Elite Stone Supply, in conjunction with WBHF and Bartow Sports Zone, presents the ELITE ATHLETES OF THE MONTH. Each month, local high schools are provided the opportunity to name an Elite Athlete of the Month from their varsity programs and present the information on their honoree through Bartow Sports Zone and on 100.3FM and AM1450, WBHF in Cartersville. Kam Callahan is the January 2022 Elite Athlete of the Month representing Cartersville High School. A guard on the Hurricanes’ basketball team and son of Stephanie and Antonio Callahan, the senior is captain of this year’s team. Callahan is averaging 22 points per game and was named to the Adairsville Christmas Clash All-Tournament Team. “Kam has had an outstanding year and works hard at improving daily both on and off the court,” said Canes’ head coach Mike Tobin. He plans to attend college, earn his degree and play basketball. The Elite Athlete of the Month for Woodland High School is Cole Cochran. He is an accomplished senior wrestler and the son of Christy and Shane Cochran. At the recent GHSA State Duals Championship, Cochran defeated the 13th-ranked wrestler in the country and a three-time state champion, Michael Killic of Woodward Academy, in the semifinals. “Cole is a tremendous student, athlete, and leader for our wrestling team,” said Wildcats’ head coach Adrian Tramutola. “He sets an example daily with his work ethic, leadership skills, and the high goals he has for himself and our team.” Coachran maintains a 3.7 GPA and will continue his academic and athletic career at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Cass High School has selected co-Athletes of the Month for January 2022. They are Colonels’ wrestlers Cole Hunt and Bryce Kresho. Hunt, who has wrestled since the age of five, has multiple national accomplishments including the 113-pound division for juniors this past summer at High School Nationals. He has amassed a high school record of 157-4 and has not lost a high school match since his freshman year. During the GHSA State Duals Championships, he was 3-0 with three pins as the Colonels captured a state title. In the upcoming Traditional State Championships, Hunt will look to capture his third individual state title and become a four-time state placer. He was third as a freshman. Hunt is a senior and the son of Greg and Randa Hunt with a cumulative GPA of 3.6. He will continue his academic and athletic career at The University of North Carolina. Bryce Kresho is also a senior wrestler, team captain, and was 3-0 with three pins at the GHSA State Duals Championship. His current career high school record is 150-13 and he is a three-time state placer. He was third as a freshman, state champion as a sophomore, and state runner-up as a junior. The son of Jennifer and Thad Kresho, Bryce has a cumulative 3.96 GPA and will continue his academic and athletic career at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Hayden Poarch has been selected as the Elite Athlete of the Month for January 2022 representing Adairsville High School. A senior shooting guard on the Tigers’ basketball team, Hayden is the son of Jeremy and Audrey Poarch. “Hayden is an excellent student with high character,” noted Adairsville boys basketball coach Alex Disbrow. “He has a tremendous work ethic, leads by example, and serves as a great teammate. He also has one of the highest three-point shooting percentages in Georgia for all classifications and was recently ranked first by MaxPrep Sports.” Poarch plans to attend college and pursue his degree. He currently has a 3.9 GPA while enrolled in numerous Honors and Adavanced Placement courses. Editors Note: Photos and bios are supplied to Bartow Sports Zone and WBHF by the respective schools and their athletic departments. Elite Stone Supply Co., LLC is the monthly sponsor. Athletes receive a plaque along with recognition during a radio feature on WBHF. #EliteAthletesoftheMonth #Cass #Cartersville #Woodland #Adairsville #highschool

The Cartersville High School riflery team lost a match to Cherokee Tuesday afternoon at the American Legion Post 42. Cherokee finished with 1079 points to the Canes’ 1020. Cartersville sophomores Kaleb Wolfe and Noah Goodwin scored their personal bests in the match with scores of 258 and 256, respecctively. Freshman Caleb Adams (253), sophomore Taylor Buchanan (253), and sophomore Sheyenne Nelson (228) rounded out the Hurricanes’ scoring. The score for Buchanan was a personal best and included a kneeling score of 95 — the third best kneeling score in the Area this season. The loss dropped Cartersville to fifth place in Area 10. The Canes’ rifles travel to Etowah Thursday.

