Cass High School boys basketball coach David Brock will be leaving the Colonels' program to take over the reins at Dalton High School. Brock, who became the head coach at Cass in the 2015-16 season, guided the Colonels to a 45-26 mark across three seasons. That record includes a 24-20 mark in region play and a state tournament appearance this past season. Brock takes over a Dalton team that was 19-8 this past year and missed the state tournament in Region 6-AAAAAA. The Catamounts last made the state tournament in 2015-16, but have compiled a 56-22 record over the past three seasons under Mike Duffie who departs Dalton for Pickens.

The Georgia High School Association’s State Sectional Meets for all classifications in Track and Field will be held this weekend at various sites around the state. Each classification has two sectional sites comprised of qualifiers from four regions. The top four finishers from each region advanced to the sectionals. In the sectional running events, there are qualifying heats only. There is not a finals competition at the sectionals. The winners of each heat (two heats per event) plus the next four fastest times from either heat will advance to the state finals May 10-12. In the 1,600 meter and 3,200 meter runs, the top eight finishers in each race will advance to the state finals. In field events, the top eight finishers at each sectional will advance to the state finals. The state finals are May 10-12 at the following sites: Class AAA — Hugh Mills Stadium, Albany Class AAAA — Valhalla Stadium, Berry College, Rome Class AAAAA — Grisham Stadium, Carrollton Local qualifiers for the State Sectional Meets: Adairsville Girls Class 3A-B Sectional at Bremen High School Discus Throw - 1st - Nakiyah Washington Shot Put - 1st - Josie Summerville Shot Put - 2nd - Nakiyah Washington Adairsville Boys Class 3A-B Sectional at Bremen High School 100M - 1st - Daylon Bailey 100M - 3rd - Travon Branch 200M - 3rd - Daylon Bailey 3200M - 4th - Zach Ashley 4x100M Relay Team - 2nd - Travon Branch, Ethan Belcher, Derrick Simmons, Daylon Bailey Cartersville Girls Class 4A-B Sectional at Kinnett Stadium, Columbus 800M - 3rd - Kayla Carpenter 3200M - 3rd - Vanna Beach Discus Throw - 3rd - London Shaw Shot Put - 1st - London Shaw Cartersville Boys Class 4A-B Sectional at Kinett Stadium, Columbus 3200 - 4th - Parker Breedlove Pole Vault - 1st - Nick Bebko Cass Girls Class 5A-A Sectional at Starrs Mill High School 100M Hurdles - 2nd - Hillary McCarver High Jump - 1st - Kyler Trouten Shot Put - 1st - Channelle Clemmons Cass Boys Class 5A-A Sectional at Starrs Mill High School Pole Vault - 1st - Steven Smith High Jump - 2nd - Tavarus Varnum Woodland Girls Class 5A-A Sectional at Starrs Mill High School 400M - 4th - Bella Carnes 800M - 1st - Carli Clymer 800M - 3rd - Baylee Evans 1600M - 1st - Carli Clymer 1600M - 2nd - Tess Cochran 3200M - 1st - McKenna Trapheagen 3200M - 2nd - Lindsay Scifers 4x400M Relay - 4th - Bella Carnes, McKenna Trapheagen, Baylee Evans, Carli Clymer Pole Vault - 2nd - Karson Norris Pole Vault - 3rd - Brooke Cooper Discus Throw - 3rd - Skylar Chappell Woodland Boys Class 5A-A Sectional at Starrs Mill High School 800M - 1st - Jonathan Holloway 4x400M Relay - 2nd - Jeven Reliford, Demarcus Williams, Jonathan Holloway, Markal Brown Pole Vault - 2nd - Tommy Duke Long Jump - 2nd - Markal Brown

The top track and field performances of the 2018 season through Saturday, April 21:

The Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department is offering youth tennis camps and summer camps for kids. YOUTH TENNIS SESSIONS QuickStart Tennis Tots (ages 3-6) Dates: June 4-7, June 18-21, July 9-12, or July 23-26 Time: 9-11am Fee: $80/week Junior Beginner/Intermediate Camps (ages 7-14) Dates: June 4-7, June 11-14, June 18-21, July 9-12, July 16-19, or July 23-26 Time: 9am-1pm Fee: $130/week YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS Summer Camps PreSchool Summer Camps Ages: 3-6 Time: 9am - 12 noon 2018 Dates: May 30- June 1 (mini camp) ($50) June 11-15 June 25-29 July 16-20 Fee: $80 Developmental Summer Camps Ages: 7 & up Time: 9am - 12 noon 2018 Dates: June 4-8 June 18-22 July 9-13 July 23-27 Fee: $80

PHOTO CREDIT: TC Pics, Susan and Travis Cochran Buford controlled the ball and the action most of the evening Tuesday as the Lady Wolves eliminated the Cass girls soccer team 3-0 in the opening round of the Class 5A state playoffs. Cass senior keeper Brianna Bullock was brilliant in net for the Lady Colonels or the final results might have been more one-sided. Buford scored goals in the third minute and the 12th minute to grab an early 2-0 advantage and took that lead to the intermission. In the second half, the Lady Wolves continued to control the ball and limited Cass offensive chances. Striker Logan Vermaas had one of the Lady Colonels’ few opportunities in the 47th minute but the Buford keeper made the stop. Buford added a late goal off a deflection in the 72nd minute for a 3-0 final score. The Lady Wolves (9-8-1) advance to the Round of 16 next week against the survivor of a match between Southwest Dekalb and Decatur. Cass has its season conclude with an 11-8 record.

