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December 17, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com NFL Trevor Lawrence TREVOR LAWRENCE — Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL, 4th-yr. pro; Clemson; Cartersville HS) … the No. 1 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft was placed on the Jaguar's injured reserve list last week, meaning he will miss at least four games, which began this past Sunday. That would make the 25-year-old signal caller potentially eligible to return for the season finale, but Jacksonville coach Doug Pederson stated last week that Lawrence would not return this season. Lawrence was placed in concussion protocol following a late hit in the Jags’ game with the Houston Texans. Before that, he was dealing with a sprain in his non-throwing shoulder, which will be surgically repaired. In his absence, Mac Jones has taken over the No. 1 quarterback spot for Jacksonville. Jacksonville (3-11) lost the Houston game on Dec. 1, won at Tennessee on Dec. 8, and lost at home to the New York Jets this past Sunday.  Trevor Lawrence stats: Career:  60 games (all starts); 1,288 of 2,034 passing (63.3%); 13,815 yards with 69 touchdowns and 46 interceptions; 22-38 record as a starter; 112 sacks; 231 carries for 1,083 yards and 14 touchdowns; 36 fumbles. 2024 season:  10 games (all starts); 172 of 284 passing (60.6%); 2,045 yards with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions; 2-8 record as a starter; 18 sacks; 26 carries for 119 yards and three touchdowns; 3 fumbles. CHINA — CBA PRO BASKETBALL ASHTON HAGANS — Xinjiang Flying Tigers (5th yr. pro; Cartersville native; University of Kentucky; Newton HS) … the 25-year-old point guard totaled 22 points, ten rebounds, 17 assists, eight steals, and one blocked shot in wins last week over the Liaoning Flying Leopards and the Jilin Northeast Tigers. Xinjiang (13-3) is currently in second place in the 20-team league and plays the Tianjin Ronggang Pioneers, the Shandong Heroes, and the Shanxi Loongs this week. BASKETBALL BRAXTON BENHAM — Berry College (Sr., Cass HS) … totaled 45 points with 14 rebounds, 12 assists, five steals, and two blocked shots last weekend as the Vikings split games at the LaGrange College tournament. Berry lost to East Texas Baptist but defeated Greensboro College. The Vikings (5-4) host Belhaven University on Thursday and Earlham College on Saturday. NA’YEL CAMPER — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS) …  in starts and wins at Columbia International University (S.C.) and home against St. Thomas (Fla.) last week, Camper totaled three rebounds and three steals. The Lady Eagles (11-3, 6-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) return to action on Dec. 31 in an exhibition at the University of North Georgia. JA’KA’YAH DRAUGHN — Chattanooga State CC (So., Cartersville HS) … totaled 11 points with five assists, three rebounds, one blocked shot, and one steal last week as the Lady Tigers won at Gadsden State CC but lost at Wallace State-Hanceville CC. Chattanooga State (9-3, 5-1 TCCAA) will face St. Petersburg CC, Northeast Mississippi CC, and Shelton State CC at the Lady Jets Holiday Classic at South Georgia Tech CC in Americus on Dec. 29-31. ANSLEY GRIFFIN — North Carolina Wesleyan (Fr., Cartersville HS) … had one rebound on Dec. 9 in a 92-59 loss at Christopher Newport University and had one steal last Sunday in a 70-65 loss to visiting Piedmont University. The Battlin’ Bishops (4-6, 1-2 USA South Athletic Conference) return to action Jan. 4 at home against William Peace University. ZION HAYES — Weatherford CC (Fr., Cass HS) … scored two points with one rebound on Dec. 10 in a 97-91 win at Howard CC. The Coyotes also had a 97-57 win this past Saturday at Dallas College Cedar Valley. Weatherford (6-5) returns to action on Jan. 4 in a home game with Paris Junior College. HALEY JOHNSON — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cass HS) … totaled nine rebounds, five assists, one steal, and one point in wins last week at Columbia International University (S.C.) and home over St. Thomas University (Fla.). Reinhardt (11-3, 6-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) has an exhibition game at the University of North Georgia on Dec. 31. MEGAN SCHULTZ — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Fr., Woodland HS) … had two rebounds this past Saturday in the Fillies’ 82-39 loss at Coastal Georgia. ABAC (5-8, 0-2 Southern States Athletic Conference) plays at Brewton-Parker College on Tuesday. LONDAISHA SMITH — St. Andrews University (Sr., Cass HS) … recorded a double-double last Friday with 12 points, ten rebounds, two assists, and one steal in a 50-48 home win over St. Thomas University (Fla.). The Lady Knights host Milligan (Tenn.) on Monday night. WRESTLING ANGEL BANDA — Reinhart University (Sr., Adairsville HS) … won his 133-pound bout by pin in a 49-5 team win over Rochester Christian University at the Rocky Top Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee last Saturday.  LEE CAMP — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cass HS) … won bouts at 125 pounds in the Eagles’ team wins over the University of Rio Grande (Ohio) and Rochester Christian University last Saturday at the Rocky Top Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. KYLE GOLLHOFER — University of Northern Iowa (R-Sr., Woodland HS) … lost his bout at 125 pounds, but the Panthers defeated Nebraska-Kearney this past Saturday 35-8. UNI (3-0 in duals) returns to action on Dec. 29-30 at the Soldier Salute in Coralville, Iowa. QUESTAPHA LEWIS — Midway University (Sr., Woodland HS) … finished 1-3 in his four bouts at 133 pounds this past Saturday at the Rocky Top Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The Eagles won three of four duals. Midway returns to action on January 3 in a Rio Grande University (Ohio) conference dual. TYLER-XAVIER McKNIGHT — Davidson College (So. Cass HS) … won his 149-pound bout 11-4, but the Wildcats lost 25-9 this past Sunday to visiting American University. Davidson competes at the Wilkes Open on Friday in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. JORDAN MITCHELL — Life University (Graduate Student, Cass HS) … went 1-1 in two bouts at the 141-pound weight class this past Saturday at the Rocky Top Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He defeated his Midway University opponent in a 48-6 team win and lost to his Cumberlands (Ky.) opponent in a 25-10 Runnin’ Eagles loss. Life hosts Montreat College (NC) on Tuesday and will compete at the Battle in the Bluegrass on Friday in Williamsburg, Kentucky. EAIDEN NEAL — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … won his bout by technical fall at 133 pounds in the Eagles’ team victory over University of Pikeville (Ky.) last Saturday at the Rocky Top Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. JABRIL WILLIAMS — Midway University (Graduate Student, Cartersville HS) … won his bout at 165 pounds in a 48-6 team loss to Life University this past Saturday at the Rocky Top Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He also had individual losses in team wins over Andrew College and Brewton-Parker. Midway returns to action on January 3 in a Rio Grande University (Ohio) conference dual.

