Friday's Report: Playoff scores, Perry's Wright, Jones County's Howard; UGA, Tech, Falcons, Georgia State; Transfer portal, MLB playoffs, college 🏈/🏀, NFL, NBA, NCAA money, Olympics, NHL
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High Schools
Football
Northeast 61, Central 6
The Raiders got more than enough in a 35-point first quarter to improve to 6-2/6-1. Central broke the shutout with a score late in the first half.
🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎
GHSA playoffs
ACE Charter 8, Berrien 7
Staring at a 3-run deficit and its season on the verge of ending, ACE scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh for a walk-off in the Class A/Division I playoff series finale. The Gryphons took advantage of Berrien’s inability to make fundamental throws. Two runs came in on an error on Avery Edalgo’s hit to left on which she reached third. The throw to home on Ava Allen’s bunt was dropped, allowing courtesy runner Emma Balkcom to score. Ella Allen slapped a pitch to first, and to a first baseman who dropped to her knees for the stop but couldn’t make a good throw home as Giselle Giles – who had walk – crossed the plate with the winning run.
East Laurens 4, Swainsboro 2
GHSA playoffs
Class AAAA
Calvary Christian 9, Stratford 1; Bethlehem Christian 15, Stratford 1
FPD 1, Loganville Christian 0; FPD 1, Strong Rock 0
Tattnall 11, Bethlehem Christian 3; Calvary Christian 11, Tattnall 3
Class AAA
Westfield 10, Piedmont 2; Tiftarea 4, Piedmont 3; Westfield 10, John Milledge 0
John Milledge 7, Tiftarea 6; Westfield 10, John Milledge 0
Class AA
Brentwood 14, Trinity Christian 1; Brentwood 13, Gatewood 7
Briarwood 7, Trinity Christian 5
Gatewood 6, Briarwood 5; Brentwood 13, Gatewood 7
Southwest Georgia 5, Windsor 2; Edmund Burke 11, Windsor 4
🏈🏈🏈Flag football🏈🏈🏈
Westside 13, Mount de Sales 6; Westside 13, Northside 0
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
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W-Samford 3, Mercer 0
🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐
FVSU 3, Claflin 0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-12)
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Alumni Update
Homecoming set for Perry grad Wright this weekend
After two seasons at Virginia Tech and a season and a half at Mississippi, Dae’Quan Wright finally gets to play fairly close to home.
The 2022 Perry grad will be about two hours away and in the biggest game of his career on Saturday when the senior tight end and his Mississippi teammates visit Athens and Georgia.
The Rebels are No. 5 and the Bulldogs No. 9 in the latest AP poll.
It’ll be the fourth time Wright plays against a Peach State team.
He signed with Virginia Tech, and had no stats against Georgia Tech in a 28-27 loss in 2022.
Wright transferred to Mississippi after the 2023 season, having caught 47 passes for 574 yards and no TDs with the Hokies.
He had a catch for 14 yards against Georgia Southern and two for 23 against Georgia in 2024, and enters Saturday with 43 catches for 753 yards and seven touchdowns with the Rebels.
It’ll be the first game in Wright’s career in which his team and the opponent are both in the top 10.
Jones County grad Howard moving from Georgia softball to volleyball
Around/About Georgia
'We heard the chatter.' Georgia backs plan to stripe Sanford in new social video
A do-over? Don't believe your eyes, Smart has own set of rules
Georgia TE Williams seeing work pay off as the freshman emerges
Georgia-Ole Miss rivalry defined by big personalities, colorful characters
Georgia Tech’s King among winners in ACC midseason awards
NFL's 'best player'? Robinson makes his case with historic performance.
Cunningham: Believe it or not, the Falcons finally have a good defense
Analysis: What has a season and a half of Dell McGee gotten Georgia State?
