Monday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Smart visits Macon, Demaryius Thomas home robbed; Matt Ryan traded, Braves; NCAA Tournaments, college BKB, MLB, NBA, NFL, NASCAR
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
In Coverage: Kirby Smart visits Macon for food and donations and Dawg callin’ and barks, and to talk
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High School
Baseball
Bleckley County 11, Crawford County 6
Houston County 8, Warner Robins 0
Pitchers Andrew Dunford, Ryker Chavis, Carson Small, and Landon Tankersley teamed for 16 strikeouts and only two walks in a seven-inning one-hitter. Gage Harrelson had three hits and Eli Stephens two for the Bears.
Mount de Sales 11, Rutland
The Cavs scored in the first six innings, with nearly four times as many hits. Bricen Smith and Jordan Green had three hits each, with two from Jarde Diaz, Drew Senn, and Kyle Shaugnessy. Diaz drove in three runs, Smith two.
Ola 9, Jones County 1
Aiden Payne had two hits for the Greyhounds.
Perry 15, Spalding 0
The Panthers racked up 13 hits in five innings. Perry got two hits from Brayden Long, Tyler Newhouse, Lane Smith, Connor Griffin, and Price Massey. Griffin had four RBI and Smith three. Ben McDown struck out 11 with a walk in five innings.
Pike County 7, Upson-Lee 0
Taylor County 4, Peach County 2
Six errors helped lead to three unearned runs, Taylor County getting one less hit than Peach County. Nathan Patterson had two hits for the Vikings, Bryce Harrelson two for the Trojans.
West Laurens 20, Baldwin 0
Eli Floyd threw a four-inning perfect game, striking out seven with no walks on 44 pitches. Floyd, Matthew Thigpen, and Gunnar Jeffers had two hits each, Floyd and Thigpen driving in three runs, along with Jace Thompson, Kaden Baggett, and Jayden Todd.
Tennis
Girls
Bleckley County 5, Jasper County 0
Crisp County 4, Mary Persons 1
Boys
Bleckley County 5, Jasper County 0
Mary Persons 3, Crisp County 2
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Another Atlanta icon is outta there
Icon out, backup in at QB for Atlanta
Ryan goes to a better team that still has issues
Not long ago: ‘I want to do it here’
Winners and losers in the trade
A long-term decision for Atlanta
Column: Might as well have stuck with Wentz
Around/About Central Georgia
Items stolen from Demaryius Thomas home, people charged
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
The latest on Braves’ prospects
Ex-UGA WR Pickens raves on former teammates
NCAA Tournaments
Men’s scores and boxes and schedules
Women’s scores and boxes and schedules
(Note: annoying video at the start)
W-UNC thumps Arizona in Tucson
W-UConn gets major test from UCF
W-Ohio State rolls in Baton Rouge
W-Princeton just misses upset at Indiana
W-Tennessee has to fight off Belmont
M-Officials overturn on call on dunk tech
M-Sweet 16 primer: all eyes on the Peacocks
M-Column: Another quick exit for Barnes, a master of quick exits
Column: Duke win finally about the players in curtain-call season
Column: The tournament, it’s all about making shots
M-Column: A disaster for the SEC with only Arkansas left
College basketball tournaments
College Basketball/South
W-Dean of ACC coaches, FSU’s Semrau, retires after 24 seasons
M-Reports have Chattanooga’s Paris to South Carolina
College Basketball
M-Maryland snags Seton Hall’s Willard
W-Virginia hires Missouri State’s Agugua-Hamilton
W-Green goes from Dayton to Illinois
M-USA Today’s All-America team
MLB/Baseball
New pitch-calling device bit hit with Tampa Bay
NBA/WNBA
Not news news: Williamson won’t play this year
NFL
Jacksonville + Urban = toxic environment, among other things
Pickett takes draft, hand scrutiny in stride
Auto Racing
A good weekend for motorsports
Golf/Tennis
College Football/South
Why Auburn’s coordinators followed Harsin
Around the nation/world