Cartersville 56, Calhoun 0 Trevor Lawrence connected with Avery Showell twice for touchdowns and Trey Creamer scored four touchdowns on the night as the Purple Hurricanes won for the 17th straight time in a 56-0 rout at Calhoun. Cartersville led 35-0 at halftime. Creamer's touchdown runs were from 14, 13, and two yards out in the first half. He added a four yard score in the second half. Trase Fezzia scored on a 37-yard screen pass from Lawrence and picked off a pass that he returned 20 yards for a touchdown. Lawrence finished the game 21-for-32 for 348 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Creamer finished with six carries for 50 yards and the four scores. He also added three catches for 29 more yards. Showell had five grabs for 71 yards and two scores. Fezzia had two for 61 and one touchdown. Antoine Jefferson added six catches for 80 yards. Cartersville, in a dominant performance, outgained the Yellow Jackets 527-72. Cartersville entertains Westlake next week at Weinman Stadium. Westlake (1-1) defeated Shiloh Friday night, 29-13. Sonoraville 28, Cass 25 Cass lost to visiting Sonoraville Friday night in a back-and-forth battle. Sonoraville scored a touchdown in all four quarters on their way to a 28-25 win. The visiting Phoenix led 14-3 in the second quarter on a 70-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Moore to Tristan Key and a 55-yard touchdown pass from Moore to Camron Keith, but the Colonels scored twice before the half to take a 17-14 lead to the locker room. Colonels’ quarterback Brett Gaddy found Terry Berdin for a 13-yard touchdown pass with 5:58 remaining in the half and Derrick Maxwell ran in a score from 21 yards out. Gaddy also connected with Ian Whittington for a two-point conversion following the Maxwell run. Sonoraville (1-1) used a power running game in the second half and went ahead on a pair of rushing touchdowns by Tristan Key. Key scored on a 33-yard run with 5:03 remaining in the third quarter and a 2-yard run with 11:47 remaining in the game that gave him three touchdowns on the night and the Phoenix a 28-17 lead. Key finished with 192 yards of total offense on the night. Cass added a late score on a 1-yard sneak by Gaddy and a Gaddy to Berdin two-point pass with 1:15 remaining, but failed to recover the ensuing onside kick. Cass (1-1) plays at Woodland next Friday. Model 51, Adairsville 21 The Adairsville Tigers (0-3) lost at Model Friday night, 51-21. Adairsville fumbled on consecutive drives to start the game and found themselves trailing 14-0 early to the Blue Devils. In fact, the Tigers turned the ball over five times and Model did not commit a turnover. Model quarterback Kyler Eldridge scored three times in the first half, including an interception return that led Model to a 30-14 lead at halftime. He finished the night with five touchdowns and 229 total yards (124 through the air and 105 on the ground). Roger Redd found Travon Branch with a touchdown pass that made the score 16-7, but that was as close as the Tigers would get. The Blue Devils pushed their lead to sixteen by the intermission and added three more scores in the second half. The Tigers begin region play next week at Ringgold. For more, please see the coverage of The Daily Tribune News. Rockmart 37, Woodland 12 Rockmart took a 24-0 lead in the first half that included a pair of scores following Woodland turnovers on their way to a home victory. Morgan Sims and Marcus Smith both put up two touchdowns apiece in the last non-region game of the season for Rockmart (2-1), along with a quarterback keeper from Dylan Bailey. Woodland’s Justice Carter blocked a punt picked up by Emmanuel Jones for a 40-yard, third quarter score. The Wildcats then capped a 10-play, 77-yard drive with an eight yard run by KJ Combs. Woodland (0-2) hosts Cass next week.

The Adairsville softball team lost a region game at Sonoraville Thursday evening, 3-2, on a walk-off hit by the Lady Phoenix in the bottom of the seventh. Harleigh Chastain walked to open Sonoraville’s final frame before Sandra Beth Pritchett reached on an infield hit. Griffin Holden, who drove in all three Lady Phoenix runs in the game, bounced a single into right field to score Chastain for the late, one-run win. Adairsville led 2-0 on a Emily Collum two-run homer in the top of the third. Cortni Jacobs had singled in front of the blast. Sonoraville tied the contest in the bottom of the fifth inning when Holden drove in her first two runs with a bases loaded single. The Lady Phoenix loaded the bases with a walk, an infield error, and a hit by pitch. Adairsville out hit Sonoraville six to five. Havyn Isaac, Bailey Robinson, Loren Harris, and Natalie Burrow also had hits for the Lady Tigers. With the win, Sonoraville improved to 9-7 overall and 6-2 in region play. Adairsville (6-7, 3-4 in Region 6-AAA) plays at Calhoun Tuesday.

