Central Georgia Sports ReportJuly 20, 2023Comment

Thursday's Report: Bleckley County's Mims, Dublin's Evans, Houston County's Woods, Henley/British Open; SEC Media Days; AJC/UGA, UGA; MLB, tennis, golf, soccer, colleges

Central Georgia Sports ReportJuly 20, 2023Comment

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Alumni Update

Bleckley County’s Mims among 14 Dogs on PFF All-SEC

Dublin’s Evans honored and honored

JaQues Evans did pretty much everything imaginable at Dublin, playing scores of positions and playing them all well.

He’s been corralled in college to one position, but he’s still busy.

The 6-2, 250-pound junior is Western Kentucky’s nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works team.

He spends time at the Bowling Green Boys and Girls Club, attended WKU Dance’s Big Red fundraiser, and is connected to the Hilltopper CLIMB “Pass it On” program, which uses basketball as a tool to teach leadership and other skills to elementary school students.

He was WKU’s top tackler last year with 106 tackles, 14 for loss and nine sacks, along with four pass breakups. He took a fumble back for a touchdown in the win over Rice, helping WKU to an NCAA-leading six defensive touchdowns.

Evans is also one of five Hilltoppers among the players on the Shrine Bowl 1,000 list, the first draft of players under consideration for the East-West Shrine Bowl in February, 2024 in Frisco, Texas.

Evans will join quarterback Austin Reed as the Hilltoppers two players at Conference USA Media Day on Tuesday

Houston County’s Woods signs

Jaden Woods went from a college student to a pro baseball player, and now is a paid pro baseball player.

Woods signed earlier this week with the Pirates, getting $273,800, the slotted value for the pick, fourth in the seventh round.

The lefty was a starter in 2023 for Georgia, but currently projects as a reliever as he works on control and fine-tuning some pitches.

Henley ready for British Open

By the time most people in Central Georgia get going on Thursday, Russell Henley’s workday will be done.

The Maconite and Stratford grad was scheduled to tee off at 1:46 a.m. EST in the British Open at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England.

That’s 6:46 local time over there. (4 a.m. update: Henley started with a double bogey, reeled off three straight pars and then a birdie and four pars for 1 over through nine, less than 40 of the field of 156 having teed off)

Henley hasn’t played since the John Deere Classic that ended on July 9. He finished tied for 35th there, with four more rounds of 70 or less, finishing 10 under.
This is his ninth British Open, and he hasn’t fared all that well. He has missed the cut half the time, and is 7 over in the four times he’s played the entire weekend. His 7-under 281 in 2015 was good for a tie for 20th, his best weekend. He has finished tied for 37th, 62nd, and 73rd.

Out of 24 rounds, he’s shot 70 or less six times, and 75 or worse nine times.

He is predicted by at least one writer to pull off the massive upset this week, and another report has him as a darkhorse because of his driving accuracy.

Henley is No. 33 in the FedExCup rankings and No. 31 in Official Golf World Rankings, and listed by the Golf Channel as No. 47 in this field: “His form is nice, as he’s got eight top-20s in last 10 Tour starts. But he needs to prove it in this championship before we’re willing to roll with him.

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

AJC issues clarification and correction and apology, fires reporter

Smart one of three ‘untouchables’ in the SEC

Braves execs say business as usual after split from Liberty

Nelson goes 7 as Diamondbacks top slumping Braves

Is pitching now a concern for Atlanta?

Hilliard to IL, Rosario back

MLB/Baseball

A record-setting night of offense

How does MLB take over local broadcasts?

Manfred set to be re-elected

Roundup