The first round of the state baseball playoffs begin for the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes and the Adairsville Tigers this Thursday. Both teams will be hosting a best-of-three first round series. Cartersville, a No. 1-seed in Class AAAA and champions of Region 5-AAAA, will host 4-seed Pickens from Region 6-AAAA. The Dragons (14-14) are led by coach Adam Williams who was previously the head coach at Cass High School. Cartersville (23-7) is ranked No. 2 in Class AAAA by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is No. 3 in the Georgia Dugout Club's final regular season rankings. The Hurricanes and Dragons will play a doubleheader Thursday with the first game starting at 4 p.m. at Richard Bell Field. If a third game is needed, it will be played Friday at Richard Bell Field at 5 p.m. Adairsville, the No. 2-seed from Region 6-AAA, will host a doubleheader with Pace Academy (20-8) Thursday at Tiger Valley. The first game will begin at 4 p.m. If a third game is needed, Adairsville (20-8) will host Friday at 6 p.m.

Distance runner Spencer Fields helped lead Rhodes College to a SAA Championship and tennis standout Peyton Gollhofer helped lead her Ball State team as the Cardinals qualified for the MAC Championship Tournament. SOFTBALL Sierrah Gani (Georgia Highlands Fr., Cass) — Gani went 3-for-3 with an RBI in the opening game of a doubleheader Saturday with South Georgia State College. She went 0-for-2 with a walk in the second game. Georgia Highlands split the two games, winning 7-6 and falling 5-4. Sydney Hodorff (LaGrange Jr., Woodland) — Hodorff has doubled in each of her last three games. She finished the week 4-for-10 with a walk, two runs scored and three RBIs. LaGrange went 2-2 for the week. Cassidy Howren (Reinhardt Sr., Adairsville) — Howren went 0-for-2 in both games of a doubleheader last Wednesday against Milligan College. Reinhardt will face Milligan again in the opening round of the Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament this Wednesday. Hannah Knapp (Coastal Alabama CC So., Adairsville) — Knapp went 2-for-7 with a run and an RBI during Coastal Alabama’s four games this past week. Kailah Rain (Embry-Riddle Sr., Cartersville) — Rain finished 1-for-2 with a walk in her only appearance during Embry-Riddle’s three-game series with Barry over the weekend. Taylor Waits (Brewton-Parker So., Cartersville) — Waits went 2-for-3 with a run in a 6-4 win over Martin Methodist in the opener of a doubleheader Saturday. Annalyn Yantis (Samford Jr., Cartersville) — Yantis started two games this week, finishing with an 0-1 mark as Samford split the two games. In a 4-1 loss to Austin Peay, she went four-plus innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk with one strikeout. She started again against Mercer but lasted just two-plus innings. Yantis gave up three earned runs on four hits and a walk, but Samford came back to earn a 7-3 win. GOLF Lindsey Bonner (York College Fr., Cartersville) — Bonner placed 11th in the Capital Athletic Conference championship at Cape Charles, Virginia. York finished second in the three-team tournament to cap its first varsity season. TENNIS Eric Dunlap (Montreat College So., Cass) — Dunlap landed on the all-Appalachian Athletic Conference academic team. Peyton Gollhofer (Ball State Jr., Cartersville native) — Gollhofer helped the Cardinals qualify for the MAC tournament with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Akron in Line 2 action Sunday. Ball State will host the tourney, opening against No. 3 seed Toledo at 2 p.m. Friday. TRACK AND FIELD Spencer Fields (Rhodes College Jr., Kingston resident) — Fields dominated in the distance events at the Southern Athletic Association Championship at Sewanee, Tennessee. He won the 10k and the 5k, while finishing third in the 1500 meter. His contributions helped the Lynx capture their first conference title since 2014. Anna Hightower (Georgia Tech Jr., Cartersville) — Hightower place sixth in the pole vault during the Georgia Tech Invitational over the weekend. Trevor Knowles (Albion College Fr., Woodland) — Knowles took fifth in the triple jump at the Don Kleinow Invitational in Adrian, Michigan. He also placing 10th in the high jump and 13th in the 100-meter dash at the event this past weekend.

