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November 23, 2024 The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes improved to 2-0 Saturday with a win at Trion, while the Cass teams and Adairsville girls lost contests. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 46, TRION 40 The Hurricanes rallied in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon to win at Trion, 46-40. The Bulldogs led 13-10 after one quarter, 21-18 at the intermission, and 32-31 after three quarters before the Canes outscored Trion 15-8 over the final eight minutes. Nas Bennett led the scoring for Cartersville with 14 points. Shakai Taylor and Jake Johnson added eight. Sam Mobbs scored 21 for Trion (0-1). Cartersville (2-0) returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Dalton. CENTRAL-CARROLL 58, CASS GIRLS 28 The Cass Lady Colonels lost 58-28 Saturday at Central-Carroll. Cass trailed 28-17 at halftime, but the host Lady Lions extended their lead in the second half. Riley Rainwater led Central (2-0) with 20 points. KK Evans scored 15 for Cass. Cadie Paez added four. Cass (1-3) faces Rome on Monday at 4:30 p.m. at the Adairsville Tournament. ROME 39, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 38 The Lady Tigers lost a four-quarter battle Saturday with visiting Rome in a 39-38 decision. Adairsville trailed 8-6 after one quarter but led 26-24 at halftime in a close game. Rome carried a 34-32 lead into the fourth quarter and held on for a one-point win. Miya Winston led the Lady Wolves (1-1) with 12 points. Grace Hunter added nine for Rome. NaXyria Roberts led Adairsville with 13 points. Rihanna Crittenden scored 11. The Lady Tigers (0-2) host Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe on Monday at 6 p.m. CENTRAL-CARROLL 66, CASS BOYS 34 The Colonels fell behind early and did not recover in a 66-34 loss Saturday at Central-Carroll. The host Lions led 22-8 after one quarter, 35-17 at halftime, and 52-26 through three quarters. Chase North and Messiah Boykin led Central (2-0) with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Jason Brown scored ten points for Cass. Dylan Miller added seven. Cass (1-4) hosts Unity Christian School on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

November 22, 2024 The visiting Sonoraville Phoenix and Lady Phoenix won non-region games Friday night at Cass. The Sonoraville girls won 65-21 and the Sonoraville boys topped the Colonels, 69-59. SONORAVILLE 65, CASS GIRLS 21 Ella Kate Walraven scored 17 and Erin Garland posted 12 points Friday night to lead the Sonoraville Lady Phoenix to a 24-point win at Cass. Sonoraville (1-1) led 30-3 after one quarter and 46-7 at halftime. Yvonne Ellison led the Lady Colonels with ten points. KK Evans added six. “This was a tough one,” noted Cass coach Brandan Harrell. “We were down two starters at the tip and lost another early to a knee injury. Some of our younger players got some valuable playing time. It was a good learning night.” Cass (0-2) visits Central-Carroll on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. SONORAVILLE 69, CASS BOYS 59 The Colonels and Phoenix exchanged leads throughout the first three quarters, but it was Sonoraville that pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 69-59 victory. Cass trailed 21-19 after one quarter before grabbing a 33-31 lead at the intermission. Sonoraville went back ahead 45-44 after three quarters and outscored the Colonels by nine in the final eight minutes. Braxton Coats and Eli Ballew scored 20 points to lead Sonoraville (1-1). Dylan Miller led Cass with 18 points. Jakai Baldwin and Jason Brown added ten and nine points, respectively. Cass (1-3) plays at Central-Carroll on Saturday. CORNERSTONE PREP ACADEMY 93, EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 63 Game report to be added. Next for Excel Christian (4-3) is a holiday tournament game at Harrison High School on Monday at 2 p.m. The Eagles will square off with South Atlanta.

