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Adairsville volleyball head coach Patricia McPhee refers to part of her team’s 2016 season as a ‘roller coaster ride’, but she has the Lady Tigers in the enviable position of hosting an opening round match in the Class AAA state tournament Wednesday when they entertain Ringgold. Adairsville, who heads into the state playoffs with a 19-24-3 record, lost in the Area 1-AAA championship match to Sonoraville 25-21, 25-19 last Saturday, but the Lady Tigers took care of business with a pair of match wins that propelled them into that area finals match. (Photo Credit: Louis Tonsmeire, Tonsmeire Studio Professional Photography) The Lady Tigers opened the Area Tournament last Thursday with a three-set win over Bremen. The Blue Devils took the opening set 25-19 before Adairsville rallied for a 25-17, 25-19 win that ensured them of a state playoffs berth from Area 1-AAA. Then on Saturday after a narrow three-set loss to the eventual champs (22-25, 25-21, 21-25), the Lady Tigers dispatched Haralson County in two straight sets, 25-23, 25-16 for a championship round rematch with Sonoraville that was taken by the Phoenix in straight sets. The Lady Tigers have been led all season by seniors Chloe Powell and Sierra Matthews. Powell is a setter and right side hitter who leads the team in service percentage, service aces, and is second in total assists. She also has a kill percentage of 66 percent. Matthews is an aggressive, outside hitter leading the Lady Tigers with 2.4 kills per game. “They (Powell and Matthews) are the players the team looks to when we need a spark to get back on track,” said McPhee praising her two senior captains. Middle hitter, Josie Summerville, has also been an impact player for the Lady Tigers. She leads the team in blocks and is second on the team in service percentage and digs per game. “Josie is always a threat from that middle position,” added McPhee. “She has contributed some timely kills and blocks throughout the season.” McPhee was happy her team was ready to play in the area tournament. “We started the season strong at the Rockmart Tournament, finishing third, but as the season progressed we had our roller coaster moments — as I call them. We were really good at times and just flat at others. I’m pleased we came out ready to play last Thursday and it carried over into Saturday,” noted the Lady Tigers’ coach. McPhee also was proud of her team’s performance in the pressures of tournament play. “The first loss to Sonoraville on Saturday threw us off a bit. The girls played with a lot of intensity, but we were able to bounce back against Haralson County following a slow start to get back to the area championship game,” said McPhee. “We played well. I am proud of my players. The girls gave it all they had. I can’t ask for more than that.” The Adairsville coach also had praise for the area champion Lady Phoenix. “Sonoraville is a very good team and well coached,” she added. Adairsville will host the first round of the GHSA Class AAA state playoffs Wednesday at 5pm against Ringgold. The remainder of the Lady Tigers top contributers this season include Chloe Cochran, Taylor Camp, and Nakiyah Washington. Aleah Abernathy, Victoria Worthington, and Emily Green round out the roster. “We are excited to be hosting the first round of the state tournament,” McPhee closed.

