Woodland softball raced to a 7-0 lead through three innings Tuesday night on their way to a dominating 15-5 Region 7-AAAAA win at Cass. The Lady Cats extended their current win streak to 10 straight and have now won 15 of 16, including ten consecutive region games. Woodland’s Skylar Chappell had three hits and two RBI as the Lady Cats out hit the Colonels 17 to six. Ansley Evans also had three hits for Woodland. Morgan Cooper (2 RBI), Morgan Bailey (2 RBI), Caroline Higdon (2 doubles, 2 RBI), Jordan Duck (2 RBI), and Bella Carnes had two hits apiece. Kendyl Hardin had a hit and two RBI. Hannah Miller contributed two RBI. Madi Bentley (4.2 IP, 3R, 0ER, 3H, 3BB, 3K) started in the circle and collected the pitching win. Sarah Baynard (2.1 IP, 3R, 0ER, 3H) worked in relief. Haley Smith had two hits for Cass. Macenzie Dougharty and Haley Owens contributed one hit and one RBI. Kelly Young, Rachael Lee added one hit each. Kylee Hembree and Holli Elrod had one RBI each. Hembree (3.2 IP, 9R, 7ER, 10H, 2BB, 1K) and Dougharty (3.1 IP, 6R, 4ER, 7H, 2K) pitched for Cass. Cass (3-20, 3-10) plays at Hiram Thursday at 5:55 p.m. Woodland (16-5, 10-2) hosts Villa Rica Thursday at 5:55 p.m. and Lassiter Friday at 5:30 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE 6, MURRAY CO. 2 Adairsville softball scored five runs in the top of the fifth inning Tuesday night in a come-from-behind 6-2 win at Murray County. Taylor Rhoades (7 IP, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 4K) earned the Tigers’ complete game pitching victory. Alexa Varner paced Adairsville with two hits including a double and one RBI. Natalie Burrow drove in two runs and had one hit. Havyn Isaac doubled. Sierra Tanner, Sadye Johnson, Rhoades (RBI) added one hit each. Breeana Wilson and Cortni Jacobs contributed an RBI each. Brooklyn Gonzales led Murray County (3-18, 1-14 with two hits. Adairsville (6-19, 4-11) hosts Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Cartersville volleyball swept to straight set victories over LaGrange and Sandy Creek Tuesday evening in Tyrone to secure the Region 5-AAAA regular season title and the right to host the region playoff finals. The Lady Canes beat LaGrange 25-3 and 25-18 before taking down the host Patriots 25-16 and 27-25. Cartersville survived a set point in the finale’ before taking the victory. “We played well in stretches,” said Cartersville head coach Dutch Cothran. “We had some letdowns during the night, and that’s going to happen, but we responded well when the match (vs. Sandy Creek) got tight.” Bekah Stevens had seven aces against LaGrange. Grace Hunter contributed four aces and 14 assists. Nedu Evans had 10 kills and a pair of aces. Anna Mathis added three aces. Against Sandy Creek, Evans totaled 12 kills, five digs, and two aces. Stevens had eight kills, three assists, and three aces. Hunter added 35 assists and three aces. Mathis totaled 10 digs. The Canes 17-11 (6-0) will travel to Murray County to play the hosts and Dalton on Thursday. CASS DROPS AREA MATCHES AT ROME The Lady Colonels lost two area volleyball matches Tuesday night at Rome High School, falling in a three-set battle with Carrollton and in straight sets to the hosts. Cass edged Carrollton 25-23 in the opening set, but lost the next two sets to the Trojans 25-19 and 25-18. Rome swept the Colonels 25-10 and 25-12. Cass plays at Armuchee Thursday at 5:30 p.m. WOODLAND LOSES TWO AREA MATCHES Woodland volleyball lost both of its matches Tuesday at Kell, one to East Paulding in three sets (18-25, 25-14, 25-13) and one to host Kell (25-13, 25-16). Macey Vaughn had 23 assists and eight digs on the day, while Caroline Gore had nine kills, nine digs and two aces. Woodland visits Sprayberry Thursday along with East Coweta. ADAIRSVILLE FALLS TO SONORAVILLE Adairsville lost to Sonoraville Tuesday night 25-15 and 25-23. The Lady Tigers return to action Thursday at Haralson County.

With the National League West up for grabs down the stretch, the Los Angeles Dodgers overpowered the Colorado Rockies Monday night, 8-2 at Dodger Stadium. The one-sided victory put the Dodgers a half-game above the Rockies in the division race with the two contenders set to continue the three-game series Tuesday and Wednesday. Cartersville native Sam Howard was one of five Rockies’ pitchers utilized in the game. Starter Jon Gray suffered the loss after surrendering six earned runs in just two innings of work. Harrison Musgrave, D.J. Johnson, and Bryan Shaw also worked in relief for Colorado. Howard worked a scoreless eighth inning, but did allow a hit, a walk and a hit batsman. He also recorded his first Major League strikeout against Matt Kemp who went down swinging on a 3-2 pitch with one out and one on base. Howard managed to get out of his bases loaded situation in the frame by getting Max Muncy to pop up on the infield. Monday was the 25-year-old southpaw’s third-ever MLB appearance and his first against the Dodgers. He has now worked three Major League innings without allowing a run. Howard made 21 starts in 2018 for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He finished with a 3-8 mark and worked 96 innings with a 5.06 ERA. He fanned 80 and walked only 34.

