All three local high school softball teams picked up victories Monday night. Cartersville gained a non-region win at home over Darlington. Woodland and Cass collected region wins at home. CARTERSVILLE 10, DARLINGTON 2 Cartersville softball cruised to a 10-2 win Monday over visiting Darlington behind the combined, one-hit pitching of McKinley Chada and Ava Perkins. Chada tossed four innings allowing a pair of unearned runs on one hit and three walks. She fanned five. Perkins struck out the side in the fifth inning to close out the win. Hope Short had two hits and two RBI. Cio Seigler had two hits including a solo home run. Campbell Rogers had a triple and three RBI. AnnaKate McElhaney contributed a hit and one RBI. Madison Lingerfelt added one RBI. With the loss, Darlington remains winless on the season at 0-12. Cartersville (12-11, 6-6) wraps up its regular season slate Wednesday at Adairsville. WOODLAND 14, ROME 2 The Lady Cats overpowered visiting Rome Monday night 14-2 in four innings in a Region 7-AAAAA contest. Woodland scored eight times in the first inning to take an 8-1 lead. Rome posted another run in the third inning and the Lady Cats closed out the contest with a six-run fourth inning. Brianna Hill doubled twice and drove in two runs. Bella Carnes had an inside-the-park, two run home run. Kendyl Hardin doubled with two RBI. Kailey Baker contributed a hit and two RBI. Allyssa Motes (RBI), Hannah Miller (RBI), and Ansley Evans added one hit apiece. Hope Schultz (4 IP, 2ER, 4H, 1BB) picked up the pitching win for Woodland. The loss drops Rome to 2-19 overall and 1-14 in region play. Woodland (13-10, 10-4) travels to Hiram Tuesday and hosts Paulding County Thursday. Both region games are 5:55 p.m. starts. CASS 4, PAULDING COUNTY 1 Lady Colonels’ pitcher Kylee Hembree scattered six hits and four walks Monday night while limiting visiting Paulding County to a single run in a 4-1 Region 7-AAAAA victory. Cass scored single runs in the second and third innings to hold a 2-0 lead through four innings. The Lady Patriots scored their run in the fifth inning and Cass added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth for the 4-1 final score. Rachael Lee (double, RBI) and Haley Smith had two hits each for Cass. Eryn Lee drove in a run with a double. Alexis Woods also contributed a double to the offensive attack. Kaila Carson and Eryn Lee both stole a base. The loss drops Paulding County to 6-15 overall and 4-10 in region action. Cass (11-13, 6-8) closes out the region regular season against the top two teams in the region standings. The Lady Colonels travel to East Paulding Tuesday and hosts Carrollton for senior night Thursday. Both games are 5:55 p.m. starts.

The Bartow County Panthers youth program which participates in the Northwest Georgia Youth Football League completed a four-game sweep of games played Saturday at Woodland High School. This update also includes recent games played among local recreation department teams. 10U BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 32, NORTH GEORGIA COWBOYS 0 Grayson Warmack scored three touchdowns Saturday as the 10U Bartow County Panthers shutout the North Georgia Cowboys 32-0 at Woodland High School in Northwest Georgia Youth Football League action. Warmack had touchdown runs of 40 and 10 yards and caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Clay Hilburn. The 10U Panthers also scored on a 35-yard run by Jake Orton and a five-yard scoring run by Lawson Weeks. Weeks and Micah Pittman added extra point runs for the 32-point total. Note: Jorian Bailey had a pick-six interception return for a touchdown that was nullified for weight restriction advancement of the ball per league rules. In addition to the interception, Deon Winters and Clay Hilburn had fumble recoveries for the 10U Panthers’ defense. The loss drops the North Georgia Cowboys to 0-3 in league play. 10U Bartow improved to 3-0 and is currently tied with Rome and Wallace Park at the top of the D2 standings. The 10U Bartow County Panthers play at the Douglasville TigerCubs Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. 9U BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 29, ROSS LONGHORNS 7 Four different Panthers found paydirt Saturday as the 9U Bartow County Panthers defeated previously unbeaten Ross Longhorns 29-7 at Woodland High School. Bartow opened the scoring in the second quarter and took a 7-0 lead to halftime on a touchdown run by Cooper Melvin and an extra point run by quarterback Trace Hawkins. Kaiden Kent scored on a third quarter run and Hawkins hit Lance Tippett on a two-point conversion pass to extend the Panthers’ lead to 15-0. ​​ In the fourth quarter, Chris McClendon added a scoring run and Bartow completed another two-point pass from Hawkins to Javious Davis. The acrobatic catch by Davis was hauled in by the diving receiver after the pass was tipped. The Panthers added a 48-yard touchdown run by Solomon James to take a 29-0 lead. The Longhorns scored their touchdown in the game’s waining moments. “Our offensive line was outstanding,” said Panthers’ coach Quintin Kent. “Buddy Lilly had a great game with three pancake blocks, but that group made a huge difference today and controlled the line of scrimmage in the second half.” Melvin finished with 54 yards rushing and added 23 receiving yards. Kent totaled 62 yards rushing. James contributed 50 yards rushing. Hawkins had 32 yards and McClendon added 22 yards. Melvin led the 9U Panthers’ defense with 11 tackles. He was followed by Davis with five, James four, McClendon three, Tippett two, and Nathan Woods with two tackles. Kayden Blackwell forced a fumble. The 9U Ross Longhorns dropped to 3-1 on the season. The 9U Panthers are ranked No. 6 in the state in the latest D1 Nation Georgia youth football rankings and lead the NWGYL standings with a 3-0 mark. The Panthers travel Saturday to Douglasville to face the Bill Arp Falcons at 10 a.m. 8U BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 34, ROSS LONGHORNS 12 The 8U Bartow County Panthers evened their NWGYFL record at 2-2 Saturday at Woodland High School with a 34-12 victory over the visiting Ross Longhorns. Landon Smith had over 120 yards rushing and scored on touchdown runs of 45 and 50 yards. Anthony Moreno finished with approximately 80 rushing yards that included a 50-yard scoring jaunt. Gary Douglas contributed a 50-yard touchdown run and more than 80 yards rushing. Douglas also had three PAT runs, while Jaiden Taylor added a 30-yard touchdown scamper for the Panthers. Douglas paced the defensive effort for Bartow with 10 tackles. Taylor and Smith finished with five stops each while Joziah Upshaw, Moreno, and Karsin Darby added three tackles apiece. The loss kept Ross winless in league action at 0-4. The 8U Panthers travel to play the Chattanooga Ravens Saturday at 5 p.m. at Grace Baptist Academy in Chattanooga. 