The Cass Colonels turned up the scoring power in the second and third quarters of Tuesday night’s Region 7-AAAAA quarterfinal game with Villa Rica at Kell High School and the result was a 62-57 win and a berth in the state tournament. Villa Rica led 18-12 after the opening eight minutes, but the Colonels outscored the Wildcats 22-11 in the second quarter and 14-8 in the third period to lead 48-37 heading into the fourth quarter. Zaylon Chaney scored 15 of his game-high 25 points in the first half to get the Cass offense rolling. Jordan Ford followed for the Colonels with 11 points. Jaquan Heard and C.J. Pipkin finished with nine each. Braxton Benham, who secured the win with game-sealing free throws with 4.5 seconds remaining, tossed in seven points and Zay Jackson added one point. Xavion Sparks paced Villa Rica with 23 points. Phillip Zachery was next for the Wildcats with 13. Villa Rica, who had beaten Cass twice during the regular season in close results, has its season come to a close with an 18-8 record. The Colonels (15-11) advance to Thursday’s region tournament semifinals at Carrollton High School where they will play the league’s top-seed and 4th-ranked Kell Longhorns (22-4) at 8:30 p.m. Kell eliminated Rome Tuesday night, 91-62. Tuesday’s win for Cass ensures the Colonels will qualify for the Class AAAAA state tournament regardless of their outcome in games Thursday and Friday. Those games will, however, determine seeding for Cass in the state playoffs. LADY COLONELS FALL TO VILLA RICA The Cass girls struggled offensively Tuesday night and fell to Villa Rica for the third time this season to have their season end at Kell High School in the Region 7-AAAAA quarterfinals. Villa Rica, who improved to 21-5 on the season, took a 15-10 lead after one quarter, led 31-17 at halftime, and extended their advantage to 41-23 after three quarters. The loss ends the Lady Colonels’ season with a 17-9 mark. “I’m very proud of the girls. We really grew as a team this year,” said a disappointed Cass head coach Burt Jackson following the game. “We just struggled with our shot tonight. Villa Rica hurt us on the boards and we turned the ball over too much tonight.” WOODLAND GIRLS FALL TO UNBEATEN KELL The Woodland Lady Cats had their season come to a close Tuesday night in a 59-32 Region 7-AAAAA quarterfinal game at Kell. The win by 2nd-ranked Kell keeps the Lady Longhorns unbeaten this season at 26-0. Jamiah Gregors, Crystal Henderson, and Jada Green led Kell with 16, 12, and 11 points, respectively. Kell led 11-6 after one quarter, 35-13 at the intermission, and 55-19 through three quarters. Jordan Thompson scored 12 to lead Woodland. Carli Clymer followed with 10 points. Gracie Styles chipped in four points. Ansley Evans, Abigail Taylor, and Callie Jones added two each. The Lady Cats finished the season with a 5-21 mark.

The Atlanta Falcons announced Monday that they are cutting ties with former Adairsville High and Clemson University star Vic Beasley. As a result, Beasley will become an unrestricted free agent March 18. Beasley led the NFL in sacks in the Falcons’ run to Super Bowl LI, but his production has not matched that success over the past three seasons. The Clemson All-American was the overall No. 8 pick in the first round of the NFL draft in 2015. He had eight sacks this past season for Atlanta as the Falcons started the year 1-7, finished 7-9, and missed the playoffs.

High school region tournament action got underway Monday for four of the local teams and the Cartersville girls and Woodland girls picked up wins to advance in their respective tournaments. The Adairsville girls and the Woodland boys lost their tournament openers and had their 2019-20 seasons come to a close. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 51, LAGRANGE 46 Cio Seigler led Cartersville with 12 points while teammates Ariana Cochran and Campbell Rogers chipped in nine points each in a 51-46 win over LaGrange Monday night at Cedartown High School. The Lady Canes trailed 9-6 after one quarter and were behind 18-17 at halftime before taking a 36-29 lead by the end of the third quarter. Jakayah Draughn scored six points for Cartersville. Naijah Evans followed with five. Jada Cunningham and Jamiya Moore added four points each. The Cartersville girls (11-14) will play third-seeded Sandy Creek (14-10) Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at LaGrange High School in the Region 5-AAAA quarterfinals. The winner of Wednesday’s game will earn a spot in the state tournament. WOODLAND GIRLS 62, PAULDING COUNTY 45 The Lady Cats topped visiting Paulding County for the third time this season Monday night to earn a trip to Tuesday’s Region 7-AAAAA quarterfinals. The Lady Cats were led by a trio of players in double-figure scoring. Jordan Thompson paced Woodland with 17 points, including nine in the final period. Carli Clymer followed with 16 and Morgan Cooper scored 12. Gracie Styles chipped in eight more points in the victory. Woodland (5-20) will play at top-seeded Kell (25-0) Tuesday night at 6 p.m. HARALSON COUNTY 58, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 34 In an opening round Region 6-AAA Tournament game at North Murray High School in Chatsworth, the Lady Tigers fell to Haralson County Monday night, 58-34. The two teams were knotted at 8-8 after one quarter and Haralson County took a 27-19 lead to the intermission. The Lady Rebels then outscored Adairsville 19-2 in the third quarter to take control of the contest. Haralson County (7-18) advance to play fifth-seeded Calhoun Tuesday night at 7 p.m. back at North Murray. The season comes to a close for the Lady Tigers. They finish with a 5-21 mark. ROME 62, WOODLAND BOYS 58 In a close contest throughout, the visiting Wolves edged the Woodland boys Monday night, 62-58. Woodland led 16-12 after one quarter, but Rome held leads of 32-26 and 49-43 at the next two quarter stops on their way to a four-point victory although the host Wildcats had the game tied at 54-all with 2:47 remaining. Rome managed to convert enough free throws down the stretch to hold off the Wildcats. DiAnthony Heathcock finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks for the Wildcats in their loss. Harlin Morris contributed 13 points. Jaden Johnson added eight. Rome (5-19) advances to play at top-seeded Kell Tuesday night in the Region 7-AAAAA tournament quarterfinals. The Wildcats season closes with a 2-24 record.

