Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer sets FB schedule; Braves win; Tech-FSU; Gurley wants substance; Serena loses; more
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
Friday: Central Georgia’s HS FB scouting reports, notebook (notable names as assistants in the area), state poll, Maxwell picks, The Sports Report’s predictions
Scoreboard
High School
Softball
Bleckley County 18, Washington County 0
Brentwood 8, Bethlehem Christian 4
Coffee 15, Warner Robins 0
Crawford County 10, Glascock County 3
The Eagles trailed 2-1 after one, but put up six in the fourth and fifth innings, surviving five errors. Aleigha Evans and Rylie Youngblood had three hits each, with two from Kennadi Rozier, Bailey Carreker, Riley Scaggs, and Selena Linsenbach. Kryssi Maddox with 6.1 in relief for the win.
Dodge County 8, Lamar County 1
Jones County 13, Stockbridge 0
Piedmont 15, Gatewood 0
Rutland 13, Howard 5
Rutland sent 14 batters to the plate in a 10-run sixth to overcome a 5-3 deficit. Hannah Scott had three hits and two runs to lead Rutland, while Kiely Bryant, Katelyn Green, Amber Summerbay, Lacey Caldwell, and Cierra Passmore had two hits each, Bryant with two RBI and Passmore with three runs. Megan Sharpe went 3 for 3 with two runs and RBI for Howard, Sidnee McElveen adding two hits. Rutland improved to 5-0 and 4-0/4-4A while Howard fell to 2-7 and 1-3.
Schley County 11, Taylor County 5
Tattnall 3, Mount de Sales 1
The Cavs had three times as many hits, but the Trojans three times the runs. Tattnall made the most of three hits, while MdS had nine hits and stranded nine, to four for the Trojans. Hailey Daughtry got the complete-game win with five Ks and a walk.
Telfair County 9, Hawkinsville 4
Upson-Lee 6, Pike County 5
Vidalia 9, East Laurens 0
Westfield 12, Thomas Jefferson 0; Westfield 14, Thomas Jefferson 0
The Hornets put up 11 in the fourth inning of the first game to cruise behind Sydney Langdon’s six-strikeout, one-walk three-hitter. Emmy Dehem drove in two runs on two doubles, Langdon and Carliegh Knowles and Sadie Hayes with two hits each. Hayes and Emma Williams had three hits each in the nightcap, Williams getting the four-inning win with six strikeouts and no walks.
Volleyball
Bethlehem Christian 3, Gatewood 0
Harris County 2, Houston County 0
Jackson 3, Tattnall 0
Lee County 2, Mount de Sales 0
Around/About Central Georgia
Mercer has three football games set
Around/About Georgia
Power and the pen push Braves past Nats
And GSU’s freshman QB is cleared to play, post-COVID
Gurley wants to be a difference maker in the state
Sports and racial/social awareness
Nets’ Nash accepts ‘white privilege’ concerns
Sports and COVID-19
College player’s death in Pa. clarified
Pac-12 has same issue as nation: varying reporting standards
Column: All-in NCAA Tournament works
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Around the nation/world
Mahomes leads Chiefs in NFL opener
Monday Night Football getting a new intro tune