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October 4, 2024 Central Georgia Sports Report

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High Schools
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

Bleckley County 12, Dublin 0
CFCA 6, Windsor 4; Windsor 4, CFCA 0
Central 18, Northeast 5
East Laurens 12, Washington County 4

Houston County 4, Thomas County Central 0; Houston County 16, Thomas County Central 5
The Bears clinched their third straight region title.

Mary Persons 4, Whitewater 3
Peach County 14, Cairo 5, 9 inn.
Piedmont 17, Mount de Sales 0
Social Circle 17, Putnam County 5
Stratford 6, FPD 5
Strong Rock 8, Westfield 4
Tattnall 12, John Milledge 0
Taylor County 7, Marion County 2

🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐

Banks County 2, Putnam County 0
Houston County 2, Lee County
Lake Oconee 2, Putnam County 0
Lamar County 2, Mary Persons 1
Lee County 2, Northside 0
Mary Persons 2, Spalding 1
Piedmont 2, Jones County 0
Thomasville 2, Taylor County 0
Union Grove 2, Perry 0

🏈🏈🏈Football🏈🏈🏈

Callaway 34, Westside 14
Callaway sandwiched first-quarter touchdowns around blocking a field goal en route to a 13-0 lead after one. The Seminoles scored two second-quarter touchdowns, the second in the final seconds, for a 14-13 halftie lead. Less than two minutes into the third quarter, Callaway scored on a 50-yard touchdown pass, and went up by 12 six minutes later. A pick-6 of 87 yards sealed it with 7:24 left.

Northeast 33, Bleckley County 30 (click for more)
          After being held in check in the first half, Northeast’s Nick Woodford got going in the second half, and his score two minutes into the fourth put the Raiders on top and they survived the Royals and themselves. Northeast improved to 5-1 overall and 5-0 in crammed Region 2-A/Division I, while Bleckley County fell to 2-4 and 1-3, the losses by a total of 11 points. There was a whiff of upset in the air as Bleckley County was sharper and more versatile en route to a 23-12 halftime lead.
          The Raiders executed their base offense coming out of the break and went 55 yards on 11 plays, Reginald Glover hitting Zahkie Denson from the 7 for the score, the PAT pulling Northeast within 23-19 at the 6:58 mark of the third. Northeast’s defense held for Bleckley County’s first of two three and outs of the night, and Woodford covered 67 yards on two plays. Demontae Dunn hit the needed PAT for the second straight time for a 26-23 lead with 5:13 left in the third. Bleckley County retook the lead seven plays later on a 10-yard pop pass from Kam Everett – who had 205 yards passing in the first half but was slowed in the second half - to Connor Cairney to go up 30-26 with 2:01 left in the third.
          The teams exchanged painful turnovers. Northeast was driving, and just dropped the ball at its 35. The Royals gave it right back on an interception on the first play. And paid, three plays later when Woodford took the direct snap and cruised all but untouched for a 21-yard score and 33-30 lead less than two minutes into the fourth. A see-saw half continued, and Northeast blunders left the door open, but but Ford Childers – one of Central Georgia’s top overall kickers –was just wide right from 42 yards with 1:12 left.

🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈

Colquitt County 13, Warner Robins 0
Howard 20, Macon County 6
Northside 8, Macon County 6; Northside 14, Howard 7
Warner Robins 27, Baker County 0

🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

W-Mercer 2, Chattanooga 0

Pro

🏈🏈🏈Football🏈🏈🏈

Atlanta 36, Tampa Bay 30, OT

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Alumni Update

Jones County grad Ched Smith is the USA South defensive Player of the Week and defensive Rookie of the Week. In the 40-23 win over Methodist, Smith finished with 8 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks and a scoop and score touchdown.

Around/About Georgia

Cool Cousins goes off, hits hits Hodge in OT for thrilling win

'That pass game was lethal'

Teammates celebrate KhaDarel Hodge's path to game-winning play

Too many missed tackles lead to big missed opportunity for Bucs

About that win

Long before Falcons Ring of Honor induction, a car wreck shaped Matt Ryan's life

Hawks turn up intensity in opening training-camp practice

Column- One missed field goal keeps Smart from being Ohio State's Day

Young Bulldogs get UGA-Auburn history lesson

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Bennett wears Alabama polo and hat after Crimson Tide win vs Georgia