Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard; Obit- Middle Georgia's Rogers; Braves, UGA, Hawks, college ⚾; More Final Four/college 🏀, Masters, MLB, NFL, NBA
In Coverage: Ben Rogers, who won nearly 500 games at Middle Georgia College, and led a coaching family, was 85
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Results from Gamechanger, MaxPreps, social media posts
High School
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ACE 16, Southwest 0; ACE 13, Southwest 3
The Gryphons took the region title with the sweep.
Baldwin 11, Howard 7
A four-run sixth lifted Baldwin, which took advantage of 14 walks, four, four hit batters, and three wild pitches to roll despite only three hits. Jayden Washington had three hits and David Garnett two for the Huskes, who walked nine times and struck out 10 times.
Bleckley County 15, East Laurens 0
The Royals scored 10 in the second en route to a 4.5-inning win. Buck Hill had three hits and two RBI from the No. 9 spot n the lineup, Eli Mulls driving in three runs.
FPCA 13, John Hancock 1
FPD 6, Stratford 2
Four runs in the fifth were the difference. The Vikings pieced together the offense on three hits, eight walks, and three Stratford errors, plus two hit batters and three wild pitches.
Hilton Head Prep 8, Trinity Christian 0
Houston County 10, Tift County 4
The Bears improved to 20-4 and 1-0, sparked by Chavis Ryker’s grand slam.
Mount de Sales 14, Covenant 1
Connor West fanned seven and walked one in five innings, the offense led by Bricen Smith and Kyle Shaughnessy.
Pike County 3, Mary Persons 2
Prince Avenue 17, Jasper County 1
Rock Springs 14, Central Fellowship 4
Rutland 15, Kendrick 0; Rutland 19, Kendrick 4
A 10-run first led to a 2.5-inning opener, Rutland needing only two hits, thanks to 12 walks, two hit batters and two wild pitches. Casen Summerday had a three-run triple and Fisher Hopkins a two-run double. The nightcap went three full innings, Rutland opening with a 15-run first.
Tattnall 10, John Milledge 5
Taylor County 16, Webster County 0; Taylor County 15, Webster County 0
Upson-Lee 5, Peach County 0
Jackson Blakely whiffed 11 with no walks in a complete-game no-hitter in which he needed only 76 pitches. Walker Stevens drove in two runs on two hits for the Knights.
West Laurens 3, Perry 2
The Raiders held off the Panthers late in the mound dual, West Laurens getting a complete game from Camden Thomas (5Ks, 2 BBs, 4 hits). The Raiders got two in the third on an error, single, walk, sac fly, wild pitch and error.
Worth County 8, Dodge County 2
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Girls
ACE 5, Peach County 0
FPD 5, Tattnall 0
⛳⛳⛳Golf⛳⛳⛳
B-FPD 144, Mount de Sales 210
Oakland Bell’s season-best 33 led the Vikings.
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Girls
Deerfield-Windsor 4, Stratford 1
Boys
Deerfield-Windsor 3, Stratford 2
🏫🏫🏫 College
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Alabama State 9, Georgia State 2
Georgia Tech 13, Georgia Southern 7
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NCAA Final Four
Clark checks in on Reese, the White House
Celebrations, destruction on Connecticut campus
Cousins get championships a day apart
Sanogo snags ball, top player trophy
UConn steamroller could start a new era
Huskies emerge on top after upset-filled Madness
Column-Love or hate her, Mulkey is a spark for women’s sports
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Homers power Mercer to home W
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Dodd solid in debut, Braves get some O in win
Bodycam footage of Bennett arrest released
Smart has smelled some complacency
UGA RB room progressing, even with injuries
Young-less Hawks roll past Chicago
BSB-Georgia Tech powers past Georgia Southern
BSB-Georgia gets by Kennesaw State
Golf
Two decades after protests, women still look ahead
Couples defends ‘clown’ and ‘nutbag’ shot to Mickelson, Garcia
Column-LIV has more to lose than gain at Masters
Report: UK panel sides with European tour vs. LIV
MLB/Baseball
Padres get consecutive walk-off HRs by 8 & 9 in lineup
Hall of Famer Larkin humbled by street renaming
Complete game in less than two hours
NFL/USFL/ XFL/Football
Jarrett Payton searching for heroes who saved his son’s life
Burrow’s latest accomplishment: overtaking a hippo in celebrity race
College Basketball
A Final Four with no McDonalds All-American a blueprint?
W-South Carolina’s Beal entering draft
Ex-Bama player Miles pleads not guilty to capital murder
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Former great Haywood is the anti-Favre: helping ravaged hometown
Youth sports
Spectator dies of cardiac event after middle-school game brawl
Kentucky HS football player dies after head injury
Scoreboards