Woodland softball continued its hot streak Monday night with a 9-1 home win in five innings over the Kell Longhorns. The Lady Cats have now won nine in a row and 14 of their last 15. They have also won nine straight Region 7-AAAAA games after an 0-2 start in the league. Woodland took a 9-0 lead in the first three innings Monday night and pitcher Sarah Baynard kept Kell off the scoreboard except for a single run in the top of the fourth inning. Baynard allowed only five hits and one walk in earning the pitching win. The lone run was earned and she recorded one strikeout. Hannah Miller was 2-for-3 for Woodland with one RBI. Jordan Duck was also 2-for-3. Six other Lady Cats had one hit each including triples by Morgan Bailey and Skylar Chappell (2 RBI). Ansley Evans (RBI), Caroline Higdon (RBI), Kendyl Hardin, and Bella Carnes added one hit apiece. Carnes, Bailey, and Morgan Cooper each stole a base. The loss drops Kell to 8-7 overall and 8-6 in region action. Woodland (15-5, 9-2) plays at Cass Tuesday before hosting Villa Rica Thursday and Lassiter Friday. All three games are scheduled for 5:55 p.m. starts. HARALSON CO. 10, ADAIRSVILLE 6 Visiting Haralson County broke open a tight game with six runs over the final three innings in a 10-6 win Monday night at Adairsville. The two teams went to the fifth inning tied 4-4 after Adairsville scored two runs in both the first and fourth innings. Haralson Co. scored four times in the top of the second for a 4-2 lead at the time. The visiting Rebels then made their late scoring run to take a 10-4 lead. The Lady Tigers scored twice in the bottom of the seventh on a pair of hits, a walk, and an error, but it wasn’t enough. Adairsville committed eight errors in the game. Only four of the Haralson County runs were earned. Victoria O’Neal (4 IP, 5R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 5K) and Taylor Rhoades (3 IP, 5R, 2ER, 6H, 2BB, 1K) split the pitching duties for the Tigers. Sierra Tanner paced the Adairsville offense with four hits including a double and one RBI. Sadye Johnson added two hits and two RBI including a first inning, solo home run. Havyn Isaac (RBI), Natalie Burrow (RBI), and Chloe Souders had the other Lady Tigers’ hits. O’Neal drove in a run. 10th-ranked Haralson improved to 14-6 overall and 9-4 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (5-19, 3-11) wraps up its regular season Thursday at home against Lakeview-Ft. Oglethorpe.

Games reported for Thursday, September 13 and Saturday, September 15 by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department and the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department. September 13 10U at Hamilton Crossing Park BARTOW STEELERS 21, BARTOW FALCONS 7 STEELERS: Kyron McClendon had touchdowns runs of 3, 18, and 50 yards and rushed for 140 total yards. McClendon and Malachi Harris had five tackles each. Ethan Baker had four tackles and a fumble recovery. FALCONS: Korbyn Jarrett scored on a 4-yard touchdown run and had 54 rushing yards. Micah Pittman had four tackles. BARTOW BUCS 22, BARTOW RAIDERS 0 BUCS: Dawson Holbrook had an 8-yard TD run and an 11-yard TD reception. Paul Lanier threw a TD pass and scored the Bucs’ extra points. Lorenzo Cotton Jr., Drake Bunce, and Eli Abell were credited with outstanding play on offense. Lanier had four tackles. Cotton recorvered a fumble. RAIDERS: Joshua Love had six tackles. James Morris III contributed five tackles. 10U at Dellinger Park CARTERSVILLE BLACK CANES 6, CARTERSVILLE SILVER CANES 6 (tie) SILVER: Hagen Sharp connected with Jalen Watkins for a 15-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. PAT failed. Tyon Coe, Cooper Melvin, and Andrew Cox were credited with top defensive performances. BLACK: Lyle Woody tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Will Camp in the first quarter. PAT failed. Kamdyn Woods, Hudson Lusk, and Camp were credited with top defensive performances. CARTERSVILLE WHITE CANES 28, CARTERSVILLE PURPLE CANES 0 WHITE: Reed Ezell had rushing touchdowns of 26 and 30 yards. Trenton Harris had a fourth quarter touchdown run. Asa Mitcham made two PAT kicks. Ezell, Mitcham, and Collier Jordan were credited with top defensive performances. September 15 10U at Dellinger Park BARTOW TIGERS 22, CARTERSVILLE BLACK HURRICANES 7 TIGERS: Richard Barton ran for two touchdowns including a 40-yard TD run. Jaden Daise had an 8-yard TD run. Drew Nida completed a 50-yard TD strike to Barton. Barton led the defense with four tackles and an interception. BLACK: Lyle Woody threw a 32-yard TD pass to Jackson Montgomery. Demontre Cochran rushing PAT. Jayden Newman, Brayden Channell, and Kamdyn Woods were credited with top defensive performances. 