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After the first inning Monday night, the Adairsville softball team posted runs in every frame on their way to a 9-3 Senior Night victory over visiting Excel Christian Academy. Senior Bailey Robinson hit a two-run home run and doubled for the Lady Tigers while going 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a stolen base to lead Adairsville’s offense. Four other Tigers had two hits each. Emily Collum (double, RBI), Loren Harris (RBI, stolen base), Havyn Isaac, and Natalie Burrow all had two hit games. Morgan Deboard (double), Macy Hufstetler, and Kelsie Burnett (RBI) added the other Lady Tigers’ hits. Whitney Harris (RBI), Landry McCollum, Brighton McCollum (RBI), Taylor Gibson, and Kalli Beth Scheff had hits for Excel. Aliza Baker drove in a run. Harris (4 IP, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 3K) and Burrow (2 IP, 2ER, 4H, 0BB) split the pitching duties for Adairsville with the decision going to Harris. Adairsville (9-11) opens the Region 6-AAA playoffs Tuesday with a doubleheader at Ringgold in a best-of-three series. If a third game is needed, it will be played Wednesday. Adairsville is the No. 4 seed in the south sub-region. Ringgold is the No. 1 seed in the north sub-region. Excel plays at Darlington Thursday before closing their regular season with Mt. Zion and Christian Heritage. ECA (8-12) was the No. 21 team in the most recent release of the GHSA Class A Private School power ratings. The top 24 teams qualify for the state playoffs, so any win over the final three games improves the Lady Eagles’ chances of securing a post-season spot.

Each week, BartowSportsZone.com provides updates on collegiate and professional athletes around the country with connections to Cartersville and Bartow County. Currently, the community has multiple athletes active on college football, volleyball, soccer, cross country, and tennis rosters. Athletes Beyond Bartow update for the week ending September 25: FOOTBALL QUADRE ALLEN — Tusculum College (DB, Soph., Woodland HS) . . . had five solo tackles and two assists in the Pioneers’ 37-10 home loss Saturday to Newberry College. Tusculum (0-4, 0-2 in the South Atlantic Conference) plays Brevard Saturday, October 1 at home in another conference tilt. DeANDRE APPLIN — Georgia Military College (DB, Soph., Adairsville HS) . . . made two solo tackles in a 24-12 victory at DuPage Saturday. Applin has 12 tackles through the first five games including a season high five tackles at Navarro in the season opener. GMC (4-1) travels to Hialeah, FL Saturday, October 1 to play ASA Miami. TREVOR CARLTON — Reinhardt University (LB/S, Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . had three solo tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss in the Eagles’ 62-7 blowout of University of Pikeville (KY) Saturday. Reinhardt (4-0) is ranked 6th in the NAIA and entertains Bluefield College Saturday, October 1. NOAH FOLEY — Berry College (LB, Freshman, Cass HS) . . . recorded his first official collegiate tackle Saturday in the Vikings conference rout of visiting Sewanee, 41-3. Berry (4-0, 2-0 Southern Athletic Association) travels to Washington (MO) University Saturday night, October 1. T.L. FORD II — UNC-Charlotte (WR, Jr., Cartersville HS) . . . caught five balls for 92 yards with a long reception of 28 yards Saturday in Philadelphia during a 48-20 loss at Temple. Ford was targeted 11 times in the game. He has 17 receptions for 260 yards and two touchdowns this