November 22, 2024 Evan Chappell scored 22 points, and Kaiyu Huffman added 20 Thursday night in Emerson as the Excel Christian Academy boys beat visiting Galloway 81-63. Kamarion Profit added 15 points for the Eagles in the victory. The Eagles led 19-6 after one quarter and carried a 35-18 advantage to the intermission. The Scots (0-2) were led by JJ Paige, who scored 21 points, and JB Clark, who scored 13. Excel (4-2) hosts Cornerstone Prep Academy on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

November 22, 2024 The Woodland swim team competed Thursday in a multi-school meet at the Calhoun Aquatic Center. Top placers for Woodland: 1st - Boys 50-yard Free — Grayson Moore (22.73) 1st - Boys 100-yard Free — Grayson Moore (52.19) 2nd - Boys 200-yard Medley Relay — Grayson Moore, Isaiah Muriel, Isaac Muriel, Kadin Keith (1:54.04) 3rd - Girls 200-yard Medley Relay — Emily Guin, Peighton Young, Natalie Guin, Paisley Harp (2:12.48) 3rd - Boys 100-yard Free — Isaac Muriel (55.15) 3rd - Boys 200-yard Free Relay — Isaac Muriel, Chandler Prince, Nick Miranda, Isaiah Muriel (1:47.25) 3rd - Girls 200-yard Free Relay — Natalie Guin, Karynne McKenney, Paisley Harp, Emily Guin (1:59.76) 3rd - Boys 400-yard Free Relay — Kadin Keith, Nick Miranda, Chandler Prince, Grayson Moore (4:16.86) 3rd - Girls 400-yard Free Relay — Natalie Guin, Karynne McKenney, Paisley Harp, Emily Guin (4:46.09) 4th - Boys 50-yard Free — Isaiah Muriel (24.36) 4th - Girls 100-yard Fly — Natalie Guin (1:14.06) 4th - Boys 100-yard Free — Kadin Keith (58.97) 4th - Boys 200-yard Free Relay — Joel McSwain, Gavin Hubbard, Grant Davenport, Kaleb Denis (1:50.96) 4th - Boys 100-yard Breast — Joel McSwain (1:21.79) 4th - Boys 400-yard Free Relay — Gavin Hubbard, Joel McSwain, Grant Davenport, Kaleb Dennis (4:45.52) 4th - Girls 100-yard Breast — Peighton Young (1:33.46) 4th - Girls 400-yard Free Relay — Jomana Edens, Sarah Reyes, Ireland Perkins, Peighton Young (5:22.37) 5th - Boys 50-yard Free — Isaac Muriel (24.63) 5th - Girls 50-yard Free — Emily Guin (29.85) 5th - Boys 200-yard Free Relay — Kadin Keith, Jac Williams, Madex Baca, Christian Henderson (2:06.91)

November 22, 2024 The Woodland Lady Cats and Wildcats dropped non-region basketball games Friday night at Gordon Central. GORDON CENTRAL 49, WOODLAND GIRLS 22 Host Gordon Central led 9-7 after one quarter and added to the lead through the next two quarters en route to a 49-22 win over the Woodland Lady Cats on Friday night. The Lady Warriors (2-1) led 23-9 at halftime and 43-14 through three quarters. Woodland (0-4) plays Summit (Tenn.) on Monday at Gordon Central High School. No additional information was provided. GORDON CENTRAL 58, WOODLAND BOYS 48 No game report was provided.

