October 26, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Former Cartersville High School quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars were on a bye week, but this week’s collegiate update includes contributions from fifteen athletes in five sports. FOOTBALL JOHNATHAN CLINE — East Tennessee State University (R-So., Cartersville HS) … was part of an offensive line rotation that helped the Buccaneers produce 323 total yards this past Saturday in a 14-10 home win over W

October 26, 2025 Cartersville volleyball's state playoff run ended on Saturday with a loss to Pace Academy in the Class 4A state semifinals at Seckinger High School in Buford. The Lady Canes fell in four sets in the best-of-five format. Pace Academy won the opening set 25-18, but Cartersville evened the match by taking the second set 25-22. The Knights wrapped up their victory by winning the third and fourth sets by identical 25-20 scores. The Knights improved to 35-7 on th

October 25, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cass tight end Chase Tatum powers across the goal line for a Colonels' two-point conversion. RANDY PARKER / DTN Kalil Charles rumbled for 279 yards and two touchdowns, including a 40-yard dagger with 3:40 remaining, as the Cass Colonels rallied past the Allatoona Buccaneers 22-19 on Friday night at Doug Cochran Stadium to solidify the No. 2 seed in Region 7-AAAA. Allatoona needed a win to keep state playoff hopes alive,

By Scott Barkley / CanesAthletics.com Braylon Hill had 159 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the first half of the Canes' 50-7 win at Hiram on October 24. Braylon Hill rushed for 137 yards on only eight carries as Cartersville built a 30-0 first-quarter lead on the way to a 50-7 win over Hiram to secure a Region 7-4A title. The Canes are idle next week, which is followed by a GHSA-mandated open week. Cartersville returns on Nov. 14 in Weinman Stadium for the first roun

October 25, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Woodland sophomore running back Solomon James finds an opening in the Cedartown defense. Solomon James erupted for three touchdowns and 217 all-purpose yards as the Woodland Wildcats won their second-straight game with a 28-14 victory over the visiting Cedartown Bulldogs on Friday night at Wildcats Stadium. The first quarter set the tone for a back-and-forth first half. Cedartown struck first when Jaylen Johnson broke fr

October 25, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Peyton Chancey's four touchdown runs powered the Gilmer Bobcats to a dramatic 28-21 comeback victory over the Adairsville Tigers on Friday night in Ellijay, capping a wild fourth quarter that featured two successful onside kicks, a blocked PAT, and a controversial call that swung momentum in a Region 7-AAA showdown. Gilmer leaned on its ground game from the opening whistle, with Chancey capping an 11-play, 65-yard drive a

October 21, 2025 Cartersville volleyball defeated visiting Blessed Trinity 25-23, 25-16, and 25-11 Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the Class 4A state tournament. Jada Zimmerman had 10 kills and three blocks for the Lady Canes. Amara Ejieke contributed seven kills and four blocks. Blakely Morris produced five blocks and four kills. Holly Dufrene had five blocks and three kills, and Riley Huff finished with six blocks. Emma Wall had seven assists, six digs, and three assi

October 20, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Coach Glen Woodard talks offensive strategy with Addi Burns and Miley Jo Williams. The Cartersville Lady Canes softball team won both games of their Class 4A Sweet Sixteen playoff series Monday night over the Madison County Raiders, winning 10-0 and 3-0 behind the strong pitching of Presley Crabbe and Zoie Shiflett. The doubleheader sweep in the best-of-three series earned the Lady Canes a trip to the Final Eight State Ch

October 20, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com This week’s update on locals contributing with their teams at the collegiate and professional level includes more than two dozen athletes from five different sports. NFL TREVOR LAWRENCE — Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL, 5th-year pro; Clemson; Cartersville HS) … completed 23 of 48 passes for 296 yards and one touchdown, but the Jaguars lost 35-7 to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday in London’s Wembley Stadium. Lawrence added two

October 19, 2025 Cartersville volleyball breezed into the Class 4A state quarterfinals with a 25-3, 25-14, and 25-8 victory Saturday over Wayne County at the Storm Center. The straight set win by the 4th-ranked Lady Canes in the best-of-five second round sets up a showdown on Tuesday evening with visiting Blessed Trinity. The Lady Titans (35-10) beat St. Pius X in the second round, 25-9, 25-19, and 25-18 to advance. The Cartersville/Blessed Trinity survivor will advance to