10U at Hamilton Crossing Park CARTERSVILLE SILVER HURRICANES 19, BARTOW STEELERS 0 SILVER: Bodie Brumlow scored on a 12-yard run. Cooper Melvin scored on a pair of 20-yard touchdown runs. Silver converted two of three PATs. Melvin, Noah King, and Matthew Cook were credited with top defensive play. STEELERS: Jayden Metcalt had six tackles. 8U at Hamilton Crossing Park BARTOW TIGERS 26, BARTOW STEELERS 0 TIGERS: Kameron Hosey had touchdown runs of 4 and 12 yards. Jackson Jarrett scored on touchdown runs of 33 and 65 yards. Noeah Roberts had eight tackles. STEELERS: Nathaniel Jones had five tackles. BARTOW COWBOYS 26, BARTOW FALCONS 12 COWBOYS: Anthony Moreno had touchdown runs of 45 and 20 yards. Nigel Whitaker scored on a 50-yard run. Kasey Jacobs had an 85-yard touchdown run. Nicholas Robinson and Moreno had four tackles each. FALCONS: Gary Douglas had a 35-yard touchdown run. William Nachtsheim scored on a 2-yard run. Douglas made five tackles. NORTH GEORGIA YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUE September 15 9U BARTOW BLUE 31, TRION BULLDOGS 0 at Trion High School BARTOW BLUE: Jovani Bautista Jackston scored on touchdown runs of 60 and 50 yards. Kaiden Kent had a 30-yard TD run. Lance Tippett Jr. connected on a 50-yard TD pass to Jeremy Dent Jr. Jakez Baldwin had four tackles and recovered a pair of fumbles. Maddox Raughton and Gatlin Fair contributed three tackles each. Bartow Blue 9U improved to 3-0. Trion slipped to 0-2. Bartow 9U plays at LaFayette Saturday at 12 noon. 12U BARTOW BLUE 14, CHICKAMAUGA TROJANS 2 at Gordon Lee High School BARTOW 12U: Xavior Darby scored on a 12-yard touchdown run. Kelson Mitchell added a 5-yard touchdown run. Clifton Parker finished with seven tackles. Ethan Brown had four tackles and two interceptions. Jamarian Pullum made a tackle and picked off a pass. Grayson Dysart had an interception. Eddie Boggs had three tackles and recovered a fumble. Bartow 12U improved to 2-1. Chickamauga falls to 1-2. Bartow 12U Blue plays at LaFayette this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. 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 local high school football region standings and results for the week ending September 15. REGION 6-AAA Last Week's Scores Haralson Co. 51, Adairsville 28 Coahulla Creek 35, Murray Co. 7 Calhoun 34, North Murray 10 LFO 35, Ringgold 25 Friday’s games: North Murray at Adairsville; LFO at Haralson Co.; Sonoraville at Murray Co.; Calhoun at Ringgold REGION 5-AAAA Last Week's Scores Cartersville 28, Cherokee 10 Cedartown 55, SE Whitfield 7 Heard Co. 45, Central-Carroll 0 Chapel Hill 28, Whitewater 7 Sandy Creek 55, Starr’s Mill 21 Troup Co. 37, Callaway 20 Friday’s games: Cartersville at Cedartown; LaGrange at Central-Carroll; Chapel Hill at Troup REGION 7-AAAAA Last Week's Scores Woodland 26, Paulding Co. 21 Villa Rica 16, Cass 3 Rome 65, Carrollton 51 East Paulding 33, Kell 31 Friday’s games: Woodland at Hiram; Paulding Co. at Villa Rica; Cass at Rome; East Paulding at Carroll

A wide variety of local 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' had impactful performances this past week across the nation in football, cross country, soccer, and golf. Vic Beasley and the Atlanta Falcons evened their season record Sunday afternoon with a 31-24 win over the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In college football, Marcus Childers threw for three touchdowns as Northern Illinois won its conference opener. Jonathan Cruz was perfect on his kicks and is closing in on a school record at Charlotte. Trevor Lawrence tossed another touchdown pass for 2nd-ranked Clemson, and Mark Quattlebaum hauled in his second career touchdown reception. Spencer Fields recorded an impressive early-season run for Rhodes College in Memphis and Birmingham Southern keeper Kurt Moore recorded a shutout in net for the Panthers. NFL VIC BEASLEY — Atlanta Falcons (4th yr. pro; DE, Clemson University, Adairsville HS)… had two tackles Sunday afternoon in the Falcons’ 31-24 victory over the visiting Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. As they have done in the past against other mobile quarterbacks, Atlanta utilized Beasley in the final minutes as a non-rushing mirror to help contain Panthers’ QB Cam Newton. Atlanta (1-1) hosts the New Orleans Saints next Sunday afternoon. COLLEGE FOOTBALL QUADRE ALLEN — Tusculum University (Sr., DB, Woodland HS)… recorded a pair of solo tackles and three total in a 37-10 home victory Friday over Limestone. One of his stops was for a five-yard loss. The Pioneers (2-1) host UNC-Pembroke Saturday. CHRIS BLACKSTON — University of West Georgia (Jr., DB, Adairsville HS)… finished with six tackles Saturday including three solo stops in a 45-21 road win at Albany State. Blackston now has 18 tackles