The Central Georgia Sports Report

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Sunday's Report: Mercer, Georgia College, FVSU, Middle Georgia State, Central Georgia Tech, Mayhem, GHSA swimming; Hawks, United, Tech, hoops; Super Bowl, colleges🏀&🏈, NBA, MLB, golf,

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High School

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Girls

ACE 59, GMC 20

          Sara Rhett Farmer outscored the Bulldogs, with 28 points, going 10 of 11 from the free-throw line. Armiyah Smathers chipped in 13.

Brentwood 54, Trinity Christian 45

East Laurens 69, Twiggs County 38

Heritage 45, Westfield 22

Thomas County Central 62, Houston County 24

Boys

ACE 67, GMC 48

East Laurens 72, Twiggs County 48

Houston County 70, Thomas County Central 57

          Three Bears finished in double figures to end the regular season, led by 22 points from Malik Gillespie. Kameron Plummer added 16 and Darius Patterson 10.

Trinity Christian 75, Brentwood 44

⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

G-ACE 0, Veterans 0; ACE 3, Coffee 0

B-Peach County 3, Konos Academy 2, PKs

B-Coffee 5, ACE 2

B-Griffin 3, Upson-Lee 0

G-Houston County 0, Pike County 0

B-Houston County 2, Pike County 1

G-Konos 5, Peach County 1

G-Perry 8, Coffee 0

B-Perry 2, Coffee 1

G-Upson-Lee 3, Griffin 0

B-Veterans 2, ACE 0; Veterans 5, Perry 0

 

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Links at times will include game story

🏫🏫🏫 College 🏫🏫🏫

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M-Arkansas 78, Georgia 75

M-Buffalo 82, Georgia Southern 81

M-Central Georgia Tech 72, Southern Crescent 67

M-Benedict 68, FVSU 55

W-Chattanooga 61, Mercer 52

W-Eastern Kentucky 69, Kennesaw State 66

M-Georgia College 88, Flagler 82

M-Georgia State 75, Miami 53

M-Lipscomb 101, Kennesaw State 95

W-Miami 80, Georgia State 63

W-Northern Illinois 91, Georiga Southern 84

M-Western Carolina 79, Mercer 46

W-William Carey 70, Middle Georgia State 58

M-William Carey 77, Middle Georgia State 73

 

⚾ ⚾ ⚾Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Eckerd 13, Georgia College 8; Eckerd 7, Georgia College 6

Milligan 9, Middle Georgia State 6

🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

Georgia College 4, Union 0; Lenoir-Rhyne 2, Georgia College 1

Mercer 12, Drexel 5, Dayton 2, Mercer 0

Pro

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Fayetteville 3, Macon 1

🏀 🏀 🏀NBA 🏀 🏀 🏀

Atlanta 122, Houston 113

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Alumni Update

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Four Central Georgia teams score at GHSA state swim meet, two individual champs

          Maela McKalllip and Campbell Atkins gave Central Georgia champion trophies in the GHSA state swim meet that concluded Saturday with Class 7A.

          McKallip won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle, while Atkinson gutted out a title in the 500-yard freestyle in 1A-3A division.

          Mary Persons’ girls finished fifth in the 1A-3A division with 187 points, Wesleyan racking up 333.5 points to win.

          ACE’s boys finished 16th in the 1A-3A group with 49 points, Wesleyan taking that title as well with 308 points. Mary Persons finished 19th with 36 points.

          ACE’s Oren Harden took third in the 50-meter freestyle and 100 fly.

          Veterans’ boys took 20th with 43 points, Johns Creek the champ with 318 points.

          Some information is based on school’s social media posts. Complete information is unavailable, because the GHSA is not posting final results for the public or media. Those interested must download an app and pay a subscription fee for full results.

 

MBKB-Georgia College takes down Flagler off big 3rd quarter

WBKB-Fort Valley State coasts past Benedict

 

Around/About Georgia

Column- Hawks seal their fate by keeping Murray past trade deadline

Murray scores 34 as Hawks send Rockets to 4th straight loss

MBKB-Arkansas pulls out win, Georgia’s fifth straight loss

MBKB-Freshman sets career high, Louisville closes out Tech

Tech shifts focus to 2025 recruiting class

United earns first clean sheet of preseason with win over Tampa Bay

Super Bowl

Super Bowl betting guide to 49ers vs. Chiefs, including odds spread, total and props

The history of SB betting, from a William Perry prop to bad beats and Joe Namath's guarantee

If it comes down to the kickers, it’ll be a rookie against an established standout

Column- Mahomes is Superman, but Purdy has a superpower that can win the Super Bowl

Nothing irrelevant about the Mahomes vs. Purdy showdown

Chiefs put LG Thuney on IR, activate RB McKinnon (Georgia Southern) in finalizing roster

It’s not just Purdy. Several late picks and undrafted players make an impact for Chiefs and 49ers

Chiefs and 49ers have high-profile offenses, but defense should decide the Super Bowl winner

The mindful 49er: How Kittle hits the reset button

Decades before the SB arrived, Tarkanian and his UNLV team turned Las Vegas into a sports town

Column- Is Taylor Swift a CIA plant? Is the NFL rigged? Have vaccines made us nuts?

Reid changes the perception of him, one 'nuggies' ad at a time

Shanahan compares coaching 49ers, Falcons' crushing Super Bowl losses

Column- The making of Mahomes: The best stories of a child-athlete prodigy

Ex-Panthers coach Rhule wanted to draft Purdy before team veto

Column- Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce is a cliché queen-football star romance that America loves

With the SB on deck, Chiefs also are preparing for big changes on the horizon

NFL/Football

Seahawks to hire ex-Washington assistant Grubb as OC

Jets owner Woody Johnson rips Zach Wilson, puts pressure on team after latest missed playoffs

Offseason musts for every team

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Curry hits 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left

Roundup

Women’s College Basketball

Caitlin Clark, please don't break scoring record on Super Bowl Sunday. For once, just be average

Roundup

Men’s College Basketball

Florida adds to Auburn’s road woes

Edey’s double-double, Braden Smith’s 19 points lead No. 2 Purdue

A&M rolls No. 6 Tennessee

Kentucky's comeback falls short in third straight Rupp loss for first time ever

Pegues and Furman take down East Tennessee State 

Virginia beats Florida State 80-76 for 8th straight win

College Football

Furman community mourning following death of Paladins’ Stanfield

Alabama's DeBoer faces play-calling dilemma after Grubb takes Seahawks OC job

Golf

Taylor takes 1-shot lead into Sunday at raucous, waterlogged Phoenix Open

Party foul: Phoenix Open closes entrance, limits alcohol, because course is too crowded

Fan hospitalized after fall from grandstand at TPC Scottsdale's 16th hole

Johnson wins LIV Golf Las Vegas in windy and chilly conditions

MLB/Baseball

Former Brewers pitching rospect Edrian Robinson suspended 80 games for positive drug test

Tennis

Halep awaits CAS verdict after 3-day hearing to challenge 4-year doping ban

Soccer

Furor over Messi no-show in Hong Kong game deepens with Argentina’s tour of China canceled

Scoreboards

NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
Men’s college basketball