The River Dragons hosted the Baton Rouge Zydeco on Friday night at the Columbus Civic Center. Columbus players came out strong in the game to beat Baton Rouge with a final score of 8-5.
The game started in a true cat and mouse fashion between the Dragons and the Zydeco as each time would score in the opening minutes of the game with a response from the opponent. Baton Rouge would pull ahead to close out the first period with a score of 2-1.
The Zydeco's lead was short lived as Columbus came out dominate in the second period. In the second period Dragon's players including, Austin Daae, Justin MacDonald, Ryan Hunter and Carter Shinkaruk would all score to push Columbus to a 5-2 lead over the Zydeco.
The Zydeco kept Columbus fans entertained and on the edge of their seats as they entered the third period with racking up three more points on the board, before Columbus would answer those points and push the game to an 8-5 victory in favor of the Dragons.
The Dragons would not have long to rest as they were back in action on Saturday night and hosted the Mississippi Sea Wolves. The momentum that the Dragon's had on Friday night against Baton Rouge rolled over to Saturday night as the River Dragons came out swinging and powering their offensive weapons against Mississippi.
The River Dragons would score five goals in the first two periods of the game on Saturday against the Sea Wolves. Mississippi would answer the offensive weaponry provided by Columbus in the third period as they scored their first and only goal of the night. Columbus would continue to rack up points in the third period to close the game out with a final score of 7-1 against the visiting Sea Wolves.
The River Dragons improve their season record and will host Baton Rouge again next weekend in games on Friday and Saturday night at the Columbus Civic Center. The River Dragons are the #1 team in the FPHL Continental division. For information on tickets please visit RDragons.com.
On Tuesday, January 2, 2024 Georgia Star tight end Brock Bowers announced plans to enter the draft. The 6'4" 240 pound Napa, California native made a name for himself as a Dawg and will be departing the university with a career that includes 175 catches and 26 touchdowns.
Bowers is expected to be a high pick in the draft in April. In a post on his page on X (formerly Twitter) Bowers announced how thankful he was for the past three years at UGA and cited the unbelievable honor it was to play for the university.
Bowers joins at least four other Dawgs that announced earlier this week they would be entering the NFL draft. Those players include, Ladd McConkey (Wide Receiver), Kendall Milton (Running Back), Daijun Edwards (Running Back), and Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (Wide Receiver)
The Dawgs finished the 2023 season 13-1 after a record breaking victory over Florida State in the Orange Bowl.
Several members of the Dawgs took to social media on Monday, January 1, 2024, to announce and share the news that they plan to enter the NFL draft, which will be held April 25-27 in Detroit.
Among the Dawgs that will enter the draft are the following:
Ladd McConkey (Wide Receiver)
Kendall Milton (Running Back)
Daijun Edwards (Running Back)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint (Wide Receiver)
On Saturday, the Dawgs closed out their 2023 season with a record of 13-1. The two time defending national champs, hopes of a 3-peat were slashed in early December, when the Dawgs lost to Alabama in the SEC Championship game. The Dawgs closed out their 2023 season in a big way with a 63-3 victory over Florida State in a record setting game.
The Dawgs are back in action next season as they face several new opponents in the SEC including a regular season matchup against Alabama in Tuscaloosa and a match against SEC newcomer Texas.
In the 2024 season the SEC will expand to 16 teams to include; Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas, and Vanderbilt. In the upcoming season Texas and Oklahoma will make the transition to the SEC.
In addition to the two new teams joining the conference, the SEC will also do away with their divisional standings of SEC East and SEC West, which has been in place since 1991. The SEC Championship Game will feature the two top teams in the Conference standings at the end of the regular season.
In June the SEC had announced that teams will face eight conference matches in the 2024 season and will plus one required opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 or major independent. Looking at the line-up of the upcoming schedule, The Georgia Bulldogs will face some fierce opponents in next years season.
8/31- vs Clemson (Atlanta, GA)
9/7 vs Tennessee Tech
9/14 at Kentucky
9/21-Bye
9/28- at Alabama
10/5- vs Auburn
10/12 vs Mississippi State
10/19- at Texas
10/26-Bye
11/2- vs Florida (Jacksonville, FL)
11/9- at Ole Miss
11/16- vs Tennessee
11/23- vs UMass
11/30- vs Georgia Tech