Wednesday's Report: Scores, CFCA's Walls, Southwest's Dupree; Falcons, Gainesville, Hawks; NFL, college football, college basketball, NBA, hockey, soccer, golf
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High Schools
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ACE 48, Southwest 43
Bleckley County 67, Telfair County 59
Brentwood 81, Windsor 43
Senior Bailey Barron of Brentwood rolled past the 1,000-point mark for her career.
Callaway 35, Westside 30
Dublin 64, Toombs County 59
GMC Prep 49, Wilkinson County 30
Gatewood 53, Trinity Christian 47
Hancock Central 54, Twiggs County 25
John Milledge 55, FPD 40
FPD junior Bowen Matthews passed the 1,000-point mark for her career in the fourth quarter.
Jones County 74, Eagle’s Landing 31
Macon County 56, Dooly County 16
Mount de Sales 45, Tattnall 43
Northeast 58, Central 44
Northside 51, Veterans 25
Southwest Georgia 70, CFCA 59
Stratford 66, Piedmont 16
Troup County 62, Mary Persons 27
Twiggs 60, Covenant 28
Upson-Lee 37, Whitewater 19
Warner Robins 72, Perry 54
Washington County 64, Dodge County 43
Paige Ingram put up 24 for Dodge County, A’Marya Mann adding 12.
Westfield 39, St. Anne-Pacelli 36
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Baldwin 62, Harlem 55
Bleckley County 48, Telfair County 31
Brentwood 76, Windsor 63
CFCA 61, Southwest Georgia 42
Callaway 54, Westside 41
Covenant 68, Twiggs 44
Crawford County 57, Central-Talbotton 50
Dodge County 66, Washington County 51
Kyler Johnson had 23 for the No. 8 Indians, with Herimiah Burns chipping in 11, and 10 from Xavier McCoy and Terrance Fordham. Kaden Collins led the Golden Hawks (10-3/3-2) with 13 points, while Aiden Watts had 8 rebounds.
John Milledge 59, FPD 54
Hancock Central 71, Twiggs County 60
Jasper County 70, W.D. Mohammed 39
Jasper County improved to 2-1 in region play behind 23 points from JaMarkus Thomas, 15 from Dee Pennamon, and 13 from RJ Davis.
Macon County 70, Dooly County 30
Piedmont 57, Stratford 37
Putnam County 83, Southwest Georgia Christian 56
J’Mari Greene went for 27 pints and Tamaud Woodson 23 to lead Putnam County, now 13-5. Jeremy Banks added 12 points.
St. Anne-Pacelli 83, Westfield 45
Southwest 78, ACE 61
Tattnall 41, Mount de Sales 37
Toombs County 56, Dublin 47
Trinity Christian 56, ZGatewood 50
Troup County 77, Mary Persons 56
Upson-Lee 45, Whitewater 43
Niko Wells hit the game-winning 3 and came up with the game-clinching block for the Knights.
Veterans 68, Northside 58
Warner Robins 73, Perry 63
Wilkinson County 70, GMC Prep 60
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Around/About Georgia
Ryan is seeking to handle unfinished business in his new role as Falcons president of football
What we learned from Ryan's introduction
Gainesville forfeits 5A runner-up finish
LeBron barely misses triple-double, Luka adds 27 in Lakers’ skid-snapping romp over Hawks
College Football/Miami vs. Indiana
Cristobal’s path back to Miami was forged by family. He has Miami on the cusp of a CFP title
No. 1 Indiana, No. 10 Miami should be near full strength for national championship game
Tkachuk gets his wish: Panthers, NHL move game time on night Miami will play for CFP title
College Sports, the changing landscape
College watchdog group rejected 500-plus NIL deals worth nearly $15 million, but cleared many more
NFL/Coaching Carousel
Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons
19 numbers that define his historic run as Steelers head coach
Eagles move on from OC Kevin Patullo after one lackluster season with him calling plays
Chargers fire offensive coordinator Greg Roman and offensive line coach Mike Devlin
Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti opens up on firing Harbaugh and the search for the next coach
NFL/NFC
Panthers GM says team will pick up QB Bryce Young’s 5th year option, no timeline on extension
49ers open practice window for Fred Warner, eyeing his return for NFC title game
Bears’ wild-card win over Packers sets NFL streaming viewership record with 31.61 million average
Vikings receiver Jordan Addison faces misdemeanor trespassing charge after arrest in Florida
NFL/AFC
Texans secure first road playoff win with suffocating defensive performance
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw returns from pulled hamstring as Broncos prepare for home playoff game
Bills receiver depth thinned to 3 in preparing to play Broncos after Shavers tears knee ligament
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Bears, Patriots latest to provide hope of quick turnarounds for NFL’s 18 non-playoff teams
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Freeman, streaking Syracuse hold off Florida State in 94-86 win
College Basketball/Women
Maupin scores 19 and No. 17 Texas Tech women beat Houston 71-59 for 19th straight win
College Basketball/Men
Peterson and Kansas show their potential as Jayhawks crush previously unbeaten No. 2 Iowa State
Reed and Demary power No. 3 UConn to a 69-64 win over No. 25 Seton Hall in a Big East clash
Uzan’s 17 points leads No. 7 Houston in 77-48 win over West Virginia
No. 8 Nebraska extends winning streak to 21 games with a 90-55 victory over Oregon
Fears scores career-high 23, Kohler scores 16, leads No. 12 Michigan State in 81-60 win over Indiana
Thomas scores 19 points as No. 16 Virginia beats No. 20 Louisville
Philon and Sherrell each set career highs in No. 18 Alabama’s 97-82 win over Mississippi State
Ament scores 23, 10 in 2OTs, as No. 24 Tennessee tops Texas A&M
NBA/Basketball
Antetokounmpo responds with boos of his own after home crowd jeers Bucks during lopsided loss
Durant’s 28 points, Sengun’s double-double lead Rockets past Bulls
Timberwolves roll to 139-106 victory over Bucks without Edwards or Gobert
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 34 as Thunder top Spurs for first time in four meetings this season
Adebayo scores 29, Heat waste 20-point lead before rallying to top Suns
Baseball/MLB
Diamondbacks acquire 8-time All-Star 3B Nolan Arenado in a deal with the Cardinals
Yankees acquire left-hander Ryan Weathers from Marlins for 4 prospects
Hockey
Josi scores twice, including winner in OT as Predators beat Oilers
Golf
What to know about Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour after 4 years with LIV Golf
Horschel missed out on the top 50 in the world. He’s betting on himself to still reach the Masters
Tennis
As expected, Alcaraz and Sabalenka named top-seeded players at the Australian Open
Shelton advances to the Auckland ATP quarterfinals
Soccer
Carrick poised to become Man United interim coach
Auto Racing
Stewart returns to NASCAR in Ram Truck debut at Daytona International Raceway
Olympic Sports
US and Mexico flag football teams will play a game during the Super Bowl week in an Olympic preview
Kim says she’s ‘good to go’ for Olympics despite labrum tear in shoulder
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