Cartersville volleyball won one of three matches Thursday evening at the Storm Center earning their victory over Bremen in a third set. Cartersville won the opening set with Bremen 29-27, lost the second set 25-12, but won the final set 15-11 to take the match victory. Nedu Evans had 16 kills in the win. Grace Hunter totaled 33 assists. Anna Mathis and Anna Grace Brock contributed 19 digs each and Brock added five aces. The Lady Canes lost their other two matches of the night, falling to Cherokee and Northwest Whitfield. Cartersville took the opening game with Cherokee 25-23, but fell 25-11 and 15-13 in the next two. Against Cherokee, Evans had 15 kills. Hunter shared 39 assists. Brock totaled 14 digs and four aces. Northwest Whitfield edged Cartersville 23-25, 25-22, and 15-10. Evans tallied 19 kills. Hunter contributed 41 assists. Mathis had 19 digs and Brock had five service aces. “Overall it was a good night,” said Cartersville head coach Dustin Cothran. “I’m never content with two losses, but it was great to see the way we battled. There were four very evenly matched teams in the Storm Center tonight.” Cartersville (2-6) will look to continue their progress Monday in a 5 p.m. home match with Sequoyah. “We are starting to settle in to our rotation a little, and we’re getting some quality play from some first time varsity players and freshmen,” said Cothran. “We have some people playing new positions, but we seem to be adjusting well. I’m excited about our group, and I’m looking forward to seeing the team grow.” WOODLAND SWEEPS TO ROAD WINS Woodland volleyball picked up a pair of wins Thursday evening at Hiram High School by defeating Chapel Hill and the host Lady Hornets. Woodland defeated Hiram 25-13 and 25-22, then knocked off Chapel Hill 25-22 and 25-17. Noelle Dickey had five aces, two digs, two assists, and two kills in the victory over Chapel Hill. Macey Vaughn contributed six digs, six assists, and three kills. Caroline Gore added three kills and two digs. Against Hiram, Sydney Molinaro totaled eight aces, two kills, three blocks, and one assist. Emmaline Payne totaled three aces, three kills, and two digs. Vaughn added five assists, two kills, two digs, and a pair of aces. Woodland (3-2) travels to Rockmart next Tuesday to square off with the Yellow Jackets and Central-Carroll. CASS VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN SEASON OPENER The Cass High volleyball team was swept in a pair of home matches Thursday evening as the Lady Colonels opened their 2018 campaign. Rome defeated Cass 25-19, 25-17 and the Lady Colonels fell to East Paulding in the nightcap, 25-20 and 25-12. Next for Cass (0-2) is the Coosa Invitational Saturday in Rome.

AnnaKate McElhaney scattered seven hits and four walks while tossing a complete-game and four different Lady Canes drove in one run each as Cartersville edged cross-town rival Woodland Thursday evening, 4-3. McElhaney struck out five in earning the pitching victory. After Cartersville scored a run in the opening frame, Woodland took a 2-1 lead after three innings and led 3-2 through five innings. Cartersville came from behind, however, with two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure the victory. Mattie Johnson tripled home Brooklyn Pittman to tie the game 3-3 and scored on an RBI single to left field by Hope Short. Woodland managed a pair of base runners with two outs in the top of the seventh, but McElhaney got a ground ball to Pittman at third for the final out to preserve the one-run decision. Colbi Ballard drove in Cartersville’s first inning run with a single into centerfield. The RBI hit scored Short who led off the inning with a hit. Cio Segler had a sacrifice in the inning and McElhaney moved Short to third with a single. Woodland tied the game in the second inning with a single by Hannah Miller, a pair of walks, and an RBI hit by Bella Carnes. The Lady Cats took a 2-1 lead in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Caroline Higdon and led 3-1 in the fifth on Higdon’s bases loaded groundout. Cartersville narrowed the margin to 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out, RBI single by Presley Edwards. Madi Bentley (5 IP, 2R, 1ER, 7H, 4BB, 5K) started in the pitching circle for Woodland. Sarah Baynard (1 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB) suffered the pitching loss in relief. Carnes (RBI, stolen base), Evans (stolen base, scored twice), and Miller (scored one run) paced the Lady Cats offense with two hits apiece. Higdon added a hit and two RBI. Kailey Baker contributed a hit for Woodland. Short (RBI, run scored), Johnson (RBI, run scored) and AnnaKate McElhaney had two hits each for Cartersville. Ballard (RBI, run scored, two stolen bases), Lauren McElhaney, and Edwards (RBI) produced one hit apiece for the Lady Canes. Cartersville improved to 3-1 on the season with the victory. The Lady Canes host Troup County Saturday in a Region 5-AAAA doubleheader at 12:30 p.m. Woodland (1-4) travels to Region 7-AAAAA foe Kell on Tuesday for a 5:55 p.m. first pitch.