East Paulding loaded the bases on a one-out single, a walk, and a hit batsman in the bottom of the second inning Monday night. The Raiders then pushed across the game’s only run on a slow groundout RBI to third to defeat Woodland 1-0 in a five-inning, tie-breaker game for Region 7-AAAAA’s final state playoff spot. The game was played at LakePoint in Emerson as a neutral site and was delayed in the second inning by a heavy downpour for just under 20 minutes. One run was all East Paulding pitcher Jackson Phipps needed Monday night. The sophomore southpaw allowed only two hits and one walk in a complete game win. Phipps struck out seven, including five over the last two innings. Koby Stansel started on the mound for Woodland and was tagged with the loss. He allowed one earned run on three hits and a walk. He hit a batter and struck out one. Kenny Jinks entered for the Wildcats after the rain delay with no outs and one base runner on board in the third inning. Jinks picked off the inherited runner and then yielded only one hit and fanned three in a pair of shutout innings. Tyrell Robinson, Jacob Cook, Seth Grenon, and Phipps had one hit each for the Raiders. Dylan Webb and Bailey Ward had the only hits for Woodland. East Paulding improved to 13-16 for the year and advances to the Class 5A playoffs Thursday where the Raiders will start a best-of-three first round series at 2nd-ranked Loganville. Woodland’s season ends with a 16-15 mark. “Congrats to East Paulding,” said Woodland head coach Colby Coursey via Twitter Monday night after the game. “(It was a) tough loss to end the season but I couldn’t be more proud of my guys and the way they fought all season! Thank you Wildcat Nation, parents, administration, staff, coaches and most importantly my players! We will continue to work and get better!”

The 2018 minor league seasons for locals Sam Howard and Connor Justus are hitting full stride in the Pacific Coast League and the Southern League while JUCO, NAIA, and NCAA D2 regular seasons are winding down and getting ready for conference tournaments. The NCAA D-I regular season has over three weeks remaining before conference tournaments begin over a two week stretch. The Adairsville duo of Tristin Smith and Tyler Washington continued hitting streaks for Young Harris College this past week and former Cartersville Hurricanes southpaw Elliott Anderson of Auburn University picked up his fifth pitching victory of 2018. MiLB SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes; Colorado Rockies Triple A affiliate; Pacific Coast League (5th-yr. pro; LHP, Georgia Southern University; Cartersville HS)… made his third start of the regular season last Wednesday in a 14-2 loss at Tacoma. Howard (1-2) went four innings and allowed five earned runs on seven hits and a pair of walks. He fanned four. The Isotopes (7-11) are in third place in the PCL Pacific Southern Division and six games behind division-leading El Paso. Albuquerque wraps up a series with Salt Lake Monday and hosts Las Vegas Wednesday through Sunday. CONNOR JUSTUS — Mobile BayBears; L.A. Angels Double-A affiliate; Southern League (3rd-yr. pro; MIF; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… Justus went 2-for-16 in five home games this past week — four with Biloxi and Saturday with the Mississippi Braves. He drew one walk and scored one run in the five-game stretch. One of his two hits was a double. Through 14 games this season, Justus has ten hits including four doubles and two RBI for a .217 batting average. The BayBears continue a series with Mississippi through Wednesday and travel to Montgomery Thursday through Monday, April 30. Mobile (7-8) trails South Division leader Biloxi by two games. COLLEGE BASEBALL BRANDON ALLEN — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., OF, Woodland HS)… started one game and made a pinch hitting appearance in another game this past week as the