Wednesday's Report: HS hoops scores; Hester Stadium, Mercer's Moore, Georgia College; Falcons/Cousins, UGA, Tech, Braves; College 🏈/rankings/title games/news; NFL, college 🏀 W/M; NBA, MLB
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High Schools
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Baldwin 68, West Laurens 28
Janaye Walker put up a 23-point/15-rebound double-double for Baldwin, Kassidy Neal adding 19 points and Princess Huff 10.
Bleckley County 58, Dublin 20
Central Fellowship 90, Sherwood 17
Central 42, East Laurens 34
Frances Anyakudo’s 11 points and 11 rebounds paced the Chargers, Jazly Johnson grabbing 12 rebounds and Lawrence Anderson getting 4 steals and 4 assists.
Fayette County 68, Mary Persons 32
FPD 49, Windsor 21
Gatewood 59, Augusta Prep 15
Howard 45, Hephzibah 43
Houston County 43, Peach County 28
Madison Fillingame scored 16 points and Syniah Rankin had 12 points and 11 rebounds for Houston County
Lake Oconee 48, John Milledge 41
Macon County 66, Wilkinson County 36
Mount de Sales 59, GMC Prep 29
Piedmont 49, Westfield 40
Stratford 41, Trinity Christian 34
Camiyah Hudson led the way with 12 followed by Shannon Smith with 10.
Tattnall 52, Crawford 15
Turner County 50, Hawkinsville 28
Washington County 52, Southwest 13
Makayla Dunn put up 15 for Washington County, with 12 each from Aeria Hagans and Em’mya Gamble.
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Baldwin 68, West Laurens 56
Deven Nelson dropped 30 points for the Braves.
Central Fellowship 70, Sherwood 63
Dublin 52, Bleckley County 42
Fayette County 74, Mary Persons 48
Gatewood 58, Augusta Prep 53
Greene County 48, Hancock Central 44
Hephzibah 6, Howard 61
Houston County 69, Peach County 46
Malik Gillespie went for 13 points and 6 rebounds to lead the Bears to their fifth straight win. Kam Plummer added 10 points and 4 rebounds.
Lake Oconee 51, John Milledge 34
Macon County 64, Wilkinson County 42
McDonough 81, Jones County 46
Mount de Sales 48, GMC Prep 32
Putnam County 73, Laney 64
J’Mari Greene led the War Eagles on the road with 18 points, Tamaud Woodson adding 15.
Southwest 66, Washington County 53
Brashod Heggs led the Golden Hawks with 14 points while Tay Poole chipped in 11.
Stratford 59, Trinity Christian 36
Tattnall 60, Crawford County 44
Westfield 75, Piedmont 72
Windsor 56, FPD 46
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Around/About Central Georgia
Tattnall will soon play at Barney Hester Stadium
Tattnall’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday announced what appeared to be inevitable.
The school’s football stadium will be named after the person most associated public with the school itself, as a head coach and headmaster, Barney Hester.
By the time Hester left Tattnall after the 2012, he had spent a little more than half of his life on Trojan Trail, as athletics director from 1982-98, head football coach from 1982-2012, and headmaster from 1998-2009.
The Trojans won 11 GISA state football titles from 1988-2011, and Hester led the track team to six state and 10 region championships. He was the Macon Touchdown Club local of the year five times and state GISA top coach a dozen times.
He went into the Macon Sports Hall of Fame in 2006 and Tattnall’s in 2014.
Hester went 306-79-7 at Tattnall, before moving on to Howard and then becoming the Bibb County public schools athletics director. Up next is being sworn in to the Bibb Count Board of Education in January.
The Trojans will have a new head coach in August when they play their first game of 2025 in the confines of Jack Baynes Field at Barney Hester Stadium.