The Cass girls trailed visiting Hiram at halftime Tuesday night 24-22, but came from behind in the second half for a 59-46 Region 7-5A victory. Claire Davis scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Lady Colonels. Haley Johnson followed with 19 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Miya Winston contributed 12 points and Zion Hayes added two points for Cass. Erial Owens led the Lady Hornets (10-9, 4-3) with 15 points. Cass (19-3, 5-2) travels to Calhoun Friday night for another key region game. ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 58, COAHULLA CREEK 48 The Adairsville boys maintained their current third place positioning in the Region 6-AAA standings Tuesday night with a 58-48 road win at Coahulla Creek in Whitfield County. The Tigers built a 10-point halftime lead at 33-23 and maintained it in the second half. T.J. Printup, Jr. scored 16 points to lead Adairsville. Tre Mitchell and Kavi Harris followed with 13 apiece. Tre Winters scored eight for the Tigers. Will Locke led the Colts with 14 points. Mario Edwards finished with 13 and Lucas Mulkey had 12 points for Coahulla Creek (12-9, 6-7). Adairsville (12-9, 8-5) travels to Murray County Friday night. COAHULLA CREEK 52, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 46 Coahulla Creek led 34-24 at halftime and held off the visiting Adairsville girls Tuesday night for a 52-46 Region 6-AAA win. Brinkley Reed scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Lady Colts. Aubrey Langley followed with 16 for Coahulla Creek. Autumn Henderson paced the Lady Tigers with 12 points. Alissa Winters and Naxyria Roberts added eight each for Adairsville. Coahulla Creek moved to 9-13 on the season and 6-7 in region action. Adairsville (10-11, 3-10) plays at Murray County Friday night in a 7 p.m. tip. CALHOUN 56, WOODLAND GIRLS 31 The Woodland girls led 20-18 at halftime Tuesday night but Calhoun outscored the Lady Cats 17-8 in the third quarter and 21-3 in the fourth period to gain control on the way to a Lady Jackets’ 56-31 win. Shaniah Dorsey scored 14 points for Calhoun and Kat Atha added 13 for the Yellow Jackets. Woodland was led by Abigail Taylor’s 13 points. Morgan Echols scored 10 and Dylynn Motes added eight for the Wildcats. Woodland (2-19, 0-7) hosts Cartersville Friday night at 6 p.m. BLESSED TRINITY 60, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 19 The Lady Titans overpowered the Cartersville girls Tuesday night in Roswell, 60-19. With the victory, Blessed Trinity remains atop the Region 7-5A standings. The Lady Titans are 12-10 overall and 6-1 in region play. Cartersville (3-11, 1-6) plays at Woodland Friday night. BLESSED TRINITY 71, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 57 Kam Callahan and Romo Pace each scored 19 points Tuesday night but the Cartersville Hurricanes lost at Blessed Trinity in Roswell, 71-57. Brigham Rogers led the host Titans with 26 points. The Canes trailed 21-18 after one quarter and were behind 35-31 at halftime before Blessed Trinity pulled away with an 18-6 third quarter advantage. Blessed Trinity improved to 12-10 for the season and 5-2 in Region 7-5A. Cartersville (9-10, 2-5) plays at Woodland Friday night. CALHOUN 85, WOODLAND BOYS 72 Woodland had three players reach double figures in scoring Tuesday night at home, but visiting Calhoun got 20 points each from Peyton Law and Dylan Faulkner for a 13-point region win. The Yellow Jackets led 26-13 after one quarter; 45-23 at halftime; and 71-48 after three quarters. K.J. Rogers led Woodland with 19 points. Brelace Williams scored 16 and Gavin Harris finished with 10 for the Wildcats. Calhoun, now ranked 7th in Class 5A, improved to 15-5 on the season and 6-1 in region games. Woodland (5-15, 0-7) hosts Cartersville Friday night. HIRAM 68, CASS BOYS 54 The visiting Hiram Hornets kept a piece of the Region 7-5A lead Tuesday night with a win at Cass. Hiram led 32-15 at halftime and 55-36 by the end of the third quarter before holding on for a 14-point win. Jay Boyd led the Hornets with 16 points. Walter Matthew added 12 and Chase Tyler scored 11 for Hiram. Jelani Hames paced the Colonels with 19 points. Jayden Foster followed with 10. Jackson Hale pitched in with eight points and Devin Henderson added seven. Hiram improved to 12-9 on the season and 6-1 in region action. Cass (8-13, 2-5) plays at the other region co-leader Calhoun Friday night. WALKER 60, EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY BOYS 50 The Excel boys trailed 30-23 at halftime, but outscored 10th-ranked Walker in the third quarter to move ahead 40-37 heading into the final eight minutes Tuesday night at The Church at Liberty Square. The visiting Wolverines outscored the Eagles 23-10 in the fourth quarter, however, to escape with a 60-50 Region 7-A-Private win. Walker moved to 16-6 on the season and 5-3 in region play. Excel Christian (10-12, 1-7) hosts 8th-ranked Darlington Friday night.

