Cartersville overpowered Chapel Hill Friday night 51-0 to set up a defacto region championship game at Weinman Stadium November 2 against Troup. The win kept the Hurricanes undefeated as they head into a late-season bye week. Adairsville also won big Friday night. The Tigers stopped winless Murray County 34-6 and will play for a .500 season next week at Ringgold. Woodland led Villa Rica at halftime, but yielded three quick touchdown runs in the third quarter in a 36-8 loss. Cass kicked an early field goal at Kell, but that lead was short-lived in a 63-3 defeat of the Colonels. CARTERSVILLE 51, CHAPEL HILL 0 Tee Webb threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as the Hurricanes blanked Chapel Hill in Douglasville Friday night, 51-0. Marcus Gary had a four-yard, first quarter touchdown run and Evan Slocum added a pick-six at the end of the first quarter as Cartersville took a 14-0 advantage. In the second period, Webb connected with Devonte Ross twice (32- and 41-yards) and Marquail Coaxum on a 49-yard touchdown strike as Cartersville built a 35-0 lead at the break. With Evan Slocum engineering the offense at quarterback in the second half along with freshman Brynen Wilkins, Quante Jennings (photo) added a pair of fourth quarter touchdown runs to extend the lead to 49-0. The second Jennings score was set up by a fumble recovery by Sunni Moorehead. A late safety accounted for the Canes’ final points. Gary finished with 110 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Jennings rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns on eight attempts, and Ross led the receiving corp with 100 yards and a pair of touchdowns on four receptions. Chapel Hill slips to 5-3 overall and 1-3 in Region 5-AAAA. Cartersville (9-0, 4-0) will enjoy a bye week before hosting Troup (8-0, 3-0) November 2. That game will be for the region championship regardless of Troup’s outcome next Friday at Central-Carroll. ADAIRSVILLE 34, MURRAY COUNTY 6 Mason Boswell (photo) was part of three touchdowns and Malachi Gardner scored twice as the Adairsville Tigers defeated visiting Murray County Friday night, 34-6. Boswell had a five-yard first quarter touchdown run to give the Tigers a 6-0 lead. He also added a 55-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and a 60-yard touchdown pass to Gardner in the third quarter. Gardner blocked a Murray County punt in the end zone and then recovered it for a touchdown that gave Adairsville a 20-0 lead at the intermission. The Indians only points came on an 80-yard fumble recovery return for a score in the third quarter by Cade Petty that made the score 27-6 at the time. For Adairsville, Boswell was 6-for-7 passing for 98 yards. He also rushed for 108 yards on ten attempts. Gardner had two receptions for 66 yards and a score. Courtney Slocum ran for 49 yards on five carries. Michael Cook rushed for 47 yards on eight attempts. Savaun Henderson scored a touchdown and had 32 yards rushing, and Conner Crunkleton carried three times for 18 yards. Murray County remained winless at 0-9 overall and 0-5 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (4-5, 3-4) concludes its regular season next Friday night at Ringgold. VILLA RICA 36, WOODLAND 8 Woodland led 8-7 at halftime, but Villa Rica scored three rushing touchdowns in just over eight minutes in the third quarter to pull away, 36-8. Michael Hanson returned a punt 60-yards to give Villa Rica a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, but Woodland went ahead on a 15-yard touchdown run by Titus Jones (photo) and a two-point conversion pass from Jones to Dylan Forman. Both teams blocked 37-yard field goal attempts in the first half and Villa Rica turned the ball over on a pair of fumbles. In the fateful third period, Dushante Holloway had a 31-yard touchdown run. Phillip Zachery scored on a 17-yard dash, and Mecose Todd had a scoring run to put Villa Rica ahead, 29-8. Noah Best added a fourth quarter score for Villa Rica on an eight-yard keeper. Woodland fullback Justice Carter led the Wildcats with 83 total yards. KELL 63, CASS 3 Cass drove into the Longhorns’ red zone in the first quarter but settled for a Kaleb Speights field goal to take an early 3-0 lead at Kell. Unfortunately for Cass, the Longhorns responded with 63 unanswered points to hand the Colonels their eighth straight loss. Evan Conley tossed three touchdowns passes for Kell and the Longhorns got rushing touchdowns from B.J. Abson, Isaiah Cruz, and Roy Barrett. Conley’s scoring throws went to La’vaughn Dabney, Cam Bell, and Jaylon Brown. Kell also scored on a fumble returned for a touchdown and a 30-yard pass from Corbin Lafrance to Jamal Hill. Conley finished the night with 166 passing yards and 76 on the ground contributing to four touchdowns. Abson added 79 yards rushing for the Longhorns. Thomas Gilliam finished with 51 rushing yards for the Colonels. Kell moved to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (1-8, 0-7) has a bye week before closing out the 2018 season November 2 at home against Paulding County.

