Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Cross country all-state; GHSA coin toss; Mercer hoops; state colleges; NFL, CFB, COVID, and more
Wednesday'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
Basketball
G-Lamar County 71, Locust Grove 17
Four players scored in double figures for the Trojans.
Flag Football
GHSA
Dodge County 6, Eagleâs Landing 0, OT
The Indians are one of two Central Georgia teams participating in the first year. They play either McDonough or Pacelli in the next round.
Mary Persons 30, Jordan 0
The Bulldogs led 18-0 at halftime. They host Portal in the next round.
College
Basketball
W-Georgia 68, Jacksonville State 47
W-Georgia Tech 86, Boston College 68
M-Georgia Tech 75, Nebraska 64
Honor Roll
Nine runners from six Central Georgia schools earned all-state cross country honors from the Georgia Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association.
Wesleyanâs Chad McDaniel, a graduate of Mount de Sales, Mercer, and Georgia College and former head cross country and track coach at FPD, is the Class A Private girls coach of the year,
Central Georgia honorees:
Class 5A girls: Laney Doster, Jones County
Class 5A boys: Will Nash, Warner Robins
Class 3A boys: Justin Wachtel, Mary Persons
Class AA girls: Tristen Crosby, Johna Bowen, Bleckley County.
Class AA boys: Luke Churchwell, Bleckley County.
Class A Public girls: Jada Warren, GMC; Katelyn Taylor, ACE.
Class A Public boys: Nathan Haller, ACE.
Around/About Central Georgia
Not good news for most area teams after GHSA coin toss
The GHSAâs coin toss Wednesday for the semifinals gave the home field advantage to the top of the bracket if seeds are even.
Soooo, we could have Jones County at Warner Robins in a 5A semifinal if both teams survive this week.
Perry travels regardless in 4A, and Peach County would travel to Greater Atlanta Christian. Bleckley County is a fourth seed and is on the road no matter what.
Mercer men open SoCon play Thursday at VMI
Around/About Georgia
Smart talks about the coaching tree
Roster decisions awaits Georgia, everybody
Ryan on the run game; Ridley eyes career numbers
Tech keeps momentum with win at Nebraska
F & F baseballers lead Braves on All-MLB team
Who will the Bravesâ minor-league teams be?
Sports and racial/social awareness
European soccer protests arenât quiet
Sports and COVID 19
Ohio State gets a title shot after all
NFL: Procedures followed with Dez Bryant
Column: Concerns of Krzyzewski and Pitino miss a major point
College Football
New boss: Vandy will spend money to be competitive
MAC calls Buffalo the East Division champs
Ray Perkins replaced Bear Bryant, dead at 79
LSU TE Gilbert, from Georgia, opting out
The buyout for Will Muschamp is whaaat?
NFL
Tony Romo can do Brady, Manning, and Favre ⌠well
Around the nation/world
MLB announces the minor-league affiliates
And the painful news for those who didnât make it