The Cass Colonels made it a sweep of their county rivals Friday night, bounced back from a tough loss the week before, and picked up a region victory in a 31-7 victory at Woodland. The Colonels, who committed a pair of early turnovers on special teams, found themselves trailing the Wildcats 7-0 early on the heals of a tough loss to Sonoraville the week before. Cass responded, however, with 31-unanswered points to improve to 2-1 on the year. The win, combined with their season opening blanking of Adairsville, gave the Colonels a sweep of the other two Bartow County schools in 2016. Woodland scored first on a 32-yard run by Alex Quintero and held a 7-0 lead, but it would be all Colonels from that point forward. Cass linebacker Tripp Breden tied the game in the second quarter on a 60-yard fumble recovery and return for touchdown. Later in the half, Colonels' quarterback Brett Gaddy connected with Laizon West for a 71-yard strike. Anthony Robledo, who missed a 33-yard field goal attempt in the first quarter, nailed both PATs for a 14-7 Cass lead at halftime. Ant Lester had a 64-yard run into the red zone to set up a Woodland threat early in the second half, but the Colonels defense stiffened and the Wildcats failed on a 24-yard field goal attempt. Gaddy threw touchdown passes to Devin Pritchett and Terry Berdin in the second half. Pritchett's catch was a 17 yarder. Berdin's score was on a 27-yard toss and catch. Woodland threatened one more time late in the fourth quarter, but was stopped on a fourth and goal play with 2:35 remaining and the Colonels' reserves ran out the clock. Cass (2-1, 1-0) will host Hiram next Friday at Doug Cochran Stadium. Hiram (2-1, 0-1) lost in overtime Friday to Paulding County. Woodland (0-3, 0-1) travels to Villa Rica (2-1, 1-0) for a battle of Wildcats. Villa Rica beat winless East Paulding Friday night, 17-7. Kickoff for both games is scheduled for 7:30pm.

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes won for the 18th straight time Friday night as they dismantled Class 7A Westlake, 31-0. Canes’ quarterback Trevor Lawrence was 18 of 26 passing for three touchdowns and 295 yards. He did, however, throw a pair of interceptions. Cartersville’s Sean Holton had a huge night defensively. He totaled nine tackles, broke up one pass, and forced a fumble on the goal line. The Canes finished the night with 346 yards of total offense and limited the visiting Lions to 167. Cartersville went up 10-0 on a 27-yard field goal by Jonathan Cruz late in the first quarter and JKobe Orr made a leaping, jump ball TD catch in the end zone with 1:10 remaining in the first half as Cartersville took a 17-0 advantage to the intermission. Darrien Poellnitz, who also forced and recovered a fumble in the game, caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Lawrence with 8:27 remaining in the third period to give the Canes a 24-0 lead. Lawrence later hit Avery Showell on a 39-yard scoring pass for the 31-0 final score with 8:54 left in the game. As he has done often in his career, Lawrence spread the ball around to multiple receivers. Eight different Canes caught a pass. Antoine Jefferson finished with five receptions for 91 yards to lead that group. TJ Horton had two receptions for 50 yards and Trey Creamer caught three balls for 39 yards. Cartersville (3-0) will host Hapeville Charter next Friday at Weinman Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7:30pm.

Cartersville volleyball defeated North Paulding in a tough three set battle and swept Rockmart in straight sets on their way to a pair of wins Thursday night. Against North Paulding, Cartersville won the opening set 25-20, but dropped the middle set by the same score. In set three, the Lady Canes won 25-19. Jayla Delgado had nine digs and one assist; Lauren Wenzell contributed two kills, three digs, and eight aces; Rebekah Stevens had four kills; Catie Heilman added five kills, a dig, and an ace; Addie Smith had three digs; Anna Mathis added seven digs; Grace Hunter had a pair of kills and five aces; and Kameron Hendrix added 14 assists and four digs. The Lady Canes swept Rockmart 25-21 and 25-14. Leaders in the match for Cartersville included Nedu Evans with four kills; Elsa Evans with two kills and three blocks; Catie Heilman with four kills; Lauren Wenzell with four kills, two digs, and an ace; Grace Hunter with three kills and four aces; Anna Mathis with eight digs; and Kameron Hendrix with 17 assists. The Lady Canes play in the Darlington Tournament Saturday, before hosting Troup County and Chapel Hill Tuesday at the Storm Center.

