Saturday's Report: Scoreboard; Georgia College, FVSU, Mayhem, Henley, Baldwin's Bullard; Falcons, Hawks, Braves, Georgia State/Georgia Tech, Dream; Super Bowl/NFL, college NILness, college🏀 & 🏈
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High School
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Girls
ACE 49, Rutland 19
Sara Rhett Farmer led the Gryphons with 28 points.
Baldwin 74, West Laurens 28
Bleckley County 46, East Laurens 34
Central 61, Jordan 28
Alaya Grane did damage with 18 points, 7 assists, and 6 steals, while Jaz Johnson turned in a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds to go with 6 steals. Cha’Miyah Montgomery and Selena Grier had 7 rebounds each, Frances Anyakudo with 4 blocks and 6 boards.
CFCA 57, Covenant 32
Dodge County 56, Cook 28
Glascock County 45, Wilkinson County 41
The Warriors visit East Laurens at 6 p.m. Saturday.
John Milledge 51, Stratford 29
Johnson County 68, Hancock Central 43
Jones County 47, Dutchtown 20
Mary Persons 52, Upson-Lee 37
Zaria Wilson led the way for Mary Persons with 20 points, QuaNesah Brown adding 11 and Zoey Shannon 10.
Peach County 64, Pike County 36
The Trojans improved to 12-6 and 5-1.
Piedmont 62, Gatewood 42
Southwest 57, Kendrick 21
Spencer 68, Northeast 30
Taylor County 62, Central-Talbotton 16
Trinity Christian 66, Windsor 25
Veterans 45, Thomas County Central 33
A 20-point night from Desteyn Seaton led Veterans (18-5/7-1).
Warner Robins 90, Ola 18
Boys
Baldwin 91, West Laurens 49
Central Fellowship 84, Covenant 23
Trey Bradley went for 18 points and Carl Williams 16 for the Lancers on Senior Night, both going 5 for 6 from the line.
Dodge County 55, Cook 51
William Jordan led the balanced Indians attack with 14 points. Jaedon McClendon added 13, My’Sean Williams 12, and Duke Johnson 10, Dodge County improving to 18-2/8-1.
Dutchtown 70, Jones County 50
East Laurens 58, Bleckley County 44
FPCA 106, Twiggs 39
Gatewood 84, Piedmont 52
Howard 61, Perry 57
Jasper County 64, Social Circle 57
Randy Williams hit 20 points for Jasper County, Kemarion Thomas adding another 16.
Jasper County 64, Social Circle 57
John Hancock 47, Mon Don 12
John Milledge 61, Stratford 58
Mon Don 101, John Hancock 38
Lamar County 68, Heard County 61
Peach County 78, Pike County 56
Spencer 59, Northeast 55
Tattnall 67, Mount de Sales 55
Temple 51, Crawford County 42
Tift County 64, Northside 45
Twiggs County 65, GMC 41
Upson-Lee 55, Mary Persons 38
Veterans 77, Thomas County Central 64
Chandler Thomas had a big night with 31 points for Veterans (14-8/5-3). Antonio Scott chipped in 17 and T.J. Abner 11. The Warhawks host Northside at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday for Senior Night.
Warner Robins 84, Ola 64
Westside-Augusta 103, Washington County 68
Marquavion Cooper lead Washington County with 19 points, Kamonta Durden with another 11. Brashod Heggs had 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
Wilkinson County 79, Glascock County 25
College
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Southern Wesleyan 8, FVSU 1; Southern Westleyan 8, FVSU 1
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Alumni Update
Baldwin’s Baldwin prepped for NFL by UGA
And he teamed with McConkey for Senior Bowl honors
Around/About Central Georgia
BSB-Georgia College wins season opener
Rough day for Henley
Three birdies is fairly nice.
Except when they’re countered by four bogeys.
That has Macon’s Russell Henley tied for 64th in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after two rounds.