November 20, 2024 The Cass girls' and boys' basketball teams swept home victories Tuesday night over Excel Christian Academy. The Lady Colonels won 67-15, and the Colonels clipped the Eagles 68-51. At the Storm Center, the Cartersville boys won their season opener over Carrollton, but the Lady Canes lost to the Lady Trojans. CASS GIRLS 67, EXCEL CHRISTIAN 15 Anizah Taylor and Nakayla Evans scored 12 points each as the Lady Colonels defeated visiting Excel Christian Academy. Darianna Sosa added eight points for Cass. The Lady Colonels led 16-7 after one quarter and were up 32-11 at the intermission. Chae Vieira led Excel with seven points. Excel Christian (0-2) plays at Academe of the Oaks on December 2. Cass (1-1) hosts Sonoraville on Friday. CASS BOYS 68, EXCEL CHRISTIAN 51 Excel led throughout the first half but a 50-point outburst by Cass in the second half turned the contest. The visiting Eagles led 17-11 after one quarter and 26-18 at halftime before the Colonels rallied. Cass outscored Excel 25-10 in the third quarter to take a 43-36 advantage en route to a 17-point win. Comari Nettles led Cass in scoring with 14 points. Derrick Sams followed with 13. Xavier Lowe scored ten, and Dylan Miller added nine. Evan Chappell paced Excel with 20 points. Kaiyu Huffman scored 11. Excel (3-2) hosts Galloway on Thursday and Cornerstone Prep Academy on Friday. Cass (1-2) hosts Sonoraville on Friday. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 60, CARROLLTON 47 The Canes led 14-11 after one quarter and 27-18 at halftime in an eventual 13-point home win over the Carrollton Trojans. Wyatt Thomason led Cartersville with 16 points. Nas Bennett and Will Bishop followed with 14 and 11, respectively. Kamaree Mays scored 16 points for the Trojans. The loss dropped Carrollton to 0-3 on the season, with earlier losses to Peachtree Ridge and South Cobb. Cartersville (1-0) visits Trion on Saturday afternoon. CARROLLTON 45, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 31 The Lady Canes dropped their season opener at home Tuesday night to Carrollton, 45-31.  The Lady Trojans (1-1) led 18-13 at halftime and maintained that five-point lead after three quarters before pulling away in the final stanza. Daya Preston led Carrollton with 15 points. Madison Reese, Miyah Holmes, and Gracie Byford added eight for the Lady Trojans. Jayda Cothran scored 15 points to lead the Lady Canes. Senai Camper finished with seven. Cartersville (0-2) hosts New Manchester on Friday at 6 p.m. CHATTOOGA 60, WOODLAND BOYS 41 Chattooga led 16-15 after one quarter and 27-22 at the intermission. The Indians added to their lead in the third quarter to go up 46-37 and pulled away in the final eight minutes for a 19-point win. Chattooga improved to 3-0. Woodland (1-2) visits Gordon Central on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. tip. CHATTOOGA 61, WOODLAND GIRLS 2 The visiting Lady Indians improved to 3-0. The Lady Cats (0-3) play at Gordon Central on Friday at 6 p.m.

November 18, 2024 This week’s edition of Athletes Beyond Bartow includes updates on 30 local athletes and their contributions at the professional and collegiate levels. NFL TREVOR LAWRENCE — Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL, 4th-yr. pro; Clemson; Cartersville HS) … sat out a second straight week as the Jaguars lost at the Detroit Lions, Coach Doug Pederson made the announcement on the Wednesday prior to Sunday’s game that his quarterback was still dealing with a left shoulder injury. Jacksonville (2-9) has a bye week this weekend giving Lawrence additonal time to heal and hopefully start December 1 against the Houston Texans. FOOTBALL ELIJAH AGNEW — Shorter University (Fr., Adairsville HS) … saw action in his fourth game this season for the Hawks and had one tackle this past Thursday during a 44-28 loss at Kentucky State. Shorter (3-6) plays at North Greenville University on Friday. KOLBE BENHAM — Marist College (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … made six tackles this past Saturday in a 42-23 home loss to Presbyterian College. Benham finished the season with 43 tackles. The Red Foxes finished 1-10 overall and 1-7 in the Pioneer Football League. HAYDEN CAGLE — Berry College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … a starter on the Vikings’ offensive line that helped produce 496 total yards in a 48-14 victory at Rhodes College in