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The Cass Lady Colonels won their opening round game in the Region 7-AAAAA tournament Friday night in Cumming, GA defeating North Atlanta, 53-44. Cass saw a 14-8 first quarter lead slip away in the second quarter for a tied game at the intermission, 23-23. The Lady Colonels held a four point edge after three periods at 35-31, before outscoring North Atlanta 18-9 in the final period to pull away. Esmeralda Thomas led Cass (13-12) with 16 points. Payton Stoddard scored 12 and Jana Morning 10 for the Lady Colonels. Kyla Micheinzi scored seven points, while Jaclyn Hazelwood and Lexy Walraven added two points each. Lauren Henderson and Naya Brooks led the Lady Warriros with 22 and 10 points, respectively. The Lady Colonels play host Forsyth Central Saturday at 7pm in the next round of the region tournament.

Georgia Highlands’ softball is hosting the Border Battle tournament this weekend (Feb. 5-7) and is scheduled to play a total of five games during the three day event. Along with GHC, Shelton State (AL), Cleveland State (TN), Roane State (TN), East Georgia State, and West Georgia Tech will participate in games at Hamilton Crossing Park. The Chargers opened play Friday with a pair of losses in a doubleheader with Shelton State, losing 4-2 and 3-2. Highlands managed only a pair of hits in the opener, but led 2-1 heading into the final frame. Shelton State scored three times in the top of the seventh to come-from-behind. Rebecca Meade took the complete game pitching loss for the Chargers. She allowed four earned runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out ten. In Game 2, GHC led 1-0 after one inning and 2-1 after three innings, before yielding single runs in the fourth and seventh frames. Brianna Fickes had a pair of hits and two RBI to lead the Chargers’ offense. Madison Gianfala, Ashley Jordan, and Kaleigh Mobley also had hits. Natalie Pederson suffered the loss in the pitching circle. She allowed a pair of earned runs on eight hits and four walks in a complete game performance. She struck out four. Georgia Highlands (0-2) plays Cleveland State Saturday at 3pm and has a doubleheader against Roane State Sunday at 11am.

Georgia Highlands took a three run lead after two innings, added another run in the fifth and then held on for an opening day 4-3 win over Surry (NC) CC at LakePoint Friday night. Surry scored on a wild pitch in the fourth inning, a sacrifice fly by Danny Hauck in the sixth inning, and a fielder’s choice in the seventh frame, but never pulled even. Andrew Cooley led the Chargers at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance. He drove in a run and scored a run. He tripled in the second inning and added singles in the fourth and sixth frames. Brandon Bell, Brandon Etheridge, and Devin Bilardello each had two hits for GHC. Daniel Gooden drove in a run with a hit and Zach McCrum drove home a run with a sacrifice fly. Bryan Quillens recorded the pitching victory. He yielded one run on four hits and a pair of walks in four innings of work. He struck out four. Tanner Thomson, Sam Sowerbrower, and Will Griffin all worked in relief for the Chargers. Griffin was credited with a save. The two teams are back on the diamond at LakePoint Saturday for a double header scheduled for 1 p.m. The four game series wraps up Sunday with a single game at noon.

The Cass wrestling team defeated host Marist 42-30 in the title match and the Colonels finished 5-0 on the day in winning the Marist Duals Wednesday at the Marist School in Atlanta. Ben Mills and Nick Mills shared time in the 106-pound matches and went undefeated on the day for the Colonels. Devin Garrett (5-0 record, 113-lbs.), freshman C.J. McKnight (5-0, 160), Cohen Andrews (5-0, 170), Tripp Breeden (5-0, 195), Dallas Huston (2-0, 220), and Seven Richards (2-0, 285) were also unbeaten for the event. Cass defeated Rockmart (50-21), Mill Creek (60-21), Pike County (60-24), and Lakeside-DeKalb (49-14) to reach the final match against Marist. In what resulted in their closest match of the event, the Colonels beat Marist 42-30 to finish 5-0. Other top performers for Cass included Tyler Pilcher who went 4-1 for the day. Cody Mauldin was 2-2 in the role of splitting time between the 132-pound and 138-pound weight divisions to fill a gap in the lineup. Trevor Huskins also finished 4-1 for the Colonels and Triston Purvine completed the day 2-1. "It's the holiday break and just another chance to get in some work," said Cass head coach D. L. Koontz. "Some of the teams were dealing with some sickness, but overall we wrestled well and took advantage of the opportunity to get some wrestling in," stated Koontz. The Colonels will be back in action Monday and Tuesday (Dec. 28-29) at Archer High School to compete in the Takedown Sportswear Invitational. "That is a quality event," Koontz added. "It's an opportunity to compete against some of the top wrestlers from other states and most of the top competitors from all classes and divisions across Georgia will be there."

