Friday's Report: GHSA playoffs, Middle Georgia State, Mercer, Lough column; Falcons/draft, UGA, Braves; NFL Draft, MLB, NBA/NHL playoffs, college football, golf, WNBA
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High Schools
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GHSA Playoffs
Class 5A
Loganville 2, Veterans 0, Veterans eliminated
Class 4A
Flowery Branch 7, Jones County 5
Jones County had a 5-0 lead and lost in extra innings, finishing 20-7.
St. Pius X 5, Perry 0; St. Pius X 16, Perry 0
Class A/Division I
Taylor County at Trion
Game 2 has been pushed back to noon Friday at Coahulla Creek High, because of lightning and a tornado on Thursday.
Class A/Division II
Screven County 17, Hawkinsville 11, Hawkinsville eliminated
GIAA regular season
CFCA 110, Community Christian 0
John Milledge 2, Mount de Sales 1
Rock Springs 18, Windsor 6
Trinity Christian 10, Covenant 0
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GHSA Playoffs
Girls
Class AAA
Cherokee Bluff 11, West Laurens 1
Gilmer 7, Peach County 1
Long County 3, Upson-Lee 1
Sandy Creek 11, Baldwin 1
Class AA
Pierce County 7, Westside 0
Class A/I
ACE Charter 7, Rabun County 0 (Click here for full story)
The Gryphons marched out to a 6-0 first half lead on 3 goals from Lily Bivins and 2 from Edy Powell, improving to 16-3.
Armuchee 10, Washington County 0
Dodge County 4, Oglethorpe County 1
East Laurens 2, Central 0
Elbert County 4, Bleckley County 1
Jeff Davis 3, Jasper County 0
Lamar County 10, Coosa 0
Boys
Class 5A
Clarke Central 1, Houston County 1
Class A/I
Montgomery County 4, Macon County 1
GIAA regular season
G-CFCA 3, Westminster 1
B-CFCA 4, Westminster 2
G-FPD 8, Tattnall 0
B-Tattnall 1, FPD 0
B-Trinity Christian 10, Covenant 0
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GHSA Playoffs
Girls
Class 4A: Northview 3, Perry 0
Class 3A: West Laurens 3, Adairsville 0
Class A/I: Lamar County 3, Swainsboro 2; Brantley County 5, Dublin 0
Boys
Class 5A:Houston County 3, Jackson County 1
Class 3A: West Laurens 3, Adairsville 0
Class AA: Westside 3, South Atlanta 2
Class A/Division I: Model 5, Putnam County 0; Banks County 5, East Laurens 0; Temple 4, Lamar County 1
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Middle Georgia State 14, Brewton-Parker 1
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Honor Roll
Nine Middle Georgia athletes earn spring scholar honor
SoCon WGLF: Mercer’s Dubnik, Scheck, and Vaisto
Around/About Georgia
Braves notes: Chavez returns, back to winning, more
BSB-Bulldog comeback falls short
Atlanta Falcons/State/NFL Draft
Atlanta doubles down on pass rush help, selects Georgia’s Walker, Tennessee’s Pearce in NFL draft
Falcons acquire first-rounder from Rams and select Tennessee defensive end James Pearce Jr.
Falcons excited to land pair of 'true pressure players' in first round
Georgia’s Walker and Atlanta find their match
Fontenot responds to Kirk Cousins report ahead of NFL Draft
Ravens select Georgia safety Malaki Starks at No. 27 in NFL draft
49ers draft Georgia edge rusher Mykel Williams with the No. 11 pick
NFL Draft
The Titans hope top NFL draft pick Cam Ward can lead them back to winning
A stunner in Jacksonville: Jaguars trade up to land Hunter
Why Jags went all-in on Hunter
Round 1 recap: Ward goes No. 1, Jaguars trade up and Shedeur unselected
Biggest surprise picks start with Travis Hunter to Jaguars
Saints select Texas offensive tackle Banks Jr. with their first-round pick at 9th overall
Buccaneers select wide receiver Egbuka with No. 19 pick in NFL draft
Panthers select Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan with No. 8 pick
The Steelers pass on Sanders to select defensive tackle Derrick Harmon in the NFL draft
Raiders address NFL’s worst rushing offense by drafting Boise State RB Jeanty at No. 6
Giants take Penn State pass rusher Carter at No. 3, trade to get Ole Miss QB Dart at 25
The Browns bring in Journey for a concert before the start of the NFL draft
Sanders is still on NFL draft boards after QB-needy teams pass on him in 1st round
Green Bay and Lambeau Field provide a festive setting for the first night of the NFL draft
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Ex-UGA WR Pickens unfollows Pittsburgh
Flacco happy to be back with Browns and ready to compete for starting QB job
NFL rookie signing bonuses jump record 26 percent for Draft
NBA
Chippiness heating up in the NBA playoffs. Familiarity breeds contempt in Bucks-Pacers series
Thunder rally from 29 points down after Morant leaves with injury, top Grizzlies
Towns scores 31, Brunson has 30 and Knicks beat Pistons
Leonard and Harden lead Clippers to easy win over Jokic and Nuggets
Celtics list Tatum as doubtful for Game 3, Mazzulla tells radio station wrist bruise is ‘severe’
Bucks-Pacers, Magic-Celtics, Wolves-Lakers all set for Game 3s
Cleveland’s Evan Mobley wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year award
Baseball/MLB
Former Phillies slugger Ryan Howard makes pitch for Negro Leagues Baseball Museum expansion
Yastrzemski and Chapman homers help Giants rally past the Brewer
Morel hits 2-run homer in 10th, Rays rally to beat Diamondbacks
Neto hits tiebreaking homer in the 8th inning as Angels beat the Pirates
Auto Racing
Larson begins second try at racing’s ‘double’ with bad luck as he hits the wall in Indy 500 testing
Spire Motorsports releases crew chief Rodney Childers after 9 races of NASCAR season
Tennis
Swiatek avoids another upset against Eala at Madrid Open, Gauff recovers from 0-6 start
Alcaraz blames ‘demanding sport’ for Madrid withdrawal but should be fit for French Open
Golf
Masters champion McIlory and teammate Lowry 6 back in Zurich Classic title defense
Ryu, Liu share Chevron Championship lead as defending champion Korda struggles
College Football
Plaschke: With Nico Iamaleava joining UCLA, everybody loses
Toppmeyer: In Tennessee-Nico Iamaleava breakup, both come out losers and UCLA is the only winner
Division II expands football playoffs from 28 to 32 teams to accommodate automatic qualifiers
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Lane Kiffin is college football's unlikely new Zen master
Wrapping up Florida State’s spring
College Sports
Oklahoma softball coach Gasso says Sooners 'need to revisit' playing at football stadium
Former Baylor official placed nearly 3,000 impermissible fantasy bets, 113 involving the school
Broadcast
Shannon Sharpe is stepping away temporarily from ESPN amid sexual assault lawsuit
WNBA/Women’s Basketball
Training camps opening. Here’s why not every draft pick will make her team’s roster
Soccer
NBA great Jason Kidd joins ownership group of Premier League soccer club Everton
Real Madrid loses injured Camavinga for Copa del Rey final against Barcelona
Hockey
Kaprizov scores 2 power-play goals to help the Wild beat Vegas
Benoit scores in OT to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 win over the Senators
Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning
Buchnevich has 3 goals and assist as Blues beat Jets
Playoff hockey with a sellout crowd returns to Montreal for the first time since 2017
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