Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: HS FB; Mercer pops Tech; USC-UGA, Tech-Duke, GSU-GSU; college FB and BKB; NFL; COVID updates
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
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College
Saturday’s Peach State College Football
Undermanned Georgia Southern visits Georgia State
Around/About Georgia
Mercer knocks off Georgia Tech
The visiting Bears trailed for all of about 30 seconds early on and never trailed again in beating Georgia Tech 83-73 Friday night at McCamish Pavilion.
Mercer led by a max of 19 inside the final two minutes, and was up by double figures most of the final 10 minutes. Tech had slight advantages in paint scoring and second-chance points, but was outscored by seven from the bench.
The Bears hit 48 percent from 3, led by Felipe Haase’s 5-for-11 night en route to 17 points. Neftali Alvarez also had 17 points on a 10-of-11 night from the line. Ross Cummings added 16 on 5-of-7 shooting, 3-of 4 from three, and James Glisson III 14.
Mercer had 22 assists to 10 turnovers, while Tech had one more assist than turnover. The Bears played seven, to nine for the Jackets.
Moses Wright led Tech with 20 points, the Jackets shooting only 38.2 percent in the second half.
It was Mercer’s first power 5 win since 2015’s 69-66 overtime win over Arkansas.
The Bears host Georgia State – a four-overtime winner Wednesday over Tech – on Monday.
College Football
Can Auburn roll the Tide’s dreams away?
First female football player in the SEC is ready
Oregon State stuns No. 9 Oregon
Sports and COVID-19
Ravens hammered by COVID, must adjust
And now Baltimore-Pittsburgh is Tuesday
Column: Gonzaga plays, puts people at risk
Ohio State’s Day tests positive, to miss Saturday
As will the Buckeyes and Illini
Sports and social/racial awareness
Brandon Marshall talks of mental health issues
NFL
Dallas mourns death of strength coach
Oh, the issues with quarterbacks
Rivera, Washington pull off nice trick play
Back in the QB saddle for the Bears?
College Basketball
Around the nation/world
They posed with Maradona’s coffin, were fired
Men’s college basketball scoreboard
Women’s college basketball scoreboard