The Cartersville volleyball team won the Area 5-AAAA championship tournament last week at Sandy Creek and will have an opportunity to host the first two rounds of the state playoffs as a No. 1 seed. The Lady Canes will open the playoffs Thursday by hosting Hephizibah — the fourth-seed from Area 3-AAAA — in the first round. The winner of the Cartersville/Hephizibah match will play the Heritage-Catoosa/Northside-Columbus survivor in the second round October 18. Cartersville would host the second round if they advance past Hephzibah. The Lady Canes are 28-16 on the year heading into the state playoffs and they are riding a nine-match winning streak that included Area 5-AAAA tournament wins over Troup County and Sandy Creek. Those two teams had beaten Cartersville earlier in the season. Cartersville’s improvement may be attributed, in part, to a rigorous non-area schedule that included some of the top teams from all classifications. The Lady Canes have succeeded with a balanced lineup that has seen major contributions from a variety of players. Junior Catie Heilman leads the team in kills with sophomore Rebekah Stevens and freshman Lauren Wenzell not too far behind. Sophomore Nedu Evans and 5’10” junior Elsa Evans are tops among the Lady Canes in blocks. Another 5’10” blocker, Grace Hunter, is a team statistical leader in the defensive category. Anna Mathis and Heilman lead the team in digs per match, while senior Kameron Hendrix is tops on the team with 533 assists and Hunter leads the team in service aces. The remainder of the Lady Canes’ roster includes Addie Smith (Jr., 100 digs, 24 kills); Jayla Delgado (Jr., 33 digs, 18 assists); and Bella Corrigan (So., 90 digs). The Lady Canes lost their head coach, Camille Spradley, for unspecified reasons just over two weeks ago. The team has rallied, however, to play some of their best volleyball of the year during the playoffs. Athletic Director Darrell Demastus is heading the team with assistance from Dutch Cochran. “The girls are getting the job done,” stated Demastus. “They know their roles and know what they are supposed to do. It’s now just a matter of performing.” The first two rounds of the state playoffs are hosted at higher seeded school sites. The third round and beyond is hosted at Marietta High School. (Statistical information via MaxPreps.com)

Saturday, October 15 Super Saturday Quarter-Finals at Cartersville 9:30a -- (1S) Cartersville (6-0) vs. (4N) Adairsville (0-6) 11:30a -- (2N) Red Bud (4-2) vs. (3S) South Central (3-3) 1:30p -- (1N) Calhoun (5-1) vs. (4S) Woodland (2-4) 3:30p -- (2S) Cass (3-3) vs. (3N) Ashworth (1-5) Thursday, October 20 BGMSAA Semi-Finals at higher seeds Cartersville/Adairsville winner vs. Red Bud/South Central winner Calhoun/Woodland winner vs. Cass/Ashworth winner Thursday, October 27 BGMSAA Championship Game at higher seed

A big week for ‘Athletes Beyond Bartow’ was highlighted by Vic Beasley’s breakout game for the Atlanta Falcons. See the story here: http://www.bartowsportszone.com/single-post/2016/10/09/Beasley-Falcons-defense-pressure-way-to-defeat-of-Broncos Meanwhile, former Cartersville Hurricanes’ football standout Miller Forristall made his first catch for the Alabama Crimson Tide. See that story here: http://www.bartowsportszone.com/single-post/2016/10/09/Forristall-hauls-in-32-yard-reception-for-top-ranked-Alabama Former Cass soccer standout, Cody West, continued to lead the Duquesne defense this past week. The Dukes have held opponents scoreless for the last seven games. Jaison Morning, another former Cass athlete, led the cross country team at Valdosta State University in another race. (Cody West photo courtesy Duquesne University and photographer, Dave DeNoma) CROSS COUNTRY BREE COLE — Jacksonville State University (Fr., Cartersville HS) . . . Cole finished 25th overall and fifth for the Gamecocks Saturday at Furman’s Gene Mullins Invitational. Jacksonville State finished third of six teams. The Gamecocks run October 15 at the Berry College Invitational. ROGELIO HERRERA — Reinhardt University (Sr., Cartersville HS) . . .ran a 30:29 8K Friday at the Royals Cross Country Challenge in Charlotte. He placed ninth for the Eagles as they finished 24th of 39 teams. The Eagles run next on October 15 at the Hood College Open in Frederick, Maryland. TROY