Central Georgia Sports ReportMarch 02, 2024Comment

Saturday's Report: Scoreboard, HS pairings; Macon County's hire, Russell Henley, Mayhem, Mercer; Falcons, Braves, colleges; NFL news/combine; college sports, college W&M 🏀/📰 🏈, NBA, MLB, golf,

Central Georgia Sports ReportMarch 02, 2024Comment

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High School

GHSA Finals

WEDNESDAY
1 p.m.: A Div. 2 Girls, Greenforest vs. Montgomery County
3 p.m.: A Div. 2 Boys, Greenforest vs. Manchester
5 p.m.: 4A Girls
7 p.m.: 4A Boys
THURSDAY
1 p.m.: 2A Girls
3 p.m.: 2A Boys
5 p.m. : Coed 3-point contest
5:30 p.m.: 5A Girls, Midtown vs. Jackson-Atlanta
7:30 p.m.: 5A Boys, Kell vs. Eagles Landing
FRIDAY
1 p.m.: 3A Girls
3 p.m.: 3A Boys
5 p.m.: Girls 3-Point contest
5:30 p.m. : 6A Girls
7:30 p.m.: 6A Boys
SATURDAY
11 a.m.: A Div. 1 Girls, St. Francis vs. Galloway
1 p.m.: A Div. 1 Boys, Mt. Vernon vs. Paideia
3 p.m.: AAASP Final
5 p.m.: Boys Slam Dunk Final
5:30 p.m.: 7A Girls
7:30 p.m.: 7A Boys

🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀

Girls-GHSA semifinals

Class A/II-Greenforest Christian 64, Taylor County 35

Boys-GHSA semifinals

Class A/II-Greenforest Christian 68, Macon County 44

⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

G- Dodge County 2, Cook 1

B-Dooly County 2, Hawkinsville 1

G-Hawkinsville 2, Dooly County 1

G-Lamar County 10, Bleckley County 0

B-Lamar County 3, Bleckley County 0

G-Mary Persons 3, Jackson 0

B-Mary Persons 3, Jackson 0

G-Perry 7, Spalding 1

Fraser Knapek reeled off 4 goals for the Panthers, Madilynn Foster had 2 goals and Ansley Parker another.

B-Perry 5, Spalding 2

J.R. Rivera and Trent Torres each put up two goals, with one from freshman Mile Jones.

G-Vidalia Heritage 1, Windsor 0

G-Warner Robins 2, Crisp County 0

⚾ ⚾ ⚾Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Crawford County 8, Covenant 1

Houston County 16, Smiths Station 1, 3 inn.

Mount de Sales 5, Lakeside School 4

Tattnall 6, Fort Dale Academy 0

Colleges
Links may include game story as well as box
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M-Georgia Southern 92, Old Dominion 75

M-Georgia State 82, Marshall 79

W-Georgia State 86, Coastal Carolina 76

M-Queens 91, Kennesaw State 82

⚾ ⚾ ⚾Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Georgia Southern 9, Campbell 4

🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

Edward Water 2, FVSU 1; FVSU6, Edward Waters 5

Georgia 4, Cal 2; Georgia 4, Boise State 1

Georgia Southern 3, Central Michigan 2

South Carolina 4, Kennesaw State 3

Volleyball

M-FVSU 3, Central State 0

Pro

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Macon 4, Huntsville 2

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Around/About Central Georgia

Macon County hires new head coach, from Lanier County

A somewhat familiar name is taking over at Macon County.

Kurt Williams got his coaching and teaching career started at Macon County, serving as defensive coordinator there and at Brunswick.

The school announced the hire Friday afternoon.

"I’m excited to return to Macon County where my teaching and coaching career began,” he said in the school’s statement. “Macon County has always held a special place in me and my family’s heart.”

Dexter Copeland abruptly resigned in early January, after the Bulldogs went 10-3, their fourth 10-win season under Copeland, who arrived in 2015.

Williams is a native of Berrien, and got his B Bachelor’s from Valdosta State in 2012. He then spent two seasons at Macon County, first with the defensive line and special teams and then as defensive coordinator, under Larry Harold.

Harold left after his third season for Brunswick High, and Williams joined him, staying there after Harold’s departure after two seasons for Central.

Williams took over at Lanier in 2018, following Carl Parker, who had three straight 1-9 seasons. The Bulldogs went 0-10 in Williams first year, followed by 3-7, 3-6, 3-7, and then 6-6 in 2022, good for Lanier County’s first playoff trip since 2005.

The Bulldogs beat Miller County in the first round of the A/II playoffs, then lost to Wilcox County 44-34. Lanier County went 7-3 in 2023, falling 41-35 to ECI in the first round.

He went 22-39 in six seasons, leaving as the program’s second-winningest coach (Daniel McFather went 33-48 in eight seasons, from 2001-08. Williams is one of three Lanier County head coaches to last more than three seasons. The program began in 1998, and has only six non-losing seasons, two under Williams.

Solid second round, and Henley makes cut

It wasn’t looking too good for Russell Henley after a round at the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beaches, the Stratford grad sitting in a tie for 98th.

Friday was better, although Henley still had to battle a bogey bugaboo en route to a 2-under 69 and jump all the way to a tie for 53rd.

His jump of 43 spots was nice, but actually pedestrian on a day when players moved up 72, 69, 60, 54, and 53 slots, to name a few.

A nice start with two birdies was quickly interrupted with a bogey. Birdies on 8/17 and 9/18 were followed two holes later by two more bogeys, Henley getting a birdie on 17/8.

Mayhem rack up home win

WBKB-Samford visits Mercer on ‘diploma day’ home finale

Rain upends Mercer baseball

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Falcons 'will be aggressive' when looking for 'right, not close' quarterback

Love, loss and purpose: Chris Draft and his endeavors with lung cancer awareness

Strider channels inner Maddux with curve

BSB-HoCo grads Burrell, Jones go deep, but weather interrupts Tech-Georgia

BSB-Georgia Southern picks up top-25 win

MBKB-Georgia Southern rolls over ODU

MBKB-Taylor leads Georgia State past Marshall

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