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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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Burke County 9, Washington County 8
Jones County 6, Pike County 2
Perry 8, Veterans 6
Westfield 11, Heritage 3
West Laurens 1, Houston County 0
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Tattnall 3, Mount de Sales 2
College
Soccer
Oglethorpe 5, Wesleyan 0
Volleyball
Pro
MLB
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Alumni Update
UGA’s Kearis Jackson (Peach County) talks (video)
Around/About Central Georgia
Northeast, Southwest, Rutland earn Macon TD Club honors
The Raiders, Patriots, and Hurricanes had honorees at the Macon Touchdown Club for last week’s performances.
Back of the Week : Northeast sophomore running back Nick Woodford rushed 27 times for 257 yards and four touchdowns in the 47-21 win over ACE, adding four catches for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Lineman: Freshman defensive end Rinaldo Callaway of Southwest accounted for 6 tackles, three for loss, in the Patriots’ 61-0 win over Jordan.
Special teams: Junior Jordan Green of Rutland returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, caught two touchdown passes, and added seven tackles and an interception in the Hurricanes’ 26-19 win over Central.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Eighth-inning HR snaps Atlanta’s five-game win streak
How UGA works on getting ‘super freak’ TE the ball
Stetson and Eli talk ball, and other stuff
Monken blind to job openings, only worried about points
UCF gets reeling Georgia Tech
Falcons stay out west for Seattle
DB Allen mixing in well with veterans
Falcons mail bag: Casey Hayward, more
Georgia State welcomes Coastal on Thursday night
Baseball/MLB
Royals can front-office exec – formerly of Atlanta - Moore
Freeman on track for batting title
Mets set record with 106 hit batters
Posey joins Giants’ ownership group
College Football
Eli Manning’s undercover walk-on tryout had moments
Nix follows good showing into Washington State
College Football/South
Arkansas trying for rare 4-0 vs. A&M
Mississippi faces top passing offense
Who will QB for Auburn against Missouri?
Can Florida rebound in Neyland?
Tebow auctions off Heisman yearly for charity
Duke, Kansas put 3-0 starts on the line
West Virginia at Virginia Tech capsule
Chattanooga at Illinois capsule
College Sports
Was USC’s Title IX celebration gaffe a symbol or mistake?
Beamer gets consensus support from USC women’s sports coaches
MBKB-Former UCLA standout Hill dead at 22
NFL/USFL/Football
Browns owner hit by bottle, fan ID’d
Titans’ Lewan, Dupree sit out practice
Seattle worried about woes on O so far
Safe leads don’t exist, but game-losing TD is real
Fine line between longevity, Brady, ad Sayers-like career
Nine home teams are underdogs this weekend
Auto Racing
Toyota: ‘We cost Kyle Busch a shot’ at third title
Historic season rolls on with 19 different Cup Series winners
Tennis
Federer’s farewell may be in doubles with Nadal
Golf
Horschel unloads on those who ‘don’t know what the F they’re talking about’
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Suspended Sarver to sell Suns, Mercury
Even minus Griner, Bird, Taurasi, US still World Cup fave
Soccer
Poland’s Lewandowski to wear Ukraine armband to World Cup
Chelsea fires senior exec over ‘inappropriate messages’
World Cup captains want to wear rainbow armbands in Qatar
Around the nation/world
NHL camps open after another short offseason