Daily Trivia: Alma maters of two new Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Former Florida State Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward and Georgia SEC Player of the Year Willie McClendon were selected last week for induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. For which high schools did they play football? (Answer Wednesday)

Answer to Monday's question: Al Wood is the Jones County alumnus who was a first-round draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks, in 1981. He led Jones County to a Class AA runner-up finish in 1976 and was an All-American at North Carolina.

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