Sunday's Report: Scoreboard; Peach County's Jackson, FVSU's Wilson sign; Mercer, Georgia College; Hawks, Draft-Falcons & UGA, Georgia Southern; full NFL Draft, NBA, NASCAR, colleges, NHL
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GHSA Playoffs
Houston County 8, Marist 3; Marist 7, Houston County 3
The Bears scored three in the fifth to seal the opener, helped by three Marist errors. The visitors countered with a six-run second inning to take control of the second game, handing the Bears their fifth loss in 34 games. Game 3 is Monday at 5 p.m. at Houston County
Perry 5, Wayne County 4
Weather interrupted the start of the second game, which will resume Monday at 4 p.m.
Savannah Christian 5, Mary Persons 4; Savannah Christian 8, Mary Persons 4
West Laurens 10, Whitewater 3; Whitewater 6, West Laurens 2, 5 inn.
The Raiders put up three in the bottom of the first to take control, sealing it with five in the fifth, aided along the way by five errors toward nine unearned runs. Matthew Thigpen had two hits and two RBI. The Raiders led the second game 7-6 when weather stopped it in the sixth, but umpires ruled that play was unable t be resumed, reverting the game to the last full inning, according to social media posts, with Whitewater leading 6-2. Other posts indicate playoff games are to be completed. Conversations with the GHSA are likely on Sunday. Regardless, there’ll be action on Monday in Dexter.
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Columbus State 14, Georgia College 2; Georgia College 10, Columbus State 3
Georgia Southern 35, UL-Monroe 8
Georgia Tech 22, Gardner-Webb 11
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Georgia Tech 12, North Carolina 5
Georgia Gwinnett 3, Middle Georgia State 2; Georgia Gwinnett 4, MGSU 3
Kennesaw State 2, Bellarmine 0
North Georgia 7, Georgia College 1, Peach Belt Tournament, GC eliminated
UNC Greensboro 7, Mercer 3; UNCG 7, Mercer 4
Pro
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Atlanta at New York Mets, ppd., rain
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Around/about Central Georgia
Peach County’s Jackson, FVSU’s Wilson sign contracts
Before the NFL Draft is over, discussions with all sorts of players take place, and the hours after the draft are busy with signings galore.
As with Peach County and UGA grad Kearis Jackson and Fort Valley State’s Emanuel Wilson.
Jackson signed with Tennessee, which has former UGA linebacker Monty Rice on the roster. Wilson, who was the SIAC player of the year, signed with Denver. The Broncos have non-Division I players from Lindenwood, Peru State and Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Neither was expected to get picked during the three-day event.
Jackson of Georgia had a 5.64 grade on NFL.com, putting him in the “candidate for bottom of roster or practice squad” category.
Wilson had a 5.63 grade, and was listed the same as Jackson.
Mercer women win Big South lacrosse regular-season title
BSB-Georgia College splits with Columbus State
BSB-Late comeback lifts UNC Greensboro over Mercer
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Hawks look to bright future after another middling year
Falcons bolster secondary with a corner
Atlanta’s picks South Carolina guard
Bennett, ‘a winner’, is LA bound, joins another Bulldog
A double-digit draft for Georgia … again
Eagles GM bristles at Carter questions
Chicago passing on Carter was right move for many reasons
Philly adds another Bulldog, trades for Swift
BSB-Georgia Southern drops 35 – three dozen minus 1 – runs on ULM
MBKB-Kennesaw State mixes new transfers, high schools
NFL Draft
(More grades, ratings, reviews, etc. coming Monday)
Anderon’s cry, a career-altering decision, NFL path
Bama’s Gibbs was shocked to go that early
Saints went big and addressed needs
Tampa Bay addresses pass rush in post-Brady era
Carolina hopes to upgrade sagging pass game
Jacksonville works on bolstering O around Lawrence
College Football
First playoff schedule set to avoid NFL playoffs
Freeze OK with QBs, has open mind
South Carolina has a DLine coaching opening
Column-Sanders’ purge in Colorado could use some humanity
MLB/Baseball
Maggi gets first MLB hit, RBI after 13 years in minors
Wheeler throws six shutout innings for Philly
Not a comforting record for Oakland’s starters
NBA/Basketball/WNBA
Budenholzer’s brother died in car wreck during first round
Murray drops 34 as Nuggets open series with romp
Kings hope crowd can lift them in Game 7
The Heat vs. the Knicks renewed
Jimmy Butler, the most interesting man in Miami
James gets last laugh in spat with Brooks
Payton II fulfills promise to mom, gets degree
Auto Racing
Rain cancels qualifying at Dover, Kyle Busch on pole
Larson: Aftermath of violent Talladega wreck ‘unsettling’
Golf
Rahm shoots course record at Mexico Open
College Sports
WBKB-Miami, Ohio coach out after reported relationship with player
Hockey
Colorado quiet about Nichushkin’s absence after police report
Scoreboards