The Woodland Lady Cats’ 2018 season came to an abrupt halt Wednesday night at home as they were swept by visiting Buford in a Class AAAAA state playoff doubleheader. Woodland, the Region 7-AAAAA champions, fell to the Wolves in the best-of-three series 13-0 and 6-3. With the two second round playoff wins, Buford (17-10) advances to the state final eight-team, double-elimination portion of the state tournament in Columbus for the 14th consecutive year. Photo by Randy Parker, The Daily Tribune News The Lady Cats were limited to only two hits by Jordan Duck (photo) in the opener as Buford pitcher Ansleigh Hollified silenced the Woodland bats. She struck out four and walked one in earning the four-inning shutout. Woodland did not go quietly, however, in the second game. The Lady Cats tied Game 2 at one run apiece in the third inning and then went ahead 3-2 in the top of the fifth inning. Buford responded right away, however, with a three-run fifth to regain the lead. The Wolves went on to add an insurance run in the sixth inning to punch their ticket to Columbus. Buford pitcher Kaitlyn Pickens (5 IP, 3R, 1ER, 7H, 0BB, 4K) picked up the second game win, but it was Hollifield (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 2K) again who entered to close out the final two frames. Woodland’s Madi Bentley (photo, 6 IP, 6R, 5ER, 9H, 6BB, 2K) kept the Cats in the game, but suffered the loss. Morgan Cooper, Skylar Chappell, and Duck all had two hits in the nightcap for Woodland. Caroline Higdon and Bella Carnes added one hit and one RBI apiece. Morgan Bailey also drove in a run. Buford was paced offensively in the two games by Hannah Morgan and Shea Bayreuther. Those two Wolves combined for seven hits and 11 RBI on the night. Woodland’s season comes to a close with a 24-9 record.

Games reported for Monday, October 15 and Tuesday, October 16 by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department and the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department. Monday, October 15 8U at Hamilton Crossing Park BARTOW COLTS 32, BARTOW STEELERS 0 COLTS: Karsin Darby had touchdown runs from 36- and 35-yards out. Brayden Ford scored on touchdown runs of 16- and 7-yards. Coltin Gibson scored on a four-yard run. Connor Hartsook added a two-point conversion run. Malachi Evans and Darby had three tackles. Hartsook had two tackles and a fumble recovery. STEELERS: Hunter Ingle-Adams had 10 yards rushing. Nathaniel Jones collected six tackles. Isaiah Pittman and Malachi Milligan had four tackles. 8U at Dellinger Park CARTERSVILLE GOLD CANES 30, BARTOW FALCONS 6 GOLD: Kayden Blackwell scored five touchdowns, including a defensive fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. Drake Bailey and River Wade also had productive games on offense. Defensive standouts were Khamauri Glenn, Nartayvious Wilkey, Brant Rutledge, and Wade. FALCONS: Gary Douglas scored on a 40-yard touchdown run. Quarterback William Nachtsheim was recognized for his field leadership on offense. Douglas and Brenlee Smith were noted as defensive standouts. 10U at Hamilton Crossing Park CARTERSVILLE SILVER CANES 32, BARTOW COWBOYS 8 SILVER: Jaylon Watkins scored on a 40-yard run. Bodie Brumlow had a 1-yard touchdown run, connected with Ryder Flemons for a 20-yard TD pass, and converted three, two-point kicks. Cooper Melvin added a four-yard touchdown run. Andrew Wilcox had five tackles. Wesley Watters had three tackles. Tyon Coe recovered a fumble and had one tackle.​​ COWBOYS: 54-yard touchdown run by James Lee. Kadyn Johnson recorded four tackles. Adam Rushing had three tackles. John Abernathy added two tackles. October 16 10U at Cunningham Stadium, Old Cass HS CARTERSVILLE PURPLE CANES 6, BARTOW FALCONS 0 PURPLE: Dixon Lindsey scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Pyerston Brigham, Zachary Stiles, and Giovanni Banks were recognized for their offensive contributions. Brigham was noted for his play on defense. FALCONS: Korbyn Jarrett had an interception. 