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High School

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Girls

Baldwin 73, Spalding 46
The Bravettes rode another solid night from Madison Ruff, with 23 points and 7 steals, and another double-double from Janaye Walker, with 17 points and 14 rebounds, Kassidy Neal adding 10 points and Zykeria Paschal 5 assists.

Butler 57, Putnam County 40

Dodge County 52, Bleckley County 46
Lyric Green handled a big chunk of Dodge County’s scoring with 25 points en route to improving to 5-1 in region play.

East Laurens 66, Johnson County 36

Griffin 80, Perry 28

Houston County 47, Telfair County 42

John Milledge 61, CFCA 53

Jordan 57, ACE 55

Lamar County 66, Arabia Mountain 63

Spencer 88, Rutland 6

Stratford 54, Twiggs County 24
Kaliya Walker almost outscored the Cobras with 21 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, the fourth time this season she’s had a 20-10 night.

Swainsboro 55, Dublin 44

Tattnall 56, Piedmont 53

Taylor County 58, Upson-Lee 55

Veterans 77, Central 65
Gabby Minus had a huge night for Veterans with 30 points, Nariah Nelson adding 15, with 10 each from Leana Minus and Desteyn Seaton.

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Boys

ACE 64, Jordan 57

Baldwin 106, Spalding 85
The Braves improved to 6-0 and 2-0 with the road romp, riding 29 points from Isaiah Dennis, 24 on 3s. Tre Lawrence went for 17 points, Karez Demory, and Deven Nelson 13.

Butler 76, Putnam County 61
Putnam County lost its first game of the season despite 19 from Jmari Green and 18 from Landon Bonner.

Dodge County 53, Belckley County 40
Keontez Champion led the Indians’ balanced scoring with 13 points.

East Laurens 65, Johnson County 61

Gatewood 74, Thomas Jefferson 35

Griffin 72, Perry 47

Houston County 74, Telfair County 41
Kam Plummer led the Bears with 16 points, Landen Wright chipping in 12 and Malik Gillespie 10, Malachi Jackson good for 6 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals

Jasper County 75, GMC 44
Kemarion Thomas topped the Hurricanes with 16 points, with 14 from Dee Pennamon and Randy Williams Jr.

John Milledge 78, CFCA 65
Jalan Butts put up a 20-point/10-assist double-double for the Trojans. Derrick Lundy added 16 points and Bud Veal 14 points and 6 assists.

Jones County 78, Ola 59
Shorthanded by two, the Greyhounds took a road region win behind 17 points from Tay Lattimore, 16 from Kaden Douglas, 13 from Marlins Mills, and an 11-point/10-rebound double-double from Tyler Wold.

Southwest 81, Northeast 61
Brandon Ashley went for 21 points for Southwest, Caron Howard adding 18 and Tobias Rice with a 17-points/12-rebounds double double. Chase Dupree had 16 points and 5 steals.

Spencer 66, Rutland 46

Stratford Twiggs County
Jarvis Smith II went over the 1,000-point mark in the win.

Swainsboro 59, Dublin 51

Tattnall 75, Piedmont 39

Upson-Lee 52, Taylor County 49
Two late free throws from Qua’narious Walker sealed it for the Knights. He and Shondarius Fambro had 12 points each and Akeondre Chaney 10.

Veterans 81, Central 53
The Warhawks improved to 5-3 behind 22 points from Chandler Thomas and 16 from Aiden Sweenor, lpus 11 from Jelani Dean and 10 from Jordan Watson, among the 10 Warhawks scoring.

Washington County 90, Josey 54
The Golden Hawks (2-1/1-1) cruised behind 33 points, 8 steals, and 6 rebounds from Kamonta Durden. Brashod Heggs added 12 points and 4 steals, and Marquavion Cooper 10 points.

Westside 71, West Laurens 58
A 31-point/13-rebound night from Joshua Harden led the Seminoles in the region win, Marcus Hood and Christian Little each adding 12 points and Quavo Marshall 13 rebounds.

