Wednesday's Report: Barney Hester, HS scores, FVSU/MGSU; Falcons, UGA, Hawks, state hoops; College FB HQ: playoffs/portal/draft, NFL, NBA, MLB, NASCAR, golf, MMA,
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High Schools
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ACE Charter 55, Northeast 27
More than half of Sara Rhett Farmer’s game-high 23 points came on 3-pointers.
Baldwin 78, Aquinas 25
Kassidy Neal, Zuri Grant, Surk Clark, and Janaye Walker combined for 57 points, Neal with 7 steals and Walker with 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
Central 53, Bleckley County 37
Central Fellowship 64, Brentwood 51
David Emanuel 40, Twiggs 37
Dodge County 71, Jefferson County 28
Dougherty 60, Peach County 57
FPD 46, Mount de Sales 34
Greenforest 59, Lamar County 51
Hancock Central 38, Twiggs County 27
Jones County 62, ELCA 35
Lee County 34, Northside 24
Marion County 59, Crawford County 24
Richmond Academy 65, West Laurens 61
Southwest Atlanta 50, Jasper County 41
Stratford 52, John Milledge 35
Da'Laila Lowe led Stratford with 20 and Camiyah Hudson added 10.
Telfair County 61, Hawkinsville 40
Upson-Lee 51, Spalding 26
Amiya Cromer’s 22 led the Knights (5-7/4-4).
Warner Robins 562, Wayne County 32
Trinitee Thomas put up 21 points with 5 steals to lead the Demonettes. Kor’Veanna Slaughter added 16 points and 6 steals and Chyann Phillips 14 points.
Wilkinson County 40, GMC 23
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Baldwin 78, Aquinas 37
Benedictine 64, Perry 29
Bleckley County 43, Central 39
Brentwood 67, Central Fellowship 53
Crawford County 54, Marion County 52
David Emanuel 51, Twiggs 36
Dodge County 69, Jefferson County 60
Dougherty 59, Peach County 48
East Laurens 74, Dublin 55
Gatewood 74, Windsor 64
Hancock Central 65, Twiggs County 41
Jasper County 51, Southwest Atlanta 48
An 18-point night from JaMarkus Thomas led the Purple Hurricanes, Dee Pennamon with 12 and Malik Epps with 11.
Macon County 70, Taylor County 69
Morgan County 64, Rutland 25
Mount de Sales 65, FPD 28
Northeast 51, ACE 48
Putnam County 76, Towers 59
The 16-0 War Eagles got 22 points from JMari Greene, 21 from Tamaud Woodson, and 12 from Jaylinn Harper
Richmond Academy 65, West Laurens 52
Sandy Creek 79, Mary Persons 38
Stratford 56, John Milledge 47
Tattnall 79, Piedmont 43
Antone Johnson dropped a season high 32 points in three quarters for the Trojans.
Tift County 63, Veterans 41
Aiden Sweener scored 16 to lead the Warhawks.
Upson-Lee 53, Spalding 51
Carmelo Williams paced the Knights with 19 points.
Warner Robins 65, Wayne County 35
Washington County 83, Warren County 81
Brashod Heggs’ 20 points and 4 assists led the Golden Hawks. Justin Johnson had 16, Tay Poole 15 and Kaden Collins 13, Poole with 8 rebounds, along with Jusden Culpepper.
Westside 67, Callaway 47
Joshua Harden went off for 32 points to lead the Seminoles, Christian Little adding 14 and Jatavion Zellner 12.