in the 10th-ranked Wolves’ first three games. UWG (3-0) hosts 13th-ranked West Florida this Saturday. BRYCE BURGESS — Reinhardt University (Fr., DB/RB, Adairsville HS)… made a pair of solo tackles in the NAIA 7th-ranked Eagles’ 49-17 win over Warner University in Lakeland, FL. Reinhardt (2-1) will entertain Ave Maria University Saturday afternoon. TERRIUS CALLAHAN — Austin Peay State University (R-Soph., WR, Cartersville HS)… saw action in Saturday’s 78-40 win at Morehead State. The Governors (2-1) open Ohio Valley Conference play Saturday afternoon at Tennessee-Martin. TREVOR CARLTON — Reinhardt University (Sr., LB, Cartersville HS)… had a pair of tackle assists Saturday as the 7th-ranked Eagles won at Warner University, 49-17. Reinhardt (2-1) hosts Ave Maria University Saturday in another non-conference matchup. MARCUS CHILDERS — Northern Illinois University (R-Soph., QB, Adairsville HS)… completed 11 of 18 passes for 109 yards and three touchdowns in a 24-16 home Mid-America Conference win over Western Michigan. He also rushed for 28 yards on eight attempts. Childers’ TD passes went for 14, 7, and 2 yards to three different receivers. The Huskies (1-2, 1-0) travel to Tallahassee, FL Saturday to challenge Florida State. JONATHAN CRUZ — UNC-Charlotte (Fr., PK, Cartersville HS)… made both of his field goal attempts, including a 42-yarder, and converted both PAT attempts as the 49ers topped Old Dominion Thursday 28-25. Four of the six kickoffs by Cruz were touchbacks. The 2-for-2 performance on field goals extends Cruz’s consecutive streak to five straight made. The single-season record for the 49ers is seven straight. Charlotte (2-1, 1-0 C-USA) plays at UMass this Saturday afternoon. KURTIS FEANNY — Lenoir Rhyne University (Fr., DL, Woodland HS)… saw action for the second straight week in the Bears’ 59-27 home victory over Mars Hill. LRU (2-1) travels to Wingate University (NC) this Saturday night. JORDAN FERGUSON — Middle Tennessee State University (Soph., DT, Cartersville HS)… assisted on a second quarter sack of Georgia’s Jake Fromm on a 2nd-and-20 play that went for a four-yard loss. MTSU (1-2) lost the game in Athens, 49-7, and will begin Conference USA action Saturday night at home against Florida Atlantic. MILLER FORRISTALL — University of Alabama (R-Soph., TE, Cartersville HS)… has seen action in each of the top-ranked Tide’s games this season including Saturday’s 62-7 blowout win at Ole Miss. Alabama (3-0, 1-0 SEC) will host Texas A&M this Saturday in Tuscaloosa. RICO FRYE — Bowling Green University (Fr., RB, Cartersville HS)… saw his first collegiate action Saturday in the Falcons’ 42-35 home win over Eastern Kentucky. Frye rushed for 37 yards on seven attempts and had a long run of 11 yards early in the fourth quarter. CAMERON GONYEA — Saint Anselm College (Fr., DB, Cass HS)… saw action in the Hawks’ 66-3 loss at Assumption in Worcester, MA. Saint Anselm (0-2) hosts American International for Homecoming this Saturday afternoon. GABRIEL GRIDLEY — Angelo State University (Jr., P, Cartersville HS)… punted seven times for a 45 yard average Saturday in the Rams’ 30-14 home, Lone Star Conference win over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Gridley had a long punt of 57 yards, one for a touchback, and two that were downed inside the 20 yard line. The Rams did have one punt blocked. ASU (2-1, 1-0) travel to Wichita Falls, TX this Saturday night to play at Midwestern State. KALIN HEATH — University of West Georgia (Jr., RB, Cartersville HS)… had five carries for nine yards Saturday in a 45-21 Wolves’ win at Albany State. UWG (3-0) is ranked 10th in NCAA D2 and hosts 13th-ranked West Florida this Saturday. SEAN HOLTON — Davidson College (Soph., DB, Cartersville HS)… was credited with six tackles and a kick return for no yards in the Wildcats’ 91-61 home win over Guilford College. Davidson set a school record for points and broke the NCAA FCS record for total yards (964) in the game that was moved up to Thursday due to Hurricane Florence. Davidson (3-0) also set an FCS record for rushing yards with 685. The Wildcats open Pioneer League play this Saturday afternoon at Dayton. LUCAS JOHNSON — Georgia State University (Sr., OL, Cass HS)… started his third straight game at left tackle contributing to an offense that rushed for 173 yards and passed for 139 yards in a 59-22 loss at Memphis. The Panthers fell behind early and were not able to recover at the Liberty Bowl. GSU (1-2) hosts Western Michigan Saturday afternoon. EMMANUEL JONES — Colorado State University (Soph., LB/DE, Woodland HS)… started at defensive end Saturday in a 48-10 loss at Florida. Jones had four tackles (two solo) including one for a one-yard loss. CSU (1-3) hosts Illinois State this Saturday. TREVOR