Friday's Report: HS scores, FB scores/scouting reports, Mercer cruises, Henley solid; Braves-Phillies, UGA-Clemson, full CFB/Thursday/weekend, NFL, MLB, US Open, Tour Championship, WNBA

Friday's Report: HS scores, FB scores/scouting reports, Mercer cruises, Henley solid; Braves-Phillies, UGA-Clemson, full CFB/Thursday/weekend, NFL, MLB, US Open, Tour Championship, WNBA

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High Schools
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Crawford County 24, Kendrick 7
          The Eagles cruised after taking a 10-0 halftime lead.

Howard 31, Rutland 12
Two weather delays seemed to help Howard, which led 9-6 when the second one interrupted the second quarter after it got 2 points on a safety. The Huskies scored on their first two drive after the game resumed, on a15-yard pass from Deon Wellons to Chifuno Kabisama and then a 22-yard pass to Jacolbie Allen for a 23-6 lead with 53 seconds left in the half. Rutland picked off three passes and outgained Howard 325-219, led by 82 rushing yards from Rashon Collier.

Northeast 42, Washington County 9
          The Raiders were up 27-0 at halftime, scoring in the final half-minute of the second quarter. The start was delayed about an hour because of a storm-caused power outage in Sandersville. 

Softball

ACE Charter 12, Dublin 3, 6 inn.
          Avery Edalgo whiffed 10 for ACE, which scored 8 in the first two innings. Dublin matched ACE with 8 hits, but had 4 errors. Sophia Denny drove in 3 runs on 2 hits and scored twice for ACE, which stole bases.

Calvary Christian 9, Stratford 4

Howard 17, Hephzibah 2, 4 inn.
          The Huskies cruised behind Abby Davis’ 2-hit, 7 strikeout effort. Anna Nash had 3 hits and Abby Hardy 2 hits and 3 RBI, Davis also driving in 2 runs and scoring 3 times.

Houston County 8, Coffee 3; Coffee 7, Houston County 3
          Ansleigh Darby’s 4-hit – all doubles - outing led the Bears in the opener, Houston County putting gup 7 in the third and outhitting Coffee 14-4.

Mary Persons 2, Sandy Creek 1

          Olivia Woodgeard struck out 7 in the five-inning 1-hitter. Sara Grace Errera walked to open the bottom of the fifth, stole second, and came in with what became the game-winner on Woodgeard’s single to center.

Peach County 17, Westover 0, 3 inn.
          Shaniyah Gibson drove in 5 runs and Saniya Martin stole 3 bases to lead the Trojans. Gibson had 2 of the 7 hits.

Schley County 7, Crawford County 1

Strong Rock 4, Tattnall 3

Veterans 7, Thomas County Central 6, 9 inn.; Thomas County Central 8, Veterans 2
          Braylin Horton broke a 4-4 tie with a 2-run single in the top of the ninth, Caidence Scott following with a run-scoring hit. Good thing, because TCC scored twice in the bottom half, Maddy Kinkade getting a game-ending strikeout with runners on second and third.. Rayven Hodridge had 3 hits in the opener.

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Mercer 63, Presbyterian 10

Pro
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Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4

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Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer cruises over Presbyterian in opener

 

Around/About Georgia

Atlanta will host the 2031 Final Four after the pandemic wiped out the city’s previous bid in 2020

Castellanos hits go-ahead 2-run homer, Marsh hits 3-run shot in Phillies’ win over Braves

Georgia recognizes challenge presented by Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik

Who tries to motivate Tigers

How Georgia title drive would run through Mercedes-Benz Stadium at least 4 times

Beck sharing NIL wealth, Georgia O-Line also appears in upcoming commercial

 

Baseball/MLB

Winn, Gray spark Cardinals’ win over Padres to split series

Iglesias’ RBI single in the 9th inning leads the Mets over the Diamondbacks

College Football/Thursday (links)

North Carolina ekes out 19-17 win on Minnesota’s missed FG as time expires

Cook, Luther Burden III show No. 11 Missouri’s potential in opening 51-0 rout of Murray State

Rising throws 5 TDs in return from injury as No. 12 Utah rolls

Colorado survives North Dakota State visit by 5

Concepcion, Waters help No. 24 NC State push past FCS foe Western Carolina

Transfer QB Green leads Arkansas to largest win in almost a century

Wofford scores 10 points in the 4th quarter to beat Gardner-Webb

UAB stifles Alcorn State

Altmyer’s four touchdown passes leads Illinois

UL Monroe finishes strong to defeat Jackson State

Vasko accounts for 3 TDs to help Coastal Carolina cruise past Jacksonville State

Bachmeier throws for 3 TDs in Wake Forest debut as Deacons beat North Carolina A&T

UCF routs New Hampshire

Watkins’ 197 total yards, 2 TDs lead Villanova over Youngstown State

Monangai ties career-best with 165 yards rushing and scores TD as Rutgers beats Howard

Buffalo beats Lafayette for its first win under new head coach Lembo

Wilson throws 2 TDs, William & Mary runs over VMI

College Football/South

Florida’s schedule could put the nation’s longest scoring streak, which began in 1988, in jeopardy

Where to Watch: SIAC football kicks off in Week Zero

College Football

College football picks: Angsty matchups No. 19 Miami-Florida, No. 13 LSU-No. 23 USC highlight Week 1

Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college football realignment for the 2024-25 season

A Penn State alum took Jahiem White into her home. The West Virginia RB calls her godmother

Golf

Scheffler takes giant leap toward $25 million FedEx Cup prize

Bradley: There are pros and cons of playing Presidents Cup

Tennis

Alcaraz’s 15-match Grand Slam win streak ends in loss to Botic van de Zandschulp

No. 1 seeds Sinner, Swiatek move into the third round at the US Open; Osaka, Rybakina out

Osaka’s forehand goes awry and she loses in the US Open’s second round to Karolina Muchova

Broadcast

Comcast-Big Ten Network impasse with West Coast schools part of realignment headaches

Your own personalized ‘SportsCenter’? ESPN working on that for upcoming streaming service

NFL places restrictions on Brady’s broadcasting access because of pending Raiders ownership stake

Football/NFL/USFL

49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk ends contract dispute, agrees to 4-year, $120M deal

Mayfield and Buccaneers must overcome Cousins and revamped Falcons for 4th straight NFC South title

Trade for Taylor Heinicke should end Chargers' quarterback worries

Chargers begin Harbaugh era with plenty of questions on offense

WNBA

The Taurasi-Griner combo is working for one more deep WNBA playoff run with Phoenix Mercury

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese record-setting seasons continue to fuel WNBA Rookie of the Year debate

NBA

Curry signs $63 million extension with Warriors for 2026-27 season

Judge says ex-Boston Celtics’ Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis can delay prison to finish film

Pickleball

Welcome to Bainbridge Island, the ‘Mecca’ of pickleball

Auto Racing

NASCAR adds 2 new venues to 2025 Cup schedule, tweaks 10-race playoff

College Sports, the changing landscape

College athlete advocacy group opposes NCAA lawsuit settlement, says it limits potential earnings

Scoreboards

MLB scores/games

WNBA scores/games