Memphis. Berry completes the season with an 8-2 overall record. The Vikings were 6-1 in the Southern Athletic Association. KEVIN HENDERSON — University of Findlay (Fr., Cass HS) … made five tackles, including one for a 4-yard loss this past Saturday in a 37-14 loss at Tiffin (OH). The linebacker had 35 tacklesthis season, including four for loss and one sack. He added one pass break-up and one fumble recovery in eleven games. The Oilers finished 9-2 overall and 7-2 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. SHADRE HURST — Tulane University (So., Cartersville HS) … a starter on the Green Wave’s offensive line that helped produce 358 yards of total offense in a 35-0 win this past Saturday at Navy. Tulane (9-2, 7-0 American Athletic Conference) hosts Memphis on Thursday night. QUANTE JENNINGS — Presbyterian College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … rushed for 26 yards on eight attempts and caught two passes for 21 yards this past Saturday in a 42-23 victory at Marist College. The Blue Hose (5-6, 3-4 Pioneer Football League) host Butler on Saturday afternoon. TYLER MARTIN — Berry College (Jr., Cass HS) … a starter on the Vikings’ offensive line that helped produce 496 total yards in a 48-14 victory at Rhodes College in Memphis. Berry completes the season with an 8-2 overall record. The Vikings were 6-1 in the Southern Athletic Association. JAKE PARKER — Judson University (Cartersville HS) … completed 10 of 22 passes this past Saturday for 107 yards and threw two interceptions in a 38-6 loss at 9th-ranked Saint Xavier (Ill.) Parker also had two rushing attempts for three yards. For the season he was 141-of-290 for 2,222 yards and 17 touchdowns with 20 interceptions in nine games. He had 51 rushing attempts for 66 yards. The Eagles finished 1-9 and were winless in their conference. SAM PHILLIPS — UT-Chattanooga (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … caught eight passes for 66 yards this past Saturday in the Mocs’ 36-13 home loss to Samford. Chattanooga (6-5, 5-3 Southern Conference) visits Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon. CHRIS ROPER — Dartmouth College (So., Adairsville HS) … had one tackle in the Big Green’s 39-22 loss this past Saturday at Cornell. Dartmouth (7-2, 4-2 Ivy League) hosts Brown on Saturday. DEVONTE ROSS — Troy University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … had ten receptions for 95 yards and one touchdown this past Saturday in the Trojans’ 28-20 win at Georgia Southern. He also had one rushing attempt for a 1-yard loss and one punt return for five yards. Troy (3-7, 2-4 Sun Belt Conference) visits Louisiana on Saturday afternoon. COURTNEY SLOCUM — Mars Hill University (Sr., Adairsville HS) … made seven tackles, including one for a five-yard loss in a 31-26 loss at Limestone. Slocum finished the season with 32 tackles, including 2.5 for loss. The Lions finished with a 5-4 overall record and 5-3 mark in the South Atlantic Conference. EVAN SLOCUM — Wake Forest (Sr., Cartersville HS) … was credited with five tackles last Saturday in the Demon Deacons’ 31-24 loss at North Carolina. Wake Forest (4-6, 2-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) visits Miami on Saturday afternoon. VOLLEYBALL AILEE ENGLAND — Berry College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … saw action in two sets of the Vikings SAA Conference win last Friday over Sewanee in Danville, Kentucky. She contributed five digs in Berry’s 3-2 quarterfinal win. The Vikings won the Southern Athletic Association title with wins over Hendrix College (3-0) in the semifinals and host Centre College (3-1) in the championship. Berry (16-13) awaits the Selection Show on Monday for its first round assignment in the NCAA Division III national tournament. WRESTLING LEE CAMP — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cass HS) … won a major decision, 15-5, in the Eagles’ 26-10 loss last Friday at Southeastern University (FL). Camp, who won at 125-pounds, was one of three Eagles with individual victories. Reinhardt is set to face Brewton Parker on Friday. KYLE GOLLHOFER — University of Northern Iowa (R-Sr., Woodland HS) … went 5-3 and placed sixth in the 125-pound division this past weekend at the Grand View Open in Grimes, Iowa.  