Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 25, 2026Comment

Saturday's Report: Playoff scores/pairings, Mercer, Georgia College, Alumni: Lamar County, Dublin; Hawks, UGA/Tech/draft, UGA, Falcons, Braves; NFL Draft/news, NBA playoffs/news, NHL, MLB, WNBA

Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 25, 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)

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GHSA Playoffs

ACE Charter 9, Haralason County 3; ACE 7, Haralson County 1

Banks County 16, Washington County 6; Banks County 13, Washington County 0

Bleckley County 2, Heard County 1; Bleckley County 12, Heard County 2

Cam Foskey hit his first career homer in the second-game win.

Cherokee Bluff 8, Mary Persons 7; Mary Persons 12, Cherokee Bluff 10

Fitzgerald 2, East Laurns 1; Fitzgerald 14, East Laurens 4

Houston County 11, Lassiter 1; Houston County 5 Lassiter 2

The 24-7 Bears now host Newnan, last year’s title-series opponent, next week.

Jeff Davis 8, Putnam County 7; Jeff Davis 4, Putnam County 3

Peach County 15, Stephenson 0; Peach County 17, Stephenson 0

Pepperell 8, Lamar County 4; Pepperell 5, Lamar County 3

Pope 13, Veterans 1; Pope 15, Veterans 0

Social Circle 6, Dodge County 0; Social Circle 11, Dodge County 4

West Laurens 11, Gilmer 1; West Laurens 6, Gilmer 3

GIAA

FPD 12, Piedmont 1

Harrison Strange went the distance while Keon Johnson drove in 6 runs for the 25-1/8-0 Vikings.

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Girls

FPCA 1, Windsor 0

FPD 10, Piedmont 0

Gatewood 8, Mon Don 0

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

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Georgia College 15, Claflin 5

Mercer 9, Wofford 8

Middle Georgia State 15, USC Beaufort 10

🥎 🥎 🥎Softball 🥎 🥎 🥎

Mercer 5, Western Carolina 2

Pro

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Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 3

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Alumni Update

Central Georgia pair goes on Day 2 of NFL Draft

A couple of Central Georgia defenders got really nice phone calls Friday night, from their future employers in the NFL.

Lamar County’s CJ Allen and Dublin’s Romello Height went on the second day of the NFL Draft.

Allen went 53rd to Indianapolis, in the middle of the second round, and Height went early in the third round, 70th, to San Francisco.

Around/About Central Georgia

BSB-Mercer nips Wofford in back-and-forth battle

BSB-Bobcats clinch spot in PBC Tournament with 15-5 win over Claflin

Around/About Georgia

Falcons draft Clemson’s Avieon Terrell with first pick of NFL draft to join brother A.J. Terrell

Falcons select WR Zachariah Branch with No. 79 pick

When the Hawks need a clutch shot, they keep turning to McCollum

Five UGA players picked on second night of draft

Winfield: The Knicks sold the world a dream -- but Game 3 was a nightmare

Atlanta’s Alexander-Walker wins the NBA’s Most Improved Player award

Harris delivers as a pinch-hitter for the Braves, leading win over slumping Phillies