Chargers faced Andrew College in a four game conference series. Allen went 0-for-4 with one walk in five at bats. GHC (28-18, 11-13) travels to East Georgia CC Tuesday and hosts three games with the Bobcats Friday and Saturday at LakePoint. ELLIOTT ANDERSON — Auburn University (Soph., LHP, Cartersville HS)… worked four shutout innings and was credited with the pitching victory in relief last Tuesday as the Tigers defeated visiting UAB 12-2. Anderson, now 5-0 for the season, walked one and struck out seven of the 12 batters he faced. Auburn (29-12, 9-9) went 4-0 for the week with a three-game sweep at rival Alabama. The Tigers host Samford Tuesday before traveling to top-ranked Florida Thursday through Saturday for an SEC series. BAILEY CAMPBELL — Young Harris College (Fr., 1B, Cass HS)… singled and drove in a run in a pinch-hitting appearance last Tuesday during a 7-5 home win over Southern Wesleyan, but was 0-for-2 in a DH start and 11-5 win at Anderson University on Wednesday. YHC (25-22, 15-15) also won one of three games at home over the weekend against 5th-ranked Columbus State. The Mountain Lions close out the regular season Tuesday with a doubleheader at Tusculum and travel to the Peach Belt Conference Championship Tournament in St. Augustine, FL May 11-13 at Flagler College. NOAH DANIEL — Reinhardt University (Fr. Inf., Cartersville HS)… had a plate appearance as a pinch hitter last Tuesday in the Eagles’ 14-3 win at Toccoa Falls College. RU (35-13, 19-5 Appalachian Athletic Conference) was 4-0 last week. The Eagles are currently tied for first in the AAC standings and conclude regular season play with a three-game series Friday and Saturday at Bryan College (TN). The conference tournament is May 2-5 in Kingsport, TN. BRANDON ETHERIDGE — Limestone College (Sr., OF, Cass HS)… In six games last week Etheridge was 7-for-17 at the plate with a double, triple walk, hit by pitch, two stolen bases, and four RBI. The Saints’ starter in centerfield for 47 games and 145 at bats is hitting .262 this season. He also made a pair of pitching appearances during the week. He started on the mound, went 4.1 innings, and suffered the pitching loss last Monday at Anderson University. He allowed six earned runs on seven hits and four walks. He struck out seven. Saturday, in an 11-inning loss to conference co-leader Mount Olive, Etheridge faced four batters in a shutout frame with one walk, a pair of fly outs and a ground out. Limestone (20-27, 10-14) qualified as the 6-seed for the Conference Carolinas Championship Tournament and plays 1-seed North Greenville Thursday to begin the double-elimination event that runs through Sunday. SEAN McDERMOTT — Mercer University (Jr., 1B, Adairsville HS)… appeared in four games last week with a pair of starts. He was 1-for-6 with two walks and three RBI as the Bears went 2-2 with a loss at Georgia State and two wins in three games at Western Carolina. His hit was a second inning two-RBI double Saturday to give the Bears a 2-0 lead in an eventual 4-1 win. He also added a sacrifice bunt in games Saturday and Sunday and had a sac fly Sunday for a run. Mercer (28-14, 8-7 Southern Conference) plays at top-ranked Florida Tuesday and hosts VMI Friday through Sunday in conference action. HARRISON OSBORN — Point University (Fr., RHP, Cartersville HS)… started and went two innings last Tuesday in a 20-3 win at Tuskegee University. He was credited with the pitching win allowing a run on a solo homer and two walks. He fanned one and improved his season mark to 4-2 in 42.2 innings across 11 appearances with a 4.43 ERA. Point (26-21, 13-11) hosts NAIA top-ranked Faulkner for a doubleheader Tuesday before traveling to Montreat College (NC) for a three-game conference series Friday and Saturday. HUNTER REAID — Shorter University (Fr., C, Woodland HS)… started at DH and was 0-for-2 with a walk Saturday in a 13-2 loss at Valdosta State. Shorter