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High Schools

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Girls

Gatewood 50, Augusta Prep 15

RTCA 55, Windsor 25

Spencer 57, Southwest 22

Westside 42, Perry 40

Boys

Gatewood 58, Augusta Prep 48

Jones County 66, Union Grove 61, OT
Jaden Stanley paced the Greyounds in the 2-5A tourney opener with 20 points, Kaden Douglas adding 13 and Jaleel Jordan 12 (all on 3s).

Spencer 67, Southwest 60

Warner Robins 80, Locust Grove 57
The Demons rolled in the 2-5A tournament opener, behind 17 points and 9 rebounds from Jay Johnson, and 10-point nights from Cam Perkins, Isaiah Gibson, DJ Strickland, and Jaeden Burns, Gibson adding 9 rebounds and 5 blocks.

Westside 54, Perry 52

Colleges
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W-Fort Valley State 55, Talladega 43

M-Morehouse 67, Fort Valley State 58

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M-Matlock Collegiate Classic, Georgia College

W-Puerto Rico Classic, Mercer

Pro

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LA Clippers 149, Atlanta 144

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Signing Ceremonies

Gatewood’s Evan Bennett and FPD’s Jakhari Williams both signed – with North Carolina and Syracuse – back in December, but had ceremonies, Bennett last week and Williams on Monday.

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Hester’s next task: running for Bibb BOE seat

From the early 1970s to 2012, Barney Hester was a private-school guy, as a coach and administrator.

Hester left Tattnall in 2013, and spent the next five seasons as a public-school head coach, and then took over as Bibb County athletics director until the end of 2021.

Now, he’s back, on a field. Not the football field, though.

The legendary coach is now a candidate for the Bibb County Board of Education District 4 seat. He looks to fill the seat vacated by Juawn Jackson, who recently announced his candidacy for the House District 145 seat.

He made the announcement Monday night in a release, hoping to continue a “legacy of supporting teachers, including parents, and always putting students first.”

He and his wife Lynn are longtime owners owned Northside Prep Learning Centers, which has a building on Northside Drive and downtown.

“I’m ready to put my 47 years experience, as a coach, educator and administrator, to work supporting our teachers and providing the best possible opportunities for our students,” Hester said in the release. “This is the principle that will guide my service on the school board.”

Hester retired as a coach after the 2017 season with a 340-167-9 record – according to the Georgia High School Football Historians Association website - at Josey Academy, Gordon-Ivey, Tattnall, and Howard.

He was the Bibb County athletics director from March 2018 until the end of 2021.

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Leonard scores 36 to help Clippers top Hawks

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