Tuesday's Report: Scoreboard; GHSA ⚽, Mercer soccer mourns, new Rutland head FB coach, Perry's Hayward, Honor roll-GMC, MGSU; Braves, Falcons, UGA, Hawks; MLB, NFL, NBA/WNBA, colleges, golf/Masters
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ACE 10, Johnson County 0
Grant Edwards threw a no-hitter for the Gryphons.
Baldwin 8, Spalding 6
Central 22, Kendrick 5; Central 15, Kendrick 0
Gatewood 11, Edmund Burke 2
John MIlledge 10, Briarwood 0
Locust Grove 15, Jones County 0
Memorial Day 17, Twiggs 2
Starr’s Mill 6, Upson-Lee 4
The visitors pulled ahead with three in the fifth and sixth and held on despite being doubled up in hits. Colby Hemphill drove in two runs for the Knights, starting pitcher Jackson Blakely fanning nine with four walks in five innings.
Stratford 11, Howard 0
Cope Smith, Cal Hatcher, Ellis Bridges, and Chase Sasser all had two hits and two runs for Stratford, Smith with two RBI. Ellis Harrell went all five innings, fanning five.
West Laurens 13, Westside 0; West Laurens 18, Westside 0
Tucker Brown needed only 64 pitches for a five-inning shutout in the opener, with five strikeouts and two walks in a one-hitter. Ian Anderson had three hits, and Janson Meeks drove in four runs on two hits. A 13-run first led to a three-inning nightcap, Kolby Clark striking out six of the 10 batters he faced, giving up no hits. Hessy Dover drove in four runs, Kaden Baggett three, and Jayden Todd two for the Raiders, who needed only eight hits, thanks to nine walks, seven wild pitches, and four hit batters.
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Boys
1. Rivers Academy, 295; 2. Stratford I, 302; 3. Perry, 320; 4. FPD, 328; 5. Stratford II, 330 6. Stratford III, 344; 7. Pike Co., 346; 8. Lamar County, 349; 9. Schley County, 354; 10. St Pius X, 364; 11. ELCA, 373; 12. Jones County, 395; 13. Tattnall Square, 397; 14. CFCA, 426; 15. MDS, 437
Stratford’s Marshall Butler shot a 72 to tie for low medalist.
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Fort Valley State 7, Paine 6; FVSU 10, Paine 8
Georgia Tech 10, Boston College 2
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W-Brickyard Collegiate, first round, Mercer
Pro
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Atlanta 5, Cincinnati, 10 inn.
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Alumni Update
Perry’s Hayward a boss, co-owner in National Cycling League
Honor Roll/Players of the Week
SSAC BSB-Middle Georgia State’s Pierce (Veterans), Lee
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer mourns stunning death of soccer player
A men’s soccer player at Mercer and McIntosh High grad died Monday night after playing in a pickup soccer game on a Mercer intramural field earlier in the afternoon.
Baba Agbaje, a senior midfielder, went into cardiac arrest, and was pronounced dead at Atrium Health Navicent at 7:48 p.m.
"We're heartbroken over Baba's passing, and our hearts go out to his family and loved ones," men's soccer head coach Brad Ruzzo said in a statement. "He was an incredible person, who embodied what it means to be a Mercer Bear. Everyone who knew Baba loved him and he was a blessing to coach. He will be greatly missed."
Agbaje played in 18 games in four seasons, with a career high of eight in 2021, with four starts. A two-time Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll selection, he joined his brother Salam at Mercer in 2019.
He helped McIntosh to a pair of GHSA Class 5A state titles in high school.
Mercer is providing any necessary counseling.
Rutland hires head football coach
Longtime Burke County defensive coordinator Anthony Williams has been named head football coach at Rutland, according to social media posts Monday night by Bibb County athletics.
Other than noting his 24-year career, 14 years in Burke County and three years in Laurens County, no other information was provided. He was approved at Monday night’s Bibb County School District called meeting.
Williams served as Burke County’s interim head coach for the final three games after head coach Eric Parker suffered a heart attack. Parker announced his retirement in early January.
Burke County went 2-1 in those three games under Williams, the Bears losing 17-16 to Wayne County in the game in which Parker collapsed. They lost 44-0 to 4A quarterfinalist Bainbridge in the second round of the playoffs.
Williams was also a strength and conditioning coach at Burke County.
He becomes Rutland’s seventh head coach since the program started in 2003. Jarmarcus Johnson resigned nearly a month ago after two seasons, and has accepted a teaching job in the Monroe County system. He came to Macon from Mary Persons.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Murphy booms walk-off homer in 10th, good Elder start
Sudden turning of tide for Braves
Comedy team of Soto and Acuna?
Miami favored over Atlanta in play-in
Is everything – and everybody – on the table for the Hawks?
Smart about ‘players, not plays’
About the Falcons and free agency
MLB/Baseball
Scherzer rebounds, Mets blank Padres
NFL/USFL/ XFL
Washington paying $625 grand in settlement on ticket-holder deposits
Haskins wife filing wide-ranging suits on what led to his death
College Basketball
W-Reese’s new level of fame=Saturday Night Live
M-Losing part of leg ‘toughest day of my life’ for former Badger
Column-Reese, Clark help game reach watershed moment
W-More defense of Reese, trash talking
M-Lowest rated men’s final on record
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
As expected, Boston goes first in WNBA draft
Play-in gives new life to eight teams
Embiid wins scoring title, Harden assists
Doncic happy, but ‘something’s gotta change’
Popovich slams Kentucky lawmakers after school shooting
Column-Latest revelations show Morant losing control of his own story
Golf
Rahm channels idol Ballesteros in win
Did Mickelson save his career?
Line between tradition and change blurred as Masters looks to the future
Koepka slams slow play, Rahm, who ‘went to the bathroom 7 times’
Nearly two dozen birdies not enough for Spieth
Zalatoris out for season after back surgery
Auto Racing
Ware suspended by NASCAR after assault arrest
High Schools
Sentencing next for ex-coach in wife’s 1999 death
Soccer
Column-USMNT can survive World Cup without Swanson
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