10U at Hamilton Crossing Park CARTERSVILLE WHITE CANES 36, BARTOW RAIDERS 14 WHITE: Reed Ezell had a 25-yard touchdown run and tossed a 55-yard touchdown pass to Asa Mitcham. Clayton McArdle scored on a 43-yard touchdown run. Trenton Harris had a 3-yard scoring run. Mitcham added a score on a 5-yard run and was successful on three, two-point PATs. Harris had four tackles. Thomas Martin and Griffin McGill had two tackles each. RAIDERS: Iziah Burgs had a 43-yard touchdown run and a 45-yard kick return for touchdown. Ayden Brumbelow converted a two-point kick. Joshua Love totaled five tackles. Burgs had four stops. Dalton Robertson made three tackles. BARTOW STEELERS 20, BARTOW BUCS 0 STEELERS: Kyron McClendon scored a pair of touchdown runs from 70- and 6-yards. Jayden Metcalf had a 29-yard touchdown run. Malachi Harris converted a two-point kick. McClendon had eight tackles. Harris had five tackles. Braxton Elrod had three tackles. BUCS: Dawson Holbrook had 29 yards rushing. Hixson Hullander had 26 rushing yards. Ezekiel Helton had 24 yards rushing. Holbrook had four tackles, Luke Gibson three tackles, and Steve Harrelson two tackles. 12U at Cunningham Stadium, Old Cass HS CARTERSVILLE GOLD CANES 38, BARTOW FALCONS 0 GOLD: Baylon Long had a 72-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 50-yard touchdown run. JaCaiden Leonard had a 50-yard touchdown run. Camron Scott had a 40-yard touchdown run. Maddox Frazier returned a punt 45-yards for a touchdown. Will Feuerbach was successful on four PAT kicks. Xavier Parker, Preston Sorrells, and Cooper Adams had five tackles each. Jor’el Hamilton, Brian Gomez, and Brandt Rodney were also defensive standouts. 12U at Sonoraville HS GORDON WHITE 20, BARTOW TIGERS 0 No game data. Local youth football updates are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by McWhorter Capital Partners with all information provided by the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department and the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department.

The Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department is currently offering adult basketball registration now through December 7. Open, Industrial, Church and Co-ed Leagues offered. Games will be played at Aubrey Street Gym Mondays through Thursdays. League fee - $470.00 per team. Season begins Monday, December 17, 2018. Commitment forms and league fees due at CPRD office by Friday, December 7th, 2018. Contact Matt Siniard for more information. 770-607-6172

Cartersville Country Club golf professional Bill Hassell tied for third place this week at the Georgia PGA Professional Championship earning one of six spots from the event at the 52nd PGA Professional Championship, April 28 - May 1, 2019 at Belfair in Bluffton, South Carolina. Hassell fired rounds of 69-76 for a 4-over-par 145 total and it will be a debut appearance for Hassell in the PGA Professional Championship. Kyle Owen, head PGA professional from Dunwoody Country Club, won the Georgia tournament held at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville with a 1-under-par 143 total. Owen held off defending champion Paul Claxton by a single shot. Hassell was one of three players tied for third place at +1 over par 145 which included Robby Bruns of Augusta National Golf Club and Sonny Skinner of Sylvester, GA. Rounding out the Georgia PGA qualifiers was Matthew Sanders of Oak Mountain Golf Club in Carrollton who earned the final spot in a on the first playoff hole over J.P. Griffin of Capital City Club in Atlanta. They both tied for 6th place at +2 over par 146. The PGA Professional Championship will mark its first visit to the Belfair. The Championship brings together a field of 312 contestants representing the PGA of America’s 41 nationwide Sections. Belfair, featuring the Tom Fazio-designed East and West Courses, will host the 2018 U.S. Open local qualifying tournament; and was the site of the 2013 South Carolina Open; and the Players Amateur (2000-11), which featured past Champions Ben Curtis, Rickie Fowler, Bill Haas and Brian Harman. The PGA Professional Championship, carrying a $550,000 total purse this year, is broadcast (all four rounds) by Golf Channel. Following 36 holes of play, the field will be trimmed to the low 90 scorers and ties, and following 54 holes of play, the field will be trimmed to the low 70 scorers and ties. The low 20 scorers in 2019 will earn berths into the 101st PGA Championship, May 16-19, 2019, at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York.