December 16, 2024 The Adairsville High School swimming team placed third, and Woodland was fifth this past Saturday at the 14-team Whoville Invitational hosted by the Tigers. Greenbrier won the meet with an overall total of 709.5 points. McIntosh (581), Adairsville (557), Rome (542), and Woodland (490.5) rounded out the top five. Adairsville’s boys had the highest point total, edging McIntosh 397-343.5. Woodland’s girls finished second behind Greenbrier in the women’s point totals. Three local relay teams earned GHSA State Meet qualifying times. The Adairsville boys 400-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay teams and the Woodland boys 200-yard freestyle relay team. Top three finishes for Adairsville and Woodland: First Place Adairsville boys 400-yard freestyle relay — Gabriel Greenway, Finnley Minhinnett, Eli Burke, and Brayden Rizer (State Qualifying Time - 3:39.91) Boys 500-yard freestyle — Finnley Minhinnett, Adairsville (5:28.31) Second Place Adairsville Boys 200-yard freestyle relay — Gabriel Greenway, Grayson McKinney, Finnley Minhinnett, and Brayden Rizer (State Qualifying Time - 1:38.95) Boys 100-yard butterfly — Gabriel Greenway, Adairsville (58.91) Boys 500-yard freestyle — Brayden Rizer, Adairsville (6:06.71) Third Place Woodland boys 200-yard freestyle relay — Isaiah Muriel, Kaleb Dennis, Isaac Muriel, and Grayson Moore (State Qualifying Time - 1:39.40) Woodland boys 200-yard medley relay — Isaac Muriel, Joel McSwain, Grayson Moore, and Kaleb Dennis — 2:00.70. Boys 200-yard freestyle — Brayden Rizer, Adairsville (2:01.51) Boys 100-yard butterfly — Grayson Moore, Woodland (58.96) Girls 500-yard freestyle — Kaitlyn Queen, Adairsville (7:18.57) Boys 100-yard backstroke — Gabriel Greenway, Adairsville (1:02.73) Adairsville girls 400-yard freestyle relay — Kaitlyn Queen, Bryce Salmi, Jaxon Leger, Brooklyn Chancey (5:07.49) Adairsville competes next at the Northwest Georgia Championship at Calhoun High School on January 11. Woodland returns to Adairsville on January 18 for the Paw Power Meet.

