Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard, Mercer, Middle Georgia State, Georgia College, Central Georgia Tech; Falcons, UGA, Hawks, Braves; Olympics, post-Super Bowl/NFL, college 🏀, college 🏈, MLB, NASCAR, ⛳
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High Schools
(Teams: Please post first and last names, and names are preferred over social media handles (they know who they are, most people don’t) and post team names, not mascots)
(Basketball: Postseason tournament scores/pairings on www.centralgasports.com, updated the next morning)
🏀🏀🏀Girls Basketball🏀🏀🏀
Bleckley County 48, Dublin 38
CFCA 56, Windsor 48
East Laurens 41, Central 38
FPD 76, Piedmont 33
The Vikings advance to Thursday’s semifinals against Mount de Sales.
GMC 39, Glascock County 37
Hawkinsville 23, Montgomery County 21
John Milledge 59, Tattnall 54
LaGrange 47, Upson-Lee 40
Macon County 55, Schley County 32
Northeast 60, Jefferson County 19
Pike County 47, Rutland 40
Trinity Christian 53, Mary Persons 46
Twiggs 50, Covenant 28
Veterans 44, Thomas County Central 39
Washington County 52, Southwest 40
Westfield 47, Strong Rock 30
Westside 57, Jackson 31
🏀🏀🏀Boys Basketball🏀🏀🏀
Bainbridge 38, Peach County 28
Bleckley County 44, Dublin 39
Calvary Christian 51, Westfield 41
Coffee 78, Northside 68
David Emanuel 70, Twiggs 57
East Laurens75, Central 63
FPD 55, John Milledge 52
The Vikings advance to the Thursday semifinal against Piedmont.
GMC Prep 60, Glascock County 45
Hawkinsville 65, Dooly County 46
Howard 52, Richmond Academy 43
Jefferson County 71, Northeast 48
Johnson County 64, Twiggs County 32
LaGrange 69, Upson-Lee 67, OT
Lamar County 62, McNair 56
Macon County 64, Schley County 42
Mary Persons 57, Trinity Christian 51
Mount de Sales 64, Stratford 53
Southwest 58, Washington County 51
Freshman Braylon Yorker went off with a 22-10 points/rebounds double-double for the Golden Hawks (15-8/8-4). Carrenso Thompson added 13 points.
Veterans 66, Thomas County Central 59
Westside 43, Jackson 42
Windsor 56, Gatewood 50
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Bleckley County 2, Jeff Davis 1Dublin 3, Toombs County 1
Dublin 3, Toombs County 1
Harlem 21, Howard 0
Lamar County 3, Washington County 0
Mount de Sales 7, Wilcox County 5
Northeast 17, Central 0
Peach County 15, GMC Prep 0
Upson-Lee 15, Hardaway 0, 3 inn.
Treutlen 15, Twiggs County 0
Westfield 8, Central Georgia Arts 0
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G-ACE 3, Bleckley County 2
B-Bleckley County 4, ACE 1
G-Central 1, Rutland 0
B-Dodge County 10, Treutlen 0
B-East Laurens 3, Swainsboro 2
G-Franklin County 5, Putnam County 0
B-GMC Prep 2, Union Grove 1, PKs
B-Jasper County 3, Locust Grove 0
The Hurricanes got goals from Andrew Smith, Mason Smith and Jovanny Olguin in knocking off the 5A hosts.
G-Kendrick 2, Macon County 1
G-Locust Grove 3, Jasper County 1
B-Macon County 4, Kendrick 3
B-Mary Persons 3, ACE 1
G-Perry 3, Houston County 2
Perry got goals from Maddie Foster, Rylee Beasley, and Yaibeth Rivera.
B-Putnam County 4, Franklin County 3
B-Stratford 2, Bremen 1, PKs
The Eagles won PKs 5-4, Ben Toon saving the third kick.
