Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard; Lamar County's Allen, Mercer; Falcons/Harbaugh, UGA, Braves, Tech, Kennesaw State; College 🏈 🏀 📰, NFL playoffs/news; NBA, Australian Open
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ACE 42, Southwest 30
Sara Rhett Farmer led the Grypons – who held the Patriots to one point in the second quarter - to the region win with 29 points, while Mohegany Tharpe and Lannasha Graddick each had 11 for Southwest.
Baldwin 76, Howard 20
A 23-point night from Madison Ruff paced Baldwin, with 16 from Janaye Walker – adding 13 rebounds for another double-double – and 13 from Zykeria Paschal and 12 from Kassidy Neal.
Central 61, Spencer 41
Alaya Grane wnt for 28 points and 6 assists for Central. Frances Anyakudo added 13points and Jaz Johnson 11, Anyakudo with 9 rebounds and Lauria Bloodworth with 8
Central Fellowship 85, Windsor 22
Dodge County 63, Berrien 36
A’Marya Mann dropped 6 3-points en route to 21 points for Dodge County (9-3/4-1). Lyric Green added another 21.
Dublin 49, Wheeler County 21
Nahallie Turnley had 15 to lead Dublin.
East Laurens 58, Bleckley County 49
FPD 47, Gatewood 25
FPD improved to 16-1.
GMC 37, Twiggs County 28
Glascock County 50, Wilkinson County 33
Griffin 54, Westside 46
John Milledge 48, Stratford 33
Johnson County 44, Hancock Central 41
Jordan 47, Northeast 46
Mary Persons 60, Upson-Lee 45
Amiya Cromer had 21 for Upson-Lee.
Tattnall 60, Mount de Sales 49
Anna Hilliard scored 11 of her game-high 23 points in the key third quarter when Tattnall outscored MdS 19-12 to take control. Jikaylee Marshall added 15 for Tattnall. Samara Roseboro topped the Cavs with 13.
Taylor County 61, Macon County 47
Telfair County 63, Hawkinsville 31
Union Grove 61, Warner Robins 48
Washington County 58, Glenn Hills 48
Boys
Baldwin 60, Howard 35
Brentwood 54, Augusta Prep 49
Central Fellowship 74, Windsor 49
Crawford Count 82, Lamar County 70
Dodge County 76, Berrien 36
William Jordan led a full Dodge County scoring effort with 16 points.
East Laurens 74, Bleckley County 71, 2 OT
FPD 76, Gatewood 64
Griffin 63, Westside 43
Griffin pulled away after a close first half. Marcus Hood led Westside with 13 points, Christian Little adding 12.
Hancock Central 58, Johnson County 43
Lee County 65, Houston County 49
Perry 54, Dooly County 37
Putnam County 67, Josey 54
The War Eagles improved to 12-6 overall and 3-4 in region.
RTCA 75, Twiggs 26
Southwest 80, ACE 36
Spalding 82, West Laurens 44
Spencer 57, Central 51
Stratford 52, John Milledge 48
Tattnall 58, Mount de Sales 50
A six-point edge in the first kept Tattnall on top and the Trojans held off the Cavs behind 21 points from Antone Johnson and 11 from Whit Davidson. Jason taylor and Christian Rogers each had 9 for MdS.
Twiggs County 49, GMC 37
Upson-Lee 67, Mary Persons 55
Carmelo Williams put up 28 for the Knights.
Warner Robins 78, Union Grove 67
Washington County 65, Glenn Hills 35
Marquavion Cooper led the way for WACO with 16 points, with 12 from Kamonta Durden, 11 from David Campbell, and 10 from Brashod Heggs, who had 7 assists.
Wheeler County 61, Dublin 60
Wilkinson County 79, Glascock County 46
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Rutland 54, Crawfrod County 24; Rutland 46, Northeast 30
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M-Georgia Tech 93, Clemson 90, 2 OT
M-Georgia 74, South Carolina 69
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Alumni Update
Lamar County’s Allen earns freshman A-A honor
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Mercer loses Gonzalez for season, to redshirt
Around/About Georgia
Atlanta interviews Harbaugh, after Chargers
Robinson up for fans’ rookie of the year
What Muschamp still means to the Georgia after moving into analyst role
Georgia stat rankings following 2023 season
How likely is a Fried extension with the Braves this offseason?
Tech’s Singleton on freshman A-A team
Vanderbilt plucks Kennesaw State OC to coach OL
MBKB-Georgia comes back again, and on the road, tops South Carolina
MBKB-Clemson’s Hall big, but Tech’s George is bigger
College Sports
Ohio State expected to name Texas A&M AD Bjork to succeed Smith
College Football/SEC, ACC
Florida hires Roberts as executive head coach charged with turning around woeful defense
DeBoer unbothered by Saban's lengthy shadow
Linguist resigns as Buffalo coach to join DeBoer’s staff
College Football
Harbaugh remains engaged in interesting contract talks with Michigan amid NFL swirl
Underclassmen who intend to enter 2024 NFL draft
NFL Playoffs
Third Chiefs-Bills playoff meeting in four seasons highlights the NFL’s divisional round
Love's incredible rise validates once-shocking move by Packers GM Gutekunst
Column-Thanks to former Ram Goff, it's finally Lions fans' turn to dream big
Buccaneers playoff path is lined with potential opponents who beat them during the regular season
Lions’ Campbell says he has a ton of receipts. He isn’t ready to show them after big win
NFL/USFL/ XFL
Overachieving Rams head into a brighter future after discouraging one-point playoff loss to Lions
Bills schedule could be disrupted with another lake-effect snowstorm forecast to hit region
Eagles center Jason Kelce intends to retire after 13 NFL seasons, AP sources say
Even the 'Tush Push' isn't working for Eagles anymore
Philly will demand accountability for the Eagles’ collapse after playoff loss to Bucs
Steelers make another early exit in the playoffs with an opening-round loss to Bills
After another early playoff exit, Dolphins GM says he wants Tagovailoa in Miami ‘long-term’
It was the Patriot Way, until it wasn't
Saints fire OC Carmichael Jr. after 18 years with team
Football
Nick Saban, Bill Belichick exits rekindle Browns memories from 30 years ago
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Federal lawsuit accuses NY Knicks owner James Dolan, media mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault
Embiid outshines Jokic in NBA MVPs matchup
Nuggets land in Philadelphia for start of game after nearly nine hours on team plane
NBA fines Sacramento’s Brown $50K after outburst against official
Women’s College Basketball
Stanford’s VanDerveer on cusp of passing Coach K for most wins in college basketball history
Clark moves up career scoring list as No. 2 Iowa defeats Wisconsin
Men’s College Basketball
Edey comes up big again and leads No. 2 Purdue past rival Indiana
Knecht scores 39 to lead No. 6 Tennessee past Florida
Cincinnati upsets No. 19 TCU 81-77 in OT
Achor scores career-high 35 as Samford downs Western Carolina for 16th straight victory
Tennis
Jabeur and Wozniacki are out of the Australian Open in the second round
Player complaints continue after rule change allowing more fan movement at Australian Open
Zverev wins his opener in Australia a day after he’s ordered to stand trial in assault case in May
A 2-story bar beside the Australian Open party court is dividing opinion
End has never felt closer for Murray
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NFL scores/games
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
Men’s college basketball