Pro

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Atlanta 125, Toronto 104

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Honor Roll

VB: Georgia College pair on all-district team

Around/About Central Georgia

WBKB-Mercer women host Jacksonville on Merrie Christmas Project day

MBKB-Old A-Sun rival FGCU visits Mercer

Mayhem: Teddy Bear Toss night and postgame skate

Dodge County approves new football coach

          Some experience at one of the state’s top all-time programs and a little bit of Cajun is what Dodge County is getting with new head coach Phillip Brown.
          He was approved Thursday night by the county school board to become the program’s eighth coach since 2000.
          Brown succeeds Thomas Smith, who spent one year in Eastman after coming from Wheeler County. That’s where he returned after his successor resigned for family health concerns.
          Dodge County went 1-9 last season, 0-6 in Region 1-AA. The Indians were more competitive than many teams with better records, losing only three games by more than 17 points, 28 points the largest margin of defeat. They lost five by single digits, including in overtime to Worth County and by four to AA state runner-up Swainsboro.
          Brown is from Houma, La., and graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University. He has also coached at Cook, Colquitt County, and Thomasville.
          He was the special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator at Valdosta.

Myrtle Beach Bowl, 11 a.m., Georgia Southern vs. Ohio, ESPN; Line: Georgia Southern by 2.5

Eagles eye good ending after late slump
Scouting report, prediction
Get to know Ohio
Capsule: Bobcats go for second straight 10-win season
Ohio game notes
Georgia Southern game notes

Ohio’s Central Georgians: none
Georgia Southern’s Central Georgians: 1 WR Jaylon Barden, Westside, Sr.; 21 WR Marcus Sanders Jr., Macon County, So..; 23 RB Tyler Jordan, Stratford, Sr.; 35 LB Nigel Manns, Peach County, Jr.; 57 OL Chandler Strong, Houston County, Fr.; 79 OL Weston Wallace, Gatewood, Jr.; 86 WR Graeme Williams, Jasper County, So.

Around/About Georgia

What it was like rewatching the 1998 NFC Championship with Jamal Anderson, Ray Buchanan
Atlanta Falcons Youth Fund awards $50,000 to Georgia High School Association
Falcons injury update
London has established trust, respect in second season

Georgia’s unsettled quarterback room
UGA’s transfer tracker

Braves’ Seitzer Baseball America’s COTY
More Braves moves

Young scores 38 points, Hawks end five-game losing streak

Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C., Georgia Southern vs. Ohio, 11 a.m., ESPN
Cricket Celebration Bowl, Atlanta, Howard vs. Florida A&M, Noon, ABC
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, Jacksonville St. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 2:15 p.m., ESPN
Avocados From Mexico Cure Bowl, Orlando, Fla., Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian St., 3:30 p.m., ABC
Isleta New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M., New Mexico St. vs. Fresno St., 5:45 p.m., ESPN
Starco Brands LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif., UCLA vs. Boise St., 7:30 p.m., ABC
Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, Shreveport, La., California vs. Texas Tech, 9:15 p.m., ESPN

College Football/Bowls

Boise State faces UCLA in LA Bowl seeking one more Mountain West postseason win over Pac-12

SWAC’s Florida A&M brings 10-game winning streak into Celebration Bowl against MEAC’s Howard

New Orleans Bowl regular Louisiana-Lafayette meets FBS newcomer Jacksonville State

Appalachian State, Miami (Ohio) look to cap strong seasons with win at Cure Bowl

New Mexico State seeks fifth bowl victory. Fresno State playing for missing head coach

Cal, Texas Tech, look to parlay late-season runs into Independence Bowl triumph

College Football

CFP’s Hancock responds to Florida lawmakers and cites Travis’ injury as reason for FSU’s snub

Gronowski, South Dakota State return to FCS title game after 59-0 rout of Albany in semifinals

Oregon and Oregon State will keep playing, a little bit

Gabriel explains move from Oklahoma to Oregon