Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports: High school basketball updates. Shorter wins in OT and Berry faces Sewanee today.

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HIGH SCHOOL

Basketball:

• Creekview girls 46, Rome 42
• Boys: Creekview 61 Rome 58
• Calhoun Lady Jackets down Sonoraville 54-43.
• Calhoun 56 Sonoraville 28.
• Canes 78 Ridgeland 55.
• Darlington boys, girls win big over Rockmart.

COLLEGES

• Berry College sports updates. Berry / Suwanee at Berry today, Women at 1 p.m., Men at 3 p.m.
• Shorter University sports updates. Shorter / Lady Hawks beat West Florida, 68-59. Men win in double overtime, 94-92 over West Florida.
• Georgia Northwestern Technical College sports updates. / Southern Crescent Tech Tigers beat the Georgia Northwestern Bobcats, 98-69, in a GCAA Division III game on Friday. The Bobcats will be back at home on Tuesday vs. West Georgia Tech at 7:30 p.m.
• Georgia Highlands sports reports. Chargers / Lady Chargers take down #19 South Georgia Tech, 69-59. Chargers beat the Jets of South GA Tech in dramatic fashion 68-66. GHC returns to action at home on Feb. 3 taking on Albany Tech. Tip off 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
• The Rome Georgia Tech Network will hold a Meet and Greet and Book Signing with Roger Kaiser on Monday, Feb. 1, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Heritage First Bank, 501 Broad St. in downtown Rome. RSVP with Tim Groves by Thursday, Jan. 28 via email at [email protected]

HIGH SCHOOLS, COLLEGES

The Rome Braves announce the participants in the 2016 Rome Braves High School Invitational as well as two college games to be played at State Mutual Stadium. The High School invitational will be played on Friday March 4, and Saturday March 5. Friday will feature Armuchee High School versus Excel Christian Academy at 6 p.m. On Saturday, the tripleheader will begin with Model High School taking on Pepperell High School at 11 a.m.; Darlington School vs. Rome High School at 2:30 p.m. and the day will end with Coosa High School battling Cartersville High School at 6 p.m. Gates will open one hour prior to the first game time on both days.

• Two local collegiate programs will be featured at State Mutual Stadium this spring as well. On Wednesday, March 23, the Shorter University Hawks will play the Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitters at 6 p.m. Then on Tuesday, April 26, the Georgia Highlands Chargers will take on the Gordon State Highlanders at 6 p.m.
• Tickets for the Rome Braves High School Invitational and both collegiate games are now on sale at the State Mutual Stadium ticket office and online at www.romebraves.com. Tickets are general admission seating and are $5 each. Fans can purchase advance tickets through the respective high schools, Shorter Baseball, and Georgia Highlands Baseball knowing that a portion of the proceeds from each game will benefit the respective participating schools’ baseball programs. For more information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144.

PROS

• Super Bowl L: Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers. Watch the game beginning at 6:30 p.m. on CBS on Sunday, Feb. 7. Super Bowl L
• Atlanta Braves open the season on April 4 at home vs. Washington. Schedule, games times now official. Atlanta
• Rome Braves open 2016 at home April 7 vs. Augusta. Schedule