December 15, 2024 The Woodland High School wrestling team finished second Saturday at the Cleveland (Tenn.) Duals. The Wildcats won four straight duals to reach the finals. The wins were over Knoxville Catholic (84-0), Summit (Tenn.) (36-27), Bradley Central (Tenn.) (43-33), and Huntsville (Ala.) (41-33), Host Cleveland High defeated Woodland in the finals, 50-21. The top individuals for Woodland were Adrian Zapata (4-0 at 126 pounds), John Gill (3-0 at 215), Dylan Couey (3-1 at 138), Christian Cothran (3-1 at 175), Owen Jones (3-1 at 190), and Zachary Wallace (2-1 at 165). Next on the Woodland schedule is the Pelham (Ala.) Duals on Friday and Saturday. CASS AND CARTERSVILLE WRESTLING RESULTS AT SMOKY MOUNTAIN DUALS The Cass High and Cartersville High wrestling teams competed this past weekend at the Smoky Mountain Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Cass finished 4-2 in dual matches, while Cartersville finished 4-3. The Colonels picked up wins over St. Newmann Catholic (Fla.) (39-33), Martin (Ky.) (53-21), Seymour (Tenn.) (54-18), and Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) (55-19). The Cass losses were to Grundy (Va.) (42-29) and Johnson Central (Ky.) 52-26). The Canes had team wins over Wayne County (Ky.) (54-27), Anderson County (Tenn.) (40-37), Heritage (Tenn.) (59-24), and Martin (Ky.) (48-29). Cartersville lost to Lakeway Christian Academy (Tenn.) (57-23), Cabell Midland (W.Va.) (43-31), and St. Newmann Catholic (Fla.) (42-33). Top individual performers for Cass included Hunter Barrett (5-0 at 120 and 126), Aidan Piatt (5-0 at 150 and 157), and Kirecg Roe (5-1 at 190). The top individuals for Cartersville were Talan Nix (6-0 at 150), Cole Henson (6-1 at 157), and Jair Flores (4-1 at 113). Next on the Cartersville schedule is the Clash at the Creek Duals on Friday and Saturday at Coahulla Creek. Cass will host the Guerrilla Duals on Saturday. TIGERS GRAPPLE AT McCALLIE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT On Saturday, the Adairsville High School wrestling team placed 16th of 31 teams at the McCallie Invitational Tournament in Chattanooga. The host McCallie School won the tournament with 240.5 points. Brentwood (Tenn) was second with 170 points, and Christian Brothers (Tenn.) was third with 163.5. Adairsville scored 78 team points. Jett Johnson finished 4-0 in the tournament and won the 285-pound weight class. Five other Tigers were 2-2 in their bouts, including Braxton Elrod (132-pounds), Hunter Dudley (150), Jay Chancey (165), David Coon (175), and Hayden Bailey (190). The Tigers return to action on Saturday at the Guerrilla Duals hosted by Cass.

December 14, 2024 The Cass basketball teams swept games at Unity Christian in Rome on Saturday, and the Cartersville boys added a home win over Trion. CASS GIRLS 49, UNITY CHRISTIAN 27 The Lady Colonels took control of their game at Unity Christian on Saturday afternoon by outscoring the host Lady Lions 14-4 in the third quarter. Cass led 18-15 at halftime and extended that margin to 32-19 by the end of the third period en route to a 22-point non-region win. KK Evans scored 14 points for Cass. Anizah Taylor finished with 10 points, and Cadie Paez added nine for the Lady Colonels. Anna Grace Wells led Unity Christian (1-5) with 12 points. Cass (6-5, 3-1) returns to region play on Tuesday, hosting Dalton at 6 p.m. CASS BOYS 66, UNITY CHRISTIAN 40 The Colonels built a 30-11 lead by halftime and cruised to a 66-40 non-region win Saturday at Unity Christian in Rome.  Xavier Lowe paced the Colonels with 12 points. Derrick Sams and Jah’lil Anderson finished with 10 points. Da’mir McBride added seven for Cass.  Andrew Sawyer scored 12 points for the host Lions (1-7). Cass (5-6, 2-2) hosts region-foe Dalton on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 55, TRION 43 Wyatt Thomason and Will Bishop scored 18 and 17 points to lead the Hurricanes in a 55-43 home win Saturday over Trion. Shakai Taylor added eight points for Cartersville. The Canes led 25-22 at halftime and 39-29 after three quarters in their eventual 12-point win. Austin Cornett led Trion (2-2) with 18 points. Sam Mobbs scored 12 and Ashton Mason 11 points for the Bulldogs. Cartersville (5-3, 2-2) hosts Southeast Whitfield in a region contest on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

December 14, 2024 Local boys’ basketball teams won two of five games played Friday night. The Cartersville boys led most of the way but had to come from behind late to squeeze by visiting Hiram. The Excel Christian Academy boys won big in Emerson over visiting Oakwood Christian of Chickamauga. Elsewhere, Cass dropped a home decision to Cedartown, while Woodland fell at Dalton and Adairsville lost at Northwest Whitfield. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 62, HIRAM 61 The Hornets fought back from a 15-point deficit, got a steal and a layup, and took their first and only lead of the night with 0:32 remaining, but Nas Bennett made a last-second layup that lifted the Canes to a 62-61 region win Friday night at The Storm Center. Hiram called timeout with 0.9 seconds left and took a three-quarter court shot that missed at the buzzer. Cartersville boys' coach Mike Tobin Cartersville led 20-7 after one quarter, 33-16 at halftime, and 48-33 through three quarters before Hiram threatened in the final eight minutes. Mason McKinney and AJ Williams paced the Hornets with 28 and 21 points, respectively. Bennett led the Canes with 21 points. Wyatt Thomason scored 12, and Shakai Taylor chipped in nine. Cartersville (4-3, 2-2) hosts Trion on Saturday at 3 p.m. EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 75, OAKWOOD 50 The Excel Eagles took control early and stayed unbeaten in region play Friday night with a 75-50 home win over Oakwood Christian. Excel led 42-23 by halftime and was up 63-35 after three quarters. Graham Myer led Oakwood (2-8, 0-1) with 25 points. Jayden Jinks scored 17 points to pace Excel. Kaiyu Huffman posted 14 points. Evan Chappel and Daniel Lewis added ten and nine points, respectively. ECA (7-4, 2-0) plays at Coahulla Creek on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CEDARTOWN 65, CASS BOYS 46 The Colonels started quickly Friday night and led Cedartown 23-14 after one quarter, but the Bulldogs’ defense clamped down the remainder of the night to halt Cass 65-46. Cedartown, who had four players reach double-figure scoring, led 31-29 at halftime and built a 50-39 advantage by the end of the third quarter. Quinlan Cothran scored a game-high 23 points to pace the Bulldogs (3-6, 1-3) in their first region win. Zane Pasley scored 14 points. Hayden Rittenhouse and Davion Smith added 11. Comari Nettles score 12 of his 14 points in the first half for Cass. Dylan Miller and Jason Brown added nine and eight points, respectively. Cass (4-6, 2-2) visits Unity Christian School on Saturday in a 5:30 p.m. start. DALTON 58, WOODLAND BOYS 28 Injuries to starters Isaiah Livsey and Amir Heath in the first quarter hampered the Wildcats’ effort at Dalton on Friday night in a 58-28 loss. Dalton improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in Region 7-4A. Jayden Metcalf and Elijah Morris scored nine points for the Wildcats. Woodland (3-7, 0-3) travels to Cedartown on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. tip. NORTHWEST WHITFIELD 59, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 52 The host Bruins kept their season record spotless on Friday night with a hard-fought 59-52 win over Adairsville in Tunnel Hill. The Tigers led 13-11 after one quarter before Northwest regained the halftime lead, 28-23. The Bruins maintained a 45-39 advantage entering the final eight minutes. Caden Ramsey led the Bruins (6-0, 2-0) with 22 points. Gavin Nuckolls scored 11 for the Bruins. Tre Winters scored 21 points for the Tigers. Ben Abernathy followed with 11, and Tyrek Hames finished with 10. Xavious Nalls added eight. Adairsville (4-4, 2-1) visits Pope on Friday at 7 p.m.

December 14, 2024 The Cass and Cartersville girls' basketball teams grabbed home region wins Friday night while Adairsville and Woodland dropped contests on the road. CASS GIRLS 50, CEDARTOWN 47 The Lady Colonels won a back-and-forth tussle with visiting Cedartown Friday night and evened their season record with a 50-47 victory. Cass led a low-scoring first quarter, 7-3, but the Lady Bulldogs held an 18-16 advantage at the intermission. The Lady Colonels surged ahead 34-27 by the end of the third quarter and held off a late charge by Cedartown in the final quarter. Anizah Taylor scored 16 of her 17 points in the second half to lead the Cass scoring attack. KK Evans scored 10 points, and Cadie Paez added eight. Kenzlei Boozer led Cedartown (2-7, 1-3) with 18 points. Asia Ware tossed in 13. Cass (5-5, 3-1) plays at Unity Christian School on Saturday. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 65, HIRAM 33 Cartersville freshman point guard Zoe McCurry. The Lady Canes raced to a 21-2 lead in the first quarter and cruised to a 65-33 home win Friday night over region-foe Hiram. Cartersville led 34-16 by halftime and extended the lead in the second half. Kaytlin Arnold scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Lady Hurricanes. Zoe McCurry pitched in 10 and Bayley Stanley nine as Cartersville remained unbeaten in Region 7-4A. Damariah Windmon scored 16 points for the Lady Hornets (4-8, 3-1). Cartersville (5-5, 4-0) hosts Allatoona on Tuesday at 6 p.m. NORTHWEST WHITFIELD 68, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 53 The Lady Tigers led 25-24 at halftime Friday night, but host Northwest Whitfield pulled away in the second half to stay undefeated and earned a 68-53 home win. The Lady Bruins outscored the Lady Tigers 23-13 in the third quarter to take command.  Sloan Pender poured in 20 points, and Kennedy Baker had 16 for Northwest Whitfield (6-0, 2-0).  NaXyria Roberts scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Lady Tigers. Olivia O’Tinger finished with eight points. Adairsville (4-6, 1-2) will host their annual Christmas Clash Tournament on Dec. 27, 28, and 30. The Lady Tigers will face Model in the opening round. DALTON 69, WOODLAND GIRLS 5 The Dalton girls won their third straight game Friday night and their first at home since a season-opening victory over McEachern with a 69-5 decision over Woodland.  The Lady Catamounts improved to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in Region 7-4A. Woodland (1-11, 1-3) plays at Cedartown on Tuesday.

