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February 20, 2025 Use this link -- https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/bartowsportszone/episodes/2025-02-20T11_20_04-08_00 -- to listen to interviews with local high school basketball coaches Karisma Boykin (Cartersville girls), Brandan Harrell (Cass girls), and Evan Black (Excel Christian Academy boys).

February 19, 2025 Kyron McClendon The Cartersville Hurricanes only trailed seventh-ranked Kell 19-18 following the first eight minutes Wednesday night in Marietta, but the Longhorns built a 20-point lead by halftime and held off their challengers 84-70 in the opening round of the Class AAAA state tournament. Kell led 66-40 after three quarters and improved their season mark to 21-7. The Longhorns will play at Pace Academy in the second round on Saturday. Pace defeated Central-Carroll 66-31 in the opening round. Connor Staphylans scored 28 points for the Longhorns on Wednesday. King Jones finished with 12 points. Zach Graves and Ben Lee contributed nine points. Kyron McClendon led Cartersville with 27 points. Nas Bennett followed with 21, and Wyatt Thomason added nine points for the Canes. “We battled hard, and they proved why they have been a top-five team in the state most of the year,” said Cartersville coach Mike Tobin. “Our goal was to take care of the ball and not give up easy baskets against their pressure. Unfortunately, we had too many turnovers. I’m proud of our guys for finishing the season strong. We were 7-2 over the final nine games.” The Purple Hurricanes’ season ends with a 17-12 record. “We are thankful to our seniors Jake Johnson and Kaden Baldwin and look forward to the remaining players returning next year with abundant experience and confidence,” added Tobin. GHSA Class AAA State Tournament First Round LUELLA 69, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 62 The Luella Lions opened the Class AAA state tournament Wednesday night with a 69-62 win at Adairsville. The Tigers trailed 14-10 after one quarter and 39-33 at halftime before knotting the score heading into the fourth quarter at 50-all. Jordan Smith scored a game-high 33 points to lead the Lions. Kai Wood followed with 13 points. Xavious Nalls led three Tigers in double figures with 16 points. Ben Abernathy scored 14 points, and Jamarian Pullum finished with 10 points. Tre Winters added eight. Luella improved to 19-9 on the season and advanced to face No. 1-ranked Cedar Grove on Saturday in the Sweet Sixteen round.  The Saints defeated Harlem on Wednesday in their first-round game, 61-48. The season ends for the Tigers with a 17-11 record.

February 19, 2025 Jordan Johnson fires a jump shot Wednesday in the Chargers' overtime loss to Central Georgia Tech. Georgia Highlands College men’s basketball forced overtime with visiting Central Georgia Tech on Wednesday night in Rome but lost in overtime 74-69. Central Georgia Tech led 29-26 at halftime and outscored GHC in the extra session 9-4. Kaden Douglas led the Titans with 17 points. Christian Torres scored 16 for Central Georgia Tech, and Christian Watkins added 14 points. Chi Shannon scored 18 points off the Chargers’ bench. Cameron Baldwin finished with 14 points, and Marquin Thompson scored 11. Central Georgia Tech improved to 12-8 overall and 4-6 in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association. Georgia Highlands (14-10, 6-6) hosts conference co-leader Albany Tech on Saturday at 3 p.m.

February 19, 2025 The Georgia Highlands Chargers completed a doubleheader sweep of USC Salkehatchie on Tuesday with pitching shutouts and plenty of offense. Nic Kane tossed a seven-inning, no-hitter for GHC in the first game and struck out 14. He issued only one walk or would have completed a perfect game on the mound. Kaiden Krak pitched a one-hitter in Game 2 with no walks and three strikeouts. He also faced only one batter over the minimum in the five-inning victory. Grayson Godbee had three hits, including a home run, one double, and five RBI in the doubleheader. Ryan Martin also homered, doubled, and had one RBI. Heath Whitlock (double, RBI), Andrew Bishop (home run, three RBI), and Wyatt Gatlin (home run, double, four RBI) had two hits on the day. Ali Banks, Kenskey Thomas (double, RBI), and Tyler Phillips added one hit. Alex Karst contributed one RBI. The two losses left USC Salkehatchie at 0-10 to begin the season. Georgia Highlands (12-1) carries a six-game winning streak into the weekend. The Chargers will host Macomb CC (MI) and Wabash Valley College (IN), playing each team once daily. GHC plays at noon and 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

February 19, 2025 The Georgia Highlands College softball team extended its current win streak to nine games on Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland State CC. The Chargers won 4-3 and 8-1. Emma Darrow hit a walk-off, inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift GHC in the opening win. Ahmani Green had two hits in the game, including a home run and three RBI. In Game 2, the Chargers scored five runs across the first three innings and added three more runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Cayden Warren paced the Georgia Highlands’ offense with two hits and three RBI. Grace Kendrick pitched a seven-inning, complete game in Game 2. She allowed one earned run on six hits with no walks while striking out four. Maci Andrews and Hannah Mounce combined in Game 1 to limit the Cougars to three earned runs on seven hits with no walks. Andrews recorded two strikeouts. The losses left Cleveland State with a 2-6 record. Georgia Highlands (13-1) hosts USC Union for four games this weekend at Carol Brown Field. Friday’s doubleheader begins at 3 p.m. Saturday’s games start at noon.