had a 2-2 week with a win at Emmanuel College and one win in three games at Valdosta State. The Hawks (22-23, 10-17 Gulf South Conference) host Miles College Tuesday before entertaining Lee University for a three-game series Saturday and Sunday to conclude the conference regular season. GRANT ROBINSON — Central Alabama CC (Soph., RHP, Woodland HS)… has made nine relief appearances on the mound this season for the Trojans with five strikeouts and a 7.20 ERA in ten innings. Central Alabama (17-28, 7-16) plays at Coastal Alabama North Tuesday, hosts a doubleheader with Snead State CC Thursday and travels to Snead State for a Saturday doubleheader. MASON ROBINSON — Louisiana Tech University (R-Jr., OF, Woodland HS)… hit for the cycle last Wednesday in a 15-2 win at Louisiana-Lafayette finishing 4-for-6 with five RBI and three runs scored. He also went 3-for-12 with a walk, two runs scored, and two RBI in a three-game weekend sweep at Marshall. Robinson has appeared in 42 games with 40 starts this season. He has a .285 batting average in 151 at bats with 43 hits, four doubles, two triples, four homers, and 27 RBI. The Bulldogs (29-13, 13-6 C-USA) host Louisiana-Lafayette Tuesday night and travel to Western Kentucky for a three-game Conference USA series Friday through Sunday. TRISTIN SMITH — Young Harris College (Jr., Inf., Adairsville HS)… has now hit safely in nine straight games and was 7-for-21 with two doubles and two RBI in five games this past week. The Mountain Lions won non-conference games with Southern Wesleyan and at Anderson University before winning one of three against visiting 5th-ranked Columbus State. YHC (25-22, 15-15) closes out the regular season Tuesday with a doubleheader at Tusculum and travel to the Peach Belt Conference Championship Tournament in St. Augustine, FL May 11-13 at Flagler College. Tristin Smith Tyler Washington TYLER WASHINGTON — Young Harris College (Sr., OF, Adairsville HS)… In the past two weeks, Washington has improved his season batting average from .277 to .324 with a ten game hitting streak that includes a 17-for-39 stretch. He has also collected five walks, three doubles, a triple, four homers, and 13 RBI over the last ten games. The Mountain Lions (25-22, 15-15) conclude their regular season Tuesday with a doubleheader at Tusculum College and have qualified for the Peach Belt Conference Championship Tournament May 11-13 at Flagler College in St. Augustine, FL.

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes dropped one spot to No. 3 in Class AAAA and the Adairsville Tigers remain one of the teams considered in the latest release of the Georgia Dugout Club's Top Ten rankings. Both Cartersville and Adairsville will host opening round state playoff series starting Thursday. CLASS 7A Mill Creek (26-4) Parkview (25-5) Woodstock (25-5) South Forsyth (24-6) Hillgrove (23-7) North Gwinnett (22-8) Brookwood (22-8) Mountain View (21-9) Walton (18-11) Newnan (22-8) Considered: Grayson (19-11), Kennesaw Mountain (19-11), Lowndes (20-10), Lassiter (17-13, Peachtree Ridge (21-9), Forsyth Central (12-17),Milton (19-13), North Paulding (18-11), Colquitt County (19-10), South Gwinnett (20-10), Norcross (19-12), North Forsyth (20-10) CLASS 6A Pope (24-5) Allatoona (25-5) River Ridge (25-5) Lee County (22-7) Alexander (20-8) Winder-Barrow (19-10) Effingham County (21-9) Heritage-Conyers (19-9) Glynn Academy (24-5) Houston County (23-7) Considered: Greenbrier (20-7), Harrison (17-11), South Paulding (22-8), Gainesville (20-8), Valdosta (19-10), Northgate (23-7), Brunswick (17-13), Richmond Hill (19-9), Tucker (17-11), Mundy's Mill (16-9), Stephenson (15-11-1) CLASS 5A Wayne County (26-4) Loganville (24-6) Veterans (23-7) Decatur (24-5) Buford (19-10) Starr’s Mill (20-8) Locust Grove (19-10) Ola (23-7) Arabia Mountain (20-6) Carrollton (24-6) Considered: Villa Rica (18-11), Harris County (16-13), Jones County (19-9), Union Grove (17-8), Whitewater (19-11), McIntosh (19-10), South Effingham (15-12), Whitewater (15-11), Flowery Branch (16-14), Chamblee (20-8) CLASS 4A Blessed Trinity (28-2) Heritage-Catoosa (23-6) Cartersville (23-7) Woodward Academy (23-4) Troup (23-7) Jefferson (18-9) North Oconee (20-7-1) Northside-Columbus (19-8) Eastside (24-4) Columbus (24-5) Considered: Madison County (16-12), Burke County (18-3), West Laurens(20-7), Stephens County (21-9), Marist (12-16), Cross Creek (15-8) CLASS 3A Ringgold (26-4) Appling County (23-7) Cook (24-6) Pike County (22-5) Morgan County (20-10) Lovett (18-8) North Hall (21-5) Redan (21-7) Jackson (23-3) Westminster (16-11) Considered: Pace Academy (20-8), Greater Atlanta Christian (19-9), Adairsville (20-8), Calhoun (19-9), Fannin County (17-11), Rutland (15-5), Franklin County (17-13), Southeast Bulloch (17-7), Worth County (18-8), Islands (17-11) CLASS 2A Thomasville (25-4) Callaway (20-9) Westside-Augusta (24-4) Dodge County (23-4) Benedictine (21-6) Dade County (18-6) Elbert County (19-10) Social Circle (18-9) Rockmart (20-8) Jeff Davis (17-13) Considered: Berrien (19-11), Vidalia (14-14), Heard County (13-14), Screven County (13-13), Harlem (21-9), Fitzgerald (14-13), Lamar County (14-10), Bleckley County (15-14), Bacon County (14-15), South Atlanta (11-6) CLASS 1A PUBLIC Schley County (22-2) Charlton County (22-6) Irwin County (21-4) Gordon Lee (20-8) Telfair County (18-8) Bowdon (21-7) Johnson County (21-5) Commerce (17-11) ECI (15-9) Taylor County (14-6) Considered: Baconton Charter (18-5), Clinch County (18-10), Manchester (13-9), GMC (16-12), Hawkinsville (12-10), Seminole County (16-11), Miller County (14-10), Pelham (14-8), Lanier County (11-9) CLASS 1A PRIVATE Tattnall Square (25-4) Savannah Christian (23-2) Holy Innocents' (18-8) Aquinas (22-2) Wesleyan (22-3) First Presbyterian Day (20-6) Stratford (19-8) Mount Paran Christian (21-3) Strong Rock Christian (21-8) Hebron Christian (14-13) Considered: Brookstone (24-5), Kings Ridge Christian (17-9), North Cobb Christian (17-9), Fellowship Christian (19-9), Pinecrest Academy (17-12), Prince Avenue Christian (18-8), Mount Vernon Presbyterian (14-5), Savannah Country Day (16-8), Calvary Day (18-6), Athens Academy (18-6), Providence Christian (17-13), George Walton (16-12)

Tyler Sellers tossed a complete game and the Georgia Highlands’ offense produced just enough Saturday to escape the week with one win in a four-game series with Andrew College, 6-5. Andrew took the first three games in the series, including the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader in Cuthbert. The Tigers also had wins over Georgia Highlands Tuesday at LakePoint and Friday at home. The win Saturday by the Chargers also snapped a six-game losing skid in conference play. In the GHC victory, Sellers scattered six hits and four walks over seven innings and allowed three earned runs. He fanned two. The Chargers took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a two-run homer by Cameron Hearn. Andrew then scored three runs in the Tigers’ half of the first inning to lead 3-2. Georgia Highlands tied the game 3-3 with a run in the third on an RBI single by Blake Brady. The Chargers then grabbed a 5-3 lead in the fifth on a two-run double by Zach Miller. Andrew cut the lead to 5-4 in the sixth inning on a walk, double, and passed ball, but Brady pushed the Chargers’ lead to 6-4 with another RBI single. The Tigers scored one run in their final frame, but Sellers got three fly outs in the inning to hold on for the win. Three different GHC starters had two RBIs each — Brady, Miller, and Hearn. Brady was the only Charger with two hits. ANDREW 14, GEORGIA HIGHLANDS 3 In Saturday’s first game of a doubleheader, the host Tigers rapped out 17 hits in support of a complete game pitching effort by Darrell Woodall for a 14-3 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association