HICKOM — Clayton State University (Sr., Cartersville HS) . . . finished 19th in 26:21 at the 8K Royals Cross Country Challenge last Friday in Charlotte. He was second on his team and 89th overall in a field of 366 runners. Next for the Lakers will be the Peach Belt Conference Championships October 22 hosted by Georgia College in Milledgeville. JAISON MORNING — Valdosta State University (Soph., Cass HS) . . . continues to lead the Blazers and was 15th overall at the St. Leo University Pre-National Meet in St. Leo, FL. He completed the 8K course in 27:58 and has led his team in all five meets this season. Next for Valdosta State will be the Gulf South Conference Championships October 22 hosted by the University of Alabama-Huntsville. SOCCER MADISON BENNETT — North Greenville University (Fr., Defender, Woodland HS) . . . saw action for 40 minutes in a 1-1 tie against Emmanuel last Thursday and 45 minutes with a shot on goal in a 3-0 loss to Pfeiffer on Saturday. The Crusaders (2-8-1, 0-6-1 Conference Carolinas) play at Belmont Abbey College Wednesday afternoon before hosting University of Mount Olive Saturday afternoon in conference matches. AMY MORENO — Georgia Military College (Fr., Woodland HS) . . . saw action in an 8-1 victory over Emory-Oxford. The Bulldogs (4-9, 2-6 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association) will host Andrew College Friday afternoon. CODY WEST — Duquesne University (R-Jr., Defender, Cass HS) . . . the Dukes played to a scoreless draw with St. Bonaventure and edged George Washington 1-0 in overtime last night with West playing all 203 minutes. Duquesne has now held opponents scoreless for seven consecutive games — a school record. Duquesne (6-2-3, 1-0-1 Atlantic10 Conference) travels to the Bronx, NY Wednesday for a conference match at Fordham and will host Virginia Commonwealth Saturday afternoon. VOLLEYBALL KATIE O’CONNOR — Western Carolina University (Jr., MB, Cartersville HS) . . . contributed 16 kills and 10 blocks over three match losses to Wofford, East Tennessee State, and Chattanooga last week. O’Connor leads the Catamounts in blocks and hitting percentage. WCU (7-12, 2-4 Southern Conference) hosts Mercer Friday night and East Tennessee State Saturday night. FOOTBALL QUADRE ALLEN — Tusculum College (Soph., Woodland HS) . . .recorded one tackle in a 19-0 loss to Wingate last Saturday. He now has 12 tackles for the year. The Pioneers (1-5, 1-3 South Atlantic Conference host North Greenville Saturday. DeANDRE APPLIN — Georgia Military College (Soph., Adairsville HS) . . . had two tackles and broke up a pass in the Bulldogs’ 75-12 victory over Hocking College last Saturday. Applin has now totaled 15 tackles. He also has a fumble recovery and a pair of pass breakups. GMC (6-1) hosts Jireh Prep this Saturday. TREVOR CARLTON — Reinhardt University (Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . recorded a tackle last Saturday for the NAIA 3rd-ranked Eagles in a 62-13 win over Faulkner University. Reinhardt (6-0, 1-0 Mid-South Conference) entertains Cumberland University Saturday afternoon. NOAH FOLEY — Berry College (Fr., LB, Cass HS) . . . saw action Saturday as the Vikings defeated Chicago, 28-21. Berry (5-1, 3-1 Southern Athletic Association) travels to Conway, Arkansas Saturday to play at Hendrix College in a conference contest. T.L. FORD II — UNC-Charlotte (Jr., WR, Cartersville HS) . . . hauled in a 37-yard touchdown reception Sunday with 23 seconds remaining in the second quarter during a 28-23 win at Florida Atlantic. The catch allowed the 49ers to grab the lead just before the intermission. Ford now has 22 receptions for 315 yards and three touchdowns in six games played so far this year. Charlotte (2-4, 1-1 Conference USA) hosts conference foe, Florida International Saturday night. MILLER FORRISTALL — University of Alabama (Fr., TE, Cartersville HS) . . . although he has started one game and appeared in all six, Forristall made his first collegiate catch Saturday night for 32 yards in a 49-30 win at Arkansas. The reception was part of a second quarter drive that game Alabama a 35-10 lead. The top-ranked Crimson Tide (6-0, 3-0 SEC West) play Tennessee in Knoxville next Saturday. BRADY JERNIGAN — Illinois College (Fr., DL, Woodland HS) . . . had two tackles in a 38-37 win at Cornell