ADAIRSVILLE EARNS MATCH SPLIT Adairsville volleyball split a pair of matches Tuesday. Adairsville defeated Southeast Whitfield 25-17, 25-16, but lost to Cherokee 25-11, 25-13. Adairsville travels to Fannin County Thursday to face the hosts and Union County. CARTERSVILLE SWEEPS ROCKMART Cartersville won its home-opener Tuesday, defeating Rockmart 25-8, 25-5, 25-16. The win helped the Lady Canes bounce back from an 0-4 start over the past weekend against some of the state’s top competition at the Sequoyah Classic. Nedu Evans had nine kills Tuesday, Grace Hunter had 20 assists and Bekah Stevens had seven aces. Anna Grace Brock totaled nine aces. Cartersville hosts Bremen, Cherokee, and Northwest Whitfield Thursday. WOODLAND SPLITS PAIR OF MATCHES Woodland went 1-1 Tuesday against Gordon Central and Marietta. Woodland defeated the Warriors in straight set 25-18, 25-14, and won the opening set against Marietta 25-23, before falling to the Blue Devils in the final two sets, 25-20 and 15-4. Macey Vaughn led the Lady Cats with 10 digs and 20 assists over the two matches. Caroline Gore added four aces, seven digs and three kills against Gordon Central, and had an ace, 10 digs and six kills against Marietta. Other top contributors for Woodland included Emmaline Payne with two aces, eight digs and three kills against Gordon Central; Lauren Morris contributed four kills and five blocks against Marietta; Sydney Molinaro had five blocks, three kills, two digs and an ace against Marietta; and Noelle Dickey totaled five digs, two kills and an ace against Marietta. Woodland travels to Hiram Thursday to take on the host Hornets and Chapel Hill.

Cass softball trailed early, but came from behind Tuesday evening at the Cass Athletic Complex to even their season record at 1-1 and defeat visiting Rome, 9-5. The Lady Colonels took a 1-0 lead in the second inning before Rome posted five runs in the top of the third to take a 5-1 lead. From there, the Cass offense chipped way scoring two runs in the third and three runs in both the fourth and sixth frames. Rachael Lee (5 IP, 0R, 5H, 3BB, 2K) picked up the pitching win for the Colonels in relief of starter Haley Owens (2 IP, 5ER, 7H, 2BB, 1K). Both teams finished with 12 hits and did not commit an error. Maci Andrews tripled twice and drove in two runs for the Lady Wolves. Cassie Covington, Madison Ingram, Mackenzie McNitt, and Hiley Curry each had two hits for Rome. Rachael Lee and Eryn Lee paced the Lady Colonels with three hits each. Rachael Lee’s night included a double, a stolen base, and four RBI. Eryn Lee’s contributions included a double, three stolen bases, and one RBI. Haley Smith had a double, a triple, and one RBI in a 2-for-3 performance. Jaden Musacchio, Kelly Young, Saydee Najarro, and Owens tossed in one hit apiece. Macenzie Dougharty added a sac fly for a run in the fourth inning. Maggie Collum walked three times and swiped a pair of bases. With the loss, Rome is not 3-6 overall and 0-3 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (1-1, 1-1) hosts Kell Thursday at 5:55 p.m. in their third-straight region game to open the season. CENTRAL-CARROLL 8, CARTERSVILLE 3 Central-Carroll scored six runs in the home-half of the first inning Tuesday evening and went on to defeat visiting Cartersville, 8-3, in a Region 5-AAAA matchup. The Lady Canes posted single runs in the second and fourth innings to narrow the margin to 6-2, but two runs by Central in the fifth inning gave the Lady Lions a comfortable 8-2 lead they would maintain. Cartersville added their final run in the sixth inning. Presley Edwards hit a second inning, solo home run for Cartersville and AnnaKate McElhaney added a pair of doubles to highlight the Lady Canes’ offense. Hope Short and Lauren McElhaney had the other Cartersville base hits. Colbi Ballard drove in a Canes’ run in the sixth with a groundout. Faith Bennett had two hits including a double and one RBI at the top of the Central batting order. Hayley Fehring had a double and two RBI while six other Lions had one hit each. Ballard (0.2 IP, 6ER, 7H, 1BB) started in the circle for Cartersville and was tagged with the loss. AnnaKate McElhaney (5.1 IP, 2ER, 2H, 8BB, 1K) entered in the first inning and finished the game. Central improved to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in Region 5-AAAA with their win. Cartersville (2-1, 1-1) hosts Woodland in a non-regon game Thursday at 5:30 p.m. CARROLLTON 8, WOODLAND 1 Carrollton (4-1, 2-0 in Region 7-AAAAA) broke open a close game with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday night to defeat visiting Woodland 8-1. After the Trojans took a 3-0 lead early, Woodland scored in the fifth to narrow the margin to 3-1 and trailed only 4-1 heading to the sixth. Woodland managed only four hits off Carrollton pitcher Olivia Fannin who fanned seven and earned the complete-game win. Morgan Cooper hit a solo home run for Woodland’s fifth inning run. Hannah Miller doubled. Kendyl Hardin and Jordan Duck had the other Lady Cats’ hits. Woodland (1-3, 0-2) plays at Cartersville Thursday afternoon in a non-region game at 5:30 p.m. SONORAVILLE 4, ADAIRSVILLE 3 Adairsville suffered a difficult Region 6-AAA loss at home to Sonoraville Tuesday night, 4-3. Sonoraville (5-0, 3-0 Region 6-AAA) scored all four of its runs in the top of the sixth inning for the come-from-behind victory. Adairsville (1-2, 1-2) hosts Coahulla Creek Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will play five games in the Dalton Lady Catamount Invitational Friday and Saturday.