The recent warmer temperatures had a Spring feel so it was only fitting that the 2020 college baseball and softball seasons got underway this past weekend for some of our local athletes from Bartow County. But don’t let the weather fool you. Basketball season continues as we roll into February and local players continue to shine on hardwood floors across the country and a pair of locals made marks with their track and field teams at indoor meets. BASEBALL Levi Ayers (Georgia Highlands So., Cartersville) — Ayers allowed four runs but none were earned in two-thirds of an inning Saturday in a 9-7 win over Chattanooga State. Ayers had two strikeouts, allowing two hits and a walk in his first action of the 2020 season. Clifton Dempsey (Toccoa Falls Sr., Cartersville) — Dempsey got off to a scorching hot start to his 2020 campaign, racking up seven hits across his first three games. The senior shortstop started off the season with two hits and two walks in a 16-5 loss to Truett McConnell Tuesday. His team bounced back to sweep a Saturday doubleheader with Johnson 11-9 and 13-4. In the opening win, Dempsey finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs. In the second, Dempsey, who hit leadoff all three games, went 3-for-5 with three runs scored. Carrington Evans (Augusta Jr., Cartersville) — Evans had a hit or a run scored in each of his team's first three games of the season. Unfortunately for Augusta, those all wound up being defeats — none of which actually ended in nine innings. Evans was 0-for-4 in Friday's opener, an 11-1, eight-inning loss to Alabama-Huntsville. He finished 2-for-5 with a run Saturday, but UAH rallied for a 3-1 win in 10 innings. In Saturday's finale, Evans ended up 0-for-3 but did cross the plate in a 9-4 defeat in seven innings. Lane Griffith (West Georgia Sr., Adairsville) — Griffith had a solid first game at the dish, but he went 0-for-2 in the final two tilts of West Georgia's season-opening series against Eckerd this past weekend. In a 12-5 win in Saturday's opener, Griffith was 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored. West Georgia won the nightcap 6-4 but dropped Sunday's finale 11-1. Harrison Osborn (Point Jr., Cartersville) — Osborn pitched four solid innings to help Point finish off a sweep of Pikeville to open the year. Pitching in his home county with the series being played at LakePoint, Osborn limited Pikeville to two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk on 54 pitches. He was replaced to begin the top of the fifth with Point leading 7-2 in an eventual 7-3 win. Cohen Wilbanks (Lee Fr., Cartersville) — Wilbanks made his collegiate debut in the series finale of Lee's opening set of games Sunday versus Urbana. Wilbanks came on as a defensive replacement, catching the last inning of a 15-7 win, which capped off a three-game sweep. PRO BASKETBALL Elijah Robinson (Atenas Cordoba, Argentina; Excel Christian) — Robinson paced his team with 17 points in a 101-76 loss to Obras Thursday. Atenas rebounded to earn an 83-75 win over Hispano Sunday. In the victory, Robinson narrowly missed a double-double, securing 10 rebounds but totaling just nine points. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Jacquez Fountain (Albany Tech Fr., Cass) — Fountain finished with a team-high 17 points, but his team fell 79-62 to South Georgia Wednesday. He added two rebounds and an assist in the defeat. Saturday, Albany Tech bounced back with a victory over Southern Crescent Tech. Fountain again led the way with 22 points to go with seven rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block. Ashton Hagans (Kentucky So., Cartersville native) — Hagans chipped in with 12 points, six assists, four rebounds and two steals in a midweek victory over Vanderbilt. However, he struggled Saturday in a matchup with Auburn, finishing with five points, three assists and six turnovers in a road loss. Whitney Harris (Toccoa Falls So., Woodland) — Harris had nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals across three games this past week, as her team went 1-2. Harris had her best performance Friday at Judson College, where she scored seven points with six rebounds in a 68-67 overtime win. Evan Lee (Northland Fr., Excel Christian) — Lee played nine minutes but scored five points and had one assist in a 96-84 loss to