Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 24, 2026Comment

Friday's Report: Playoff scores/pairings; Hawks win, UGA/Tech/draft, UGA, Falcons, Braves, GHSA; NFL Draft/news, NBA playoffs/news, NHL playoffs, MLB, WNBA, tennis, golf, soccer, colleges

Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 24, 2026Comment

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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)

⚾ ⚾ ⚾ Baseball ⚾ ⚾ ⚾

GHSA Playoffs

Bryan County 12, GMC Prep 0

Taylor County 7, Clinch County 5

GIAA

Edmund Burke 6, John Hancock 1

FPD 4, Gatewood 1

Fullington 14, CFCA 1

John Milledge8, Mount de Sales 1

Tattnall 3, Stratford 1

Windsor 13, Crisp 3

⚽ ⚽ ⚽ Soccer ⚽ ⚽ ⚽

GHSA Playoffs

Girls

Centennial 4, Jones County 0

Perry 3, Eastside 0

Walnut Grove 10, Warner Robins 1

Boys

Eastside 4, Perry 3

GIAA

G-FPD 4, Trinity Christian 1

B-FPD 2, Trinity Christian 1

G-Sherwood Christian 4, Tattnall 3

G-St. George’s 10, Covenant 0

B-St. George’s 5, Covenant 1

G-Stratford 8, Mount de Sales 0

B-Stratford 1, Mount de Sales 0

B-Tattnall 3, Sherwood 2

🎾 🎾 🎾Tennis 🎾 🎾 🎾

GHSA playoff scores are updated in the spring sports master each day.

Pro

🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀

Atlanta 109, New York 108

⚾ ⚾ ⚾ MLB⚾ ⚾ ⚾

Atlanta 7, Washington 2

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Around/About Georgia

McCollum ruins Knicks’ night again, leading the Hawks to a win and 2-1 lead

Panthers select Georgia OT Monroe Freeling with the 19th pick in the NFL draft

Texans trade up to grab Georgia Tech guard Keylan Rutledge at No. 26

Friday could be a busy day for these Bulldogs

Police report on Branch arrest has more details

Falcons' Pearce offered intervention program to avoid trial

Ritchie allows HR on first big league pitch, then leads Braves over Nats for 8th win in 9 games

A Worthy Read

The GHSA has money. A lot of it. So, how did it grow this wealth?

First Round
No. 1, Las Vegas Raiders: Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
No. 2, New York Jets: David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
No. 3, Arizona Cardinals: Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
No. 4, Tennessee Titans: Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
No. 5, New York Giants: Arvell Reese, EDGE, Ohio State
No. 6, Kansas City Chiefs: Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU
No. 7, Washington Commanders: Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
No. 8, New Orleans Saints: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State
No. 9, Cleveland Browns: Spencer Fano, OT, Utah
No. 10, New York Giants: Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
No. 11, Dallas Cowboys: Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
No. 12, Miami Dolphins: Kadyn Proctor, OT, Alabama
No. 13, Los Angeles Rams: Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama
No. 14, Baltimore Ravens: Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State
No. 15, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Rueben Bain Jr., EDGE, Miami
No. 16, New York Jets: Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
No. 17, Detroit Lions: Blake Miller, OT, Clemson
No. 18, Minnesota Vikings: Caleb Banks, DT, Florida
No. 19, Carolina Panthers: Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia
No. 20, Philadelphia Eagles: Makai Lemon, WR, USC
No. 21, Pittsburgh Steelers: Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
No. 22, Los Angeles Chargers: Akeem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami
No. 23, Dallas Cowboys: Malachi Lawrence, EDGE, UCF
No. 24, Cleveland Browns: KC Concepcion, WR, Texas A&M
No. 25, Chicago Bears: Dillon Thieneman, S, Oregon
No. 26, Houston Texans: Keylan Rutledge, G, Georgia Tech
No. 27, Miami Dolphins: Chris Johnson, CB, San Diego State
No. 28, New England Patriots: Caleb Lomu, OT, Utah
No. 29, Kansas City Chiefs: Peter Woods, DT, Clemson
No. 30, New York Jets: Omar Cooper Jr., WR, Indiana
No. 31, Tennessee Titans: Keldric Faulk, EDGE, Auburn
No. 32, Seattle Seahawks: Jadarian Price, RB, Notre Dame