A local 14U travel baseball team, Cartersville Purple, won the Rawlings Chaos on the Mound tournament October 14th in Dalton. Cartersville Purple won three straight games to win the tournament. They defeated West Cobb Wolfpack and Diamond Academy Baseball Legends in preliminary action before defeating Bradley (TN) Thunder, 10-9, in eight innings. Back Row: Assistant Coaches Dustin Kay and Daniel Constantine, Brice Craig, Jacob Peace, Silas “Freebird” Freeman, “LudaChris” Cabe, Brady Cole, “Big Game” Ayden Ray, “SwoleBeast” Nick Zirkelbach, Head Coach Jason Ray, Manager Simon Peace Front Row: “Meatball” Justin Peace, Peyton Bowen, Brody Tidwell, Colt “Da Bolt” Williams, Cameron Constantine

Games reported for Saturday, October 13 by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department and the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department. Saturday, October 13 8U at Adairsville HS BARTOW TIGERS 32, BARTOW COWBOYS 6 TIGERS: Isaiah Craig had touchdown runs of 55- and 50-yards and returned an interception 15 yards for a score. Kameron Hosea had two 20-yard touchdown runs. Jackson Jarrett added a 2-point conversion. Jarrett had seven tackles. Noeah Roberts and Austin Hansley had four tackles each. COWBOYS: Logan Crisp had an 8-yard touchdown run. Bryce Patterson, Nicholas Robinson, and Nigel Whitaker had two tackles each. 8U at Cartersville HS CARTERSVILLE WHITE CANES 18, CARTERSVILLE PURPLE CANES 0 WHITE: Prince Jacobs scored on a 60-yard touchdown run. Tristan Hall had a 20-yard rushing touchdown. Solomon James, also recognized for his defense in the game, scored on a 43-yard scamper. PURPLE: Andy Holstein was identified as a defensive standout. CARTERSVILLE GOLD CANES 27, BARTOW STEELERS 0 GOLD: Kayden Blackwell had touchdown runs of 50- and 62-yards. Drake Bailey had an 18-yard scoring run. River Wade scored on a PAT run and connected with Blackwell for a successful PAT. Luke Gaines added a PAT run. Rhett Baxter and Khamauri Glenn forced a fumble in the end zone recovered by the Gold Canes for a score. Nartayvious Wilkey was also recognized for his defensive efforts. 10U at Adairsville HS BARTOW TIGERS 27, BARTOW BUCS 0 TIGERS: Westin Crisp had touchdown runs from 45- and 40-yards. Jaden Daise scored on an 8-yard touchdown run and caught a one-point PAT reception from Drew Nida. Nida also completed a 28-yard touchdown to Ethan Hendley. Clay Hilburn and Richard Barton added one-point PAT conversions. Markaveous Diamond collected six tackles. Graham Coheley had two tackles. BUCS: Dawson Holbrooks had 30 yards rushing and five tackles on defense. Luke Gibson and Kaleb Dennis added four tackles each. 10U at Cartersville HS CARTERSVILLE SILVER CANES 14, CARTERSVILLE PURPLE CANES 13 SILVER: Jaylon Watkins 25-yard touchdown run. Tyon Coe 15-yard touchdown run. Bodie Brumlow PAT kick. Watkins picked off a pass.​​ PURPLE: Pyerston Brigham six yard touchdown run. Zach Stiles 14-yard touchdown run. Clint Hosea converted a PAT run. Benjamin Cagle was recognized for his defensive play. CARTERSVILLE WHITE CANES 30, CARTERSVILLE BLACK CANES 0 WHITE: Cooper Reynolds had a three-yard touchdown run. Reed Ezell ran for a touchdown and tossed a 10-yard scoring pass to Griffin McGill. McGill finished with 40 yards in receptions. Asa Mitcham scored on a 9-yard touchdown run and added three PAT kicks. Mitcham and Trenton Harris were recognized on defense. BLACK: Hudson Lusk was identified as the Black Canes’ defensive player of the game. 12U at Adairsville HS BARTOW FALCONS 21, BARTOW TIGERS 0 FALCONS: Jesse Wiseman had touchdown runs from 56-, 42-, and 12-yards. Tanner Toups added a one-point run. Wiseman and Sean Sisk had five tackles each. Shawn Wiseman collected three stops. TIGERS: Adrian Harris rushed for 45 yards and made three tackles on defense. Kaden Buttram also had three stops. Eli Swanson recovered a fumble. 12U at Cartersville HS CARTERSVILLE WHITE CANES 24, CARTERSVILLE GOLD CANES 0 WHITE: Brodie McWhorter had a three-yard touchdown run, connected with Jakeveon Porter on a 42-yard touchdown pass, and was successful on three PAT kicks. Logan Shrewsbury added a 12-yard touchdown run. Landon Heath and Owen Dunn had key defensive performances. GOLD: JaCaiden Leonard was the team’s top rusher. Camron Scott performed well as the team’s punter. Baylon Long and Nicholas Hruby were the top defenders. NORTH GEORGIA YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE October 13 9U at Ringgold HS BARTOW 18, RINGGOLD 0 BARTOW: Jovani Bautista-Jackson scored on a 20-yard touchdown run and finished with 112 yards rushing. Kaiden Kent rushed for 89 yards and had a five-yard touchdown run. Christen McClendon scored on a four-yard run. Maddox Raughton had 10 tackles. Kaedon Fezzia and Gatlin Fair collected seven tackles. McClendon had four tackles and a fumble recovery. Jakez Baldwin added four tackles and an interception. The loss dropped Ringgold to 3-3 in the league while Bartow improved to 5-1. Next for Bartow is a game with the Boynton Generals at 11:30 a.m. this Saturday at Heritage High School in Ringgold. 12U at Ridgeland HS BARTOW 14, RIDGELAND 0 BARTOW: Camari Nettles had 44 yards rushing and a 17-yard touchdown run. Jamarian Pullum paced the offense with 63 rushing yards. Kelson Mitchell had four tackles and an interception. Ethan Brown and Judd Hyde also added four tackles each. Bartow (4-2) plays Dalton this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Heritage High School in Ringgold. Local youth football updates are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by McWhorter Capital Partners with all information provided by the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department and the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department.