The Lady Canes’ volleyball team earned a pair of wins Thursday evening in Calhoun with a quick, straight set win over Rome followed by a three-set, nail biting victory over the host Lady Phoenix of Sonoraville. Cartersville defeated Rome 25-18 and 25-13 in the opener. Rebekah Stevens had five kills, one assist, and one dig for Cartersville. Lauren Wenzell contributed six kills, two digs, and a pair of aces. Catie Heilman finished with four kills, three digs, and five aces. Jayla Delgado added eight service receptions, two digs, and three aces, while Kameron Hendrix totaled a pair of kills, 13 assists, and six digs. In the nightcap, the Lady Canes outlasted Sonoraville 24-26, 26-24, 25-15. Addie Smith had eight service receptions and four digs in the Cartersville win. Delgado also had eight service receptions with six digs and six kills. Anna Mathis chipped in with an assist, ten service receptions, and 11 digs. Hendrix totaled 29 assists, one kill, and two digs. Grace Hunter compiled two aces, three blocks, and five kills. Wenzell added three aces, six kills, and four digs. Heilman totaled nine kills, four digs, and a pair of aces. Cartersville (8-6) opens region play Tuesday at Cedartown where they will play Central Carrollton and the host Lady Bulldogs with matches starting at 6pm.

The Woodland softball team exploded for 19 runs in just three turns at bat to rout East Paulding Thursday night 19-5 in four innings. After putting up four runs in the bottom of the first inning, Woodland followed with five more in the second and ten in the third frame. East Paulding struck for five runs in the top of the third inning. Sarah Baynard (4 IP, 5ER, 6H, 2BB, 4K) picked up the pitching victory for the Lady Cats. Woodland took advantage of 15 hits and eight errors by the Lady Raiders in the one-sided victory. Jordan Duck led the Lady Cats’ offense with three hits that included a double, a triple, and seven RBIs. Madgie Robinson and Brittney Cox also had three hits for the Lady Cats. Bella Carnes contributed a pair of hits. Caroline Higdon, Skylar Chappell, Audrey Morris, and Baynard had the other Woodland hits. Woodland (7-7, 3-3) hosts Lassiter Tuesday, Carrollton Wednesday, and travels to Cass on Thursday next week.

The 2016 Bartow-Gordon Middle School Athletic Association football season got into full swing Thursday night with all eight teams playing. Red Bud defeated Ashworth 20-0 on August 25 in the league's opening game, but Thursday night all teams were in action. Three teams won by shutout scores. Cartersville blanked Adairsville 41-0. Calhoun shutout South Central 28-0, and Red Bud beat Woodland 23-0. Cass also won its opener, 14-6, over Ashworth. Next Thursday, Adairsville plays at Woodland. Cartersville travels to Red Bud. Calhoun plays at Cass, and South Central will host Ashworth. For all results, schedules, and standings, please visit the BGMSAA pages hosted on this site. photo courtesy Samantha Carder Turley / Cass Middle School at Ashworth Middle School

