Wednesday's Report: Scores, Central Georgia Tech, Georgia College, GMC JC, Mercer, Kennesaw State; College basketball/coaches/tournaments, gambling NBA, MLB, college football, NFL, NASCAR, golf

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High Schools
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Benedictine 11, Perry 1
Bleckley County 16, Northeast 4
Callaway 11, Rutland 1
Central 7, Jefferson County 3
The Chargers and first-year head coach Derrick Evans got Central’s first win in three seasons.
David Emanuel 11, Covenant 3
East Laurens 15, Southwest 0
FPD 10, Stratford 0
The showdown wasn’t a showdown, Mercer signee Connor Strandmark throwintg a 5-inning no-hitter, Major Simmons’ 3-run blast opening it up. The two play again Thursday at Stratford.
Gatewood 10, Brentwood 3
GMC Prep 21, Twiggs County 0
Jasper County 10, McNair 0; Jasper County 13, McNair 0, both 5 inn.
Houston County 4, Coffee 1
Tyson Ganas got the complete-game win, boosted by Raymond Byrd’s 2-run bomb in the top of the seventh.
Peach County 12, Cairo 2
Pike County 18, Westside 2
Putnam County 19, Towers 0
Sandy Creek 11, Mary Persons 7
Tattnall 5, Mount de Sales 2
Taylor County 15, Chattahoochee County 0
Thomas Jefferson 4, John Hancock 2
Trinity Christian 26, Central Fellowship 1
Veterans 7, Northside 6
Ware County 9, Warner Robins 3
Washington County 9, Dodge County 8
With Dodge County up 6-4 in the sixth, Colton Brown delivered a one-out double followed by a hit by pitch. Trey Cannida’s grounder advanced the runners, and Ty Mobley was walked. Brown scored ona wild pitch to tie, and then Will Tatum’s two-run single to right field put the Golden Hawks up 9-7.
West Laurens 10, Howard 0
J.D. Hogan went 3 for 4 with 2 runs and an RBI for West Laurens, which got 3 hits and 4 RBI from Nathan Hester, and 2-hit games from Grant Baker, Tyler Mascaro, and J.J. Giles.
Whitewater 11, Upson-Lee 3
Windsor 6, Southland 4
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Girls
Bleckley County 4, Dodge County 0
Central Fellowship 6, Bulloch 0
Chattahoochee County 5, Crawford County 1
FPD 9, Tattnall 0
Harlem 3, West Laurens 0
John Milledge 4, Westminster 3
Jones County 1, Union Grove 0
Lamar County 9, Jasper County 0
Mount de Sales 4, St. George’s 0
Peach County 10, Monroe 0
Pike County 15, Rutland 0
Putnam County 2, Towers 0
RTCA 4, Windsor 0
Stratford 4, Lee County 0
Strong Rock 9, Westfield 1
Trinity Christian 9, Vidalia Heritage 0
Upson-lee 3, Spalding 1
Boys
Central Fellowship, 5, Valwood 4, PKs
Chattahoochee County 4, Crawford County 3
Dodge County 3, Bleckley County 2, OT
Houston County 5, Veterans 0
Jasper County 3, Lamar County 0
Jasper County clinched second place and a first-round home match with the win, also tying a program mark with its’ 11th win.
Lee County 2, Stratford 1
Perry 3, Benedictine 2
Carson Camp, Jack Henry Ellerbee, and Parker Lewis scored for the Panthers, now in first place.
Pike County 10, Rutland 0
Richmond Academy 1, Baldwin 0
Tattnall 2, FPD 1
Towers 4, Putnam County 3
Union County 10, Jones County 0
Upson-Lee 4, Spalding 2
Wayne County 5, Warner Robins 0
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G-Stratford 5, Tattnall 0
B-Stratford 5, Tattnall 0
G-Swainsboro 3, Dublin 2
B-Swainsboro 3, Dublin 2
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Georgia College 11, Valdosta State 9
Mercer 13, West Georgia 9
Middle Georgia State 3, ABAC 1
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GMC JC 2, Georgia Highlands 1
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Honor Roll
Peach Belt softball: Georgia College’s Hobbs
Peach Belt baseball: Georgia College’s Boone
GCAA softball: GMC JC’s Clements
GCAA softball: GMC JC’s Boutelle
Around/About Central Georgia
CGTC set for brunch-time tournament game
The wakeup call for Central Georgia Tech before its first national tournament game in the women’s program’s
History is important.
After all, tipoff is early, 11 a.m. at McNeese State in Lake Charles, La. The game is on ESPN+.
That’s when the Titans take on State Fair Community College (Missouri) in the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament opener.
CGTC is 21-7 while State Fair is 28-2.
State Fair earned an at-large bid after losing 74-62 to Three Rivers College in its conference tournament. Three Rivers won 60-51 in late January en route to winning the Central District.
Former Dodge County standout Laterria Green leads the Titans with 19.5 points and 14.6 rebounds.
Veterans grad Yesaira Ortiz chips in 6.7 points and 1.4 rebounds. Peach County grad Cierra Gibson has played in 23 games and averages 2.1 points 2.3 rebounds.