With the Woodland Lady Cats winning their first-ever region title, coach Colman Roberts was honored by his fellow region coaches at the 2018 Region 7-AAAAA Coach of the Year. There were also eight Bartow County players from Woodland and Cass named to either the All-Region First Team, Second Team, or selected as Gold Glove recipients. Bella Carnes and Jordan Duck of Woodland along with Rachel Lee of Cass were named to the All-Region 7-AAAAA First Team in a recent release by region coaches. The three Bartow County players join Scout Jennings, Montana Dallas, and Olivia Fannin of Carrollton; Alyssa Salois, Adalyn Heal, and Kyra Lightner of East Paulding; Kayla Hurley and Madi Langford of Villa Rica; and Kyleigh Haney of Hiram on the First Team. In region games, Carnes hit for a .455 batting average and had a .492 on-base percentage with a .618 slugging percentage. She had six extra-base hits with 11 RBI and scored a dozen runs. Carnes was a perfect five-for-five in stolen base attempts. Duck in region action, hit for a .411 batting average and had a .431 on-base average. She added a .446 slugging percentage with a pair of doubles, 13 RBI, and 14 runs scored. Lee hit .447 in Region 7-AAAAA games with a .500 on-base average and .596 slugging percentage. She had seven doubles and 15 RBI. Lee stole three bases on three attempts. Ansley Evans, Caroline Higdon, and Kendyl Hardin of Woodland were named to the All-Region Second Team along with Erin Lee of Cass. Evans (top left) hit .381 in region contests with three extra-base hits and 5 RBI. Her on-base average was .400 and her slugging percentage was .444 with five stolen bases. Higdon (top right) hit for a .418 average in region games with a home run and 15 RBI. Her on-base average was .450 with a slugging percentage of .545. Hardin (bottom left) finished the region schedule with a .426 batting average. She blasted five home runs and had 14 RBI. Her on-base percentage was .508 with a slugging percentage of .809. She swiped three bags. Lee (bottom right) hit .319 in region games with a home run and eight RBI. Her on-base average was .418 and slugging percentage was .404. The speedster was successful on 14 of 15 stolen base attempts. Woodland first baseman Morgan Bailey, second baseman Carnes, and outfielder Higdon were named to the All-Region Gold Glove Team for their defense. Bailey had a .970 fielding percentage in 101 total chances, Carnes was at .960 (69 total chances) and Higdon was at .970 (36 total chances). The Wildcats added four players on the honorable mention list with outfielder Morgan Cooper, catcher Skylar Chappell, and pitchers Sarah Baynard and Madi Bentley.

Cartersville opens the 2018 Class AAAA State Volleyball Tournament at home this Saturday at The Storm Center with a best-of-five opening round match against Madison County at 11 a.m. Cartersville is the 1-seed and region champion from Region 5-AAAA. Madison County is a 4-seed out of Region 8-AAAA. In the other first round match — also a best-of-five sets — at The Storm Center Saturday features 2-seed LaFayette from Region 6-AAAA and 3-seed White County of Region 7-AAAA. That match is scheduled for a 12 noon start. The winners of Saturday’s matches will play one another in the second round Wednesday, October 24 at the highest remaining seed.