December 11, 2024 The Woodland High School swim team won a tri-meet Tuesday evening at the Adairsville High pool, with Cartersville finishing runner-up and Cass third. The Woodland boys scored 105 points, and the Lady Cats scored 102 of the winning 207 total. The Cartersville girls (93) and Cartersville boys (89) totaled 182. The Cass boys scored 38 points, and the Lady Colonels scored 36 of their 74 points. Event winners: Boys 200-yard medley relay — Woodland — Grayson Moore, Isaiah Muriel, Isaac Muriel, Kadin Keith (1:54.76). Girls 200-yard medley relay — Woodland — Emily Guin, Peighton Young, Natalie Guin, Paisley Harp (2:14.87) Boys 200-yard freestyle — Cartersville — Nate Rives (2:25.19) Girls 200-yard freestyle — Woodland —Jomana Edens (2:52.77) Boys 200-yard individual medley — Woodland — Grayson Moore (2:14.33) Girls 200-yard individual medley — Woodland — Natalie Guin (2:58.76) Boys 50-yard freestyle — Woodland — Isaac Muriel (24.76) Girls 50-yard freestyle — Woodland — Emily Guin (29.20) Boys 100-yard butterfly — Woodland — Kadin Keith (1:21.46) Girls 100-yard butterfly — Cartersville — Sophia Burns (1:14.72) Boys 100-yard freestyle — Woodland — Isaiah Muriel (53.99) Girls 100-yard freestyle — Woodland — Paisley Harp (1:10.79) Boys 500-yard freestyle — Cartersville — Tripp Chitwood (7:22.36) Girls 500-yard freestyle — Cartersville — Layne Callan (7:53.67) Boys 200-yard freestyle relay — Woodland — Isaiah Muriel, Kadin Keith, Isaac Muriel, Grayson Moore (1:38.53) Girls 200-yard freestyle relay — Cartersville — Sophia Burns, Layne Callan, Laney Saunders, Adahyln Womack (1:57.79) Boys 100-yard backstroke — Woodland — Grayson Moore (58.36) Girls 100-yard backstroke — Woodland — Emily Guin (1:20.36) Boys 100-yard breaststroke — Cass — Alex Mendoza (1:36.57) Girls 100-yard breaststroke — Cartersville — Sophia Burns (1:16.92) Boys 400-yard freestyle relay — Cass — Sawyer Foy, Christopher Rosi, Timothy Roach, Brandon Silva-Escuen (4:30.76) Girls 400-yard freestyle relay — Woodland — Jomana Edens, Haley Garcia, Sarah Reyes, Karynne McKenney (5:28.86) Woodland will participate in the Adairsville High Whoville Classic on Saturday. Cass will compete at the Darlington Invitational on Saturday, and Cartersville is scheduled to swim in a meet at Rome next Tuesday.

December 10, 2024 Wyatt Thomason The Cartersville girls and boys basketball teams swept games at Cass on Tuesday night, and Woodland girls’ coach Whitney Harris picked up her first career win in local high school basketball action. CARTERSVILLE BOYS 52, CASS 51 The Cartersville boys edged host Cass on Tuesday night 52-51 in a game that went down to a final missed shot. The Colonels led 11-8 after one quarter and 31-23 at halftime before the Canes outscored their hosts 17-4 in the third quarter to take a 40-35 lead. Nas Bennett paced Cartersville with 20 points. Wyatt Thomason scored 13, and Jake Johnson added 10 for the Canes. Dylan Miller and Jason Brown scored 16 points for the Colonels. Comari Nettles added ten. Cartersville (3-3, 1-2) hosts Hiram on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Trion on Saturday at 3 p.m. Cass (4-5, 2-1) hosts Cedartown on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and visits Unity Christian School on Saturday for a 5:30 p.m. tip. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 65, CASS 14 The Lady Canes led 42-10 by halftime and cruised to a 65-14 Region 7-4A win Tuesday night at Cass. Senai Camper scored a game-high 17 points for Cartersville. Blakely Morris finished with 11 points. Zoie Shiflett and Kaytlin Arnold contributed ten points each. Rahkia Pace and Bayley Stanley added eight and five points, respectively. Cadie Paez scored seven points for the Lady Colonels. Cass (4-5, 2-1) hosts Cedartown on Friday at 6 p.m. and plays at Unity Christian on Saturday at 4 p.m. Cartersville (4-5, 3-0) hosts Adairsville on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Hiram on Friday at 6 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 60, HERITAGE-CATOOSA 52 The Tigers held off visiting Heritage-Catoosa down the stretch Tuesday night for a 60-52 win in Region 7-AAA action. The game was tied at halftime at 30-30. Adairsville held a narrow 44-41 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The loss dropped the Generals to 3-3 overall and 0-2 in region play. Maddox Henry and Cooper Bell scored 12 points for Heritage. “Ugly win, but a win nonetheless, said Tigers’ head coach Alex Disbrow. “Winning ugly is better than losing pretty. We had a sluggish night on offense and defense.”  Ben Abernathy had a double-double for Adairsville with 18 rebounds and 10 points.  Adairsville (4-3, 2-0) plays another region game on Friday at 8:30 p.m. at Northwest Whitfield. HERITAGE-CATOOSA 44, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 22 The visiting Lady Generals outscored the Adairsville Lady Tigers 25-10 in the second half Tuesday night en route to a 44-22 Region 7-AAA win. Kayla Lopez led Heritage (5-3, 1-1) with 15 points. Macie Collins scored 12 for the Lady Generals.  NaXyria Roberts scored 12 points for Adairsville. The Lady Tigers (4-5, 1-1) play at Cartersville on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and visit Northwest Whitfield for another region game on Friday at 7 p.m. WOODLAND GIRLS 41, ALLATOONA 39 Woodland coach Whitney Harris First-year Lady Cats’ coach Whitney Harris picked up her first career win Tuesday night at Allatoona, 41-39. Woodland led 20-17 at halftime and extended the lead to 32-22 by the end of the third quarter. The Lady Cats held off the Lady Buccaneers in the final period for a two-point region win. Alana Carnes scored 12 points for Woodland. Bitsy Hartsfield and Bailey Sakacsi added eight. Nevaeh Smith-Ferman contributed seven points. Sophie Macurak led Allatoona (1-7, 0-3) with 17 points. Woodland (1-10, 1-2) returns to action on Friday at Dalton at 6 p.m. ALLATOONA 77, WOODLAND BOYS 54 The host Buccaneers stayed unbeaten in Region 7-4A play Tuesday night with a 77-54 victory over Woodland.  Allatoona built a 47-28 lead by halftime and rolled to a 23-point region win. Dean Salisby and Andre Dupree led Allatoona (5-4, 3-0) with 21 and 18 points, respectively. Woodland got 18 points from Amir Heath. Bryson Van Tonder contributed nine points. Jayden Metcalf scored eight, and Tylen Metcalf added seven points. Woodland (3-7, 0-3) visits Dalton on Friday for an 8:30 p.m. tip. EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 70, UNITY CHRISTIAN 37 Kaiyu Huffman poured in 18 points, and Jorge Ricardo tossed in 11 as the Eagles defeated visiting Unity Christian on Tuesday night in Emerson. Excel led 45-23 by halftime and cruised to their first region win of the season. Gentry Allen led the Lions (0-6, 0-1) with 13 points. Excel Christian (6-4, 1-0) hosts Praise Academy on Thursday and Oakwood Christian on Friday. Both games start at 7:30 p.m.

