Friday's Report: Warner Robins' Fromm; Falcons/Steelers, UGA; MLB/Little League, colleges, golf, tennis, Olympic sports, WNBA
In Coverage: Friday night’s Central Georgia football scouting reports; Maxwell Ratings predictions, Central Georgia composite rankings, The Sports Report predictions; Russell Henley’s great first round
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High School
Football
Howard 56, Central 0
The Huskies improved to 2-0 after scoring 42 points in the first quarter en route to their first shutout since beating Southwest 35-0 in the second game of the 2021 season and fourth in program history. Howard scored at least 30 points for the third time – all three under head coach Paul Carroll – in setting a program record for points scored and margin of victory. Howard has scored 98 points in two games, passing the season total in 2010, 2012, and 2016, and is off to its third straight 2-0 start.
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
Brookstone 3, Stratford 0
Central 20, Kendrick 1
FPD 10, Deerfield-Windsor 2
Houston County 5, Tift County 0
Tess Rollins fanned six in a no-walk one-hitter, boosted by Jacy Harrelson’s two homers.
Tattnall 8, Westfield 6
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
ACE 3, Baldwin 0
Central 2, Westside 0 (25-14, 25-16)
Peach County 2, Brooks County 1 (23-25, 25-8, 15-12; Crisp County 2, Peach County 0 (25-17, 25-17
Kelly Blackmon and Demechia Walker led the Trojans over Brooks County, Blackmon with eight aces, five kills and three blocks, Walker knocked down four aces, three kills and two blocks. Ny’Ayla Tillman led Peach County against Crisp County iwith three kills. The 2-2 Trojans join Heard County at Pike County on Tuesday for a tri-match.
Stratford 3,Northside 1 (25-5, 26-28, 25-14, 25-23)
College
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M-Cal State-Fullerton 6, Mercer 1
W-Mercer 1, Georgia State 1
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Alumni Update
Auburn “will always be with” Warner Robins grad Tyler Fromm
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Steelers’ starters better than Falcons’ backups
Like fathers, like sons for UGA’s Bowles and Walker
Isner (UGA) retiring after U.S. Open
Ex-Bulldog White hopes for major role in Raiders’ waiting game
Harman shows of Claret Jug to Smart, then throw first pitch at Braves game
Baseball/MLB/Little League
The good, the bad, and the Mets and Yankees
Strong pitching has helped Texas reach the semifinals of the Little League World Series
Soccer
Women’s World Cup final was most watched in US that did not include American team
College Football/South
South Carolina State’s longtime coach Pough to retire after this season
Hawaii heads to Vanderbilt as both teams open their seasons in a stadium under construction
College Football
Analysis: The empires strike back: Alabama, Ohio St, Clemson, Oklahoma regain their swagger in ’23
Big 12 commish puts pressure on Texas Tech vs. Texas
College fans might not notice new first-down clock rule, but some coaches are wary of its effect
No. 13 Notre Dame looks to extend Dublin domination over Navy as two teams open season in Ireland
Golf
Morikawa explodes in first round at Tour
McIlroy saddled with bad back at FedEx Cup finale
NFL/USFL/XFL/Football
Farley leans on faith after dad’s death in explosion at North Carolina home
Sidwell, Saints defensive coordinator during ‘Dome Patrol’ era, dies at 78
Auto Racing/NASCAR
Predicting the unpredictable at Daytona
Olympic Sports
American sprinter Gabby Thomas well-researched in power of sleep, even writing paper on rest
Return of Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee is a boon for US gymnastics. It’s created a logjam, too
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Stewart sets Liberty scoring record, rallies New York past Connecticut in OT
Tennis
US Open 2023: Swiatek, Sabalenka and Gauff are among the women to watch
US Open 2023: Alcaraz, Djokovic and Tiafoe are among the men to watch
Isner retiring after U.S. Open
Scoreboards