12U BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 34, WINSTON KNIGHTS 0 The 12U Bartow County Panthers won a battle of NWGYFL unbeatens Saturday at Woodland High School to take the top spot in the standings at 3-0. Five different Panthers scored touchdowns as Bartow blanked the Winston Knights, 34-0. Brodie McWhorter, Jacob Ellis, Treshaun Reed, Isaiah Livsey, and Xavier Parker each scored a touchdown for the locals. Meanwhile, the Bartow defense surrendered only six first downs and 105 total yards (76 rushing, 29 passing) as the Panthers rolled up over 300 yards on the ground and almost 100 through the air. “They (Knights) had not been scored upon in their first two league games and they moved the ball early, but our defense clamped down,” commented Panthers’ coach Josh McWhorter Sunday afternoon. “It was really a complete game by our Panthers. The offense started chewing up yardage and the clock. It was our offensive line unit’s best game of the year so far,” he concluded. Livsey finished with 101 yards rushing and a touchdown on 10 carries. Baylon Long followed with 88 rushing yards on 13 attempts. ​​ Jachai Delgado of the 12U Panthers contributed 57 yards on eight carries. Ellis finished with 26 yards and a score on three attempts and Reed had a touchdown and 10 yards on three carries. McWhorter was 5-for-12 passing for 92 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 19 yards and another touchdown on four attempts. Talan Nix caught two passes for 49 yards. Parker had the 24-yard scoring play, and Logan Shrewsbury caught two passes for 19 yards and had a two-point conversion reception. A dozen different 12U Panthers recorded at least one tackle on defense led by Ellis with four tackles, a quarterback sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Livsey had 4.5 tackles and Kelson Mitchell finished with 3.5 stops. Cooper Moon had a pair of tackles. Mason Tompkins and Parker tossed in 1.5 tackles each. Keve Porter and Shrewsbury both had 1.5 tackles and broke up two passes each. Nix made a tackle and had one interception. Treshaun Reed, Davis Waddell, and Bear McWhorter added one tackle each. The loss dropped the Winston Knights to 2-1 in NWGYFL league play. Bartow (4-0, 3-0) travels to play the Chattanooga Ravens Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Grace Baptist Academy. Tuesday, September 17 10U at Dellinger Park CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Nunn) 24, ADAIRSVILLE TIGERS 0 Tyon Coe had 109 yards on eight carries including a pair of touchdowns for Hurricanes (Nunn). Kaleb Holton finished with 19 yards and a touchdown on four attempts while Jaylon Watkins added a 34 yard touchdown run. Timothy Coe led the Hurricanes (Nunn) defense with five tackles including one for loss. Braxton Elrod paced the Tigers’ defense with four tackles and one interception. CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Cagle) 27, CASS COLONELS 6 Jovani Bautista-Jackson scored two touchdowns and totaled 32 yards rushing on three carries for Hurricanes (Cagle). Clint Hosea contributed 45 yards rushing and a touchdown on his two carries and Dixon Lindsey added a 15 yard touchdown carry. Payton Paul led the Hurricanes (Cagle) defense with four tackles including one for loss and an interception. Note: No roster was available for the Cass team. Saturday, September 21 8U at Dellinger Park CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Stepp) 28, CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Canty) 0 Hurricanes (Stepp) got touchdown runs from four different players including runs of 5 yards by Easton Stephens, a 24-yarder by Elijah Garrett, a 45-yarder by Cameron Caldwell, and a 20-yard run by Timi King. Luke Gaines and Stephon Andrade were identified as the top defenders for Hurricanes (Stepp). 10U at Dellinger Park CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (King) 40, CASS BLUE 7 Dustin McConnell had touchdown runs from 35 yards, 60 yards, and 30 yards in the Hurricanes (King) win. He also added a pair of PAT runs. Cooper Reynolds scored on a pair of short quarterback keepers from 4 yards and 2 yards out and Zachary Stiles added a 22 yard touchdown run. Matthew Cook and John Brady Nichols were identified as the top defenders for Hurricanes (King). Cass scored on a 56 yard jaunt by Jacobian Sturgis. Demontre Cochran added the Cass PAT run. Cochran and Tyrie Glunt were named top defenders in the contest. 10U at Dellinger Park CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Cagle) 27, CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (NUNN) 6 Hurricanes (Cagle) scored on an 11 yard touchdown run by Jovani Bautista-Jackson, an eight yard run by Jayden Newman, a five yard run by Clint Hosea, and a three yard run by Cole Henson. Dixon Lindsey also connected with Henson for a PAT pass following the initial scoring play. Drake Bailey and Payton Paul were selected as top defenders for Hurricanes (Cagle). Tyon Coe broke multiple tackles and scored a second quarter touchdown for Hurricanes (Nunn) with a 25 yard run. Jaylon Watkins, Davian Turner, and Coe were named top defenders for Hurricanes (Nunn). 12U at Dellinger Park CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Parker) 18, CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Ezell) 6 Hurricanes (Parker) scored on a first quarter, 30 yard scamper by JaCaiden Leonard, a Luke Parker to Thomas Smith 20 yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, and a five yard quarterback keeper by Parker. Thomas Martin, Adam Reed, and Jordyn Woods were identified as top defenders for Hurricanes (Parker). Maddox Frazier scored the Hurricanes (Ezell) touchdown in the fourth quarter on a five yard run. Korbyn Jarrett and Frazier were named top defenders. Information for the youth football updates provided by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Bartow County Panthers youth football program. The updates are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by Cici's - Beyond Pizza in the Cherokee Place Shopping Center in Cartersville.