December 9, 2024 Clockwise starting top left: Caleb Henson, Jaxon Smith, Angel Banda, and Lee Camp Local college wrestlers led the way this past week with performances at tournaments nationwide. Former Woodland star Caleb Henson won the prestigious Las Vegas Cliff Keen Invitational; former Wildcat Jaxon Smith won the George Mason Patriot Open; and former Adairsville grappler Angel Banda and former Cass wrestler Lee Camp shared co-champion titles at the Conner Oppenheimer Open hosted by Doane University (Nebraska). CHINA - CBA BASKETBALL ASHTON HAGANS — Xinjiang Flying Tigers (5th yr. pro; Cartersville native; University of Kentucky; Newton HS) … totaled 37 points, five steals, and six rebounds as the Flying Tigers beat Ningbo but lost to Guangsha. Xinjiang (11-3) hosts Liaoning and Jillin this week. FOOTBALL SHADRE HURST — Tulane University (So., Cartersville HS) … a season-long starter on the Green Wave’s offensive line that helped produce 324 yards of total offense this past Friday in a 35-14 American Athletic Conference Championship Game loss to Army in West Point, New York. Tulane (9-4) will play Florida on December 20 in the Gasparilla Bowl. Sacovie White SACOVIE WHITE — University of Georgia (Fr., Cass HS) … saw limited action with no stat line in the Bulldogs’ 22-19 Southeastern Conference Championship Game win in overtime over Texas. White is allowed to participate in post-season games without impact on his redshirt eligibility this season. Georgia (11-2) is the No. 2 seed in the 12-team College Football Playoffs and will play the Notre Dame/Indiana winner in the quarterfinals. Georgia’s quarterfinal will be the night of January 1 at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. WRESTLING ANGEL BANDA — Reinhardt University (Sr., Adairsville HS) … won four straight bouts to reach the finals in the Open 125-pound division this past Saturday at the Conner Oppenheimer Open hosted by Doane University (Nebraska). Banda and Eagles teammate Lee Camp were the finalists in the division and did not go head-to-head. They were named co-champions. LEE CAMP — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cass HS) … won three straight bouts to reach the finals in the Open 125-pound division this past Saturday at the Conner Oppenheimer Open hosted by Doane University (Nebraska). Camp, now ranked No. 12 nationally in NAIA, and Eagles teammate Angel Banda, ranked No. 20 at 133 pounds, were the finalists and did not go head-to-head. They were named co-champions. KYLE GOLLHOFER — University of Northern Iowa (R-Sr., Woodland HS) … went 3-2 in the 125-pound division of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this past weekend. The Panthers host Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday in a dual match. CALEB HENSON — Virginia Tech (Jr., Woodland HS) … went 5-0 and won the 149-pound division of the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this past weekend. Henson is ranked No. 1 nationally in his weight class. The Hokies return to action on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Oklahoma State. BRYCE KRESHO — Franklin & Marshall College (Jr., Cass HS) … went 2-1 in the 141-pound division at the 2024 George Mason University Patriot Open this past Sunday. Next on the schedule for the Diplomats is the Sheridan Open in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on December 20. TYLER-XAVIER McKNIGHT — Davidson College (So., Cass HS) … defeated his opponent by technical fall (20-3) last Friday in the Wildcats’ 22-21 loss at Duke. It was McKnight’s eleventh win of the season. This past Sunday, he also suffered a 12-10 loss in a 30-10 team loss to Edinboro University (Pennsylvania). The Wildcats host American University on Sunday. JAXON SMITH — University of Maryland (R-Jr., Woodland HS) … took home the 184-pound division title this past weekend at the George Mason Patriot Open. Smith, ranked seventh nationally, picked up three wins, including two over ranked opponents. Maryland faces Pittsburgh, South Dakota State, and Rider on December 20 in Lawrenceville, NJ. JABRIL WILLIAMS — Midway University (Graduate Student, Cartersville HS) … won by pin at 165 pounds this past Friday in a 42-13 Eagles’ win at the University of Pikeville (Kentucky). Midway will face Brewton-Parker College, Andrew College, Keiser University, and Reinhardt University on Saturday at the Smokey Mountain Duals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. ANETRA WITHERSPOON — Life University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … lost twice in bouts at 180 pounds but picked up two wins by forfeit as the Runnin’ Eagles participated at the University of Cumberlands Patriot Duals. Life went 6-1 in duals with Campbellsville University, Lindsey Wilson College, Indiana Tech, and the host Patriots. The Eagles return to action December 29-30 at the Soldier Salute in Iowa City, Iowa. BASKETBALL BRAXTON BENHAM — Berry College (Sr., Cass HS) … scored 13 points with seven rebounds and four assists last Friday in a 104-80 win at home over Pfeiffer University. The Vikings (4-3) will play East Texas Baptist in the LaGrange College tournament on Saturday. NA’YEL CAMPER — Reinhardt University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … totaled nine points, ten rebounds, four steals, and three assists in wins last week at