Wednesday's Report: HS hoops, Veterans, Northside; Tech, UGA, Falcons, Hawks, state 🏀; NFL, college football/basketball, Australian Open, golf, NBA, MLB
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High Schools
🏀🏀🏀Girls basketball🏀🏀🏀
ACE Charter 53, Southwest 21
Sara Rhett Farmer topped the Gryphons with 16 points, Karlee Yates chipping in 14 and Zhoie Stanley 10.
Baldwin 65, Harlem 10
Janaye Walker’s latest double-double is 10 rebounds and 17 points, with 4 steals. Kassidy Neal had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals.
Briarwood 40, John Hancock 33
Central 56, Northeast 42
JiKaylee Marshall led Central with 18 points, Frances Anyakudo grabbed 13 rebounds.
Dublin 33, Toombs County 30
FPD 48, John Milledge 47
Glascock County 62, Wilkinson County 48
Hancock Central 51, Johnson County 47
Piedmont 62, Stratford 55
Southwest Atlanta 55, Putnam County 43
Tattnall 41, Mount de Sales 34
Taylor County 51, Chattahoochee County 34
Treutlen 35, Hawkinsville 24
Twiggs County 39, GMC Prep 34
Veterans 69, Bleckley County 56
Warner Robins 74, Perry 26
Kor’Veanna Slaughter put up 19 points and grabbed 7 steals for the Demonettes, while Jadai Smith added 12 points and 7 boards.
Westside 58, Rutland 21
🏀🏀🏀Boys basketball🏀🏀🏀
Baldwin 61, Harlem 52
Karez Demory went off for 25 points to lead the Braves, who got 20 from Deven Nelson.
Brentwood 52, Windsor 45
Briarwood 51, John Hancock 30
Central 59, Northeast 45
Jarvis Williams paced Central with 23 points, while David Evans added 15 and Isaiah Ford-Patterson 10.
Central Talbotton 63, Crawford County 55
Eagle’s Landing 48, Jones County 38
Gatewood 68, Trinity Christian 60
Hancock Central 62, Johnson County 54
Houston County 50, Lee County 48
Josh Jackson’s 10 points led the 15-4/4-0 Bears in the defensive battle. Braylin Mills added 4 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Jasper County 70, W.D. Mohammed 44
The Purple Hurricanes got 19 from JaMarkus Thomas, 16 from Dee Pennamon, and 10 from Chance Ross.
John Milledge 56, FPD 30
Lamar County 96, Utopian Academy 90
Northside 52, Peach County 47
Putnam County 73, Southwest Atlanta 67
Jmari Greene had 20, Tamaud Woodson 16, and Jeremy Banks 12 points for the 18-0/3-0 War Eagles.
St. Anne-Pacelli 66, Westfield 47
Taylor County 43, Chattahoochee County 41
Tattnall 66, Mount de Sales 64
Upson-Lee 70, Whitewater 52
The Knights improved to 11-2.
Veterans 56, Bleckley County 50
Aiden Sweenor’s 23 points led Veterans to its 10th win. Jai’vyon Dawson chipped in 12.
Warner Robins 85, Perry 43
Westside 53, Rutland 30
Joshua Harden led the Seminoles with 17 points while Christian Little added 15 in the region win.
Wilkinson County 97, Glascock County 19
🏫🏫🏫College🏫🏫🏫
🏀🏀🏀Women’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
Faulkner 75, Middle Georgia State 58
🏀🏀🏀Men’s basketball🏀🏀🏀
Middle Georgia State 68, Faulkner 67
Pro
🏀🏀🏀NBA🏀🏀🏀
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Around/About Georgia
Tech Hall of Famer Mitchell passes away
Young goes off as Hawks come back to top Suns
UGA’s Etienne declares for draft
Five names to consider in Falcons' search for next defensive coordinator
Atlanta begins search for defensive coordinator by interviewing Michigan’s Wink Martindale
Back-to-back wins vs. AP Top 25 opponents put Georgia in the poll. Things don’t get any easier
Undermanned Georgia Tech topped at Clemson
How much in bonuses did Georgia assistants get for SEC title, CFP quarterfinals?
