Saturday's Report: Scoreboard; Dublin's Height, Linton; Falcons, Hawks, UGA; College 🏀 W/M, NFL playoffs/coaching, college 🏈, NBA, soccer, golf, tennis
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High School
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Girls
Bleckley County 57, Telfair County 50
Central 64, Southwest 11
Alaya Grane led the way with 21 points and 4 blocks, with Aniya Dugger adding 16 points and 2 blocks. Jaz Johnson chipped in 8 steals, 5 rebounds,and 13 points, with a big line from Frances Anyakudo: 8 rebounds, 8 steals, 5 blocks. Selena Grier grabbed another 8 boards.
Central Fellowship 53, Covenant 36
Dodge County 57, Wilcox County 42
Lyric Green’s 23 points led Dodge County (11-3/5-1), while Paige Ingram added 14.
Dublin 65, Jefferson Cuonty 20
FPD 52, Tattnall 45
The Vikings got a 15-9 first-quarter cushion and held off the Trojans the rest of the way, leading 28-25 at halftime. Faith Wasden led FPD with 17 points, with 13 from Bowen Matthews and 10 from Elly Wasden. Anna Hilliard scored 13 of her game-high 21 for the Trojans, Kennedy Walton adding 12.
Gatewood 63, Augusta Prep 16
Griffin 66, West Laurens 44
Hancock Central 40, GMC 31
Hawkinsville 60, Treutlen 29
John Milledge 71, Mount de Sales 40
Northeast 65, Rutland 12
Northside 38, Lee County 31
Peach County 59, Jackson 30
The Trojans improved to 7-5 and 2-0.
Piedmont 61, Briarwood 36
Putnam County 70, Laney 58
Spencer 89, ACE 29
Swainsboro 62, East Laurens 43
Taylor County 43, Chattahoochee County 41
Temple 57, Crawford County 33
Tift County 82, Houston County 18
Trinity Christian 77, Windsor 34
Upson-Lee 59, Pike County 38
Amiya Cromer had a night with 31 points, and teamed with 10 points from Lakyzhia Miller to outscore the Pirates.
Veterans 61, Thomas County Central 38
Warner Robins 75, Eagle’s Landing 44
The Demonettes improved to 13-3 and 6-2.
Westside 36, Perry 24
Boys
Bleckley County 70, Telfair County 50
Central Fellowship 87, Covenant 66
Knox Walls went off for 27 points, 24 coming on 3-pointers, to lead the Lancers, who scored 46 first-half points. Tanyon Stella went for 19 and Trey Bradley for 18, Bradley perfect on 6 free throws.
Dodge County 78, Wilcox County 47
William Jordan went for 32 points to lead Dodge County (13-1/6-0), with Jaeden McClendon adding 10 more.
FPCA 94, Twiggs 65
Gatewood 74, Augusta Prep 44
Griffin 62, West Laurens 37
Hancock Cnetral 73, GMC 50
Houston County 57, Tift County 45
Malik Gillespie topped the Bears with 15 points, with 13 from Malachi Jackson. Devan Robinson and Derek Henderson teamed for 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 2 steals.
John Milledge 57, Mount de Sales 44
Jones County 62, Locust Grove 39
Nearly a dozen Greyhounds scored, led by 12 from Jakeylan Wilburn and 10 from Jaleel Jordan.
Lee County 71, Northside 31
Peach County 61, Jackson 41
The Trojans improved to 7-8 and 2-0.
Putnam County 81, Laney 75
Landon Bonner had him a night with 40 points – his second of the season - for the War Eagles, Jeremy Banks adding 12.
St. Anne-Pacelli 66, Westfield 20
Southwest 78 Central 58
Spalding 72, Howard 64
Spencer 78, ACE 44
Taylor County 55, Chattahoochee County 46
Tattnall 78, FPD 48
FPD hosts Piedmont on Saturday.
Thomson 70, Washington County 49
Jusden Culpepper had 18 points and 7 rebounds for the Golden Hawks, who visit Baldwin on Saturday.
Twiggs County 77, Glascock County 25
Upson-Lee 85, Pike County 52
A 24-point night from Akeondre Chaney paced Upson-Lee, with 18 from Carmelo Williams and 16 from Qua’Narious Walker
Veterans 80, Thomas County Central 57
Chandler Thomas helped Veterans improve to 12-5/4-1 with 18 points, Antonio Scott dropping 16 and Tristen Abner 15.
Warner Robins 62, Eagle’s Landing 57
The Demons knocked off a top-10 team behind 19 points from Cam Perkins, 15 from Gabe Jacobs, and 10 from Isaiah Gibson, who had 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Cam Flowers added 5 steals.
Westside 65, Perry 56
The Seminoles (14-6/4-3) celebrated Senior Night in style, led by 18 from Christian Little, 16 from Chauncey Williams, and 13 from Joshua Harden.