WBKB-Georgia struck gold with Dani Carnegie, others in offseason rebuild
A Worthy Read
The transfer portal seven years later: Why college football dynasties are now destroyed
College Football/SEC
Aguilar proving to be all No. 11 Tennessee could have wanted from transfer portal
Freeze has sought advice for Auburn football's struggles. What's been the response?
Auburn injury report: Champ Anthony listed as 'questionable' for Missouri game
Kelly offers his view of what led to Clark Lea's success at Vanderbilt
Alabama RB Miller upgraded to probable vs. Vols
Will LSU be without LBB Weeks vs Vanderbilt?
Alabama provides some bulletin-board fodder for Tennessee ahead of huge showdown in Tuscaloosa
Can new South Carolina OL coach protect LaNorris Sellers better vs Oklahoma?
‘Ripped our ass’: Why Ty Simpson got after Alabama’s offense after Missouri game
College Football/ACC
Clemson has 'significant concern' about Cade Klubnik's availability vs. SMU, per report
College Football/Thursday, Friday
Houser passes for 300 yards and 2 touchdowns as East Carolina beats Tulsa
No. 2 Miami looks to continue unbeaten start when it plays host to Louisville on Friday night
College Football
Cignetti contract: Indiana coach gets new deal amidst Penn State speculation
Franklin's firing short-sighted, Pa. high school coaches say
‘The whole state is into it’: Few know BYU-Utah rivalry better than Cougars OC Roderick
Ohio State football is sticking with slower offensive tempo as it mounts repeat title bid
No. 13 Notre Dame turns to sophomore Otting to take over at center for showdown with No. 20 USC
Rodriguez balances NIL, portal, and recruiting strategy to keep WVU competitive
Badgers’ Fickell facing plenty of heat as No. 1 Ohio State heads to Wisconsin
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Flacco rallies Bengals past Rodgers and Steelers 33-31 in battle of 40-year-old QBs
Bears building momentum with 3 straight wins after thriller at Washington
Jaguars plan to make rookie Hunter the No. 1 target ‘more often’ beginning in London
Daniels will try to rebound from a game-changing mistake; McLaurin could return this weekend
Rookie QB Ward faces new challenge with new coach 6 games into his NFL career
Tagovailoa apologizes for postgame comments calling out teammates
Chiefs’ offense gets a boost as Rice returns from suspension
49ers’ Purdy and Kittle return to practice amid injury woes
MLB/Playoffs
Scherzer turns back the clock and Blue Jays beat Mariners to even ALCS
Dodgers roll in G3, near repeat World Series trip
Canadians set aside contempt for tariffs and Trump rhetoric for the love of the Toronto Blue Jays
Baseball/MLB
Phillies' brass hopes Harper can be 'elite' again
Judge avoids surgery; Rodón expected to miss time
Sources: Orioles interested in Pujols for manager
College Sports, the changing landscape
Senator’s letter to Big Ten presidents: Private equity ‘unlikely to align’ with academic goals
Big questions for Big Ten: Scrutiny of $2.4B private equity deal grows
NBA/Basketball
Nobody in the Southeast was over .500 last year. All 5 teams expect to be better this season
Malcolm Brogdon, former Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man Award winner, retires from the NBA
Kings sign Keegan Murray to $140M extension, add Russell Westbrook
Golf
Shane Lowry leads in India with a 64, Rory McIlroy leaves driver out of the bag and shoots 69
Soccer
What to know about Trump’s threat to take World Cup matches from Boston
College Basketball
W-Staley, South Carolina prepare for season without Chloe Kitts: ‘We’re unafraid’
M- Confidence high in Auburn locker room as Steven Pearl takes over as coach
W- Flau’Jae Johnson is getting comfortable with uncomfortable in her final season at LSU
College Sports
Charlotte fires athletic director Mike Hill
TC Taylor, Robert Kent part of Jackson State Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Olympic Sports
Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus shocks fans with retirement from elite swimming
Hockey
Utah Mammoth unveil mascot Tusky at their second home opener
Hart agrees to join the Golden Knights after being acquitted of sexual assault
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