Saturday's high school hoops, final edition: Warner Robins' Garman gets 150th, Mary Persons boys back on track, Central girls roll again
Updated at midnight
SATURDAY'S SCORES
Girls
Bainbridge 47, Veterans 45
Baldwin 57, Washington County 47
Nijeria Jordan topped the Golden Hawks with 20 points and 7 rebounds in the loss to top-10 Class 4A Baldwi. Destinee Ellison added 11 points and 6 rebounds for Washington County.
Briarwood 38, Piedmont 37
Central 49, Southwest 28
JeNya Wilder had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Jada Clowers neared another triple-double with 7 points, 19 rebounds, and 9 blocks. Tyleia Williams added 14 points for Central (16-2).
Dodge County 52, West Laurens 48
GMC 55, Lincoln County 22
Greenville 90, Macon County 59
Jackson 56, Mary Persons 33
Mount de Sales 49, Schley County 35
Northside 53, Warner Robins 43
Paideia 43, Tattnall 38
Putnam County 52, Elbert County 47
Southwest 61, Bleckley County 50
Stratford 55, George Walton 26
Twiggs County 63, Wilkinson County 48
Union Grove 33, Jones County 31
Westside 45, Pike County 37
Washington-Wilkes 41, Hancock Central 37
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Griffin-Upson-Lee; Jackson-Mary Persons; FPD-Howard; Northeast-Central; Dublin-East Laurens; Hawkinsville-Dooly County; Deerfield-Windsor-Westfield.
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Boys
Bainbridge 49, Veterans 34
Baldwin 71, Washington County 40
Baldwin had a surprisingly easy time, holding the top Golden Hawk, Ivory Williams, to only 8 points.
Dodge County 48, West Laurens 46
Dooly County 68, Hawkinsville 44
The Bobcats, as expected, had little trouble, thanks in large part to 26 points and 6 rebounds from Jarquavius Brown, 14 points from Rashad Lucas, and a monsterous 17 rebounds from Zeff Felton.
Dublin 74, East Laurens 38
Elbert County 70, Putnam County 33
GMC 63, Lincoln County 51
Jordan 76, Lamar County 49
Macon County 87, Greenville 69
Mary Persons 96, Jackson 80
Mary Persons unleashed the frustrations of Friday's night's big loss at Upson-Lee on the nearby rival. Cam Holden went off for 37 points, with 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Tre Edge was good for 23 points, 4 boards, and 4 assists, and Dee Morton had 15 points, 11 assists, and 8 rebounds.
Northeast 51, Central 48
Southwest 60, Bleckley County 50
Stratford 77, George Walton 61
Tattnall 59, Paideia 50
Union Grove 65, Jones County 39
Warner Robins 73, Northside 54
Warner Robins head coach Jamaal Garman picked up his 150th win in charge of the Demons, and did so against the city rival.
Washington-Wilkes 55, Hancock Central 54
Westside 85, Pike County 31
Wilkinson County 58, Twiggs County 53
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Griffin-Upson-Lee; FPD-Howard; Pacelli-Taylor County; Schley County-Mount de Sales; Deerfield-Windsor-Westfield; Piedmont-Briarwood; Westwood-Windsor.
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(Late Friday scores below)
FRIDAY'S SCORES
Girls
Baldwin 63, Richmond Acad. 59
Covenant 42, CFCA 34
Dooly County 71, Crawford County 24
Dublin 48, Bleckley County 47
East Laurens 55, Dodge County 47
Destanee Wright's 16 led Dodge County, which fell into a tie for second in 3-AA with East Laurens.
FPD 48, Twiggs County 36
The Vikings had a 22-9 lead at intermission and made it stand en route to their first region win. Sadie Frame led the Vikings, who held the Cobras to one first-quarter point, with 13 points, while Gracie Matthews and Kennedy Cauley had 12 points each.
Lamar County 51, Temple 31
Lamar County improved to 13-6 and 4-1
Macon County 56, Taylor County 53
Monticello 51, Banks County 41
Monticello made things interesting in 8-AA with a win over the region leader, giving Banks County its second region loss.