He started Friday with a bogey, then had a bogey-birdie-bogey end to the front nine, inevitably dropping him 14 spots on a day when he was over par from the start.
Still, he’s only 10 back of leaders Thomas Detry, Ludvig Aberg, and Scott Schefflier.
The tournament is plaed on two courses.
Around/About Georgia
Morris hires Koger from Chargers as TE coach
What the Morris hire tells us about the direction the Falcons want to go
Young posts 32 points, 15 assists as the Hawks beat the Suns
Braves will miss Ron Washington, but are excited for new-look coaching staff
Former Astros closer Giles, top prospect Waldrep among non-roster invites by Braves
Georgia State loses DB coach to Georgia Tech
Former MVP Charles signs with Dream
Super Bowl
The Chiefs’ Super Bowl brain trust involves former head coaches on each side of the ball
Allegiant Stadium’s roll-out field, space station look to be center stage during Super Bowl in Vegas
NFL coaching/GM carousel
Coaching cycle takeaways: The guys who were left behind
Buffalo picks Holcomb as LB coach and West as DL line coach
Analysis: Belichick was passed over this coaching cycle but don’t count his career over yet
Veteran coach Frazier expected to join Seahawks
NFL/Football
Charges, counter charges as divorce between Miami Dolphins, Vic Fangio turns messy
With no coaching job in 2024, Patriot great Belichick's NFL legacy left in limbo
Brady’s dad with newsflash: Belichick is a great coach with horrible interpersonal skills
Column-Take it from Jimmy Johnson: NFL coaches who rely too much on analytics play risky game
College Sports
Big Ten, SEC forming joint advisory group to find solutions to college sports issues
NIL collectives left in limbo: 'NCAA is grasping at straws'
NCAA generates nearly $1.3 billion in revenue for 2022-23. Division I payouts reach $669 million
Vols AD refuses to let NCAA ‘irrationally’ make example of Tennessee over NIL
Column-Florida, Florida State athletic departments need to obey freaking law
Preliminary injunction hearing set for Feb. 13 in case targeting NCAA ban on recruiting inducements
Obituary
Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies
Gambling
Mississippi House passes bill to legalize online sports betting
Eagles’ Isaiah Rodgers Sr. says bets that led to his NFL suspension were for others, not himself
Tennis/Pickleball
Hall of Fame tennis player Agassi uncovers new passion with pickleball
College Basketball/Women
Caitlin Clark and Iowa are drawing sold-out crowds, big ratings even on road. She says ‘it’s crazy’
Central Michigan’s women’s team forfeiting game at Kent State due to lack of available players
College Basketball/Men
AP Top 25 teams finding life on the road difficult against unranked opponents
Northwestern coach Collins receives $5,000 fine, public reprimand from Big Ten after ejection
New Mexico State suspends Carpenter indefinitely for throwing punch against Liberty
College Football/SEC, ACC
Clemson gives raises to seven assistant football coaches
LSU’s Kelly releases bald eagle, treated by the university, back into the wild
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Williamson caps 33-point outing with winning layup as Pelicans overcome Spurs by 1
Westbrook reaches 25K career points, helps Clippers
Jokic posts 15th triple-double as Nuggets hold off short-handed Blazer
How Brunson became the NBA superstar no one saw coming
Auto Racing
NASCAR returns to the Coliseum with the future of Clash event uncertain in Southern California
Golf
Scheffler finishes strong for a 64, shares Pebble Beach lead with Aberg, Detry
Langer tears Achilles tendon. This was to be his final Masters
Soccer
USWNT captain Horan says most American fans 'aren't smart' about soccer
NHL/Hockey
NHL All-Star Weekend has a new look, leaning into some old ideas after input from Connor McDavid
ESPN looks at NHL All-Star weekend in Toronto as chance to experiment with more coverage
Boxing/UFC/WWE/MMA
Injury during sparring session causes Tyson Fury to postpone title bout with Oleksandr Usyk
Scoreboards