Sunday's Report: State wrestling, region 🏀, Mercer, FVSU, Georgia College, Middle Georgia State, Russell Henley; Braves, UGA, state 🏀; NASCAR/Daytona 500, college 🏀, NBA, NFL, colleges, MLB, golf
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
Central 44, Washington County 33
Jaz Johnson had 11 points to lead Central to third place. Frances Anyakudo had 8 rebounds.
East Laurens 60, Dodge County 57
The Falcons kept Dodge County from its third straight title. Lyric Green had 32 and Paige Ingram 16 for the 16-12 runners-up.
Westside 46, Jackson 27
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
East Laurens 60, Bleckley County 55
Hawkinsville 64, Montgomery County 54
Morgan County 54, Westside 40
Southwest 79, Dublin 76, 3 OT
The Patriots let a double-digit lead in the second half and finally held on in a game that ended after 11 p.m.
Westside 46, Jackson 27
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Houston County 4, Alexander 0; Houston County 10, Mary Persons 0
Jones County 7, Cherokee 5
Northside 9, Taylor County 7; Taylor County 7, Northside 2
North Oconee 9, Mary Persons 4
Peach County 13, Campbell 2; Peach County 13, Cambridge 8
Pierce County 4, ACE 1
Ringgold 9, Perry 4
Seckinger 10, Jones County 0
Washington County 6, Brookwood 5; Fellowship Christian 0
Late Friday
Crawford County 12, Hawkinsville 2
Dodge County 3, Telfair County 2
East Laurens 10, Wheeler County 9
Effingham County 10, Perry 2
Glynn Academy 9, Washington County 3
Harlem 13, Howard 0
Putnam County 18, Eagle’s Landing 2; Putnam County 14, Eagle’s Landing 0
Upson-Lee 9, Lamar County 7; Upson-Lee 13, Lamar County 3
West Forsyth 12, Perry 2
West Laurens 11, Aquinas 1
⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽
B-Perry 3, Lowndes 1; Perry 4, ACE 3
Perry won the Middle Georgia Invitational.
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
🏀🏀🏀Women’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
Allen 68, Fort Valley State 65
ETSU 70, Mercer 67
Point 71, Middle Georgia State 69
🏀🏀🏀Men’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
Middle Georgia State 67, Point 64
Milique Smith became the program’s leader with 89 offensive rebounds in a season while the Knights earned their 150th win as an NAIA program.
VMI 80, Mercer 71
⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾
Mercer 12, Milwaukee 4
Middle Georgia State 5, Blue Mountain 4
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Alumni Update
Houston County’s Burress already at it again for Georgia Tech: walk-off slam
Around/About Central Georgia
Henley hit by big bogey bug
Five bogeys for a round is bad enough.
Five bogeys in a row?
That’s the run Russell Henley had on the back nine in Saturday’s third round of The Genesis Invitational, dropping him 19 spots into at tie for 33rd, 2 over for the weekend.
Henley had two birdies in the first 11 holes, then improbably reeled off five straight bogeys before ending the day with two pars.
During that nightmarish stretch, little went right in any phase for Henley, the positive being he avoided any double bogeys.
Still, he’s only 10 back of leader Patrick Rodgers, and five from perhaps a top-10 finish.
Around/About Georgia
Strider shifts focus from rehab to 'competitive state'
Anthopoulos gives update on Acuña's timeline to return to the lineup
New role on Georgia football staff for former Georgia Tech defensive coordinator
Ndongo caps career-best game by tipping in game winner in OT as Georga Tech tops Cal
Robinson has 15 as No. 21 Missouri uses decisive 15-0 run in 2nd half to beat slumping Georgia
Holiman scores 24 as Georgia Southern knocks off Old Dominion
Wilkerson scores 25 to lead Sam Houston over Kennesaw State
Auto Racing
NASCAR draws stars to Daytona 500 with Trump, Captain America expected at ‘Great American Race’
With tears flowing, Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets another shot at the Daytona 500 as a team owner
How big is the Daytona 500? LaJoie bet his kids’ college fund on a chance to make the NASCAR race
Here’s a crash course — a cheat sheet, really — for the 67th running of the Daytona 500
Daytona after Dark: The good times never stop, even when the NASCAR racing does
Final Daytona 500 practice is paced by Keselowski as Fords dominate session 17 drivers skipped
College Basketball/Women
For Florida State legend Sue Semrau, banner raising means more than historic 470 wins
Quinerly scores 29, No. 18 West Virginia pull away from Cincinnati
College Basketball/Men
Celtics' Stevens says he's not candidate to be Indiana head coach
Auburn, Alabama, Florida headline SEC’s haul in the NCAA selection committee’s early top-16 seeds
No. 1 Auburn edges No. 2 Alabama in a showdown of top-ranked teams; a rematch is set for March 8
Proctor scores 23 to lead No. 3 Duke over Stanford
No. 6 Houston remaining on an even keel during run to top of Big 12 standings
Jackson scores 23 with 5 3-pointers, North Carolina beats Syracuse
Kell scores 18 to help Western Carolina hand The Citadel 17th straight loss
Tuskegee tops Morehouse 68-55 in HBCU Classic
NBA
The new NBA All-Star format is here, and Sunday night will show whether it works
Castle, George lead Team C to Rising Stars win and a berth against LeBron in the All-Star Game
Stephen and Ayesha Curry are celebrating their roles as All-Star hosts in the Bay this weekend
Silver was surprised about the Doncic-Davis trade, urges angry Mavs fans to keep faith
Bucks star Damian Lillard thrilled All-Star weekend featured NBA HBCU Classic in his native Oakland
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL announces full list of Combine participants
Eagles GM hit with beer can during parade, continues celebration: 'I bleed for this city'
Carolina Panthers 2025 NFL offseason preview: Focus can become building around Bryce Young
Jacksonville Jaguars 2025 NFL offseason primer: New regime has renovation project ahead
Tennessee Titans 2025 NFL offseason preview: Will the Titans select a QB with the No. 1 pick?
College Football
Former Notre Dame DC Golden is named Broyles Award winner
Penn State hires former Temple coach Stan Drayton as running backs coach
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Inside Swinney's largest Clemson portal class: Teammates, tears and tired of losing
College Sports
Auburn's Belyeu hits 1st home run of the season hours after mother's passing
College Sports, the changing landscape
Tennessee baseball player takes on NCAA in latest eligibility case
WNBA/Women’s basketball
Five takeaways from Unrivaled's inaugural one-on-one tourney
Despite some bumps, Unrivaled's 1-on-1 tourney proves to be a fun experiment
Baseball/MLB
Pirates ace Paul Skenes is looking to add to his already electric arsenal as he enters Year 2
Tennis
Sinner’s deal with WADA to accept 3-month ban slammed by fellow tennis pros
Golf
Rodgers takes the lead at Torrey Pines as Scheffler and McIlroy falter
Hockey
Fans in Montreal loudly boo US anthem prior to Americans’ 4 Nations Face-Off game vs. Canada
US-Canada game at 4 Nations Face-Off starts with 3 fights in the first 9 seconds
Scoreboards
Women’s college basketball scores/games
Men’s college basketball scores/games