MOULTRIE – Former Colquitt County and Moss Farms diver Bo Bridges made his debut for the Georgia swimming and diving team by posting an NCAA Zone-qualifing score.
His 320.15 was was good for third place in a meet against Florida State in Tallahassee.
He also has scored a 312.75 on the 3-meter board against Florida on Nov. 1.
Bridges is a two-time Georgia high school champion and while representing Moss Farms, he finished 10th on 1-meter and second on synchronized 3-meter at 2024 USA Diving Junior Nationals.
Of this and that:
• Former Colquitt County wrestlers Austin Paradice and Ethan Sellers are competing for Life University.
Paradice was a two-time state champion for the Packers.
• Jeff Hammond has led Worth County to its first region championship since 1989 when Milt Miller was the head coach.
The Class A Division 1 champion Rams will play host to 4-6 Coosa in the first round of the state playoffs on Friday.
A win over Coosa would send the Rams to a second-round game against the winner of the Chattooga at Dodge County game.
Worth started the season 2-3, but won its last five in a row.
The regular season-ending 49-0 victory over Brantley County raised Hammond’s career record as a head coach to 21-21.
Hammond twice served as Colquitt County’s offensive coordinator under Rush Propst.
• Former Packer Omar Daniels contributed to Georgia Tech’s 28-23 road upset of No. 4 Miami last weekend with six solo and two assisted tackles. One of the tackles was for a loss. He also was credited with a pass breakup.
Georgia Tech, now 6-4, will play next on Thursday, Nov. 21, at home against North Carolina State and will finish the regular season at Georgia on Friday, Nov. 29.
• Kamal Bonner started at linebacker for North Carolina State in a 29-19 loss to Duke last Saturday and came up with two tackles for loss and six assisted tackles.
The Wolfpack, now 5-5 overall and 2-4 in the ACC, will go to Atlanta to play Georgia Tech on Thursday, Nov. 21.
• In Minnesota’s 26-19 loss to Rutgers last week, starting wide receiver Le’Meke Brockington had one pass reception for 21 yards.
The Golden Gophers, now 6-4, will be home to face Penn State on Saturday, Nov. 23.
• Ryan Fitzgerald scored all of Florida State’s points with a 23-yard first-quarter field goal in the Seminoles 52-3 loss at Notre Dame.
Landen Thomas had one catch for nine yards for the 1-9 Seminoles, who will play host to Charleston Southern on Saturday, Nov. 23.
• Freshman Jerron Blakely contributed four assisted tackles to Carson-Newman’s 56-14 win over Tusculum last Saturday.
Blakely’s former Packers teammate Turk Daniels has started every game for the 9-1 Eagles, who will play host to Wingate on Saturday.
• Kaleb Dawson contributed three total tackles to Alabama A&M’s 52-24 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
The Bulldogs will play next on Thursday, Nov. 14, at Grambling State.
• In West Virginia’s 31-24 victory at Cincinnati last weekend, Ty French was credited with three tackles, including one for loss.
The 5-4 Mountaineers will be back in Morgantown to face Baylor on Saturday, Nov. 16.
• Tyler Walker had a 20-yard reception in West Alabama’s 31-6 win over Shorter last Saturday in Rome.
The 8-1 Tigers will be home to meet Erskine on Saturday.
• In Eastern Kentucky’s 31-24 win over Central Arkansas, Jaheim Ward started in the secondary and had four solo and two assisted tackles.
The 6-4 Colonels will play at Austin Peay on Saturday.