The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Friday's Report: Scoreboard; SEC championship, UGA, Hawks, Falcons; Conference championships, NFL, NBA, college hoops/football, auto racing, tennis

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High School

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B-Crisp 61, Twiggs 54

G-FPD 72, Covenant 23

B-FPD 84, Covenant 38

          Chris Davis put up a career high 38 for the Vikings, Reynolds Handberry adding 16 points and Wills Handberry 14 boards and 4 blocks.

B-Heritage 70, Stratford 37

G-Macon County 61, Webster County 10

B-Mount de Sales 66, St. George’s 33

G-St. George’s 44, Mount de Sales 41

G-Twiggs 42, Crisp 35

G-Union Grove 60, Warner Robins 57

B-Warner Robins 83, Union Grove 73

Pro

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Atlanta 137, San Antonio 135

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Around/About Central Georgia

Central Georgia teams set for GHSA flag football playoffs
          Seven teams from Central Georgia are playing on in the GHSA flag football playoffs.
          They’ll all be rested. The postseason doesn’t start until Dec. 4, with sites hosting two first-round games and a second round game between winners. The next rounds are on Dec. 7, with the championships on Dec. 12.
          Westside is the lone Central Georgia host.
          The pairings: Division II (5A-6A) - Morrow vs. Houston County, at Whitewater; Warner Robins vs. Mt. Zion-Jonesboro, at McDonough; Perry at Jonesboro; Mary Persons vs. East Coweta, at Westside; Riverdale at Westside.
          Westside plays Riverdale on Monday at 4 p.m., followed by East Coweta-Mary Persons, with the winners after that.
          Division I (A-4A) - St. Vincent’s vs. Washington County, at Columbus; Dodge County vs. Savannah Country Day, at Calvary Day.

SEC championship: Alabama vs Georgia

Kirby talks

Proctor, Alabama’s offensive line are improving just in time for SEC championship

How a 2:30 a.m. phone call set up Alabama’s Turner to have his best season

Bulldog injury update

UGA notes

Championship game to stay in Atlanta for awhile

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Young scores 45 as Hawks rally past Wembanyama, Sochan to hand Spurs 13th straight loss

Georgia has an opening, so who might … I

Georgia has an opening, so who might … II

Falcons injury report: Landman, Matthews and others

 

College Football/SEC/ACC

Could the mighty SEC possibly miss the College Football Playoff for the first time?

SEC extends agreement to keep football championship in Atlanta at least through 2031

Clemson’s Swinney lets go of OL and DE coaches

A dozen years after scandal, Bobby Petrino beloved at Arkansas as he rejoins team to run offense

Which Tennessee players will return, opt out, enter transfer portal? Notes

Florida State's Rodemaker may be championship weekend's most consequential player

Column- Here's my idea to replace the SEC Championship Game with a Big Ten partnership

College Football/South

Notable names on list of possible for Middle Tennessee State

Column- Here’s hoping UCF isn’t ducking USF in a bowl game

Lucky 13? Liberty looks to go to 13-0 when it faces New Mexico State in CUSA championship

Women’s College Basketball

LSU’s Reese returns, says she wants people to realize she is not just an athlete

Men’s College Basketball

Roundup

College Football

College Football Picks: Awkward trophy ceremonies, CFP implications highlight championship weekend

Conference championships: Matchups, times, TV guide and stakes for every game

Strong final kick for Pac-12 as Oregon and Washington meet for potential playoff spot

Oregon State QB Uiagalelei enters portal. UCLA QB Moore, NC State QB Morris reveal transfer plans

Ohio State-Michigan was the most-watched regular-season college football game since '11

University of Minnesota Duluth senior defensive lineman dies of genetic heart condition

Last Chance Saloon: No. 7 Texas is chasing a final Big 12 title before leaving for the SEC in 2024

Conference championships critical for College Football Playoff in last 4-team bracket

Utah State QB Levi Williams will skip senior season to apply for Navy SEAL training

NFL/USFL/XFL/Football

Bills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge

Prescott throws for 3 TDs, Cowboys extend home win streak to 14

Column- Panthers owner David Tepper fired another head coach. He should fire himself instead

NFL’s first Black Friday game averages 9.61 million viewers on Amazon Prime Video

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Mavericks likely will end up in the hands of one of Las Vegas’ most powerful families

MLB/Baseball

Mike Schmidt: Davey Johnson’s days as a champion manager, player should earn him a Cooperstown call

Andre Dawson asks baseball Hall of Fame to change cap on plaque to Cubs from Expos

Ohtani voted major leagues’ top designated hitter for 3rd straight year

Tennis

Nadal to return to playing at Brisbane International in January after being out for a year

Auto Racing

NASCAR adds Amazon and TNT as broadcast partners beginning in 2025

Chase Elliott salvages most popular driver award in worst season of his NASCAR career

Scoreboards

NFL scores/games
College football scores, FBS
College football scores, FCS
NBA scores/games

Women’s college basketball

Men’s college basketball