College Saturday. Jernigan has now played in two games and has three tackles on the year. Illinois College (4-2, 3-1 Midwest Conference) travels to Galesburg, Illinois Saturday afternoon to challenge conference opponent, Knox College. LUCAS JOHNSON — Georgia State University (R-Soph., OL, Cass HS) . . . saw action in the Panthers’ 41-21 victory over Texas State Saturday in the Georgia Dome. Georgia State (1-4, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) plays at Troy University Saturday afternoon. HAYES LINN — Air Force (Sr., DB, Cartersville HS) . . . recorded two tackles in a 35-26 loss at Wyoming last Saturday. The Falcons (4-1, 1-1 Mountain West Conference) play New Mexico Saturday afternoon in Dallas, TX in another conference matchup. TIAMON PENNYMON — Eastern Arizona CC (Fr., RB, Cartersville HS) . . . had a reception for 11 yards in the Gila Monsters’ 21-17 win over Pima Community College. The catch was one of only three pass completions in the game by Eastern Arizona. The Gila Monsters (5-2, 1-2 Western States Football League) host Scottsdale CC Saturday night. JAMAR POSEY — Birmingham Southern College (Jr., OL, Woodland HS) . . . saw action Saturday in a 47-17 loss to Hendrix. BSC (1-5, 1-3 Southern Athletic Association) travels to Jackson, Mississippi Saturday afternoon to take on Millsaps College. SHELBY TOWNSEND, JR. — Georgia Southern University (Soph., TE, Woodland HS) . . . saw action for the Eagles last Wednesday in their tough one-point loss at conference foe Arkansas State, 27-26. Georgia Southern (3-2, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference) heads to Atlanta Saturday afternoon to challenge Georgia Tech. Da’KELIN WELLS — Maryville (TN) College (Jr., LB, Cass HS) . . . a starter last Saturday in the Scots’ 31-17 win over North Carolina Wesleyan, but he did not record a tackle. Maryville (4-1, 2-0 USA South Athletic Conference) travels to Virginia Saturday to play another conference game at Ferrum College. MALIK WILKINS — Maryville (TN) College (Jr., LB, Cartersville HS) . . .saw action in Maryville’s 31-17 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan. The Scots (4-1, 2-0 USA South Athletic Conference) travel to Virginia Saturday to play their third conference game of the year at Ferrum College.

Class AAAAA Fast Pitch Softball Woodland's opponent has not been determined. Woodland will be on the road for a best of three series. Class AAAA Fast Pitch Softball Cartersville will play at Chestatee in the first round. (Best of three series) Class AAAA Volleyball State Playoffs Cartersville will host through the second round. The Lady Canes' opening round opponent has not been determined. Class AAA Volleyball State Playoffs Adairsville will host Ringgold in the opening round.

Vic Beasley, Jr. of the Atlanta Falcons had seven tackles and one assist in a 23-16 win at the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon. The Falcons defense was superb while handing the defending Super Bowl champion Broncos their first defeat of the 2016 season. Beasley, who played at Adairsville High School and was an All-American at Clemson, also finished with 3.5 sacks and forced two fumbles. Atlanta (4-1) took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and held a 13-3 advantage at halftime. After the Falcons pushed their lead to 23-6, Denver (4-1) added a touchdown and a field goal in the final three minutes of the game. The Falcons’ defense, which has been criticized for its lack of pressure on quarterbacks, sacked Denver's rookie quarterback, Paxton Lynch, six times Sunday for a total of -40 yards and generated even more pocket pressure throughout the game. Atlanta quarterback, Matt Ryan, was 15-of-28 for 267 yards and one touchdown. Running backs Devonta Freeman (23 att, 88 yds, 1 TD) and Tevin Coleman (6 att, 31 yds.) combined for 119 yards rushing. Coleman also caught four passes for 132 yards. Beasley increased his season totals to 14 tackles and 4.5 sacks on the year. The Falcons travel to Seattle next Sunday before hosting back-to-back home games against the Chargers and Packers October 23 and 30. Links to follow Beasley and other professional and collegiate athletes from Cartersville and Bartow County are available on the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this web site.

