by Bernie O'Donnell, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- State moved to new scoring standard for school after opting out of AYP requirements with 'No Child Left Behind' exemption.

- The state average for elementary schools is 83.4; the middle school average is 81.4; and high school average is 72.6.

- The number of Central Georgia systems that beat the state averages: elementary - six; middle - eight; high school - seven.

Houston County has some of the best-performing schools in Central Georgia.

Most Bibb County schools aren't making the grade.

And some schools in Bleckley, Laurens, Washington and Jones counties drew some of the best grades when the state Department of Education released the report card for every state school.

The College and Career Ready Performance Index replaces the federal standard used until now, called Adequate Yearly Progress.

Here are your prep scores reported to 13WMAZ for Thursday, May 8:

GHSA State Baseball Playoffs:

Veterans 5  Dutchtown 0 (Game 1)

Veterans 7  Dutchtown 1 (Game 2) Veterans wins series 2-0

Starrs Mill 2  Houston Co. 1 (Game 1)

Starrs Mill 8  Houston Co. 0 (Game 2) Starrs Mill win series 2-0

FPD 10  Darlington 0 (Game 1)

Darlington 7  FPD 3 (Game 2) Series tied at 1

Callaway 4  Dodge Co. 2 (Game 1)

Dodge Co. 14  Callaway 2 (Game 2) Series tied at 1

Locust Grove 12  Mary Persons 3 (Game 1)

Mary Persons 3  Locust Grove 2 (Game 2) Series tied at 1

Johnson Co. 5  Charlton Co. 1 (Game 1)

Charlton Co. 6  Johnson Co. 3 (Game 2) Series tied at 1

GHSA Boys State Soccer Playoffs:

FPD 5  Athens Academy 2 (Christian Moore - 3 Goals)

Mary Persons 3  Upson-Lee 0

By Judy Le, 13WMAZ.com

Macon police are searching Riverside Cemetery for a missing 71-year-old man.

Police spokeswoman Jami Gaudet says city workers discovered Mann's van in the cemetery early Wednesday.

She said officers are now conducting a grid search of the cemetery off Riverside Drive in downtown Macon.

Mann went missing after he and his wife left a Macon doctor's office in separate cars yesterday afternoon.

Elaine Mann told police she turned from Riverside Drive on to Lee Road, but her husband continued heading south towards the city.

That was around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police news release.

She hasn't seen or heard from him since, despite repeated attempts to reach him.

"So what we're doing now is calling in some resources and see maybe if he's still inside the cemetery," says Major Robert Grabowski of the Macon police.