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Cartersville and Johns Creek went to the sixth inning Saturday knotted 1-1 when the Gladiators struck for five runs. Johns Creek then held off a Cartersville rally in the final inning to defeat the Hurricanes, 6-3, at Richard Bell Field. Trevor Lowe was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and later scored on a wild pitch for Cartersville’s run in the fifth. The Canes scored twice in the bottom of the seventh. Carrington Evans scored on Jacob Fowler’s single. Fowler then scored on an RBI double by Zach Yancey. Both teams finished the contest with eight hits. Parker Tidwell and Fowler had two hits each for the Canes. Anthony Seigler, Evans, Yancey, and Lowe had the other Cartersville base hits. Jonothan Horan (6 IP, 8H, 3R, 1ER, 0BB, 5K) was the winning pitcher for the Gladiators. Cole Neuber had a three-hit performance at the plate for Johns Creek. Hunter Lee had two RBI. Seigler (4.1 IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 0BB, 4K) suffered the pitching loss for the Canes. Mason Barnett struck out two and walked one in a scoreless inning of relief. Yancey (1.2 IP, 3H, 3ER, 0BB, 2K) also pitched for Cartersville. With the win, Johns Creek is now 1-3 on the season. Cartersville falls to 0-2. Next for the Canes is a matchup with Parkview Tuesday (Mar 1, 5:55pm) at Richard Bell Field. Cartersville then will battle Coosa at State Mutual Stadium in Rome on Saturday (Mar 5, 6pm).

The Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) Men’s Basketball Championship gets under way this week, starting at school sites for the opening round. The tournament begins Thursday (Mar 3) and will then move to one location for the final four semifinals and championship game (Mar 6-7). Georgia Highlands College (29-1), currently ranked number two in the nation in the latest NJCAA poll, is the tournament’s top seed. The Chargers host the winner of a play-in game between Albany Tech CC and East Georgia CC. The play-in game is Monday night. GHC faces the winner Thursday. Chattahoochee Tech CC (21-9), with former Cartersville standouts Ryan Davis, A.J. Mosby, and Corey Tobin in the lineup, is the tournament's number four seed. The Golden Eagles host Atlanta Metro CC (15-15) Thursday in the first round. Mosby was recently named to the GCAA men's basketball first team all-region team. Davis was named an honorable mention all-region member. The other tournament quarterfinals — also Thursday — include Gordon College at Central Georgia Tech CC and South Georgia Tech at South Georgia State CC. The semifinals are Sunday, March 6 and will be hosted by the highest remaining seed among the opening round winners. The championship game will be at that same site on March 7.

The Excel Christian Academy baseball team for 2016 is very young with six freshmen in the lineup playing their first high school varsity baseball. As expected, the Eagles have suffered some growing pains in the early going and that continued Saturday with an 11-1 loss at Mount Zion. Mount Zion-Carroll scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the second as the youthful ECA defense committed four errors in the inning. Mount Zion-Carroll added two more runs in the third, a single run in the fourth, and closed out the game in the fifth inning by adding three more. “We’ve been really anxious at the plate and a little over zealous,” noted Excel coach Mike Cuomo. “We’ve not manufactured very much at the plate in our first two games and we’ve made too many miscues defensively.” In a loss to Walker on Friday, the Eagles managed only one hit. Saturday, Joseph Cuomo doubled and later came around to score on a sacrifice in the fourth inning. Marco Haro, who also had Friday's hit, and Blane Belisario collected the other Excel base hits. Belisario also stole a base. ECA used three pitchers against Mount Zion. Wyatt Karlovich, Jordan Wilkie, and Belisario each saw time on the mound. Cuomo, Belasario, and Levi Blackwell each pitched in Friday’s loss. “Our pitching has been pretty solid,” said coach Cuomo. “The kids have thrown strikes, we just need to play better defense behind them. Excel has committed nine errors in their first two games. “We’ve decided to keep an eye on pitch counts early in the season. The unearned runs have caused pitch counts to soar for some of our early guys. We have four games scheduled next week so we will try to piece together enough arms to get through it and get all our kids some work,” coach Cuomo stated. Excel's busy week includes home games against Christian Heritage Monday (Feb 29), Trion on Thursday (Mar 3), and North Cobb Christian Saturday (Mar 5). The Eagles will also play Friday (Mar 4) at State Mutual Stadium in Rome against Armuchee. The home games are all 5pm starts. The game in the Rome Braves’ stadium is a 6pm start.