Northside 64, Lee County 45
Stratford 56, Mount de Sales 32
Putnam County 56, Rabun County 47
Putnam County pulled into a tie for first in 8-AA with Banks County.
Tattnall 58, Wilkinson County 36
Allie Gordon cruised past the 1,000-point mark for her Tattnall career.
Upson-Lee 73, Mary Persons 32
Veterans 55, Peach County 47
Warner Robins 64, Thomas County Central 16
Warner Robins led 24-14 at halftime.
West Laurens 69, Perry 56
Ja'Kerra Wilbur had 22 points - 12 coming on 3s - and 5 assists for the Raiders, while MaKayla Murray had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Calmela Mack had 16 points and 4 steals for West Laurens, which has won 7 of its last 8 game.
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Spalding-Howard; Hawkinsville-Schley County; Gatewood-Augusta Prep; Twiggs Ac.-Brentwood; Windsor-Piedmont; Griffin Christian-Central Ga.
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Boys
Baldwin 71, Richmond Acad. 56
The Braves drained 11 3s to remain unbeaten in region play. Rodney Walker had 18 points, Donte Justice 15 and Torez Hicks 12 for the 15-5 Braves.
Banks County 68, Monticello 61
Dodge County 67, East Laurens 17
The Indians had little trouble, with Nick Cummings scoring three more than the Falcons. DeMarcus Caines added 18 and Chris Clark 13.
Dooly County 78, Crawford County 43
The Bobcats got 21 points from Jarquavius Brown and 19 from Zeff Felton in the region rout. Brown had 5 assists and 4 boards, Felton 7 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Dublin 73, Bleckley County 59
Bleckley County led 39-36, but the Irish got things together in the second half.
GMC 59, Washington-Wilkes 30
Hancock Central 64, Greene County 43
Perry 51, West Laurens 48
Stratford 60, Mount de Sales 48
Mount de Sales led 12-16 after one, but the Eagles led 21-18 at halftime and kept rolling.
Twiggs County 69, FPD 41
Twiggs County led 28-20 at halftime, but a 20-6 third quarter changed the game. Maurice Gordon led the Vikings (9-7) with 12 points.
Veterans 69, Peach County 59
Westside 103, Kendrick 90
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Missing
Spalding-Howard; Rutland-Pike County; Banks County-Monticello; Hawkinsville-Schley County; Tattnall-Wilkinson County; Gatewood-Augusta Prep; Twiggs Ac.-Brentwood; Griffin Christian-Central Ga.; Covenant-CFCA
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Late Friday Girls
GMC 46, Washington-Wilkes 38
Hancock Central 44, Greene County 43
Rutland 48, Pike County 37
Westside 57, Kendrick 41
Windsor 54, Piedmont 43
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Late Friday Boys
Macon County 86, Taylor County 79
Rabun County 57, Putnam County 44
Temple 49, Lamar County 45
Warner Robins 68, Thomas County Central 38
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SATURDAY
Doubleheaders
Girls first, boys second unless noted
1 p.m.
Northside at Warner Robins
1:30 p.m.
Piedmont at Briarwood
2 p.m.
FPD at Howard
Northeast at Central
Southwest at Bleckley County
Pacelli at Taylor County
Schley County at Mount de Sales
3 p.m.
George Walton at Stratford
Westwood at Windsor
3:30 p.m.
Tattnall at Paideia
4 p.m.
Jones County at Union Grove
Westside at Pike County
Putnam County at Elbert County
GMC at Lincoln County
Hancock Central at Washington-Wilkes
5 p.m.
Bainbridge at Veterans
6 p.m.
Dodge County at West Laurens
Baldwin at Washington County
Jackson at Mary Persons
Griffin at Upson-Lee
Dublin at East Laurens
Hawkinsville at Dooly County
Macon County at Greenville
7 p.m.