Central Lakes Wednesday. Kimora McClinic (Middle Georgia State Jr., Cartersville) — McClinic finished with three points and an assist in a 74-57 win over Blue Mountain Thursday. She was scoreless, though, in a 65-60 loss to eighth-ranked Bethel Saturday. Coriana McDaniel (Andrew Fr., Adairsville) — McDaniel had one rebound apiece in her team's two games this week — a 61-42 win over Southern Crescent Tech and a 60-32 loss to Georgia Highlands College. Kyla Michienzi (Piedmont R-Fr., Cass) — Piedmont had just one game this past week, a 73-42 romp past Agnes Scott. In the win, Michienzi had four points, three steals and an assist. Jana Morning (Berry Jr., Cass) — Morning struggled with her shot Friday against Rhodes, hitting just 3 of 16 field-goal attempts, but she still produced a solid final line of 12 points, six rebounds, six assists and two steals in a 64-58 loss. She bounced back in a big way Sunday, finishing 8-for-10 from the floor en route to 19 points in an 88-65 win over Hendrix. Morning added six assists, two rebounds and two steals in the victory. Josie Summerville (North Park So., Adairsville) — Summerville totaled 11 points and 15 rebounds, as North Park split its two games this past week. She had 10 boards in a 77-64 win over Illinois Wesleyan but fouled out of a 63-59 loss to North Central. Darius Thrower (Truett McConnell Sr., Excel Christian) — Thrower put together two of his best performances of the season this week, but he still couldn't help the unlucky Bears from their 15th and 16th consecutive losses. Thrower had 17 points and five rebounds against Tennessee Wesleyan Thursday, and he finished with 16 points and three boards versus Montreat. He shot a combined 11-for-24 from the field and 9-for-17 from 3-point range across both games. Alexis Ware (Piedmont Fr., Cass) — Ware posted two points and two rebounds in Tuesday's straight-forward victory. Nakiyah Washington (Piedmont Fr., Adairsville) — Washington saw just eight minutes against Agnes Scott, but she filled up the scoresheet in the abbreviated stint. She had six points, three steals, two rebounds and two assists. Carrod Watson (North Georgia Sr., Woodland) — Watson managed just one rebound in six minutes against Young Harris Thursday, but North Georgia eked out an 89-88 win. He had two points, three rebounds, an assist and a block in an 83-76 loss to Aiken Saturday. SOFTBALL Paris Poston (Columbus State So., Cartersville) — It wasn't a great opening weekend for Poston or her team, as she went 1-for-10 at the plate and the Cougars dropped their first four games — two each to Lenoir-Rhyne and Catawba. TRACK AND FIELD Terry Berdin (Reinhardt So., Cartersville) — Berdin finished seventh in the men's 200-meter dash with a time of 23.49 seconds Saturday at the Tiger Indoor Invitational in Sewanee, Tennessee. Parker Breedlove (Reinhardt Fr., Cartersville) — Breedlove placed fifth in the men's 3000-meter run at the Tiger Indoor Invitational, finishing in just over 10 minutes. Report contributed by Nicholas Sullivan, The Daily Tribune News

Youth recreation basketball results from the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department and the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department. This report includes games submitted from January 27 through February 1. January 27 6U at Upper Aubrey Street Gym WOMACK 8, WITT 6 WOMACK: Pierce Bearden, Gray Womack, Aiden Bradley, Hattie Anne Villareal 2 each WITT: Evan Morneault 4; Sammie Marie Adams 2 10U at Upper Aubrey Street Gym PARKER 25, CROWDER 24 PARKER: Emory Weaver 11; Zack Parker, Brody Jones, Bryce Barkley 4 each; Colton Dunagan 3 CROWDER: Corbin Mullinax 8; Chase Crowder 6; DeCailyn Williams 4; William Phillips, Cohen Pendergrass 2 each January 28 8U at Upper Aubrey Street Gym STEPP 12, VAUGHN 4 STEPP: Hunter Campbell, Camden Jones 4 each; Elias Carter, Max Stepp 2 each VAUGHN: Noah Leffew, Bowen Hardy 2 each PRESSLEY 19, MARROW 8 PRESSLEY: Easton Raines 6; Aden Warfield 4; Walker Phillips 3; Henry Culverhouse, Tate McGill, Jacob Thompson 2 each MARROW: Blake Fortsie 6; James Cavender 2 January 31 8U Boys at Houston Suggs Youth Facility THUNDER 34, CELTICS 18 THUNDER: Jerrell Gibson 16; Brantlee Padgett 8 CELTICS: Peter Benes 6; Charles Perkins 4 KNICKS 28, WARRIORS 14 KNICKS: Dametrius Wynn, Noah Rogers 6 each; Daieson