Brandon Bell doubled in the fifth inning and reached base four times for Georgia Highlands College, but the Chargers lost the first game of their series with Sinclair CC 7-5 Friday night at LakePoint in Emerson. The Chargers opened the scoring in the first on a double by former Cass standout, Brandon Etheridge (pictured), followed by a Zach McCrum single and a Daniel Gooden RBI single. Sinclair answered in the second by scoring twice on an error and, from that point, never trailed. GHC closed the deficit to 4-2 in the fifth, but the visiting Tartan Pride added single runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to push their lead to 7-2. The Chargers scored three times in the bottom of the ninth, but the rally fell short. Etheridge and Tristan Roberts drove in the Highlands’ runs. GHC starter, Bryan Quillens (4 IP, 4H, 4R, 2ER, 5BB, 3K), suffered the pitching loss. Tahnner Thomson, Blake Metivier, and Dalton Isley saw mound time for the Chargers. Brody Basilone was the winning pitcher for Sinclair. It was the season opener for the Tartan Pride (1-0), Georgia Highlands season record falls to 10-6. The two teams play a doubleheader Saturday (Feb. 27) starting at 1pm at LakePoint.

Freshman Carlos Perez scored a goal in the final minute of regulation as Cass edged Cartersville 3-2 at the Cartersville soccer complex. Moses Martinez and Andrew Palmer scored the other two Cass goals. Martinez found the back of the net early in the first half. Palmer’s goal tied the game 2-2 in the second half. The Canes and Colonels were tied 1-1 at halftime. Osbaldo Senderos and Pedro Robledo scored the two Cartersville goals. The goal by Senderos tied the score in the opening half. Robledo’s tally gave the Canes a second half lead. Cass (2-1-1) plays Dalton at home Tuesday (Mar. 1). Cartersville (3-1) hosts LaFayette on Tuesday.

ADAIRSVILLE 6, CASS 4 The Tigers struck for five runs in the top of the third Friday night on their way to a 6-4 non-region victory over county rival Cass. The Colonels (1-1) took a three run lead in the bottom of the first and added a run in the fifth, but that was not enough to overcome the Adairsville third frame. The Tigers added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Hayden Morrow and Dylan Hightower had two hits each for the Tigers. Lane Griffith and Drake Arp had a hit and two RBI each. Roger Redd also had a hit for Adairsville. Brett Gaddy, Bailey Campbell, Nathan Smith, and Jake Collum had two hits each for Cass. Collum and Smith collected a pair of RBI each. Pelfrey (4.1 IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 5K) picked up the pitching victory for the Tigers. O’Kelley and Seaman also pitched for Adairsville (1-0). O’Kelley (1.1 IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 2K) was the starter. Seaman closed out the final inning and one-third allowing two hits and a walk with one strikeout. Evan Hinton (3 IP, 5H, 5ER, 2BB, 6K) took the pitching loss for the Colonels. Cody Johnson, Jake Collum, and Jordan “Boo” Reed also pitched for Cass. Cass opens sub-region play Monday with the opener of a three-game series against Creekview. The Colonels are at home Monday and Friday in the series, but travel to Creekview on Wednesday. All games in the series are scheduled for 5:55pm. Adairsville plays at Darlington Thursday (March 3, 4:30pm) and hosts North Cobb Saturday (March 5, 1pm) LAGRANGE 9, WOODLAND 8 Woodland out hit LaGrange Friday night in a non-region matchup on the diamond at Reinhardt University in Waleska, but the Grangers made the most of their hits to edge the Wildcats, 9-8. Jake Farrar had three hits and three RBI to lead the Grangers offensively. Jake Howard and Ben Anderson added a pair of hits each. LaGrange jumped to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but the Wildcats bounced back with five runs of their own in the top of the second. The Grangers retook the lead in the bottom of the second with two more runs, but Woodland kept battling back. Woodland scored single runs in the fifth and the sixth to take an 8-7 lead, but Larkin Easterwood of LaGrange responded with a two run single in the bottom of the sixth. That gave the Grangers the lead they would not relinquish in the seventh. Trent Harris had three hits, scored three runs, and added an RBI for the Wildcats. Hunter Reaid had two hits and a pair of RBI. Seven more Woodland hitters had one hit each, including Jacob Frye, Brandon Allen, Cauy Williams (triple), Adam Martin, Grant Robinson, Mitchell Taylor, and Garett Cornett. Howard picked up the pitching win for the Grangers (2-1) with four innings of work. Grayson Bagwell (2 IP, 4H, 7R, 4ER, 4BB, 3K) worked the first two innings for Woodland. Kolby Stansel (4 IP, 5H, 2ER, 2K) suffered the pitching loss. Woodland (1-2) opens a three game sub-region series at River Ridge Monday at 5:55pm. WALKER 10, EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0 The Excel Eagles lost their season opener at Walker 10-0 Friday night in Marietta. Walker scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first, then added a single run in the third before adding seven more in the fourth and fifth innings combined for the shortened-game victory. The Wolverines totaled seven hits. Excel managed only one hit — a single by Marco Haro in the fourth inning. Excel plays at Mt. Zion Saturday at 1pm and will host Christian Heritage Monday at LakePoint at 5pm.

