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June 1, 2023 Central Georgia Sports Report

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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Alumni Update

Houston County pair in portal, from Mercer, Georgia State

Mercer and Georgia State rode the talents of a few Houston County alums, but that’s changing.

Mercer’s Treyson Hughes and Georgia State’s Cameron Jones have announced they’re entering the transfer portal.

Hughes, a sophomore, was a first-team All-SoCon pick by both coaches and media. He’s first in the conference with a .504 on-base percentage and in runs scored, tied for second with 86 hits, third with a .387 average, eighth with 52 RBI, and 10th in slugging percentage.

He originally committed to West Virginia.

Jones was a multi-position player at Georgia State.

The junior hit .336, 15th in the Sun Belt, with 15 extra-base hits, plus 37 stolen bases, second in the Sun Belt. Jones had a 2.04 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 17.2 innings, going 2-2 with a save, and giving up a .200 opponents average.

Jones set the Panthers’ stolen base record this season. His brother Justin played at Georgia State from 2015-18.

Honor Roll

Central Georgians make golf all-state

Nearly a dozen players from Central Georgia earned all-state honors from the Georgia High School Golf Association GHSA all-state team.

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Keegan Goins of Jones County in 5A, Kate Belote fo West Laurens in 4A, Makenzie Hicks of Mary Persons, Madi Grace Simmons of GMC and Riley Lancaster and Samantha Dokey of Hawkinsville in A/II are the girls first-team choices.

Mary Knox Brewer of Dodge County is an honorable mention pick in AA.

Everett Horne of Lamar County in A/I was the lone area boys player to make the first team. Josh Walker of GMC made honorable mention in A/II boys

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Tech finishes second in NCAA men’s golf championship

Schuster helps Braves avoid sweep in Oakland

Getting healthier > than Braves trading

MBKB-Kelly returning to Tech for junior year

Smart has concerns about gambling

What Smart said on Monday

SEC spring meetings

Still no decision on scheduling

Pearl wonders why Kiffin picked Mississippi over Auburn