The Lady Cats led 4-2 after three innings and held a 7-3 advantage after five frames, but East Paulding rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh to spoil the home opener for Woodland Monday night, 10-8. East Paulding got a grand slam by Kaitlin Walden and a two-run homer by Kyra Lightner in their seventh inning comeback. Bella Carnes and Jordan Duck combined for six hits and six RBI to lead the Woodland offense. Carnes was 3-for-5 with a double, triple, and four RBI. Duck went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Morgan Bailey contributed a pair of hits and one RBI. Kendyl Hardin hit a leadoff home run in the fifth inning to give the Lady Cats a 5-3 lead at the time and Hannah Miller added Woodland’s other hit, stole a base, and scored three times. Madi Bentley (7 IP, 10R, 9ER, 12H, 5BB, 5K) was tagged with the pitching loss for Woodland in a complete-game effort in the circle. East Paulding improved to 4-2 with the win. Following their split with Northwest Whitfield over the weekend, Woodland slipped to a 1-2 record. The Lady Cats travel to Carrollton Tuesday for a 5:55 p.m. first pitch and play at Cartersville Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

Cass softball took an early lead Monday night on the road and led again late, but host Villa Rica won an 11-9 back-and-forth battle in the Lady Colonels’ season-opener. Cass scored three times in the top of the first inning and led 4-3 after three frames before the Lady Wildcats grabbed a 5-4 lead in the fourth. The Lady Colonels went back ahead 8-5 with a four-run fifth inning, but Villa Rica answered with six runs over the next two innings to take an 11-8 advantage. Cass scored a run in the top of the seventh and had the potential tying runs on base, but came up short in the final frame. Marley Couch, Madi Langford, and Hailey Hyatt combined for six of Villa Rica’s nine hits. The trio also totaled four RBI. Cass utilized four pitchers in the region opener with Macenzie Dougharty (1.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H) suffering the loss in relief. Kylee Hembree (2.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 3BB) started in the circle for the Lady Colonels. Haley Owens (1 IP, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K) and Saydee Najarro (1.1 IP, 3R, 0ER, 3H, 3BB) worked middle relief. Eryn Lee paced Cass at the plate with a 4-for-5 performance that included a triple, three stolen bases, and three RBI. Rachel Lee contributed a double and two RBI. Haley Smith added a double and one RBI. Kelly Young (RBI), Hailie Owens, and Maggie Collum had the other Cass base hits. Collum also swiped two bases. Villa Rica improved to 2-1 with their victory. Cass (0-1) hosts Rome Tuesday and Kell Thursday. Both Region 7-AAAAA games are 5:55 p.m. starts.