February 19, 2025 Pitcher Nate Russell is greeted between innings by catcher Julez Pratt and first baseman Cameron Cochran in the Hurricanes' 3-0 win Tuesday over the Alexander Cougars. Cartersville pitching dominated the day on Tuesday as the Purple Hurricanes defeated visiting Alexander 3-0 and Adairsville 11-0. Nate Russell, Logan Shrewsbury, and Andrew Purdy combined on the mound to shut out Alexander. Russell worked the first three innings, yielding only one walk with three strikeouts. Shrewsbury scattered two hits and one walk in three frames and fanned four. Purdy walked two batters and struck out one in a scoreless seventh inning. Maddox Frazier and Nolan Elrod combined for ten strikeouts in the shutout of Adairsville. Frazier allowed two hits and one walk with four strikeouts in the first two innings. Elrod gave up one hit and two walks with six strikeouts over the final three frames.  Cartersville broke open a scoreless game with Alexander with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.  Tristan McKibben reached base on a Cougars’ infield error to begin the Hurricanes’ sixth. Purdy followed with a walk and was lifted for courtesy runner Clint Hosea. Cameron Cochran followed with a ground ball double into left field to score McKibben and send Hosea to third. Cooper Graves was then entered as a runner at second base for Cameron Cochran. Casen Cochran and Thomas Peters followed with back-to-back RBI singles, giving the Canes a 3-0 lead. The loss left Alexander with an 0-5 start to their season. In the Canes’ win over Adairsville, Cartersville led 4-0 through three innings and put the game away with a seven-run fourth innings. Peters (double, three RBI), Casen Cochran (two RBI), David Vargas (RBI), and McKibben (double) produced two hits against the Tigers. Cole Crawford and Julez Pratt finished with one hit and one RBI. Purdy and Avery Shiflett drove in one run. Jarrett Scott, Harrison Cole, and Matthew Cook had one hit for the Tigers. Adairsville utilized four pitchers in the abbreviated game. Scott (2.1 IP, 4R, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 2K) made the pitching start and was saddled with the loss. Hudson Parr (0.2 IP, 3ER, 2H, 1BB, 2K), Kaiden Coker (0.1 IP, 4ER, 0H, 3BB), and Ethan Long (0.2 IP, 1BB) made pitching appearances for the Tigers. Adairsville (1-2) has a doubleheader at Darlington on Saturday at noon. Cartersville (2-1) visits Etowah on Friday for a 5:55 p.m. first pitch and will play at Ringgold on Saturday at 1 p.m.

February 19, 2025 The Woodland High School soccer teams dropped non-region matches Tuesday afternoon in Acworth to the North Cobb Warriors. NORTH COBB 5, WOODLAND GIRLS 2 The host Lady Warriors scored first half goals in the third and 39th minute of the first half to build a 2-0 lead at halftime and outshot the Woodland Lady Cats 10-3 in the match for a 5-2 victory on Tuesday afternoon. North Cobb scored a third goal in the opening minutes of the second half to extend their lead. Ansley Burns scored unassisted in the 46th minute for Woodland, but North Cobb answered six minutes later to make the score 4-1 in favor of the Lady Warriors. Carlie Forman found the net in the 68th minute off an assist from Burns to narrow the margin to 4-2, but North Cobb (1-1) added a final goal in the 78th minute for a 5-2 final score. Woodland (1-1) hosts Kennesaw Mountain on Tuesday in a 6 p.m. kickoff. NORTH COBB 3, WOODLAND BOYS 1 The host Warriors scored the game’s only first half goal in the 18th minute and took a 2-0 lead in the 56th minute before Woodland cut that lead in half. Deiby Sanchez scored off a Connor Henderson assist in the second half for the Wildcats.  In the final minute of the game, North Cobb (2-1) secured an insurance goal, concluding the match with a 3-1 score. Wildcats’ goalkeeper Pedro Montevaldo had 10 saves in the loss.  Woodland (1-1) entertains Kennesaw Mountain on Tuesday at 8 p.m.

February 19, 2025 The Excel Christian Academy boys advanced to the GAPPS Class A State Championship game by blowing past Trinity Prep of Loganville on Tuesday evening, 93-65. The win sends the Eagles to Saturday’s title game against Notre Dame Academy. GAPPS State Tournament Semifinals EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 93, TRINITY PREP 65 Evan Chappell poured in 27 points for ECA in their state semifinal victory over Trinity Prep. The Eagles sprinted to a 25-10 lead in the first quarter and maintained a comfortable lead throughout the game to advance to the GAPPS Class A state championship game with a 93-65 win over Trinity Prep of Loganville at Gordon State College. Excel led 43-31 at halftime and 66-46 at the end of the third quarter. Evan Chappell led the Eagles with 27 points. Kamarrion Profit scored 17 points. Kaiyu Huffman and Connor Garland contributed 11 each. Beau Blocker scored a game-high 35 points to pace Trinity Prep (14-11). Gerald Layne finished with 11 points. Excel Christian (18-8) will face Notre Dame Academy (18-9) of Duluth for the state title on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Ace Academy in Macon.

