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High School
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Girls
ACE 60, Rutland 25
Sara Rhett Farmer led the Gryphons in the region rout with 26 points, while Karlee Yates added 16.
Baldwin 85, Perry 14
Madison Ruff with 21 points and Janaye Walker with 16 points outscored the hosts. Walker snagged 11 rebounds and had 5 steals.
Brentwood 69, Edmund Burke 47
Bulloch 62, Trinity Christian 51
Central 65, Jordan 36
Frances Anyakudo turned in another double-double, with 10 points and 11 rebounds, plus 7 steals and 3 blocks for the Chargers. Alaya grane had 19 points and 4 steals, Lawren Anderson 7 rebounds.
Dodge County 54, Fitzgerald 51
Lyrci Green poured in 20 points and Autumn Rhodes another 16 as Dodge County improved to 8-2/3-0.
Dublin 58, Bleckley County 29
FPD 45, John Milledge 40
The Vikings improved to 15-1 while handing the Trojans their first loss.
Gatewood 69, Windsor 22
Hawkinsville 47, Marion County 40
Southwest 53, Kendrick 14
Spencer 66, Northeast 39
Stratford 43, Mount de Sales 30
Tattnall 58, Piedmont 48
Anna Hilliard went off for 33 points to lead Tattnall, Kennedy Walton chipping in 10. Marissa Holder put up 21 for Piedmont.
Tift County 75, Northside 24
Washington County 66, Laney 51
Em’mya Gamble led the way with 24 points for Washington County, with Jade Kitchens adding 18.
West Laurens 51, Howard 43
Wilkinson County 39, Twiggs County 34
Boys
Baldwin 70, Perry 37
Bleckley County 57, Dublin 50
Brentwood 51, Edmund Burke 35
Bulloch 67, Trinity Christian 60
Dodge County 69, Fitzgerald 57
Keontez Champion and Jaedon McClendon each went for 20 to help Dodge County improve to 9-1.
Gatewood 79, Windsor 76
Hawkinsville 63, Marion County 49
Howard 66, West Laurens 61
Laney 54, Washington County 51
Marquavion Cooper topped the Golden Hawks with 17 points, while Brashod Heggs and Kamonta Durden added 10 each, Heggs with 7 rebounds and 5 assists and Jusden Culpepper with 9 boards.
John Milledge 67, FPD 61
Putnam County 72, Glenn Hills 48
Balance was the key for Putnam County, led by Tamaud Woodson’s 11 and Jaylin Harper’s 10.
Southwest 65, Kendrick 49
Spencer 71, Northeast 60
Stratford 83, Mount de Sales 50
Tattnall 69, Piedmont 19
Ty Hunnicutt led the Trojans’ romp with 15 points, with 12 from Redi Miller and 10 from Drew Bacchus.
Tift County 68, Northside 67
Wilkinson County 49, Twiggs County 44
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Around/About Central Georgia
Henley makes a move at Sony
Russell Henley couldn’t muster up a bogey-free round, but he did rack up six birdies, and that launched him into a tie for 26th after two rounds of the Sony Open.
Henley was 4-under for the day, and is now only four shots back of tri-leaders Carl Yaun, Austin Eckroat, and Byeong Hun An.
He got the day started with a birdie, and closed with four birdies on the back nine. Henley was off target on par putts of just more than eight feet and missed par on No. 5/15 by an inch on a 19-footer.
Henley tees off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday with Si Woo Kim and Brendon Todd, with the Golf Channel picking it up at 7 p.m.
MBKB-Mercer hosts SoCon leader Western Carolina
Mayhem lose in overtime thriller
Alumni Update
All-Pro honors for Macon County’s Smith
Around/About Georgia
Braves extend GM AA contract through 2031 season
Braves have plenty of talent to throw at '24
Column-The case for Raheem Morris to be Falcons head coach
Falcons interview Ravens DC Macdonald
Roundtable: The Falcons HC needs
Pacers overcome Haliburton’s absence to beat Hawks
Are the Hawks soon to lose Murray?
Tech taps ex-Duke, A&M DC for same job
LSU’s Mulkey on Falcons’ side in Saints’ fake V-formation TD
Burden makes game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer as Kennesaw State knocks off FGCU
College Football
Washington duo of WR Rome Odunze and RB Dillon Johnson declare for NFL draft
Casey Thompson, former Texas, Nebraska and FAU QB, says he’ll transfer to Oklahoma
College Football/SEC, ACC
Column: Saban doesn’t go out on top, but he does leave as the greatest of them all
(Pre-hire) Greg McElroy: Lane ‘Kiffin ain’t an option’ for Alabama job, ‘burned too many bridges’
Auburn officially announces Kelly’s return
Florida State, Norvell agree to 8-year deal at more than $10M per year, AP source says
Alabama WR Bond, who made fourth-and-31 Iron Bowl catch, enters transfer portal
College Basketball/Women
Lights, cameras, Clark: Iowa’s superstar guard gets prime-time spotlight Saturday on Fox
College Sports
Student-athletes share experiences with NIL at NCAA Convention
Arizona will not cut sports under plan to shore up financial difficulties
NCAA takes step toward determining if new tier of Division I where athletes can be paid is possible
NFL coaching carousel
Patriots name Jerod Mayo as next head coach, Bill Belichick’s successor
Titans begin their coaching search, interviewing Brian Callahan and Mike Kafka
Panthers interview 2 Ravens coordinators for vacant head coaching position
NFL Playoff schedule
Saturday: 4:30 p.m., NBC, Cleveland at Houston; 8:10 p.m., Peacock, Miami at Kansas City
Sunday: 1 p.m., CBS, Pittsburgh at Buffalo; 4:30 p.m., FOX, Green Bay at Dallas; 8:15 p.m., NBC, L.A. Rams at Detroit
Monday: 8:15 p.m., ESPN/ABC/ESPN2, Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
NFL Playoffs
Picks: NFL’s wild-card weekend filled with reunions and rematches
Black leadership at head coach, QB to be more visible than ever during NFL playoffs
Worst-to-first Texans provide hope for the 18 NFL teams that didn’t make the playoffs this season
Flacco’s remarkable comeback has Cleveland buzzing and Browns believing Super Bowl is possible
Playoff game behind a Peacock paywall is a new frontier in NFL’s embrace of streaming
Game airing exclusively on Peacock is a 'disgrace' for fans, says NY congressman Pat Ryan
Rookie Stroud to lead the Texans against playoff-tested Flacco and the Browns
Hill looking at ‘positive side of things’ after house fire. Now he’s focused on KC rematch
Back in the same position as the AFC’s top seed, the Ravens hope to avoid a repeat of 4 years ago
Mayfield, Buccaneers relish having second shot at Hurts, Eagles
NFL/Football
NFL All-Pro team features McCaffrey, Hill, Warner and 14 first-timers
In final radio show, Carroll recounts reunion with Wilson, other ex-players
Analysis: Love him or hate him, Bill Belichick is one of the greatest coaches in sports history
Rodgers returns to 'The Pat McAfee Show' day after host said he wouldn't have him back
Even under Payton, the Broncos were a drama-filled team that missed out on the playoffs
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Former US Sen. Herb Kohl remembered for his love of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Bucks
MLB/Baseball
Dodgers finalize $23.5M deal with Teoscar Hernández and hire former major leaguer Raúl Ibañez
Golf
Yuan gets a gift from Rahm going to LIV, already taking advantage of it at Sony Open
Mickelson says he is too divisive to be a Ryder Cup captain
Tennis
The Australian Open and what to know: Earlier start. Netflix curse? Osaka’s back. Nadal’s not
Scoreboards