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
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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
W-Eastern Kentucky 69, Kennesaw State 66
M-Georgia College 88, Flagler 82
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
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Eckerd 13, Georgia College 8; Eckerd 7, Georgia College 6
Milligan 9, Middle Georgia State 6
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Georgia College 4, Union 0; Lenoir-Rhyne 2, Georgia College 1
Mercer 12, Drexel 5, Dayton 2, Mercer 0
Pro
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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
Women’s College Basketball
Caitlin Clark, please don't break scoring record on Super Bowl Sunday. For once, just be average
Men’s College Basketball
Florida adds to Auburn’s road woes
Edey’s double-double, Braden Smith’s 19 points lead No. 2 Purdue
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