Georgia College’s new golf coach has close big-time PGA ties
Honor Roll
Mercer’s Moore a finalist for nation’s top defender award
Around/About Georgia
Penix Jr. ready but believes Cousins will rebound
Falcons feeling the pressure at .500 as Cousins’ interceptions put spotlight on downturn for offense
Vikings are showing their worth at 10-2 by winning the games that don’t go smoothly
‘I still have confidence in those guys’
Beck learned from first game, ready for rematch
CFP rankings update for Georgia, where Bulldogs landed in bracket
Ten Yellow Jackets earn All-ACC recognition
Tech starts strong but falters in loss at No. 21 Oklahoma
Leffew, Newell pilot Georgia to win over Notre Dame in ACC-SEC challenge
Right-hander Gillispie to get $820,000 salary while in majors as part of Braves contract
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Column-Now that Malzahn has bailed out, will UCF fans be patient with next coach?
Harsin appears to be trolling Auburn with Alabama’s ‘LANK’ rallying cry
What were the two words Freeze used to describe Auburn’s season?
College Football/Conference Championships
No. 18 Clemson prepping to take advantage of latest chance to reach the CFP, the ACC title game
Gabriel’s run at Oregon harkens back to the days of another Hawaii-born QB, Mariota
Odom has No. 19 UNLV one step away from potentially making the CFP
College Football
Miami’s playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings
Iowa State and SMU ADs in a ‘stay off my lawn’ moment regarding latest rankings
2024 College Football Playoff Rankings
Illinois assistant Dana Dimel, a head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, dies at the age of 62
Ducks’ Gabriel, Nittany Lions’ Carter, Hoosiers’ Cignetti take top Big Ten honors
Signing period comes earlier than usual this year. Some coaches would rather it be even sooner
Rose Bowl Stadium announces renovation plans for 102-year-old landmark
College Football/Coaching Carousel
Michigan’s Moore fires OC Campbell after unit struggles in 2024
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
McVay on Bears interim HC Brown (UGA): He demands respect, guys will follow his lead
Trent Williams’ wife, Sondra, says their son was stillborn
Texans’ Al-Shaair suspended 3 games without pay after violent hit on Trevor Lawrence
Sterling Sharpe and Mike Holmgren are picked as Hall of Fame finalists
Allen and McDermott deserve credit in Bills latest AFC East-clinching season
Tucker’s erratic season isn’t getting any better, and it’s hurting Baltimore’s outlook
Chargers are in good position for the playoffs but need to improve on offense
Burrow is no longer talking about the playoffs after another loss by the high-scoring Bengals
Lions coordinators will be among the hottest NFL head coach candidates
Column-Leave it to the Bears to botch a coach firing even your Aunt Martha could see coming
Cardinals are average through 12 games and the frustration is it feels as if they could be better
College Basketball/Women
South Carolina’s daunting schedule continues with two more games against Top 25 teams
Lee sets scoring record for No. 13 Kansas State
Freshman Strong scores 22 points to lead No. 2 UConn past Holy Cross
Crooks records double-double to lead Iowa St. dismantling of SC Upstate
USA Today Women’s College Basketball Top 25 Poll
College Basketball/Men
Wiggins, Schieffelin and Clemson’s defense hold down No. 4 Kentucky
Carter scores 26 points and LSU beats Florida State
Davis scores 20, Pedulla adds 16 as No. 23 Ol’ Miss beats Louisville
Taylor IV scores 15 points and No. 22 Texas A&M beats Wake Forest
Lanier scores 26 to lead No. 3 Tennessee over Syracuse in SEC/ACC Challenge
Goldin helps Michigan beat No. 11 Wisconsin as Badgers take their 1st loss
Johnson scores 30 as Charleston Southern knocks off UT Martin
College Sports
How Nebraska volleyball star Harper Murray is leaving a troubled offseason behind her
NBA
Cup quarterfinals: Bucks-Magic, Knicks-Hawks, Rockets-Warriors, Thunder-Mavericks
Jokic scores 38 points and helps Nuggets mount a late comeback to beat Warriors
Baseball/MLB
Column: What will it take to save MLB's future in Tampa Bay? A hero, please
Soccer
USWNT beats Netherlands 2-1 in goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher’s final match
Scoreboards