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September 6, 2024 Central Georgia Sports Report

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High Schools

Football

Bowdon 56, Westside 27
The Red Devils improved to 2-0 against Central Georgia teams, popping Macon County 56-7 two weeks ago. The two-time and defending GHSA Class A/Division II state champs turned an interception into an early lead, but Westside tied it early in the second quarter. That lasted less than two minutes, Bowdon scoring the first of its three second-quarter touchdowns for a 28-14 halftime lead. The Red Devils outscored the Seminoles 28-13 in the second half. Westside has given up 56 points for the second straight week.

East Laurens 49, Central 0
Quarterback Tylan Snead ran for four touchdowns – including an 83-yarder and passed for two to lead the Falcons. East Laurens head coach Jesse Hicks went 20-31 as Central’s head coach from 2012-16. It was the Falcons’ biggest win since 70-7 over Twiggs County to open the 2021 season, and largest shutout margin since a 36-0 win over Johnson County in 1991. They took advantage of three turnovers to score, while the Chargers moved the ball at times before suffering mistakes.

Northeast 47, Jefferson County 0
The Raiders (3-1/3-0) have scored more points each week this season, and kept that alive, handing Jefferson County (0-4/0-3) its fourth straight shutout this season. Northeast is 3-1 for the fourth time seven years under head coach Jeremy Wiggins.

Southwest 30, Bleckley County 29
Steve Robinson connected with Jamarea Watkins for a 68-yard touchdown with less than two minutes left, and then for the 2-point conversion and the lead for the Patriots (1-3/1-2) first real upset in years. It broke a seven-game losing streak against ranked teams in which the Patriots were outscored 277-67. Who was Southwest’s last ranked victim? Bleckley County, by 16-11 in 2019. And that win stopped a more brutal 10-game slide during which opponents won by an average of 48-13.
The Patriots led 14-0 at halftime, and the Royals (2-2/1-2) stormed back with 29 fourth-quarter points after scoreless third. They took the lead on Kam Everett’s 19-yard score early in the third quarter and extended it to 26-14 on another Everett run late in the third. Robinson’s long pass to Rinald Callaway and the conversion pulled the Patriots within 26-22, Ford Childers turning it back into a 7-point lead with a 35-yard field goal midway through the fourth quarter. Bleckley County missed a field goal with a few minutes left, giving Southwest a final chance.

Softball

ACE Charter 13, Bleckley County 2
Avery Stone’s 3-for-4 game led ACE, which put it away with 6 in the fourth. Stone and Madisyn Hallar each had 3 hits, with 2 from Ella Allen, Laney Bridges, and Giselle Giles.

CFCA 11, Covenant 2
Avery Queen struck out 11 with no walks for the Lancers. Anna Sweatt went 3 for 5, Brianna Walker and Alena Gibby each with 2 hits.

Dublin 8 Central 4
Caitlyn Nesbitt whiffed 13 as Dublin came back from a 3-0 deficit. Rianna Wyatt had 3 hits, and Nesbitt stole 3 bases for the Irish.

East Laurens 14, Jefferson County 0

FPD 14, Tattnall 11
Lyric Jones hit three home runs and drove in four to lead FPD. One homer put FPD up 9-4 in the top of the third. Addison Arnold and Lyric Jones each had three hits for First Presbyterian Day Varsity Vikings. Alanna Ray and Jessica Jones. A Still had 3 hits and 3 RBI for the Trojans.

Heritage 6, Windsor 5

Howard 8, Baldwin 0
The Huskies racked up their fifth straight win behind Adrianna Stevenson’s 3-for-3 night and Abby Davis’ 2-hit/2-RBI effort. Davis fanned 9 to get the win, Howard’s third straight shutout.

Jasper County 5, Lamar County 3
The Trojans outhit the Hurricanes, who held on. Hailey Stanley, Caitlynn Whitaker, Keelie Smallwood, and Ansleigh Humphries had 2-hit games for Lamar County.

Mary Persons 14, Fayette County 0, 3 inn.
A 6-run third sealed it for Mary Persons, which got 2-hit games from Sara Grace Errera, Libby Holloway, Taylor McKinnon, and winning pitcher Olivia Woodgeard. Davis and Woodgeard drove in 3 runs each.

Peach County 16, Dougherty 0, 3 inn.
Alyssaa Crozier went 3 for 3 to lead Peach County, which scored 10 in the first inning. Hornaday, Saniya Martin, Akira Everett, and Taleyah Marable had 2 hits each for Peach County.

Perry 8, Wayne County 5
Rayanna Harrell’s 2-run homer got Perry going in the first, Mackenzie Crumley added a 2-run shot in the fourth and Kamryn Fielder a solo shot in the fifth.

Piedmont 11, John Milledge 0

Stratford 17, Mount de Sales 0, 3 inn.
Reagan Ray went 3 for 3 to lead Stratford, Cordtney Galoia also with 3 hits.

Washington County 11, Southwest 3, Washington County 7, Southwest 1

Westfield 13, Wilcox County 3
Madeline Katz went 3 for 4 for the Hornets, Cate Raines also with a 3-hit game. Madison Hammock drove in 4 runs 2 hits.

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Stratford 3, Mount de Sales 0

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W-Valdosta State 3, Middle Georgia State 0

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Colorado 3, Atlanta 1

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