Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

Sunday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; state softball playoffs, Russell Henley; Braves better, may not win?; Falcons win, No. 1 UGA beat up; MLB playoffs, NFL, college FB/polls, NASCAR, more

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Sunday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; state softball playoffs, Russell Henley; Braves better, may not win?; Falcons win, No. 1 UGA beat up; MLB playoffs, NFL, college FB/polls, NASCAR, more

Sunday'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.

In Coverage: GHSA and GISA state softball pairings

Coming Monday: This week’s Central Georgia high school football schedule; Macon Touchdown Club; Monday Morning  Quarterback

 

Scoreboard                 
College
Soccer
W-Mercer 2, VMI 2

Pro
NFL
Atlanta 27, NY Jets 20

 

Alumni Update


Around/About Central Georgia

Henley sharp in top-25 finish

          Maconite Russell Henley turned in a solid final round Sunday of the Shriners Children’s in Las Vegas and finished tied for 21st.

          He bogeyed No. 3, but birdied 3. 9, 12, 15, and 16 for a final round 4-under 67. Henley shot 67 in the first and final rounds, with a 70 and 66 in between, to finish 14 under.

          His weekend ranged from one eagle and one double bogey to 20 birdies and 44 pars.

          Sungjae Im clinched the win with a 62 on Sunday.

          Henley is in the field for the CJ Cup, also in Las Vegas, starting Thursday.  

 

Macon TD Club welcomes former UGA standout Butler (the son)

Former UGA and NFL punter Drew Butler is Monday’s speaker at the Macon Touchdown Club.

          The club meets at the Methodist Home for Children and Youth, in the Rumford Center, at 304 Pierce Ave. It starts at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and the program to begin around 7. Admission for non-members is $30.

          Howard is the featured high school.

          Butler played at Georgia from 2007-11 under Mark Richt, and led the nation in I-A punting in 2009, earning All-SEC honors. The son of Georgia punting great Kevin Butler, won the Ray Guy Award that season.

          He is a two-time All-American and one-time academic All-American.

          Butler punted for Pittsburgh and Arizona, and played four seasons in the NFL (2012, 2014-16), averaging 42.9 punts on 216 tries. He was signed and release in between those jobs by Chicago and Detroit.

          Butler now works for Icon Source, a Denver-based digital platform that matches athletes and brands, as per the new college sports name-image-likeness legislation. He is the executive vice president of the company’s collegiate division.

          Georgia Southern athletics director Jared Benko is next week’s speaker.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

As expected, Georgia moves to No. 1

It’s been awhile

Bulldogs are a little beat up

Column: Braves might not win series, but might be better team

Ryan, Pitts lead Falcons over Jets

Atlanta D steps up

Learned in the win

Ryan becomes seventh QB with 5,000 completions

Another slow start for the Jets

 Hawks goal on chemistry won’t be easy

 

Playoff Schedule

Monday: 1 p.m., Brewers at Braves, TBS; 3:30 p.m., Astros at White Sox; 7 p.m., Rays at Red Sox, FS1; 9:30 p.m., Giants at Dodgers, TBS

Tuesday: 5 p.m., Brewers at Braves, TBS; 9 p.m., Giants at Dodgers, TBS