Georgia offensive line features a couple of surprises in starting lineup

Georgia Southern’s Fisk shines at RBC

State college baseball/softball

Tech delivers comeback in win over Wake

Georgia-Mississippi series to start Saturday

A Worthy Read

World Cup could supercharge soccer in U.S. or slow its rise

Round 2
No. 33, San Francisco 49ers: De’Zhaun Stribling, WR, Mississippi
No. 34, Arizona Cardinals: Chase Bisontis, G, Texas A&M
No. 35, Buffalo Bills: T.J. Parker, EDGE, Clemson
No. 36, Houston Texans: Kayden McDonald, DT, Ohio State
No. 37, New York Giants: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
No. 38, Las Vegas Raiders: Treydan Stukes, S, Arizona
No. 39, Cleveland Browns: Denzel Boston, WR, Washington
No. 40, Kansas City Chiefs: R Mason Thomas, EDGE, Oklahoma
No. 41, Cincinnati Browns: Cashius Howell, EDGE, Texas A&M
No. 42, New Orleans Saints: Christen Miller, DT, Georgia
No. 43, Miami Dolphins: Jacob Rodriguez, LB, Texas Tech
No. 44, Detroit Lions: Derrick Moore, EDGE, Michigan
No. 45, Baltimore Ravens: Zion Young, EDGE, Missouri
No. 46, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Josiah Trotter, LB, Missouri
No. 47, Pittsburgh Steelers: Germie Bernard, WR, Alabama
No. 48, Atlanta Falcons: Avieon Terrell, CB, Clemson
No. 49, Carolina Panthers: Lee Hunter, DT, Texas Tech
No. 50, New York Jets: D’Angelo Ponds, CB, Indiana
No. 51, Minnesota Vikings: Jake Golday, LB, Cincinnati
No. 52, Green Bay Packers: Brandon Cisse, CB, South Carolina
No. 53, Indianapolis Colts: CJ Allen, LB, Georgia
No. 54, Philadelphia Eagles: Eli Stowers, TE, Vanderbilt
No. 55, New England Patriots: Gabe Jacas, EDGE, Illinois
No. 56, Jacksonville Jaguars: Nate Boerkircher, TE, Texas A&M
No. 57, Chicago Bears: Logan Jones, C, Iowa
No. 58, Cleveland Browns: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Toledo
No. 59, Houston Texans: Marlin Klein, TE, Michigan
No. 60, Tennessee Titans: Anthony Hill Jr., LB, Texas
No. 61, Los Angeles Rams: Max Klare, TE, Ohio State
No. 62, Buffalo Bills: Davison Igbinosun, CB, Ohio State
No. 63, Los Angeles Chargers: Jake Slaughter, C, Florida
No. 64, Philadelphia Eagles: Bud Clark, S, TCU
Round 3
No. 65, Arizona Cardinals: Carson Beck, QB, Miami
No. 66, Denver Broncos: Tyler Onyedim, DT, Texas A&M
No. 67, Las Vegas Raiders: Keyron Crawford, EDGE, Auburn
No. 68, Philadelphia Eagles: Markel Bell, OT, Miami
No. 69, Chicago Bears: Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
No. 70, San Francisco 49ers: Romello Height, EDGE, Texas Tech
No. 71, Washington Commanders: Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
No. 72, Cincinnati Bengals: Tacario Davis, CB, Washington
No. 73, New Orleans Saints: Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
No. 74, New York Giants: Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame
No. 75, Miami Dolphins: Caleb Douglas, WR, Texas Tech
No. 76, Pittsburgh Steelers: Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
No. 77, Green Bay Packers: Chris McClellan, DT, Missouri
No. 78, Indianapolis Colts: A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU
No. 79, Atlanta Falcons: Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia
No. 80, Baltimore Ravens: Ja’Kobi Lane, WR, USC
No. 81, Jacksonville Jaguars: Albert Regis, DT, Texas A&M
No. 82, Minnesota Vikings: Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State
No. 83, Carolina Panthers: Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
No. 84, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State
No. 85, Pittsburgh Steelers: Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
No. 86, Cleveland Browns: Austin Barber, OT, Florida
No. 87, Miami Dolphins: Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
No. 88, Jacksonville Jaguars: Emmanuel Pregnon, G, Oregon
No. 89, Chicago Bears: Zavion Thomas, WR, LSU
No. 90, San Francisco 49ers: Kaelon Black, RB, Indiana
No. 91, Las Vegas Raiders: Trey Zuhn III, C, Texas A&M
No. 92, Dallas Cowboys: Jaishawn Barham, EDGE, Michigan
No. 93, Los Angeles Rams: Keagen Trost, OT, Missouri
No. 94, Miami Dolphins: Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
No. 95, New England Patriots: Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
No. 96, Pittsburgh Steelers: Gennings Dunker, G, Iowa
No. 97, Minnesota Vikings: Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern
No. 98, Minnesota Vikings: Jakobe Thomas, S, Miami
No. 99, Seattle Seahawks: Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
No. 100, Jacksonville Jaguars: Jalen Huskey, S, Maryland