The Adairsville girls soccer team cruised to a 10-0 win over Dalton Academy Friday night in Tiger Valley. The Lady Tigers led 6-0 by halftime and seven different players scored goals in the victory. Kaylee Jordan, who also had an assist in the contest, led Adairsville with four goals — each assisted by Megan Hardin. Annie McCormick had a goal and one assist. Elle Causby, Gabi Bacerra, Jessica Hogue, Alex Parr, and Sam Pasley also found the net. Pasley and Emma Ridley contributed one assist each. The Lady Tigers (4-0-1) travel to Rockmart Tuesday to open region play.

The Cass boys soccer team blanked visiting South Paulding Friday night at Cochran Stadium, 5-0. Christian Villella, Camden Hillhouse, Alex Hernandez, Jordan Solis, and Edwin Veliz scored one goal each in the Colonels’ win. Jose Rodriguez contributed a pair of assists and Villella added one assist also. Cass (5-2) hosts Armuchee Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. SOUTH PAULDING 5, CASS GIRLS 0 The Cass girls dropped their contest with visiting South Paulding, 5-0. The Spartans improved to 5-2 on the season. Cass (1-4-1) will look to bounce back Tuesday in a home, 5:30 p.m. kickoff against Armuchee.

The Woodland Wildcats scored three runs in their first three frames and had the game tied at 3-all at Paulding County Friday evening, but a two-run bottom of the third was all the host Patriots needed for a 5-3 win. Both pitching staffs held their opponents scoreless over the final three and one-half frames. Woodland led 1-0 in the top of the first inning on a pair of walks and an infield RBI single by Rowan Billings. Paulding County answered with three runs in the bottom of the first on a pair of Wildcat errors and two singles. The Wildcats tied the score in the top of the third with a two-RBI double by Austin Sanders. Then Paulding scored the two go-ahead runs in the bottom of the third on two hits, a walk, and a pair of hit batsmen. Conner Stermer, Ayden Ray, and Chase Carson had one hit each for the Wildcats. Julian Wright (3 IP, 5R, 2ERE, 4H, 1BB, 3K) was tagged with the pitching loss. Hunter Shirley (3 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 4K) retired the final nine outs for the Wildcats. Woodland (1-1) hosts Rome Wednesday at 5:55 p.m.

Cartersville opened the 2022 baseball campaign Friday evening with an impressive 7-6 home win over Class 6A 8th-ranked Lassiter. The Hurricanes, ranked 4th in Class 5A, got three hits and a pair of RBIs from Harrison Childers along with a pitching victory by Paul Gamble to start the year 1-0. Curt Bonner and Elliott Eastin both had two hits for Cartersville. Blake Sutton doubled and drove in a pair of runs. Drew Rothschild also contributed a pair of RBIs with one hit and one sacrifice fly. Gamble (double), Hank Smith (RBI), and Jake Brasfield added one hit each. Gamble (1.1 IP, 2ER, 1H, 2BB, 2K) picked up the pitching win in relief. Colt McKibben (3 IP, 1ER, 2H, 3BB, 2K) started on the mound and Ryan Johnson (2.2 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 7K) worked in middle relief. Nick Newton had two hits including a double for the visiting Trojans. Jared Webb suffered the pitching loss for the visitors. Cartersville (1-0) plays at Sprayberry Saturday at 1 p.m.

The Lady Colonels lost a 50-40 decision to Hiram Friday night in the Region 7-AAAAA championship game at Calhoun High School. In a back-and-forth contest, Cass led 17-9 after one quarter before trailing 27-25 at halftime and 37-36 at the end of the third quarter. A cold shooting final period where the Lady Colonels managed only four points ended in a 10-point loss. Kalisha Phillips led the Lady Hornets with 22 points. Taylor Crawford and Erial Owens added 10 each for Hiram. Miya Winston, Keara McDaniel, and Claire Davis scored eight each for Cass. Justice Bennett added six points. Both teams will host state tournament games Tuesday night against Region 5-5A opponents. Hiram (16-9) will be a No. 1-seed. Cass (23-5) will host as a No. 2-seed.

A strong defensive effort in the third quarter helped lift the Purple Hurricanes to a 53-52 win Friday night over Blessed Trinity in the third place game of the Region 7-AAAAA tournament at Calhoun. The Titans led 20-15 after one quarter; 36-29 at halftime; and 46-41 after three quarters before the Canes rallied in the final eight minutes. Kam Callahan scored 20 points to lead all Cartersville scorers. Romo Pace followed with 17 points. Luke Gambill scored 10. Brygham Rogers led Blessed Trinity with 26 points. Jackson Lewis added 17 for the Titans. Cartersville and Blessed Trinity will open the Class 5A state tournament next Wednesday with road games against teams from Region 5-5A. Cartersville (12-12), now a 3-seed, will play Region 5’s 2-seed while the Titans (14-14) will travel to the region champion of Region 5-5A.