The Adairsville girls soccer team defeated visiting Darlington Tuesday night in Tiger Valley, 3-0. Kaylee Jordan scored a pair of goals while Megan Hardin added a goal and an assist for the Lady Tigers. Emma Ridley and Emma Collins were also credited with assists. Adairsville (2-0-1) hosts Gordon Central Thursday.

The Georgia Highlands softball team salvaged one win in the Chargers’ six-game Florida swing over the weekend. After dropping a doubleheader at Lake-Sumter State College Friday, GHC defeated Marshalltown CC Saturday 14-6 in six innings. The Chargers lost to Gulf Coast State later in the day Saturday and fell in games to Indian River State and Pasco-Hernando State Sunday in Clearwater. In Saturday’s win over Marshalltown CC, the Chargers erupted for 11 runs in the first three innings. Emma Veitch (5 IP, 5R, 3ER, 6H, 1BB, 2K) earned the pitching win in relief. Hailey Cronic had a three hit game that included a double and one RBI. Madison Dennis had two hits including a triple and four RBIs. Malone Aldridge finished with two doubles and one RBI. Annsley Todd contributed two hits and two RBIs. Allison Deweese had two hits including one double and Haley Robinson hit a three-run home run. Dennis and Aldridge both had two hits in the 10-2 loss to Indian River. Kyndal Brown, Brady Tharpe, and Aldridge finished with two hits in the 14-5 loss to Gulf Coast State and Cronic added a two-hit game in the 2-0 loss to Pasco-Hernando State. Georgia Highlands (1-5) travels to Southern Union State CC Thursday for a doubleheader.

The current reputation of high school wrestling in Bartow County was definitely on display Saturday in a pair of region/area traditional wrestling tournaments. In all, 44 individuals from the four local programs earned top four finishes to advance to their respective state tournaments. A total of 17 local wrestlers won their region or area championships. The Cass High School wrestling team won the Region 7-5A Traditional Championship Saturday at Cartersville High School by capturing eight individual weight division titles and qualifying individuals for the state tournament in 13 of 14 weight classes. The Colonels collected 261.5 points to win by 39 points over runner-up Woodland. The Wildcats finished with 222.5 points. Calhoun (163) was third with Cartersville (145.5) fourth. Blessed Trinity and Hiram placed fifth and sixth, respectively. The eight individual titles by Cass included wins by a freshman, two sophomores and three juniors. Seniors Bryce Kresho (138-pounds) and University of North Carolina signee Cole Hunt (120) won their brackets. Juniors Tyler McKnight (145), Zach McKnight (170), and Parker Dunn (182) were weight class champions along with sophomores Lee Camp (106) and Jake Crapps (126). Cass freshman A.J. Piatt won the 113-pound division. Five other Colonels qualified for the state tournament which begins next Friday and Saturday at LakePoint in Emerson and each of those wrestlers are underclassmen. Juniors Eli Doolittle (152) and Tripp Adams (195) were region runners-up. Freshman Kriecg Roe (160) finished third while junior William Buttram (220) and freshman Anthony Alcazar (Heavyweight) notched fourth place results. Woodland’s runner-up finish included five weight class winners, five runners-up, and one third place. Seniors William Bishop (132), Caleb Henson (152), and Cole Cochran (160) took care of business Saturday with each winning their respective weight class. Junior Charles Higdon (195) and sophomore Kwadrus Wilson (220) also won region titles. Marvin Hernandez (106, jr.), Carson Bailey (126, sr.), Brandon Montes (170, sr.), Jeremiah Rhodes (182, sr.), and Beau Jernigan (Hwt, sr.) were runners-up for the Wildcats with Randy Buchanan (138, sr.) placing third. Cartersville senior Shadre Hurst won the region heavyweight title with seven other Canes earning trips to the state sectionals. Five of the Cartersville qualifiers are either freshmen or sophomores. Eaiden Neal (113, so.) and Giles Turner (138, sr.) finished as region runners-up. Grant Adams (106, fr.), Camden Geer (126, sr.) placed third while Grey Williams (120, fr.), Talan Nix (132, fr.), and Jackson Latimore (145, so.) added fourth place finishes. At least 29 schools will be represented at the Class 5A State Sectional at LakePoint this Friday and Saturday with the top six individuals in each weight class advancing to the GHSA State Championships in Macon February 10-12. ADAIRSVILLE RUNNER-UP AT CLASS 3A AREA 4 TOURNEY; TIGERS ADVANCE 12 INDIVIDUALS Host Rockmart won the Class AAA Area 4 Traditional tournament Saturday with eight individuals winning Area titles while the Yellow Jackets accumulated 228.5 points, but Adairsville followed with a strong runner-up team finish and advanced a dozen individuals. Adairsville was second with 149 team points followed by Westminster (128) and Greater Atlanta Christian (48). Tigers’ seniors Isaac Linley (132-pounds) and James Lynch (195) won their weight classes as did sophomore Jaimon Long (182). Five Adairsville wrestlers placed second at Area including Jaxson Owens (120), Jacob Pasley (126), Howard Bailey (138), Jamori Speights (145), and Luke Story (285). Brett Lance (152), Ethan Blome (160), and Druu Faulk (170) placed third. Jett Johnson (220) was fourth for the Tigers. Adairsville’s twelve state qualifiers advance to the Class AAA State Sectional B which will be hosted Friday and Saturday in Dahlonega at Lumpkin County High School.