Local athletes from all across Bartow County were active in a busy sports week across the nation. The Major League Baseball schedule wrapped up its next-to-final week of the regular season; it was Week 3 of the NFL season; college football has hit full stride; and the college Fall schedules for cross country, volleyball, soccer, and golf are well underway. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SAM HOWARD — Colorado Rockies (6th yr. pro; LHP; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… made relief appearances Friday and Sunday in a series at the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Friday, he was inserted in the fourth inning with the Rockies up 4-3 but no outs and two runners on base. Howard retired pitcher Clayton Kershaw on a sacrifice bunt and then was touched for back-to-back singles by Enrique Hernandez and Max Muncy as the Dodgers took a 5-4 lead. A.J. Pollack then hit a three-run home run, Cody Bellinger walked, and Howard was removed. He was charged with three earned runs. In Sunday’s appearance, he was inserted with two outs in the eighth, gave up a line drive single by Ian Desmond, and was removed in a 7-4 Dodgers win. In 17 MLB appearances this season, Howard is 1-0 with a 7.20 ERA in 15 innings pitched. He was the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes Pitcher of the Year with 42 appearances, a 4-1 record, and a 3.91 ERA in just over 50 innings pitched prior to rejoining the Rockies in September. Colorado is 67-89 with six games remaining. The Rockies close out the season with a three-game series at San Francisco Tuesday through Thursday and a three-game home set with Milwaukee this weekend. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE VIC BEASLEY — Atlanta Falcons (5th yr. pro; OLB/DE; Clemson; Adairsville HS)… made three tackles, two solo, and was credited with a half sack in the Falcons’ 27-24 loss Sunday at the Indianapolis Colts. Atlanta (1-2) hosts the Tennessee Titans this Sunday at 1 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL TERRY BERDIN — Reinhardt University (So., RB, Cartersville HS)… had 10 yards rushing in five carries Saturday with a long run of five yards in the NAIA 8th-ranked Eagles’ 14-12 loss at Keiser University (Fla.). Reinhardt (3-1) will play its final non-Mid-South Conference game Saturday at Kennesaw State. CHRIS BLACKSTON — University of West Georgia (Sr., DB, Adairsville HS)… finished with 10 total tackles including six solo, but the 15th-ranked Wolves lost at home to Albany State 26-14. West Georgia (2-1) begins Gulf South Conference play Saturday in Melbourne, Florida when the Wolves travel to Florida Tech. BRYCE BURGESS — Reinhardt University (So., RB, Adairsville HS)… rushed for 20 yards on three carries including a 12-yard run in the Eagles’ 14-12 loss at Keiser University (Fla.). TREY CREAMER — Fort Scott CC (So., RB, Cartersville HS)… was credited with one tackle in Saturday’s home 27-7 loss to Hutchinson CC. The Greyhounds (2-1, 2-1) host Independence CC this Saturday. JONATHAN CRUZ — UNC-Charlotte (So., PK, Cartersville HS)… made a 24-yard field goal in the second quarter, converted a third quarter PAT, and had three kickoffs for a 34.3 yard average (one went out of bounds) in the 49ers’ 52-10 loss at No. 1 Clemson. Charlotte (2-2) begins Conference USA play Saturday afternoon with a Homecoming game against Florida Atlantic. DALEN CURTIS — Brevard College (Jr., TE, Cartersville HS)… the former high school offensive lineman has now seed action as a fullback and a tight end at the collegiate level. He played some tight end Saturday in the Tornadoes 27-6 home win over Christopher Newport University. Since their opener was cancelled, this was the first game of the year for Brevard (1-0). The Tornadoes travel to Allen University (SC) Saturday night. DADRIAN DENNIS — University of the Cumberlands (Fr., WR, Cartersville HS)… did not get in the box score, but was listed as a participant in the NAIA 14th-ranked Patriots’ 45-14 Thursday night win at home over Webber International University (Fla.). UC (2-0) will host Union College (KY) this Saturday night. MILLER FORRISTALL — University of Alabama (R-Jr., TE, Cartersville HS)… caught a second quarter pass for one yard in the second quarter Saturday during the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide’s 49-7 blowout of visiting Southern Miss. Alabama (4-0) hosts Ole Miss Satuday afternoon. HUNTER HARDIN — Point University (Jr., OL, Woodland HS)… started at right guard Saturday and has played some center for the Skyhawks. Point won for the first time this season at St. Thomas University (Fla.) Saturday, 38-31. Hardin was part of an offensive unit that totaled 263 yards (119 rushing). Point (1-3) entertains NAIA 18th-ranked Bethel University (Tenn.) this Saturday afternoon. GRANT HARRIS — Victor Valley CC (So., LB, Cartersville HS)… had four tackles including two solo and one for a loss, but the Rams lost their home opener to Southwestern CC 41-17 Saturday night. VVCC (1-2) hosts Santa Ana CC this Saturday night. SEAN HOLTON — Davidson College (Jr., DB, Cartersville HS)… saw action in the Wildcats’ 31-29 loss Saturday at Campbell University. The host Camels made a 50-yard field goal with 0:06 remaining after Davidson had taken a 29-28 lead 17 seconds earlier. Davidson (3-1) will try to bounce back from their first loss of the year in two weeks at Morehead State. It will be the Wildcats’ first Pioneer Football League conference game of the year. BRADY JERNIGAN — Maryville College (TN) (Sr., DL, Woodland HS)… made a third quarter tackle Saturday in the Scots’ 31-10 home loss to Hanover College (IN). Maryville (0-3) plays at Brevard College (NC) October 5 to begin play in the USA South Athletic Conference. EMMANUEL JONES — Colorado State University (Jr., DE, Woodland HS)… had seven total tackles, five solo in the Rams’ 41-35 loss to Toledo. CSU (1-3) plays at Utah State Saturday. BRADLEY KIRK — Shorter University (So., S, Cartersville HS)… had two tackles Saturday in the Hawks’ 30-23 loss at Fort Valley State. Shorter (0-3) hosts NCAA D-2 top-ranked Valdosta State this Saturday night. TREVOR LAWRENCE — Clemson University (So., QB, Cartersville HS)… threw a pair of touchdown passes to Tee Higgins — the first was a 58-yarder on his first attempt of the game — as the No. 1-ranked Tigers cruised to a 52-10 win over visiting Charlotte. In limited playing