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January 18, 2025 Central Georgia Sports Report

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High Schools
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ACE 32, Central 20
ACE pulled off an eyebrow-raising upset, handing Central its first region loss since being swept by Sumter County during the 2021-22 season. ACE held Central to one point in the second quarter in taking an 8-6 halftime lead on a rough shooting night for both teams. The Gryphons, who handled the press much of the night, outscored the Chargers – who missed 12 free throws, 17-4 in the fourth quarter. Khloie Stanley led ACE with 14 points. Jikaylee Marshall topped Central with 7. Central, ranked in the top 3 in the state in Class A/Division I, fell to 14-4 and 7-1. ACE improved to 15-2 and 5-2.

Bleckley County 66, Southwest 47

Central Fellowship 69, Gatewood 46

Dooly County 49, Wilkinson County 44

East Laurens 79, Dodge County 69, OT
Dodge County lost its second straight overtime game, despite 36 points from Lyric Green. Paige Ingram added 12 and Jamaura Mizzell 11.

Greenforest 49, Putnam County 48
Greenforest survived in the battle of top 10 Class A/Division II teams, the War Eagles taking a 2-point shot late instead of a 3.

Howard 40, West Laurens 36

Jasper County 73, Utopian Academy 22

Jones County 70, Locust Grove 19

Macon County 59, Hawkinsville 22

Monroe 68, Peach County 15

Northeast 57, Jefferson County 28

Piedmont 74, John Milledge 62

Sandy Creek 50, Upson-Lee 37

Stratford 61, Mount de Sales 38
Camiyah Hudson led the way with 20, Da'Laila Lowe scored 18, Kaliya Walker had 10.

Tattnall 50, FPD 48

Twiggs 49, Thomas Jefferson 37

Warner Robins 74, New Hampstead 8
Kor’Veanna Slaughter’s 20 points and 4 steals led the Demonettes. Janelle Turner racked up a 10-10 points-rebounds double-double, and Joselyn Casanova chipped in 10 points.

Washington County 58, Dublin 33
Jade Kitchens topped Washington County with 15 points, while Aeria Hagans added 11 and Kemyia Carlyle 10.

Wayne County 41, Perry 23

Westfield 40, Strong Rock 17

Westside 50, Jackson 30

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Bleckley County 39, Southwest 37
Southwest had a shot to tie or win when it had the ball with 3.7 seconds left, but couldn’t convert a shot in the paint to give the Royals the upset. Jaylin Gardner led Bleckley County with 10 points, Brandon Ashley with 11 for Southwest.

Central Fellowship 71, Gatewood 60
Gatewood’s Matt Allen went off for 37 points, but the Lancers had more balance, led by Shaheem Barboza’s 24 points, with 14 from Judson Walls, and 10 each from Rayden Nelson and Jake Stanage.

Dublin 67, Washington County 65, OT
Zion Cordy had 21 points and 5 assists for the Golden Hawks, Brashod Heggs added 13 points and Kaden Collins10.

East Laurens 53, Dodge County 42
Xavier McCoy dropped 5 3-pointers en route to 20 points for the Indians.

Greenforest 66, Putnam County 53
Putnam County dropped to 18-1 after the battle of top 5 Class A teams, Greenforest dominating on the paint. Jmari Greene had 13 points and Tamaud Woodson 12 for the War Eagles.

Hancock Central 75, GMC Prep 35

Houston County 75, Coffee 42

Jasper County 79, Utopian Academy 35
The Purple Hurricanes improved to 3-0 in region action behind 19 points from Dee Pennamon, 17 from JaMarkus Thomas, 16 from Chance Ross, and 10 from Malik Epps.

John Milledge 54, Piedmont 27

Locust Grove 48, Jones County 44

Macon County 68, Hawkinsville 54

Sandy Creek 79, Upson-Lee 63

Tattnall 89, FPD 37

Thomas Jefferson 88, Twiggs 45

Towers 70, Lamar County 30

Westside head football coach Spoon Risper celebrates the 300th win of Seminole head boys basketball coach Josh Grube.
Photo: Spoon Risper

Trinity Christian 71, Brentwood 59

Veterans 75, Thomas County Central 61
Freshman Trey Byrd led the Warhawks on Senior Night with 18 points, senior Aiden Sweenor and TJ Abner combining for 30 more.

Wayne County 49, Perry 46

West Laurens 68, Howard 62

Westside 59, Jackson 53
Westside head coach Josh Grube got his 300th career win, all coming with the Seminoles. Jatavion Zellner and Joshua Harden combined for 47 of Westside’s points.

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Huntsville 2, Macon 1, OT

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Around/About Central Georgia

Parade and pep rally Sunday for Northeast football

Good weather will likely cooperate on Sunday for a dual celebration in East Macon and Macon.

The Northeast state runner-up football team as well as Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated on “EastSideOutLoud Unity Day”.

A parade will start at 2 p.m. at Burdell Hunt Elementary and stays on Maynard Street until ending at the Rosa Jackson Recreation Center.

A pep rally is set for 3:30 p.m., with events including local vendors and food trucks.

Booster Marshall Talley and Macon-Bibb County commissioner Stanley Stewart are among those behind planning the festivities.

West Laurens heads area group at GHSA wrestling duals

West Laurens is off to a good start at the GHSA state wrestling duals that began Friday throughout the state.

Central Georgia teams competed at Ola, Troup County, Columbus, and Heard County.

The GHSA website’s page of brackets indicated that consolation matches would take place on Friday, but as of 2 a.m. Saturday, no scores were posted. The GHSA page with the schedules, though, did not indicate consolation matches would take place on Friday.

Perry topped Pace 60-21 in the opener but was downed 64-18 by Central-Carrollton. It faces either St. Pi X or Drew in consolation action.

West Laurens handled Dawson County 42-29, with Luella next.

Upson-Lee lost 47-26 to Lumpkin County, and then Long County.

Rutland was thumped 83-0 by Coahulla Creek, with East Jackson next.

Dublin beat Irwin County 48-31 in round one, with seven falls, then lost 62-15 to Social Circle in a quarterfinal.

Jasper County was popped 79-0 by Bremen, then had St. Francis next.

Action resumes Saturday morning.

Around/About Georgia

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