Central Georgia Sports ReportAugust 07, 2025Comment

Thursday's Report: Scoreboard, Vine-Ingle wins, Russell Henley in FedEx Cup; Falcons, Braves, UGA, Tech; MLB, college football/South/nat'l, TV, NFL, WNBA, NBA, NASCAR, golf, tennis

Central Georgia Sports ReportAugust 07, 2025Comment

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ACE 10, Dodge County 2, 6 inn.
Sophie Denney’s grand slam highlighted a big fourth inning to lead the Gryphons, who ended it early with three in the sixth.Sydney Collins had 3 hits for ACE, Reese Thames and Avery Edalgo adding a 2-hit, 2-RBI games. Avery Stone scored three times, including a steal of home. Giselle Giles went the distance for the win. Riley had three hits for the Indians.

Brentwood 15, Piedmont 0, 3 inn.
Natalie Collins’ 4-RBI night led the War Eagles, the 4 coming on a second-inning grand slam that sparked a 12-run inning. Brentwood got 2-hit games from Skylee Duggan, Cadence English, Callie Jones, Lily Vaughn, and Kaylee Rizner, Duggan with 3 RBI and Jones and Rizner with 2 each.

Jones County 17, McDonough 1, 3 inn.; Jones County 20, McDonough 1, 3 inn.
Myah Briscoe drove in 6 runs on 4 hits to lead the Greyhounds in the opener, Jones County scoring 17 in the first three innings. Jones County had only 9 hits, McDonough with 3 errors and 7 walks, plus 4 hit batters and 2 wild pitches. The nightcap was worse for the Warhawks, down 15-1 after one. McDonough walked 8 batters, again with no strikeouts. Jones County racked up 15 hits, with 2-hit games from Ensley Barnes, Sydney Hawkins, Kadi Sargent, and Genna Maki, Maki with 4 RBI and Barnes with 3.

Mary Persons 9, Fayette County 1
Olivia Woodgeard got the win in relief, the Bulldogs rolling despite only 7 hits, thanks to 8 walks. Sara Grace Errera and Taylor McKinnon each had 2 hits and 2 RBI for Mary Persons, which drew 8 walks and stole 4 bases.

Northside 15 Rutland 0, 3 inn.
Cadence Cooley had 3 hits and 4 runs while striking out 7 in the 3 innings.

Telfair County 11, Dublin 0

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Milwaukee 5, Atlanta 4

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Atlanta 4, Atlas 1

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Around/About Central Georgia

Vine-Ingle powers its way into the U.S. championship

The team from Delaware took to the field in the bottom of the third inning feeling pretty good after tying the game.

The team from Delaware went to the dugout after the inning not feeling so good.

Vine-Ingle put up 6 runs in the bottom of the third to take control en route to a 12-2 win in 6 innings over the East team in the Junior Little League World Series in Michigan.

The win vaulted the Southeast representative into the U.S. championship, on Saturday at 6 p.m. against the East (Delaware)-Southwest (Texas) winner. The U.S. and International winners play on Sunday at noon.

Macon got the most out of only 6 hits, thanks to 10 walks, 6 wild pitches, and 3 hit batters.

Catcher Cole Johnson and center fielder Charlie Kemp each had 2 hits, Jones driving in 3 runs and Kemp scoring 3 times. Kaiden Harvey added 2 RBI.

The third inning was full for Vine-Ingle: hit batter, error, bunt single, doubles by Johnson and Harvey, and three straight walks before the first out. That brought in five runs, a bases-loaded hit batter bringing in the sixth.

Vine-Ingle ended it early with 3 in the bottom of the sixth on three straight walks, a hit batter, and then two more wild pitches, the game ending with no outs in the inning.

Harvey struck out 4 with no walks in 2.2 innings in relief of Jaden Carter, with Johnson finishing things off.

Henley set for first FedEx Cup playoff tournament

Russell Henley will be among those rested, confident and with momentum as the PGA Tour’s playoffs get going this week at the FedEx St.Jude Championship in Memphis.

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Henley is fourth in the FedExCup rankings and fifth in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Henley tees off at 10:45 a.m. Thursday with Justin Thomas, and they’re a featured group.

The FedEx St. Jude Championship is this week, followed by the BMW Championship in Owings Mill, Md., and then the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta.

The playoffs started in 2007, six years before Henley joined the Pro Tour.

He’ll not be sneaking up on anybody, as per Patrick McDonald of CBSSports.com:

“Pick to win FedEx Cup -- Russell Henley (22-1): Henley enters the playoffs inside the top five in the season-long race and is assured of a tee time at the Tour Championship. He finished in 3rd last season at a restored East Lake and will arrive this year in the best form of his career.

“The reliable right hander continues to contend (and win) in big-time events like major championships and signature events, so it is not a stretch to suggest he can do so again in a limited field.”

The Stratford grad has some solid momentum, with four straight top-10 finishes since missing the PGA Championship cut. He tied for 10th in the U.S. Open and the British Open, tied for fifth in the Memorial, and tied for second at the Travelers.

And that stretch has included an almost dizzying diversity of courses and challenges.

This is the fourth year that the FedEx St. Jude Championship has been part of of the playoff.

Henley has been competitive in the FedEx at Memphis, even when he missed the cut in 2022 after shooting a 1-under 139.

He finished tied for sixth a year later with three 67s and a 68, and followed that with a tie for 30th after three sub-69 rounds and a 73.

But in seven trips to TPC Southwind, including the old St. Jude Classic, is 4-3 in made/missed cuts, with all four finishes 30th or better.

A year ago, he was 13th and 14th in the rankings and had made nine straight cuts, and was in contention until a 73 on Saturday before making it a little interesting with a 66 on Sunday.

In 15 events this year, Henley has nine top-10 finishes and and missed only two cuts. He has shot 70 or better in 35 of 56 rounds, 62.5 percent of the time.

He is in the top 20 in tour players in shots gained total and tee to green as well as approach and around the green, driving accuracy, greens in regulation, putting from 20-25 feet, and par 3 average, among others.

Lineups.com points out that Henley is one of only five players ranking above average in shots gained/par 4 and tee to green, birdies gained, par 4s of 450-500 yards, shots gained BS and approach, bogeys avoided, and double bogeys avoided.

His 61 at the Travelers tied for the fourth-lowest round on tour this year.

In last year’s three playoff tournaments, Henley finished tied for 22nd, tied for fourth, and tied for 19th.

This week’s HS football scrimmages
Thursday
FPD at Strong Rock, 7
John Milledge at ACE, 6
Mount de Sales at St. Anne-Pacelli, 7
Piedmont at Strong Rock, 6
Southwest at Westside, 7
Friday
Athens Christian at Gatewood, 7:30
Bleckley County at Wilcox County, 7:30
Dodge County at Irwin County, 7:30
GMC at Stratford 7
Jasper County at Crawford County, 7:30
Mary Persons at Jones County, 7:30
Rutland vs. Central, Ed DeFore, 7
Veterans vs. Howard, Thompson, 7
Washington County at Putnam County