time due to a big early lead, the starter was 7-for-9 for 94 yards before giving way to two backups. Clemson (4-0, 2-0) travels to North Carolina Saturday. JACOB POTTER — Kennesaw State University (So., LS, Adairsville HS)… had five PAT snaps, a snap on a missed field goal attempt, and four punt snaps Saturday in the 6th-ranked Owls’ 35-24 win at Missouri State. KSU (3-1) hosts Reinhardt University this Saturday night. JOHN SCIFERS — University of West Georgia (R-Jr., P, Woodland HS)… punted four times Saturday for a 34-yard average in a 26-14 home loss to Albany State. Scifers had a long punt of 49 yards and one punt was for a touchback. JAKE WALKER — Furman University (Jr., TE, Cartersville, GA, Darlington HS)… saw action in the 15th-ranked Paladins’ 45-10 home victory over Mercer to open Southern Conference play. Furman (2-2, 1-0) travels to East Tenessee State Saturday afternoon. CROSS COUNTRY PARKER BREEDLOVE — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS)… ran 99th overall and seventh for his team as the Eagles placed sixth of 15 colleges and universities at the Atlanta Track Club’s Wingfoot XC Classic Friday night. In the collegiate event won by University of South Alabama, Breedlove completed the 8k course at Sam Smith Park in 29:52. Next for Reinhardt is the Royals XC Challenge in Charlotte, NC October 11. CHEYENNE SPINKS — University of North Georgia (Fr., Woodland HS)… ran fourth for her team and 25th overall at the Wingfoot XC Classic Friday night in Cartersville. The D2 Nighthawks had an impressive third place team finish among the fourteen college and university teams at the Atlanta Track Club event. Only D1 South Alabama and Samford finished ahead of UNG. Spinks completed the 5k in 19:22. North Georgia will run Friday night at the Queen City Invitational in Charlotte, NC. VOLLEYBALL NEDU EVANS — Augusta University (Fr., MH, Cartersville HS)… had four assists in a win over Belmont Abbey last Tuesday and had three digs in a win over Southern Arkansas Saturday. The Jaguars went 4-0 for the week with additional wins over West Alabama and Montevallo. Augusta (9-2) has a home match with Limestone Tuesday night and travels to Shorter Saturday. GRACE HUNTER — Brewton Parker College (Fr., S, Cartersville HS)… was credited with 11 kills, three assists, and two digs last Wednesday in the Barons’ 3-0 win at Agnes Scott. Hunter added five kills, a service ace, and five digs in a loss at Southeastern University Saturday. BPC (2-12) also had losses during the week at Florida College and against Keiser University, but those match sets were not available. The Barons play at Savannah State Monday night, host Agnes Scott Wednesday, and start Southern States Athletic Associaton conference play Friday night at home against University of Mobile and Saturday against Loyola University (La.). SOCCER EMILY COLLUM — Georgia Southwestern University (So., F, Adairsville HS)… played 16 minutes in the first half off the bench last Wednesday as the Hurricanes played Southern Wesleyan to a 3-3 draw. She also came off the bench Saturday for the final 15 minutes of a 2-1 win at Shorter. GSW (2-2-1) hosts Talladega College Wednesday and Albany State Saturday. HAVYN ISAAC — Georgia Military College (Fr., GK, Adairsville HS)… started in net, played the first half, and made saves on both shots on goal as the Bulldogs blanked Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College last Tuesday 6-0. GMC also beat South Georgia State CC 2-1 Saturday (stats not available at the time of publishing). The Bulldogs (4-2-1, 4-1-1 GCAA) travel to Gordon State Tuesday and host Andrew College Friday. KURT MOORE — Birmingham Southern College (Sr., GK, Euharlee, GA, Darlington HS)… made four saves in a 3-2 home loss to Belhaven University Saturday as the Panthers slipped to 3-3-1 for the season. BSC plays at Mississippi University for Women Tuesday night and at Hendrix College (Ark.) Saturday. MARISSA MOWRY — Anderson University (So., MF, Cartersville HS)… started both of the Trojans’ games this past week as they beat Newberry at home 3-1, but lost at Wingate Saturday, 3-0. She played all 45 minutes of the first half Wednesday and logged all 90 minutes of Saturday’s game. Anderson (2-2, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) hosts Lander University Wednesday night and Carson-Newman University Saturday night. MADISON PUTZER — Young Harris College (Jr., MF, Cartersville HS)… subbed in for her twin sister in the 41st minute Saturday and closed out the first half as the Mountain Lions defeated Emmanual (Ga.) 4-2 for their first win of the season. PAYTON PUTZER — Young Harris College (Jr., MF, Cartersville HS)… scored her first two goals of the season as the Mountain Lions defeated previously unbeaten Emmanuel (Ga.) College 4-2 in a non-conference match Wednesday night. Her first goal came in the eighth minute with a shot in the right corner of the net. Putzer’s insurance goal came off a rebound to put YHC up 4-1 in the 61st minute. She had one other shot in the first five minutes but it was wide. The Mountain Lions (1-4) travel to Flagler College Saturday afternoon for a Peach Belt Conference match. COURTNEY RHEA — Berry College (So., MF, Cartersville HS)… played 25 minutes at the beginning of the second half in the Vikings’ 3-0 loss at Covenant College last Tuesday night. Berry also played Bellhaven University to a 1-1 draw Saturday. Berry (5-2-1) plays at Sewanee Saturday afternoon to begin Southern Athletic Association conference action. RUSSELL SHEALY — University of Maryland (R-Fr., GK, Cartersville, GA, Darlington Academy)… made one save in a start and 87 minutes last Monday during a 1-0 win over Villanova. He then made two saves in a 3-1 Big Ten Conference loss at home Saturday to Northwestern. The 25th-ranked Terrapins (3-3, 0-1) host St. John’s Monday and travel to Wisconsin Friday night. GOLF LINDSEY BONNER — York College (Pa.) (So., Cartersville HS)… finished 17th overall and had the fourth best score for her team as the Spartans finished fourth in the 10-team, 36-hole Gettysburg Invitational in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania Saturday and Sunday. Bonner shot rounds of 84-85—169 on the Par-74, 5,830-yard Links at Spring Church in Apollo, Pennsylvania. The tournament was won by Carnegie Mellon. York plays Monday and Tuesday at the Bridgewater Fall Invitational hosted by Bridgewater College (Va.).

