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Column-The Falcons need better QB play, but they might make the process more complex – this year – than needed
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High Schools
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Girls/GIAA Semifinals
Class 4A: St. Anne-Pacelli 55, FPD 48
The Vikings led 15-13 after one, and the teams were tied at 27 at halftime, then trailing 40-37 after three quarters. FPD ends the season 25-4 with the end of a six-game winning streak. Pacelli improved to 21-4 after its fourth win over a Central Georgia team: Upson-Lee, Westfield twice, and FPD. Bowen Matthews with for 19 to lead FPD, Faith Wasden adding 14.
Class AA: Briarwood 47, Trinity Christian 43
Class AA: Piedmont 53, Central Fellowship 41
The game was tied at halftime 20-all, but the Cougars forged ahead toward their second straight state title game. CFCA finishes 20-9 with its fifth straight Final Four trip.
Boys
Class AA: Furtah Prep 62, Central Fellowship 57
The Lancers finished 18-8, falling in their second straight Final Four appearance.
Class AA: Trinity Christian def. Brentwood (no score posted by GIAA or teams as of 1 a.m.)
Defending champ TCS, which led 51-28 after three, won 75-44 in the meeting on Feb. 10.
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ACE 12, Northeast 2
Baldwin 7, Perry 5
Bleckley County 7, Strong Rock 0
David Emanuel 17, Twiggs 2
Flint River 4, John Milledge 3
Glenwood 4, Stratford 3
Houston County 6, Headland, Ala. 0
Will Allen threw a complete-game shutout for the Bears.
Lamar County 18, Putnam County 4
Mary Persons 12, East Coweta 1
Rock Springs 12, Windsor 4
Rutland 10, Central 0
Stratford 14, Ezekiel 0
Taylor County 16, Westside 2
Treutlen 10, Twiggs County 0
Thompson 10, Dublin 0
Union Grove 14, Jones County 4; Union Grove 9, Jones County 6
Upson-Lee 16, Spalding 5
Wheeler County 13, Wilkinson County 1
Golf
B-Stratford 156, Perry 167
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Girls
East Laurens 8, Jefferson County 0
Piedmont 3, Windsor 3
Putnam County 9, Johnson 0
Rutland 7, Crawford County 1
Swainsboro 3, Dublin 2
Westfield 9, St.Mary’s 0
Boys
Jefferson County 3, East Laurens 1
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G-FPD 5, Stratford 0
B-FPD 3, Stratford 2
Colleges
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W-LSU 80, Georgia 54
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Auburn 8, Georgia State 0
Pro
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Alumni Update
Baldwin alum Bullard named safety with most to gain at NFL scouting combine
Meet new Georgia Southern QB Dexter Williams, Mount de Sales
Honor Roll
Middle Georgia puts pair on All-SSAC men’s team
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley battles inconsistency in first round
The back nine started off with promise for Russell Henley at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, with a pair of birdies.
They were part of a streak of four that followed two bogeys on the front nine. But time spent at 2 under was minimal, two more bogeys dropping Henley to even for the first round in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Henley is one of more than two dozen players at even, tied for 98th. They’re only 7 back of co-leaders Chad Ramey and S.H. Kim in the 144-player field.
Henley was just off, missing on a 9-foot par putt on 2 and 7-footer on 7. On 14, he needed a drop on a hole that could’ve been much worse than a bogey, and he missed an 11-footer for par on 16.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Where Atlanta, Blank ranked in players’ organization poll
Warrick Dunn's journey to accepting late mother's challenge by giving back
Atlanta at combine: checking out QBs
Bennett falls in ESPN's Top 80 QBs in college football since 2000
UGA’s Logue ‘pro ready’ at Combine
Questions with the United’s Derrick Williams
Johnson scores season-high 29 points to help Nets rout Hawks
Hawks waive G Mills, convert G Forrest to standard contract
WBKB-Reese has 17 points, 15 rebounds as No. 9 LSU overwhelms Georgia
BSB-Georgia (8-1) visiting Georgia Tech (7-1)
Women’s College Basketball
Column-Clark and her achievements stand on their own. Stop comparing her to Pistol Pete
Top-ranked South Carolina stays perfect, dominates Arkansas
Rivers scores 22, hits clinching FT in OT to give No. 12 NC State win over No. 17 Orange
Padilla hits big 3s, No. 7 USC outlasts Arizona in double OT
Men’s College Basketball
The potential hazards of fans storming the court has run smack into a question: How to stop them?
A coach asks ‘When are we going to ban court storming?’ A solution isn’t seen as all that easy
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Curry has 31 points and 11 rebounds, leads Warriors to 110-99 victory over Knick
MLB/Baseball
Phillies scrapping dollar dog night because of problems
MLB average salary rose 7% to record $4.5M last year but several teams cutting payroll in 2024
Ohtani stuns Dodgers -- and many around the world -- with marriage announcement
NFL/XFL/USFL/CFL/Football
Mixed views now for Florida State opt-outs after lopsided Orange Bowl vs. Georgia football
Who has the fastest 40-yard dash at 2024 scouting combine?
Prospect Arnold takes blue-collar lessons and puts them to use on the job
Top 3 tight ends at NFL scouting combine bring defensive mentality to draft
Tampa Bay used SEC connections to snag UGA’s McClendon
Report: Chiefs release WR Valdes-Scantling, save $12 million in cap space
College Football
'Pound some dirty football': How loss to Georgia fueled Michigan's championship season
Analysis: Big Ten and SEC power play undermines credibility of playoff, marginalizes ACC and Big 12
Clemson, Swinney hoping to build off 5-game winning streak to finish 2023
Kansas football coach Lance Leipold gets amended deal worth more than $40M through 2029 season
Golf
Ramey, Kim each shoot bogey-free 64s at PGA National, grab early lead at Cognizant Classic
Soccer
Spain women celebrate another soccer title. This time without the distractions
The first stadium built for a National Women’s Soccer League club is ready to open in Kansas City
Scoreboard
NBA scores/games
Women’s college basketball
Men’s college basketball
College baseball Div. I scores