The collegiate spring sports season has begun with golf and indoor track and field events already underway. This week's update also includes swimming plus pro and college basketball. Adairsville Lady Tigers product Nakiyah Washington averaged 16 points across three conference games this week for the Piedmont Lions. That stretch included a double-double performance Sunday at home against Huntingdon College. In men's basketball action this week, former Woodland standout DiAnthony Heathcock added to his collection of double-doubles last Wednesday with a 19-point, 16-rebound performance for Columbia International in an overtime win at St. Andrews. GOLF BUCK BRUMLOW - University of Georgia (Fr., Cartersville HS) … helped the 13th-ranked Bulldogs to a fourth place finish last Monday through Wednesday at the Southwestern Invitational played at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, California. Georgia finished behind winner Arizona State, runner-up Pepperdine and Washington. Brumlow, who tied for 27th overall, fired rounds of 70-74-75 and was fourth among the Bulldogs. Georgia returns to action February 13-15 in the Puerto Rico Classic. SWIMMING GRAYSON BREEDLOVE — Lenoir Rhyne University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … was a member of the 400-yard medley relay team (4:33.59) that finished third; finished fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (1:09.33); and fifth in the 50-yard freestyle (29.77) as the Lady Bears defeated Lees-McRae College Friday. The team also lost a meet with No. 1-ranked Queens University Saturday but those results were not available. Next for LRU is the Bluegrass Mountain Conference Championship Thursday through Sunday. HARPER POWELL — Florida Tech (Fr., Adairsville HS) … in a 163-97 loss last Friday to Florida Southern, Powell swam a leg on the second place 200-yard freestyle relay team (1:44.75) and finished seventh in three other events: 400-yard medley relay (4:20.30), 50-yard freestyle (25.65), and 100-yard freestyle (1:00.11). The Panthers swim next at the Sunshine State Conference Championship in the Long Center in Clearwater, Florida February 16-20. NBA G-LEAGUE ASHTON HAGANS — Raptors 905 (Cartersville native, Newton HS) … the former Kentucky Wildcats’ point guard scored 13 points, dished out nine assists, and grabbed three rebounds last Wednesday in a 123-116 home win over the Motor City Cruise. It’s a busy week for the Eastern Conference-leading Raptors (9-2). They host the Capital City Go-Go Monday night, the Windy City Bulls Tuesday and Thursday nights, and the Delaware Blue Coats Saturday afternoon. COLLEGE BASKETBALL JUSTICE HAYES — South Georgia Tech CC (So., Cass HS) … scored three points with five rebounds and a pair of assists in the Jets’ 99-73 win Wednesday at Andrew College. Hayes then added five points, two rebounds, and two steals in a 95-71 home win Saturday over East Georgia CC. South Georgia Tech (13-9, 5-3) is tied for third in the GCAA standings. The Jets play at South Georgia CC Wednesday night and host South Crescent Tech Saturday afternoon. DiANTHONY HEATHCOCK — Columbia International University (So., Woodland HS) … added another double-double to his 2021-22 season by scoring 19 points and grabbing 16 rebounds Wednesday night during a 123-117 overtime win at St. Andrews (NC). Heathcock also had one assist and one steal in that victory. On Saturday afternoon, he added 11 points, eight rebounds, one steal, and one assist in an 84-73 loss at Union College (KY). CIU (12-8, 8-7 Appalachian Athletic Conference) plays at Kentucky Christian Monday night, hosts Truett McConnell Thursday night, and travels to Reinhardt Saturday afternoon. T.J. HORTON — Georgia Highlands College (So., Cartersville HS) … scored 13 points with eight rebounds, two steals, and two assists January 24 in a 62-51 home win over Central Georgia Tech. He then scored three points with three assists, one rebound, and one steal in a 76-71 home victory Saturday over Albany Tech. The Chargers (13-8, 6-1 GCAA) play at Gordon State College Monday night, at Southern Crescent Tech Wednesday evening, and host Andrew College Saturday afternoon. JAYLON PUGH — Furman University (Sr., Cartersville HS) … scored three points and had one rebound in Saturday’s 80-50 win at Mercer. The Paladins (16-7, 8-2 Southern Conference) have now won four straight and will host The Citadel Wednesday night and UNC-Greensboro Saturday afternoon. JOSIE SUMMERVILLE — North Park University (Sr., Adairsville HS) … after not playing in last Wednesday’s 55-48 win at Carthage College, Summerville came off the Vikings’ bench Saturday to score two points, grab two rebounds, and block a shot in a 65-58 win at Elmhurst University. NPU (13-5, 6-4 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin) hosts conference games this week against North Central College Wednesday night and Augustana College (IL) Saturday. NAKIYAH WASHINGTON — Piedmont College (Jr., Adairsville HS) … averaged 16 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, one block, and one steal in three conference wins this past week. The Lions beat Brevard College Wednesday night at home and won 78-71 at Maryville College (TN) Saturday. In Sunday’s 76-57 win over Huntingdon College, Washington had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Piedmont (16-3, 10-1 USA South Conference) currently sits in second place in the West Division. The Lions travel to Brevard Tuesday, host Agnes Scott College Friday, and will entertain Wesleyan University Sunday. TRACK AND FIELD TERRY BERDIN — Reinhardt University (So., Cartersville HS) … was 20th in the 55 meter sprint preliminaries Saturday at the University of the South Tiger Indoor Invitational in Sewanee, Tennessee. The Eagles will participate this Sunday in the Life University Indoor/Outdoor Meet in Marietta. TREVOR KNOWLES — Albion University (Grad Student, Woodland HS) … placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 45-05.75 (13.86m) and was fifth in the long jump at 22-02.05 (7.08m) Saturday at the Wittenberg Steemer Showcase in Springfield, Ohio. He also placed 27th in the 60 meter dash (7.53). Next for the Britons is the Concordia Invitational in Ypsilanti, Michigan Friday.