Former Cartersville High School TE Miller Forristall started the season opener for top-ranked Alabama and has seen action in every game this season, but has been utilized primarily as a blocker. Saturday night at Arkansas, the 6-5, 225 freshman made his first collegiate catch -- a 32-yarder -- against the Razorbacks. MILLER FORRISTALL — University of Alabama (Fr., TE, Cartersville HS) . . . although he has started one game and appeared in all six, Forristall made his first collegiate catch Saturday night for 32 yards in a 49-30 win at Arkansas. The top-ranked Crimson Tide (6-0, 3-0 SEC West) play Tennessee in Knoxville next Saturday.

The Adairsville volleyball team finished runner up to top seeded Sonoraville in the Area 1-AAA tournament Saturday, but the Lady Tigers’ win over Haralson County clinched an opening round home match in the state tournament that will begin Wednesday. Adairsville fell to Sonoraville 22-25, 25-21, 21-25 in the first match of the day, but responded with a victory over Haralson County to get back to Sonoraville in the finals. The Lady Tigers eliminated the Lady Rebels 25-23, 25-16 in straight sets. In the Area finals, Sonoraville swept the Lady Tigers 25-21, 25-19. Adairsville will host Ringgold on Wednesday in the first round of the state Class AAA playoffs. Ringgold is the third place team from Area 6. The winner will advance to face the survivor of Westminster and the fourth place team from Area 3 on October 18.

The Woodland girls cross country team continued its outstanding season Saturday morning, placing second of 24 teams in a very strong field at the Asics Alexander Invitational at Fox Hall Farms Sporting Club near Douglasville. The girls’ championship event drew 228 runners with several of the state’s top teams. The Lady Cats matched their best overall time of the year with a 19:35 team average in the championship division of the 5K event. Landmark Christian won the girls’ title with 61 points and five runners in the top 24. Woodland and Westminster were next with 138 points, but the Lady Cats took the runner up spot by virtue of Casey Bolan’s run to beat the sixth runner for Westminster by six seconds. North Gwinnett finished fourth and Blessed Trinity was fifth in the girls’ championship race. Nicole Fegans (17:59.95) of Landmark Christian won the individual title, eclipsing the 18-minute mark. Freshmen Carli Clymer (18:51) and Angela Cochran (19:00) led the Lady Cats. Cheyenne Spinks (19:53), McKenna Trapheagen (19:56), and Lindsay Scifers (20:15) completed Woodland’s top five scoring spots. Mackenzie Stephenson ran seventh for the Lady Cats in 22:25. On the boys’ side, Trinity (Louisville, KY) won the boys’ championship race with their No. 1 team, edging host Alexander 69-92 in a 30-team field. Trinity’s top five runners averaged 16:13.92 on the 5K course and placed in the top 25 of a 218 runner field. The Woodland boys ran in the 49-team Class 5A-7A race and placed 13th. The No. 2 team from Trinity (Louisville, KY) won the Class 5A-7A race with an average time of 17:19. Forsyth Central , McIntosh, Chattahoochee, and Providence Christian Academy rounded out the top five teams. Sophomore Zach Jaeger (16:22.15) of McIntosh won the 5A-7A boys race. For Woodland, Jonathan Holloway (17:31) placed 19th. Jacob Giltz (18:05), Dawson McClure (18:33), Noah Warren (18:35), Reece Mitchell (18:50.23), Levi Brandenburg (18:50.96), and Kevin Miller (19:28) posted times for the Wildcats. Woodland is scheduled to run next at the Nike/Fleet Feet Coach Wood Invitational October 15 at Gainesville College in Gainesville, GA. The Lady Cats and Wildcats will also host the Region 7-AAAAA Championship Meet October 26.

