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March 16, 2023 Central Georgia Sports Report

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Coming every day: The only place in Central Georgia with daily high school scores in basketball, soccer, baseball, tennis, and the only place with college – Mercer, FVSU, Georgia College, CGTC, MGSU, GMC, Wesleyan – coverage (when info is offered).

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High School

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Dutchtown 6, Warner Robins 5

Mary Persons 11, Northside 0

Perry 3, Spalding 0

West Laurens 13, Howard 1

The Raiders trailed 1-0 after one, but rolled after that, thanks to five Howard errors to only five West Laurens hits. Tucker Brown had two hits and three runs for the Raiders. Howard (4-6/2-3) visits Westside on Thursday, and West Laurens (10-3/4-0) hosts Howard Friday.

Rutland 15, Spencer 0

Casen Summerday drove in four runs on two hits to lead Rutland. Jordan Green had three hits and three runs, Joshua Vinson two hits and three runs. Green fanned nine and walked one with no hits in the four-inning game.

Wheeler County 18, Hawkinsville 8

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B-FPD 144, ACE 177

Lawson Andress and Oakland Bell shot 35 for FPD.

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Girls

Dooly County 4, Macon County 0

GMC 3, Lake Oconee 0

Boys

Dooly County 3, Macon County 1

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Rutgers 5, Kennesaw State 4

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Georgia 7, Furman 1

Georgia State 6, Western Carolina 3; Georgia State 1, WCU 0

Mercer 10, Alabama State 2

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Signings

Veterans defensive back Anthony Morley signed Wednesday with Georgetown College, an NAIA program in Kentucky.

GMC Prep quarterback Tyler Saunders won’t be far from home, signing with GMC JC.

Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer basketball players hit the portal

The latest portal period blizzard has started, and Mercer is dealing with some departures.

As of mid-afternoon Wednesday, five Mercer men’s players and one women’s player have entered the portal.

On the men’s side, starters Kamar Robertson and James Glisson – listed as graduates – have entered, as have center Shannon Grant, junior guard Shawn Walker, and freshman David Craig.

Robertson was second with 10.6 points a game and Walker third with 8.5 points. Glisson, who missed a chunk of time and played in 22 of 33 games, averaged 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds.

Roberts was introduced on senior day, along with Harrison Drake, Luis Hurtado Jr., Diego Rivera, and John Treanor. Hurtado is a graduate, and Treanor is a junior.

Craig, a 7-2 project, averaged 5.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 26 games. Grant played in 19 games, getting 5.1 points and 3.3 rebounds.

That unofficially leaves Mercer with six players on the roster, including FPD grad Jordan Jones and Veterans grad TJ Grant, as well as leading scorer and rebounder Jalyn McCreary.

Sophomore shooting guard Erin Houpt, from Illinois, is in the women’s portal after averaging 12.6 points and hitting 41.9 percent of her 3-pointers last season. She was a preseason all-conference pick.

Starters Jaron Dougherty, Amoria Neal-Tysor, and Brittany Reeves were introduced on senior day, all using up their full eligibility.

The Bears, as per the roster in late-season game notes, now return 10 players.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Tech and FSU to open 2024 in Ireland

Georgia Southern hires Central Georgian Bailey as DC

Smart’s full comments from Tuesday

Carter reportedly has subpar pro day

Bennett had a good one

UGA pro day notes

Expected attention on QBs starts

Georgia spring injury update

UGA notebook