TYLER-XAVIER McKNIGHT — Davidson College (So., Cass HS) … won a 10-1 major decision over his opponent from Belmont Abbey and pinned his opponent from Saint Andrews (NC) in 0:41 as the Wildcats won two duals last Thursday. He also won by major decision this past Sunday in Davidson’s win at Presbyterian College. The next match for the Wildcats will be Dec. 6 at Duke. JAXON SMITH — University of Maryland (R-Jr., Woodland HS)  … pinned his opponent in the Terps 38-1 win this past Saturday over American University. Maryland will host Morgan State on Friday night. BASKETBALL BRAXTON BENHAM — Berry College (Sr., Cass HS) … scored 11 points with four rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and one steal this past Sunday in an 81-70 win at Centenary (LA). The Vikings (2-2) visit Maryville College (TN) on Tuesday night. NA’YEL CAMPER — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … scored 15 points with two rebounds and one assist last Wednesday in a 74-63 home loss to Brenau University. On Saturday, she scored four points with three rebounds and two assists in a home start and 83-46 victory over St. Andrews (NC). The Eagles (4-1, 1-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) visit University of Pikeville (KY) on Wednesday and host Milligan (TN) on Saturday. CLAIRE DAVIS — Kennesaw State University (Jr., Cass HS) … scored three points with three rebounds and one blocked shot this past Saturday in a 94-44 home win over Erskine College. The Owls (2-2) travel to San Jose State on Thursday night. JA’KA’YAH DRAUGHN — Chattanooga State CC (So., Cartersville HS) … had one rebound Monday in a 69-66 win at Jackson State CC. Chatt State (5-0, 3-0 Tennessee Community College Athletic Association) visits Peliissippi State on Wednesday and hosts Southwest Tennessee CC on Saturday. ANSLEY GRIFFIN — North Carolina Wesleyan (Fr., Cartersville HS) … scored two points with two rebounds and one steal this past Saturday in an 88-62 win over Warren Wilson College at the Jean Edge Classic in Boone, NC. The Battling Bishops (3-0) play at Mary Washington on Nov. 26. ZION HAYES — Weatherford CC (Fr., Cass HS) … had two rebounds and one steal Nov. 12 in a 76-47 home win over Western Texas CC. The Coyotes (3-2) will face Southern Arkansas University Tech on Thursday and Clarendon College on Friday at the Western Texas Classic. DAVID JINKS — University of Maine - Augusta (Fr., Excel Christian) … totaled four points, two rebounds, and one steal in losses this past weekend to Maine-Farmington (102-69) and Worcester State University (104-66). The Moose (0-5) host Southern Maine CC on Tuesday night. HALEY JOHNSON — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cass HS) … scored 13 points this past Saturday with one blocked shot and six rebounds in an 83-46 home win over St. Andrews (NC). She also scored five points with six rebounds last Wednesday in a 74-63 loss to Brenau University. The Eagles (4-1, 1-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) visit University of Pikeville (KY) on Wednesday and host Milligan (TN) on Saturday. KEARA McDANIEL — Toccoa Falls College (Jr., Cass HS) … scored three points with two rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one block Nov. 12 in a 72-59 home loss to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. TFC (0-5) plays at Young Harris College on Nov. 26. MEGAN SCHULTZ — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Fr., Woodland HS) … saw brief action with no stat this past Thursday and Saturday in home losses to Middle Georgia State and Point University. The Fillies (2-5) host Paine College on Saturday. LONDAISHA SMITH — St. Andrews University (Sr., Cass HS) … totaled 22 points with 15 points, four assists, and one steal in losses last week at Columbia College and Reinhardt University. The Lady Knights (1-5, 0-2 Appalachian Athletic Conference) host Union Commonwealth on Wednesday and University of Pikeville (KY) on Saturday.

November 16, 2024 The Woodland wrestling team finished runner-up to Buford Saturday at the 24-team Lassiter High Trojan Invitational in Marietta. 165 — Zachary Wallace — 2nd place 190 — Owen Jones — 2nd place 215 — John Gill — 2nd place 126 — Adrian Zapata — 3rd place 132 — Nathan Cates — 3rd place 175 — Christian Cothran — 3rd place 106 — Nick Weathersbee — 4th place 285 — Will Thomas — 4th place 138 — Dylan Couey — 5th place 120 — Noah Cates — 6th place 157 — Paul Lanier — 6th place Woodland will participate in the Allatoona High School Blackbeard Duals on Saturday.