Wilkinson County at Twiggs County
TBA
Monticello at Oglethorpe County
Deerfield-Windsor at Westfield
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TUESDAY'S SCORES
Girls
Baldwin 61, Cross Creek 43
Brentwood 54, Piedmont 32
Central 52, Westside 48
Jada Clowers turned in the rare triple-double, leading Central with 13 points, 14 rebounds and 11 blocks. Tyleia Williams had 18 points and 4 steals, JeNya Wilder 13 points and 5 steals, and ReNesha Goolsby added 11 points for the Chargers.
Central Talbotton 56, Macon County 47
Central Georgia 35, Ballard Christian 23
Coffee 57, Northside 46
Dodge County 68, Southwest 46
The trio of Zanessia Mitchell (26), Europe Brown (23) and Destanee Wright (13) was more than enough for Dodge County.
Greenville 82, Hawkinsville 19
Greene County 48, GMC 43
Lake Oconee 50, Hancock Central 43
Jones County 62, Ola 35
Manchester 62, Crawford County 34
Marion County 75, Dooly County 39
Northeast 49, Bleckley County 31
Peach County 50, Kendrick 33
Perry 61, Upson-Lee 44
Putnam County 65, Social Circle 41
Stratford 60, Twiggs County 39
Tattnall 51, FPD 34
I'anna Slaughter led Tattnal with 28 points while Allie Gordon added 12 and Ivey Whetsel 10. Molly Lee's 12 points topped FPD.
Taylor County 38, Brookstone 31
Veterans 44, Houston County 38
Washington County 72, East Laurens 52
The Golden Hawks (15-3/8-0) matched the Falcons with just three players: Nijeria Jordan had 26 points and 7 rebounds, Destinee Ellison had 17 points with Nikayona Warthen and Miracle Parker getting 11 points each.
West Laurens 50, Howard 43
Wilkinson County 32, Mount de Sales 26
Boys
Baldwin 67, Cross Creek 55
The Braves got 21 points from Brenden Robertson, 14 from Rodney Walker and 11 from Torez Hicks.
Calvary Christian 66, CFCA 51
Central Georgia 49, Ballard Christian 42
Citizens Christian 75, Twiggs Acad. 53
Coffee 74, Northside 43
Dodge County 63, Southwest 51
Nick Cummings took care of nearly half of the Indians' scoring with a 30-point night. DeMarcus Caines added 19 and Chris Clark 10.
FPD 46, Tattnall 44
FPD thought it took control with a 19-10 second-quarter advantage, but Tattnall won the third quarter 12-3, so the Vikings needed a Jordan Jones bucket with three seconds left for the win. Lance Franklin of Tattnall led all scorers with 19 points, while Henry Middlebrooks topped FPD with 16 points.
GMC 60, Greene County 53
Hancock Central 83, Lake Oconoee 31
Houston County 61, Veterans 45
Kendrick 64, Peach County 63
Jones County 93, Ola 48
Macon County 53, Central Talbotton 46
Manchester 83, Crawford County 51
Marion County 80, Dooly County 73
Northeast 61, Bleckley County 54
Putnam County 64, Social Circle 62
Stratford 68, Twiggs County 49
Stratford marched out to a 19-9 lead and cruised from there with a strong seocnd half.
Upson-Lee 78, Perry 42
The Knights won their 51 in a row, and did so in front of Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, on hand to check out Upson-Lee forward Travon Walker, a high-level defensive lineman in the fall.
Washington County 58, East Laurens 46
Curtis Brown led the Golden Hawks with 17 points, while Jawan Dukes had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks.
West Laurens 66, Howard 57
Westfield 48, John Milledge 46
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PPD
Harris County at Warner Robins
Spalding at Mary Persons
Lamar County at Jordan
MONDAY'S SCORES
Girls
Mitchell County 46, Hawkinsville 21
Washington County 53, Evans 43
Sophomore Destinee Ellison scored 25 to help Washington County improve to 14-3. Nijeria Jordan added 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Boys
Holy Spirit Prep 74, Westside 64
Newton 80, Warner Robins 65
A top-10 Class 7A program knocked off a top-10 5A program at Morehouse.
Northside 69, Carver 62
Stratford 72, Kendrick 62
Devin Buts led the Eagles with 25 points as Stratford held off a comeback spearheaded by Tyler Brooks' 33 points.
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