February 18, 2025 Cass coach Brandon Harrell goes over instructions with the Lady Colonels during a timeout at Blessed Trinity. There was plenty of high school basketball state tournament action on Tuesday night involving local teams. In GHSA first-round girls’ games, the Cartersville Lady Canes and the Cass Lady Colonels advanced to Friday’s Sweet Sixteen round in Class AAAA. Cartersville bounced visiting Cambridge 56-24 and Cass outlasted Region 6-AAAA runner-up Blessed Trinity, 44-41. In Milledgeville, the Adairsville Lady Tigers ended their season with a narrow loss to top-ranked Baldwin, 60-52. GHSA Class AAAA State Tournament First Round CASS GIRLS 44, BLESSED TRINITY 41 Nakayla Evans scored 11 points in the Lady Colonels' 44-41 win Tuesday at Blessed Trinity. The Lady Colonels went on the road to Roswell Tuesday night and outbattled the Blessed Trinity Lady Titans 44-41. In a tight contest for four quarters, Blessed Trinity led 8-7 after one quarter and 22-20 at halftime. The Lady Colonels pulled ahead 33-26 to end the third quarter and held on down the stretch with some solid defense to win by three points. “Our kids did a nice job of getting stops late in the game,” said Cass coach Brandon Harrell following the win. “It certainly wasn’t our best performance of the year, but our kids really gutted it out.” Cadie Paez led Cass with 12 points. Nakayla “KK” Evans followed closely with 11 points. Kiana McDaniel finished with eight points — all in the first half. Summerlyn Smith and Anizah Taylor added six and five points, respectively. Addie Spak scored 17 points for Blessed Trinity (9-16). Abby Woodward added nine points. Cass (13-13) travels to face Region 4-AAAA champion and No. 1-ranked Creekside on Friday night in Fairburn. The Seminoles (28-0) defeated Griffin in Tuesday’s opening round 65-24. GHSA Class AAAA State Tournament First Round CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 56, CAMBRIDGE 24 Senai Camper scored 10 points with six rebounds and five assists Tuesday in the Lady Canes' 56-24 win over the Cambridge Bears. The Lady Canes shutout visiting Cambridge in the second quarter Tuesday night at The Storm Center  and cruised in the second half for a 56-24 win in the first round of the Class AAAA state tournament. The Bears trailed 12-10 after the opening eight minutes but did not score in the second quarter as Cartersville took a 23-10 lead to the intermission. The Lady Canes expanded their advantage to 40-16 by the end of the third quarter in their 32-point win. Blakely Morris led the scoring column for the Lady Canes with 15 points. She added four rebounds and one steal. KK Arnold totaled 11 points, seven steals, and three assists. Senai Camper finished with 10 points, six rebounds, and five assists. Zoe McCurry score six points. Trinity Montgomery and Zoie Shiflett contributed five points. Gabi Johnson led Cambridge (10-17) with nine points. Cartersville (19-9) will host Pace Academy in the second round on Friday night in the Sweet Sixteen. Pace Academy, a 4-seed, knocked off Region 3-AAAA champ Harris County in Tuesday’s opening round 54-44. GHSA Class AAA State Tournament First Round BALDWIN 60, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 52 Ziyah Hicks The Adairsville girls trailed for most of the final three quarters Tuesday night in a 60-52 loss at No. 1-ranked Baldwin, but narrowed the Lady Braves’ lead to four points with less than 90 seconds remaining. Baldwin held on, however, for a 60-52 first-round win in the Class AAA state tournament. Adairsville led 13-12 at the end of the first quarter before Baldwin grabbed a 30-21 halftime edge. The Braves maintained a 40-27 advantage by the end of the third period. “That was a very physical Baldwin team,” noted Adairsville coach Melissa Winters. “They had four girls that were 6’0” to 6’2” and they simply out rebounded us. We cut their lead down to four late, but didn’t get over that hump.” NaXyria Roberts led Adairsville with 17 points in the Lady Tigers' narrow loss to No. 1 Baldwin. Adairsville made eight three pointers and did not allow a three-pointer by Baldwin. Janaye Walker led the Braves with 22 points. Suri Clark and Kassidy Neal finished with 16 points. NaXyria Roberts paced the Tigers with 17 points. Rihanna Crittenden scored 10 points. Ziyah Hicks contributed eight points and Lily Roberts finished with seven points. “We played scrappy and pushed the paced of the game effectively,” added Winters. “We ran the floor well and their team wasn’t used to that or our pressure. I felt like we had a great effort and energy.” Baldwin improved to 22-6 on the season and will host White County in the second round on Friday. White County beat Bainbridge 74-34 Tuesday night. Adairsville had its season end with an 11-16 mark.

