Friday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes, and Scoreboard
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
The final edition of Central Georgia high school football roundup will be ready around noon on Saturday with any overnight updates.
The Daily Scoreboard is up. The Mayhem beat Knoxville, details and the box score in the Scoreboard.
The Peach State College Football Scouting Report will appear before the first area kickoff.
FRIDAY SCORES
College
Volleyball
Georgia College def. UNC Pembroke 25-18, 25-12, 25-19
Mercer def. Wofford 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 25-22
Pro
Hockey
Area teams dwindle in softball finals
Only Monticello, Tattnall, and FPD are left in the GHSA softball championship tournament. Roundup in The Latest Coverage.
Weather pushes Mercer Tennis Classic schedule back
Saturday will be a busy day for the remaining competitors at the Mercer Tennis Classic.
Weather has pushed the quarterfinal play to Saturday, and the winners will then play later in the day in the semifinals.
One of the two seeds left will be gone after the quarterfinal between No. 2 Jessica Pegula and No. 7 Marie Bouzkova, who is ranked 149th and will improve on that after the tournament. The winner faces either qualifier Hailey Baptiste or Veronice Cepede Royg.
Former champ Kayla Day and Allie Kiick – daughter of former Miami Dolphin great Jim Kiick – are in a quarter, as are Danielle Lao and Varvara Lepchenko.
The Sunday finals, to be televised on the Tennis Channel, are now set for 12:30 p.m.
Prince is a playmaker for the Hawks
Taurean Prince is adapting well to new head coach Lloyd Pierce and the playbook.
Youth and free agency on Braves’ radar
And other Braves nuggets.
Football updates
Georgia Tech
Tech players talk after the win
Falcons