Cartersville 52, LaGrange 7 Canes’ junior quarterback, Trevor Lawrence ran for three touchdowns and passed for four scores as Cartersville cruised to its 22nd consecutive win, 52-7 over visiting LaGrange. Lawrence (18 for 27, 234 yards, one interception) had a pair of touchdown tosses to Avery Showell (16 and 4 yards), one to T.J. Horton (25 yards), and another to E.J. Turner. Turner finished with five catches for 78 yards. The three rushing scores by Lawrence included a nice 42-yard jaunt plus runs of 4 and 7 yards. Trey Creamer, who carried eight times for 95 yards and had eight catches for 123 yards, added the other Canes touchdown on a 49-yard screen pass. Jonathan Cruz kicked a 27-yard field goal that put Cartersville ahead 45-7 at the time. LaGrange posted their only score of the night on an 80-yard drive in the first quarter to cut the Canes' lead to 14-7. A roughing the passer penalty and a pass interference call that went against Cartersville aided the Grangers' drive. The Grangers fall to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in region play with the loss. Cartersville (7-0, 3-0 in 5-AAAA) travels to Sandy Creek (4-2, 1-1) next Friday at 7:30pm. Calhoun 29, Adairsville 3 Calhoun’s Baylon Spector scored on a 59-yard touchdown run in the opening minutes and the Yellow Jackets did not look back on their way to a Region 6-AAA South win. Calhoun has now defeated Adairsville 12 straight times to take an 18-9 advantage in the all-time series between the two rivals. Calhoun added a 42-yard field goal and another Spector touchdown run of nine yards to grab a 16-0 lead before Adairsville’s Josh Honea got the Tigers on the board with a 47-yard field goal. The Adairsville field goal was set up by a blocked Calhoun punt. The Tigers started that drive at the Jackets' 36 yard line. The Jackets expanded their lead to 22-3 at the intermission with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Gavin Gray to Bryson Davis. Gray finished the night 14-for-19 for 158 yards and at one point connected on nine consecutive throws. Spector, in Calhoun's two-quarterback system, finished with 142 yards on 12 carries and two TDs. Adairsville senior quarterback, Roger Redd (photo), was 16-for-28 for 154 yards as Adairsville rolled up 249 total yards. Calhoun's defense came up with some big stops, however, once the Tigers pushed the ball into plus territory. Tigers' running back Christian Steele was the Tigers’ leading ground gainer with 51 yards on 11 carries. Calhoun (6-2, 2-0) closed out the scoring on a 14-yard run by Zach Fuller in the third period. Adairsville (2-4, 0-1) will entertain Sonoraville (5-2, 2-0) in another Region 6-AAA South sub-region matchup next Friday at 7:30pm. East Paulding 24, Cass 9 Costly miscues by the Colonels’ offense and big plays against their defense doomed Cass at East Paulding. A botched opening kickoff return forced the Colonels to punt from the back line of their own end zone and set up the Raiders first scoring drive that covered 41 yards in six plays. Raiders’ quarterback, Dylan Prater connected with Jet Trout on a fourth-and-ten play for a 30-yard throw, catch, and run that gave East Paulding an early 7-0 lead. Devlin Dolph added an East Paulding 30-yard field goal early in the second quarter that gave the Raiders a 10-0 lead they took to the intermission. A muffed long snap by the Raiders on a punt led to a forced fumble by Chance Scrutchins and a 25-yard scoop and score by the Colonels’ Dominic Outten with 8:12 remaining in the third quarter. A personal foul on Cass after the score, however, caused the ensuing PAT to be kicked from almost 35 yards. Anthony Robledo missed wide left leaving the Cass deficit at 10-6. Less than a minute later, Tyrell Robinson broke free for an 84-yard touchdown scamper that put East Paulding up 17-6. Cass then drove inside the red zone early in the fourth quarter, but a Brett Gaddy pass was picked off by Orion Weems of the Raiders just outside the goal line to thwart a Colonels’ scoring opportunity. Robledo