season. The 49ers (1-3) begin Conference USA play at home Saturday night, October 1 when they host Old Dominion. MILLER FORRISTALL — Alabama (TE, Fr., Cartersville HS) . . . has seen action as a blocking tight end in all four victories this season for the top-ranked Crimson Tide. Alabama blanked visiting Kent State Saturday in Tuscaloosa, 48-0. Up next for the Tide, a home Southeastern Conference game with Kentucky Saturday night, October 1. DAKOTA HINES — Kentucky Christian University (PK/Punter, Sr., Adairsville HS) . . . successfully connected on all four PAT kicks Saturday, but the Crusaders fell at Bethel (TN) University, 35-28. He also punted six times for a 35.8 yard average, had a long punt of 47 yards, and fumbled on a rushing attempt for three yards. HAYES LINN — Air Force (DB, Sr., Cartersville HS) . . . had three tackles and broke up two passes in the Falcons’ 27-20 Mountain West Conference win at Utah State. Linn has started each game for the Falcons and now has ten tackles and three PBUs. Air Force (3-0, 1-0) entertains Navy Saturday afternoon, October 1. JAMAR POSEY — Birmingham Southern College (OL, Jr., Woodland HS) . . . saw action in a 36-21 home loss to Washington (MO) University Saturday. The Panthers (1-3, 1-1 Southern Athletic Association) play at Chicago University Saturday, October 1. MARK QUATTLEBAUM — UNC-Charlotte (SL, R-Soph., Cartersville HS) . . . made a first down reception for three yards Saturday in the second quarter of a 48-20 loss in Philadelphia to Temple. The catch was Quattlebaum’s second of the season. UNCC (1-3) begins Conference USA play at home Saturday night, October 1 when the 49ers host Old Dominion. SHELBY TOWNSEND, JR — Georgia Southern University (TE, R-Soph., Woodland HS) . . . saw action in the Eagles’ 49-31 non-conference loss at Western Michigan. GSU (3-1, 2-0 Sun Belt Conference) returns to conference play Wednesday, October 5 at 8pm on ESPN2 at Arkansas State. HIRAM VELEZ — Troy University (Jr., WR, Adairsville HS) . . . had two receptions for six yards in the Trojans’ conference opening blowout of New Mexico State Saturday at home. Velez now has five receptions for 71 yards this season that includes a 47-yard touchdown. Troy (3-1, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference) travels to Moscow, ID Saturday, October 1 for another SBC game at University of Idaho. SOCCER MADISON BENNETT — North Greenville University (Defender, Fr., Woodland HS) . . . started as a midfielder and played 31 minutes of a 4-0 home conference loss to Limestone College Saturday. She also played 53 minutes in a 3-1 loss at Columbia International University September 19. NGU (1-7 overall, 0-4 in Conference Carolinas) plays at Brevard College Tuesday and at King University on Saturday, October 1. MALLARY HEDDEN — Armstrong State University (Midfielder/Defender, Jr., Cass HS) . . . played 23 minutes and recorded an assist in the Pirates 8-0 home conference win September 21 over Francis Marion. She then started and played 44 minutes of a 1-1 Peach Belt Conference draw at Young Harris College Saturday afternoon. Armstrong State (5-1-1 overall, 2-0-1 PBC) has conference matches at USC-Aiken Wednesday night and at home Saturday, October 1 against University of Montevallo. HALEY PITTMAN — Life University (Forward, Fr., Adairsville HS) . . . started at forward for the Running Eagles in a 7-0 loss at 6th-ranked Lindsey Wilson. It was Life’s first match in 20 days since their 3-2 OT win over LaGrange College. Sunday, Pittman was credited