Sunday's Daily News 'n Notes: Falcons win again; Mercer men lose; Lunsford emotional on Wiggins tribute; Scoreboard; weekend HS BKB review
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Falcons take battle of 5-win teams
Atlanta got two Devonta Freeman touchdowns inside the first six minutes and the Falcons topped Jacksonville 24-12 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Falcons have won five of their last seven games and improved to 6-9.
Matt Ryan passed for 384 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions on a 32-for-45 day. De’Vondre Campbell led the other side of the ball with nine tackles.
Gardner Minshew struggled to a 13-of-31 afternoon for 181 yards, although he led them to a late spark that was soon squelched.
Former Northside standout Abry Jones had a tackle for the Jaguars.
Around/About Central Georgia
Georgia Southern’s Lunsford emotional about Wiggins photo tribute
Around/About Georgia
Tech men roll past Boise State
An all-decade Tech football team
Collins return nears for Hawks
Sunday Scoreboard
College
Basketball
M-Florida Atlantic 65, Mercer 50
W-Georgia State 74, SIU-Edwardsville 73
M-Georgia Tech 74, Boise State 60
M-Wofford 83, Kennesaw State 70
Schedule
Monday
High School
Basketball
6 p.m.
Dublin at Wilkinson County
Twiggs County at Taylor County
Bear Brawl
At Houston County
Girls
10 a.m.: Bleckley County vs. Peach County
1 p.m.: Warner Robins vs. Crisp County
4 p.m.: Rutland vs. Dutchtown
7 p.m.: Championship, Houston County vs. West Laurens
Boys
11:30 a.m.: Rutland vs. Crisp County
2:30 p.m.: West Laurens vs. Peach County
5:30 p.m.: Houston County vs. Bleckley County
8:30 p.m.: Championship, Warner Robins vs. Gadsden County, Fla.
High school weekend review
Saturday
High School
Central 62, Groves 18 (late Friday)
Courtnie Stephens and Taniya Pryor teamed for 27 points with another 10 from Telecia Taylor for the Chargers. Pryor had seven steals and five assists, Taylor 11 steals.
Crisp County 49, Peach County 40
Dooly County 79, Treutlen 19
Hancock Central 55, Greene County 37
Macon County 66, Turner County 49
Northside 46, Lowndes 35
Randolph-Clay 45, Hawkinsville 43
Southwest 64, Taylor County 21
Tri-Cities 63, Westside 51
West Laurens 56, Rutland 47
Boys
Baldwin 61, North Clayton 60
Central 58, Benedictine 48
Dublin 65, Aquinas 42
Evans 63, Washington County 44
Kejuan Bloodsaw and Jarden Maze each had 15 for the Golden Hawks.
FPD 45, Savannah Christian 24
Gadsden County 45, Houston County 43
Gatewood 69, St. George’s 36
Hancock Central 74, Greene County 61
Holy Innocents’ 59, Howard 48
Mary Persons 67, Stone Mountain 52
The Bulldogs put four in double figures, led by Ty Bouie’s 20 points. Maurice Shannon added 16, Alex Brown 13, and Lamont Jones 11.
Northside 72, Lowndes 66
Jordan Brown went off with 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 blocks for the Eagles. Jamarcus Thompson had 17 points, Gage Williams 16, and Jacari Saffold 11, with 12 points and eight assists from Tre Grane.
Peach County 54, Crisp County 48
Stratford 81, Excel 71
Treutlen 72, Dooly County 64
Turner County 56, Macon County 51
Warner Robins 58, Bleckley County 49
Quon Dillard’s 16 points and eight rebounds led the 10-1 Demons. Shontavian Manuel poured in 18 for the Royals, Amarion Blackshear with another 12.
Westfield 51, Valwood 40
West Laurens 67, Rutland 50
Wheeler County 64, East Laurens 57
Wilkinson County 83, Upson-Lee 78
Friday
Girls
Baldwin 63, Southwest 46
Tamia Smith of Baldwin led all scorers with 19 oints, Dasia Harden adding 13 and Nykeshia Thorton 10. Jakhyla Johnson and Stantagious Alford had 12 each for the Patriots, Shygeria Williams chipping in 10.
Dodge County 55, Hawkinsville 49
Dooly County 48, Macon County 41
FPD 51, Pike County 45
The Vikings took a 29-17 halftime lead and stayed on top. Kendall Emender led FPD with 20 points while Natalie Paxton added 10.
GMC 56, Tattnall 28
Hebron Christian 73, Stratford 37
Houston County 54, Crisp County 25
Jones County 65, Monticello 36
Lamar County 49, LaGrange 41
Northeast 45, Westside 41
Northside 60, Veterans 56
Putnam County 70, Greene County 20
Rutland 49, Bleckley County 33
Swainsboro 52, Wilkinson County 49
Washington County 50, Cross Creek 47
Westfield 69, Brookwood 59, OT
Westside 71, Northeast 59
Boys
Baldwin 63, Southwest 38
Bleckley County 43, Rutland 27
Brookwood 73, Westfield 52
Flint River 79, Twiggs Academy 66
FPD 81, Pike County 37
Gatewood 67, Rock Springs 27
GMC 60, Tattnall 41
Preston Kent’s 17 points and four assists paced the way for the Bulldogs, Keith Robbins and Christian Burnett with 12 points each, and Justin Wallace a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, plus five steals.
Hebron Christian 58, Stratford 52
Jones County 60, Monticello 51
Bryson Wooten’s 19 points, six rebounds, and three assists led the Greyhounds to the non-region win. Keon Maddox topped Monticello with 16 points, M.J. Whitlock with 11.
LaGrange 58, Lamar County 44
Macon County 85, Dooly County 79
Mary Persons 54, BEST 45
Maurice Shannon’s 18 topped the Bulldogs, Lamont Jones adding 13 points.
Trinity Christian 86, Central Georgia Arts 40
Veterans 75, Northside
Deangelo Hines and Jayln Williams led the Warhawks with 14 points, TJ Grant adding 13 and Horace Johnson 11 as Veterans improved to a school record 10-0.
Warner Robins 62, West Laurens 53
The Demons (9-1) charged out to a 17-10 lead and maintained, led by Keshun Houser’s 15 points and five assists. Jay King added 11 points and Quon Dillard 10. TyQuan Davis led the Raiders with 17 points while DeMondre Floyd added 16.
Veterans 75, Northside 52