The first North Georgia Youth Football Jamboree is set for Saturday at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex. The event will feature several local youth teams in the 8U, 10U, and 12U levels preparing for their upcoming recreation seasons. The mini-games will include a 15 minute offensive period and a 15 minute defensive period for each team. There will be no special teams plays and a 35 minute break between games. Admission will be charged. The gate fee is $5 for adults over 16, $2 for ages 7-16, and children 6 and under are free. Concessions will be available for purchase. 8U SONORAVILLE SOCCER 1 (unless noted otherwise) 8:00am — Gordon Panthers vs. Calhoun Patriots 8:00am — AKD Rome Wolverines vs. Bartow Steelers (Soccer Field #2) 8:40am — Brainerd Bills vs. Bartow Packers 9:20am — Chattanooga Cowboys A vs. Bartow Steelers 10:00am — AKD Rome Wolverines vs. Bartow Packers 10:40am — Chattanooga Cowboys B vs. Gordon Panthers 11:20am — Chattanooga Cowboys A vs. Bartow Packers 12noon — Bartow Steelers vs. Chattanooga Cowboys B 12:40pm —- Calhoun Patriots vs. Brainerd Bills 1:20pm — Gordon Panthers vs. Chattanooga Cowboys A 2:00pm — Chattanooga Cowboys B vs. Calhoun Patriots 2:40pm — AKD Rome Wolverines vs. Brainerd Bills 10U SONORAVILLE REC FIELD (unless noted otherwise) 8:00am — North Rome Colts vs. Bartow Packers 8:40am — Rome Apaches vs. Bartow Steelers 8:40am — Gordon Punishers vs. Calhoun Buffalos (Soccer Field #2) 9:20am — Pepperell Dragons vs. Bartow Jets 10:00am — Rock Springs Mustangs vs. Bartow Packers 10:00am — North Rome Colts vs. Brainerd Bills (Soccer Field #2) 10:40am — Gordon Punishers vs. Bartow Steelers 11:20am — Pepperell Dragons vs. Calhoun Buffalos 11:20am — Chattanooga Cowboys vs. Rome Apaches (Soccer Field #2) 12 noon — Brainerd Bills vs. Bartow Steelers 12 noon — Gordon Punishers vs. Bartow Jets (Soccer Field #2) 12:40pm — Chattanooga Cowboys vs. Bartow Packers 12:40pm — North Rome Colts vs. Calhoun Buffalos (Soccer Field #2) 1:20pm — Rock Springs Mustangs vs. Pepperell Dragons 2:00pm — Brainerd Bills vs. Rome Apaches 2:40pm — Rock Springs Mustangs vs. Calhoun Buffalos 3:20pm — Bartow Jets vs. Chattanooga Cowboys 12U SONORAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 8:00am — Bartow Tigers vs. Gordon Ashworth 8:40am — Bartow Raiders vs. Model Blue Devils 9:20am — Cedartown Bulldogs vs. Chattanooga Cowboys 10:00am — Bartow Tigers vs. Brainerd Bills 10:40am —Bartow Falcons vs. Cedartown Bulldogs 11:20am —Model Blue Devils vs. Gordon Ashworth 12 noon —Bartow Raiders vs. Chattanooga Cowboys 12:40pm —Cedartown Bulldogs vs. Brainerd Bills 1:20pm —Bartow Falcons vs. Chattanooga Cowboys 2:00pm —Bartow Tigers vs. Model Blue Devils 2:40pm — Bartow Raiders vs. Brainerd Bills 3:20pm — Bartow Falcons vs. Gordon Ashworth

Excel Christian Academy’s pitcher, Hannah Lee, kept visiting Christian Heritage off the scoreboard for most of the night and allowed only one unearned run in the eighth inning, but ECA came up short in a 1-0 final. Lee scattered seven hits and one walk, but the visiting Lions were able to push across a run in the tiebreaker where each inning begins with a runner placed at second base. Christian Heritage sacrificed the placed runner to third and then a groundout to shortstop by Emily Burns scored the runner from third. Excel, who was limited to only four hits in the game, was unable to match the run in the bottom of the eighth. Adain Coulter and Halie Poteet had two hits each to lead the Lady Lions’ offense. Whitney Harris, Lidsey Mauldin, Taylor Gibson, and Landry McCollum had the Excel Christian base hits. Mauldin’s hit was a double. McCollum also stole two bases. Christian Heritage improved to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in region play with the win. Excel (6-7) was scheduled to travel to Brunswick this weekend for the Softball in the Sand Tournament, weather permitting. They play at Bowden next Tuesday (Sept. 6) at 4:30pm. Cass, Carrollton washed out Carrollton was up 3-0 in the second inning when their game at Cass was called for rain. Cass (4-9) will host Kell next Wednesday at 5:55pm and Woodland Thursday at 5pm.

The Adairsville volleyball team swept visiting Armuchee and Cass Thursday night. The Lady Tigers defeated Armuchee 28-26 and 25-15 in straight sets before sweeping Cass 25-10 and 25-11. Armuchee also defeated Cass, 25-17 and 25-14. Adairsville (11-10) travels to Ringgold Tuesday for area matches against Ringgold and Lafayette. Cass (2-9) entertains Paulding County and Kell Tuesday in area matches.

