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December 29, 2023 Central Georgia Sports Report

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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

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