Participating in the Raider Ralley Invitational at Southeast Whitfield High School Saturday, the Adairsville volleyball team dropped four matches. The Lady Tigers fell to Dalton 25-12 and 25-10; lost to LaFayette 25-9 and 25-12; lost to Gilmer 25-15 and 25-14; and fell to Christian Heritage 25-8 and 25-18.

Over 130 cross country teams and clubs from the collegiate level to youth runners competed Friday and Saturday at Sam Smith Park in Cartersville in the Atlanta Track Club’s Wingfoot XC Classic. The meet also doubles as the Bartow County Cross Country Championship for the local high schools with the Woodland girls and the Cartersville boys capturing those titles. Woodland’s McKenna Trapheagen ran as an individual Friday night in the Girls Championship Division that included 25 teams and 187 runners. She placed sixth in 18:12 with Hannah Miniutti of Blessed Trinity winning the race in 17:54. Morgan Vaden of St. Pius X was just over two seconds behind to finish as runner-up. The Marist girls team won the Girls Championship Division by 27 points over rival St. Pius X. Auburn (AL) was third, Brentwood (TN) and South Forsyth rounded out the top five. The Cartersville boys were the only local squad to compete in the Boys Championship Division. The field included the top teams in the event with the Hurricanes placing 25th. Harrison won the title followed by Pope, Lambert, South Forsyth, and Walton. Justin Wachtel of Mary Persons won the individual title with a 5k time of 15:11. He beat Harrison’s Sully Shelton and North Hall’s Andrew Jones by two seconds. Junior Bill Archer led Cartersville with a 60th place individual finish in 16:35. Freshman teammate Sidney Stegall was less than a second behind (62nd, 16:36). The remainder of the Canes included sophomore Alex Rios (132nd, 17:26), sophomore Levi Booth (155th, 17:41), senior Max Florence (160th, 17:45), junior Colin McCann (163rd, 17:48), and junior Sam Peters (179th, 18:17). Saturday morning, the Woodland boys ran in the Varsity A Division and finished 11th of 31 teams and 255 individuals. Roswell won the division followed by Gainesville, Lovett, Wesleyan, and Hart County rounded out the top five. Individuals for the Wildcats included: freshman Tyler Jones (33rd, 17:15), sophomore John Forsyth (54th, 17:34), junior Patrick Bollwerk (61st, 17:39), senior Dylan Stermer (65th, 17:41), sophomore McKinley Chappell (131st, 18:24), junior Ian Van Order (151st, 18:33), freshman Drew Thayer (161st, 18:44), freshman Kameron Chappell (171st, 18:48), junior Pierre Brunet (237th, 20:12), and freshman Jhon Gordon (240th, 20:22). The Woodland girls — running without star Trapheagen — also competed in the Varsity A Division and placed 11th of 28 teams. The division included 221 individual runners. Sophomore Rylee Evans led the Lady Cats with a fourth place finish in 18:56. Kayla Gholar of Richmond Hill won the division in 18:31. Other finishers for Woodland included: sophomore Marlee Bowles (37th, 21:02), freshman Emma Segars (68th, 21:46), freshman Danielle Thayer (70th, 21:49), freshman Emma Segars (68th, 21:46), freshman Danielle Thayer (70th, 21:49), sophomore Erica Boatner (125th, 23:00), freshman Mary Kate Camara (191st, 24:51), junior Anna Payne (212th, 26:53), and junior Molly Williams (213th, 26:53). In the Varsity B Division, Cass finished 15th and Adairsville 27th of 29 competing teams. The division has 227 runners. Cass finishers: Junior Andrew Glaze (56th, 18:37), junior Prem Patel (71st, 18:56), sophomore Bryce Kresho (94th, 19:22), freshman Jake Wright (102nd, 19:34), freshman Andrew Rampey (120th, 20:16), freshman Tyler McKnight (172nd, 21:24), freshman Zach McKnight (173rd, 21:28), senior Craigory Chatman (176th, 21:35), and freshman Elijah Doolittle (181st, 21:42). Adairsville finishers: Freshman Andy Barnett (119th, 20:16), freshman Cooper Brown (127th, 20:27), senior Evan Crane (128th, 20:27), freshman Alex Juarez (179th, 21:40), and senior Elijah Padgett (209th, 23:17). In the Varsity Girls B division with 115 competitors, Cartersville placed seventh as a team with Chattahooche winning the 17-team race. Cartersville finishers: Sophomore McKinsey Spinks (12th, 21:39), sophomore Trinity Atkins (27th, 22:45), junior Alice Terry (34th, 23:10), sophomore Jaxiry Betancourt (72nd, 24:57), junior Trista Kelly (79th, 25:17), senior Metzli Munoz (114th, 27:35), and junior Monica Ngugi (115th, 27:40). In other races, the Cartersville JV boys finished 19th in a 21-team race of mostly larger schools in the JV Boys A Division. Sophomore Bryce Richards had the JV Canes best time at 18:18. Matthew Wilson, Carson Gage, and Banks Wilson were all under 19 minutes. The Cartersville JV girls placed fourth of six teams in the JV Girls B Division. Samantha Herrera was the JV Lady Canes’ top competitor with a 12th place finish in 27:43. Kain Tanturri of Woodland Middle School and Ryan Johnson of Cartersville Middle School both finished in the top ten of the Youth Boys 3K race. Tanturri was sixth in 10:43 and Johnson was ninth in 10:59.