February 17, 2025 Six local high school basketball teams begin this week or continue their post-season journey. The Excel Christian Academy boys have reached the Final Four of the Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools (GAPPS) Class A state tournament. They will be in action Tuesday evening at Gordon State College in Barnesville at 6 p.m. The Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state tournament begins on Tuesday with three local teams in action. The Cartersville Lady Canes host Cambridge at 5:30 p.m. in the Storm Center, while the Adairsville Lady Tigers and Cass Lady Colonels play road games. Adairsville travels to Milledgeville for a 6 p.m. tip at Baldwin. Cass will be in Roswell to face Blessed Trinity at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes play a first-round game at Kell in Marietta in a 6 p.m. tip. The Adairsville Tigers will host Luella at 6 p.m. GAPPS CLASS A BOYS FINAL FOUR  Notre Dame Academy (17-9) vs. The Habersham School (13-7) (at Gordon State, Tue. 2 p.m.) Excel Christian Academy (17-8) vs. Trinity Prep (14-10) (at Gordon State, Tue. 6 p.m.) Championship Game at Ace Academy, Sat., 2 p.m. CLASS AAA GIRLS (at higher seed) #1 Pickens (25-2) vs. #32 Howard (10-14) #16 Oconee County (19-7) vs. #17 Calhoun (16-9) #9 Jefferson (21-5) vs. #24 East Hall (14-12) #8 Jenkins (17-8) vs. #25 Richmond Academy (17-9) #5 Monroe (22-5) vs. #28 Liberty County (12-12) #12 Northwest Whitfield (16-8) vs. #21 Dawson County (15-11) #13 Dougherty (16-11) vs. #20 LaFayette (15-12) #4 Cherokee Bluff (20-8) vs. #29 North Clayton (15-12) #3 Fayette County (22-5) vs. #30 Windsor Forest (11-10) #14 Stephenson (17-11) vs. #19 Gilmer (15-11) #11 Sandy Creek (22-6) vs. #22 Troup (15-10) #6 Luella (24-3) vs. #27 Westover (12-10) #7 Baldwin (21-6) vs. #26 Adairsville (11-15), Tuesday 6 p.m. #10 White County (21-7) vs. #23 Bainbridge (15-13) #15 Cross Creek (17-10) vs. #18 Chestatee (19-8) #2 Heritage-Catoosa (22-6) vs. #31 Cedar Grove (11-15) CLASS AAAA GIRLS R2 #3 Union Grove (20-9) at R8 #2 East Forsyth (11-17) R5 #4 St. Pius X (16-12) at R1 #1 Ware County (23-4) R7 #3 Cass (13-14) at R6 #2 Blessed Trinity (9-15), Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. R3 #4 Griffin (13-15) at R4 #1 Creekside (27-0) R8 #3 Eastside (15-11) at R2 #2 Stockbridge (21-6) R1 #4 Wayne County (14-10) at R5 #1 Marist (26-2) R6 #3 Cambridge (10-16) at R7 #2 Cartersville (18-9), Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. R4 #4 Pace Academy (13-11) at R3 #1 Harris County (21-6) R4 #3 Maynard Jackson (16-7) at R3 #2 Starr’s Mill (22-6) R7 #4 Hiram (12-15) at R6 #1 Kell (21-5) R1 #3 Perry (14-11) at R5 #2 Northview (19-9) R8 #4 Cedar Shoals (9-19) at R2 #1 Jones County (26-1) R3 #3 Northside-Columbus (14-12) at R4 #2 Midtown (23-5) R6 #4 Westminster (13-13) at R7 #1 Dalton (24-3) R5 #3 Southwest DeKalb (19-9) at R1 #2 Warner Robins (24-1) R2 #4 Woodland-Stockbridge (20-8) at R8 #1 North Oconee (26-1) CLASS AAA BOYS (at higher seed) #1 Sandy Creek (24-3) vs. #32 Monroe Area (8-19) #16 Westover (17-7) vs. #17 Northwest Whitfield (19-7) #9 Cross Creek (25-2) vs. #24 LaFayette (14-14) #8 East Hall (22-5) vs. #25 North Hall (16-11) #5 Windsor Forest (22-5) vs. #28 Riverdale (14-13) #12 Douglass (18-8) vs. #21 Lumpkin County (17-9) #13 Dougherty (17-10) vs. #20 Troup (16-8) #4 Calhoun (19-3) vs. #29 Jenkins (14-12) #3 Cedar Grove (24-3) vs. #30 Harlem (13-14) #14 Adairsville (17-10) vs. #19 Luella (18-9), Wednesday, 6 p.m. #11 Upson-Lee (20-6) vs. #22 LaGrange (18-10) #6 Baldwin (21-7) vs. #27 Beach (14-14) #7 Monroe (18-9) vs. #26 Gilmer (12-13) #10 Pickens (27-1) vs. #23 Fayette County (14-11) #15 Jefferson (17-7) vs. #18 Westside-Augusta (17-10) #2 Cherokee Bluff (24-2) vs. #31 Peach County (10-16) CLASS AAAA BOYS R2 #3 Union Grove (17-10) at R8 #2 Eastside (16-11) R5 #4 St. Pius X (19-9) at R1 #1 Warner Robins (18-7) R7 #3 Cartersville (17-11) at R6 #2 Kell (20-7), Wednesday, 6 p.m. R3 #4 Central-Carrollton (20-6) at R4 #1 Pace Academy (23-4) R8 #3 East Forsyth (17-11) at R2 #2 Eagle’s Landing (21-8) R1 #4 New Hampstead (13-15) at R5 #1 Tucker (22-6) R6 #3 Cambridge (14-14) at R7 #2 Dalton (15-12) R4 #4 Maynard Jackson (17-7) at R3 #1 Jonesboro (20-8) R4 #3 Midtown (17-10) at R3 #2 Starr’s Mill (15-13) R7 #4 Cedartown (15-14) at R6 #1 Westminster (17-6) R1 #3 Ware County (19-7) at R5 #2 Southwest DeKalb (25-3) R8 #4 Cedar Shoals (16-12) at R2 #1 McDonough (22-5) R3 #3 Griffin (19-9) at R4 #2 Mays (20-8) R6 #4 Centennial (17-10) at R7 #1 Allatoona (21-5) R5 #3 Marist (20-8) at R1 #2 Benedictine (20-5) R2 #4 Hampton (14-15) at R8 #1 North Oconee (25-2)

February 17, 2025 The Georgia Highlands College men’s basketball team split road conference games Saturday and Sunday. The Chargers won Saturday at Andrew College 90-79, but lost Sunday at Albany Tech 78-71. GHC and Andrew College were knotted at 41-all at the intermission before the Chargers outscored the Tigers 49-38 in the second half. In Sunday’s loss at Albany Tech, the Titans led 38-33 at halftime and held off Georgia Highlands in the second half for a seven-point win. Albany Tech moved to 12-10 on the season and 7-2 in Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association play. Andrew College is now 7-17 overall and 1-9 in the conference. Georgia Highlands (14-9, 6-5 GCAA) hosts Central Georgia Tech on Wednesday night and Albany Tech on Saturday afternoon. The Chargers play their home games at the Rome campus.