Truett-McConnell University and Union Commonwealth University. The Lady Eagles (9-3, 5-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) visit Columbia International on Tuesday and host St. Thomas University on Thursday. JA’KA’YAH DRAUGHN — Chattanooga State CC (So., Cartersville HS) … scored five points with one steal, one assist, and one rebound last Wednesday (Dec. 4) in a 60-36 home loss to Walters State CC. The Lady Tigers also lost to Wallace State-Hanceville CC at home this past Friday. Chattanooga State (8-2, 5-1 TCCAA) visits Gadsden State CC on Wednesday and plays at Wallace State-Hanceville on Saturday afternoon. ANSLEY GRIFFIN — North Carolina Wesleyan University (Fr., Cartersville HS) … saw brief action in losses last week at Brevard and Christopher Newport. She totaled one point, one rebound, and one assist. The Battlin’ Bishops also had a win at Pfeiffer University during the week. North Carolina Wesleyan (4-4, 1-1 Conference USA South) hosts Southern Virginia on Friday and Piedmont University on Sunday. ZION HAYES — Weatherford CC (Fr., Cass HS) … scored three points and had one blocked shot in a 66-64 loss on Dec. 3 at Paris Junior College. The Coyotes (4-5) play at Howard College on Tuesday and at Dallas College-Cedar Valley on Saturday. DAVID JINKS — University of Maine-Augusta (Fr., Excel Christian Academy) … saw action but had no stat line in two games last week. The Moose (2-9, 2-4) beat New Hampshire Tech but lost to Vermont State-Randolph and Paul Smith’s College. Maine-Augusta hosts Washington County CC on Wednesday, plays at Vermont State-Johnson on Friday, and at Word of Life on Saturday. HALEY JOHNSON — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cass HS) … totaled 16 points with six rebounds,  five assists, and three steals in wins last week at Truett McConnell and Union Commonwealth. The Lady Eagles (9-3, 5-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) visit Columbia International on Tuesday and host St. Thomas University on Thursday. KEARA McDANIEL — Toccoa Falls College (Jr., Cass HS) … had one rebound and one assist Dec. 2 in a 60-33 Screamin’ Eagles home loss to Clinton College (SC). This past Monday (Dec. 9), she had nine points, four assists, and two steals in an 82-73 victory at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Toccoa Falls (1-9) returns to action on January 6 at home against Paine College. MEGAN SCHULTZ — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Fr., Woodland HS) … scored five points with one rebound last Saturday in an 81-57 home loss to College of Coastal Georgia. She added one rebound on Monday in an 82-73 home loss to Toccoa Falls College. The Fillies (5-7, 0-2 Southern States Athletic Conference) visit College of Coastal Georgia on Saturday. LONDAISHA SMITH — St. Andrews University (Sr., Cass HS) … scored ten points with 15 rebounds,  three steals, and one blocked shot last week as the Lady Knights lost at Montreat (NC) and won a home game with Brenau University. St. Andrews (4-7, 2-4 Appalachian Athletic Conference) hosts St. Thomas University on Friday night.

December 8, 2024 The Woodland swim team finished first overall, and Adairsville was second at the 10-team Adairsville High School Tiger Plunge meet this past Saturday.  Woodland’s girls scored 466 points to lead the Wildcats, and the Adairsville boys posted 482 points to lead their team.  Bremen was third overall, followed by Pickens and Northwest Whitfield, rounding out the top five teams. Top local swimmer results: First Place Woodland girls 200-yard medley relay — Emily Guin, Peighton Young, Natalie Guin, Paisley Harp (2:13.74) Adairsville boys 200-yard freestyle relay — Gabriel Greenway, Dylan Barrett, Andrew Harris, Brayden Rizer (1:41.77) Woodland girls 200-yard freestyle relay — Natalie Guin, Karynne McKenney, Paisley Harp, Emily Guin (2:00.85) Adairsville boys 400-yard freestyle relay — Gabriel Greenway, Eli Burke, Andrew Harris, Brayden Rizer (3:53.75) Boys 200-yard individual medley — Gabriel Greenway, Adairsville (2:19.17) Girls 100-yard butterfly — Natalie Guin, Woodland (1:16.35) Boys 100-yard freestyle — Isaiah Muriel, Woodland (55.20) Boys 500-yard freestyle — Isaac Muriel, Woodland (6:32.66) Boys 100-yard breaststroke — Brayden Rizer, Adairsville (1:06.61, state qualifying time) Girls 100 yard breaststroke — Ella Bailey, Adairsville (1:23.91) Second Place Adairsville boys 200-yard medley relay — Brian Allen, Dylan Barrett, Eli Burke, Toby Johnson (2:02.43) Woodland boys 200-yard freestyle relay — Kaleb Dennis, Joel McSwain, Grant Davenport, Isaiah Muriel (1:48.22) Woodland boys 400-yard freestyle relay — Isaiah Muriel, Gavin Hubbard, Kadin Keith, Isaac Muriel (4:03.44) Woodland girls 400-yard freestyle relay — Karynne McKenney, Peighton Young, Jomana Edens, Ireland Perkins (5:31.62) Girls 200-yard freestyle — Harper Lee, Adairsville (2:41.64) Boys 200-yard freestyle —  Andrew Harris, Adairsville (2:14.39) Boys 200-yard individual medley — Brayden Rizer, Adairsville (2:20.29) Girls 50-yard freestyle — Emily Guin, Adairsville (29.10) Boys 100-yard butterfly — Gabriel Greenway, Adairsville (1:02.48) Boys 500-yard freestyle — Hayden Erickson, Adairsville (7:44.84) Girls 500-yard freestyle — Harper Lee, Adairsville (7:03.92) Both teams will compete in the Adairsville High School Whoville Classic on Saturday.