LAWRENCE — Clemson University (Fr., QB, Cartersville HS)… was 12-for-19 for 194 yards and one touchdown Saturday in the 2nd-ranked Tigers’ 38-7 win over Georgia Southern. The touchdown went for 57 yards to Justyn Ross in the second quarter. Lawrence was picked off once, but added 13 yards rushing on two attempts including a 10-yard run. Through his first three collegiate games, he is 26-for-42 for 424 yards and five TDs. Clemson (3-0) plays at Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon. NYVIN NELSON — University of Tennessee-Chattanooga (Fr., LB, Cartersville HS)… credited with his first collegiate tackle Saturday in the third quarter of UTC’s 34-24 victory at Tennessee-Martin. Chattanooga (3-0, 1-0 SoCon) hosts conference rival Samford this Saturday night. JACOB POTTER — Kennesaw State University (Fr., LS, Adairsville HS)… made his first college snap as the Owls’ converted a third quarter field goal during a 62-13 home win over Alabama State. KSU (2-1) hosts Clark Atlanta this Saturday night. MARK QUATTLEBAUM — UNC-Charlotte (R-Sr., WR, Cartersville HS)… made his second career touchdown catch Thursday in a 28-25 Conference USA win over visiting Old Dominion. The 4-yard scoring reception gave the 49ers a 19-18 lead in the third quarter. He added a 15-yard reception later in the period and was targeted only one additional time in the fourth quarter. He did commit a fumble in the first quarter and had a fair catch on another effort as a punt returner. Charlotte (2-1, 1-0) travels to Amherst, MA Saturday to take on UMass in a non-conference clash. MACLAND SHAY — New Mexico Highlands University (Fr., DB, Cass HS)… saw action in his third straight game, but the Cowboys lost 28-23 at Dixie State (UT). NMHU (2-1, 2-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) hosts Colorado School of Mines this Saturday. GARRETT SHELTON — Alabama State University (Fr., LS, Cartersville HS)… saw action Saturday in the Hornets’ 62-13 loss at Kennesaw State. Alabama State (1-2) begins SWAC play this Saturday night at Grambling State. AVERY SHOWELL — Georgia Tech (R-Fr., DB, Cartersville HS)… received playing time Saturday in the Yellow Jackets’ 24-19 loss at Pittsburgh. Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1 ACC) hosts 2nd-ranked Clemson this Saturday afternoon. HIRAM VELEZ — University of West Florida (Sr., WR, Adairsville HS)… caught a pair of passes for 23 yards including a 9-yard second quarter touchdown as the Argonauts routed Shorter University 51-7 in Pensacola. Velez also had a 14-yard catch in the first quarter. 13th-ranked UWF (3-0, 1-0 Gulf South Conference) travels to Mississippi College this Saturday night. CROSS COUNTRY SPENCER FIELDS — Rhodes College (Sr., Kingston, GA, Darlington HS)… placed 8th overall and second on his team as the NCAA D-3 Lynx finished second to Memphis in the 21-team Rhodes Invitational Saturday in Memphis. Fields covered the Shelby Farms 8K course (4.97 miles) in 26:10 (5:15/mi.) Rhodes travels to Kentucky Saturday, September 29 to compete in the University of Louisville Classic. SOCCER EMILY COLLUM — Georgia Southwestern University (Fr., F, Adairsville HS)… came off the bench to take two shots and played 64 minutes in the Hurricanes’ 3-0 home loss last Wednesday to Middle Georgia. Collum then took three shots and scored her second collegiate goal Saturday as Georgia Southwestern defeated Warner University, 2-1. The Lady Canes (2-3) play Peach Belt Conference games Wednesday at Clayton State and Saturday at Georgia College. KATELYNN HARBEKE — Life University (Sr., F, Cass HS)… played 58 minutes and took a pair of shots in the Eagles’ overtime loss last Tuesday at Brenau University in Gainesville. Harbeke played 50 minutes off the bench and took one corner kick in a 1-0 loss Sunday afternoon at Berry College. Life (3-4) plays at NAIA 9th-ranked Cumberland University (TN) Sunday in a Mid-South Conference match. KURT MOORE — Birmingham Southern College (Jr., Keeper, Kingston, GA, Darlington HS)… earned his second start of the season, playing all 110 minutes in goal, as the Panthers played Bellhaven to a 0-0 draw in Jackson, MS. Moore’s shutout included four saves. BSC (5-1-1) hosts Emory University Wednesday night and Hendrix College in the Panthers’ first Southern Athletic Association game Saturday night. GOLF LINDSAY BONNER — York College (Soph., Cartersville HS)… shot 84-85 Saturday and Sunday at the Carnegie-Mellon Fall Shootout at The Links at Spring Church in Apollo, PA. York finished fourth in the seven-team event behind two CMU teams and Denison University. Bonner placed 17th individually in the 43-player field. Next for the Spartans is the Shenandoah University Green Turtle Invitational October 6-7 in Front Royal, VA.