Moore, Jazir Trimble 5 each WARRIORS: Jordan Johnson 5; Hayes Herndon 3 HAWKS 8, GRIZZLIES HAWKS: Axel Cortez 7; Walker Harris 1 GRIZZLIES: Braylan Green 5; Alfonso Law Jr. 2 17U Girls at Old Cass HS LIBERTY 32, MYSTICS 14 LIBERTY: Layne Callan 12; Sienna Cramer-Smith, Lamaya Matthew, Mallory Smith, Sarah Smith 5 each MYSTICS: Taff Bradley 6; Hayley Dillow 4; Kelsey Gleason, Kylie Perine 2 each MYSTICS 32, GORDON CO. 9 MYSTICS: Taff Bradley 16; Hayley Dillow 8; Kelsey Gleason 4; Chelsea Bates, Summer Patterson 2 each GORDON: Breanna Renner 4; Chelsey Parker 3 February 1 6U at Cartersville Primary School Gym MITCHAM 14, BENSON 4 MITCHAM: Micah Mitcham 8; Hayes Burris, Clayton Forbes 4 each; Isla Fultz 2 BENSON: Bryson Velez, Aiden Solomon 2 each MORRIS 4, COCHRAN 2 MORRIS: Trenton Hemhill 4 Cochran: Jaezlyn Winston 2 WOMACK 6, SITO 0 WOMACK: Pierce Bearden 4; Macklin Turner 2 BULLOCK 18, HUNT 2 BULLOCK: Alek Higgins 10; Mason Finley 4; Owen Morneault 2 HUNT: Henley Startup 2 8U at Cartersville Primary School Gym ALLAN 12, DEAN 10 ALLAN: Elijah Garrett 6; Khimahri Florent 4; Brenden Knott 2 DEAN: Jordan Cooley 3; Carter Harris, Emory Harris, Jude Hamilton 2 each; Zakiyah Taylor 1 STEPP 19, MARROW 7 STEPP: Hunter Campbell 8; Elias Carter 4; Camden Jones, Max Stepp, Joshua Murphy 2 each; Ansley Nguyen 1 MARROW: Kaydin Adams 4; Dylan Pearce 1 VAUGHN 21, PRESSLEY 6 VAUGHN: Easton Stephens 9; Noah Leffew 8; Henry Scofield, Bowen Hardy 2 each PRESSLEY: Walker Phillips 3; Aden Warfield 2; Tate McGill 1 8U Girls at Manning Mill STARS 18, FEVER 6 STARS: Isabelle Tummins 5; Carly Adams 4; Ava Hames, Alyson Mitchell, Knelee Powell, Jarah Thorne 2 each; Daniah Hill 1 FEVER: Tatum Taylor 3; Riley West 2; Teddi Conduff 1 10U Girls at Manning Mill STORM 19, FEVER 13 STORM: Rakhia Pace 13; Marrya Diamond, Ansley Hammond, Khyla Scott 2 each FEVER: Samantha Gough 13 LYNX 20, DREAM 10 LYNX: Raelyn Walden 8; McKenzie Wilkie 6; Blakely Morris 4; Shaniya Ray 2 DREAM: Addy Bassett 7; Kyle Miles 2; Milayah Bryant 1 SUN 21, MYSTICS 2 SUN: Camryn Hosea 8; Bianca Jackson, Bella King, Isabella Smith 4; Jabryanna harris 1 MYSTICS: Eviee Cunningham, Jaida Harris 1 each SPARKS 30, LIBERTY 14 SPARKS: Lakiaya Banks 13; Ella Rogers 8; Kaymin Arrants 7; Faith Sumner 2 LIBERTY: Taryn Bradley, Bayley Stanley 4 each; Ashlynn Durden, Dejaih Farmer, Lily Powell 2 each 10U at Upper Aubrey Street Gym BURSON 30, PARKER 28 BURSON: Brayden King 15; Reid Henson 11 PARKER: Brody Jones 8; Zack Parker 6; Colton Dunagan 5 SITO 26, BRIDGMAN 24 SITO: William Hewlett 8; Jayden Winston, Camden Frost 7 each BRIDGMAN: Ayden Miles 15 CROWDER 28, HUNT 8 CROWDER: Corbin Mullinax 14; Chase Crowder 8 HUNT: Price Startup 4 10U Boys at Houston Suggs Youth Facility CAVS 27, SUNS 12 CAVS: Preston Hazelwood 12; Braxton Elrod 7; Cade Baker 4 SUNS: Hilton Wade 8 HORNETS 32, ROCKETS 11 HORNETS: Jaylon Watkins, Tyrie Glunt 11 each; Kayden Blackwell 4 ROCKETS: Isaiah Craig 5; Jackson Jarrett 4 THUNDER 46, HEAT 24 THUNDER: Cooper Melvin 14; Jorian Bailey 11; Christen McClendon 9 HEAT: Jeremy Dent Jr. 11; Carter Callan 5; Daren Moore, Malakai Keita 4 each HAWKS 30, CELTICS 20 HAWKS: K.J. Smith 11; Westin Barfield 9; Prestin Smith 8 CELTICS: River Wade 7; Jaylon Fields 5; Brant Rutledge 4 SPURS 36, KNICKS 10 SPURS: Drew Nida, Christopher Moore 12 each KNICKS: Nigel Whitaker 8 12U Girls at Manning Mill CALHOUN 16, DREAM 9 CALHOUN: G. Harris, E. Mullins 6 each DREAM: Abby George, Maddox Key, Saniah McClendon, Azariah Richards 2 each; Ashlyn Baines 1 12U at J.H. Morgan Gym ADAMS 50, McCARDLE 33 ADAMS: Brayden Channell 16; Adam Reed, Andrew Lutjens 10 each; Cooper Adams 9 McCARDLE: Thomas Peters 11; Clayton McArdle 9 EZELL 51, BRIDGMAN 48 EZELL: Reed Ezell 19; Landon Gore 11; Will Bishop 7 BRIDGMAN: Joshua Baer 13; Zeke Covington 11; Andrew Buffington 8 BRUMLOW 58, MITCHAM 49 BRUMLOW: Cameron Hill 17; Ryder Flemons 14; Cooper Brumlow 13 MITCHAM: Asa Mitcham 15; Noah Pogue 14; Bear McWhorter 8 17U Girls at Houston Suggs Youth Facility MYSTICS 25, DREAM 11 MYSTICS: Chelsea Bates, Taff Bradley 6 each; Hayley Dillow, Trinity McClendon 4 each DREAM: Raelin Faulkner 6; Allie Atkins 3 Youth and adult recreation basketball results presented by Trophy Showroom. All information is provided by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association.