with one shot on goal and was called for one penalty in a 5-2 home loss to Middle Georgia State University. Life (2-6) travels to Lebanon, TN to take on 16th-ranked Cumberland University Friday and will host Georgetown (KY) College Saturday, October 1. CODY WEST — Duquesne University (Defender, R-Jr., Cass HS) . . . took one shot on goal and played all 93 minutes of the Dukes’ 1-0 overtime victory at Cleveland State University September 20 in Cleveland, OH. He again played all 90 minutes Saturday in a 1-0 win over Robert Morris University. Duquesne (5-2) travels to Annapolis, MD Tuesday night to open Atlantic 10 Conference play at Navy and will host University of Buffalo Saturday, October 1 in a non-conference match. VOLLEYBALL KATIE O’CONNOR — Western Carolina University (Middle Blocker, Jr., Cartersville HS) . . . had three kills and four block assists in a straight sets loss at UNC-Asheville September 20 and had four kills and a pair of blocks in a straight sets conference win over The Citadel Sunday. The Catamounts are 6-8, 1-0 in the Southern Conference and continue conference play at Furman Friday night, September 30. The Catamounts host Samford Saturday afternoon, October 1. CROSS COUNTRY ROGER HERRERA — Reinhardt University (Sr., Cartersville HS) . . . ran 95th of 380 at the Atlanta Track Club’s Wingfoot Classic 5K in a time of 19:36. Reinhardt runs next at the Royals XC Classic October 7 in Charlotte, NC. JAISON MORNING — Valdosta State University (Soph., Cass HS) . . . placed 13th overall among non-Division I participants in the University of Florida Mountain Dew Invitational Saturday in Gainesville, FL. Morning’s time of 26:54 in the 8K race led the Blazers who placed sixth of twelve teams in the non-DI division. Saint Leo University won the division and was also fourth overall among all teams, including 11 Division I teams. VSU runs again Saturday, October 1 at the University of Alabama-Huntsville Invitational. Did we miss someone this week? Please let us know via the contact page of this web site. All submissions will be verified via college or university web sites.

The Woodland girls cross country team placed seventh Saturday in the Wingfoot Cross Country Classic hosted by the Atlanta Track Club at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville. A total of 52 varsity high school girls teams and 59 varsity high school boys teams participated in both the Championship and Open division races. Woodland and Cartersville had both girls and boys teams participating. Excel Christian’s boys participated. Results and Local teams/individuals GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP 5K RACE (18 teams) Saratoga Springs 51, Milton 106, South Forsyth 111, Landmark Christian 130, Westminster 164, West Forsyth 208, Woodland 219, Lovett 246, Marietta 256, Blessed Trinity 266 Individual winner: Kelsey Chmiel (Soph), Saratoga Springs, 17:17.6 Woodland Girls: Angela Cochran, 19:10.2 Carli Clymer, 19:57.1 Cheyenne Spinks, 20:42.6 Lindsay Scifers, 20:59.0 Makenna Trapheagen, 21:00.7 Casey Bolan, 22:09.0 Mackenzie Stephenson, 23:46.9 GIRLS OPEN 5K RACE (34 teams) Farragut 77, Pace Academy 145, Centennial 184, Walton 215, Cambridge 258 . . . Cartersville, 747 (placed 28th). Individual winner: Niki Narayani (Soph.), Webb School of Knoxville, 18:44.8 Cartersville Girls: Vanna Beach, 23:28.8 Kayla Carpenter, 23:45.9 Caroline Fahey, 25:20.1 Abby Forristall, 25:30.6 Krystinn Dabbs, 26:32.8 Katie Tolbert, 27:51.7 Victoria Martino, 28:29.9 BOYS OPEN 5K RACE (38 teams) Westminster 130, Farragut 157, Richmond Hill 157, Webb School of Knoxville 210, Lovett 219 . . . . . .Cartersville 776 (26th), Woodland 676 (30th), Excel Christian 1220 (38th) Individual winner: Carter Coughin (Jr.), Webb School of Knoxville, 16:02.7 Cartersville Boys Robby Earick, 18:04.2 Andy Sims, 18:47.3 Jacob Busek, 19:05.8 Will Pruitt, 19:34.8 Davi Mejia, 19:52.8 William Matherne, 20:39.0 Woodland Boys Jonathan Holloway, 18:08.4 Jacob Gilitz, 18:49.4 Dawson McClure, 19:14.7 Dylan Stermer, 19:44.1 Noah Warren, 20:00.4 Levi Brandenburg, 20:07.6 Excel Christian Boys Taylor McDaniel, 20:39.5 Ryan Causey, 27:16.8 Logan Gibson, 34:13.9 Jake Murray, 34:21.1

The Lady Canes’ volleyball team captured the Bartow County Championship for the tenth consecutive time Saturday at Adairsville High School with a 25-17, 25-21 victory in the championship match over the hosting Lady Tigers. Cartersville, led by Tournament Most Valuable Player, Kameron Hendrix, did not drop a set in winning the title with three straight wins on the day. Hendrix racked up 44 assists in the Lady Canes six set sweep of the tournament. In the finals, standout players for Cartersville included: Lauren Wenzell with 6 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, and 4 aces; Grace Hunter with 5 kills, 7 assists, and 2 digs; Nedu Evans with 4 kills and 1 block; Addie Smith with 4 digs; and Kameron Hendrix with 13 assists, 3 digs, and 1 ace. In their semifinal 25-10, 25-15 win over Adairsville to reach the finals, leaders for the Lady Canes were: Lauren Wenzell with 5 kills and 1 ace; Grace Hunter with 5 kills, 2 aces, and 9 assists; Nedu Evans with 5 kills, 2 blocks, and 1 dig; Catie Heilman with 4 kills, 2 assists, and 2 aces; Rebekah Stevens with 3 kills and 2 blocks; and Kameron Hendrix with 11 assists and 3 aces. Cartersville defeated Woodland 25-20, 25-9 in the opening round. Standout players for the Canes include: Catie Heilman with 6 kills, 4 digs, and 3 aces; Lauren Wenzell with 5 kills, 2 blocks, and 4 aces; Nedu Evans with 5 kills; Elsa Evans with 3 kills and 2 blocks; and Kameron Hendrix with 20 assists and 2 digs. Results from the Bartow County Championship, Sat., Sept. 24 OPENING RD. Adairsville def. Cass Cartersville def. Woodland, 25-20, 25-9 2ND RD. Cartersville def. Adairsville, 25-10, 25-15, to reach finals. ELIMINATION MATCHES Cass def. Woodland 25-19, 25-18 Adairsville def. Cass to reach finals, 19-25, 25-14, 15-10. FINALS Cartersville def. Adairsville in finals 25-16 and 25-21. Adairsville (14-18) hosts Coahulla Creek and Dade County Tuesday at 5pm. Cass (4-15) plays at Pepperell Thursday at 5pm. Cartersville (21-16) will host Pickens (13-20) and Woodland (13-23) Thursday at 5pm in The Storm Center in a pair of non-area matches.

Carrollton needed only four innings Saturday to dispatch the Lady Colonels, 13-0. The visiting Lady Trojans led 5-0 after two innings and put the game away with an eight-run top of the third. With the loss, Cass was eliminated from Region 7-AAAAA playoff contention. The Lady Colonels managed only two hits — both singles — by Hope Elrod and Sarah Fox. The Cass defense also committed seven errors in the contest. Cass starting pitcher, Sarah Moore, suffered the pitching loss in three innings of work. Only three of the runs against her were earned. She yielded 11 hits and three walks. She struck out one. Arianna Mustin allowed a hit and struck out one in an inning of relief. Cass (6-19) will finish the 2016 season at Carrollton Tuesday at 5:55pm.