November 16, 2024 The Adairsville Lady Tigers and the Cass Colonels lost non-region basketball matchups on Saturday. WOODSTOCK 70, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 40 Cameron Schilichting scored 17 points and Lily Conkell added 13 to lead the Lady Wolverines in a 70-40 win over Adairsville at Cherokee High School. Woodstock (1-1) led 15-6 after one quarter; 29-13 at halftime; and 51-26 after three quarters en route to a 30-point win. NaXyria Roberts scored 14 points for the Lady Tigers. Chikondi Banda added six. Adairsville (0-1) hosts Rome next Saturday at 2:30 p.m. NORTH PAULDING 77, CASS BOYS 64 The Cass boys were outscored 22-9 in the second quarter Saturday afternoon and the deficit was too large to overcome in an eventual 77-64 loss at North Paulding. The Colonels trailed 17-14 after the opening eight minutes before the Wolfpack built a 39-23 halftime advantage. North Paulding extended its lead in the third quarter to 59-38. Jayden Mosley led the Wolfpack (1-0) with 23 points, including six three-pointers. Comari Nettles led Cass with 20 points. Dylan Miller followed with 15. Jason Brown and Derrick Sams contributed ten and nine, respectively. “We got down by too many,” noted Cass coach Kevin Cunningham. “The kids fought back in the second half but came up short. I’m proud of the effort.” Cass (0-2) hosts Excel Christian Academy on Tuesday. CAMPBELL 62, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 42 Campbell broke open a close game in the second half Saturday afternoon to defeat the Cartersville girls 62-42. Campbell (2-0) led 26-21 at halftime and pulled away in the second half for a 20-point win. Gabrielle Parish and Saniya Binion led the Lady Spartans with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Kaytlin Arnold scored 14 for Cartersville. Zoe McCurry added nine. Cartersville (0-1) returns to Carrollton on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. matchup with the host Trojans.

November 16, 2024 The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes raced to a 30-0 lead at halftime and improved to 11-0 Friday night with a 37-22 home playoff victory over the Westminster Wildcats. The Class 4A first round win advances the Canes to a second-round home game next week against Starrs Mill. Quarterback Nate Russell threw a 13-yard touchdown pass and ran for a 5-yard touchdown to give Cartersville a 13-0 lead after one quarter. A’Darrian Taylor-Wilson caught the scoring pass with 6:06 remaining in the first quarter. The rushing touchdown was at the 4:31 mark. Cartersville scored all 17 second quarter points in the final four minutes of the half, including ten in the final eleven seconds. Russell hit Brady Marchese for a 27-yard touchdown with 3:50 remaining in the second quarter and a 20-0 lead. On their next possession, Ramsey Rowell gave the Hurricanes a 23-0 advantage with a 33-yard field goal. Westminster fumbled the ensuing kickoff return allowing Cartersville another scoring opportunity before the intermission. The Canes lined up for an apparent field goal attempt, but holder Andrew Purdy connected with Grayson Villar on a fake as time expired in the first half. The PAT kick by Rowell sent the Canes to the locker room with a 30-0 lead. The Wildcats cut the Cartersville lead to 30-14 with a 1-yard run by Chase Marable in the third quarter and a 3-yard run by Braedon Willis with 9:21 left in the fourth quarter. Cartersville extended the lead to 37-14 with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Purdy to Caden Aleman with 4:50 left in the game. On Westminster’s next possession, Christopher Kuzniak tossed a 68-yard touchdown pass. The Wildcats added a two-point conversion for a 37-22 final score. Westminster finishes the season with a 5-6 record. Cartersville will host Starrs Mill (10-1) on Friday. The Panthers defeated Mays in the first round, 32-24.

