Bartow County athletes continued to make their mark at the professional and collegiate levels this past week, with standout performances across football, volleyball, cross country, rifle, and soccer. Former Cartersville High standout Trevor Lawrence threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns for the Jacksonville Jaguars, while local college football players contributed tackles, interceptions, and key efforts in wins across multiple conferences.

Cartersville High School senior golfer Bodie Brumlow represented the USGA’s National Development Program this past weekend at The Match, a three-team international ‘friendly’ junior match held at the Grand Reserve Golf Club in Puerto Rico.

Cartersville scored in all phases in the Canes' 60-0 home victory over Allatoona.

Cartersville High’s career kills leader, Amara Ejieke, added another milestone on Oct. 17, scoring her 1,000th kill in a first-round playoff sweep of Cedartown.

The Cass Colonels overcame three turnovers, swirling winds, and a late Cedartown rally Friday night at Doug Cochran Stadium to secure a hard-fought 14-11 victory over the Bulldogs.

Dalton built a commanding halftime lead and continued to pull away in the second half Friday night, handing Woodland a 62-6 defeat at Harmon Field at Bill Chappel Stadium.

The Cartersville and Adairsville volleyball teams begin their respective state tournaments on Saturday.

The Adairsville Lady Tigers swept a doubleheader against the Mary Persons Bulldogs in Forsyth on Wednesday afternoon, 10-1 and 6-2, to advance to the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs. The Tigers broke open Game 1 with a six-run third inning and rallied in Game 2, scoring five runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

The Cartersville Lady Canes won two straight games against Ware County, 3-2 and 11-0, in a Class 5A first-round playoff series on Wednesday afternoon at Dellinger Park.

The Cass Lady Colonels won their Class 5A first-round playoff series on Wednesday afternoon in Atlanta, sweeping a doubleheader against the Southwest DeKalb Panthers, 16-1 and 2-1.