February 17, 2025 It is a cross-over period in college sports with basketball and wrestling nearing or entering their post-season action while the Spring sports are in the early days of their schedules. In this week’s edition of Athletes Beyond Bartow, more than fifty local athletes are recognized for their contributions in seven sports across the nation for the week ending February 16. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS JASON BOHN — PGA Tour Champions (34 yr. pro; Alabama; Cartersville CC member) …  carded rounds of 77-78-73 and tied for 72nd place this past weekend at the Chubb Classic in Naples, Florida at Tiburon Golf Club. The next event on the tour is the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona on March 7-9. BASKETBALL BRAXTON BENHAM — Berry College (Sr., Cass HS) … scored 25 points with six assists, five rebounds, one steal, and one blocked shot this past Sunday in an 89-72 home win over Millsaps College (MS). On Wednesday, February 12, he scored 22 points and had six assists, two rebounds and one steal in a 98-90 loss to Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. The Vikings (17-8, 10-2 Southern Athletic Association) begin play in the conference championship tournament on Friday, February 28 at home. NA’YEL CAMPER — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … totaled one point, four rebounds, one steal, and one assist as the Eagles lost 82-70 at Bryan College (TN) on February 12 and won 75-55 at St. Andrews University (NC) this past Saturday. Reinhardt (19-7, 15-5 Appalachian Athletic Conference) hosts Truett McConnell on Wednesday and visits Columbia College (SC) on Saturday. CLAIRE DAVIS — Kennesaw State University (Jr., Cass HS) … scored five points with two rebounds and one blocked shot on February 13 in the Owls’ 79-72 home win over Louisiana Tech. Davis also saw playing time with no stat line this past Saturday in a 65-53 home loss to Sam Houston. Kennesaw State (9-15, 4-9 Conference USA) plays at UTEP on Thursday night and New Mexico State on Saturday. JA’KA’YAH DRAUGHN — Chattanooga State CC (So., Cartersville HS) … scored nine points with two assists, one rebound, and one steal in the Tigers’ 63-57 loss February 12 at Walters State CC. Chattanooga State (15-10, 10-6 Tennessee Community College Athletic Association) travels to Motlow State CC on Wednesday and hosts Dyersburg State CC on Saturday. ZION HAYES — Weatherford College (Fr, Cass HS) … totaled 12 points with four rebounds, three assists, and one steal in a 56-53 home loss to McLennan CC February 12 and an 80-42 win this past Saturday over Hill College. The Coyotes (16-8, 7-4 North Texas Junior College Conference) travel to Southwestern Christian College on Wednesday and host Temple College on Saturday afternoon. HALEY JOHNSON — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cass HS) … scored 12 points with four rebounds and one assist in an 82-70 loss February 12 at Bryan College (TN). Johnson also scored six points with one rebound and one steal this past Saturday in a 75-55 win at St. Andrews University (NC). The Eagles (19-7, 15-5) host Truett McConnell on Wednesday and play at Columbia College (SC) on Saturday. KEARA McDANIEL — Toccoa Falls College (Jr., Cass HS) … scored two points and added two assists, one rebound, and one steal February 10 in a 75-57 loss at Pensacola Christian. The Screamin’ Eagles also beat visiting Regents University last Friday 70-59 but statistics were not available. TJ PRINTUP — Tusculum University (So., Adairsville HS) … scored eight points Febraury 12 with nine rebounds, one assist, and one blocked shot in the Pioneers’ 90-88 home win in overtime over Carson-Newman University. Tusculum (6-18, 6-14 South Atlantic Conference) visits Mars Hill University on Wednesday and Newberry College on Saturday. MEGAN SCHULTZ — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Fr., Woodland HS) … saw action in all three of the Fillies’ games last week scoring two points with six rebounds in road losses at Middle Georgia State, Point University, and Life University. ABAC (5-19, 0-13 Southern States Athletic Conference) hosts Life on Monday and Brewton-Parker College on Thursday before visiting Thomas University on Saturday afternoon. LONDAISHA SMITH — St. Andrews University (Sr., Cass HS) … totaled 19 points, 13 rebounds, five steals, and four assists in a 50-48 loss at Brenau University (GA) February 12 and a 75-55 home loss to Reinhardt University this past Saturday. The Knights (10-17, 6-14 Appalachian Athletic Conference) host Montreat College (NC) on Wednesday and visit Bluefield University (VA) on Saturday afternoon. ALISSA WINTERS — Truett McConnell University (Fr., Adairsville HS) … scored three points with three assists and one rebound this past Saturday in an 88-61 home loss to Milligan University. The Bears (12-13, 9-10 Appalachian Athletic Conference) host the University of Pikeville on Monday and travel to Reinhardt University and Tennessee Wesleyan University on Wednesday and Saturday. WRESTLING