Tuesday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Kinsler, Allen take GSWA All-State honors
Northside’s Kevin Kinsler and Peach County’s Sergio Allen took statewide honors on the Georgia Sports Writers Association all-state football team released Tuesday night.
Kinsler is the 6A coach of the year and Allen the top defender in 3A. Kinsler shared co-coach honors with Baldwin’s Jesse Hicks on The Sports Report’s All-Central Georgia team, and Allen was the defensive player of the year.
Nearly 30 players making the GSWA’s first and second teams made The Sports Report’s first and second teams.
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Power rankings out for Class A
Stratford and GMC on the girls side and Hancock Central and Wilkinson County on the boys side are the Central Georgia teams in their respective top-10s in the GHSA power ratings.
Entering the stretch run toward region tournaments, 11 Central Georgia teams are in the top 24, which is how many playoff spots there are: two Class A girls public: GMC and Dooly County; two Class A girls private: Stratford and FPD; five Class A boys public: Hancock Central, Wilkinson County, Macon County, and GMC; two Class A boys private: Stratford and FPD.
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Coming Wednesday: A look at what the GHSA Reclassification Committee will discuss – but not vote on – in Thursday morning’s meeting, which is open to the public.
Around/About Georgia
Trent Dilfer likes him some Dogs and Fromm
Georgia Southern adds Savannah native, ex-Tech assistant
Column: Is the Super Bowl, and more subsidizing rich folks, worth it?
The sad final days of Tommy Nobis
Stockbridge’s Whitley resigns; state coaching roundup