Cartersville extended its regular season win streak to 52 games Friday night with a win at Class AAAAAAA Cherokee and Cass football improved to 3-1 for the first time since 2016. Adairsville dropped a back-and-forth nail-biter with Haralson County and Woodland lost at Paulding County. CARTERSVILLE 28, CHEROKEE 7 Cartersville junior running back Quante’ Jennings (photo) had a pair of first half rushing touchdowns and Jadon Martin returned a Cherokee fumble 18 yards for a score as the Class AAAA No. 1-ranked Hurricanes grabbed a 21-0 lead in the first half. Jennings’ one-yard plunge gave Cartersville a 7-0 lead in the first quarter following the first of four PAT kicks by Oscar Hernandez. Jennings added a 12-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter. The fumble returned by Martin was created on a big hit by defensive back Marquail Coaxum after a Warriors’ pass completion. Cherokee cut the Canes’ lead to 21-7 in the middle of the third quarter. The Warriors capped their drive with a one-yard dive by A.J. Swann. Cartersville’s final touchdown came later in the third quarter on a 65-yard pass from Tee Webb to Devonte Ross. It was the first loss of the year for the Warriors who slipped to 4-1. The Canes continued a 52-game, regular-season winning streak and improved to 4-0. Cartersville will open Region 5-AAAA play Friday at Weinman Stadium against visiting Cedartown. The game will be broadcast on WBHF-Cartersville (100.3 FM / AM1450). PHOTO: Randy Parker, The Daily Tribune News CASS 17, VILLA RICA 14 Though most of the first half was a defensive struggle, Cass took a 10-0 lead to the intermission on a pair of second quarter scores. Kaleb Speights capped a Colonels’ 11-play, 46-yard drive with a 37-yard field goal with exactly 8:00 remaining in the period and fullback David Gbadie (photo v. FCHS, TCPics) swept right side out of a "wildcat, direct-snap" formation for a one-yard touchdown run with 1:16 left in the half. Speights added the PAT kick for a drive that went 76-yards on eight plays. Villa Rica controlled field position for most of the third quarter as the two teams traded punts, but Tanayce Calhoun broke free for a 72-yard touchdown run with 4:32 left in the third quarter. The four-play drive covered 86 yards with Speights again converting the PAT. Villa Rica’s dangerous tailback, Phillip Zachery, tore off runs of 32-yards, 17-yards, and 14-yards to set up the Wildcats first score. Quarterback Tristan Allen pushed the ball across on a one-yard keeper to make the score 17-7 following Jacob Antoine’s PAT kick. The drive covered 60 yards in six plays with 2:16 remaining in the third quarter. Following a Colonels’ three-and-out, Villa Rica made it 17-14 with 10 minutes left in the game. Allen connected on a 28-yard pass and Keenan Johnson raced around the left side for a 15-yard touchdown run for the big plays. The Wildcats’ scoring drive was 51-yards in five plays with a second Antoine kick. Another Cass three-and-out gave Villa Rica the first of two final shots for the comeback. A strong defensive stand left the Wildcats with a missed 37-yard field goal and the Colonels’ offense took a little time off the clock with their next possession. A Cass punt left Villa Rica deep in their own territory with no timeouts. After picking up one first down, the Wildcats turned the ball over on downs after a fourth down pass was knocked down. Cass quarterback Logan Nelson then took the victory formation snap twice and the Colonels had a 17-14 victory. Villa Rica drops to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (3-1, 2-0) has matched its best start since 2016 but will be severely challenged next week when they host Rome. HARALSON COUNTY 13, ADAIRSVILLE 12 The visiting Rebels took a 7-3 lead into the intermission after a defensive struggle in the first half. Adairsville got a 42-yard field goal off the foot of Emmanuel Lopez to take a 3-0 advantage with 7:13 remaining in the first quarter and the score stayed that way until Haralson County scored on an 11-yard run by Clay Hyatt with 4:34 left in the half. Adairsville took a 12-7 lead in the third quarter, scoring on a 29-yard field goal by Lopez and a 47-yard reverse play that resulted in a touchdown by TyShawn Savage. The Tigers’ PAT attempt following the touchdown failed leaving Adairsville with a 12-7 lead with 6:42 left in the third quarter. Haralson’s Marc Harris gave the Rebels the lead with 1:56 left in the game on a 3-yard touchdown run. A bad snap caused the PAT to fail but Haralson County held a 13-12 lead. While Harris scored to cap the drive, it was Hyatt who rushed for 54 yards during the scoring drive on eight plays. Adairsville got in position for a 43-yard field goal attempt with 0:38 remaining, but Haralson County partially blocked the attempt and held on for a 13-12 Region 6-AAA win. Tigers’ quarterback Conner Crunkelton was 13-of-20 passing for 175 yards. He also rushed for 23 yards. Courtney Slocum made five catches for 66 yards. Savage had two receptions for 46 yards and Derrick Simmons caught two passes for 22 yards. Ja’Maury Johnson contributed 33 yards rushing on 11 attempts and Savage had the 47-yard scoring run. Haralson County stays unbeaten at 3-0 and improves to 1-0 in region play. Adairsville (2-2, 1-1) travels to North Murray next Friday night for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. PAULDING COUNTY 44, WOODLAND 21 Woodland lost for the third straight week after a season-opening win. This time falling at the Paulding County Patriots in a Region 7-AAAAA contest 44-21. Demarcus Williams (photo) had touchdown runs of five, eight and 18 yards. He also ran for a two-point conversion for the Wildcats. Williams’ first score narrowed Paulding County’s lead to 16-8 after he also ran in the two-point conversion. His 18-yarder in the first minute of the fourth quarter made the score 37-14, and his eight yard scoring run came with just under four minutes remaining in the game to create the 44-21 final score. The Patriots took a 3-0 lead early on a Matthew Frey 36-yard field goal. Brayden Mauldin then connected on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Frantzyr Chardoavione that gave Paulding County a 10-0 lead. Mauldin and Keishon Jackson connected on the first of two touchdown passes for a 16-0 lead. The first was an 80-yarder. They added a 48-yarder that put the Patriots ahead 23-8. Christian Rowe had touchdown runs from 20 and 13 yards in the second half and Smael Mondon added a four yard plunge for the Patriots. Paulding County improved to 2-2 on the season and 1-1 in Region 7-AAAAA. The Patriots host Villa Rica next week. Woodland (1-3, 0-2) hosts Hiram this Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The game will be broadcast via BartowSportsZone.com as the Johnny’s NY Style Pizza Bartow County Game of the Week.

