Sunday's Report: HS football playoffs, Mercer, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, FVSU, Mayhem; Falcons-Broncos, Braves; NFL gameday, MLB, tennis, boxing;
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High Schools
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GHSA playoffs, A/II
Bowdon 49, Taylor County 7
The host Red Devils marched out to a 28-7 halftime lead.
Macon County 44, Greenville 14
The Bulldogs led 24-0 after one quarter and at halftime en route to their fourth first-round win in their last five tries.
Metter 37, Hawkinsville 7
Hawkinsville trailed 17-7 at halftime.
Miller County 50, Wilkinson County 30
The margin was two until Miller County scored on a run in the last 90 seconds of the first half for a 22-12 lead. The Pirates gained control with a long touchdown run in the first two minutes of the third quarter, the teams trading touchdowns a few minutes part in the second part of the third quarter, Miller County leading 36-18 after three.
Mitchell County 47, Hancock Central 12
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ACE 66, Jordan 22
North Clayton 41, Central 31
Upson-Lee 56, Osborne 38
Veterans 54, Warner Robins 37
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Central, Ala. 74, Houston County 62
Malik Gillespie 19p 9r 2a Josh Jackson 13p, 2s 1b Kaden Coney 13p 3r Karon Plummer 10p, 3r
Northside 55, Rutland 52
Putnam County 72, Monroe 54
Southwest 71, Laney 50
Warner Robins 80, Veterans 63
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Mercer 3, UNC Greensboro 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-17)
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Georgia College 79, Newberry 52
Kentucky State 47, Fort Valley State 44
Thomas 75, Middle Georgia State 63
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Georgia College 91, Converse 83
Kentucky State 92, Fort Valley State 90, 2 OT
Middle Georgia State 72, Thomas 70
Nick Cham was clutch at the line down the stretch, to go with key defensive stops for the Knights, now 6-1.
South Alabama 75, Mercer 66
Pro
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Fayetteville 6, Macon 2
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Around/About Georgia
Young Nix, Broncos set to host veteran Cousins, Falcons in Week 11 showdown
Column: One way or another, a defining moment arrives for Younghoe Koo, Raheem Morris
Falcons activate Dalman, Carter in flurry of moves
How Mooney, Robinson are impacting the Falcons offense
Column: Are Falcons a bona fide contender? We'll soon find out
Recapping the 5 roster moves Broncos made ahead of Falcons game
WBKB-Georgia Southern closes out Hanner with win
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Pro Picks: Big-time QB matchups highlight the NFLโs Week 11 schedule
Goff looks to bounce back from throwing career-high 5 INTs when Lions host Jaguars
McCaffreyโs return elevates the 49ersโ offense headed into their matchup vs. the Seahawks
Jackson is ready to finally write his name into Steelers-Ravens lore when longtime rivals meet
Young is beginning to show some development as Panthers QB after a rough start to season
Stroud and the Texans will try to break a mini-slump in a visit to the sinking Cowboys
Love and Packers look to keep pace in tight NFC North race when they visit struggling Bears
Stafford, Rams look to get back to .500 in visit to rebuilding Patriots
Vikings visit woeful Titans, looking to stay perfect against AFC this season
Unbeaten Chiefs travel to face Bills in matchup of AFC division leaders
Colts and Jets square off in a matchup of struggling teams with rapidly fading playoff hopes
Baltimore safety Kyle Hamilton says heโll play this weekend against Pittsburgh
College Basketball/Women
No. 20 Kentucky beat No. 18 Louisville in OT for its first win in the series since 2015
College Basketball/Men
The worldโs tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season
No. 1 Kansas beats Oakland 78-57 as Storr scores 16 off the bench
Transfer Myles Rice leads No. 16 Indiana past South Carolina
No. 6 Duke routs Wofford 86-35 in bounceback game following first loss
No. 14 Creighton earns another lopsided win with 79-56 victory over Kansas City
Brzovic scores 39, including game-winning 3 in double OT as Charleston edges FAU
NBA
Greenโs foul against Zach Edey is upgraded by the NBA to a flagrant 1
Jump around: Cavaliers improve to 14-0, celebrate by dancing with frog mascot
Ball, Hornets overcome Antetokounmpoโs first triple-double this season to beat Bucks
Irving and Gafford lead Mavericks past Wemby-less Spurs
James delivers a pair of 'silencer' 3s to lift Lakers over Pelicans
Tennis
Fritz lines up Sinner for ATP Finals trophy 2 months after US Open final
Olympic sports
Karolyi, coach of Olympic champion gymnasts who was criticized after Nassar scandal, dies at 82
Soccer
Aubrey Kingsbury stops 3 penalties to help Washington Spirit advance to the NWSL championship
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Paul believes he can go for a title now, while Tyson wonโt call it quits after the fight
Taylor beats Serrano again in another slugfest with a disputed decision
Scoreboards
Womenโs college basketball scores/games
Menโs college basketball scores/games