Adairsville’s offense missed some red zone opportunities Friday night at Bruins Stadium and committed late, costly turnovers in a 28-14 loss to Northwest Whitfield.

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes' defense set the tone from the opening kickoff Friday night, and the No. 1-ranked team in Class 5A rolled to a 50-0 victory over No. 7 Cass at Doug Cochran Stadium on the campus of Cass High School.

Woodland led 3-0 early, but Villa Rica scored 42 unanswered to win a battle of Wildcats.

The Cass Lady Colonels built an 8-0 lead by the middle of the fourth inning Thursday evening and went on to win at Woodland 12-4. Adairsville collected more hits on Tuesday, but an eight-run third inning lifted the visiting Heritage-Catoosa Generals to an 8-5 Region 7-4A win.

Cartersville volleyball defeated North Cobb in three straight sets Tuesday (25-12, 25-11, 25-10) and collected a Region 7-5A win over Villa Rica by forfeit.

Addie Harris of Cartersville High, Julian Medina of Woodland High, Alexis Scott of Adairsville High, and Lawson Weeks of Cass High have been selected as the September 2026 Elite Athletes of the Month presented by Elite Stone Supply, BartowSportsZone.com, and WBHF-Cartersville.

Adairsville, Cartersville, and Woodland picked up important region victories Tuesday, while Cass suffered a shutout loss. The Lady Tigers used a 14-hit attack to defeat Northwest Whitfield 11-5, the Lady Canes collected 12 hits in a 9-5 win over Allatoona, and Woodland rallied past Dalton 8-6, while Cedartown blanked Cass 6-0.

The Cass Lady Colonels totaled 11 hits and scored 6 runs in the third and fifth innings Monday night to win 12-2 in five innings at Calhoun.

Trevor Lawrence was 19-for-29 with three touchdown passes Sunday in a win over the New England Patriots.

Cartersville Country Club members R.B. Clyburn and Lee Bowman both played in the 2026 U.S.G.A. Mid-Amateur Championship this weekend at Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, but neither qualified for the 64-player match play portion, which begins Monday.