KYLE GOLLHOFER — University of Northern Iowa (Sr., Woodland HS) … won his 125-pound bout by pin as the fourth-ranked Panthers defeated 14th-ranked Iowa State 26-10. UNI (13-1) visits the University of Wisconsin on Friday night. CALEB HENSON — Virginia Tech (Jr., Woodland HS) … Henson, the top-ranked 149-pound grappler in the country, won a 4-1 decision last Friday in the Hokies’ 28-9 home win over Pittsburgh. Tenth-ranked Virginia Tech hosts NC State on Friday. CHAMP HIGDON — Lander University (So., Woodland HS) … won a 6-3 decision in his 285-pound bout in the Bearcats’ 42-8 win on Tuesday, February 11 at Shorter University. Twelfth-ranked Lander (15-4, 9-0 Conference Carolinas) also won the conference duals championship on Sunday. BRYCE KRESHO — Franklin & Marshall College (Jr., Cass HS) … won his 141-pound bout by pin this past Sunday in a 25-15 win over Millersville University. The Diplomats host the F&M Invitational on Sunday. TYLER-XAVIER McKNIGHT — Davidson College (So., Cass HS) … won an 11-6 decision in his 149-pound bout as the Wildcats beat visiting VMI 21-16 last Friday. He also lost an 11-5 decision in a 52-0 loss to Appalachian State. Davidson will host the Wildcat Open on Sunday. JAXON SMITH — University of Maryland (R-Jr., Woodland HS) … currently ranked 11th in the 184-pound weight class, Smith won his bout by technical fall (21-6) but the Terrapins lost last Friday at Purdue. Maryland travels to Philadelphia on Friday to face Drexel University. JABRIL WILLIAMS — Midway University (Sr., Cartersville HS) … went 1-3 and placed eighth in the 165-pound bracket of the Mid-South Conference Championship this past weekend in Bowling Green, Kentucky. TENNIS EMILY BUSH — University of North Georgia (Jr., Cartersville HS) … won her Line 6 singles match 1-6, 6-3, 10-4 and partnered with teammate Carolina Reis for a 6-2 win at Line 3 doubles as the Nighthawks won at Auburn Montgomery 6-1. UNG (4-0) is ranked No. 6 in the nation. The Nighthawks play at Newberry College (SC) on Monday and will face 7th-ranked Flagler in the first of three matches at the ITA Indoor Championship in Indianapolis on Friday and Saturday. EMILY SURCEY — Samford University (Sr., Cass HS) … won her Line 1 singles match 7-5, 7-6 and won at Line 1 doubles with partner Sara Erenda 6-4 as the Bulldogs earned a 4-2 home win over UAB last Wednesday. Samford visits Western Kentucky on Wednesday and hosts South Alabama on Sunday. GYMNASTICS ABIGAIL BUNCH — Rhode Island College (Jr., Cass HS) … placed 12th on the apparatus and scored 9.050 on the uneven bars as the Anchorwomen won a home tri-meet this past Saturday over SUNY-Cortland and Springfield College (MA). Rhode Island College heads to the Springfield College Tri-Meet on Sunday which will include Southern Connecticut State University. TRACK AND FIELD HAYDEN CAGLE — Berry College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … placed 14th in the weight throw (11.84m) and 18th in the shot put (11.72m) at the Samford Bulldog Open in Birmingham this past Saturday. The Southern Athletic Association Indoor Championships are February 28-March 1. ANDY FORSYTH — Berry College (Fr., Woodland HS) … finished 13th (4:28.44) in the one mile run at the Samford Bulldog Open in Birmingham last Saturday. The Southern Athletic Association Indoor Championships are February 28-March 1. ERIC TOVIAVE — Belmont University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … placed 23rd (8.55) in the 60 meter dash and 40th in the 400 meter run this past weekend at the Vanderbilt University Music City Challenge. Up next for the Bruins is the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships March 2-3 in Chicago. GOLF BUCK BRUMLOW — University of Georgia (Sr., Cartersville HS) … tied for ninth overall and helped Georgia to a sixth place finish February 10-12 at the Puerto Rico Classic. Brumlow shot 70-66-71 (9-under-par) on the par-72, 7,152-yard Grand Reserve Golf Course Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Purdue won the 15-team tournament followed by Ole Miss, South Carolina, LSU, and Oklahoma. Next for the Bulldogs is the Southern Highlands Collegiate on March 2-4 in Las Vegas. SOFTBALL KILEY ARNOLD — Shorter University (So., Cartersville HS) … made a start at third base in a game last Friday at USC Beaufort and was 0-for-2 at the plate in an 11-0 loss. The Hawks were 0-4 at the Sand Shark Invitational in Hardeeville, South Carolina over the past weekend. Shorter (2-8) has a doubleheader Tuesday at Columbus State University and hosts Wesleyan College for two games on Saturday. HAYLEE DISHMON — Georgia Highlands College (So., Cass HS) … went 4-for-4 with a triple, five walks, and five runs scored this past weekend as the Chargers swept visiting USC Sumter in a four game series. Dishmon also stole five bases. GHC (11-1) hosts Cleveland State CC on Tuesday and entertains USC Union for a four game series on Friday and Saturday. PEYTON DORN — Brewton-Parker College (Fr., Woodland HS) … retired four of five batters and had one