Thurday's News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; more signings; Honors: Mercer, Georgia College; FVSU, Mercer, Henley; UGA, Falcons, Tech, Braves, Hawks; colleges, NFL, MLB, 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.
In Coverage: GHSA releases first version of regions, and there’s movement; The Sports Report predictions
Coming Friday: Central Georgia’s only weekly previews; Maxwell Ratings predictions
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College
Basketball
M-Central Georgia Tech 92, Brewton-Parker JV 40
W-Georgia 97, Gardner-Webb 45
W-Georgia Southern 68, Auburn 66
W-Georgia Tech 72, Kennesaw State 45
W-Mercer 61, App State 57
Volleyball
Clark 3, FVSU 1
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Signings
Northside’s Madelyne Lee has signed to play softball at Charleston Southern.
Bleckley County’s J.R. Fordham signed to play baseball at Augusta.
Stratford’s Lawson Cole and Micah Takac join Mercer baseball signing class.
Veterans standout T.J. Grant signed with Mercer men’s basketball.
Players of the week
SoCon women’s golf: Mercer’s Rodriguez
Honor Roll
Georgia College’s Balzano makes all-conference
Around/About Central Georgia
FVSU’s Bridges preps for draft, signs with agent
BSB: Mercer signs eight, two from Stratford
WBKB: Votaw, Dougherty lead Mercer past App State
Henley shares lead in darkness-shortened Houston first round
The first round isn’t anywhere near over, but Russell Henley is in a tie for first at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open for at least a while.
Henley shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday and is in first with Talor Gooch, Marc Leishman, and Luke List.
Rain delayed the start for nearly three hours almost an inch falling on the course. None of the afternoon starters got done, and about half of the 132-player field has yet to finish the first round.
Henley, who won the tournament in 2017, had six birdies and one bogey.
Around/About Georgia
Anderson not given bond, in jail till next week
Barkley, Manning go back and forth on Vols and Dawgs
Kearis Jackson barks back of criticism of offense
UGA confident in Salyer’s replacement
Tech hopes to spoil BC’s bowl hopes
Cowboys’ Kazee throws accusation at Falcons
Braves boast four Silver Sluggers
Freddie’s a little bit country
Atlanta’s Collins becoming highlight-reel-like
WBKB: No. 17 Tech rolls past Kennesaw State
WBKB: No. 19 Georgia thumps Gardner-Webb
WBKB: Georgia Southern stuns Auburn
College Football/South
Alabama, Georgia gear up for final challenges
Tiny Centenary (550 students) giving football another try
College Football
The struggle to run the ball well continues
Pitt and its good QB survives UNC and its good QB in OT
College Basketball
NCAA staffers threatened after Oklahoma State sanctions upheld
M-Seattle coach resigns after leave for slur
College Sports
Mid-American Conference staying put for now
NFL
Miami D dominates Ravens, Jackson in upset
Rams sign former Browns, Giants receiver
Cincinnati’s Blackburn first women on competition committee
Carolina’s Burns still peeved about Mac Jones, wishes colleagues happy hunting
Baseball
Cincy restaurateur really wants Castellanos to stay
Around the nation/world