As the final month of the 2018 minor league schedules begin to wind down, Cartersville's three professionals baseball players continue to make strides. Connor Justus and Anthony Seigler have remained consistent at the plate this summer. Meanwhile, pitcher Sam Howard remained in the Albuquerque starting rotation a week after being forced from a game after taking a line drive to his throwing shoulder. SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes (5th-yr. pro; LHP; Triple-A Pacific Coast League; Colorado Rockies organization; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… Although he had to leave the game in the first inning after being struck by a line drive in his start August 5, Howard was back in the Isotopes starting rotation Saturday night and tossed four innings in a no-decision outing eventually won by Albuquerque, 10-0. He did not allow a hit but issued a pair of walks and fanned five. For the year, Howard has a 3-6 record in 17 starts and 74.1 innings for Albuquerque. He has totaled 62 strikeouts and walked 29. The southpaw has also spent two brief stints with the Major League Rockies although he has only worked one inning at the MLB level. The Isotopes (55-64) are 12 1/2 games behind El Paso in the PCL Pacific Southern Division and are destined to miss the league’s post-season. CONNOR JUSTUS — Inland Empire 66ers (3rd-yr. pro; SS; Advanced Class A California League; L.A. Angels organization; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… continued a five-game hitting streak Sunday night and was 6-for-19 (.316) this past week at the plate with two RBI and a stolen base. He also scored five runs as his season batting average improved to .236 in time split between Double-A Mobile and Inland Empire. In his time with the 66ers, he has a .291 batting average in 46 games. Inland Empire (28-22, second half) is 8 games behind Rancho Cucamonga in the California League’s South Division. The 66ers host San Jose in a three-game series Monday through Wednesday before heading to Modesto for a three-game set that begins Friday. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Pulaski Yankees (1st-yr. pro; C; Rookie Appalachian League; N.Y. Yankees organization; Cartersville HS)… was 5-for-22 (.227) with five RBI this past week in six starts. He also walked four times and scored a run. Seigler’s batting average is now .286 in 21 professional games in time split between the Gulf Coast League Yankees West and currently with Pulaski. He has one home run, three doubles, and nine RBI. Pulaski (24-28) is in fourth place in the Appy League’s East Division and trails Princeton by 8 games. The Yankees continue a three-game, home series with Danville through Tuesday and host Kingsport for a three-game series starting Thursday.