The 2020 high school region basketball tournament schedules for local teams. Region 7AAAAA Girls Monday (2/3) At Woodland-Cartersville #8 Woodland-Cartersville (4-20) vs. #9 Paulding County (1-24), 6:00 Tuesday (2/4) At Kell #4 Villa Rica (20-5) vs. #5 Cass (17-8), 3:00 #1 Kell (25-0) vs. #8 Woodland/#9 Paulding County winner, 6:00 At Carrollton #3 Rome (18-7) vs. #6 Hiram (13-12), 6:00 #2 Carrollton (16-9) vs. #7 East Paulding (5-20), 7:30 Thursday (2/6) At Carrollton #2 Carrollton vs. #3 Rome/#6 Hiram winner, 4:00 #1 Kell/#8 Woodland/#9 Paulding winner vs. #4 Villa Rica/#5 Cass winner, 7:00 Friday (2/7) Consolation: 4:00 Championship: 7:00 Region 7AAAAA Boys Monday (2/3) At Woodland-Cartersville #8 Rome (4-19) vs. #9 Woodland-Cartersville (2-23), 7:30 Tuesday (2/4) At Kell #4 Villa Rica (18-7) vs. #5 Cass (14-11), 4:30 #1 Kell (21-4) vs. #8 Rome/#9 Woodland winner, 7:30 At Hiram #3 Carrollton (18-7) vs. #6 Paulding County (15-10), 6:00 #2 Hiram (19-6) vs. #7 East Paulding (8-17), 7:30 Thursday (2/6) At Carrollton #2 Hiram/#7 East Paulding winner vs. #3 Carrollton/#6 Paulding County winner, 5:30 #1 Kell/#8 Rome/#9 Woodland winner vs. #4 Villa Rica/#5 Cass winner, 8:30 Friday (2/7) At Carrollton Consolation: 5:30 Championship: 8:30 Region 5-AAAA Girls Monday (2/3) At Cedartown #6 Cartersville (10-14) vs. #7 LaGrange (7-18), 6:00 Wednesday (2/5) At LaGrange #4 Cedartown (10-10) vs. #5 Chapel Hill (11-14), 4:00 #3 Sandy Creek (14-10) vs. #6 Cartersville/#7 LaGrange winner, 7:00 Friday (2/8) At Sandy Creek #2 Central-Carroll (20-5) vs. #3 Sandy Creek/#6 Cartersville/#7 LaGrange winner, 4:00 #1 Troup (22-0) vs. #4 Cedartown/#5 Chapel Hill winner, 7:00 Saturday (2/9) At Sandy Creek Consolation: 3:00 Championship: 6:00 Region 5-AAAA Boys Monday (2/3) At Cedartown #6 Cedartown (11-10) vs. #7 Central-Carroll (11-14), 7:30 Wednesday (2/5) At LaGrange #4 Troup (11-11) vs. #5 Cartersville (8-12), 5:30 #3 LaGrange (18-7) vs. #6 Cedartown/#7 Central winner, 8:30 Friday (2/8) At Sandy Creek #2 Chapel Hill (18-7) vs. #3 LaGrange/#6 Cedartown/#7 Central winner, 5:30 #1 Sandy Creek (21-4) vs. #4 Troup/#5 Cartersville winner, 8:30 Region 6AAA Girls At North Murray Monday (2/3) #8 Adairsville (5-20) vs. #9 Haralson County (6-17), 6:00 Tuesday (2/4) #6 Murray County (9-16) vs. #7 LFO (8-17), 4:00 #5 Calhoun (15-10) vs. #8 Adairsville/#9 Haralson County, 7:00 Thursday (2/6) #3 Coahulla Creek (18-5) vs. #6 Murray County/#7 LFO, 4:00 #4 North Murray (12-13) vs. #5 Calhoun/#8/#9, 7:00 Friday (2/7) #2 Sonoraville (19-6) vs. #3 Coahulla Creek/#6/#7 LFO, 4:00 #1 Ringgold (17-7) vs. #4 North Murray/#5 Calhoun/#8/#9, 7:00 Saturday (2/8) Consolation: 3:00 Championship: 6:00 Region 6AAA Boys At North Murray Monday (2/3) #8 Ringgold (6-18) vs. #9 Haralson County (3-22), 7:30 Tuesday (2/4) #6 Adairsville (10-14) vs. #7 Coahulla Creek (9-15), 5:30 #5 Sonoraville (11-12) vs. #8 Ringgold/#9 Haralson, 8:30 Thursday (2/7) #3 Murray County (18-6) vs. #6 Adairsville/#7 Coahulla Creek, 5:30 #4 Calhoun (15-9) vs. #5 Sonoraville/#8 Ringgold/#9 Haralson, 8:30 Friday (2/8) #2 LFO (21-4) vs. #3 Murray County/#6/#7, 5:30 #1 North Murray (20-5) vs. #4 Calhoun/#5 Sonoraville/#8/#9, 8:30 Saturday (2/9) Consolation: 4:30 Championship: 7:30

The Cartersville High School wrestling team had six individuals win their respective weight classes Saturday at the Region 5-AAAA Traditional Tournament at LaGrange. Tyler Earick (113 pounds) and Jabril Williams (160) repeated as region champs. They were joined by Giles Turner (120), Rashun Hurst (195), Collin Buffaloe (220) and Shadre Hurst (285) who will all be top seeds at the state sectionals in Perry. Cartersville also won six of its seven third-place bouts. Eoin Neal (126), Joshua Alvarez (132), Brady Jenkins (145), Lyle Forristall (152), Rashar Locklear (170) and Rashad Hurst (182) each won their final match. The lone fourth-place qualifier for the Canes was Caiden Tanner at 106 pounds.

