Monday's Report: Scoreboard, Macon TD Club POTW (Tattnall)/Kevin Butler, Mercer FCS, Russell Henley; Falcons/Ridder?, UGA, hoops; NFL Sunday, college 🏈 🏀📰, golf, MLB, auto racing
In Coverage: A day of very good news for Mercer football
Coming Monday: Monday Morning Quarterback
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High School
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GIAA
Championship
Saturday
St. Anne-Pacelli 27, Mount de Sales 12
🏈🏈🏈Football🏈🏈🏈
GIAA
8-man
Championship
Saturday
Westminster 35, Windsor 14
College
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W-Georgia Tech 77, Kennesaw State 38
M-Providence 71, Georgia 64
W-Tulane 64, Mercer 58
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Around/About Central Georgia
Henley has a strong final round at RSM
He didn’t win and didn’t push the top contenders down the stretch, but Russell Henley had one of the best days Sunday in the final round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons.
His 62 was the second-lowest total of the final round, behind the 61 shot by winner Ludvig Aberg and tied-for-eighth Ben Griffin.
Henley sizzling round lifted him 29 spots to a tie for 13th finish, though he did spent some time in the top 10.
He had a rough first round marred by four bogeys. Henley was on point after that, going bogey-free the final 55 holes.
Henley finished first in driving accuracy (89.3 percent), and greens in regulation (91.7 percent), and ninth in shots gained off the tee (2.8). He was in the top 30 in shots gained approach to green, shots gained tee to green, shots gained total, scrambling (83.3 percent) and longest drive (10th, 338 yards).
He is next scheduled for the Grant Thornton Invitational in Naples, Fl.a Dec. 8-10.
Macon Touchdown Club taps Trojans
Back of the week: Junior standout Antone Johnson of Tattnall ran for 220 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries and completed one pass for 28 yards and a touchdown in Tattnall’s 34-20 win over Bethlehem Christian. He added eight tackles and two for loss from his defensive back spot.
Lineman: Junior linebacker/fullback Thomas Union racked up 17 tackles, a sack, and three QB hurries in the Trojans playoff win over undefeated Bethlehem Christian.
There were no Special Teams nominations.
Georgia kicking great Kevin Butler to speak at Macon TD Club
Kicking legend Kevin Butler is Monday’s speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club.
The club meets at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth, in the Rumford Center, at 304 Pierce Ave. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the program to begin around 7. Cost is $30 for non-members.
Army head coach Jeff Monken was the scheduled speaker, but had a recently scheduling change and is unable to attend.
Butler is a Savannah native who graduated from Redan in Stone Mountain, and kicked a 44-yard game-winner to win the state title his senior year over Marist.
He went on to earn two All-American honors and four All-SEC selections at Georgia, and holds the team record with 353 points, second in SEC history.
Butler hit a 60-yarder against Clemson in 1984, 17 years before becoming the first kicker inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
He spent 11 seasons with the Chicago Bears and was part of the 1985 Super Bowl champion. Released in 1995, he spent two years with Arizona. Drew, one of three children, was a punter at UGA and spent four seasons in the NFL.
ESPN/SEC host Dari Nowkah is the speaker next week, the final meeting of the season. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart will again speak at the year-end jamboree, tentatively set for March.
WBKB-Tulane has a little more than Mercer
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Are the Falcons going back to Ridder now?
Did Georgia football offense or defense get higher grades after rout of Tennessee?
Column-Georgia's domination makes Tennessee the latest SEC team to bend the league's king
MBKB-Shooting accuracy fades late in UGA loss
MBKB- Lane scores 23 in Georgia State’s win against Little Rock
Football/NFL/USFL/CFL/XFL
Jaguars bounce back from embarrassing loss with 34-14 drubbing of AFC South rival Titans
Perfect Purdy throws 3 TD passes to lead the 49ers past the Bucs
Giants QB DeVito throws 3 TD passes in his first NFL win
Rookie QB Thompson-Robinson rallies Browns to a last-second 13-10 win over Steelers
Stroud leads Texans over Cardinals despite season-high 3 interceptions
Prescott throws 2 TDs, Bland ties NFL record with 4th pick-6
It’s a Super Bowl rematch with superstar power as the Eagles visit the Chiefs on Monday night
College football/SEC, ACC
Arkansas’ Pittman will be back next season, AD says
Report card: Auburn football flunks test against New Mexico State
How much did Auburn football pay New Mexico State?
Column-Travis' injury sinks Florida State's season, creates CFP chaos
Column-Texas A&M football needs to realize there are some things money can't buy
How does Heupel close gap between Tennessee football and Georgia? It's not an easy answer
A swear jar for Saban's on-field cussing? Alabama players pushing for it
College Football
AP Top 25: Ohio State jumps Michigan, moves to No. 2. Washington, FSU flip-flop at Nos. 4-5
Michigan and Ohio State have made it to The Game undefeated after turmoil and close calls
Apple Cup will continue for 5 more years after Washington and Washington State agree to deal
Syracuse coach Babers fired after 8 years with school, just 2 winning seasons
East Tennessee State fires coach George Quarles after 3-8 record
Utah QB Rising announces return for 7th college season after knee injury cost him 2023
UCLA pulls off a stunning win over USC, but is it enough to save Chip Kelly's job?
MLB/Baseball
Nola is staying in Philadelphia, signing a 7-year deal
College Basketball
W- Brink big in OT as No. 6 Stanford edges Duke
W- Striplin scores 19, No. 15 Tennessee women roll past Troy
W-Rivers, James rally No. 14 N.C. State women past Rhode Island
W- Timpson has 17 and 11 and No. 12 Florida State women defeat South Alabama
Auto Racing
F1 exceeds Las Vegas expectations as Verstappen wins one of the most competitive races of the season
Secondary tickets surge for F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, but a sellout appears unlikely
Golf
Aberg with another 61 wins at Sea Island to cap amazing 6 months as a pro
Scoreboards