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March 1, 2024 Central Georgia Sports Report

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

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Brooklyn 124, Atlanta 97

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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

Braves notebook

WBKB-Reese has 17 points, 15 rebounds as No. 9 LSU overwhelms Georgia

BSB-Georgia (8-1) visiting Georgia Tech (7-1)