The PGA Tour FedExCup Playoffs are in full swing and headed to the second of four playoff stops this weekend. Cartersville Country Club’s Scott Hamilton Golf Academy has six players still alive in the playoff chase at the Deutsche Bank Championship being played at the TPC Boston this week. Only the top 100 players are in the field this week. The top 70 will advance to the BMW Championship September 8-11 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. The TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta will be comprised of only the top-30 qualifiers after the BMW. Scott Hamilton Golf Academy players and their current position in the FedExCup standings: 41st — Harris English . . . slipped six spots last week. . . has three top tens this season and is 2,505 points behind the current leader, Patrick Reed. 54th — Ben Martin . . . moved up from 61st last week . . . has two top tens this season and is 2,692 points back. 56th — Aaron Baddeley . . . slipped from 45th last week . . . has one win and five top tens . . . 2,701 points behind. 75th — Chris Kirk . . . fell 15 spots last week . . . has two top tens . . . trails by 2,826 points. 78th — Russell Henley . . . moved up from 83rd last week . . . has four top tens . . 2,849 points back. 82nd — Hudson Swafford . . . moved up from 90th last week . . . has one top ten . . . 2,864 points back. Acworth’s Jason Bohn is 89th. The former SHGA player has three top tens this season and slipped 12 spots last week. He has 2,905 points. Scott Hamilton Golf Academy players outside the top 100 include: Boo Weekley (114th), Scott Stallings (128th), Steven Bowditch (179th), and Brennan Todd (212th). On the senior level PGA Champions Tour, SHGA player Joe Durant currently sits third in the Schwab Cup standings. He trails Bernhard Langer and Miguel Angel Jimenez. Savannah’s Gene Sauers is fourth. The Champions Tour plays the Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 2-4. Hamilton’s players in the WEB.com Tour standings: Kyle Thompson 42nd Jim Renner 84th Mark Silvers 102nd Hunter Hamrick 122nd Adam Mitchell, 146th Jonathan Fricke 154th Tom Gillis 156th The next stop on the WEB.com Tour is the DAP Championship in Beachwood, Ohio, September 8-11.

The Adairsville Lady Tigers’ softball team earned a valuable, region victory at home Tuesday over Haralson County, 10-5. Haralson County took an early 1-0 lead, but Adairsville posted six runs in the second inning to take the lead for good. Loren Harris had a single and a double in the inning as the Lady Tigers batted around. Cortni Jacobs had a triple in the inning and Emily Collum added a double. There were also a pair of errors and a pair of walks. The Lady Tigers added to their league with four more runs in the fourth inning. Havyn Isaac had a key RBI double in the frame and Adairsville also took advantage of two more errors and a RBI groundout. Trailing 10-1, the Lady Rebels narrowed the margin to 10-5 with runs in the fifth and sixth frames. Harris scattered five hits and three walks to earn the win on the rubber for the Lady Tigers. She struck out eight. Harris was productive at the plate as well. She had two hits that included a double, scored a run and added three RBIs. Natalie Burrow (2 RBI), Emily Collum (double, RBI), Isaac (RBI), and Cortni Jacobs (triple, RBI) had the other hits for Adairsville. The Lady Tigers (6-5) return to action Tuesday at Calhoun.

