Tuesday's Daily News 'n notes: Veterans mourns player death; Warner Robins game canceled; UGA, Tech, COVID/SEC; and more
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Coming Wednesday: Monday Morning QB (Wednesday edition) will have polls and Loughdmouthings
Around/About Central Georgia
Veterans mourns death of young player
A little more than a week after collapsing at practice, Veterans freshman football player D.J. McDowell died at the age of 14.
He was airlifted to a childrenâs hospital in Atlanta to be treated for a cardiac condition, according to a social media post. He passed away Tuesday morning.
A GoFundMe page has raised more than $12,000 of a $25,000 goal to help with medical and funeral expenses. Fund-raising through the sale of t-shirts has also been started.
Veterans travels to Ware County this Friday, and then hosts Warner Robins next week in the last game of the regular season.
Warner Robins-Coffee game ppd. for COVID
All of a sudden, Warner Robins has this week off.
Coffee announced Tuesday afternoon that it was suspending football operations âdue to COVID-19 concernsâ as âa precautionary measure to ensure the health and safetyâ of participants.
That means this Fridayâs game at McConnell-Talbert Stadium has been canceled, and that the Demons will enter the playoffs as the top seed from Region 1-5A.
The Demons are 2-0 in region play while the Trojans are 2-1. Ware County (6-1/1-1) hosts Veterans (4-4/0-2) this week. Warner Robins is the only team undefeated in region play.
Warner Robins visits Veterans next week in the regular-season finale
Mercer tops quality field at its invitational
Around/About Georgia
UGA secondary under a little cloud
Missouriâs Drinkwitz talks COVID, Bulldogs
A look at the Tech and Pitt offenses
Tech basketball schedule is out: Mercer in, UGA out (for now)
Sports and racial/social awareness
Harvardâs Amaker moved to more action
Sports and COVID
SEC schedule takes a big hit Saturday
Pittman wonât be on sidelines for Florida game
Fans or no fans when NBA starts?
College Football
Interesting reunion coming for Franks and Florida
NFL
Itâs been one wild year for health
Buffalo quietly have a big year
Bills fans big in $$$ support of Allen after grandmotherâs death
Around the nation/world
Mattingly, Cash take top manager honors
Cora back in Boston, to mixed reviews