Woodland softball scored four times in their first offensive frame Thursday night at Villa Rica and built a 6-3 lead through three innings before holding on to beat the host Wildcats 7-5 in Region 7-AAAAA action. Villa Rica scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to cut the Woodland lead to 6-5, but the Lady Cats added an insurance run in the sixth for their eventual two-run win. Lainey Baker (7 IP, 5ER, 12H, 3BB, 11K) struck out eleven in her complete-game win. Ansley Evans was the only Woodland player with two hits. Five other Lady Cats — Bella Carnes (double), Morgan Bailey, Morgan Cooper (double), Hannah Miller (RBI, shown in photo vs. Cass earlier this week), and Cassie Jones (RBI) had the other Woodland base hits. Brianna Hill drove in a run. Villa Rica falls to 10-12 overall and 7-7 in region play. Woodland (12-10, 9-4) retains firm grip of third place in the Region 7-AAAAA standings. The Lady Cats have four games slated for next week and host Rome for their Senior Night Monday at 5:55 p.m. SONORAVILLE 4, ADAIRSVILLE 0 Adairsville softball was shutout Thursday night at Sonoraville, 4-0. Taylor Long of Sonoraville tossed a complete-game, two-hitter with a walk and 14 strikeouts. Adairsville’s Taylor Rhoades suffered the tough loss in the circle, allowing only one earned run on five hits. She struck out three. Taylor Long and Kinsley Long combined to drive in three of the runs for the Phoenix. Alexa Varner and Victoria O’Neal (double) had the only Lady Tigers hits. Sonoraville improved to 10-7 overall and 5-2 in region action. Adairsville (6-12, 3-4) travels to Coahulla Creek Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in their final region regular season game. HIRAM 11, CASS 1 Hiram completed a two-game, regular season sweep of Cass softball Thursday night at the Lady Colonels diamond with an 11-1 win. The visiting Hornets scored in each of the first four innings to take a commanding lead. Angel Felker was 3-for-4 for Hiram with a double and three RBI. Xyla Quajraine and Kyleigh Haney homered for the Hornets. Sydney Admonick (5 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H 1BB, 4K) was the winning pitcher for the Hornets. The Lady Colonels scored their only run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Ansley Hight. She added a hit in the fourth. Rachael Lee had the other Cass hit leading off the fourth inning. Lee (2.2 IP, 9R, 4ER, 11H, 0BB, 2K) was the losing pitcher for Cass. Kylee Hembree (2.1 IP, 2ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K) also pitched for the Colonels. Hiram improved to 7-12 overall and 7-6 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (10-13, 5-8) hosts Paulding County Monday at 5:55 p.m.

Woodland volleyball defeated Rockmart and East Paulding Thursday night in Dallas. The Lady Cats rolled past Rockmart 25-15 and 25-8 and held on to edge the host Raiders on their senior night 25-22, 27-29, and 20-18. In the win over Rockmart, Grace Webb finished with four aces, three digs, four blocks, and a pair of kills. Sydney Molinaro totaled nine assists, seven kills, three aces, and two digs. Caroline Gore contributed five aces, five kills, and a dig. Lauren Morris added four digs, four assists, a pair of aces, and one kill. In the win over East Paulding, Stephanie Carrasco had four aces and four digs. Emily Cigainero had seven digs, two aces, and a kill. Webb finished with five blocks, four digs, four aces, and two kills. Molinaro contributed eight kills, five assists, seven digs, three blocks, and two aces. Gore had six kills, five digs, and four aces. Morris tossed in eight assists, nine digs, and three kills while Delaney Tuplin added four blocks. “East Paulding was really motivated due to their senior night,” said Woodland coach David Condon. “We played with a lot of effort the entire night and battled through some tough periods to find a way to win.” Woodland (17-14) plays at Model next Thursday. CASS SPLITS MATCHES AT PICKENS The Lady Colonels outlasted host Pickens in three sets Thursday night, but fell to Cedartown in straight sets.

The region standings and this week's games for the three leagues that include local teams.

Local youth football summaries from games played at Hamilton Crossing Park and Dellinger Park on Monday and Tuesday, September 16-17. Monday, September 16 at Old Cass HS (Grassdale Road) 12U CALHOUN COLTS 12, WOODLAND WILDCATS 0 Woodland’s Jayden Metcalf rushed for 15 yards. Gavin Johnson paced the Wildcats’ defense with nine tackles. Zachary Hawkins had six tackles and Rylan Brigman finished with five. CALHOUN HURRICANES 8, ADAIRSVILLE TIGERS 7 Adairsville surrendered a one point lead late when stopped for a Calhoun safety in the final two minutes. The Tigers had recovered a fumble near the goal line. J’vian Ledbetter finished with 78 yards rushing including a five yard touchdown. Julius Jones ran in the Tigers’ one-point PAT. Levi McStotts had five tackles for Adairsville’s defense. Christopher Gardner contributed four tackles, and Brad Barton finished with three stops and a fumble recovery. at Dellinger Park 12U GORDON COUNTY 12, CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Ezell) Matthew Streete had eight carries for 88 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Allan returned a kickoff for a touchdown for Gordon County. Riley Thomas finished with​​ five tackles — four for loss. Reed Ezell was 5-for-6 passing for 93 yards for Cartersville. He added 15 rushing yards. Korbyn Jarrett made five total tackles for the Hurricanes — three for loss. CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Parker) 33, PEPPERELL 13 Ja’Caiden Leonard made the most of five carries, rushing for 190 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught a 51-yard touchdown pass from Luke Parker. Parker was 3-for-5 for 101 yards and a score. He also finished with eight yards rushing on two attempts. Jordyn Woods contributed two carries for 55 yards and a touchdown. The Hurricanes (Parker) defense was led by Myles Mitchell and Woods. They both finished with six tackles. Two stops by Mitchell were for loss. Woods recovered a fumble. Tuesday, September 17 at Hamilton Crossing Park 8U CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Stepp) 36, CASS BLUE 13 Elijah Garrett rushed for 61 yards and touchdowns from 11-, 7-, and 31-yards to help lead Hurricanes (Stepp). Cameron Caldwell had a two-yard touchdown run and Gabriel Garrett scored on a one-yard plunge. Bowen Hardy had 64 yards passing including a 58-yard touchdown pass to Jack Mrockzo. Easton Stephens contributed 77 yards rushing. Caldwell had five tackles and Hunter Campbell four for Hurricanes (Stepp). Cass Blue scored on a 60-yard run by William Nachtsheim and a seven-yarder by Jaylen Thompson. Nachtsheim added a PAT run. The Cass Blue defense was led by six tackles by Calvin Simon and four each by Caden Ramirez and Nachtsheim. 10U CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (King) 46, CASS SILVER 0 Dustin McConnell rushed for 186 yards and had four touchdown runs for Hurricanes (King). He scored on runs of 52, 39, 55, and 40 yards. McConnell also returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown and added a pair of PAT runs. Zachary Stiles scored on a 13-yard run and Cooper Reynolds added a pair of PAT runs. Andy Holstein, Matthew Cook, and McConnell paced the Hurricanes (King) defense with four tackles apiece. Nathaniel Jones finished with 45 yards rushing for Cass Silver. Ayden Brumbelow and Jeremiah Sturdivant collected five tackles each. Cole Davis made four tackles and Jones added two. Information for the youth football updates provided by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Bartow County Panthers youth football program. The updates are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by Cici's - Beyond Pizza in the Cherokee Place Shopping Center in Cartersville.