Cartersville pitcher Hannah Todd dominated LaGrange in both games of a region doubleheader Saturday in LaGrange. The University of North Carolina commit, allowed only one hit in two games and worked all 14 innings for the Lady Canes in the pitching circle as they swept the Lady Grangers, 7-0 and 3-0. With the two teams battling for home field advantage in next weekend’s region playoffs, Todd tossed her third no-hitter of the season in Game 1. Lauren McElhaney and Paris Poston (triple) had two hits and two RBIs each to help lead the Cartersville offense. Cio Seigler, Kayla Stephenson, and Todd (double, RBI) also added two hits each for the Lady Canes. Pressley Edwards had the other Cartersville hit and added one RBI. Cartersville took an early 3-0 lead and built on their advantage along the way. Todd (photo) needed only 78 pitches (59 for strikes) in her no-hitter. She issued one walk and struck out 12. In Game 2, Todd needed only 81 pitches and struck out 10 in a 3-0, one-hit shutout. It was her third, one-hitter of the season to go with the three no-hitters. Todd dominated the strike zone again. Sixty-six of her pitches were thrown for strikes. The only Lady Grangers hit came in the bottom of the third inning on a bloop single to right field by LaGrange leadoff hitter, Tia Winston. Molly Wilson had three hits for the Lady Canes and drove in one run. Macee Cole added two hits. Hope Short, Poston (RBI), and Edwards had the other Cartersville base hits. "Our team is playing the best ball we have played all season," said Lady Canes head coach Shannon Dietrich. "We want to keep working hard at practice, finish well Wednesday against Darlington, and get prepared for a rematch with LaGrange in the first round of the region playoffs." With the series sweep, Cartersville (14-10) sewed up the No. 4 seed in the upcoming Region 5-AAAA playoffs and will host fifth-seeded LaGrange in their best-of-three series. The winner of that series will lock up a berth in the state playoffs. The series will open with a doubleheader Saturday, October 1 at 2pm. If a third game is needed, it will be played Monday, October 3 at 5:30pm. Cartersville will host a non-region, regular season finale' Wednesday at 5:30pm against Darlington. "Making the region tournament with home field advantage has been a goal all season," added Dietrich. "Now that we've accomplished that goal, we seek our next goal of qualifying for the state tournament."

Bartow County Recreation Department 8U Youth Football results — September 22 8U Bartow Falcons 28, Bartow Bears 12 Joshua Love rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Falcons to a win Thursday night at Hamilton Crossing Park. Kyron McClendon added 70 yards and a score. Zach Hawkins had eight tackles for the Falcons’ defense. Bryan Gayton totaled four tackles and a fumble recovery. For the Bears, Jakez Baldwin finished the night with 38 yards rushing and a touchdown. Graham Coheley contributed 28 yards rushing and a touchdown. Wyatt Earwood and Coheley combined for seven tackles for the Bears’ defense. 8U Bartow Raiders 18, Bartow Steelers 0 Jamar Wilson rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns, plus he had 11 tackles and a fumble recovery for the Raiders. Luis Sanchez and Casey Page added four tackles each. The Steelers were led by Micah Pittman with 36 yards rushing and Jake Orton added 26 rushing yards. Malachi Harris and Corbin Jarrett collected eight tackles apiece. Trey Allen added six tackles. Youth football capsules provided by the local recreation departments and sponsored by CiCi's Pizza of Cartersville.