The Adairsville Tigers advanced to the Region 6-AAA championship game with a semifinal win Friday night over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 69-65. The victory over the Warriors came one night after T.J. Printup’s desperation heave and four-point play lifted the Tigers to a one point quarterfinal win over Murray County. Friday, Adairsville grabbed a 24-14 lead by the end of the opening quarter and held a 42-33 advantage at the intermission. LFO outscored Adairsville 14-12 in the third quarter narrowing the margin to 54-47 but the Tigers held on down the stretch of the final eight minutes for a four-point win. T.J. Printup, Jr. led four Tigers in double figures Friday night with 16 points. Kavi Harris scored 15. Tre Winters tossed in 13 and Tre Mitchell contributed 12. Jordan Carson chipped in seven points. Hayden Poarch and Chris Roper added three apiece for Adairsville. JaMichael Davis had a game-high 31 points for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. Brent Bowman added 16 for the Warriors who lost for only the third time all year. Adairsville (16-10) will play top-seeded LaFayette on the Ramblers’ home floor Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. for the region championship. The win also secured a home state playoff game next week for the Tigers as no worse than a No. 2-seed. LFO (21-3) will play Ringgold in the third place game Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

Adairsville’s T.J. Printup, Jr. scored 36 points including the game winning free throw to complete a four-point play in leading the Tigers over Murray County Thursday night in the Region 6-AAA quarterfinals, 55-54. Down by three points, Printup sank a last second heave for a 3-pointer and was fouled on the play. He then successfully sank the ensuing free throw to lift the Tigers to a one-point win. (video below) In action at LaFayette High School, Murray County raced out of the gate to take a 23-7 lead by the end of the first quarter, but Adairsville chipped away the rest of the way. The Tigers narrowed their deficit to 33-25 by halftime and only trailed 44-43 heading into the final period. In addition to Printup’s performance, Tre Winters scored six points for Adairsville. Kavi Harris and Tre Mitchell contributed five points each and Hayden Poarch added three. Carson Weaver led Murray County with 16 points. Tad Stone followed with 15 and Landon Bennett added 12 points for the Indians who had their season end with a 13-13 record. Adairsville (15-10) not only advanced to the Region 6-AAA semifinals Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. against No. 2-seed Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (21-2), but the Tigers also secured a berth in the Class AAA state tournament that begins next Wednesday. The other boys semifinal Friday will feature top-seeded host LaFayette (23-0) against No. 9-seeded Ringgold (10-18) at 8:30 p.m. Ringgold has region tournament wins over Sonoraville, Coahulla Creek, and Rockmart to reach the semifinals. The third place and championship games will also be at LaFayette Saturday. The third place game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. with the region championship game set for an 8:30 p.m. tip.

In an Area 10 match that saw the two teams separated by only four points through the first two of three positions last Thursday, Cartersville shot an all-time team-high 1077 but fell to Ridgeland by just eight points. The 1085 was the Panthers’ best road score of the season. Mackenzie Hunter led Ridgeland with a match-high score of 281. Caleb Adams fired the top score for Cartersville with a personal best and new school record 277. Angelina Christ followed with a 273. Kaleb Wolfe shot his personal best with a score of 264 followed by Katerina Conley (263), Noah Goodwin (249),Taylor Buchanan (244), and Sheyenne Nelson (241). The Canes Rifles (4-5) travel to Ridgeland for their next match Wednesday.

The Cartersville boys basketball team dropped a 69-25 decision to top-seeded Hiram Wednesday night in the Region 7-AAAAA semifinals at Calhoun High School. Hiram led 29-13 at the intermission and built on their advantage in the second half. Chase Tyler and Amir Taylor led the Hornets with 14 points each. Jamauri Brice scored 10 points for Cartersville. Kam Callahan added eight. Hiram advances to the region championship game Friday night against host Calhoun. The Yellow Jackets defeated Blessed Trinity 60-54 in the other semifinal Wednesday. Cartersville (11-13) will play for third place Friday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. against Blessed Trinity at Calhoun. Wednesday's loss also means the Canes will open the Class AAAAA state playoffs next Wednesday on the road.

The Cass girls have split four games this season with Blessed Trinity, but the Lady Colonels win Wednesday night in the Region 7-AAAAA semifinals at Calhoun High School was arguably the most important. Cass defeated Blessed Trinity back in December at the Adairsville Christmas Tournament, but lost the two regular season region games with the Lady Titans. Wednesday night, Cass outlasted Blessed Trinity in a low-scoring affair, 38-32. “We missed a lot of free throws,” said Cass head coach Burt Jackson following the win. “but this was our best defensive effort of the year. Maura Ryan scored 25 points against us at our place. We held her to no points tonight.” The teams were tied 9-9 after one quarter with Cass taking a 21-13 advantage to the halftime locker room. The Titans narrowed the margin to 26-25 by the end of the third quarter but Cass held on down the stretch of the final period for a six-point win. The victory sends Cass (23-4) to Friday’s region championship game at 7 p.m. against Hiram. Hiram defeated Calhoun in Wednesday’s other girls semifinal. Blessed Trinity and Calhoun will square off Friday at 4 p.m. for third place. Miya Winston led Cass with 15 points in Wednesday’s win. Claire Davis finished with nine points and 14 rebounds. Justice Bennett contributed eight points and five boards while Haley Johnson added six points and 10 rebounds. Christa Lair led Blessed Trinity (13-13) with eight points. Riley Fleck added seven. The Cass win also secures a first round home game when the Class AAAAA State Tournament begins next Tuesday. As region finalists, the Lady Colonels will be either a No. 1-seed or a No. 2-seed.

The Cass boys soccer team cruised to a 10-2 win Wednesday night over Pepperell and the Lady Colonels played the visiting Lady Dragons to a 3-3 draw at Cochran Stadium. Eight different players scored goals for the Cass boys and six had one or more assists. Christian Villella and Camden Hillhouse had two goals and one assist each. Alex Hernandez finished with a goal and four assists. Jovany Contreras and Juan Pajarito had one goal and one assist each. Andrew Nguyen, Kayden Pineda, and Jose Rodriguez scored goals and Grayson Dysart added one assist for the Colonels. The loss dropped Pepperell to 2-3 on the season and the Colonels improved to 4-2. In the girls game, Cass freshman Haley Sklba scored all three goals for the Lady Colonels in their 3-3 draw. The Cass girls are now 1-3-1 on the season and Pepperell moves to 1-2-2. The Lady Colonels and Colonels host South Paulding Friday night in a doubleheader starting at 5:30 p.m.