Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Falcons-Browns previews; United at home; honor roll
Saturday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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Honor Roll
Former Dodge County standout and FVSU defensive back Cameron Young earned All-SIAC first-team honors Friday, joined by teammates Lorenzo Smothers and Darrius Hicks on the second team.
It's Young's second appearance on the first team. He led FVSU and was fourth in the conference with 8.5 tackles, adding 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, two passes broken up, and a blocked kick.
Smothers is a punt returner making a return appearance after taking 18 kickoffs for 451 yards, including a game-winner of 96 yards against Morehouse. He also was an impact receiver. Hicks, a junior offensive lineman, was a first-team pick last year. ...
Georgia College women's soccer goalie Ashlee Graham was named to the College Sports Information Directors Association academic all-district teams for soccer.
The senior has a 3.97 GPA in exercise science.
It's the first national academic honor for Graham, giving the Bobcats eight academic all-district honorees. Graham now moves on to the Academic All-America ballot. ...
Mercer's Maddie Nunley is the Southern Conference's offensive player fo the month for October.
The sophomore from Murrietta, Cal. also had the weekly honor for mid-October. She helped Mercer to a 4-4 record for the month with 344 assists and five double-doubles.
Nunley leads the Bears (14-11, 7-7) with 825 assists and is third with 10.5 a game. ...
Sophomore Libby Bochniak leads the way for Georgia College's volleyball team with her first Peach Belt all-academic team selection with a 4.0 in biology. Sophomore Emily Pope, a nursing major, made it with a 3.56 GPA.
Seniors Kayla Brockway and Taylor Svehla are selected for the third time, Brockway with a 3.68 GPA in athletic training and Svehla a 3.58 in math. ...
Middle Georgia's soccer teams fared well with postseason awards in the Southern States Athletic Conference.
For the men: Kyle Jordaan, John Crawley, and Erik Ulloa Villa all made the all-freshman team. Northside alum Justin Alonso and Alex Herrera each earned a spot on the conference all-academic team. Alonso also received the Musco Lighting Champions of Character Award. ...
Former Mary Persons quarterback Caleb Speir is the USA South offensive rookie of the week.
The sophomore passed for 355 yards and four touchdowns to lead LaGrange to a 48-38 win over Methodist. He was 26 of 32, turning in the program's second-highest efficiency rating of 209.4.
He has 948 yards and 12 touchdowns to only three interceptions this year. ...
Georgia College put three women's cross country runners on the all-Peach Belt team: Rachel Boulineau, Tessa Allen, and Sydney Brown.
The Bobcats finished fourth in the conference meet. ...
Collin and Brendan Silliman earned all-PBC honors in men's cross country after helping the Bobcats to a fourth-place finish. ...
Middle Georgia State's Ronja Anderson is the SSAC defensive player of the week for the fifth time this season.
United host New York City in second game
Atlanta beat NYC 1-0 a weekend ago. They play at 5:30 p.m. at The Benz.
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