The 2018 Southern Exposure Basketball League title games closed out the season this weekend at the JH Morgan Gymnasium in Cartersville. Brighter Days took the SEBL Metro A-League championship with SH-Baseline 2 winning the City Conference B-League title. RAK Outfitters won the women's championship. Brighter Days claims 2018 SEBL Metro A-League title Fifth-seeded Brighter Days captured its first SEBL Metro Conference A-League championship in dominating fashion Saturday, after breaking away from third-seeded Wood Elite Training late in the first half. The teams traded leads early on, but Brighter Days, who turned things around after the mid-way point of the summer schedule, began utilizing its superior size and deft shooting from Kevin Hobbs to open up a 45-32 spread at the intermission. Hobbs downed 20 in the first half alone. In the second half, the seeming weary-legged WET struggled to mount any meaningful run, as Brighter Days began also getting production from bigman Dominique Harper, along with the sure-shooting Marcus Dortch, as the duo tallied 17 and 15 respectively in the final stanza. Levi Hatcher was doing what he could to keep Wood Elite in a position to possibly strike, scoring at a consisent and varying clip, both inside and out. But, Isaac Thomas and Al Mateba were unable to get on track offensively on this night. Quinton Wood was finally able to get a few perimeter shots to go in the latter minutes to make things look interesting, at one point, but it was too little too late, as the Niagel Curtis and Vic Beasley Jr. coached Brighter Days team would make every adjustment need to seal the deal. Hatcher would finish with 20 for WET, while Wood had 19 points, six boards and six assists. Jonathan Mason and Isaac Thomas also had 15 and 10, respectively. For Brighter Days, Hobbs and Dortch shot a combined 19 of 28 on the night, while the both notched 26 points. Harper would collect 17 of his 19 in the second half, as Cory Warn also contributed 10 in the win. For their season-long efforts and helping their respective teams navigate the tough regular season and reach the finals, Hobbs and Wood shared Co-League MVP honors. Marcus Dortch picked up Tournament MVP recognition, as he averaged 20 points and 10.5 boards per game during the Brighter Days tournament run. SH-Baseline-2 wins SEBL City Conference B-League championship Top-seeded SH-Baseline-2 used an 11-0 run late in the second half to overcome an upset-minded SH-Warriors in a nail-biting 75-73 win on Sunday afternoon at JH Morgan Gym to claim the City Conference B-League Title. The two evenly matched squads took turns making runs in the first half, with SHB2 making the first behind, Jeremiah Shaw, who came out hot from the outset, draining five treys within the first eight minutes of the game. SHB2 led by 10 quickly, but the Warriors fought back, Mello Hicks and JR Davis, eventually taking a slim lead. But, Korley Grier got an and-1 to close the half and end SHB2 into the break with a 41-40 lead. In the second half, the Warriors retook the lead early and held it for good portion, as Cody Henderson and Cade Archer took turns generating buckets. But, SHB2 would make their deciding run after falling down 58-54. After the Henderson lay-in putting the Warriors up four, they miscued on consecutive trips to increase their lead, but Shaw would trigger an 11-0, by capitalizing with two strong power moves to the cup following those ill-advised Warrior shots. Later, in the crucial stretch for SHB2, Kam Whitfield would get a bank shot, sandwiched by two Markel Williams' stick-backs. In a two-minute dry spell, the Warriors were suddenly down 65-58, before JR Davis finally answered with two free throws. The damage was done though, as time was winding down and the Warriors could not bounce back. Henderson and Archer led the Warriors with 13 each, while a cold Davis was held to 12, but did manage 13 boards. Hicks also had 10, as Jalen Mckeller got nine points and nine rebounds. DJ Garnigan also had nine points. For SHB2, Jeremiah Shaw had a League MVP-deciding performance with 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Markel Williams was named Tournament MVP in averaging 19.5 points and a whopping 17 rebounds. Shaw averaged 24 points in the playoff run. RAK captures 2018 WSEBL title Number two-seeded RAK leads from wire to wire, exacts revenge over top-seeded Elite-77 in impressive 75-58 win on Sunday afternoon at JH Morgan Gym to claim back-to-back WSEBL Championships. Back on July 29th, Elite-77 came back from a seven-point half-time deficit to force an overtime, where they clipped RAK for a 51-50 victory to claim first place in the standings. RAK, on that day was missing a few key pieces, but the script flipped for the Championship game, as Elite-77 didn't have their usual deep roster. Elite-77 was able to keep things close deep into the second, with several opportunities to make a push, as they cut their deficit to six on multiple occasions - even as late as around the five-minute mark. But, RAK's Tess Wright and Ashton Sutton both got free for transition lay-ins, followed by a Bethany Headrick power move in the lane, in which she made the bucket and drew a foul. Her free throw to complete the old-fashioned 3-point play seemingly broke Elite's spirit in the closing minutes as RAK pulled away for a winning margin that wound up actually being closer than the score indicates. Tanisha Woodard scored 18 for Elite-77, while Taya Gibson tallied 17. Bethany Headrick showed why she took home the League MVP honors, downing 23 points and grabbing nine boards, while the sister duo of Carrie and Becca Cheeks combined for 24 points and 30 rebounds, which created a huge advantage in the paint for RAK. JessAnn Nix also came up big, scoring 12 points for RAK while shooting a perfect 5/5 from the field on the afternoon. Carrie Cheeks was also named the Tournament MVP for her commanding play in the interior, averaging 13 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in tourney play.

