Friday's Report: HS scores, Russell Henley; Falcons, UGA/Beck, UGA/Tech hoops, Braves; CFP: ND wins/OSU-Texas next, CFB news, NFL, college basketball, NBA, WNBA, golf, tennis
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High Schools
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Baldwin 75, West Laurens 38
Janaye Walker grabbed 25 rebounds to go with 10 assists and 19 points for Baldwin, Kassidy Neal going off for 32 points and 9 boards.
Bleckley County 51, Northeast 38
Brentwood 55, Gatewood 44
Central Fellowship 67, Windsor 27
Dodge County 61, ACE Charter 37
Dodge County sealed it with a 19-6 third quarter, Lyric Green with 13 of her game-high 28 in the quarter. Paige Ingram and Jamaura Mizell, and Glenna Rae Whitley each had 10. Sara Rhett Farmer’s 13 led ACE, Zhoie Stanley adding 11.
Dublin 53, Jefferson County 47
Hancock Central 53, Glascock County 35
Jones County 48, Union Grove 43
Peach County 39, Bainbridge 33
Piedmont 80, St. George 38
Putnam County 49, McNair 14
Stratford 44, FPD 37
The Eaglettes stormed out to 13-2 lead, and spent the rest of the game holding off the scrappy Vikings. Da'Laila Lowe led the way with 16 while Kaliya Walker and Camiyah Hudson added 10 each. Bowen Matthews led FPD with 16.
Tattnall 50, John Milledge 47
Westfield 43, Calvary Christian 31
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Baldwin 64, West Laurens 50
Bleckley County 53, Northeast 39
Brentwood 81, Gatewood 67
Central Fellowship 72, Windsor 49
Judson Walls led the Lancer scoring parade with 20 points, with 17 from Zaiden Nelson, 13 from Shaheem Barbosa, and 12 from Sirron Chambers. Landon Locke had 16 for Windsor while Colby Chappell had 15 and Gavin Snow 11. CFCA outscored Windsor 20-3 in the second quarter.
Calvary Christian 54, Westfield 43
Crawford County 54, Marion County 52
Dublin 48, Jefferson County 36
Javion Harris had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Irish.
Dodge County 52, ACE Charter 38
Kyler Johnson led the Indians with 14.
FPD 81, Stratford 31
Fayette County 64, Mary Persons 44
Hancock Central 74, Glascock County 33
Peach County 67, Bainbridge 41
Piedmont 63, St. George 43
Putnam County 86, McNair 41
Jaylen James’ 17 points led the 17-0 War Eagles.
Tattnall 62, John Milledge 57
Union Grove 52, Jones County 49
Pro
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Around/About Central Georgia
Henley continues solid play at Sony
Russell Henley got off to a rough start in the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii, but settled down quickly to finish with a 4-under 66 and in a tie for 13th.
A small number of golfers will finish the first round on Friday.
Henley is two shots behind six players tied for first at 6 under.
The Stratford grad birdied No. 5, and birdied three of the next five holes, with pars in between. A bogey on 17 interrupted a strong finish with three birdies on the final five holes.
Around/About Georgia
Falcons GM Fontenot insists team is ‘very comfortable’ with keeping QB Cousins as a backup to Penix
Beck moves from draft to portal
Cunningham: 'Big-time win' over Kentucky signals Georgia could finally join March Madness
Virginia Tech women dominate in the second overtime, hand No. 13 Georgia Tech first loss
Georgia roster continues to take shape.
With Morton gone, could Braves add depth to rotation?
Middle Tennessee defeats Kennesaw State
College Football/Playoffs/Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24
Notre Dame gets late pick and field goal to make title game with win over Penn State
Leonard gets injury scare, returns to rally Irish into CFP championship game
Allar’s late interception helps seal Notre Dame’s win in Orange Bowl
Time to be Frank: Will James Franklin ever beat a top-5 opponent?
Independent streak helped build Notre Dame into football’s historic and now modern behemoth
College Football/Playoffs
'He's generational': Inside Jeremiah Smith's path to stardom at Ohio State
Briefly a Buckeye, Texas QB Quinn Ewers returned to his roots to lead Longhorns’ resurgence
Ohio State sells out ticket allotment for semifinal at Cotton Bowl
Texas QB Ewers is college football trailblazer, but not everything has been rosy
Texas vs Ohio State predictions: Cotton Bowl betting odds, CFP picks and more
Texas and Ohio State coaches offer prayers for those affected by California wildfires
Big kicks, big misses and big returns: special teams creating game-changing moments in the CFP
College Football/Coaching carousel and moves
Arizona promotes Gonzales to defensive coordinator
Boise State brings back former OC Hill to coach quarterbacks
Southern Miss hires assistants Deaderick, Coughlin to Huff's staff
Playoffs
Saturday
4:30 p.m.: LA Chargers at Houston, CBS; 8 p.m.: Pittsburgh at Baltimore, Prime
Sunday
1 p.m.: Denver at Buffalo, CBS; 4:30 p.m.: Green Bay at Pittsburgh, FOX; 8 p.m.: Washington at Tampa Bay, NBC
Monday
Minnesota at LA Rams, ESPN
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles
Lions enter playoffs tops in the NFC for first time as they try to reach the Super Bowl
Allen leads Bills into playoffs for 6th straight year in overcoming his doubters -- Elway included
Chargers QB Justin Herbert looks to add playoff victory to list of accomplishments
Brock Purdy’s contract will be one of the biggest issues for the 49ers this offseason
At the end of another stellar season, Ravens’ Lamar Jackson will still face doubters in the playoffs
Baltimore WR Zay Flowers won’t play against Pittsburgh this week after injuring his knee
Harbaugh back in Houston for playoffs a year after winning college title when Chargers visit Texans
Researchers confirm ‘Music City Miracle’ star Frank Wycheck had CTE
NFL/Carousel
Raiders fire GM Telesco after just one year
College Basketball/Women
No. 19 North Carolina women pull away in OT for a win over No. 14 Duke after losing 16-point lead
No. 2 South Carolina beats Texas A&M in tuneup before 5-game stretch of ranked foes
College Basketball/Men
Shelstad and Bittle help No. 15 Oregon beat Ohio State
No. 20 Purdue wins 4th game in a row, 68-50 over Rutgers
Brownell scores 20, Samford beats VM
Williams-Dryden’s 27 lead West Georgia over Austin Peay
College Sports, the changing landscape
Power Four seek more control over NCAA policies, including running championship events: report
The NIL era is ending. It's a seismic shift, even for college's biggest programs
NBA
NBA postpones game between Lakers and Hornets due to wildfires in Los Angeles area
Garland scores season-high 40 points, Cavaliers beat Raptors for 12th straight win
WNBA
Koclanes excited for chance at first head coaching job with Dallas Wings
Tennis
Australian Open 2025: Cases involving Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek make doping a top topic
Sinner, Djokovic in opposite halves at the Australian Open, Sabalenka vs Stephens in 1st round
Golf
Peterson makes PGA Tour debut at age 36 and leaves an impression
Soccer
Suárez says Inter Miami reunion with Messi and Neymar would be welcome but complicated
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
WWE’s ‘Monday Night RAW’ Netflix debut averages 2.6M households in US, had 4.9M views globally
Scoreboards