win. Woodall went the complete seven innings and gave up three earned runs on two hits and seven walks. Andrew scored ten runs over their final three offensive frames to put the game out of reach. Brenton Phillips and Clint Sellers paced the Tigers’ offense by combining for nine hits and six RBI. Jordan Holt and Brent Todys added two hits and two RBI each. Willis Kemp and Skylar McPhee had one hit and one RBI each for GHC who utilized five pitchers. Starter Drew Wilson suffered the loss. ANDREW 4, GEORGIA HIGHLANDS 3 Georgia Highlands led 1-0 going to the bottom of the eighth inning Friday night, when Andrew’s Clint Sellers hit a grand slam in an eventual 4-3 win. The Chargers scored twice in the top of the ninth to threaten, but finished a run short in their fifth-straight conference loss. Bryson Horne had three hits including a double and two RBI to pace the Chargers. Nick Piccapietra also added three hits including a double with one RBI. Cameron Hearn and Willis Kemp had the only other GHC hits. Georgia Highlands (28-18, 11-13) opens a four-game GCAA series Tuesday against East Georgia CC at Statesboro. The Chargers will then host the final three games Friday and Saturday at LakePoint in Emerson. Saturday will be a doubleheader.

The Woodland baseball team kept its 2018 season alive Friday night with a 5-2 win at Hiram. The Wildcats’ win, combined with an East Paulding sweep of Kell, means Woodland will play a 5-inning, mini-game Monday at LakePoint at 5:55 p.m. to determine the final playoff qualifier from Region 7-AAAAA. Woodland, East Paulding, and Kell all tied for the final playoff position with 9-7 region marks, but Kell was eliminated due to being swept by the other two teams. Carrollton won the region title and No. 1 seed, followed by Villa Rica and Rome in the top three spots. Friday night, Woodland out hit HIram ten to four and led 3-0 through three innings before building their lead to 5-0 in the top of the sixth. Hiram scored single runs in the bottom of the sixth and seventh but came up three runs short. Dylan Webb, Toby Queen (RBI), Koby Stansel (RBI), and Jordan Lee led the Woodland bats with two hits each. Bailey Ward (RBI) and Garrett Cornett (RBI) also had base hits. Kenny Jinks (6 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 8K) earned the pitching win for Woodland. Seth McGill (0.2 IP, 1ER, 2BB, 1K) and Jakob Foss (0.1 IP, 0R, 1K) combined to close out the seventh. Hiram finished the year 6-20 overall and 3-13 in region action. Woodland improved to 16-14 overall. The winner of Monday’s mini-game will advance to the Class 5A state playoffs Thursday in a doubleheader. That will start a best-of-three series at Region 8-5A champion and 2nd-ranked Loganville. ADAIRSVILLE 19, LAKEVIEW-FT. OGLETHORPE 12 In an explosive offensive evening for both teams, Adairsville captured a back-and-forth battle over Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 19-12 in Tiger Valley Friday night. Adairsville bats pounded out 18 hits and four Tigers’ pitchers combined to hold off the visiting Warriors. Caden Gibbs picked up the pitching win with a four-inning start. He allowed three earned runs on four hits. Three of the hits were homers. Noah Nation, Elijah Padgett, and J Smith also pitched for the Tigers. Halen Huskins and Garrett Mishoe both homered and had three hits for the Adairsville offense. They both also drove in four runs. Gibbs had a three-hit game with one RBI. BJ Roper (2 RBI) and Chase Horn (RBI) had two hits apiece. Hunter Hice (RBI), Trace Still (RBI), Corey Nation, and Gavin Crunkleton added one hit each. LFO finished the year 17-10 overall and 10-8 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (20-8, 13-5) advances to the Class AAA state playoffs Thursday as the 2-seed. The Tigers will host the 3-seed from Region 5-AAA, Pace Academy, in a doubleheader to open the best-of-three series.