The Woodland girls cross country team, ranked second in Class AAAAA and fourth in all classifications in Georgia, dominated the 3rd annual Big Peach Mustang Stampede Saturday hosted by Hillgrove High School at Allatoona Creek Park. The Lady Cats took six of the top eleven spots in the race with McKenna Trapheagen (18:53) and Carli Clymer (19:19) taking the top two positions in the race. They were followed by teammates Rylee Evans (4th, 19:38), Angela Cochran (7th, 19:59), Baylee Evans (10th, 20:26), and Cheyenne Spinks (11th, 20:41). Woodland finished 29 points ahead of second place Etowah with Roswell, North Paulding, and Kennesaw Mountain rounding out the top five. The girls invitational included 19 schools and 125 runners. The Woodland boys placed eleventh of 21 boys teams. Newnan won the boys championship that included 144 runners. Marietta placed second and Roswell was third. John Shropshire led Woodland with a 32nd place finish in 18:06. He was followed by teammates Dylan Stermer (37th, 18:15), John Forsyth (75th, 19:06), Reece Mitchell (80th, 19:20), and Patrick Bollwerk (86th, 19:32), Kobe Cochran (96th, 19:55), and Ian Van Order (106th, 20:34). Woodland will run in the Wingfoot Classic Saturday at Sam Smith Park. CANES SECOND, LADY CANES THIRD IN INAUGURAL W2W INVITE The Cartersville boys, ranked eighth in Class AAAA, finished second to Class 7A West Forsyth in the Wire2Wire Running Invitational Saturday at Dellinger Park. The Cass boys were fifth in the five team event that also included Rockmart and Sprayberry. The Cartersville girls placed third of four girls teams. West Forsyth won the race by taking the top seven individual spots. Rockmart placed second and Sprayberry was fourth. The Hurricanes had seven runners to finish between fifth and fourteenth place. West Forsyth had seven runners in the top nine, including individual winner Jeremy Ericson (16:52). Bill Archer ran fifth overall to lead Cartersville in 17:19. He was followed by Alex Rios (8th, 17:46), Jacob Busek (10th, 18:45), Levi Booth (11th, 18:48), Colin McCann (12th, 18:49), Harrison Banks (13th, 18:49), and Banks Wilson (14th, 18:57). The Cass boys were led by Prem Patel (15th, 19:09), Bryce Kresho (17th, 20:11), Logan Van Stinj (31st, 22:06), Craigory Chatman (33rd, 22:41), and Brendon Waters (35th, 34:09). Vanna Beach led the Lady Canes with an 11th place finish in 23:22. She was followed by teammates Alice Terry (14th, 23:52), Trista Kelly (15th, 23:56), Jaxiry Bentoncourt (17th, 24:08), Trinity Atkins (22nd, 24:53), and Metzli Munoz (23rd, 24:54). Cass had a pair of individual runners in the girls race. Olivia Flynn finished 13th in 23:38. Stassija Banks was 31st. Cartersville competes next at the Wingfoot XC Classic Saturday at Sam Smith Park.

The Cartersville softball team was swept in a Region 5-AAAA doubleheader Saturday at LaGrange. The Lady Grangers took the opener with a final inning home run and won the second game with a two-RBI double in extra innings. LaGrange won the opener with a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh by Camden Smith. The Grangers loaded the bases in a 2-2 game with an infield error, a fielder’s choice, and a walk. Cartersville took a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning when Cio Seigler scored on a double-steal play. The Lady Canes’ first run scored in the first inning on a Colbi Ballard RBI double. LaGrange tied the game with a pair of runs in their half of the fifth inning on back-to-back RBI singles by Destiny Fitzpatrick and Jacee Marable. In Game 2, LaGrange used a pair of singles by Marable and Smith followed by a two-RBI double by Macee Stone to break open a tie game in the top of the eighth inning. Cartersville had the potential tying runs on base in the bottom of the eighth, but were unable to push either runner across. Seigler had two hits including a solo home run in the second game. AnnaKate McElhaney (RBI), Ballard (RBI), and Lauren McElhaney had one hit apiece in each game. Ballard (14.1 IP, 10R, 8ER, 15H, 5BB, 12K) suffered both pitching losses. Camden Smith was the winning pitcher in both games for LaGrange. She tossed a complete-game in the opener and was a winner, tossing five innings of relief in Game 2. LaGrange improved to 15-5 overall and 7-2 in region games. Cartersville (8-11, 4-7) closes out the regular season this week at Chapel Hill Tuesday and at home Friday night against North Cobb. CASS GOES WINLESS AT SCORE INTERNATIONAL TOURNEY After dropping a pair of games Friday night at the Chattanooga Score International Invitational, the Lady Colonels again lost twice on Saturday. Sonoraville edged Cass 5-3 and Christian Heritage was an 11-2 winner over the Colonels. Rachael Lee finished the two games Saturday with three hits. Kelly Young and Hallie Owens had two hits and one RBI apiece. Haley Owens added one hit and one RBI. Eryn Lee, Maggie Collum, Macenzie Dougharty (double), and Kylee Hembree contributed one hit each. Lee (5 IP, 5R, 3ER, 9H, 1BB, 2K) was tagged with the pitching loss to Sonoraville although she allowed only three earned runs. Hembree (2 IP, 9R, 6ER, 8H, 1BB) and Dougharty (3 IP, 2ER, 6H, 1K) split the pitching duties in the loss to Christian Heritage. Cass (3-18) hosts Woodland Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. and travels to Hiram on Thursday.

