Central Georgia Sports ReportMay 11, 2024Comment

Saturday's Report: HS baseball/soccer/track, Russell Henley, Georgia College; Falcons/Penix, Braves, UGA football/baseball, Tech; NBA/WNBA, MLB, college news, NFL, NASCAAR, golf, NHL, soccer;

Central Georgia Sports ReportMay 11, 2024Comment

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High School
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GHSA playoffs
Class 3A

Mary Persons 4, Calvary Day 3; Calvary Day 12, Mary Persons 1, 5 inn.; Game 3, Saturday, 4 p.m., at Grayson Stadium
The Bulldog put up 3 in the sixth to break a 1-all tie, then survived a 2-run bottom of the seventh, the tying run stranded on third and winning run on second after a runner was caught stealing home. Cole Carr got the win, Tristan Hunt the save. Hunt had 2 of Mary Persons’ 7 hits, Wiley Smith with a 2-run double in the sixth. The Cavaliers made the second game a 5-inning affair with 7 in the second and 4 in the fifth. Four Bulldog errors led to 7 unearned runs.

Class A/I

Prince Avenue 13, Crawford County 0; Crawford County 5, Prince Avenue 1; Game 3, Saturday, 4 p.m., at Prince Avenue
The Eagles rebounded impressively from the first-game thumping and their worst loss of the season. After managing only 2 hits and not taking advantage of 3 errors, the Eagles bounced back with 2 runs in the first and in the third, holding the hosts scoreless until the seventh, all despite being outhit 9-6. Drew Hammock sizzled on the mound with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk on 105 pitches. Isaac Meadows had 2 hits and Makale Harris 2 RBI and a homer for the 27-9 Eagles.

GIAA playoffs

Tattnall 7, FPD 2; FPD 14, Tattnall 0, 5 inn.; Game 3, Saturday, 2 p.m., at FPD
The teams flipped scripts, Tattnall taking control in the opener with three in the fourth and two in the fifth, despite being outhit by one. Riley McCallum went the distance, striking out 3 with 2 walks in an efficient outing. Brett McHugh had 2 of FPD’s 6 hits. The nightcap was a pitchers’ duel for three innings, the Vikings then exploding for consecutive 7-run innings to end it in 5. The Trojans had 3 errors, 3 wild pitches, and hit 5 batters while walking 7, for 6 unearned runs. Connor Strandmark gave up 3 hits in four innings to get the win. Keon Johnson had 2 hits and 2 RBI, while Tinsley Lewis drove in 4 runs and Gavin Spillers 3.

Valwood 1, John Milledge 0; Game 2, Saturday, 1 p.m.,at John Milledge
Valwood scored in the top of the seventh, and sat down the Trojans in order in the bottom half. The teams combined for 5 hits.

Gatewood 14, Southwest Georgia 2; Gatewood 6, SW GA 4
The Gators turned around a 3-1 deficit after 2 with 13 runs in the next two innings, winning despite 4 errors. Ames Johnson and Lawson Moore had 3 hits, Moore with 2 RBI. Walker Roberts drove in Ben Brannen and Johnson with the tying and winning runs in the top of the 7th in the nightcap. Moore escaped a rough bottom of the seventh, loading the bases with no out striking out the next three batters.

Piedmont vs. Edmund Burke

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GIAA playoffs

Boys

Stratford 3, St Anne Pacelli 0, 4A Championship

Colleges
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Georgia 11, South Carolina 5
Georgia College 5, Flagler 4, Peach Belt Tournament championship
Georgia Tech 11, Duke 8
Jacksonville 6, Kennesaw State 2
Louisiana 19, Georgia Southern 3
Western Carolina 12, Mercer 3

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Florida 9, Georgia 4
Florida State 10, Georgia Tech 2

Pro
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Atlanta 4, NY Mets 2

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Around/About Central Georgia

Georgia College walks it off to Peach Belt title

PBC All-Tournament team (list only, no information)

Mercer thumped in series opener to Western Carolina

Henley struggles, stays under par

The bogeyman followed Russell Henley for much of Friday’s second round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte.

Henley suffered a drop of 21 spots on the leadeboard after a 2-over 73, courtesy of three bogeys on the front nine and then one to end the day.

In between, he managed only two birdies. Still, he’s only 10 back of leader Xander Schauffele.

Henley started on No. 10, and was in a hole early with bogeys on 11 and 12, followed by some stability until another on 18.

He stabilized again, with seven pars and a birdie before a bogey on 9, his final hole.

Henley tees off at 10:55 a.m. with Andrew Putnam.

More titles at GHSA track for GMC Prep, Bleckley County

Ella Gibbs of Bleckley County had another two-trophy start to this year’s meet, taking the girls Class A/I 1,600 by three seconds to go with her 3,200 title Thursday.

Julian Council added to his trophy case with a win in the 1,600 in A/II boys, teammate Grady Meier finishing third, 13 seconds behind.

Mary Persons’ Seth Davis took third in the 3A boys long jump, less than a foot out of first.

Kavon Conciauro of Northeast took second in AA boys triple jump, only 2.5 inches behind the winner.

Maria Knapp of GMC Prep took second in the A/II girls 1,600.

Signings

Taylor County’s Trista Bennett signed with Andrew College for women’s basketball.

Around/About Georgia

Penix Jr. ready to take the field for Falcons at rookie minicamp

Morris on Cousins: 'We feel really good about where he's at'

Rookie Penix Jr. says he is ‘super blessed’ to learn behind Cousins

Homers by Acuña, Albies and Olson in 3rd lead Morton and Braves over Mets

Smart shares why SEC transfer portal restrictions are a good thing for Georgia football