Cartersville’s Hannah Todd (photo) pitched another seven inning shutout Thursday, but the Canes allowed a placed runner at second base in the international tie-breaker eighth inning to score resulting in a 1-0 loss at home to Central Carrollton. Emily Williams, a Central Florida commit, recorded 14 strikeouts to pick up the Lady Lions’ pitching win. Todd, a North Carolina commit, struck out eight and also picked up the Lady Canes’ only hit off Williams. It was a sacrifice bunt effort in the fourth inning, but she beat out the throw for an infield hit. Cedartown scored their placed runner from second in the top of the eighth on a two-out single into right field off the bat of Shirley Sharp. The Lady Canes were unable to push across their placed runner in the bottom of the eighth. Cartersville falls to 5-9 on the year and 2-5 in region games. They play in a tournament at North Cobb High School Friday and Saturday.

The Adairsville Lady Tigers’ softball team trailed 1-0 through four innings Thursday at Bremen, but posted six runs in the fifth and sixth frames for a come-from-behind region victory. Adairsville led 6-2 going to the bottom of the seventh when Bremen threatened a comeback of their own, but Lady Tigers’ pitcher Loren Harris got a strikeout and induced a game ending groundout for a 6-5 win. Both offenses were productive. The two teams combined for 26 hits. Harris (7 IP, 5R, 4ER, 12H, 0BB, 4K) earned the complete game pitching victory. Six Adairsville players finished with two hits each, led by Bailey Robinson’s two doubles and four RBIs. Harris had two hits that included a double. Emily Collum had a triple in her two hits. Morgan Deboard, Natalie Burrow, and Breanna Wilson also collected two hits. Havyn Isaac finished with a double and one RBI and Makayla Tanner added one hit and one RBI. Cortni Jacobs stole a base. Adairsville (7-8, 4-5 in region play) is scheduled to host Haralson County Thursday at 5:30pm

Cass scored six runs in the first two frames Thursday night hosting Woodland, then held on for a 6-4 region win. Sarah Moore drove in one run in the first inning with a groundout and then two more in the second inning with a double to spark the Lady Colonels’ offense. Arianna Mustin (7 IP, 4ER, 6H, 4BB, 3K) earned the complete game pitching victory in the circle for Cass. Sarah Baynard (6 IP, 5R, 4ER, 7H, 1BB, 4K) was tagged with the pitching loss for Woodland. Sarah Fox had three hits for Cass, including a double, and drove in a run. Hope Elrod added two hits with one RBI. Sierrah Gani added one hit for the Lady Colonels. Woodland threatened with three runs in the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Skylar Chappell and a two-run single by Baynard. That narrowed the Cass lead to two, but that would be as close as the Lady Cats’ would get. Chappell and Morgan Bailey led Woodland with two hits and one RBI each. Baynard drove in a pair of runs with her sixth inning hit. Bella Carnes had the other Lady Cats’ base hit. Woodland (7-10, 3-6 in Region 7AAAAA) heads to Valdosta to play in the Lowndes Vikette Invitational Friday and Saturday. The Lady Cats are scheduled to face Calvary Day and Tift County on Friday, before playing Bacon County and host Lowndes on Saturday. Cass (5-10, 3-5 in Region 7AAAAA) will play Gordon Lee in Cleveland, TN at Lee University Monday at 4:30pm in a non-region game and will entertain region foe, Paulding County, on Tuesday at 5:55pm EXCEL 8, DARLINGTON 2 Excel Christian Academy softball scored eight runs in the opening two innings Thursday afternoon on their way to an 8-2 home region win over Darlington. Lady Eagles’ pitchers Hannah Lee and Taylor Gibson combined for the win. Lee (4 IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB) struck out five. Gibson (3 IP, 2R, 0ER, 5H) collected three strikeouts. Rachel Parrott had two hits, including a double and two RBIs. Landry McCollum had two hits and a RBI. Gibson doubled with two RBIs. Aliza Baker had two hits and scored twice. Whitney Harris, Lee, and Kalli Beth Scheff had the other ECA hits. Riley Boston stole three bases. Baker and McCollum also stole a base. Excel (7-8) travels to Model Monday for a 5pm start and will host Bowdon Tuesday at 4:30pm.

Have you seen the latest social media rage regarding Cartersville High School quarterback, Trevor Lawrence? The graphic shown here was sent to Lawrence. It depicts him holding the Heisman Trophy and next to the National Championship Trophy with the caption, "The Plan Worked." The five-star, top-rated junior recently said he has narrowed his collegiate choices to the University of Georgia or Clemson University. In comments to The Daily Tribune News of Cartersville, he said he would definitely be visiting both of those schools again this fall and would likely add another school or two to his visits. Lawrence, 6-6, is 35-for-58 passing for 602 yards and six touchdowns in two games this season. The Hurricanes are 2-0 and have won 17 consecutive games including their 15-0 2015 Class AAAA State Championship season.