The Excel Christian Academy boys basketball team built double-digit leads on several occasions Saturday night at The Weber School in Atlanta, but the Eagles offense went cold late and lost a non-region game to the host Rams, 52-49. The Eagles led 16-8 after one quarter; 28-24 at the intermission; and 39-34 heading into the decisive fourth quarter. Caleb Ouanounov and Jackson Nozick led The Weber School with 19 and 13 points, respectively. Elijah Payne led Excel with 19 points. Jakaden Barkley followed with 12. Jacob Taylor scored 11 and Trey Webb chipped in three points for the Eagles. Weber improved to 7-10 on the season with their win. ECA (10-11, 1-6 in Region 7-A-Private) returns to region play Tuesday night at home against Walker in a 7:30 p.m. tip.

Georgia Highlands College softball opened the 2022 season Friday with a doubleheader in Florida against Lake-Sumter State. The Chargers dropped both games falling 8-6 and 8-2. GHC started fast in the opener scoring four runs in the top of the first inning, but Lake-Sumter tied the game in the bottom of the third and scored four more times over their final three frames. In Game 2, the Lakehawks led 5-1 through the first three innings and held on for an 8-2 win. The Chargers scored single runs in the second and fifth innings. Haley Robinson had four hits and three RBIs in the doubleheader for Georgia Highlands. Madison Dennis and Hailey Cronic (2 RBIs) both finished with three hits on the day. Emma Veitch added a two-run home run in the opening game. Maggie Schandera (4IP, 7R, 5ER, 6H, 3BB) started in the circle and suffered the Game 1 pitching loss. Veitch (2.2IP, 5R, 1ER, 2H, 3BB, 1K) was the starting pitcher and took the loss in Game 2.

