Sunday's Report: HS/College scores, Mercer, Georgia College, Mayhem; Valdosta State, Falcons, UGA, Braves, Georgia Southern; College FB: playoffs/bowls/news, NFL,MLB, College W&M, hoops, boxing
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
Bleckley County 57, Vidalia 40
Central Fellowship 60, John Milledge 42
East Laurens 57, North Oconee 55
Frederica 71, Westfield 48
George Walton 66, Brentwood 41
Hancock Central 54, Warren County 35
Hawkinsville 50, Crisp County 47
Piedmont 78, Trinity Christian 67
Stratford 80, Twiggs County 21
Da'Laila Lowe led the Eaglettes with 16, Camiyah Hudson adding 15, Kaliya Walker 14 and Hatsy Russell 11.
Warner Robins 66, Grovetown 52
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
Brentwood 53, George Walton 36
Dublin 86, Johnson County 59
Head coach Carlos Hope picked up is 400th win and didn’t have to sweat it out. Hope spent 17 years at Washington County before taking over at Dublin.
FPCA 59, John Milledge 48
Frederica 73, Westfield 53
Gatewood 78, GMC Prep 34
Meadowcreek 76, Central 48
Houston County 72, Bishop Snyder 61
The 10-4 Bears got 16 from Malik Gillespie, 15 from Kam Plummer, and 13 from Josh Jackson, who had 5 assists.
Macon County 73, Chattahoochee County 61
McDonough 73, Westside 65
North Oconee 66, East Laurens 48
Northside 63, North Florida Christian 60
Jordan Gaines led the Eagles with 21 points, while Chaston Brown added 13.
Piedmont 53, Trinity Christian 45
Putnam County 67, Jasper County 51
Tamaud Woodson led balanced 13-0 Putnam County with 18 points, Jmari Greene adding 15 and Shamar McClendon 11.
Southwest 77, Luella 70, OT
Chase Dupree put up 30 for the 11-1 Patriots, getting 4 steals. Brandon Ashley added 13 points and Caron Howard 10 points and 4 assists, Rinaldo Callaway turned in a 10-points/10-rebounds double-double.
Stratford 65, Twiggs County 42
Tattnall 74, West Laurens 66
The GIAA Trojans took down the GHSA 3A Raiders behind 29 points from Antone Johnson, 18 from Ty Hunnicutt, 14 from Drew Bacchus, and 10 from Whit Davidson.
University Christian 65, Baldwin 59
Karez Demory put up 30 points for Baldwin< Deven Nelson with 11.
Veterans 59, Perry 45
Freshman Trey Byrd topped the Warhawks with 17 points, Jaivyon Dawson adding 15.
Vidalia 47, Bleckley County 25
Warren County 60, Hancock Central 57
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
🏀🏀🏀Women’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
App State 74, Mercer 61
Limestone 78, Georgia College 73
🏀🏀🏀Men’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
Georgia College 75, Belmont Abbey 51
Winthrop 102, Mercer 97
Pro
🏒🏒🏒 SPHL 🏒🏒🏒
Macon 5, Fayetteville 2
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
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Around/About Central Georgia
GMC finishes third in national poll
Around/About Georgia
Chambliss accounts for 5 TDs, Ferris blows past Valdosta 49-14 for D-II championship
Analysis: Don’t write off Cousins just yet despite his benching: Analysis
Stockton: The stories that Georgia football fans need to know by heart before the Sugar Bowl
How will Acuña's return affect Braves' 2025 lineup?
Bane and Pippen combine for 45 points, Grizzlies cruise past Hawks
Pope’s 23 lead Texas State past Georgia Southern
Uduje scores 22 as San Jose State beats Kennesaw State
The Year 2024
Scandals, some changes in public perception highlighted the year for sports betting
Games
Monday
11 a.m.: Coastal Carolina vs. Texas-San Antonio, Myrtle Beach Bowl, ESPN
2:30 p.m.: Fresno State vs. Northern Illinois, Potato Bowl, ESPN
College Football
Vick going to coach at Norfolk State a prime example of Sanders effect
Jackson Waring leads Grand View to NAIA national title, 35-7 over defending-champ Keiser
North Central (Ill.) QB Luke Lehnen wins top offensive honor on AP Division III All-America team
College Football/Playoffs
Column-Yes, there are College Football Playoff blowouts in first round. But fans should calm down
Howard throws 2 TD passes to Smith to help Ohio State rout Tennessee
Sampson’s hamstring injury leaves Tennessee’s offense struggling in CFP loss to Ohio State
Texas beats Clemson, advances to face Arizona State in quarters
Former walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU
SMU’s Lashlee hopes Mustangs’ mistake-filled performance won’t affect future playoff consideration
Indiana’s high-flying offense grounded by aggressive Notre Dame defense
Running game and defense score Notre Dame the first playoff win in school history
12-team college football playoff arrives after 100 years, a few billion dollars and many detours
Betting storylines: Public heavily invested in Ohio State
College Football/FCS playoffs
Mellott leads Montana State over South Dakota 31-17 to reach FCS championship game
Lance and Miller team to send North Dakota State to FCS title game with 28-21 win over Jackrabbits
College Football/Coaching carousel and moves
Column-Washington State needs to rebound quickly from its bad breakup with Dickert
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Jackson and the Ravens draw even atop the AFC North, beating the 1st-place Steelers
Mahomes throws for TD and runs for score as Chiefs beat Texans to close in on No. 1 seed
Texans WR Dell hospitalized after severe knee injury on TD catch vs. Chiefs
Saints rule out QB Carr, RB Kamara for Monday night game at Green Bay
Cooper making big difference for Packers defense in his rookie season
Seahawks hope to increase playoff odds when they face Vikings
Bills lineman Dawkins credits Allen's fiancée for success
Daniels is maturing into a better pocket passer late in his rookie year with the Commanders
Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win
College Basketball/Women
UConn’s Azzi Fudd and USC’s Kennedy Smith both return from injury in marquee matchup
Puckett has 17, Spear 16 and No. 18 Lady Vols roll past Tulsa 102-61, now 11-0
Connor, Prince lead No. 12 TCU women to win over UCF in Big 12 opener
Sammie Puisis scores 23 points, Mputu adds 17 to help South Florida top No. 9 Duke women
No. 19 North Carolina women put 6 in double figures, roll to win over Norfolk State
College Basketball/Men
Thornton scores career-high 30 as Ohio State cruises past No. 4 Kentucky
Broome has 23 points, 11 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn beats No. 16 Purdue
RJ Davis rallies North Carolina past No. 18 UCLA in CBS Sports Classic
Coen Carr has 17 points, 8 rebounds to lead No. 20 Michigan State past Florida Atlantic
Padulla helps No. 17 Mississippi pull away to beat Queens
Fort scores 27 in Samford’s victory over Alabama A&M
Simmons scores 29 as Gardner-Webb defeats East Carolina
NBA
Former Lakers coach Darvin Ham says getting fired by team was 'crazy'
Celtics’ Brown calls out ref for technical calls on himself, Mazzulla in loss to Bulls
Garland scores 26 points, NBA-leading Cavaliers rout 76ers for 25th win in 29 games
Baseball/MLB
Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65
Fried’s first thought on how to spend his Yankees fortune was his 3-year-old mutt, Apollo
Golf
Tiger Woods and son Charlie share the lead at PNC Championship
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Oleksandr Usyk successfully defends heavyweight belt with unanimous decision over Tyson Fury
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