Central Georgia Sports ReportFebruary 26, 2025Comment

Wednesday's Report: GHSA girls playoffs, full HS scoreboard, Mercer's Gibson, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, GMC JC; UGA upset, Tech, Falcons, Braves; College, MLB, NBA, NFL

Central Georgia Sports ReportFebruary 26, 2025Comment

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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
GHSA quarterfinals

Class 5A
Hughes 66, Veterans 34

Class 3A

Baldwin 50, Heritage-Catoosa 49

Baldwin trailed by one at halftime and 10 in the second half before going back inside and getting the lead in a back-and-forth quarter. Baldwin led 49-46 with 14.6 seconds left, only for Heritage to tie it with a 3 from the left corner. Baldwin inbounded from halfcourt with 4.3 seconds left, and Janaye Walker was fouled, making 1 of 2 at the line with 1.1 seconds left. Walker led the defending champs with 21 points and 9 rebounds, Kassidy Neal adding 19 and 8, plus 4 assists. Suri Clark chipped in 10 rebounds.

Class A/Division I
East Laurens 61, Vidalia 52

Model 34, Lamar County 31
The Trojans trailed 30-20 after three and stayed close but couldn’t get ahead of Model. Lamar County’s last lead was 13-12 two minutes into the second quarter, Model taking a 21-14 halftime lead. Lamar County’s Makayla Watts drained a 3 with 4 seconds left to make it a one-possession game, but time ran out on the Trojans.
Class A/Division II
Macon County 60, Turner County 57
The hosts dug themselves a 16-point halftime hole, but finally got the lead on a Morgan Cochran bucket early in the fourth quarter. She came up bigger when it counted the most, draining a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the win. She went off for 27 points and 15 rebounds, Aniah Lake adding 12 points and Aliyah Lake 10.

⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

ACE Charter 19, Jefferson County 0

Aquinas 12, Baldwin 2

Bleckley County 10, East Laurens 0

Dodge County 18, Central 3

Dublin 19, Southwest 0
The Irish put up a dozen in the first inning, and were led by Xavier Reese with 3 hits and Morgan Davis with 3 RBI, plus 2-RBI games from Bryceton Evans and Will Wallace.

FPD 17, George Walton 2

GMC Prep 16, Hancock Central 0; GMC 17, Hancock Central 2

Gatewood 7, Westfield 6

Hawkinsville 14, Treutlen 9

Lamar County 13, Jackson 6

Oglethorpe County 6, Jasper County 5

Peach County 17, Luella 2

Piedmont 8, Central Georgia Arts 5

Pinewood Christian 8, Tattnall 2

Rutland 6, Wilkinson County 2

Washington County 5, Northeast 4; Washington County 17, Northeast 0
Christian Rountree drove in 7 runs and had an inside-the-park homer in the nightcap for the Golden Hawks, while Ty Mobley added two bombs and 3 RBI.

Westside 12, Howard 2

Westside-Augusta 12, Howard 2; Westside-Augusta 17, Howard 1

West Laurens 20, Hephzibah 0

⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

B-Dublin 10, Northeast 0

B-Evans 10, Washington County 0

G-GMC Prep 3, Montgomery County 2

B-GMC Prep 9, Montgomery County 0

B-Houston County 5, Northside 2

G-Jasper County 5, Putnam County 0

G-LaGrange 3, Upson-Lee 0

B-LaGrange3, Upson-Lee 0