The Woodland High School wrestling team had all fourteen wrestlers finish in the top three places of their respective weight divisions Saturday as the Wildcats won the 2020 Region 7AAAAA Traditional Tournament at Carrollton. Woodland had six first place winners, six region runners-up, and a pair of third place winners. Cass, competing at the same region tournament, finished second with four weight division champions and three competitors to finish second. Two other Colonels placed fourth. Woodland finished with 270.5 team points. Cass was next with 153. Carrollton (140.5), Kell (123), and Hiram (116) rounded out the top five teams. The State Sectionals will be next weekend at Alexander High School and the GHSA State Traditional Championship Tournament begins Thursday, February 13 at the Macon Centreplex. Complete Region 7AAAAA results by weight class:

The Adairsville High School wrestling team results from the Region/Area 4AAA Traditional Tournament. 1st Angel Banda (113) James Standridge (132) Dalton Cornett (160) 2nd Jaxson Owens (106) Austin Dudley (126) James Jolly (195) 3rd Isaac Linley (120) Adam Martin (138) Brendan Luginbuhl (152) 4th Tommy Faulk (145) Owen Henry (170) Evan Henry (182) Defending champion Sonoraville won the tournament with 299.5 points. Adairsville was second with 194. Calhoun placed third with 160 and Coahulla Creek finished fourth with 155 points. The GHSA State Traditional Sectionals are next weekend at South Forsyth and the Championship Tournament begins Thursday, February 13 at the Macon Centreplex.

The Cartersville girls and boys basketball teams wrapped up the 2019-20 regular season and celebrated their seniors at The Storm Center Saturday with a pair of outstanding efforts. The Canes defeated the visiting Troup Tigers 76-70 behind a 29-point effort by Kolbe Benham and the Lady Canes took the unbeaten Lady Tigers to the wire before falling 35-31. The Cartersville boys led 16-10 after one quarter, 33-19 at the intermission, and 54-42 heading into the final eight minutes before holding off the Tigers for a six-point win. In addition to Benham’s contributions, Micah Tart and Amarai Orr followed with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Kyler Johnson scored seven points. Marquail Coaxum finished with six. Robert Novak had five points and Kam Callahan added two for the Hurricanes. K.J. Tucker scored 24 points to lead Troup (11-11, 5-7). Gabe Cofield added 23 for the Tigers. The win by Cartersville (8-12, 4-8) earns the No. 5-seed in the Region 5-AAAA Tournament next week and keeps the Canes out of a Monday play-in game. The Canes will open tournament play Wednesday at LaGrange High School in a rematch against the Troup Tigers. TROUP 35, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 31 The Troup County girls finished off a 22-0 regular season Saturday at The Storm Center with a win over Cartersville, but it didn’t come easily. Despite not scoring in the second quarter, the Lady Canes almost chased down the visiting Lady Tigers down the stretch. The game was tied 10-10 after one quarter before Troup took a 24-10 lead in the second quarter. The Tigers extended their lead to 30-12 through three quarters before Cartersville outscored them 19-5 in the final period. Alexcia Murphy led Troup with 14 points. Ambert Gilbert scored eight. Ariana Cochran led Cartersville with 11 points. Naijah Evans followed with six. Jada Cunningham scored five. Lehla Thomas finished with four points. Lexie Henderson and Cio Seigler added three and two points, respectively. Cartersville (10-14, 3-9) will open the Region 5-AAAA Tournament Monday in a play-in game against LaGrange at Cedartown at 6 p.m.

The Georgia Highlands College baseball team opened the 2020 season Friday and Saturday at LakePoint in Emerson with a three-game series sweep of visiting Chattanooga State. Chargers’ head coach Dash O’Neill also collected his 100th career coaching victory during the series. Georgia Highlands won Friday’s season opener 14-4 and completed the series sweep in a doubleheader Saturday winning 9-7 and 11-0. The Chargers pounded out 15 hits in their Friday win paced by Gavin Harmon who was 3-for-5 including a pair of home runs and four RBI. Brandon Prince also homered and was 2-for-4 with three RBI. Joe Sutton, Palmer Sapp, and Omar Daniels each finished with two hits. Ethan Underwood (7 IP, 4ER, 1BB, 1K) picked up the pitching victory for GHC with a complete-game effort. In the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Georgia Highlands built a 9-3 lead through four frames and held on for a two-run win. Trace Twardoski (4 RBI), Max Kops (RBI), and Joe Sutton had two hits each for the Chargers. David Smith homered and finished with four RBI. GHC utilized four pitchers in the win. Conner Perry (2.2 IP, 3ER, 4H, 2BB, 3K) started. Dalton Bradford (2 IP, 4ER, 5H, 3BB, 4K), Stevie Szucs (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2K), and Jett Kern (1 IP, 1BB) took the mound for the Chargers. In the series finale’, Georgia Highlands needed only five innings to close out an 11-0 win. Johnny Dow (5 IP, 0R, 3H, 0BB, 2K) tossed a complete-game shutout. Smith finished with three hits and a pair of RBI. Sapp had two hits including a three-run homer. Mickey Maguire (RBI), Trace Twardoski (2 RBI), Bam Thomas (RBI), Prince (RBI), and Harmon added one hit each. Georgia Highlands (3-0) will host a doubleheader Wednesday with Tennessee Wesleyan JV prior to a weekend, three-game series with Volunteer State CC Friday and Saturday. All five games will be at LakePoint.