strikeout in a relief appearance this past Saturday with no decision in a 6-3 home loss to Truett-McConnell University. The Lady Barons (5-6-1) open Southern States Athletic Conference play Friday in a doubleheader at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Saturday at Point University. MEGAN GREGORY — Campbell University (So., Adairsville HS) … made a one-inning relief appearance with no decision last Friday in the Camels’ 9-5 home win over Lafayette University. Gregory allowed three runs (no earned runs) on one hit and four walks. She struck out one of eight batters faced. Campbell (7-2) plays in the GATA Challenge in Statesboro this weekend where the Camels will face Fairfield University (CT), Oakland University (MI), and host Georgia Southern Universitiy. ANSLEY HIGHT — Reinhardt University (So., Cass HS) … went 3-for-5 including a triple, two runs scored and five RBI in the Eagles two wins last Friday over St. Andrews University (NC). Hight also stole two bases. Reinhardt (2-0) has six doubleheaders on the schedule this week including road trips to Middle Georgia State, Georgia Gwinnett College, and Montreat College (NC) on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The Eagles host Spartanburg Methodist, Union Commonwealth Universitiy (KY), and Middle Georgia State on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. ALYSSA JARRETT — Piedmont University (So., Adairsville HS) … made an unsuccessful pinch hitting appearance in the sixth inning last Friday during the Lions’ 3-2 home win over Mount Saint Joseph University (OH). Piedmont (1-1) hosts Alma College for a doubleheader on Monday and will play six different opponents in Columbus, Georgia on Friday through Sunday at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. SADYE JOHNSON — University of North Georgia (Sr., Adairsville HS) … hit a solo home run in a sixth-inning pinch-hitting appearance last Thursday during an 8-0 home win over Emmanuel University (GA) in the Gold City Classic. The third-ranked Nighthawks (8-4) play at the University of Alabama-Huntsville on Wednesday and host a doubleheader on Saturday with Saginaw Valley State (MI). ERYN LEE — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cass HS) … went 4-for-5 with one triple, one walk, one sacrifice hit, four runs scored, and two stolen bases in last Friday’s home doubleheader sweep of St. Andrews University (NC) 9-1 and 10-2. Reinhardt (2-0) has six doubleheaders on the schedule this week including road trips to Middle Georgia State, Georgia Gwinnett College, and Montreat College (NC) on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The Eagles host Spartanburg Methodist, Union Commonwealth Universitiy (KY), and Middle Georgia State on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. RACHAEL LEE — Valdosta State University (Jr., Cass HS) … the leadoff hitting center fielder went 3-for-8 with two RBI, four runs scored, one hit by pitch, and three stolen bases last Friday in a doubleheader split at Union University (TN). The Blazers (5-8, 1-1 Gulf South Conference) host Trevecca Nazarene for a three-game conference series on Saturday and Sunday. AVA PERKINS — Lee University (So., Cartersville HS) … in starts at second base was 2-for-6 with one walk, one run scored, and one stolen base in the Flames’ two conference losses last Friday at Delta State University. Lee (7-3, 0-2 Gulf South Conference) hosts a doubleheader with Tusculum University on Wednesday and a three-game conference series with the University of Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday and Sunday. ALEXIS WOODS — Tennessee State University (So., Cass HS) … a starter at shortstop, Woods was 0-for-5 with two walks last weekend as the Tigers had wins over Mercer and Quinnipiac, but lost to Illinois hosting the Roar City Invitational in Nashville. TSU (4-4) visits Belmont University on Wednesday and will play five games Friday through Sunday in the Wofford University Invitational facing North Dakota, Buffalo, and the host Bulldogs.  BASEBALL DREW BILLINGS — Trinity Baptist College (Jr., Woodland HS) … picked up his fifth save of the season by closing out the final four outs last Friday of a 4-2 win over Southeastern Baptist College. Billings allowed one hit, hit one batter, and struck out one. The Eagles (8-4, 5-1 NCCAA) hosts New College of Florida for a three-game series on Friday and Saturday. CURT BONNER — LaGrange College (Jr., Cartersville HS) … made a start at first base last Friday in a home win over Pfeiffer University and appeared as DH Sunday in a win over Berry College. Bonner was 0-for-4 at the plate in those two games with three walks and one RBI. The Panthers (3-3) host a three-game home series with 3rd-ranked Endicott College on Saturday and Sunday. HARRISON CHILDERS — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (So., Cartersville HS) … went 2-for-10 with one walk, two hit by pitch, and one RBI in four games last week. The Stallions lost February 11 at Middle Georgia State and won one of three