Wednesday’s Report: HS 🥎&⚽, Macon TD Club, Mercer soccer; Falcons/Smith/Steelers/offense, UGA lawsuit/Etienne/injuries, Tech ranked, Sale superb; College 🏈, US Open, WNBA

September 4, 2024 Central Georgia Sports Report

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High Schools
Softball

Bleckley County 10, Dublin 2
A 6-run second sparked the Royals to a 10-0 lead after 2. Nyra Waters led the 14-hit attack with a 3-for-3 game. Kaylee Rae Barrs, Zoey Adams, and Emmie Williams each had 2 hits, Cayleigh Francis with 2 hits and 2 RBI. Derricka Lewis went 2 for 3 for Dublin.

Central 9, Northeast 1

Central Fellowship 11, Gatewood 3
Emmi Jackson’s 2-run singles in the second and fourth innings sparked the Lancers after Anna Sweatt’s two-run in in the first to go along with three runs on an error. Avery Queen fanned two in the 6-inning 4-hitter. Sweat had 3 hits, and Brianna Walker and Alena Gibby 2 each.

FPD 9, John Milledge 1, 5 inn.
Lyric ones’ first win of the year was a one-hitter that got going on Addison Arnold’s 2-run inside-the-park homer in the first. The lead was 8-1 after 4. Jones and Hannah Davis each had 2 hits, Jones with a homer, and Mollie Moughon drove in 3 runs, Jessica Jones swiping 3 bases.

Heritage 9, Windsor 0

Howard 20, Richmond Academy 0, 3 inn.; Howard 18, Richmond Academy 0, 3 inn.
Arlanna Stephenson’s 3-run triple in the first inning got the Huskies going. The Huskies put up 9 runs on no hits in the second, on a walk, fielder’s choice, and several errors. The Musketeers had only 3 errors in the nightcap, but walked 16 Huskies, Howard needing only 5 hits for the romp. Jakeria Jackson and Stephenson each had 3 RBI.

Lanier County 8, Westfield 2

Mary Persons 9, Whitewater 2
Shelbie Lewis went 3 for 4, Sara Grace Errera adding 3 hits and Olivla Woodgeard 2, the Bulldogs drawing 7 walks and turning 3 double plays.

Peach County 16, Monroe 0, 3 inn.; Peach County 16, Monroe 0
The Trojans put up all 16 in the bottom of the first of the opener. Kaylyn Hornaday had 4 RBI on 2 hits, the Trojans aided by 12 walks. Peach County needed all of 2 innings for the 16 runs in the nightcap, boosted by a dozen wild pitches, 7 stolen bases and several hit batters, needing only 11 hits for the day.

Perry 5, Schley County 1
Homers by Anna Dean and Mackenzie Crumley paced Perry. Crumley and Chloey Davey had 2 hits for Perry, Dean and Crumley with 2 RBI each.

Tattnall 20, Mount de Sales 0, 3 inn.
The Trojans put up 10 runs in the second inning on Annamary Talcott’s solo homer, Gradie Appling’s 2-run double, Molly Kemp’s 3-run bomb, and Abigayle Baugh’s 2-run double, the inning boosted by errors. Baugh and Appling each had 3 hits.

Taylor County 9, Brookstone 5
Brookstone took a 5-1 lead lead after one, but Taylor County scored single runs in the next five innings and 3 in the seventh, taking advantage of 9 Brookstone errors along the way. Molleigh Gassett, Sunni Scott, and Bralyn Hunter each had 2 hits for Taylor County, Alyssa Nipper driving in 2 runs and stealing 3 bases. Gassett fanned 13 with no walks for the complete-game win.

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Creekside Christian 2, Stratford 0 (25-22, 25-23)
Lamar County 2, Central 0 (25-19, 25-15); Putnam County 2, Central 0 (25-16, 25-22)
Piedmont 3, FPD 2 (25-18, 10-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-7)
Stratford 2, Upson-Lee 1 (25-14, 23-25, 15-13)

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Albany State 3, Middle Georgia State 0 (25-18, 25-1, 25-23)

Pro

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Atlanta 3, Colorado 0

🏀🏀🏀WNBA 🏀🏀🏀

Phoenix 74, Atlanta 66

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Around/About Central Georgia

Macon Touchdown Club honors a Seminole, Cav, and Gryphon

Players from Westside, Mount de Sales, and ACE ar the latest Macon Touchdown Club players of the week.

Back: Junior quarterback James Neville of Westside completed 11 of 23 passes for 297 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in Westside’s 56-31 loss to Westover.

Lineman: Sophomore defensive lineman Bryson Fletcher of Mount de Sales racked up 10 tackles, five sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the 7-6 win over Calvary Christian.

Special teams: Junior kicker Henry Carter of ACE, was perfect on six PAT tries,put five kickoffs in the end zone, and added a 35-yard field goal in the 45-0 win at Jefferson County

Honor Roll

SoCon picks two Mercer soccer players for weekly honors

Around/About Georgia

Column: After earning Steelers' trust, revenge tour for Arthur Smith has ironic opener

Falcons add 3rd QB ahead of season opener, signing Nathan Peterman to practice squad

Pitts, London, Robinson: Who stands to benefit most from Cousins' pocket presence?

UGA fatal crash survivor settles lawsuit with athletic association

Still no update on Etienne’s status for this week

Why UGA suspensions are secrets

Bulldog injury update

UGA notebook

Yellow Jackets make the AP poll