G-Swainsboro 11, East Laurens 2
G-Tift County 3, Warner Robins 1
B-Tift County 3, Warner Robins 1
G-Union Grove 4, GMC Prep 0
G-Washington County 5, Greene County 4
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
(Colleges: Please post links to stories with social media posts, and team names instead of logos in graphics)
🏀🏀🏀Basketball🏀🏀🏀
W-Mercer 50, ETSU 45
⚾⚾⚾ Baseball⚾⚾⚾
Shorter 8, Middle Georgia State 4
🥎🥎🥎Softball🥎🥎🥎
GMC 12, USC Salkehatchie 0; GMC 14 , USC-E 0
Middle Georgia State 3, Shorter 2; Middle Georgia State 10, Shorter 2
Golf
M-Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate, Georgia College
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Honor Roll/Alumni Update
GCAA WBKB-CGTC F and Dodge County grad Green
Around/About Central Georgia
WBKB-Mercer defends hard in win at ETSU
Around/About Georgia
Pearce Jr. 'maintains his innocence' after allegedly crashing into WNBA star's car multiple times
Stockton inks new deal with Georgia for 2026
Hawks’ Risacher named to replace injured Thunder guard Mitchell on NBA Rising Stars
Georgia reveals details of White's contract extension
UGA missing one of top players vs. No. 14 Florida
Lee wins arbitration case over Braves
Braves re-acquire Brett Wisely, Joe Jimenez placed on 60-day IL
2026 Winter Olympics/Milan Cortina
Trump’s immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics
Shiffrin’s fourth Olympics begin with a sluggish slalom and a fourth-place finish
US skater Maxim Naumov makes an emotional Olympic debut one year after losing parents in plane crash
Chloe Kim makes debut, gold on line in ice dance and more
Gate Four strikes again as US skier Wright sails off course in same spot as Vonn
Gold medal favorite US women dominate a Canada team missing its captain in 5-0 win
Olympians who got COVID in 2022 are using masks, sanitizer and vitamins
Vonn joins list of Winter Olympic athletes willing to push boundaries with injuries
Vonn’s father tells the AP he wants her to retire
NFL/Super Bowl-Seattle 29, New England 13
Everyone laughed at Darnold. Not anymore: 'It's funny how it works'
Maye: Had injection for ailing shoulder before loss
Kicker, punter come up big for Seahawks in a Super Bowl devoid of early touchdowns
Where do Seahawks rank among best defenses ever?
High school recruiting rankings for Patriots, Seahawks starters
Callahan: Patriots will learn from Super Bowl LX and should return soon
NFL/NFC
Commanders try reversing last season’s dismal results with two first-time coordinators
NFL/AFC
Raiders introduce new coach Kubiak with a nod to their storied past
Patriots’ Maye has no plans for surgery on his throwing shoulder this offseason
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Last lawsuits against Browns QB Watson over massages are dismissed
Tracy Scroggins, who had 60 1/2 sacks in 10 seasons for the Lions, dies at 56
49ers DL Keion White undergoes surgery after being shot in ankle in San Francisco
College Basketball/Women
Caldwell calls out Tennessee after record loss to South Carolina; Lady Vols look to rebound
Maupin scores 23 and No. 16 Texas Tech women beat Kansas 70-65 for Krista Gerlich’s 100th win
College Basketball/Men
Proud papa Pitino gets another hard-fought milestone win against his ‘brilliant’ son
Indiana announces plans for a bronze statue of Knight in Assembly Hall lobby
Wright III answers the boos in his return to Baylor and helps No. 22 BYU end its 4-game skid
Sampson walks back comments about Houston’s NIL funding: ‘I shouldn’t have said we’re poor’
Sharp makes 8 3s and sets school career record as No. 3 Houston drubs Utah
TCU reels off final 12 points to upset No. 5 Iowa State
Wisconsin rallies from 12-point second-half deficit for overtime win over No. 8 Illinois
Miami never trails in win over No. 11 North Carolina
No. 13 Purdue escapes with an OT win against No. 7 Nebraska after blowing a 22-point lead
White scores 19 as No. 15 Virginia rallies past Florida State to win 5th straight
Tanner scores 25 points to help No. 19 Vanderbilt outlast Auburn
Acuff’s 14th 20-point game this season leads No. 21 Arkansas to romp victory over struggling LSU
NBA/Basketball
Wembanyama scores 37 of 40 in 1st half, leading Spurs over short-handed Lakers
Suns dominate Mavericks, extend Dallas’ losing streak to 8 games
Pacers snap 4-game skid with overtime win against Knicks
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
South Carolina football DT Miles arrested on marijuana charge
What advice Spurrier gave Swinney over tampering allegations
College Football
Montana LB Tuliaupupu granted ninth year of eligibility by NCAA
NCAA grants Alabama DL 7th year of eligibility: ‘Thank you God!’
College Sports
Clemson baseball's Veasey will miss at least 3 games after arrest
Baseball/MLB
Verlander returns to the Tigers on a $13 million, 1-year contract
Rays and P Martinez finalize $13 million, 1-year contract
Mackey: Pirates' offseason directive has been clear. Now, the push for more offense better work
Golf
McIlroy says pendulum swings in PGA Tour’s direction with return of Koepka and Reed
Auto Racing
NASCAR emerges from federal antitrust lawsuit bruised but ready for its 78th season
Child’s play: Reigning NASCAR champion Larson adds team owner to his renowned racing resume
High school/youth sports
Alabama city reviewing proposal to use $30k towards Clay-Chalkville football state title rings
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