The Woodland Lady Cats split a doubleheader with Northwest Whitfield Saturday in games played at Young Harris College in northeast Georgia. Northwest Whitfield won the opener 4-0, but Woodland responded with a 5-4 victory in Game 2. The Lady Bruins took an early lead in the second game’s back-and-forth battle with a run in the first. Woodland posted two runs in the second, but Northwest tied the game again in the third frame. After the Lady Cats went up 4-2 in the fourth inning, the Lady Bruins tied the game again in the fifth. Woodland scored their final go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth and held on for a one-run victory to split the doubleheader. Sarah Baynard (7 IP, 4R, 2ER, 6H, 1BB) needed only 79 pitches and tossed a complete game for Woodland’s win. Bella Carnes paced the Lady Cats’ offense with three hits including a triple and three RBI. Hannah Miller added two hits including a triple and one RBI. Skylar Chappell also contributed a pair of hits. Kailey Baker and Caroline Higdon (double) added the other Woodland hits. Northwest Whitfield took the opener, 4-0, scoring all four runs in the fourth inning. Madi Bentley tossed a complete-game five-hitter for Woodland, but suffered the pitching loss. Three of the runs allowed were earned. She issued only one walk and struck out one. Jordan Duck doubled for one of the Lady Cats’ two hits. Chappell had the other Woodland base hit. Northwest Whitfield is now 1-4 with the doubleheader split. Woodland (1-1) hosts East Paulding Monday at 5:55 p.m., travels to Carrollton Tuesday (5:55 p.m.), and plays at Cartersville Thursday at 5:30 p.m. CARTERSVILLE 7, DARLINGTON 5 Cartersville posted seven runs in the first two innings Saturday and held off visiting Darlington 7-5 for the Lady Canes’ second win of the year. AnnaKate McElhaney (6 IP, 5R, 3ER, 8H, 8BB, 5K) started and went six innings for the pitching win. Colby Ballard (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 1K) entered in the final frame to close out the victory. Ballard led Cartersville with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate that included a two-run home run in the second inning. Hope Short and AnnaKate McElhaney had two hits apiece for the Lady Canes. Rylie Harris added a hit and two RBI. Presley Edwards contributed one RBI when hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the first inning. Short, Harris, and Cio Seigler each stole a base. With the loss, Darlington’s season mark slips to 1-2. Cartersville (2-0) travels to Central-Carroll Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch. The Lady Canes will host Woodland Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and Troup County Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

The Cartersville High School volleyball team opened the 2018 season at the Sequoyah Classic in Cherokee County Friday and Saturday. Cartersville dropped straight set matches to North Cobb Christian (25-7, 25-20) and North Forsyth (25-19, 25-17) and fell in three sets to Kell (set scores not reported). The Lady Canes are scheduled to host Rockmart on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and will entertain Northwest Whitfield, Cherokee, and Bremen in a quad-meet Thursday that also begins at 5 p.m.

Local high school football teams and their fans got a taste of the 2018 season to come as all four Bartow County community high schools participated in scrimmages Thursday and Friday. Woodland defeated Adairsville 37-10 in a matchup that was shifted to Thursday night by school officials after they were notified of a shortage in game officials. Cartersville led 21-0 at halftime and went on to win at Dalton, 35-7, while Cass edged visiting Pepperell at Cochran Stadium, 6-3, on a late field goal by sophomore Kaleb Speights. The regular season begins next Friday (Aug. 17) for three of the four local squads. Adairsville will host Chattooga; Cartersville entertains Allatoona; and Woodland travels to Southeast Whitfield. Cass is idle and will host Adairsville the following week. Local scrimmage scoring summaries: WOODLAND 37, ADAIRSVILLE 10 1Q — WHS — Blake Cash fumble recovery, return for TD 1Q — WHS — Justice Carter 1-yard TD run 2Q — WHS — Jakob Foss 51-yard TD pass to Dawson Wilkins 3Q — AHS — Chris Rodriguez 35-yard field goal 3Q — WHS — Quentin Burgs TD run 4Q — AHS — Connor Crunkelton 52-yard TD pass to Courtney Slocum 4Q — WHS — Asa James TD run 4Q — WHS — Safety CARTERSVILLE 35, DALTON 7 1Q — CHS — Marcus Gary 35-yard TD run 2Q — CHS — Tee Webb 23-yard TD pass to Jackson Lowe 3Q — CHS — Tee Webb 1-yard TD run 3Q — CHS — Evan Slocum TD pass to Amari Orr 4Q — DHS — Catamounts score on fumble recovery 4Q — CHS — Quante Jennings 2-yard TD run CASS 6, PEPPERELL 3 1Q — PHS — Field goal 2Q — CHS — Kaleb Speights 38-yard FG 4Q — CHS — Kaleb Speights 35-yard FG

The Adairsville Lady Tigers dropped their home opener Thursday evening 4-0 to the visiting North Murray Mountaineers. North Murray (2-0) scored three runs in the first and added another in the second inning for their margin of victory. Sophomore pitcher Victoria O’Neal pitched well in relief for the Lady Tigers. She did allow an inherited run to score, but otherwise shut down North Murray after taking the circle in the second inning. The Adairsville offense was limited by some quality pitching and defense by the Mountaineers. Alexa Varner managed the Lady Tigers’ only hit. Adairsville (1-1) hosts Sonoraville Tuesday.