The Cartersville, Cass, and Woodland volleyball teams each split their respective matches Tuesday night. At the Storm Center, Cartersville defeated LaGrange in straight sets but lost in two sets to Sandy Creek as the Patriots clinched the top seed in Region 5-AAAA to host the region finals in October. Cass and Woodland went three sets on the Lady Cats' home court with the Lady Colonels winning the final two sets for a region win. Earlier in the evening, Cass dropped a three-set match with Villa Rica while Woodland beat Rome in straight sets. In the opener at Cartersville, the Lady Canes beat LaGrange 25-10 and 25-16 to run their region win streak to 26 straight matches dating back to September of 2016, but that string was snapped in the nightcap with a 25-10, 25-17 loss to Sandy Creek. “They are a very good team,” said Cartersville coach Dutch Cothran. “They have some very dynamic hitters and we don’t match up well with them. We made some mistakes early and dug a huge hole in the first set. We played better in the second set, but we still couldn’t come away with a win. Hopefully we get another shot at them in the region tournament.” The Lady Canes (17-11) finished 5-1 in region play. Cartersville is off until October 1 when they will host Northwest Whitfield in a non-region, best-of-five set match for Senior Night. In Region 7-AAAAA matches at Woodland High School, Cass fell to Villa Rica in three sets after winning the opening set 25-9. Villa Rica won the final two sets 25-19 and 15-8. The Lady Colonels then dropped an opening set to Woodland 25-22 before coming back to win the match in the next two sets 25-21 and 15-11. Cass seniors Keegan Krause and Madison Philpott were credited by coach Alan Potter for their play along with sophomore Maria Pilposyans. Sydney Molinaro had six kills, eight assists, four aces, and nine digs for the Lady Cats. Emmalee Cigainero had four kills, four digs, and five aces. Lauren Morris finished with nine assists, three aces, and three digs. Earlier in the evening, Woodland swept Rome 25-23 and 25-19. Molinaro totaled eight kills, seven digs, and four aces. Cigainero contributed eight digs and three kills. Morris added ten assists, three aces, and three digs. “Overall we’re still playing far more inconsistently than we need to be at this point in the season,” said Woodland coach David Condon after Tuesday’s matches. “We’re playing flat in stretches that are too long and it’s really hurting our chances to win.” Woodland travels to Haralson County Thursday where they will also play New Manchester. Cass will host Pickens and Cedartown Thursday.

Woodland pitcher Lainey Baker was touched for an unearned run by visiting Cass Tuesday night, but she locked down the Lady Colonels from that point forward tossing a two-hitter in a 6-1 Region 7-AAAAA win. The Wildcats win also completed a two-game, series sweep of the Colonels this season. Baker struck out nine while yielding only two hits and three walks to Cass. She struck out nine. Kendyl Hardin had two hits including a solo home run. Ansley Evans also finished with two hits and drove in one run. Bella Carnes, Morgan Bailey (RBI), Hannah Miller (RBI-double), Cassie Jones (RBI), Kailey Baker, and Dylynn Motes (double, RBI). Alexis Woods had a double for the Cass offense. Kylee Hembree had the only other Lady Colonels’ base hit. Rachael Lee (6 IP, 6R, 4ER, 10H, 1BB, 0K) took the pitching loss for Cass. Cass (10-12, 5-7) hosts Hiram Thursday. Woodland (10-10, 7-4) is currently third in the region standings and plays at Villa Rica Thursday. LADY CANES TAKE REGION WIN The Cartersville Lady Canes were out hit by visiting Chapel Hill Tuesday night, but scored two runs in each of their last three frames to defeat the Panthers, 6-4. Kiley Arnold (7 IP, 4R, 2ER, 8H, 2BB, 3K) earned the Canes’ pitching win with a complete game effort. Cartersville trailed twice. The visiting Panthers led 1-0 going to the bottom of the fourth and took a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth inning. The Lady Canes went back ahead for good in the bottom of the fifth. Chapel Hill out hit the Hurricanes eight to five, but Cartersville had the better number where it mattered. Campbell Rogers had two hits for the Canes. McKinley Chada had one hit and two RBI. Lauren McElhaney contributed a hit and one RBI. Arnold had the other hit for Cartersville. The loss leaves Chapel Hill with a 5-18 record overall and a 5-6 mark in Region 5-AAAA. Cartersville (11-11, 6-6) hosts Darlington next Monday.