Youth and adult recreation basketball games played with the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department and the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department January 25-31. January 25 6U at Cartersville Primary School Gym BENSON 8, WOMACK 7 BENSON: Ben Sabaka, Bryson Velez 4 each WOMACK: Pierce Bearden 3; Gray Womack, Case Pettit 2 each COCHRAN 9, WITT 5 COCHRAN: Naveah Lyons 5; Jaezlyn Winston, King Richards 2 each WITT: Sammie Marie Adams 3; Caleb Jones 2 QUANT 9, MORRIS 6 QUANT: Sa’vion Hamilton 5; Ethan Hamilton, Sawyer White 2 each MORRIS: Trenton Hemphill 5; Levi Morris 1 MITCHAM 17, SITO 0 MITCHAM: Clayton Forbes 6; Tate Warlick 4; Micah Mitcham 3; Hayes Burris, Charlie Phillips 2 each. 8U at Cartersville Primary School Gym ALLAN 27, VAUGHN 4 ALLAN: Elijah Garrett 9; Brenden Knott, Luke Allan 8 each; Gabriel Garrett 2 VAUGHN: Noah Leffew 2; Landon Buchanan, Easton Stephens 1 each STEPP 20, BULLOCK 2 STEPP: Hunter Campbell 10; Elias Carter 6; Camden Jones, Joshua Howell 2 each BULLOCK: Alek Higgins 2 PRESSLEY 12, DEAN 12 (tie) PRESSLEY: Easton Raines 8; Walker Phillips, Jacob Thompson 2 each DEAN: Xyaire Black 7; Jordan Cooley 3; Emory Harris 2 MARROW 18, HUNT 10 MARROW: Blake Fortsie 8; Gatlin Nelson 4; Dylan Pearce 3; Morgan St. Pillip 2; Beckett Nichols 1 HUNT: Henley Startup 8; Anthony Hunt 2 12U at J.H. Morgan Gym EZELL 46, MITCHAM 37 EZELL: Reed Ezel 17; Will Bishop 11 MITCHAM: Asa Mitcham 21; Noah Pogue 12 BRUMLOW 39, ADAMS 37 BRUMLOW: Cameron Hill 13; Luke Parker 10 ADAMS: Brayden Channell 10; James Lee 7 BRIDGMAN 40, McCARDLE 24 BRIDGMAN: Joshua Baer 12; Griffin Woodall 10 McCARDLE: Thomas Peters 15; Daeshun Ross 6 HORN 40, TOWLER 36 HORN: Jack Graves 19; Drew Perry 8 TOWLER: Adam Lynn 12; Malachi Towler 5 January 27 6U at Cartersville Primary School Gym COCHRAN 4, BENSON 3 COCHRAN: Zechariah Sturdivant, King Richards 2 each BENSON: Bryson Velez 3 8U at Cartersville Primary School Gym DEAN 9, HUNT 2 DEAN: Jude Hamilton 4; Xyaire Black 2; Zakiyah Taylor 1 HUNT: Anthony Hunt 2 12U at J.H. Morgan Gym EZELL 46, ADAMS 41 EZELL: Will Bishop 14; Reed Ezell, Logan Buchanon 10 each ADAMS: Cooper Adams 16; Adam Reed 8; Walker Cooney 7 BRIDGMAN 41, MITCHAM 30 BRIDGMAN: Griffin Woodall 9; Joshua Baer, Payton MacDonald 8 each MITCHAM: Asa Mitcham 20 Adult Basketball at J.H. Morgan Gym LANETT PANTHERS 50, KAWHI ME A RIVER 44 LANETT: Kenny Pierson, Gordon Gray 12 each; Justin Reed 11 KMAR: Trez Harrell 23; Rod Mathews 10 THE BEARDS 46, THE HAWKS 42 BEARDS: Kyle Lundgren 12; Greg Gore 9; Nathan Burlison 7 HAWKS: Ben Bridges 12; Rhett Kirby 6; Jason Beck, Zach Tasker 5 each January 28 6U at Cartersville Primary School Gym MITCHAM 6, MORRIS 6 (tie) MITCHAM: Micah Mitcham 6 MORRIS: Craig Smalls, Levi Morris, Trenton Hemphill 2 each QUANT 22, SITO 4 QUANT: Dominic Pressley, Ethan Hamilton 6 each; Sa’vion Hamilton 4 SITO: Olivia Sito, Bryce Rogers 2 each 8U at J.H. Morgan Gym BULLOCK 14, ALLAN 8 BULLOCK: Alek Higgins, Jae’ven Davenport 4 each; Mason Finley 3; Owen Morneault 2; Cici Bullock 1 ALLAN: Elijah Garrett 4; Brenden Knott, Riley Colburn 2 12U at J.H. Morgan Gym BRUMLOW 49, McCARDLE 21 BRUMLOW: Cameron Hill, Ryder Flemons 9 each; Davis Waddell 8 McCARDLE: Thomas Martin 7; Carter Rice 6 Adult Basketball at J.H. Morgan Gym TOYO ALL STARS 61, THE BEARDS 59 TOYO: Justin Price 21; Josh Christian 13 BEARDS: Kyle Lundgren, Stephen Maddox 16 each; Greg Gore 12 CTC ALUMNI 101, SUMMER HILL ORANGE 72 CTC ALUM: Ryan Davis 36; A.J. Mosby 24; T.J. Horton, Cade Archer 11 each SUMMER HILL: Justice Hayes 25; Marc Pilcher 