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Girls
Dodge County 48, Cook 34
Lyric Green’s 18 points paced Dodge County (10-3/5-1), while Paige Ingram added 15.
Peach County 63, Pike County 27
The Trojans improved to 6-5.
Upson-Lee 55, Jackson 39
Amiya Cormer led the way with 23 points, U-L getting 10 from Nyaisa Mims and Ja’Kalah Holmes.
Boys
Dodge County 65, Cook 48
William Jordan handled most of the scoring duties for Dodge County with 18 points.
Peach County 59, Pike County 43
The Trojans improved to 6-8/1-0 with their fifth straight win.
Upson-Lee 52, Jackson 40
Akeondre Chaney’s 17 points led the Knights, Carmelo Williams adding 13.
Westside 49, Northeast 48
Christian Little put up 14 and Joshua Harden 13 for the Seminoles in the non-region win.
Wrestling
Howard 54, Stratford 24
College
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M-App State 76, Georgia State 68
W-Georgia College 73, USC Beaufort 64
W-Life 74, Middle Georgia State 54
M-Middle Georgia State 73, Life 66
M-USC Beaufort 97, Georgia College 83
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Alumni Update
Georgia Tech’s Hall is high – reeeeally high – on Houston County’s Burress
Signings
Crawford County’s Bailey Carreker signed to play softball at ABAC.
FPD’s Hayes Bryant is headed to Reinhardt for baseball.
Around/About Central Georgia
Area wrestling teams set for duals
Nine boys teams from Central Georgia will compete in this weekend’s GHSA state dual wrestling meet throughout the state, starting Friday.
Jones County in 5A (at Jefferson), West Laurens and Perry are in 4A (at Chestatee), Upson-Lee in 3A (at Lumpkin County), Southwest and Putnam County in AA (at Jeff Davis), with Dublin, Lamar County, and East Laurens in Class A (at Heard County).
There are no Central Georgia teams in Class 6A or 5A in the tournament.
The girls go at it next week at West Georgia, with Putnam County, Houston County, and Northside in the 16-team field.
Jones County opens with Tucker, West Laurens faces Benedictine and Perry has Holy Innocents, while Upson-Lee get Gilmer County.
Southwest and Putnam County go against each other.
East Laurens takes on Social Circle, Dublin faces Temple, and Lamar County battles Trion.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Column-Would Blank allow Belichick to do it his way?
Analysis- Atlanta needs to aim high and throw deep in its head coaching search
A look at Atlanta’s 2024 – as of now – QB room
Murray hits off-balance J at the buzzer for Hawks win
Schumann remains a constant on defensive staff for Georgia
WBKB-Georgia Southern’s Ward on mid-major POTY watch list
College Sports
ACC accuses Florida State of breaching contract and disclosing ‘trade secrets’ in amended lawsuit
Texas reported athletic department revenue of $271 million in 2023, a record
NFL Playoff schedule
Saturday: 4:30 p.m., ESPN/ABC, Houston at Baltimore; 8:15 p.m., FOX, Green Bay at San FranciscoSunday: 3 p.m., NBC, Tampa Bay at Detroit; 6:30 p.m., CBS, Kansas City at Buffalo
NFL Playoffs
The Lions, and the city of Detroit, are giving a huge middle finger to longtime haters
First-year coach Ryans transforms Texans with relentless mindset
Packers making history as they advance in playoffs with league’s youngest roster
Ravens hope their bye has them refreshed and healthier for their playoff opener against Texans
Mahomes helmet, yes, did its job, so, what happened?
NFL Coaching Carousel
Column-Jerry Jones should bring in Bill Belichick, or forever wonder what he missed by not
But McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
NFL/XFL/USFL/Football
Kelce backpedals on retirement talk
Tomlin and the Steelers are stuck in NFL purgatory. There appears to be no quick way out
Patriots’ Mayo says ‘everything under consideration’ as new era begins in New England
After another playoff failure by Dallas, maybe a call to Belichick can save the Cowboys
Column-Fire’em and/or cut ‘em all in Dallas
Rams’ McVay hopes in-demand coordinator Morris will be back
Report: Colts owner Irsay found unresponsive, struggling to breathe during December emergency call
Column-Stafford lost the battle but wins the war in his duel with Goff
Tennis
A 16-year-old Andreeva advances over 3-time major runner-up Jabeur to Australian Open’s 3rd round
Say that to my face: Djokovic challenges a heckler in testy 2nd-round win at Australian Open
Alcaraz overpowers Gasquet to win his first Australian Open match since 2022
Gauff avoids Australian Open upset as Ons Jabeur, Carolina Wozniacki are eliminated
Spanish tennis great Arantxa Sánchez Vicario found guilty of fraud but will avoid prison
College Football
Arizona’s Brennan thrilled to have the job he missed out on 3 years ago
Harvard’s Murphy announces retirement, finishes as Ivy League’s all-time wins leader
Penn State hires Lustig away from Vanderbilt to coach special teams and two other positions
South Dakota State: Can the Jackrabbits make it a three-peat?
Nebraska hires Steelers assistant Thomas as its QB coach, co-OC
College Football/SEC, ACC
Auburn hires Nix away from Ol’ Miss as OC
Alabama’s Proctor announces plans to enter portal; Downs reportedly makes same decision
Who is Kalen DeBoer? A collection of stories about the new Alabama football coach
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević, 46, dies in Salt Lake City after heart attack
76ers’ Embiid won’t force himself to play to meet MVP requirement. If he misses out, ‘so be it’
Cavaliers thrash Giannis-less Bucks by 40 for 6th straight W
Women’s College Basketball
TCU women cancel 2 games against ranked opponents because of run of injuries on the team
No. 25 UNLV extend conference winning streak to 29
Men’s College Basketball
Streak on the brink: Gonzaga's string of 24 straight tourney appearances in jeopardy
SEC reprimands Alabama’s Oats for making contact with Missouri player
Florida St. solidifies place among ACC leaders beating Miami with backup assistance
Wright scores 27, leads LSU over No. 22 Mississippi
Around the nation/world
California Gov. Newsom says he won’t sign a proposed ban on tackle football for kids under 12
Golf
LPGA starts a new season with plenty of new faces in the winners-only field at Lake Nona
Scheffler, Cantlay ready to shoot low as PGA Tour returns to the mainland at The American Express
NHL/Hockey
NHL postpones Blackhawks-Sabres game in Buffalo because of snow-related travel restrictions
Scoreboard
NFL scores/games
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball