Central Georgia Sports ReportJanuary 24, 2023Comment

Tuesday's Report: Putnam County has a new 🏈 coach; Bennett/Manning Award/UGA arrest, Braves/Caray/Grissom, Falcons, Hawks; NFL playoffs, college 🏈&🏀, Australian Open, MLB

Central Georgia Sports ReportJanuary 24, 2023Comment

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

Brentwood 65, Thomas Jefferson 15

Fullington 66, Windsor 25

Boys

Brentwood 67, Thomas Jefferson 54

Fullington 49, Windsor 45

College

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M-Morehouse 73, Fort Valley State 68

Pro

NBA

Chicago 111, Atlanta 100

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Honor Roll/Players of the Week

Peach Belt MBKB-Georgia College’s Greene

Around/About Central Georgia

Putnam County announces new football coach

The return of Putnam County to the world of rankings and playoff runs was enough to pull Joel Harvin from his alma mater.

The Putnam County Board of Education announced Early County head coach Joel Harvin as the War Eagle’s new head coach.

Harvin replaces Shaun Pope, who went 38-19 in five seasons with a region championship. Pope announced his retirement in early December.

Harvin is one of six head coaches at Early County who left with a winning record in at least five seasons, a list that includes the recently deceased Ed Pilcher (42-17, 1986-90).

Harvin was hired at Early County in April of 2017, from his job as offensive coordinator at Northview, Ala. He graduated from Early County – in Southwest Georgia on the Alabama border - in 2001. Harvin was the Bobcats quarterback in 2001 when they lost 33-21 in the Class AA state championship game.

Harvin is 33-32 in six seasons at Early County, which is off a 9-4 season and trip to the GHSA Class A/Division II quarterfinals, losing 36-26 to eventual state champ Bowdon. It was Early County’s best season since 2012.

Harvin took over at Early County for his high school coach, Trey Woolf, who went 105-76 in 16 seasons. Woolf succeeded Harry Wayne Parrish, who coached at Northview before taking over at Early County in 1991 for 10 years.

After playing one season at Valdosta State and then graduating from VSU, Harvin spent six seasons at Northview, the last four as offensive coordinator, helping to develop quarterbacks who went on to play at Troy, Western Carolina, and UAB.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Manning Award goes to Bennett

Bennett looks back, looks ahead, remembers the fallen

Bennett’s full interview (video)

McClendon will honor Willock at Senior Bowl

New UGA football transfer arrested on two charges

Report-Chip Caray taking his voice to St. Louis

Braves’ Grissom putting in extra work at short

How UGA departing transfers did in 2022

Can the Falcons keep the running game strong again?

DeRozan leads Bulls over Hawks

College Football