No. 1 CARTERSVILLE 44, CEDARTOWN 6 Cartersville (5-0, 1-0), the No. 1 team in Class AAAA, outgained Cedartown 380 to 48 behind an 18-for-31 performance by quarterback Trevor Lawrence. The junior quarterback accounted for 300 yards and five touchdowns as the Purple Hurricanes extended their winning streak to 20 games over the past two seasons. Trey Creamer caught a 51-yard pass for a touchdown. Antoine Jefferson finished with 10 receptions for 153 yards and a score. JKobe Orr had two touchdown receptions, and Trase Fezzia hauled in a 43-yard touchdown pass. Cedartown slipped to 3-2 overall and 0-1 in Region 5-AAAA with the loss. The Bulldogs travel to LaGrange next week for another region tilt. Cartersville will host Central, Carroll next Friday at Weinman Stadium in a 7:30pm kickoff. The game will be broadcast live by 100.3FM / AM1450 WBHF, Cartersville. ADAIRSVILLE 35, MURRAY COUNTY 21 The Adairsville Tigers won for the second week in a row — this time on the road — in a two touchdown win at Murray County in Chatsworth. Travon Branch scored on a 53-yard touchdown run at the beginning of the second to put the Tigers on top, but Murray answered to knot the game at 7-7. Adairsville senior quarterback, Roger Redd, scored on a 16-yard run midway through the second period to put the Tigers back in the lead, but the Indians responded with a 15-yard Giovanni Chavez 15-yard run to tie the game 14-14 at the half. The Tigers regained the lead on a 1-yard run by Mason Boswell with 7:53 remaining in the third quarter and Redd connected with Lowery at the 4:01 mark of the period to extend Adairsville’s lead to 28-14. Redd and Branch hooked up on a 38-yard scoring pass that gave the Tigers a 35-14 lead with 2:22 remaining in the game and Murray County added a late score for a 35-21 final. Murray County falls to 3-2 with the loss. Adairsville, who is idle next week, improved to 3-2. Murray begins sub-region play next Friday (September 30) at North Murray. Adairsville plays at Calhoun on Friday, October 7. No. 3 CARROLLTON 33, WOODLAND 0 Carrollton, the third-ranked team in Class AAAAA, scored on a 73-yard bubble screen on the first play of the game and never looked back on their way to a 26-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and an eventual 33-0 Trojans’ victory. The Trojans added their second opening quarter score on a 1-yard run to take a 13-0 lead. Carrollton then blocked a Woodland punt and recovered at the Wildcats’ 8-yard line to set up their third score and another Woodland first quarter punt was blocked and returned for a Carrollton touchdown that put the Trojans up 26-0 after the opening quarter. Carrollton reserves added a fourth quarter score for the 33-0 final. The Trojans improved to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (0-5, 0-2) travels to Hiram next Friday (September 30) for a 7:30pm kickoff. The game will be the Johnny’s NY Style Pizza Game of the Week broadcast on BartowSportsZone.com. No. 4 KELL 39, CASS 7 Class AAAAA's fourth-ranked Kell Longhorns scored on a pick-six, a safety, a punt return, and two touchdown passes in the first half on their way to a 29-7 halftime advantage and an eventual 32-point win at Cass. The Colonels lone score came on a 64-yard scamper by junior running back Terry Berdin with 9:19 remaining in the second quarter that narrowed Kell’s lead at the time to 22-7. Kell’s senior quarterback John Lampley threw touchdown passes to tight end Cameron Mitchell (11 yards) and Josh Blancato (64 yards). He also capped off an 80-yard drive to open the third quarter with a 5-yard run that put the Longhorns up 36-7. University of Tennessee commit, Solon Page III, picked off a pass on the Colonels’ opening possession of the game and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown and Kell’s D.J. Owens returned a Cass punt 55 yards for a 22-0 lead in the opening minute of the second quarter. Connor Mendolson, the Longhorns’ placekicker, was 4-of-5 on PATs and made a 23-yard field goal late in the third quarter. Kell outgained Cass 236-64 in a dominant first half. The Colonels managed only one first down in the opening half and it came on a 15-yard pass interference penalty. Other than the touchdown run by Berdin, the Colonels netted zero yards in the first two quarters. Kell improved to 4-1 overall and 3-0 in Region 7-AAAAA with the victory. The Longhorns host East Paulding next Friday. Cass (3-2, 2-1) does not play next Friday, but will travel to East Paulding October 7 for a 7:30pm kickoff.

