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GHSA Playoffs

Class 5A

South Paulding 6, Houston County 3; Houston County 10, South Paulding 1, 6 inn.; Game 3 Friday, 5 p.m., at Houston County
Hayley McElroy recorded her 100th career RBI during the split. The Bears watched a 2-1 lead after three turn into a 4-2 deficit through four, the Spartans adding cushion in the fifth and sixth. South Paulding outhit by one Houston County, which had one more error. Arianah McKenzie went 4 for 4 and McElroy drove in 2 runs. Ansleigh Darby went yard twice in the nightcap for Houston County, which got going late, leading 2-0 after three but putting up 8 in the final 3 innings. Kinley Snider joined Darby as 2-hit Bears, Claire McArthur and Darby with 2 RBI each.

East Paulding 4, Veterans 2; East Paulding 10, Veterans 4

Class AAA
Southeast Bulloch 10, Mary Persons 3; Mary Persons Southeast Bulloch; Game 3 Friday, 12 p.m., at SE Bulloch
          The Bulldogs pulled within 4-3 in the opener on Taylor Mosteller’s 2-run homer and Sydney Kime’s RBI single in the top of the sixth, but the hosts put it away with six in the bottom half. Mary Persons got the pitching in the nightcap, Olivia Woodgeard ringing up 14 strikeouts in a 7-hitter. Mosteller drove in 3 runs on 2 hits, the Bulldogs getting 2-hit nights from Sara Grace Errera, Woodgeard, and Shelbie Lewis, Errera with a homer.

Pickens 15, Peach County 1; Pickens 7, Peach County 1
West Laurens 21, White County 1; West Laurens 7, White County 2

Class A/Division I
East Laurens 3, Dade County 1; Dade County 1, East Laurens 0; Game 3 Friday, 12 p.m., at East Laurens
ACE Charter 5, Jeff Davis 4, 10 inn.; ACE 6, Jeff Davis 4
          A throwing error on Madisyn Hallar’s grounder allowed Giselle Giles to sprint in with the winning run, right after L Bridges was ruled out on batter interference. The Gryphons scored 2 I the bottom of the seventh to send the opener to extra innings, courtesy runner Brook Norris scoring on Giles single and Giles tying it on an error on Ella Allen’s bunt. ACE took a 6-3 lead in the top of the sixth of the nightcap, Jeff Davis rallying for 2 in the bottom half. Giles retired the Yellow Jackets in order in the bottom of the seventh.

Social Circle 15, Lamar County 6; Social Circle 8, Lamar County 3

GHSA championship tournament pairings

Columbus, starts Wednesday

Class AAA

West Laurens vs. TBA, Wednesday, 11 a.m.

Class A/Division I

GMC Prep vs. Screven County, Wednesday, 1 p.m.

🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈

Peach County 6, Mount de Sales 0

Sumter County 13, Hawkinsville 12

Washington County 39, Harlem 0; Washington County 27, Harlem 0

Westside 27, Mount de Sales 0; Westside 19, Peach County 6

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W-Middle Georgia State 8, Brewton-Parker 0

M-Middle Georgia State 1, Brewton-Parker 0

🏈🏈🏈Football🏈🏈🏈

Old Dominion 47, Georgia Southern 19

 

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College Football

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College Football/weeknights

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College Basketball

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WNBA

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Tennis

Sharapova and the Bryan brothers are elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame

Soccer

Browns sue city of Cleveland over ‘Modell Law’ designed to prevent their move to suburbs

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