Cartersville and Woodland improved to 4-0 Friday night with home victories. The Hurricanes handled their toughest challenge of the season by defeating Class AAAAAAA Cherokee 28-10 and the Wildcats stormed from behind twice to seize a 26-21 Homecoming Night and Region 7-AAAAA victory over Paulding County. Adairsville lost at Haralson County 51-28 and Cass dropped its third straight game 16-3 at Villa Rica. CANES IMPROVE TO 4-0 Marcus Gary (photo) ran for 112 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries and Sunni Moorehead recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown as Cartersville defeated visiting Cherokee, 28-10. Moorhead also added an interception that set up the Canes’ final touchdown in the fourth quarter. Cherokee’s defense limited Cartersville to their lowest first half output of the year (138 total yards and 14 points), but the Canes’ defense was even better. Cartersville limited the Warriors to zero yards rushing over the game’s first 24 minutes and allowed only 24 rushing yards in the game. The Warriors had 180 passing yards. Desmond Winters blocked a Cherokee punt on Cherokee’s first possession of the game. Moorehead’s end zone recovery gave the Canes a 7-0 lead only 90 seconds into the contest. Cherokee missed a 31-yard field goal attempt later in the quarter and Cartersville scored on back-to-back possessions to grab a 21-0 lead early in the second period. The Cartersville defense did allow a touchdown for the first time this season. Cherokee scored on a six-play, 61-yard drive in the opening seconds of the fourth quarter. The Warriors’ field goal came at the end of the third quarter. Cartersville quarterback Tee Webb was 15-of-37 passing for 72 yards and one interception. Moorehead finished with three tackles, one for loss, the interception and the touchdown on the blocked punt; Marquail Coaxum finished with six tackles, an interception (his second in the last two games) and a pass breakup; senior defensive end Bobby Harris had eight tackles, two for losses and a sack; junior outside linebacker Jadon Martin had eight tackles, three for losses; senior defensive end Isaiah Chaney had five tackles, two for losses; and Harrison Allen had eight tackles and one for loss. Cherokee slipped to 2-3 on the season with the loss. Cartersville (4-0) extended the state’s longest regular season winning streak to 42 games. The Hurricanes open Region 5-AAAA play next week at Cedartown. — Game stats provided by Jason Greenberg, The Daily Tribune News RESILIENT WILDCATS RALLY FOR HISTORIC HOMECOMING WIN Woodland kept finding ways to come back Friday night and ultimately rallied in the game’s final moments for a heart-stopping 26-21 homecoming victory over Paulding County. Paulding County went ahead 14-0 in the first quarter on a 58-yard opening drive and a 77-yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown. Smael Mondon capped the Patriots first possession scoring drive with an eight-yard scoring run and Austin Harrell scooped up a fumbled pitch and raced 77 yards to put Paulding up 14-0 following a pair of Matthew Frey PATs. Woodland narrowed the margin to 14-7 at halftime following the first of three 90-plus yard drives. Justice Carter (photo) scored the first of his two touchdowns on a two-yard run to cap a 91-yard Woodland drive that took 14 plays. The score and Ronny Ramirez PAT kick made the score 14-7 at halftime. Late in the third quarter, Woodland scored to tie the game 14-14. Again it was a 91-yard drive that took nine plays. Demarcus Williams did the scoring honors this time on a one-yard plunge. The Patriots regained the lead on the first play of the fourth quarter. Mondon took a direct snap on a fourth down play and raced 37 yards for a touchdown and a 21-14 advantage. Another long drive by Woodland gaven the Wildcats hope. Justice Carter powered his way into the end zone with 2:43 left in the game to culminate a 94-yard drive that took 13 plays. Trailing 21-20, Woodland head coach Tony Plott decided to roll the dice and take advantage of his team’s offensive momentum. The Wildcats lined up for a two-point conversion run and Carter was stopped inches short of the goal line. Now trailing by one point, Plott called for the bouncing on-side kickoff. Ramirez kicked an ideal ball that took a pair of huge hops. It was touched by a Paulding County player and recovered by Woodland at the 25-yard line. Five plays later, Titus Jones — who was inserted late at the quarterback position — scored on a nine-yard sweep on a diving stretch for the pylon. Another two-point conversion run attempt failed, but the Wildcats held a 26-21 lead with 0:54 remaining. Paulding County surged back up the field and reached Woodland territory, but a sack as time expired gave the Wildcats their first 4-0 start in school history. Justice Carter totaled 205 yards rushing in the game and Demarcus Williams rushed for 104 yards on 18 carries for the Wildcats. Paulding — who also led in the fourth quarter the week before against Hiram — falls to 0-4 overall and 0-2 in Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland (4-0, 2-0) has matched its best-ever start to a season and travels to Hiram next Friday for another region showdown. — Games stats provided by Nicholas Sullivan, The Daily Tribune News HARALSON COUNTY PULLS AWAY FROM TIGERS Treylon Sheppard ran for over 200 yards in the first half and finished his night with five touchdowns and