Wilkinson County 67, GMC Prep 40
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Fort Valley State 67, Middle Georgia State 57
Pro
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Around/About Georgia
Penix Jr. serves as 'light at the end of the tunnel' for Falcons
Sugiura: Grady Jarrett deserves more from Falcons leadership and so do fans
Inside 36 hours with Georgia and Notre Dame at the Sugar Bowl
Another Georgia safety has entered the transfer portal
Young’s game-winning heave at the buzzer caps a series of huge plays in Hawks’ win over Jazz
No. 13 Georgia Tech biggest surprise of the 5 unbeaten teams left in Division I women’s basketball
Georgia beats No. 6 Kentucky for 1st win over a top-10 team in 5 years
Starling scores 21 points, Lampkin collects double-double to help Syracuse beat Georgia Tech
College Football/SEC/ACC/South
College Football
Big Ten, SEC headline college football bowl season's winners and losers
Syracuse QB Kyle McCord’s 5 TD passes earn him a spot on AP’s all-bowl team
Transfer portal winners & how the SEC and Big Ten could change CFP
College Football/Playoffs
Black coaches have shot at college football title a generation after that milestone was hit in hoops
Texas vs Ohio State: Buckeyes know about Jahdae Barron, but what about UT's other CBs?
Penn State, Notre Dame arrive at Orange Bowl with a bigger game in mind
Buckeyes rally around oft-criticized coach Ryan Day and ride momentum to CFP semifinal vs. Texas
Holding? Ohio State football's opponents haven't had that penalty enforced since September
Texas-Ohio State tickets: How much you'd have to pay
College Football/Portal and draft
Boise State star running back Jeanty officially enters NFL draft
Iowa lands star QB Gronowski of South Dakota State; Benson heading to Oregon
Five-star, drops from Southern Cal to Boise State to UTEP
2 Oregon stars declare for Draft after historic season
NFL/USFL/UFL/Football
Biden signs RFK Stadium land bill into law, a step toward potential Commanders stadium in Washington
49ers’ Charvarius Ward dealing with PTSD after loss of daughter, might leave team
Broncos are delighted to be back in the playoffs but they insist their goal wasn’t just getting here
Tomlin says the Steelers’ recent playoff failures are his bags to carry, not his skidding team’s
Vikings-Lions attracts 28.5 million for last game of regular season
Rams hope a week off will allow their sluggish offense to get rolling in the playoffs
Packers lacking the momentum they carried into the playoffs last season
With Young settled at QB, Panthers can focus on rebuilding NFL’s worst defense
Cardinals encouraged by 4-win improvement. Now 2025 looms as make-or-break year for Murray, Gannon
49ers head home early following a trying season that started with Super Bowl hopes
Embarrassed Titans determined not to repeat season that netted them No. 1 overall draft pick
NFL/Carousel
Raiders fire Pierce after he goes 4-13 in lone full season
Jaguars request interviews with 8 coaching candidates, including Detroit's Johnson and Glenn
Titans fire GM Carthon after two seasons despite big spending spree
Jets interview Ryan, who led franchise to its last playoff appearance, for head coaching job
College Basketball/Women
LSU’s Mulkey wears a basketball hoop – yes - to game vs. Auburn
No. 1 UCLA uses balanced scoring attack and gives its starters some rest in an 83-49 rout at Purdue
South Carolina forward Watkins tears ACL in her left knee
UConn guard Bueckers has a left knee sprain, could return in a week
College Basketball/Men
No more unbeatens: No. 8 Florida topples top-ranked Tennessee with stifling defense
Flagg and No. 4 Duke push past Pittsburgh to stay unbeaten in ACC
Ross scores career-high 27 as No. 7 Marquette rallies past Georgetown
Melendez scores 19 as No. 14 Mississippi State beats Vandy for 8th straight win
Lendeborg scores 25, UAB takes down Tulane
Bates and Robinson help Missouri cruise past LSU
Hadley’s 32 points, 10 rebounds help Louisville beat Clemson
NBA
Edwards scores 32 and the Timberwolves top the Pelicans in Williamson’s return
Mavericks end 5-game losing streak with a victory over Lakers
Baseball/MLB
Verlander and the Giants agree to a $15 million, 1-year contract, AP source says
Auto Racing
NASCAR Cup Series 2025 schedule: Tracks, dates, times, how to watch every race
Tennis
Kyrgios’ return to Grand Slam tennis is in doubt ahead of the Australian Open
Golf
What is TGL, the new golf venture from Woods and McIlroy?
The indoor golf league that Woods and McIlroy envisioned finally has its debut match
Boxing/MMA/UFC/WWE
Who are the greatest MMA fighters by year, from 1993 to the present day?
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