Cass will travel to Woodland Friday night and the Colonels and Wildcats will meet for the 13th time all-time at Wildcats’ Stadium. The two Bartow County schools are in Region 7-AAAAA, so the battle will double as the region opener for both teams. Woodland (0-2) will be looking for their first win and this will be their home opener. The Wildcats lost their season opener at River Ridge, 36-8, and fell last week at Rockmart, 37-12. Cass (1-1) started the regular season with a resounding 34-0 shutout of Adairsville on the road, but lost at home last week to Sonoraville, 28-25. Woodland has been a run-oriented wing-T offense in the early season. The Wildcats will look for quality performances from Justice Carter and Brycen Kellet out of their backfield and will look to quarterback Brody Williams to make good decisions, reads, and handle the football securely. Defensively, Emmanuel Jones had a huge game at Rockmart collecting 17 tackles against the Yellow Jackets. He also returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown. The Colonels’ offense will counter with senior quarterback Brett Gaddy who distributes the ball to playmakers Laizon West, Terry Berdin, and fullback Derrick Maxwell. Tripp Breeden, a junior linebacker, has been a big playmaker for the Cass defense. He had nine tackles against Sonoraville and was the Colonels’ most active tackler at Adairsville. Kickoff for Friday’s game is set for 7:30pm. Live pregame coverage on Bartow Sports Zone’s audio webcast begins at 7pm. Use the link at the top of this page or click on the link on the ‘Broadcasts’ page. Cass leads series 8-4 and has won 7 of the last 8. 2015 — Cass won 38-21 2014 — Cass won 34-24 2011 — Woodland won 39-26 2010 — Cass won 42-12 2009 — Cass won 18-7 2008 — Cass won 17-13 2005 — Cass won 13-7 2004 — Cass won 16-14 2003 — Woodland won 20-18 2002 — Cass won 13-10 2001 — Woodland won 40-29 2000 — Woodland won 27-13

The top-ranked Cartersville Purple Hurricanes have won 17 straight games, including their first two of the 2016 season, heading into Friday night’s clash with Class AAAAAAA Westlake. That gives Cartersville the state’s longest winning streak and the No. 1 spot in Class AAAA. The Canes (2-0) have wins over Allatoona 30-14 and Calhoun 56-0. Toss in a dominant performance over Westminster in the pre-season scrimmage, and Cartersville is off to yeat another highly impressive start. Westlake (1-1) has a pair of highly touted offensive threats. Quarterback Ravaughn Burch tossed a pair of touchdown passes last week in a 29-13 victory over Shiloh. Wide receiver A.J. Terrell, who has committed to Clemson, scored touchdowns rushing and receiving. Terrell doubles as a cornerback on defense. The Lions’ loss is a bit deceiving. They were edged 10-9 by Hughes in both teams’ season opener that was stopped in the third quarter due to bad weather. For Cartersville, quarterback Trevor Lawrence is 35-of 58 passing for 602 yards and six touchdowns in two games. Avery Showell, a Wake Forest commit, has seven receptions for 129 yards and three scores. Antoine Jefferson has ten catches for 125 yards. Westlake, who was ranked in their classification to begin the year, will bring an athletic team with good size to Weinman Stadium this Friday night for a 7:30pm kickoff. Cartersville will counter with a bevy of collegiate level prospects including RB/DB Trey Creamer, LB Sean Holton, CB/WR Trase Fezzia, DL Brandon Wade, and OL Dalen Curtis among others.

Kell scored the game’s only run in the top of the sixth inning on a leadoff triple and a two-out single on their way to a 1-0 Region 7-AAAAA win Wednesday night at Cass. The Lady Colonels managed only one hit in the game. It was a two-out double by Sierrah Gani in the bottom of the third. Cass pitcher, Arianna Mustin, scattered four hits and five walks but suffered the pitching loss. She struck out three. Cass (4-10) entertains Woodland Thursday at 5pm. CARROLLTON 7, WOODLAND 1 Woodland lost a region game at home Wednesday night to visiting Carrollton, 7-1. The Lady Trojans broke open a scoreless game in the top of the fifth with five runs, then added single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take a 7-0 lead. Woodland posted their run in the bottom of the seventh. Madgie Robinson had two hits for Woodland. Brittney Cox singled in the final frame and later scored the Lady Cats’ run. Bella Carnes, Caroline Higdon, and Jamison Kilgo had the other Woodland hits. Sarah Baynard (7 IP, 7R, 4ER, 6H, 4BB, 4K) was the pitcher of record for the Lady Wildcats. Woodland (7-9) plays at Cass Thursday at 5pm.