The Adairsville girls soccer team only led 2-1 at halftime Friday night over visiting Temple, but scored six times in the second half to win 8-3. Megan Hardin and Kaylee Jordan both scored three goals each to power Adairsville. Hardin also added one assist. Emma Ridley (one assist), Jordyn Hartline (two assists), and Emma Collins also scored goals for Adairsville (1-0-1) Next for the Lady Tigers is a home game Tuesday against Darlington.

The Adairsville and Woodland basketball teams dropped region games on the road Friday night. The Lady Tigers and Tigers fell at LaFayette while the Lady Cats and Wildcats lost games at Blessed Trinity. LAFAYETTE 57, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 48 Jenna Baker scored 19 points to help lead the host Lady Ramblers to a 57-48 win Friday night over Adairsville. Alissa Winters scored 12 points and Haley Stiles added 10 for the Lady Tigers. LaFayette improved to 8-11 on the season and 4-9 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (10-10, 3-9) travels to Coahulla Creek Tuesday for a 6 p.m. tip. LAFAYETTE 75, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 65 After falling behind 20-8 in the opening quarter Friday night at LaFayette, the Adairsville boys rallied in the second quarter to trail by only three at halftime, 33-30. The 6th-ranked Ramblers then used a strong third quarter performance to build another 12-point lead, 60-48, before holding on for a 10-point region win. Aiden Hadaway and Junior Barber led the Ramblers with 29 and 28 points, respectively. Adairsville was led by T.J. Printup with 25 points. Tre Winters followed with 19 and Tre Mitchell scored 10 for the Tigers. LaFayette stayed undefeated this season improving to 20-0 overall and 13-0 in region action. Adairsville (11-9, 7-5) travels to Coahulla Creek Tuesday night to take on the region-foe Colts. BLESSED TRINITY 64, WOODLAND GIRLS 29 The Lady Titans placed three players in double figures in a 64-29 win Friday night over visiting Woodland. Christa Lair (17), Maura Ryan (13), and Tyler Kaseta (11) led Blessed Trinity. Abigail Taylor led Woodland with 18 points. Blessed Trinity improved to 11-10 overall and 5-1 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (2-17, 0-6) hosts Calhoun Tuesday night at 6 p.m. BLESSED TRINITY 64, WOODLAND BOYS 50 The Woodland boys dropped their seventh straight game Friday night at Blessed Trinity, 64-50. The Titans improved to 11-10 for the season and 4-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (5-14, 0-6) has a home game with Calhoun Tuesday night.

The Cass Lady Colonels and Colonels swept visiting Cartersville Friday night in Region 7-5A action. The Cass girls defeated Cartersville 57-26 and the Cass boys downed the Hurricanes 78-62. CASS GIRLS 57, CARTERSVILLE 26 The Lady Colonels led 21-3 after the opening eight minutes and cruised to a 57-26 region win over Cartersville. Cass led 44-10 at halftime and held a 52-16 lead through three quarters. Claire Davis paced Cass with a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds). Haley Johnson followed with nine points and five rebounds. Miya Winston and Justice Bennett contributed eight points each. Keara McDaniel finished with five points. Zion Hayes and Olivia Woods chipped in three points apiece while Kiana McDaniel and Tamira Feanny added two each. Layne Callan led Cartersville with six points. Ansley Griffin, Taff Bradley, and Jakayah Draughn finished with five points each. AJ Davenport contributed three and Milena Bihm added two points. The loss drops the Lady Canes to 3-10 on the year and 1-5 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cartersville travels to Blessed Trinity Tuesday for a 6 p.m. start. Cass (18-3, 4-2) hosts Hiram Tuesday at 6 p.m. CASS BOYS 78, CARTERSVILLE 62 Cartersville took a 12-2 lead early Friday night but the host Colonels caught them by the end of the first period for a 14-14 tie. From there, Cass held a 26-23 lead by halftime and held a 50-42 advantage through three quarters on their way to a 16-point region win. Jelani Hames led the Colonels with 22 points. Jackson Hale finished with 13 and Kaden Baldwin contributed 12. Jakai Baldwin and Ethan McIntyre scored eight points each. Sacovie White chipped in seven. Jayden Foster had six points and Devin Henderson added two points for Cass. Kam Callahan led Cartersville with a game-high 23 points. Romo Pace followed with 15. Luke Gambill scored 13. Jaeden Scott and Monty Tolbert added six and five points, respectively. The Hurricanes (9-9, 2-4) play at Blessed Trinity Tuesday night. Cass (8-12, 2-4) hosts Hiram Tuesday.