A worthy read
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
Jacksonville State to pay new coach Kelly $1M per year
Clemson, Swinney hire Tom Allen as next DC
How Beck fits at Miami, what happened to the NFL and more
College Football/Notre Dame vs. Ohio State
This veteran offensive lineman is latest to do that for Notre Dame football during CFP run
Freeman more focused on title game than his connection to Ohio State
Ohio State has slowly paced itself on offense all the way to the national championship game
New Orleans attack figures into security plans as Atlanta prepares for college football title game
College Football
NCAA president says transfer portal for football still must fit academic calendars
College Football/Portal and draft
Penn State's Warren, top TE prospect, off to draft
Longhorns receiver Golden heading to NFL draft
Sluka transfers to JMU after leaving UNLV over $100K NIL dispute
Texas WR Bond joins growing number of Longhorns leaving early for the NFL
NFL Playoffs/NFC
Lions prepare for a new foe in the Commanders instead of a rematch with the Rams or Vikings
Commanders choose to ‘be bold’ going for it on 4th down, and that has them still in the playoffs
NFL Playoffs/AFC
McDermott, Allen get latest chance to change Bills’ early exit playoff history in hosting Ravens
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Darnold’s career-best season ends with a thud as he takes 9 sacks in playoff loss
Brown’s sideline read skyrockets to No. 1 hottest seller on Amazon
Broncos finally found their quarterback and ended their playoff drought. Now comes the hard part
Golden child: Patrick, Brittany Mahomes welcome daughter Golden Raye during Chiefs’ playoff bye
Texans waive Diontae Johnson, who was released earlier by Ravens after refusing to enter a game
NFL/Carousel
NFL teams are conducting long, extensive searches for their next head coaches
Clements stepping down as Packers’ QBs coach after working with Favre, Rodgers and Love
Saints GM Loomis says he isn’t close to stepping down and he envisions a quick turnaround
Prescott 'bummed,' Parsons devastated by Cowboys' split from McCarthy
Callahan: Vrabel is the right coach at the right time for the Patriots
College Basketball/Women
Prince scores 27 points and 10th-ranked TCU wins 9th in a row, over UCF
Houston withstands No. 24 Oklahoma State women for first win over ranked opponent since ’23
College Basketball/Men
Knueppel leads sharp-shooting attack as No. 3 Duke tops Miami to stay unbeaten in ACC
Robinson scores 22 points to lead No. 8 Kentucky over No. 11 Texas A&M
Baker-Mazara scores 20 as No. 1 Auburn easily beats No. 15 Mississippi State without Broome
Dia scores 23 points to lead No. 21 Mississippi over No. 4 Alabama
Wright’s 22 lead North Texas over East Carolina
NBA
Court papers say ex-NBA player Jontay Porter laid out betting scheme in a text; 6th person arrested
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32 as the Thunder beat the short-handed 76ers
Antetokounmpo gets 50th career triple-double as Bucks win to end Kings’ 7-game win streak
NBA-leading Cavaliers end Pacers’ 6-game winning streak
Baseball/MLB
Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki’s MLB deal could spur chaos in Latin America. Here’s why
Police say former Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz, 37, 'likely' died of drug overdose
Tennis
Musetti’s man bun is gone at the Australian Open, but he still manages to win by a hair
Fonseca is just 18 but he upset the No. 9 seed at the Australian Open
Osaka reaches third round of Grand Slam for first time in 3 years
Siegemund upsets Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen at the Australian Open
Medvedev destroys a TV camera attached to the net during his 5-set Australian Open win
Golf
Woods makes indoor golf debut and finds humor in blowout loss, noting ‘how bad pros can be’
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
'I don't believe him': Boxing world skeptical of Fury's latest retirement
Scoreboards