Former Adairsville High School quarterback Marcus Childers accounted for 314 total yards Saturday (169 rushing, 145 passing) as Northern Illinois edged Ohio University 24-21. His clutch performance is part of the updates for local athletes across the nation for the week ending October 14. NFL VIC BEASLEY -- Atlanta Falcons (4th yr. pro; Clemson University, Adairsville HS)... made the start Sunday at defensive end in the Falcons' 34-29 home win over Tampa Bay. He did not record a tackle in the contest. Beasley has six tackles for the season and one sack. Atlanta (2-4) hosts the New York Giants for Monday Night Football October 22. COLLEGE FOOTBALL QUADRE ALLEN — Tusculum University (Sr. DB, Woodland HS)… recorded a pair of tackles Saturday in the Pioneers’ 14-0 home shutout of Newberry. One tackle was on kickoff coverage. The other was on a third down rushing play early in the fourth quarter. Tusculum (4-2, 3-1 South Atlantic Conference) travels to Catawba (NC) this Saturday. TERRY BERDIN — Reinhardt University (Fr., RB, Cartersville HS)… (photo) had eight carries for 27 yards Saturday in the NAIA 4th-ranked Eagles’ 48-6 win at Bluefield College (VA). Reinhardt (6-1, 3-0 Mid-South Conference) enjoys a bye week before hosting University of Pikeville October 27. CHRIS BLACKSTON — University of West Georgia (Jr., DB, Adairsville HS)… a starter a defensive back, Blackston had six total tackles (three solo) as the NCAA D2 4th-ranked Wolves beat 10th-ranked University of West Florida 27-7 in Pensacola. UWG (7-0, 4-0 Gulf South Conference) hosts West Alabama this Saturday. BRYCE BURGESS — Reinhardt University (Fr., RB, Adairsville HS)… had three rushing attempts for 17 yards and one touchdown Saturday as the Eagles won at Bluefield College, 48-6. He also added a 35-yard reception out of the backfield. NAIA 4th-ranked Reinhardt (6-1, 3-0) has a bye week before hosting Mid-South Conference foe University of Pikeville October 27. MARCUS CHILDERS — Northern Illinois University (R-So., QB, Adairsville HS)… accounted for 314 total yards Saturday as the Huskies rallied in the fourth quarter to edge Ohio University 24-21 and win for the third straight week. Childers had 23 rushing attempts for 169 yards including a long run of 32 yards and a 10-yard touchdown run with 10:38 left in the game to shrink Ohio’s lead to five points at the time. He also completed 17-of-33 passes for 145 yards. The victory improved NIU to 4-3 on the year and kept the Huskies unbeaten (4-0) in the Mid-America Conference. They have a bye week and then step out of conference October 27 when they travel to Brigham Young. XAVIOR COAXUM — LaGrange College (So., DB, Cartersville HS)… the Panthers’ starting free safety Sunday in a 43-16 victory at Greensboro College. LaGrange (2-4, 1-2 USA-South) hosts Maryville College (TN) this Saturday afternoon. JONATHAN CRUZ — UNC Charlotte (Fr., PK, Cartersville HS)… made a pair of field goals, including a 51-yarder; converted 4-of-4 PATs; and booted five of his eight kickoffs for touchbacks as Charlotte handled Western Kentucky 40-14. Cruz made a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter, but also missed one wide right in the period from the same distance. His successful 51-yarder was in the fourth period, but he also had a fourth quarter 32-yard attempt blocked. UNCC (3-3, 2-1 C-USA) travels to Middle Tennessee this Saturday. DALEN CURTIS — Brevard College (So., FB, Cartersville HS)… started in the Tornados’ backfield at had one fourth quarter reception for 15 yards in a 52-17 road loss at Huntingdon College. Brevard (1-4, 1-2 USA-South Athletic Conference) hosts North Carolina Wesleyan this Saturday afternoon. KURTIS FEANNY — Lenoir-Rhyne University (Fr., LB, Woodland HS)… saw action in the Bears’ 63-17 homecoming win over Limestone College. LRU (6-1, 5-0 South Atlantic Conference) has now won six in a row and plays out of conference this Saturday afternoon at Fort Valley State. JORDAN FERGUSON — Middle Tennessee State (So., DL, Cartersville HS)… saw playing time in the Blue Raiders’ 24-21 loss at Florida International University in Miami. MTSU (3-3, 2-1 C-USA) hosts UNC Charlotte this Saturday afternoon. MILLER FORRISTALL — University of Alabama (R-So., TE, Cartersville HS)… saw playing time but was not targeted as a receiver as the top-ranked Crimson Tide beat visiting Missouri, 39-10. Alabama (7-0, 4-0 SEC) plays at Tennessee this Saturday afternoon. RICO FRYE — Bowling Green University (Fr., RB, Cartersville HS)… had four second quarter rushing attempts for 19 total yards with 18 coming on one play. He also returned the opening kickoff 17 yards and had one tackle on punt coverage in the opening period in the Falcons’ 42-35 home, conference loss to Western Michigan Saturday. Bowling Green (1-6, 0-3 