Tuesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard, Dooly County stops; Braves fall, Markakis pulled, Pache called; college FB; 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.
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
Bleckley County 5, Jasper County/Monticello 2
Brentwood 15, Bethlehem Christian 0
Crawford County 6, Lamar County 4
Houston County 10, Veterans 1
Perry 13, Schley County 5
Piedmont 13, Robert Toombs 1
Mary Persons 10, Peach County 3
Southland 2, Windsor 1
Stratford 6, John Milledge 4
Tattnall 15, Deerfield-Windsor 0
Volleyball
Creekside Christian 3, Gatewood 0
FPD 2, Stratford 0
Stratford 2, Northside 0
Veterans 2, Shaw 0
Shaw 2, West Laurens 0
2020-21 season in Sports update
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Around/About Central Georgia
Dooly County pulls plug on fall sports indefinitely
The latest Central Georgia program to take a major COVID hit for the fall is Dooly County.
The system announced on Facebook Monday afternoon that it was suspending fall sports indefinitely. That sidelines softball and football.
Superintendent Craig Lockhart noted the spread of the virus in the county as well as the state.
Crawford County announced Monday that its football team is sidelined until Aug. 25 because of a positive test by a coach.
Around/About Georgia
No held lead or comeback for the Braves
Markakis pulled for COVID concerns
Smart disagrees with criticisms of the O
Salyer a major key in Georgia’s offensive line
Cochran’s impact in Athens immediate
Georgia still tweaking road ticket plans
Georgia State working on the schedule
First padded practice at The Branch
High hopes for Hurst at tight end in Atlanta
Falcons remember Washington’s new boss Wright
Marlon Davidson at the right weight, but hungry
Last Hawks’ lottery pick for awhile?
Tech works on updating its basketball schedule
Sports and COVID
Alabama: 20 percent capacity, and as for tailgating …
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