21 January 29 10U Boys at LakePoint THUNDER 43, SPURS 29 THUNDER: Jorian Bailey 18; Christen McClendon 10 SPURS: Drew Nida 12; Christopher Moore, Westin Wilson 5 each HAWKS 38, BUCKS 24 HAWKS: KJ Smith 15; Chad Waller 12 BUCKS: Kameron Hosey 12; Presley Young 8 12U Girls at LakePoint LIBERTY 20, GORDON 17 LIBERTY: Jayda Cothran, Summerlyn Smith 8 each GORDON: Addison Short 6 14U Boys at LakePoint HAWKS 48, LAKERS 36 HAWKS: Brayden Graber 24; Malachi Joiner 10 LAKERS: Caden Goff 16; Watters Zimari 8 HEAT 61, WARRIORS 37 HEAT: Sahaj Patel 30; Nasir Jackson 15 WARRIORS: Adrian Whatley 26; Mason Mize 7 BUCKS 45, ROCKETS 28 BUCKS: Dylan Smith 12; Blade Benefield 9 ROCKETS: #13 7, Cooper Swanson, Kadin Morgan 5 each Adult Basketball at J.H. Morgan Gym KRACKERJAX 61, TOYO ALL-STARS 54 KRACKERJAX: Mike Ezell 13; Jay Frazier 12; Mark Ezell 9 TOYO: Chris Brown 21; Josh Christian 17; Eddie Melvin 11 CTC ALUMNI 94, TRILL 73 CTC: Ryan Davis 36; Jeremiah Alston 24; A.J. Mosby 17; Cade Archer 11 TRILL: Rodrick King 20; Quan Martin 18; Chavis Williams 17; Eric Chatmon 10 January 30 8U Girls at Houston Suggs Youth Facility STARS 22, DREAM 12 STARS: Isabelle Tummins 18; Madison Brookshire 4 DREAM: Casslin Garner, Anniston Duckett 6 each SPARKS 10, MYSTICS 6 SPARKS: Shyia Woods 4; Sloan Callan, Brilynn Brown, Carder Brock 2 each MYSTICS: Jayda White 4; Jordan Thigpin 2 10U Girls at Houston Suggs Youth Facility SPARKS 36, FEVER 29 SPARKS: Lakiaya Banks 21; Kaymin Arrants 8 FEVER: Samantha Gough 16 10U Girls at Manning Mill STORM 27, LIBERTY 20 STORM: Rakhia Pace 14; Khyla Scott 4; Rainey Parham 3 LIBERTY: Taryn Bradley 7; Bayley Stanley 4; Ashlynn Durden 3 SUN 25, DREAM 4 SUN: Jabryanna Harris 11; Bella King 10 DREAM: Kylie Miles 4 LYNX 17, MYSTICS 14 LYNX: Raelyn Walden 6; Shaniya Ray, McKenzie Wilkie 4 each MYSTICS: Chikondi Banda, Eviee Cunningham, Jaida Harris 4 each 10U Boys at LakePoint CAVS 40, KNICKS 11 CAVS: Braxton Elrod 14; Preston Hazelwood 11 KNICKS: Kasey Jacobs 9 10U Boys at J.H. Morgan Gym BURSON 31, SITO 27 BURSON: Brayden King 20; Jack Peters 4 SITO: Camden Frost 10; Asher Sito 9 BRIDGMAN 37, HUNT 22 BRIDGMAN: Ayden Miles 17; Fisher Nelson 12 HUNT: Aiden Turner 10 17U Boys at LakePoint NETS 56, HEAT 43 NETS: Ja’Corey Jackson 19; Nehemiah DeRoche, Bryce Waynick 10 each HEAT: Jake Eller 16; Cooper Shane 9 MAGIC 52, LAKERS 50 MAGIC: JT Forsyth, Noah Ford 16 each; Jaiden Avalos 15 LAKERS: Jonah Cooper 19; Dalton Henderson 12 THUNDER 56, HAWKS 52 THUNDER: James Turner 15; Amarian Stenzel, Kendrick Green 9 each HAWKS: Dylan Clayton 20; Clayton Hill 14 Adult Basketball at J.H. Morgan Gym KAWHI ME A RIVER 60, CARTERSVILLE FIRST BAPTIST 55 KMAR: Trez 20; Justin Black 14; Larry Frazier 11; Chris Darden 10 CFB: Tyler Will 14; Asa Williams 11; Craig Lindsay 8 January 31 10U Boys at Manning Mill ROCKETS 24, CELTICS 17 ROCKETS: Jackson Jarrett 10; Hank Barfield, Isaiah Craig, Isaiah Tomlinson 4 each CELTICS: Brant Rutledge 6; River Wade 5; Nathan Woods 4 CLIPPERS 56, SPURS 16 CLIPPERS: Anthony Moreno 24; Theron Cobb Jr 10; Isaiah Moreno 9; Jaden Taylor 5; Trent Cullifer, Solomon James 4 each SPURS: Drew Nida 10; Christopher Moore 4; Ben Nida 2 CAVS 35, BUCKS 32 CAVS: Braxton Elrod, McCayden Hufstetler 11 each; Preston Hazelwood 9 BUCKS: Kameron Hosey 19; Presley Young 8 NOTE: Some games played with BCRD during this window of dates (Jan. 25-31) were reported in an earlier article linked HERE. Youth and adult recreation basketball results presented by Trophy Showroom. All information is provided by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association.