MAC) will look to snap a four-game skid this Saturday afternoon at Ohio University. GORDON GRAY — Kennesaw State University (Sr., WR, Cartersville HS)… saw action in the Owls’ 56-17 Big South Conference win at Gardner-Webb. KSU (6-1, 2-0) has six straight wins going into a bye week before traveling to Charleston Southern October 27. GABRIEL GRIDLEY — Angelo State University (Jr., P, Cartersville HS)… had five punts for a 35-yard average Saturday in the Rams’ 26-18 home loss to West Texas A&M. Gridley had a long punt of 41 yards with one downed inside the 20 and two that were fair caught. He also had a third quarter punt blocked and returned for a WTAM touchdown in the third quarter. Angelo State (3-4, 2-3 Lone Star Conference) travels to Texas-Permian Basin this Saturday night. SEAN HOLTON — Davidson College (So., DB, Cartersville HS)… had a pair of tackles — both in a second quarter series — as the Wildcats lost 35-28 at home to Morehead State. Davidson (5-2, 2-2 Pioneer League) plays at Marist this Saturday. ANTOINE JEFFERSON — Lindsey Wilson College (So., WR, Cartersville HS)… fumbled, but his team recovered a punt return that ended in a seven yard loss in the first quarter of a 37-31 overtime win at NAIA 15th-ranked Georgetown College. The Blue Raiders (5-1, 2-0 Mid-South Conference) play this Saturday at Cumberland University (TN). BRADY JERNIGAN — Maryville College (Jr., DL, Woodland HS)… had one tackle early in the fourth quarter in the Scots’ 34-9 victory at Methodist Saturday. Maryville (3-2, 3-0 USA-South Athletic Conference) tries to remain unbeaten in conference this Saturday afternoon at LaGrange College. EMMANUEL JONES — Colorado State University (So., LB, Woodland HS)… recorded a pair of tackles Saturday as the Rams edged visiting New Mexico 20-18. CSU (3-4, 2-1 Mountain West Conference) plays at Boise State this Friday night. BRADLEY KIRK — Shorter University (Fr. DB, Cartersville HS)… collected one, second quarter tackle in the Hawks’ 41-7 loss Saturday at North Greenville University. Shorter (0-7, 0-5 Gulf South Conference) hosts Mississippi College this Saturday afternoon. NYVIN NELSON — UT Chattanooga (Fr., LB, Cartersville HS)… saw playing time in the Mocs’ 26-6 victory at Western Carolina. UTC (5-2, 3-2 SoCon) has a bye week prior to hosting VMI October 27. JACOB POTTER — Kennesaw State University (Fr., LS, Adairsville HS)… saw second half action Saturday with one punt snap and a pair of extra point snaps as the FCS 2nd-ranked Owls’ won at Gardner-Webb, 56-17. KSU (6-1, 2-0 Big South) has a bye week before traveling to Charleston Southern October 27. MARK QUATTLEBAUM — UNC Charlotte (Sr., SL, Cartersville HS)… caught one pass for 14 yards and had one punt return for three yards in the 49ers’ 40-14 home win over Western Kentucky. Charlotte (3-3, 2-1 C-USA) plays at Middle Tennessee this Saturday. GARRETT SHELTON — Alabama State University (Fr., LS, Cartersville HS)… (photo right) saw playing time in the Hornets’ 45-7 loss Saturday at South Alabama. ASU (2-4, 1-1 SWAC) have a bye week before facing Alabama A&M in the Magic City Classic October 27 in Birmingham. AVERY SHOWELL — Georgia Tech (R-Fr., DB, Cartersville HS)… saw action with the Yellow Jackets’ kickoff return team in a 28-14 home loss Saturday to Duke. Georgia Tech (3-4, 2-2 ACC) has a bye week prior to playing at Virginia Tech on Thursday night, October 25. BRANDON WADE — Ellsworth CC (So., DL, Cartersville HS)… had three tackles, one for a loss, and broke up one pass in a 36-30 home loss to Fort Scott CC. Ellsworth (1-6) plays at Iowa Central CC this Saturday afternoon. JAKE WALKER — Furman University (So., TE, Cartersville, GA, Darlington HS)… made a third quarter catch for eight yards and a first down on the only pass he was targeted during the Paladins’ 34-14 home upset win over FCS 4th-ranked Wofford. Furman (2-3, 2-1 SoCon) entertains Samford this Saturday afternoon. CROSS COUNTRY SPENCER FIELDS — Rhodes College (Sr., Kingston, GA, Darlington HS)… placed 85th of 344 runners in 26:23 as the Lynx finished 12th of 50 teams at the Wisconsin-Oshkosh Kollege Town Sports Pre-National Invitational 8K at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, Wisconsin. North Central won the race with three runners in the top five and five in the top 25. Next for Fields is the Southern Athletic Association Championship hosted by Rhodes at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis October 27. SOCCER KATELYNN HARBEKE — Life University (Sr., MF, Cass HS)… played 66 minutes in a start and took two shots as the Runnin’ Eagles lost 4-2 at Campbellsville University. Life (4-8, 0-3 Mid-South Conference) hosts conference games with University of the Cumberlands (KY) Tuesday evening and Shawnee State University (OH) Friday night.

