Monday's Daily News 'n Notes: WR's Garman milestone; FVSU hires a FB coach; Scoreboard (HS & college), & more
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Fort Valley State announces a new football coach
Just less than six weeks after Kevin Porter became the latest Fort Valley State head coach to be fired with a winning record, the Wildcats have their sixth head coach since the turn of the century.
Maurice Flowers brings a broad HBCU resume that includes Fayetteville State, Miles, Mississippi Valley State, and Shaw, as well as Johnson C. Smith. He was also head coach at Chester High in South Carolina for two years and West Charlotte High for a year, serving as an assistant at other high schools in North Carolina and Texas.
His career has been on the offensive side of the ball, as coordinator at MVSU, FSU, Miles, and Shaw.
Flowers is from South Bend, Ind., and graduated from East Mecklenburg High in Charlotte – earning all-conference football and basketball honors – and Johnson C. Smith.
The school will hold a press conference on Jan. 10, eight days after he starts at the school.
Honor Roll/Alumni Update
Stratford grad Quintez Cephus continues to be an example at Wisconsin. …
Lamar County grad Tomiyah Alford continues to make her presence felt in the Ohio Valley Conference. …
FVSU’s Demetrius Harris is a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award as the top small-college defensive player of the year.
Scoreboard
High School
Basketball
Girls
Bleckley County 43, Peach County 41
Rutland 44, Dutchtown 37
Warner Robins 60, Crisp County 33
Boys
Crisp County 61, Rutland 56
Dublin 56, Wilkinson County 55
Houston County 78, Bleckley County 36
The hosts rolled in a consolation Bear Brawl battle.
Warner Robins 54, Gadsden, Fla. 50, OT
Demon alum and head coach Jamaal Garman picked up his 200th career win, all with Warner Robins, in the championship of the Bear Brawl. Quon Dillard led the 11-1 Demons with 17, Greg Jones adding 15 and Keshun Houser 12.
West Laurens 71, Peach County 63
College
Basketball
M-Georgia 73, Georgia Southern 64
M-SMU 85, Georgia State 76
Pro
NBA
Cleveland 121, Atlanta 118
Peach State College BKB Report
Georgia rallies past Georgia Southern
Peach State College FB Report
Around/About Georgia
Collins returns to the Hawks, but …
If the old Braves were Santa Claus …