December 8, 2024 The Adairsville High wrestling team finished eleventh of thirteen teams this past Saturday at the Dalton High Carpet Capital Invitational. The McCallie School of Chattanooga and Thompson tied for the top spot at the event, followed by Toombs County, Ringgold, and Heritage-Catoosa. Top results for Adairsville: 106 — Jonathan Ringwell, 7th place (2-2) 138 — Braxton Elrod, 8th place (2-3) 138 — Madden Boyce (1-2) 157 — Victor Singer, 5th place (4-1) 165 — Jay Chancey, 5th place (4-1) 175 — David Coon, 6th place (2-2) 285 — Jett Johnson, 1st place (3-0, two pins and one major decision) Next for the Tigers is the McCallie Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Cartersville High wrestling team competed on Saturday at the 22-team North Atlanta High School Invitational. No team scores were kept with schools allowed to enter more than one participant in a weight class. Top results for Cartersville: 113 — Jair Flores, 4th place (2-2) 120 — Adrian Morales (2-2) 126 — Grant Adams, 1st place (4-0, three pins and one tech fall) 132 — Will Benson, 3rd place (4-1) 132 — James Neal (3-2) 138 — John Hullander (2-2) 144 — Grey Williams (3-2) 150 — Talan Nix, 1st place (3-0, three pins) 157 — Cole Henson, 3rd place (4-1) 175 — Palarreus Richards (1-2) Next for the Hurricanes is the Smokey Mountain Duals on Friday and Saturday in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

December 7, 2024 THERRELL 74, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 72 The Tigers battled toe-to-toe with Therrell Saturday afternoon at Etowah High School, but they could not pull the game out at the end, losing 74-72 at the Wood Elite Showcase. Therrell led 41-33 at halftime and 61-56 entering the fourth quarter before Adairsville made a fourth-quarter challenge. The Panthers (3-2) had 23 points from MJ McWhorter, 19 from Gordon Davis, and 14 from Torey Baisden. Tre Winters paced Adairsville with 24 points. Xavious Nalls contributed 20 points, and Ben Abernathy added 18 for the Tigers. “Therrell has a very athletic and well-coached team,” said Tigers’ coach Alex Disbrow. “We have been in some close games, and with the late addition of our football players, we need some time to implement our end-of-game situations.” Adairsville (3-3, 1-0) returns to Region 7-AAA play Tuesday night at home when the Tigers host Heritage-Catoosa at 7:30 p.m. NORTHVIEW 58, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS  40 In a Saturday morning game at the Wood Elite Showcase held at Etowah High School, the Lady Tigers lost 58-40 to Northview. Coming off a region game at Gilmer on Friday night, it was a quick turnaround for the Lady Tigers. Northview (6-4) led 24-11 at halftime and maintained a 41-27 lead heading into the final period. Milan Johnson and Tamariana Bivins led the Lady Titans with 13 and 11 points, respectively. NaXyria Roberts scored 10 points for Adairsville. Alivia Joslin tossed in eight and Lily Roberts seven for the Lady Tigers. Adairsville (4-4, 1-0) hosts Heritage-Catoosa on Tuesday at 6 p.m. NEW MANCHESTER 52, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 40 Jae’lah Whyte scored 18 points, and Kyara Lawrence added 12 in a 52-40 win by New Manchester Saturday afternoon at Cartersville. The Lady Jaguars led 25-15 at halftime and held off the Lady Canes down the stretch to stay unbeaten on the season at 6-0. Senai Camper led Cartersville with 14 points. Rahkia Pace chipped in with eight. The Lady Canes (3-5, 2-0) return to region play Tuesday at Cass at 6 p.m. NEW MANCHESTER 63, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 43 The visiting Jaguars improved to 7-0 this season with a 63-43 non-region win at Cartersville on Saturday afternoon. Cartersville (2-3, 0-2) returns to Region 7-4A play on Tuesday at Cass in a 7:30 p.m. tip.