The local high school football region standings and results for the week ending October 13. REGION 6-AAA Last Week's Scores Sonoraville 14, Adairsville 10 Calhoun 56, Murray Co. 0 Haralson Co. 24, North Murray 22 LFO 41, Coahulla Creek 18 This Week: Murray Co. at Adairsville; Calhoun at Coahulla Creek; Ringgold at Haralson Co.; Sonoraville at LFO REGION 5-AAAA Last Week's Scores Cartersville 7, Sandy Creek 0 Chapel Hill 20, Central 13 Troup 35, LaGrange 14 This Week: Sandy Creek at LaGrange (Thurs.); Cartersville at Chapel Hill; Cedartown at Troup REGION 7-AAAAA Last Week's Scores East Paulding 33, Cass 21 Kell 31, Carrollton 10 Rome 68, Paulding Co. 7 Villa Rica 32, Hiram 21 This Week: Cass at Kell; Woodland at Villa Rica; Paulding Co. at East Paulding; Rome at Hiram

The Woodland Middle School girls and boys cross country teams ran to state runner-up finishes Saturday at the Georgia Middle School State Cross Country Championships at Bleckley County Elementary School. The two second place finishes earned Woodland Middle the combined (both genders) state championship. Woodland Middle School girls finished runner-up to Loganville Middle Saturday at the two-mile event competing in the Large School division which included 28 teams and 205 runners. Dean Rusk Middle, Renfroe Middle, and Taylor Road Middle rounded out the girls top five. The Cartersville Middle School girls ran in the Medium School division and placed 16th of 19 teams. That race included 138 runners. Local results: Woodland MS girls: 17th - Emma Segars (13:40) 22nd - Olivia Berry (13:55) 23rd - Danielle Thayer (13:56) 47th - Blair Cornwell (14:50) 52nd - Mary Kate Camara (15:01) 79th - Ka’Rynne McKenney (15:34) 101st - Kiera Pedigo (16:05) Cartersville MS girls: 53rd - Emma Terry (15:12) 56th - Meredith Gaines (15:15) 89th - Samantha Herrera (16:16) 93rd - Katelyn Shook (16:22) 113th - Neurexi Montero (17:07) 131st - Julia Hernandez (18:18) Woodland Middle School boys finished runner-up to Gainesville Middle School in the Large School division at the Georgia Middle School State Cross Country Championship. The Large School division included 31 schools and 252 runners. Rome Middle School was third, followed by Renfroe Middle and Riverwatch Middle rounding out the top five. The Cartersville Middle School boys placed sixth of 19 teams and 142 individual runners in the Medium School Boys Championship. Jefferson Middle won the Medium School State Championship followed by West Laurens Middle, Westminster School, Woodward Academy, and St. Martins Episcopal School. Local runners: Woodland MS boys 8th - Tyler Jones (11:54) 23rd - Kain Tanturri (12:18) 27th - Drew Thayer (12:24) 59th - Kameron Chappell (13:01) 61st - Landan McSwain (13:02) 68th - Zachary Wiggins (13:16) 100th - Andy Forsyth (13:42) Cartersville MS boys 18th - Ryan Johnson (12:43) 25th - Malicchi Vosburgh (12:50) 57th - Paul Hyman (13:47) 63rd - Brock Wilson (13:56) 66th - Cainen Crowder (13:58) 79th - Caleb Freeman (14:13) 82nd - George Brennan (14:18) Adairsville MS boys: 59th - Cooper Brown (13:52) 64th - Andy Barnette (13:57)