Wilkinson County 75, Johnson County 49
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Roanoke 7, Macon 3
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Signings
West Laurens’ Emilee Garrett is headed to South Georgia State in Douglas to play softball.
Alumni Update
Dublin’s Romello Height is looking for his third team. The edge rusher started his college career at Auburn, and then moved to Southern California. He has entered the transfer portal.
Former teammate Steve Linton is looking for his third team, too. Originally at Syracuse and then to Texas Tech, Linton entered the portal last week.
Around/About Georgia
Falcons complete a second interview with Belichick
Atlanta interviews Aaron Glenn, but all eyes are on Belichick
And Harbaugh’s coming back for another chat
Murray hits 3-pointer with 2 seconds left to lift Hawks past Heat
So, how’s Georgia’s football staff doing on payday?
Around the nation/world
College Basketball/Women
With 32 points Tuesday, how close is Clark to college scoring record?
Stanford’s VanDerveer earns 1,202nd victory to tie Mike Krzyzewski’s record
Osborne, Betts lead No. 5 UCLA past third-ranked Colorado 76-68 in first women’s sellout in Boulder
College Basketball/Men
Column-Taunting Edey is weird, especially after he just did that to your beloved Hoosiers
NC State’s Horne flips middle fingers, apologizes after Wolfpack win
Woodson's third season at Indiana is teetering on the edge, and that makes folks nervous
Teams that missed NCAA Tournament are leading 5 of 6 major conferences, thanks in part to transfers
The 3-point shot has added volatility, variety at the top of the AP Top 25 college basketball poll
St. John’s coach Pitino expected back from COVID-19 on Saturday against No. 17 Marquette
College Sports
Any second thoughts for USC making the choice to join the Big Ten in 2022?
NFL Playoff schedule
Saturday: 4:30 p.m., ESPN/ABC, Houston at Baltimore; 8:15 p.m., FOX, Green Bay at San Francisco
Sunday: 3 p.m., NBC, Tampa Bay at Detroit; 6:30 p.m., CBS, Kansas City at Buffalo
NFL Playoffs
'It's close to my heart': KC RB Edwards-Helaire in nursing school
Jim and John: Harbaugh Championship Mission, Part 2 begins Saturday
Texans’ Stroud and Packers’ Love have dazzling playoff debuts
Love offers different challenge for the 49ers from past playoffs
Harbaugh, with mix of love and old-school rigor, has Ravens set for playoff run
Rookie Stroud shows poise beyond his years in leading Texans to divisional round of playoffs
The Ravens are ready to give Dalvin Cook a shot, but there’s no telling what to expect
NFL coaching carousel
Raiders remove interim tag and hire Pierce as their head coach
Titans interview Eagles coordinator Johnson, the 8th candidate
Chargers talk to Vrabel, Shaw, and Quinn
NFL/Football
Analysis: Building a Super Bowl champion starts with figuring how who gets all the power
Column- Why did the Eagles collapse? The roster isn't as talented as we all thought
What is Jerry Jones thinking? McCarthy is safe with the Cowboys thanks to optimism and loyalty
Rhode Island man charged in connection with Patriots fan’s death pleads not guilty
College Football
Glanville, 82, named defensive coordinator at Northwestern Oklahoma State
Schools set to pay at least $200 million in buyouts to hire and fire coaches
Returning players, key transfers, O’Brien hiring kick-start offseason for Ohio State’s Ryan Day
After 4 decades a Pac-12 only football award handed out for possibly the last time
College Football/SEC, ACC
Florida is under NCAA investigation a year after a failed NIL deal with QB signee Rashada
DeBoer ‘not really alarmed’ with Alabama transfers, fan concern; explains confidence
Alabama elite QB signee Sayin has entered the transfer portal
Just how good of a recruiter is Auburn football's Charles Kelly? A breakdown of his resume
South Carolina hires ex-Texas A&M assistant Blackwell as running backs coach
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Embiid and Maxey each score over 30 points again to set 76ers record
Murray, Jokic put end to Boston's 27-game home win streak
MLB/Baseball
When does MLB spring training start? 2024 schedule, report dates for every team
Strawberry and Gooden, honored by Mets with retired numbers, regret descent into drugs and alcohol
Carpenter returns to St. Louis, signing after release by Atlanta
Hader agrees to $95 million, 5-year contract with Astros, AP source says
Golf
Sam Burns shoots 61, leads The American Express with amateur Nick Dunlap in the hunt
Ko feels at home and shares lead in LPGA opener
Jack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Masters champion, has died at age 100
Tennis
Djokovic into the 4th round after beating Etcheverry in his 100th Australian Open match
Ukraine’s Yastremska into fourth round at Australian Open
Without handshakes, Ukrainian players trying to keep message alive at Australian Open
Soccer
Pulisic named U.S. Soccer's male player of the year for fourth time
US national team midfielder Samantha Mewis retires from soccer because of knee injury
Around the nation/world
Sports Illustrated employees left in limbo as publisher faces money troubles
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