Thursday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes:
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
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SCOREBOARD
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THURSDAY
High School
Soccer
G-Houston County 9, Perry 0
B-Houston County 5, Perry 0
G-Upson-Lee 9, Jordan 0
B-Upson-Lee 11, Jordan 1
College
Basketball
W-Georgia Tech 67, Pitt 55
W-Georgia Southern 79, Louisiana 71
W-Georgia State 68, Louisiana-Monroe 46
W-William Carey 75, Middle Georgia State 55
M-William Carey 83, Middle Georgia State 78
Mercer to honor the 2013-14 men’s hoops team – the Duke beaters – on Saturday
Those involved in the greatest moment in school athletics history will be back on campus Saturday when Mercer honors the 2013-14 men’s basketball team just shot of five years after the Bears stunned Duke in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
A pregame reception from 3-4 in the President’s Dining Room on the concourse level of Hawkins Arena is open to the public.
The senior-dominated team went 27-9 and beat Florida Gulf Coast on the Eagles’ home court to win the Atlantic Sun conference tournament. The Bears, who knocked off Seton Hall and Mississippi during the regular season, grabbed national attention after beating Duke in Raleigh, N.C., in the first round, and then – led by senior guard Kevin Canevari –for their postgame celebration.
Mercer’s men play The Citadel (10-12, 2-9) at 4 p.m.
Around/About Central Georgia
GHSA sectional wrestling gets going
After qualifying last weekend, dozens of Central Georgia wrestlers from 10 areas/regions will be in various parts of the state in sectional tournaments trying to qualify for the state tournament next week in Macon. The top four in each class advance. Come back to The Sports Report Friday and Saturday for updates.
This week's signings
There was more to signing to play football this week, and a few Central Georgians in other sports autographed a letter of intent:
After committing back in April, Houston County volleyball standout Maira Marsh signed with Mississippi State.
Also: Northside jumper and sprinter Jordan Shealey signed with Lenoir-Rhyne, which finished third last year in the South Atlantic Conference meet. Peach County’s Kenzie Langley is headed to ABAC for soccer.
Honor Roll
Former FPD track standout Maggie Johnston of Samford is the Southern Conference field athlete of the week.
The sophomore hit a career best in the shot with 13.59 meters last Sunday, good for fifth at a meet. ...
Amanda Thompson, to the surprise of few, is the Southern Conference women's basketball player of the month.
It's the second straight time for the Mercer senior, who averaged 16.8 points and 12.8 rebounds, shooting 52 percent from the floor and 71 percent from the line.
She opened January with four straight double-doubles and finished the month with seven.
Thompson is averaging 17 points and 12.9 rebounds. ....
Georgia College's Bradley Cammack is the Peach Belt pitcher of the week. The senior threw five shutout innings against Paine, which hit .176 against him.
Around/About Georgia
Kirby on college football’s trends
Tech’s Key likes recruiting for the Jackets more than the Tide
Nine Bulldogs invited to the combine
Peeking ahead to Braves’ spring training