well over 300 yards rushing as Haralson County remained unbeaten and stopped visiting Adairsville 51-28. Phillip Holloman returned the opening kickoff 95 yards and Sheppard added a 57-yard scamper as the Rebels grabbed an early 14-0 lead. Adairsville’s Mason Boswell scored a pair of rushing touchdowns on back-to-back Tigers’ possessions to knot the score at 14 midway through the second quarter, but Haralson County answered with a 37-14 scoring run from that point. Sheppard added two more scoring runs — one from more than 70 yards out — as the Rebels took a 36-22 lead into the intermission. Boswell scored for the Tigers in the final minute of the first half on a one-yard run. Derrick Simmons had a two-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter to narrow the Adairsville deficit to 36-28 and the Tigers recovered the ensuing onside kick, but their drive stalled just across midfield. Sheppard’s 80-yard scamper in the fourth quarter extended the Rebels’ lead to 44-28 and a 16-yard quarterback run accounted for Haralson’s final points. Haralson County improved to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (2-2, 1-1) will host North Murray next Friday. COLONELS FAIL TO FIND OFFENSE ON THE ROAD After a season opening win over Adairsville, Cass has now dropped three straight with a loss Friday night at Villa Rica, 16-3. T.J. Brown scored the game’s first touchdown on a 3-yard run on Villa Rica’s second possession of the game for a 7-0 Wildcats’ lead. Cass kicked a second quarter field goal by Kaleb Speights to narrow the Villa Rica lead to 7-3, but the Wildcats raced back down the field in five plays to take a 13-3 lead. Noah Best connected with Phillip Zachary on a second-and-10 play for a 15-yard scoring strike. The extra point was missed. Following a three-and-out, Villa Rica blocked a Cass punt to set up a field goal for the final points either team would score on the night. The two teams battled scoreless through the second half and the Wildcats held on for a 13-point Region 7-AAAAA win. Villa Rica (3-2, 1-1) plays at Paulding County next Friday while Cass (1-3, 0-2) travels to top-ranked Rome.

Cass softball lost 6-1 to Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe and 10-8 to Lamar County Friday night in fast pitch action at the Chattanooga Score International Invitational. Five runs by LFO in the middle innings broke open a 1-1 game as the Warriors out hit Cass ten to five. The Colonels also committed four errors leading to three unearned runs. In Friday’s nightcap, Lamar County ran out to a 10-1 lead through three innings and held off the Lady Colonels for a two-run win. Cass posted seven runs in the fourth inning, but it wasn’t enough. Kylee Hembree was 2-for-3 in the game against LFO. Rachael Lee finished the two games 3-for-5 with a run scored and one RBI. Eryn Lee went 2-for-6 including a double, run, and RBI. Kelly Young, Haley Smith, Maggie Collum (double), and Macenzie Dougharty (double) had one hit on the night. Hembree (5 IP, 6R, 3ER, 10H, 2Bb, 1K) worked all five innings in the circle for Cass against LFO. Rachael Lee (1 IP, 6ER, 6H, 1BB) and Dougharty (2.1 IP, 4ER, 6H, 1BB) split the pitching duties against Lamar County.

The Cartersville and Cass volleyball teams both picked up a pair of wins Thursday night. The Lady Canes won a tough, three-set match at Northwest Whitfield and then closed out the night with a win over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. Cass took straight set wins over visiting Pickens and Woodland. LADY CANES TAKE ROAD WINS Cartersville volleyball won a pair of non-region matches Thursday in Tunnel Hill defeating Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe in straight sets and Northwest Whitfield in three sets. Cartersville edged the host Lady Bruins in the opening set 26-24, but dropped the second set to Northwest 25-13. The Lady Canes bounced back to take the deciding third set, 15-11. Nedu Evans had 18 kills, nine digs, and three aces against Northwest. Grace Hunter contributed 32 assists, six digs, three kills, and three aces. Bekah Stevens had six kills and Anna Grace Brock (photo) totaled five kills and nine digs. “That first set was a battle,” said Cartersville coach Dutch Cothran. “I was happy with the way we finished that one out. We didn’t pass well in the second set, but played much better in the third.” Photo by Randy Parker, The Daily Tribune News In Cartersville’s nightcap against LFO, the Lady Canes swept to a 25-13, 25-9 victory. “We played without our starting libero Anna Mathis tonight,” added Cothran. “We missed her and the energy she brings, but the team pulled together and got out of there with a pair of wins.” Cartersville improved to 15-11 and will take their 4-0 Region 5-AAAA record to Sandy Creek on Tuesday to play the hosts and LaGrange. A Lady Canes’ sweep would lock up the top seed in the region playoffs. CASS SWEEPS TO SENIOR NIGHT WINS Cass volleyball picked up a pair of wins Thursday night as they celebrated the careers of their five seniors -- Blaire Waters, Alexis Ware, Harmony Carr, Mireya Hernandez, and Jocelyn Pineda. Cass defeated Pickens 25-19 and 25-11 in the opener and beat Woodland 25-10 and 25-23 in the nightcap. In the other match at Cass Thursday night, Woodland defeated Pickens in three sets. Cass plays area matches Tuesday at Rome High School. Woodland plays area matches at Kell Tuesday against the Longhorns and East Paulding.