was true on a 40-yard field goal with 6:00 remaining in the game to make it a one-score game at 17-9, but Prater out ran the Colonels’ defense less than three minutes later on an 83-yard gallop to seal the 24-9 win for the Raiders. The win was the first of the year for East Paulding after dropping their first five games. They improved to 1-3 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (3-3, 2-2) will host Rome (4-2, 3-1) next Friday at Cochran Stadium in a 7:30pm kickoff. Paulding County 35, Woodland 21 A blocked punt set up Paulding County’s first scoring opportunity. It led to a 5-yard touchdown pass from Brantley Mauldin to Tyron Summerour and a 7-0 advantage. Bryson Kellett of Woodland scored on a 35-yard pass play from Brody Williams and Titus Jones scored on a two-point conversion run to give Woodland an 8-7 lead. Paulding scored in the waining seconds of the first quarter to regain the lead 14-8, however, on a bit of a trick play. They faked a wide receiver pass and then lateraled the ball to Marquis Tre’von Lewis. He took it 45 yards for the Paulding County score. Woodland answered with a lengthy, 14-play drive that included a pair of fourth down conversions. Chris Mills finished off the drive by punching in a two-yard run that put the Wildcats ahead again, 15-14. The Patriots scored two more times before the half including a two-yard run that made the score at the break, 28-15. Woodland quarterback, Brody Williams, found Titus Jones for a 40-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter to narrow the margin to 28-21 after a failed PAT. The Patriots managed to close out the game in latter stages of the fourth quarter with a lengthy drive and a score on a five-yard run, for their 14-point victory. Woodland (0-7, 0-5 in Region 7-AAAAA) hosts East Paulding (1-5, 1-3) next Friday at 7:30pm.

The Cartersville High School volleyball team won the Area 5-AAAA championship Thursday night with a pair of wins over Troup County and Sandy Creek. The Lady Canes took a three-set, straight sets win over Troup 27-25, 25-19, 25-15 in the semifinals, before battling from behind to win in five sets in the area championship match against Sandy Creek. Cartersville lost 25-19 and 25-15 in the first two sets of the finals, but rallied to win 25-22 and 25-21 to send the match to a fifth set. Cartersville captured the area title with a 15-8 win in the fifth. Athletic Director, Darrell Demastus, said he could not be more proud of this team for their efforts. “These young ladies went through a lot this year. They had great support and a plan and were able to pull off what I believe is the first Area Championship for our volleyball program,” noted Demastus. The Lady Canes improved to 28-16 with the two area tournament wins. They will advance to the Class AAAA state playoffs to host the fourth-seed from Area 3-AAAA October 13 at The Storm Center. Opponent and match time to be determined.

Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department Youth Football Results Thursday, October 6 10U CANES GOLD 20, CANES PURPLE 0 Trevor Harris scored on runs of 45 and 7 yards and added a pair of extra points for Canes Gold. Teammate, Stephen Rowser, scored on a 51-yard gallop. 10U CANES BLACK 44, CANES SILVER 21 Lee Camp and Kyilen Sims ran for a pair of touchdowns each to help lead Canes Black in a high-scoring affair. Camp scored on a 42-yard run and a 25-yard run. Sims reached paydirt from 60 and 42 yards and added one extra point run. Andrew Moore (40 yard run and extra point), Isaac Cunningham (7 yard run), and Turner Abernathy (45 yard run) scored the other touchdowns for Canes Black. Canes Silver got a pick-six by Maverick Madonna and an extra point run for the first of their three scores. Christian Wood scored on a three-yard run and added an extra point, while Jake Johnson scored on a 45 yard jaunt and added the extra point run. Youth football reports on BartowSportsZone.com are provided by CPRD and BCRD. The reports are sponsored by CiCi's Pizza of Cartersville.