Central Georgia Sports ReportAugust 29, 2025Comment

Friday's Report: HS scores, HS football, Barney Hester sitdown; Colorado vs. Georgia Tech, UGA/Jones County's Hartley, Falcons, Braves; College 🏈/Thurs./nation, U.S. Open, NFL, MLB, WNBA, college 🏀

Central Georgia Sports ReportAugust 29, 2025Comment

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High Schools
🏈 🏈 🏈 Football 🏈 🏈 🏈

Howard 20, Rutland 13 (Click here for more)
Jaylen Wallace’s catch set up Ty’Shawn Poole with the short rushing touchdown in the final 3 minutes to clinch the win for Howard. The Huskies led 14-13 after three, Kentavious Spivey’s kickoff return putting Rutland in position for Tyson White’s TD pass to Jacob Bates four minutes into the third quarter pulled the Hurricanes to within 14-13.

Taylor County at Wheeler County
No score reported.

Veterans 17, Starr’s Mill 14, OT (Click here for more)
The Warhawks led 14-0 at halftime, and gave up the lead in the fourth quarter. They missed a game-winning field in the final minute of regulation, but forced a fumble inside the 2 in overtime, and then got a 22-yard field (there is no No. 92 on Veterans’ MaxPreps roster)to win it and improve to 2-1 for the first time since 2023 and double last year’s win total (1-9).

🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

ACE Charter 8, Dublin 0, 4.5 inn.
A 5-run first put the Gryphons in control, 2 runs coming in on an error. Avery Edalgo fanned 6 in 4 innings. Sophie Denny had 2 of ACE’s 5 hits, 4 of ACE’s runs unearned, thanks to 6 Dublin errors.

Bethlehem Christian 14, Piedmont 4

Bleckley County 15, Northeast 0, 3 inn.
Emmie Williams’ inside the park homer sparked a 5-run first inning, followed by a 9-run second inning, Ashanti Flagg driving in 3 runs with a single. Lyric Stephens had 2 hits and 3 RBI.

Central 5, Jefferson County 4
Caylin Mathis stole 6 bases for the Chargers.

Coffee 1, Houston County 0; Houston County 4, Coffee 1

Crawford County 5, Schley County 1
Kinley Howard, Bailey Phillips, and Makenzie O’Neal went 6 for 9 at the top of the lineup to lead the Eagles. Howard whiffed 6 in the complete-game win.

FPD 10, Pinewood Christian 2
Gracyn Fuller fanned 11 in a 4-hit 6-inning complete game. The Vikings put up 5 in the first to take control. Lyric Jones drove in 3 runs and Fulle had 3 hits.

Gatewood 14, Windsor 4
Gatewood took control with 6 in the second, Windsor got some with 4 inI the top of the third, and the Gators pulled away after that, thanks to getting 15 walks and aided by a wild pitch and three hit batters. McKenna Riser and Alexis Thrift drove in 3 runs each..

John Milledge 4, Westfield 2
The Trojans pulled off the mild upset behind a 3-for-4 game frm Kinsley McLemore, and the efficient pitching of Addie Latimer. Emmerson Thomas had 2 RBI for the Trojans.

Jones County 25, Stockbridge 9, 4 inn.
Kadi Sargent drove in 20 percent of Jones County’s runs on 2 hits, including a 3-run triple. The Greyhounds scored 16 in the third.

Lamar County 5, Jackson 2
The Trojans took a 3-2 lead in the third, and sealed it with 2 in the sixth. Keelie Smallwood had 2 hits and 3 RBI.

Lee County 18, Northside 3; Lee County 21, Northside 6

Mary Persons 21, Sandy Creek 6, 3 inn.
Olivia Woodgeard had 4 RBI on 3 hits, starting with a 3-run triple in the first. Sandy Creek got all of its offense in the second inning, Mary Persons countering with 9 in the bottom half. Sara Grace Errera, Woodgeard, and Madi Nichols had 3 hits each.

Peach County 16, Dougherty 0, 2.5 inn.
Shaniyah Gibson drove in 6 runs and belted a pair of homers for the Trojans, who put up 10 in the first inning, 3 on a Gibson bomb. Alyssa Crozier added 2 hits and 3 RBI.

Tattnall 7, George Walton 2
Callie Still sat down 10 batters in a complete-game 7-hitter. Reese Covington, Bryton Tarver, and Tensley Cleghorn led Tattnall with 2 hits each.

Taylor County 3, Jasper County 2
Both teams had only one-run innings, Taylor County leading from the start. Summer Searcy had 2 hits for the Vikings, Alainah Galimore 2 for the Hurricanes.

Stratford 17, CFCA 4
Cordtney Galoia drove in 4 runs and scored 3 times for Stratford, which got 2 hits from Hayden Craddock, Reagan Ray, and Lila Dawn Pyles. Craddock and Ray drove in 2 runs.

Veterans 7, Thomas County Central 3; Veterans 13, Thomas County Central 5
Caidence Scott was efficient on the mound in the complete-game opener win, boosted by 2-hit games from Rizzy White, Rayven Hodridge, Kalleigh Stokes, and Maddy Kinkade.

Warner Robins 11, Rutland 10
The Demons put 4 across in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead – despite a staggering 9 errors and 9 unearned runs – and hold on, stranding 2 runners in the seventh.

🏐 🏐 🏐 Volleyball 🏐 🏐 🏐

Central 2, Baldwin 1 (25-14, 23-25, 17-15)
Lamar County 2, Northside 1 (25-23, 24-26 15-11); Northside 2, West Laurens 1 (25-21, 25-21)

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⚽ ⚽ ⚽Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

M-Memphis 2, Mercer 0

Pro

⚾ ⚾ ⚾MLB ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Philadelphia 19, Atlanta 4

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Georgia Tech at Colorado, 8 p.m., ESPN

Colorado and Georgia Tech meet for the 1st time on the field since splitting the 1990 national title

Georgia Tech preparing for two QBs