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DAWSON — Another furious Brookwood rally fell just short Friday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech is taking the shortest of road trips for a home game that coach Geoff Collins hopes will provide a boost to recruiting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — JT Daniels is feeling better every day, a health update that bodes very well for second-ranked Georgia.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Louisville coach Scott Satterfield still has modest steps to achieve as he rebuilds the Cardinals football program after an emotional win over UCF last week.

CAIRO — Macy Ellis went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs as the homestanding Cairo Syrupmaids downed Thomasville 15-4 Monday in a non-region softball game.

The Thomas County Central Lady Yellow Jackets took both ends of a doubleheader from Bainbridge on Thursday, completing a three-game Region 1-AAAA sweep.

CAIRO — A tough early schedule for the Cairo Syrupmakers only gets tougher this week. And then next week.

THOMASVILLE – Four games into the season, the Brookwood Warriors are still searching for that elusive first victory. 

THOMASVILLE — Five games into the season, the Thomasville Bulldogs will finally enjoy its first of two bye weeks. It comes at an opportune time as the team has two weeks to reflect on its first loss of the season and prepare for its Region 1-AA opener in two weeks.

THOMASVILLE — A week off has rejuvenated the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets just in time for the defending Class AA champion Callaway Cavaliers.

WATKINSVILLE — Thomasville’s difficult road to open the season found a big roadblock Friday night.

The Thomas County Central softball team split a pair of games Saturday, topping Lowndes 5-2 but falling to Berrien 11-0.

FITZGERALD — As expected, the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane controlled the ball and the clock Friday night against the Cairo Syrupmakers. 

Bainbridge swept a Region 1-AAAA softball double header from Cairo on Thursday, taking the first game 5-1 and winning the nightcap 11-2.

THOMASVILLE — The Thomasville Bulldogs went toe-to-toe with three of the best teams in Class 4-A, and won. Now it's time to see how they fare against one of the best in Class 3-A.

THOMASVILLE — A productive off week has the Brookwood Warriors primed to snag their first victory of the season Friday night. 

THOMASVILLE — Coaches say all the time the biggest improvements are made between the first and second games. For the Cairo Syrupmakers, their improvements led to their first win of the season last week.

THOMASVILLE — Scoring runs and preventing opposing teams from scoring — that is the essence of Thomas County Central softball, especially of late. 

THOMASVILLE — What began as a slow start to the season has picked up in recent weeks for the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets. 

THOMASVILLE — Four weeks into the season, the Thomasville Bulldogs have already stamped their claim as a team to beat in Class AA. They just proved they could compete against three of the top teams in 1-AAAA (Thomas County Central, Cairo and Bainbridge). 

THOMASVILLE — It is the end of an era for the Thomas University softball program. After 20 years of collegiate coaching and 13 years with the Night Hawks, head coach Bill Wilson is putting down the score bookand walking away from the game, officially announcing his retirement Monday.

Berrien held Thomasville to eight hits over two games and took both ends of a Region 1-AA softball doubleheader Thursday.

Keylee Barrett threw a two-hit shutout and held Locust Grove to three hits as the Thomas County Central Lady Yellow Jackets won two games at a weekend tournament.

CAIRO — The Cairo Syrupmakers christened the new surface at West Thomas Stadium in winning fashion. 

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Despite a surge in COVID-19 cases and an outbreak within its own program, No. 2 Georgia is thrilled to be playing between the hedges before more than 90,000 red-clad fans.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s depth chart lists Jordan Travis or McKenzie Milton as the Seminoles starting quarterback.

ATLANTA (AP) — Call this the Rebuilding Bowl.

The Thomas County Central Lady Yellow Jackets collected 32 hits over two games to Monroe’s one in a doubleheader sweep Thursday with identical 16-0 scores.

The Cairo Syrupmaids completed their three-game Region 1-AAAA softball series sweep of Westover, taking both ends of a doubleheader Thursday.

THOMASVILLE — The Brookwood Warriors are winless through the season's first three games against three Florida schools. Head coach Shane Boggs is concerned but not panicking, as the team enjoys its bye week.

CAIRO – The Cairo Syrupmakers may not have won on the scoreboard last week against Thomasville but being able to play a game was a win in and of itself.

THOMASVILLE — The Thomasville Bulldogs may be a Class AA program, but a win Friday night and the Bulldogs could become de facto champs of Region 1-AAAA.

THOMASVILLE – A win was much needed and just what the doctor ordered for the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets. After dropping a pair of games to start the season, Central reached the 50-point plateau for the first time in Ashley Henderson's tenure as head coach, as the Yellow Jackets thu…

The Thomas County Central softball team went 3-1 in a weekend tournament, going 1-1 against ranked teams from higher classifications.

THOMASVILLE — Too many Maclay big plays — and too many Brookwood mistakes — were too much for the Warriors to overcome Friday night.

THOMASVILLE — The Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets were looking for two things in their first meeting with the Lake Placid Dragons on Friday night: establish consistency on the offensive side of the ball, and minimize the mistakes that had doomed them in their first two contests.

The Thomasville Lady Bulldogs split a Region 1-AA softball doubleheader with Fitzgerald on Thursday, winning the nightcap 8-3 after Fitzgerald won the opener 8-1.

Thomas County Central rallied for three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and held on for a 5-4 non-region softball win Wednesday over Lee County,

The Cairo Syrupmaids finished off a three-game sweep of Region 1-AAAA foe Monroe, taking the final two games Thursday by identical 15-0, 15-0 scores.