Georgia College outlasts Valdosta State
Mercer win slugfest at West Georgia
Around/About Georgia
Tagovailoa is looking for a ‘fresh start’ with Falcons after rocky finish to his stay with Dolphins
Snitker going into Braves Hall of Fame
Yastrzemski homers in a 3-2 finish to spring training
Smart pushes back against returning production narrative for Georgia
Luckie, Wilson explain why they returned to Georgia for senior season
State college baseball/softball
Kennesaw State gets biggest win over a ranked team, tops UGA
College Basketball/Coaching carousel and awards/teams
Syracuse hires former star guard Gerry McNamara to take over as men’s basketball coach
Alabama women lose veteran head coach to mid-major program
USF names Bama’s Curry as next women’s coach
'Why not Ball State?' Basketball coach eyes program legend, offense, roster retention
NCAA Tournament/Women
Vanderbilt’s Sweet 16 return is powered by more than just Mikayla Blakes’ scoring show
SEC surge takes over March Madness with 6 teams in Sweet 16, setting up conference showdowns
Minnesota’s homegrown stars Battle and Braun have found their reward for staying through rough times
NCAA Tournament/Men
Going big: High-major programs using size to their advantage to maul mid-majors in March Madness
From Spain to the United States, Folgueiras’ basketball dream has Iowa in the Sweet 16
Acuff and Thomas started working on their chemistry even before starring for Arkansas
College Basketball/Men
Kansas’ Self says he hasn’t decided whether to continue his Hall of Fame coaching career
Story: In Year 3 of the Mark Pope era, Kentucky needs to look like 'Kentucky'
Avila's March Madness legend ends with Saint Louis' loss
Florida hopes to sign Golden to another extension to potentially stave off blue bloods
Postseason/Women
Marian (Ind.) women win 1st NAIA title since 2017 by topping 2-time defending champion Dordt (Iowa)
Postseason/Men
Buljan’s 27 lead New Mexico over Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) 84-69 in NIT quarterfinals
Barnstable scores 24, Tulsa beats Wichita State 83-79 in NIT quarterfinals
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) claims 2nd NAIA championship in 3 years with 76-71 win over Langston (Okla.)
Gambling
Sports betting roundup: Arizona is now the favorite to win the men’s college basketball title
Ole Miss announces college gambling center as concerns rise over addiction, athletes
College Basketball/SEC/ACC/South
Lucas on what's next for Miami basketball. Who is leaving? Who is returning?
NBA/Basketball
Players like Cunningham should have award eligibility, NBPA says in push for 65-game rule change
Morant shut down for the season due to elbow injury
A crowded bench and a 16-point win: The Nuggets finally look whole again
Mitchell scores 42 as Cavaliers defeat Magic 136-131 to extend winning streak to 4 games
Hornets tie franchise record with 26 3s, rout Kings
Baseball/MLB
Netflix swings into MLB with Yankees-Giants opening night, betting on 3 marquee events
Hall of Famer Frank Thomas files lawsuit seeking damages against White Sox, Fanatics, Nike
Crow-Armstrong agrees to a $115 million, 6-year contract with the Cub
College Football/SEC/ACC/Southeast
Kiffin addresses high expectations as LSU opens spring practice
Why Miami is facing its 'most challenging' offseason yet of the Cristobal era
College Football
10 teams under the most pressure entering spring practice
College Sports
'Hot' and 'unsafe': Former Iowa State coaches, gymnasts pan shuttered program's facility
NFL/NFC
Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David is retiring after 14 seasons with Tampa Bay
Leonard: Cam Skattebo apology a reminder of why Giants needed John Harbaugh
NFL/AFC
Flacco agrees to return to the Bengals as Joe Burrow’s backup
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL proposes contingencies for replacement refs in hopes of avoiding another ‘Fail Mary’
Auto Racing
Budding NASCAR powerhouse team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan just needs short track magic
Golf
Woods returns at TGL and can’t stop LA from winning SoFi Cup
Fitzpatrick and DeChambeau are part of a growing list of players rounding into form for the Masters
Scheffler withdraws from the Houston Open with a baby on the way
Tennis
Hockey
Down to 4 defensemen, Senators hold the Rangers to the fewest shots by an NHL team since 2003
Scheifele sparks Jets with a goal, 2 assists and a rare fight in a 4-1 win over Golden Knights
Forsberg has a goal and 2 assists to lead surging Predators over slumping Sharks
MacKinnon scores NHL-leading 46th goal as Avalanche cruise past wobbling Penguins
McDavid scores twice to give him 401 career goals and 1,200 points as Oilers top Mammoth
Hofer makes 21 saves to help Blues beat Washington
Soccer
Soccer fans launch complaint over World Cup ticket prices to European Commission
WNBA/Women’s basketball
WNBA owners ratify landmark 7-year CBA, setting up a sprint to the May 8 regular-season start
Olympic Sports
High school/youth sports
Boxing/UFC/MMA/WWE
25 years later: Game-changing WCW purchase that wasn't
Around the nation/world
Scoreboards