Friday's Report: Scoreboard, playoffs; Bleckley County's Mims picked; Falcons, UGA, Hawks, Tech, Braves; NFL draft, NBA, MLB, college sports/🏀/🏈, Rush Propst, tennis, golf
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High Schools
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Class 6A
Houston County 10, North Atlanta 0, 5 inn.; Houston County 3, North Atlanta 2
Trey Carpenter’s 2-run double keyed a big first inning in the opener for Houston County, which led 8-0 after two innings. Carpenter and Eli Stephens each had 2 hits and Carpenter 2 RBI, along with Christian Wahiwe. Will Allen gave up 2 hits in 5 innings. Landon Tankersley and Carson Small teamed for 8 strikeouts, Small throwing 2.2 shutout innings in relief. The Bears led 3-2 after 5, both teams having single-run innings. But North Atlanta kicked it around with 5 errors for 2 unearned runs.
Class 4A
Islands 4, West Laurens 2; West Laurens 4, Islands 1
The Raiders scored all 4 runs in the fifth to win the nightcap, on 2 hits. Two wild pitches, 3 walks, 2 errors, and the 2 hits led to the runs. Reid McFadden went the distance for the win.
Southeast Bulloch 7, Perry 5; Perry 12, SE Bulloch 1, 5 inn.
Perry put the second game away with 7 in the fourth for a 10-1 lead. Jackson Thompson drove in 4 runs on 2 hits, and Colter Ginn added 2 hits and 3 runs. Brady Bearden had 3 RBI and a homer. Ginn and Nathon O’Rear each stole 2 bases. Miles Jones got the complete-game win.
Benedictine 11, Baldwin 0; Benedictine 10, Baldwin 0
Wayne County 10, Howard 0; Wayne County 18, Howard 0
Class AA
Brantley County 3. ACE 0; Brantley County 5, ACE 2
Pierce County 4, Rutland 1; Pierce County 7, Rutland 1
Appling County 11, Southwest 1; Appling County 16, Southwest 0
Worth County 10, Putnam County 0; Worth County 5, Putnam County 4
Washington County 10, Dodge County 1; Dodge County 4, Washington County 1; Game 3, Friday, 5 p.m., at WACO
Other
FPD 8, Bethlehem Christian 6
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Girls
Class 4A
Perry 1, Trinity Christian 0
Class AA
Pierce County 7, Dodge County 0
Boys
Class A/1
Lamar County 4, Metter 3
Class A/II
Macon County 4, Montgomery County 2
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GHSA
Boys
Class AA
Landmark Christian 3, ACE 0
Colleges
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Middle Georgia State 8, Brewton-Parker 4
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Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Fontenot on Calais Campbell: We'll never close any doors
Falcons' offseason plans include helping Kirk Cousins
Column: Solving Young-Murray conundrum hardly Hawks' only offseason challenge
Georgia DL Miller announces he’s entering the transfer portal
Georgia tabs Landi, Simone Biles’ longtime coach, as co-head coach of women’s gymnastics team
McCollum transferring to Georgia Tech after leading Oklahoma in scoring
'You know what we do in extra innings': Braves' stellar 'D' sets up walk-off
NBA/WNBA/Basketball
Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1
76ers All-Star center Embiid says he’s suffering from Bell’s palsy
Gordon, Jokic lead the Nuggets to the brink of a sweep
Magic hand Cavaliers worst playoff loss in franchise history,
Curry wins NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year, adding to his trophy collection
Suns’ Big 3 in a big pickle, down 2-0 against the Timberwolves as series moves to Phoenix
Celtics were beaten at their own game at 3-point line in Game 2 loss to Heat
Thibodeau shows when he’s mad at his Knicks. They don’t mind, knowing the coach has them set to win
How Luka Doncic and the Mavs’ D evened their series against the Clippers
MLB/Baseball
Baseball boosted Japanese Americans during internment. A field in the desert may retell the story
Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award
Trout leading majors in home runs, but is looking for more consistency at the plate
Harper homers in return from daughter’s birth as Phillies get 5th shutout
Sánchez pinch hits for 2-run homer in 8th; Brewers rally for 7-5 win, series split with Pirates
College Sports
Florida attorney general files lawsuit against the ACC, demands media rights contracts
College Basketball
The last thing the men’s and women’s Final Fours need is to share the same stage
Kentucky hires former UGA HC Fox
New Orleans hires Stacy Hollowell as basketball coach
Charlotte hires Tomekia Reed as women’s coach after highly successful tenure at HBCU Jackson State
College Football
Michigan’s QB battle among many in Big Ten that started in spring and will ramp up again in the fall
Bush's Heisman redemption signals death of sham-ateurism
High School Sports
Rush Propst remains Pell City, Ala. coach after heated school board meeting
NFL/ Football
Suspect in fatal shooting of ex-Saints player Will Smith sentenced to 25 years in prison
Eagles agree to three-year, $96 million extension with WR AJ Brown, AP source says
Horse Racing
Judge denies request for Bob Baffert-trained Muth to run in 2024 Kentucky Derby
Auto Racing
Monster memories: Ryan Truex returns home to Dover as defending Xfinity Series winner
Tennis
Nadal cruises to straight-set win over American teenager in first round of Madrid Open
Golf
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry share lead in team event at TPC of Louisiana
Grace Kim shoots 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to lead LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship
NHL/Hockey
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