Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; UGA rolls Auburn; state college football (and alum updates); Falcons banged up; more
Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Scoreboard
High School
Football
Whitefield Academy 17, Dodge County 14
Softball
John Milledge 6, Pinewood 0
West Laurens 5, Houston County 3
College
Peach State College Football
Georgia State 49, East Carolina 29
ECU’s day went downhill after getting a pick-6 on the first play, Georgia State promptly answering and taking over from there, with 35 first-half points.
The Pirates' three touchdowns came on a pick-six, a fake field goal and a blocked punt, no points coming against the GSU defense by the ECU offense.
Georgia Southern 35, Louisiana-Monroe 30
ULM came a long way back only to fall inches short Saturday night at Malone Stadium.
As time expired, quarterback Colby Suits was stopped short on a first-and-goal scramble from the 9 and the Warhawks dropped a 35-30 decision to Georgia Southern.
The game appeared headed for a blowout in the third quarter when Georgia Southern blocked a punt and scored for an 18-point lead.
ULM got two big stops on defense and scored on two straight possessions to rally.
Veterans grad Java’n Singletary again led the defense, with six tackles.
Darion Anderson (Houston County) had a catch for seven yards. Northside alum Caleb Kelly started on the offensive line.
No slow start, little suspense, more smiles.
Quarterback Stetson Bennett completed 17 passes on 28 attempts for 240 yards with a touchdown in his first career start as fourth-ranked Georgia thumped Auburn at Sanford Stadium.
Georgia’s defense made life tough for Auburn QB Bo Nix all night.He was 21 of 40 for 177 yards with one interception and three sacks,getting glittle help from a running game held to 39 yards on 22 rushes.
Peach County grad Kearis Jackson had a huge game, with a team-high and career-high nine catches for 147 yards.
Mary Persons alum Malik Herring was credited with three tackles, Upson-Lee’s Travon Walker with two. Houston Countys’ Trey Hill started on the line.
Houston County linebacker Wesley Steiner made his debut for Auburn, but didn’t register any stats. Warner Robins’ Tyler Fromm didn’t play.
Bennett, the ‘Mailman’, takes care of business
Breakout game for Peach County’s Jackson
Georgia secondary steps up big
Dogs earn Auburn’s praise: “We really got whipped”
Something of a nightmare visit
Around/About Central Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Sports and social & racial awareness/Georgia
Sports and social/racial awareness
Sports and COVID-19/Georgia
Sports and COVID-19
Conditioning coming to forefront in ACC
College football
Arkansas humbles Mississippi State, Leach
Gators’ O on point over South Carolina
Tulsa stuns UCF at home,breaks streak
Florida State finally gets going against Jacksonville State
Big 12 and a playoff spot? Uhhhh …
Around the nation/world
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Indeed, a very different French Open
Houston going where? LA? For playoffs? Oh boy