The Woodland High School girls cross country team is off to a fast start this season and recently received some national recognition. MileSplitUSA has the Lady Wildcats ranked as the No. 103 team in the nation. Other Georgia teams ranked high in the ratings include No. 13 Landmark Christian Academy, No. 20 South Forsyth, No. 50 Milton, No. 58 Union Grove, No. 70 Brookwood, No 79 Creekview, No. 87 Mill Creek, No. 126 Harrison, and No. 156 Starrs Mill. The Lady Cats top five roster per MileSplit.com includes: (best time) 1) Carli Clymer (19:38) 2) Angela Cochran (19:38) 3) Lindsay Scifers (20:01) 4) Cheyenne Spinks (20:13) 5) Makenna Trapheagen (20:47) Average Time: 20:03.81 Total Time: 1:40:19.04 1-5 Split: 1:09.22 Woodland runners Casey Bolan (22:01), Abigail Campos (23:21), and Mackenzie Stephenson (23:43) round out the Lady Cats' top eight runners this season and each of these three have top ten times among local high school runners. See the full article here -- LINK TO MILESPLIT.COM

Elite Stone Supply, in conjunction with WBHF and Bartow Sports Zone, presents the ELITE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK. Each week, all five local schools will name an Elite Athlete of the Week and present the information on their honoree through Bartow Sports Zone and on 100.3FM and AM1450, WBHF in Cartersville. Recipients for the week ending September 3, 2016: Emmanuel Jones -- Woodland High School Hannah Lee -- Excel Christian Academy Rebekah Stevens -- Cartersville High School Kyler Trouten -- Cass High School Brooke Washington -- Adairsville High School Emmanuel Jones is the Elite Athlete of the Week for Woodland High School. Jones is a senior linebacker and fullback for the Wildcats’ football team. He also plays baseball. Jones is the son of Stephen and Marilyn Jones. In Woodland’s game at Rockmart September 2, Jones was credited with 17 tackles and returned a fumble for a touchdown. Hannah Lee is the Excel Christian Academy Elite Athlete of the Week. Hannah is the daughter of Randy and Kim Lee and is a senior at Excel. A four year starter, Lee pitches and plays first base. She is off to a tremendous start this season. Lee is currently second in Region 6A for both pitching wins and earned run average. She is also in the top ten in the region in both batting average and home runs. Hannah’s competitive nature has allowed her to emerged as one of the leaders for the Lady Eagles. She has already contributed several outstanding pitching performances this season against some of the best teams in the state. Lee excels in the classroom, where she has a 98.4 grade point average while taking honors and AP classes. AP Biology is her favorite class, because of her love for science. Her teachers are very complimentary of her work ethic and the positive impact she has on other students in the class. Her future plans include attending college and majoring in bio chemistry. She also would like to continue playinjg softball at the collegiate level. Rebekah Stevens is the Elite Athlete of the Week for Cartersville High School. A sophomore, right side hitter for the Lady Canes’ volleyball team, Stevens is leading her team with a .261 hitting percentage and a 39.1 kill percentage. She has 23 kills and nine blocks, giving her 1.8 kills per set. The daughter of Rob and April Stevens, Rebekah works tirelessly to improve her individual game and the skills she brings to the court for her team. Lady Canes’ coach Camille Spradley says Stevens has been a great asset to the team’s offense this season and credits her with keeping her teammates and the spectators enthusiastic during matches. Kyler Trouten is the Elite Athlete of the Week for Cass High School. The daughter of Mark and Kimberly Trouten, Kyler is a 16-year-old junior. She is a two-year member of the Lady Colonels’ varsity volleyball team and has started both seasons. Trouten plays front row attack and has excelled with her blocking skills and kills. She is a leader both on the court and off. She is a vocal leader who encourages her teammates in their efforts and is always supportive. Her coaches credit her as being a great team player. Adairsville High School’s Elite Athlete of the Week is Brooke Washington. A senior libero on the Lady Tigers’ volleyball team, Washington is the daughter of Keisha Rider. The Adairsville coaching staff says Washington is a very dedicated member of the volleyball team. She did not miss a single summer workout and she has not missed a day of practice this season. She works very hard in the classroom and on the court. She does everything she is asked to do and always exhibits great effort. A very coachable player, Washington is always a positive influence on her teammates and a valuable player. She encourages her younger teammates and pushes the upperclassmen to be better. Washington continually works to make her team better and is always asking how she can be even more supportive, often assisting her coaches in any way possible. Editors Note: Photos and bios are supplied to Bartow Sports Zone and WBHF by the respective schools and their athletic departments.