The realignment of regions and re-classification of Georgia High School Association member schools that began with the 2016-17 school year has created a reunion of sorts for a couple of players in Friday night's Kell Longhorns at Cass High School football matchup. As is the case for many high school athletes, a pair of life-long friends will find themselves on opposite sides of the line of scrimmage tonight at Doug Cochran Stadium. Kell senior quarterback John Lampley and Cass senior defensive end Austin Mays have been friends through their church for more than fifteen years. Both starters for their respective teams attend the same Cartersville congregation at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Cass and Kell have actually been in the same GHSA region for the past two years, but were in opposite sub-regions of a 14-school region. As a result, the two schools have never met on the gridiron. So the two friends have not faced one another in a game. They will finally get their chance Friday night. Mays and Lampley, who have grown up playing competitive sports in separate counties (Cobb and Bartow) both serve as youth leaders in their church as the Youth Superintendent and Secretary of Sunday School. Mays has six tackles through four games for the Colonels, including three for loss. Lampley has accounted for well over 200 yards per game rushing and passing for Kell. "Their competition with one another has been limited to living rooms, back yards, and sleep overs," noted Lampley's father John. "It is cool that these guys are close friends and will finally face off during their senior year. We will be cheering for both team." Kell (3-1, 2-0 in Region 7-AAAAA and ranked No. 4 in Class AAAAA) plays at Cass (3-1, 2-0, unranked) in a showdown to remain at the top spot in the region Friday night with kickoff at 7:30pm. Kell is seeking its tenth consecutive trip to the state playoffs. Cass has not been in the state playoffs since 2006. The game will be carried live on BartowSportsZone.com in cooperation with 100.3FM / AM1450 WBHF. Use the link at the top of this page to listen to the Johnny's NY Style Pizza Game of the Week through our Meridix.com page.

The Lady Canes varsity volleyball team continued to challenge themselves with a pair of non-area matches Thursday night at Pope High School. Unfortunately, Cartersville came up on the short end of both matches in straight sets. Walker defeated the Lady Canes 25-15 and 25-20. Pope won 25-13 and 25-13. Cartersville (18-16) will compete with the other local teams Saturday at the Bartow County Championship.

Middle school cross country results from the Colonel Dash, hosted by Cass Middle School on Thursday, September 22. Girls results — http://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=80953 Boys results — http://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=80964

Scoring twice in the eighth inning, the Woodland softball team edged visting Paulding County 4-3 in come-from-behind fashion to gain an important Region 7-AAAAA victory and celebrate their Senior Night Thursday night. In extra innings, offenses place a runner at second base to begin the inning. Paulding County scored a go-ahead run in the top of the eighth on Josie Cook’s one out triple to lead 3-2. Woodland pitcher, Sarah Baynard, escaped further damage by inducing a groundout and fanning a batter to strand Cook at third base. The Lady Cats then responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning for a walk-off win. With Caroline Higdon placed at second base to start the inning, Brittney Cox tied the game with a one-out, RBI single. Following a second out, Skylar Chappell reached on an outfield error to score Cox with the game winner and a 4-3 final score. Woodland took a 2-0 lead to the top of the sixth inning with single runs in the second and fourth innings. The Lady Patriots tied the game with a two-out rally that included a walk, a hit batsman, and a two-out single by Robyn Aaron. Madgie Robinson and Bella Carnes also added hits for the Lady Cats. Baynard (4.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 1K) picked up the pitching win in relief of Lilly Jordan (3.1 IP, 0R, 2H, 3BB, 3K). Woodland (9-16, 5-8) travels to East Paulding next Tuesday. The Lady Cats clinch a region playoff berth with a win or a Cass loss in either of their final two games. The Lady Colonels have two region games remaining with Carrollton. CASS 10, EAST PAULDING 2 The Lady Colonels celebrated their senior night with a five-inning, Region 7-AAAAA victory over East Paulding, 10-2. The visiting Lady Raiders took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a pair of unearned runs, but Cass scored 10 unanswered runs for the mercy-rule win. Sarah Moore (5 IP, 2R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 4K) earned the pitching win for the Lady Colonels. Moore had two hits on offense and Sarah Fox had a hit and four RBIs to help lead the Cass attack. Arianna Mustin (triple, RBI), Sierrah Gani (double) Hope Elrod, and Brittnee Mayer (RBI) had the other Lady Colonels’ hits. Dee Garrett added one RBI. Cass (6-18, 4-8) remains alive for the final Region 7-AAAAA playoff spot with two games remaining against Carrollton. Cass will host the Lady Trojans Saturday at 12:30pm and will travel to Carrollton next Tuesday at 5:55pm.