagle. He finished with six pars and a bogey to go 4 under for the day and 6 under for the tournament, good for a tie for 13th, seven shots back of winner Cameron Smith.

It was a quality and frustrating tournament for Henley, with 43 pars, 14 birdies, 10 bogeys, an eagle, a triple bogey, double bogey, double eagle, and albatrosss. His third round was the devil’s card of 666: six birdies, six pars, and six bogeys.

And the final round, the golf straight of an albatross, eagle, birde, par, bogey, and double bogey.

All he missed was a hole in one.

Henley is skipping this week’s Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla.

WBKB-Bad news for Mercer: UConn is finally healthy and deep

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Freeman era ends – probably – as Matt Olson era begins

"Last night we said, 'Look, we're gonna try to move forward on trying to get this trade done, see where it goes.' And we got it done today."

More from @Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos on the trade for All-Star first baseman Matt Olson 🔊 pic.twitter.com/tbPo1tynUr
— Bally Sports South (@BallySportsSO) March 14, 2022

Ozuna address Atlanta after domestic violence ban ends

Big comeback, big Young night for Hawks

Tech hosts NFL teams at Pro Day

NCAA Tournaments

(Brackets in Coverage)

Madness brings back feelings of good ‘ol days

How many people will bet on March Madness?

W-Bueckers, Clark among returning stars

M-Keep an eye on Bryant’s Kiss Wednesday

W-Two stars, from Iowa and South Carolina, on track for Elite 8 meeting

M-Krzyzewski’s final run won’t be easy

M-Kentucky’s Tshiebwe engaging, thriving