The Bartow County Recreation Department’s Bartow Blue 10U boys all-star basketball team won the Georgia Parks and Recreation Association District 5 championship Thursday night by defeating South Cobb #1, 44-36. Kymoni Pullum and Ramarion Pace led Bartow Blue with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Jakaden Barkley scored eight points, followed by four by Jayden Foster and three each by Zantivian Brown and Nic Kennedy. Bartow Blue 10U will not advance to the GRPA State Tournament to be hald at Spalding County’s Taylor Street Gym March 4 and 5. Bartow will play in one pool game Friday against the winner of Spalding County and the District 6 champion. On Saturday (March 5), the tournament moves to single elimination play with the title game scheduled for 4:15pm.

Cartersville girls soccer defeated Cass 5-0 Friday night. The Lady Canes improved to 2-1 on the season. Cass falls to 2-2-1. Marissa Mowry and Paxton Thompson each scored two goals for Cartersville. Chloe Davis also added a goal for the Lady Canes. Cartersville led 1-0 at the intermission. Woodland girls soccer lost to Allatoona Friday night, 4-1. Kerri Cagle scored the Woodland goal with approximately 28 minutes remaining in the contest. With the loss, the Lady Cats’ record slips to 1-3. The Lady Buccaneers are now also 1-3 on the season.

The Adairsville Tigers soccer team improved to 3-1 Wednesday night with a home victory over Trion. Danny Carillo scored a pair of goals for the Tigers. Joseph Pacheco scored a goal and added an assist. Danny Gonzalex and Gabe Sanchez were also credited with assists on goals as the Tiger tok 38 shots on goal in muddy conditions. Adairsville utilized four different keepers in the contest. B.J. Hardman, Stuart Abernathy, Jason Burdette, and Nick Jackson combined for eight saves on the night. Adairsville (3-1) hosts Darlington on Monday.

The Woodland girls and boys tennis teams both swept Spayberry by final team scores of 5-0 Thursday night and both improved to 2-0 on the season. WOODLAND GIRLS 5, SPRAYBERY 0 Girls Singles Christy Turner won 6-2, 6-1 Gloria Gore won 6-1, 6-2 Sadie Westberry won 6-2, 6-2 Girls Doubles Ashlyn Walker and Deanna Dodson won 6-0, 6-2 Chandler Still and Kaylee Salter won 6-1, 6-0 WOODLAND BOYS 5, SPRAYBERRY 0 Boys Singles Griffin Hale won 6-1, 6-0 Andrew Pierce won 6-4, 7-5 Blake Bottegal won 6-0, 6-1 Boys Doubles Alex Banta and Albert McKnight won 6-0, 6-0 Jared Roberts and Max Costlow won 6-2, 6-4 The Wildcats open sub-region play next Thursday, Mar. 3 in a match with Rome.

Cass boys tennis defeated Dalton Thursday night in a match at Hamilton Crossing Park, 5-0. The Lady Colonels lost to the visiting Lady Cats, 3-1. The Cass tennis teams travel to Creekview for their next match on Tuesday, March 1. Below are the results from Thursday's match with Dalton: Singles: Avery Cornett (Cass) def. Bennett Wills (Dalton), 6-3, 6-2 Dalton Jackson (Cass) def. Wyatt Cushman (Dalton), 6-3, 6-2 Eric Dunlap (Cass) def. Charlie Alderman (Dalton), 6-1, 6-0 Doubles: Logan Barrere/Jacob McBrayer (Cass) def. Jake Myers/Colby Wills (Dalton) 6-3, 6-2 Seth Colston/Cade Foster (Cass) def. Sam Gortze/Alex Reisz (Dalton), 6-1, 7-5 Cass girls lost to Dalton, 3-1. Singles: Ryleigh Lanham (Cass) def. Erin Nelson (Dalton), 6-1, 7-5 Abby Dyer (Dalton) def. Callie Dodd (Cass), 6-4, 6-1 Sloan Hungerpiller (Dalton) def. Morgan Hughes (Cass) 6-2, 6-4 Doubles: Mary Margaret Shipes/Shelby Fromm (Dalton) def. Emma Wickenheiser/Kara Bowen (Cass), 6-1, 6-1 Hallie Gore/Maggie Collum (Cass) match incomplete.

Cartersville’s pitching kept them in the game with Lambert Wednesday night at LakePoint, but the offense failed to produce a run as the Longhorns shutout the Canes 3-0. Elliott Anderson pitched three scoreless innings as the starter for Cartersville and struck out seven. Zach Yancey, Jacob Fowler, and Anthony Seigler also pitched for the Canes. Josh McAllister’s two-run triple in the fifth put the Longhorns on the board. Lambert took advantage of a pair of earlier walks in the inning. The game’s final run for Lambert scored on a throwing error during an attempted pick off play of a Longhorn runner at second base. Cartersville threatened with a pair of baserunners in the seventh, but was unable to push across a run. Cartersville finished with three hits in the game. Anderson, Parker Tidwell, and Noah Daniel had the Canes' hits The Canes (0-1) host Johns Creek Saturday.