Friday's Report: Scoreboard, GHSA ⚽&🎾; Stratford’s Cephus, Dooley Awards, Russell Henley; Signings: Houston County; Falcons, UGA; College W&M 🏀/📰/ 🏈 , NFL, NBA, MLB, golf, NASCAR,
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High Schools
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ACE 9, Rutland 3
Bleckley County 8, Swainsboro 0
CFCA 15. Windsor 0
Callaway 3, Lamar County 0
Dublin 2, East Laurens 1
FPD 7, Gatewood 0
Houston County 4, Ola 2
The Bears improved to 23-7 with the win on Senioir Night, that class improving to 120-26 with two state titles.
John Milledge 2, Briarwood 1
Mount de Sales 7, Peach County 2
Oglethorpe County 7, Jasper County 3
Piedmont 12, Westminster 2
Putnam County 16, Westside-Augusta 0
Stratford 12, Loganville Christian 0
Temple 14, Crawford County 4
Trinity Christian 6, Covenant 0
Wheeler County 12, Hawkinsville 9
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Girls
Class 6A
North Atlanta 10, Houston County 0
St. Pius 10, Veterans 0
Class 4A
Islands 7, Baldwin 1
Perry 10, New Hampstead 0
Class AA
ACE 2, Appling County 1
Savannah Arts 10, Central 0
Jeff Davis 4, Putnam County 1
Toombs County 2, Rutland 0
Dodge County 3, Washington County 0
Other
FPD 10, John Milledge 0
Trinity Christian 5, Covenant 0
Boys
Class 5A
Harris County 3, Warner Robins 1
Class 4A
Wayne County 3, Perry 1
Class AA
Appling County 3, ACE 1
Class A/II
Mt. Zion-Carrollton 9, Hawkinsville 2
Other
Trinity Christian 9, Gatewood 1
Westminster 4, CFCA 0
Colleges
Links may include game story as well as box
Volleyball
Fort Valley State 3, Kentucky State 0, SIAC Tournament
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Signings
Houston County celebrated several signings on Wednesday: Ella Curbow to Francis Marion for volleyball, Riley Flickinger to Lincoln Memorial for women’s wrestling, Abbie Havard to Gordon State for softball, Ryan Taleb to McDaniel College and Nyreese Jefferson to Independence CC for football, Shawn Litt to Oglethorpe for soccer, Noah Fitzgerald to Oklahoma Christian for cross country, and Landon Tankersley to Gordon State for baseball.
Alumni Update
Stratford grad Cephus reinstated by the NFL
Honor Roll
Central Georgians top Dooley Awards list
Four Central Georgia student-athletes are finalists for the Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships, in connection for Athletes for a Better World.
The scholarship is for $1,000, with $500 going to the winner’s favorite charity.
FPD’s Faith Wasden and Ben Barton along with Gatewood’s Jayden Daniel and Westside’s Silas Risper are the finalists from Central Georgia.
Several others from Central Georgia received awards from the group.
Gatewood: Carly Cannon; Houston County: Jacy Harrelson, Shiva Soundappan; Lamar County: Clint Williamson; Northside; A’tev Coger, Nyla Spencer; Windsor: Mason Merritt.
Henley opens with strong round at Heritage
Russell Henley was able to put a rocky Masters behind him pretty quickly.
The Stratford grad went from 17 bogeys in four days at Augusta to a bogey-free round to open the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head.
Henley birdied No. 1 and added three more for a 4-under 67, good for a tie for 10th with Cameron Young, Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge, Patrick Cantley, Adam Hadwin, and Rory McIlroy, all but McIlroy in the FedEx top 30.
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
What was McKay's role in Falcons not hiring Belichick?
With QB Cousins joining strong foundation on offense, Falcons may target edge rusher in NFL draft
Transfers McLeod, Pope impress during Georgia spring game
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Heat list Butler (knee) as out 'several weeks' in season that could end Friday
Leonard fighting ‘stubborn inflammation’ and is questionable for Game 1 of playoffs
Butler, Williamson injuries are part of story for Heat-Bulls and Kings-Pelicans play-in finales
No pity for reckless Porter, who gambled with his career
A look at some previous lifetime bans from professional team sports leagues
Nuggets realize defending their NBA championship will be a tough task in improved West
Celtics have been the NBA’s most dominant team. Only a championship will make season complete
Column: The Warriors' future is murky, but here's what to expect this offseason
WNBA
Clark has better draft-night jersey sales than any NFL player
Big-name rookies create a huge WNBA opportunity
Clark on verge of monster Nike deal
Sports columnist apologizes after awkward, uncomfortable interaction with Caitlin Clark
MLB/Baseball
MLB suspends Pirates lefty Aroldis Chapman 2 games and fines him for ‘inappropriate actions’ vs Mets
College Basketball, Women
Scoring sensation Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Clark
Hanna and Haley Cavinder say they’re returning for last season at Miami
College Basketball/Coaching
Clay: The initial reaction to Kentucky's Mark Pope hire shows what we think is reality isn't real
College Football
Archie Cooley, the college football coach whose innovative offense launched Jerry Rice, has died
Miami’s Cristobal got paid record amount in 2022
Sark: Considered Alabama for 'about 60 seconds'
Missouri plans $250 million renovation of Memorial Stadium
High School Sports
FHSAA: Board to vote on allowing transfer students to play in spring game
NFL/ Football
5 players to return from gambling suspension
Allen credits receiver Diggs for being the caliber of QB he is today
Auto Racing
Spotters' skills on full display this weekend as Cup Series treks to Talladega
Golf
Scheffler wiped out from Masters and opens with a 69 at Hilton Head. He trails Poston by 6 shots
Chasing 5th straight win, Nelly Korda is 2 shots back at Chevron Championship after a first-round 68
NHL/Hockey
PLAYOFFS: ‘It’s wide open’ is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins
Former NHL star Jaromir Jagr scores in his first game since turning 52
Move from Arizona to Utah approved
Boxing UFC/WWE/MMA
Kayla Harrison suggests interim title fight vs. Julianna Peña if UFC champ Raquel Pennington injured
Scoreboard