Friday's Report: Scoreboard (HS hoops); FVSU, Mercer; Falcons, UGA vs. Florida State, AP stories/athletes OTY, College 🏈/ W&M 🏀/📰, NFL, NBA, MLB, tennis
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High School
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Girls
Bleckley County 44, Pendleton, SC 32
Brentwood 55, RTCA 30
Callaway 63, Upson-Lee 29
Coffee 60, Mary Persons 56
FPD 44, Bulloch 20
Fullington 50, Twiggs 31
Marion County 46, Crawford County 19
Northeast 61, Riverdale 9
Northside 56, Druid Hills 43
Piedmont 53, Edmund Burke 46
Stratford 60, ELCA 50
Kaliya Walker turned in her ninth straight double-double with 28 points and 13 rebounds to lead Stratford its fourth straight win, coming in the Tattnall Christmas Classic.
Tattnall 51, Central Fellowship 49
Key 3-pointers down the stretch from Anna Hilliard keyed Tattnall’s comeback, and late free throws from Hilliard and Jikaylee Marshall gave the hosts of the Tattnall Christmas Classic the win. Hilliard led Tattnall with 24 points, 9 in Tattnall’s 21-point fourth quarter. Anna Mary Talcott added 12. Kiersten Rogers had 12 for the Lancers, held to 5 points in the fourth quarter after leading 29-17 at halftime.
Twiggs County 35, Rutland 30
Washington County 48, Strom Thurmond 36
Jada Kitchens led Washington County with 25 points.
Westside 37, Mundy’s Mill 26
Boys
Bleckley County 73, Hart County 61
Brentwood 44, RTCA 36
Bulloch 90, FPD 56
ELCA 68, Stratford 45
Harlem 76, Washington County 51
Jackson 54, Jasper County 50
Dee Pennamon put in 15 for Jasper County and Kemarion Thomas 10 in the defensive battle.
Northgate 65, Northeast 36
Northside 69, Taylor County 56
Putnam County 60, Rutland 55
Landon Bonner dropped 29 points on the Hurricanes to push Putnam County into the championship of the Northeast Eagles Holiday Classic. Jmari Greene added 15 points.
Tattnall 69, Central Fellowship 54
Junior guard Antone Johnson went off for 32 points to lead the Trojans in the Tattnall Christmas Classic. Tattnall, which held CFCA to 4 in the third quarter, also got 15 from Drew Bacchus. Trey Bradley led the Lancers with 20.
Twiggs County 55, ACE 51
Veterans 70, Westside 59
The Warhawks battled behind 20 from Tristen Abner and 16 from Antonio Scott to win without leading scorer Chandler Thomas at the Northside Eagles Holiday Classic. The 7-4 Warhawks are in Friday’s 8:30 p.m. final. Joshua Harden led the balance-challenged Seminoles with 23 points and 9 rebounds, plus 6 assists.
Vidalia 74, Dublin 36
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M-Jacksonville State 93, Fort Valley State 57
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Around/About Central Georgia
MBKB-Tandy scores 20 as Jacksonville State takes down Fort Valley State
MBKB-Homestanding Mercer hopes to close year with winning record
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Falcons know they have little room for error with slim playoff hopes heading into matchup with Bears
Atlanta injury update: Heinicke, OLmen
The Bears present the best red-zone opportunity for the Falcons offense
Georgia vs. Florida State: Orange Bowl, Saturday, 4 p.m., ESPN
'You will be my brothers forever': Bonds strong within historic 2020 class
Beck details what went into his decision to return to Bulldogs in 2024
Bobo talks Alabama, Beck, FSU, future
Seminoles on the challenge of UGA’s D
From third string to starting vs. defending champs
Confidence in CBs still strong
Family ties make Orange Bowl special for Savannah brothers
After the Orange Bowl, McConkey not sure
Around the nation/world
AP Sports Story of the Year: Realignment, stunning demise of Pac-12 usher in super conference era
Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
College Football/Bowls
Castellanos’ 2 fourth-quarter TDs lift BC over No. 17 SMU in Fenway Bowl
No. 14 Arizona forces 6 turnovers, rallies to beat No. 12 Oklahoma
Monangai runs for 163 yards and a TD in Rutgers’ win over Miami
Freshman QB Johnson leads Kansas State past No. 19 N.C. State
Clemson hopes to continue late-season turnaround against Kentucky in the Gator Bowl
Player exodus leaves No. 15 Notre Dame and No. 21 ranked Oregon State filling holes for Sun Bowl
Memphis has home advantage hosting Iowa State on own field for Liberty Bowl
Missouri’s Drinkwitz has jokes
No. 33 at quarterback for Ohio State, with first start coming against Missouri in Cotton Bowl
College Football/Playoffs
No. 2 Washington’s ‘nasty’ offensive line out prove West Coast football can out-tough Texas in CFP
Alabama’s Jalen Milroe says he overcame naysayers including O’Brien to lead the Tide to the CFP
Michigan built the pillars of this season’s defense off last year’s CFP disappointment
Women’s College Basketball
The biggest stories of the last year
Column-Pat Summitt Classic, with LSU, Iowa, UConn, South Carolina, in November sound good?
Men’s College Basketball
The top moments of the last year
No. 12 Oklahoma bounces back from first loss of the season, beats Central Arkansas
Illinois suspends star basketball player Shannon Jr. following rape charge
NFL/USFL/XFL/Football
Venerable coaches lead Steelers and Seahawks into key Week 17 matchup
Browns start hot, cool off, still roll Jets
Bills’ more balanced offense hasn’t made Josh Allen any less dangerous
Broncos bench Wilson, turn to Stidham with playoff hopes nearly vanished heading into Chargers game
Stroud, Levis both should return Sunday when Texans host Titans in game with playoff implications
Jefferson makes a pitch for Kirk Cousins’ future in Minnesota
Packers cornerback Alexander suspended 1 game for actions during coin toss at Carolina
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Cuban says the changing NBA landscape led to his sale of the Mavs to casino families
Celtics send Detroit to NBA record-tying 28th straight loss, beating Pistons in OT
Jokic posts 11th triple-double of the season, Nuggets beat Morant-less Grizzlies
Edwards scores season-high 44, leads Timberwolves past Doncic-less Mavericks
MLB/Baseball
Dominican baseball player Wander Franco fails to appear at prosecutor’s office amid investigation
Four-time Gold Glove SS Andrelton Simmons announces retirement
Tennis
Novak Djokovic hoping to play into his 40s like good friend Tom Brady
Australian Open tennis tournament increases prize money by 13% for a total pool of $58.4 million
Scoreboards
NFL scores/games
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
Men’s college basketball