home games over the weekend with William Carey University (MS). ABAC (6-4, 1-2 Southern States Athletic Conference) hosts Thomas University (GA) on Tuesday and visits Brewton-Parker College for a three-game conference series Friday and Saturday. MICAH EARWOOD — Southeastern University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … made a two inning, no-decision appearance last Saturday in an eventual 10-inning 13-9 win over the University of Saint Francis (IN). Earwood allowed one earned run on one hit, one walk, and one hit batsman. He struck out three of nine batters faced in the eighth and ninth innings. The Fire (12-0) will host doubleheaders with Embry-Riddle University (AZ) on Friday and Saturday. ELLIOTT EASTIN — Covenant College (R-So., Cartersville HS) … made three starts in center field and went 3-for-9 at the plate as the Scots went 2-1 last weekend against visiting Greenville University (IL). Eastin walked once and had one sacrifice fly with one RBI in the series. Covenant (2-1) hosts The College of Wooster (OH) for a three-game set on Friday and Saturday. COLIN EATON — East Tennessee State University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … earned his first save of the season last Saturday with a scoreless 1-⅔ inning performance during a 6-2 victory over visiting Northern Kentucky. Eaton entered with two outs in the eighth inning, allowed one hit, and struck out four of six batters faced. The Buccaneers (3-0) play at Virginia Tech on Tuesday before hosting a three-game series with Miami University (OH) on Friday through Sunday. RYAN FARR — Kentucky Christian University (Fr., Adairsville HS) … made a fourth inning pitching appearance February 8 at the University of Minnesota-Morris and allowed one earned run on three hits retiring one batter by strikeout. He added one unsuccessful pinch hitting appearance in the second game of a doubleheader. The Crusaders (5-1) have a three-game series at Milligan University (TN) on Friday and Saturday. COLT McKIBBEN — Lee University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … pitched the final 2-⅓ innings with no decision in a relief appearance last Friday in the Flames’ 3-0 loss at Delta State University. Lee (5-5, 0-3 Gulf South Conference) hosts Carson-Newman University on Tuesday and three games with the University of Alabama-Huntsville on Friday and Saturday. LUKE MILLER — Columbus State University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … started two and appeared in all three games at Barry University last weekend. Miller was 2-for-9 at the plate, including one double, one hit by pitch, one run, and two RBI. The Cougars won the final game in the series. CSU (4-5) hosts Valdosta State University on Tuesday in the Cougars only game this week. AYDEN RAY — USC Lancaster (Fr., Woodland HS) … made a start at DH last Friday and went 0-for-2 at the plate in a 3-2 win at Rockingham CC. The Lancers (3-8) play doubleheaders Friday and Sunday at Rockingham CC. TREY SCOTT — Alabama A&M University (Sr., Cass HS) … was the opening day starter and worked 4-⅓ innings but was tagged with the loss in a 10-8 final last Friday against Prarie View A&M University at the Cactus Jack HBCU Classic in Houston. Scott allowed three earned runs on three hits and three walks while striking out seven. The Bulldogs (1-2) visit UAB on Tuesday and will face Prarie View A&M, Grambling State, and Florida A&M this weekend at the MLB Andre Dawson Classic in Vero Beach, Florida. HANK SMITH — University of West Georgia (R-So., Cartersville HS) … made a start at catcher this past Saturday in an 11-10 win at the University of New Orleans. Smith was 0-for-3 at the plate. The Wolves (2-1) host Ohio University for a three-game series on Friday through Sunday in Carrollton. SCOTTY SMITH — Covenant College (Sr., Woodland HS) … made a scoreless five-inning pitching start and picked up his first win of the season last Friday as the Scots beat visiting Greenville University (IL) 9-3. Smith allowed three hits and no walks. Covenant (2-1) hosts The College of Wooster (OH) for a three-game series on Friday and Saturday. PRESTON WELCHEL — Cumberland University (Sr., Cartersville HS) … went 0-for-5 with one walk and one RBI in a home doubleheader split last Friday with Indiana Tech. The Phoenix (6-3-1) visit UT Southern on Tuesday and play a three-game series at Spartanburg Methodist College on Saturday and Sunday. DAVIS WILLIAMS — University of West Georgia (R-So., Cartersville HS) … pitched the seventh inning of last Saturday’s 11-10 home win over the University of New Orleans and received no decision. He allowed two earned runs on three hits and had two strikeouts. The Wolves (2-1) host Ohio University for a three-game series on Friday through Sunday. SAWYER WILSON — Columbus State Universitiy (Fr., Cartersville HS) … pitched the seventh inning with no decision last Saturday in a 7-3 loss at Barry University. Wilson allowed two earned runs on three hits and one walk. The Cougars (4-5) host Valdosta State on Tuesday.