November 16, 2024 The Adairsville Tigers traded blows with Sandy Creek through three quarters Friday night in Tyrone, but the Patriots pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 48-23 first round win in the Class 3A state playoffs. Sandy Creek led 21-14 at halftime and 34-23 through three quarters before holding the Tigers scoreless in the fourth quarter. The Patriots opened the scoring with a long touchdown pass at the 6:03 mark of the first quarter. Caleb Hill connected with Zalen Green for an 83-yard strike and a 7-0 lead. Adairsville answered with a 72-yard drive to tie the score. Ethan Long found Barrett Fuller with a 32-yard touchdown pass with 3:15 left in the first period. Cooper Souders made the Tigers’ PAT kick. Sandy Creek marched 74 yards on nine plays with their response. Hill reached the end zone with an 8-yard run that gave the Patriots a 14-7 lead with 10:55 remaining in the second quarter. After several possession exchanges, Sandy Creek grabbed a 21-7 lead with another long pass play. Hill’s throw to Amari Latimer resulted in an 85-yard touchdown with 1:14 left in the first half. The Tigers answered, however, before the intermission. A 47-yard touchdown pass from Long to Westin Crisp narrowed the Tigers’ deficit to 21-14 at halftime. Adairsville struck first in the third quarter. An eight-play drive moved the Tigers to the Sandy Creek 17-yard line. From there, Souders booted a 34-yard field goal to pull Adairsville to within four points at 21-17. The Patriots responded with a quick scoring drive of 62 yards in five plays. Latimer’s 10-yard scoring run gave Sandy Creek a 28-17 advantage with 2:01 left in the third period. Sandy Creek added to that lead just 30 seconds later. Evan Harvey picked off an Adairsville pass and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown. The extra point failed, but Sandy Creek held a 34-17 lead with 1:29 remaining in the quarter. Less than a minute later, Adairsville got on the scoreboard again with a 46-yard touchdown pass from Long to Tre Winters. The Tigers missed the PAT attempt, leaving the score 34-23 with 0:49 left in the third quarter. Sandy Creek put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter with two long scoring drives. Hill capped an eight-play, 71-yard scoring march with a 1-yard keeper with 9:44 remaining. Hill later tossed a 24-yard touchdown pass to Dalen Penson to finish a 13-play, 64-yard drive with 2:19 left. Meanwhile, the Adairsville offense was kept off the scoreboard in the fourth quarter. Sandy Creek (10-1) will host LaGrange in the second round next week. The Tigers’ season ends with a 6-5 record. ~~ Larry Gardner contributed to this report.

November 16, 2024 With a formidable defense, the Blessed Trinity Titans capitalized on turnovers and field position to thwart the Cass Colonels 41-7 Friday night in Roswell to secure a first-round victory in the Class 4A state playoffs. Titans’ runningback Ahmontae Pitts rushed for 110 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Brooks Goodman had an 18-yard touchdown pass to Kameron Betts, and placekicker Noah Godhard kicked a pair of 33-yard field goals as Blessed Trinity built a 34-0 lead less than a minute into the fourth quarter. Later in the final period, Caden Dawson picked off a deflected pass and returned it five yards to put the Titans ahead 41-0.  The Colonels managed only three yards of total offense in the first half, and their only score was an Elijah Slocum 4-yard run with 1:28 left in the game. Mason Madrid converted the extra point for Cass.  An interception on the first Cass possession of the night set up Goodman’s touchdown pass to Betts with 10:18 remaining in the first quarter. Cass had one first down on their next possession before the Titans’ Andrew Cochran returned a punt to the Colonels’ 37-yard line. Nine plays later, Pitts burst into the end zone from five yards out for the first of his three scores with 3:49 to go in the quarter. A blocked Cass punt gave Blessed Trinity a start at the Colonels’ 9-yard line for their next score. Pitts punched in a 3-yard run on 3rd-and-goal, and the Titans held a 21-0 lead with 11:55 left in the first half. Both teams punted on their next two possessions, and when the second quarter ended, Cass had the ball at midfield. The second-half kickoff by Cass went out-of-bounds, giving Blessed Trinity the ball at the 35-yard line. Two short runs and a short pass left the Titans with a first down at the 50-yard line. On the drive's fourth play, Pitts got outside the Cass defense and sprinted up the right sideline for a 50-yard touchdown — his third of the night — with 9:58 remaining in the third quarter. Godhard’s PAT kick made the score 28-0. Godhard’s field goals were true, with 5:46 left in the third quarter and 11:14 in the fourth quarter. Dawson’s pick-six touchdown occurred with 8:53 left in the game. Blessed Trinity (9-1) will host Jonesboro in the second round of the playoffs next week. The season ends for the Colonels with a 6-5 mark.