Elite Stone Supply, in conjunction with WBHF and Bartow Sports Zone, is proud to present 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 August 27, 2016: Aliza Baker -- Excel Christian Academy Carli Clymer -- Woodland High School Sarah Fox -- Cass High School Jameson "Bird" Leker -- Adairsville High School​ Avery Showell -- Cartersville High School Aliza Baker is the Excel Christian Academy Elite Athlete of the Week. She is the daughter of Marty and DeAndra Baker and is a senior at Excel. She has attended ECA for the past 12 years. An outstanding student that challenges herself by taking advanced and AP classes, Baker has been an honor roll student for each of her semesters at Excel. Baker is a four-year starter for the Excel softball team and is one of the most versatile players on the team. She has played first base, second base and pitched during her career. She has been an important part of the softball teams that have twice qualified to play in the state tournament. She serves as one of the captains on this year’s team. Excel softball coach, Michael Adcock, praises her work effort to improve and become a better softball player. Baker is a silent leader at Excel, leading by example and rising to the occasion whenever it is necessary. Her ability to get big hits in key situations during the last three seasons exemplifies this knack. She is a member of the Beta Club, Spanish Honor Society, and serves as a class officer on the student council. Baker also gives back to the community by helping her grandmother in the soup kitchen at Adairsville Baptist Church. Her future plans include attending either Samford University or the University of Georgia to become a psychologist. Carli Clymer is the Elite Athlete of the Week for Woodland High School. Clymer is a freshman runner for the Lady Cats cross country team and plans to also participate in basketball and track. Clymer made her mark as a leader with the Woodland cross country team in her first varisty meet. As the top runner for the Wildcats, she won the Ridge Ferry Invitational in Rome in a school record time of 19 minutes and 38 seconds. She is the daughter of Laura and Jeff Clymer. Sarah Fox is the Cass High School Elite Athlete of the Week. Fox is a junior and third year letterman on the Lady Colonels’ fast pitch softball team. Whether behind the plate catching or making great plays at shortstop, Fox is a strong player and influential part of the Cass softball team. She currently leads the team with a .523 batting average. She has an on base percentage of .543 and leads the team with 23 hits this season. She is the daughter of John and Heather Fox. The Adairsville Tigers’ Elite Athlete of the Week is cross country captain, Jameson “Bird” Leker. Leker is a junior this season and is also an important competitor with the Adairsville Junior ROTC Raider program. The son of Wendy Robinson, Leker has consistently been one of the top runners on the Tigers’ cross country team. Voted captain by his teammates, Leker has to manage his time and training wisely to compete with both the cross country program and the JROTC program. A member of the cross country team for the past three years, Leker has shown improvement each season. His positive attitude and strong leadership skills make him an integral part of the Adairsville Tigers’ family. Avery Showell is the Elite Athlete of the Week for Cartersville High School. A senior linebacker and wide receiver for the top-ranked Hurricanes, Showell also plans to compete in basketball and track. Showell had six tackles, four sacks, forced a fumble, made one tackle for a safety, and caught two passes for 58 yards and one touchdown in the ‘Canes opening night victory over Allatoona. He is the son of Vaughn Showell. Editors Note: Photos and bios are supplied to Bartow Sports Zone and WBHF by the respective schools and their athletic departments.

The volleyball teams at Adairsville and Cass both split tri-matches Tuesday at home. Adairsville lost in straight sets to Bremen, 25-15 and 25-16, but beat Calhoun in three sets, 25-22, 15-25, and 25-17. Cass fell to visiting Fannin County, 25-22 and 25-17, but bounced back to defeat Model, 25-20 and 25-18. Adairsville will host Cass and Armuchee Thursday at 5pm. SOFTBALL Paulding County edges Woodland Woodland and Paulding County exchanged the lead several times Tuesday night in a Region 7-AAAAA softball battle in Dallas, but it was the Lady Patriots coming away with a walk off victory, 5-4. Ashley Alexander drove in Kayla Tucker for the final go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning for Paulding County. Woodland took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Bella Carnes walked, stole second, and later scored on an infield error. Paulding's Makayla Powell tied the score in the bottom of the second with a home run. Caroline Higdon drove in a pair of runs in the top of the third inning to give the Lady Cats a 3-1 lead, but the Lady Pats tied it in the fourth on a walk, an infield error, and back-to-back RBI singles by Josie Cook and Megan Ennesser. Abbie Crawford homered for Paulding in the fifth inning for a 4-3 advantage, but Woodland tied the game once again on a double by Skylar Chappell and an RBI single by Madgie Robinson. Chappell was the only Woodland player with two hits. Robinson, Carnes, Higdon, Jordan Duck, Brittney Cox, and Jamison Kilgo had the other hits for the Lady Cats. Sarah Baynard (6.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 9H, 1BB, 2K) was tagged with the pitching loss. Powell went the full seven innings for the pitching victory for Paulding County. Paulding improved to 3-4 overall and 3-3 in region play. Woodland (6-7, 2-4) hosts East Paulding Thursday at 5:55pm