Friday's Report: Scoreboard; Stratford, Jake Fromm; Braves, Falcons, UGA/Oregon, Kennesaw State, Georgia Southern; US Open, college FB/South/nat'l, MLB, golf, NASCAR, NFL, NBA
Thursday'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: Maxwell Ratings and area rankings
Coming Friday: Maxwell Ratings and area rankings, including GIAA teams), Friday night’s scouting reports
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High School
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Jenkins 35, East Laurens 7
Stratford 42, Riverside Military 20
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Briarwood 3, Piedmont 0
Lake Oconee 8, Jasper County 0
Mary Persons 10, Crawford County 3
Rutland 26, Jordan 10
Tattnall 10, Brookstone 9, 8 inn.
🏐🏐🏐Volleyball🏐🏐🏐
ACE 2, Rock Springs 1 (10-25, 25-4, 15-7)
Mary Persons 3, Griffin 0
Mount de Sales 2, Peach County 0; Mount de Sales 2, Sumter County 0
Northeast 2, Rutland 0; Northeast 2, Southwest 0
Peach County 2, Sumter County 0 (25-10, 25-13)
Piedmont 3, Covenant 1
Pike County 2, Upson-Lee 1
Tattnall 2, Upson-Lee; Pike County 2, Tattnall 0
College
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
W-Troy 1, Mercer 0
🏐🏐🏐Volleyball🏐🏐🏐
Albany State 3, Fort Valley State 0
Pro
MLB
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Alumni Update
Fromm (Houston County) breaks down UGA’s QBs, O
Honor Roll
Around/About Central Georgia
Stratford steamrolls Riverside Military
A running clock could’ve been in play early as Stratford stormed out to a 28-0 first-quarter lead en route to a 42-14 win over visiting Riverside Military.
Shaun Wilmore scored twice, on a 3-yard run and 15-yard interception return, to lead Stratford. Keondre Glover added a 17-yard run and 33-yard TD catch from Billy Noblitt, and James Grove a 7-yard run.
Nathan Haskell scored on a 15-yard interception 12 seconds into the second quarter for a 35-0 lead.
RMA broke the shutout with 5:34 left in the first half and added a score in the third quarter.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Strider stellar in record-setting night
Dooley, Morehead, Brooks, others ring NYSE bell
Mariota wants more respect for Oregon vs. UGA
UGA TEs vs. Oregon LBs a matchup to watch
Georgia D has something to prove
From South Carolina DB to TB at Georgia State
Panthers a much tougher opener for South Carolina
Falcons put players on IR, re-sign others
Kennesaw State surprised by Samford
Georgia Southern alum wins US Senior Am
Tennis
Column: Williams, soccer players boost strong, confident women
Nadal attacked by own racket in win
Williams and Williams lose in first round
Tough to face a player you idolize
No handshake between Ukrainian and Belarus players
College Football/South
Hooker leads Vols to rout of Ball State
Missouri rolls over Louisiana Tech
Fallout continues from Florida A&M issues
UCF handles South Carolina State
ETSU cruises past D-II Mars Hill
Furman overpowers North Greenville
SEC QB talent goes beyond Young and Bennett
Column: If Robinson was targeted in carjacking …
College Football
Pitt comes back to take return of the ‘Backyard Brawl’ in wild one
Penn State drives for last-minute win over Purdue
Oklahoma State tops Central Michigan in shootout
McAfee considered suicide after 2007 ‘Brawl’
Early candidate for oddest play of the year
Oregon’s Sewell, Utah’s Barton carry on family legacies
College Sports/NIL/Portal
NCAA tweaks transfer rules, aid is guaranteed
And modernizes infractions process
Baseball/MLB
Mets escape jam to top Dodgers
Musgrove goes to Antarctica for charity
What does Posey miss the most about playing?
Free agent Martinez suspended for violence policy
Golf
Watson prays to stay in Masters
Auto Racing
Playoffs open with no clear favorite
Mailbag: No stages, no playoffs …
Football/NFL/USFL
Lawyers bash Goodell-led arbitration in racial bias suit
Gruden ‘ashamed’ about emails, hopes for another shot
Saints safety arrested in road rage incident
TJ Watt’s knee OK after cut block
Family issues behind Brady’s leave?
Wilson, Denver agree to huge extension
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Cavs getting Mitchell from Jazz?
Around the nation/world