CARTERSVILLE BOYS 60, PARKVIEW 50 Travon Davis had a double-double and Jaylon Pugh scored 16 as the Purple Hurricanes captured the 2015 NPHS Christmas Classic at North Paulding High School Tuesday night. Cartersville defeated Parkview 60-50 in the championship game. Davis scored 12 points and pulled 11 rebounds with a block. Pugh added five assists, four rebounds, and a steal in his performance. Kobie Whitfield had eight rebounds and eight points for the Canes to go with a pair of assists, a steal and a blocked shot. Cade Archer contributed six points, five rebounds, and three assists; Kameron Whitfield had a steal and six points; Jkobe Orr scored six and pulled a pair of rebounds; Cortney Cooley scored five with two rebounds and an assist; T.J. Horton distributed a pair of assists; Trase Fezzia had three assists; and Isaac Gridley contributed with a rebound. With the tournament championship win, the Canes improved to 6-1 for the season. Parkview fell to 6-6. Cartersville reached the tournament finals with victories over Paulding County in the opening round and Creekview in the semifinals. Cartersville plays at Model Dec. 30 (4:30pm) and will host Heritage-Catoosa Jan. 5 (7:30pm). LASSITER GIRLS 50, CARTERSVILLE 40 The Lady Canes suffered a 10-point loss to Lassiter Tuesday afternoon in the third place game of the NPHS Christmas Classic at North Paulding High School. Lassiter led 20-6 after one quarter and 31-12 at halftime. The Lady Trojans pushed their advantage to 42-20 after three quarters of play. Madison McKinney led Cartersville with 13 points. She also added seven rebounds. Kimora McClinic also reached double figures in scoring with 10. Cartersville slipped to a 3-6 record for the season. Lassiter improved to 5-8. The Lady Canes travel to Model Dec. 30 (3pm) and will host Heritage-Catoosa Jan. 5 (6pm).

UNION GROVE GIRLS 37, EXCEL CHRISTIAN 30 Although the Lady Eagles went toe-to-toe with Union Grove for the final three quarters, Excel could not overcome a nine-point deficit after one quarter in a 37-30 loss Tuesday afternoon in the fifth place game of the NPHS Christmas Classic at North Paulding High School. India Smith scored a game-high 14 points to lead Union Grove (6-6). Brooks Rickesc added 8 and Kara Spivey scored six points for Lady Wolverines. Excel (6-6) was led in scoring by Rylie Boston with 10. Brighton McCollum scored six points, followed by Xena Enos and Anna Lane Hattaway with four each. Whitney Harris and Kalli Beth Scheff each scored three points. Excel hosts Mt. Zion-Carroll Jan. 5 for their next game. The Lady Eagles will then travel to North Cobb Christian Jan. 8 and Adairsville Jan. 9. CREEKVIEW BOYS 78, EXCEL CHRISTIAN 70 The Creekview Grizzlies used a strong third quarter performance to separate themselves from the Eagles Tuesday evening in the third place game of the NPHS Christmas Classic at North Paulding High School. Excel Christian trailed 18-10 after one quarter and 36-28 at the intermission, but the Grizzlies opened up a 22-point lead in the third quarter by outscoring the Eagles 24-10 in the period. ECA rallied with a big fourth quarter effort, but fell to 5-7 on the year with the loss. Creekview improved to 7-6 for the season. The Grizzlies got 15 points from Zach Russell. Cole Killen scored 14. Weber Sandlin and Chandler Wright added 12 and 10 points, respectively. Chris Hale and Darius Thrower led the Eagles with 17 points each. Caleb West poured in 16 and Joseph Cuomo scored 12 points for Excel. Latrel Jones chipped in with five points and Hunter Johnson added three. Excel hosts Mt. Zion-Carroll Jan. 5 before traveling to North Cobb Christian Jan. 8 and Adairsville Jan. 9.

WOODLAND GIRLS 48, ROCKMART 30 The Lady Wildcats added a non-region, home victory Tuesday afternoon over visiting Rockmart, 48-30. Woodland led 8-4 after one quarter and held a 19-17 advantage at halftime. The Lady Wildcats then outscored the Lady Jackets 29-13 in the second half to pull away with the win. Gabby Bradley led Woodland with 24 points. Erykah Pender scored nine, followed by Lyric Curtis with five and Madgie Robinson four. Jamison Kilgo, Hayley Roberson, and Meredith Bailey also added two points each. Tova Kleinschmidt scored eight points to lead Rockmart. Clara Delgado scored seven, Madison Davis five and Kalisha Printup added four for the Jackets. Woodland improved their season mark to 3-7. Rockmart slipped to 3-5 on the year. Woodland plays at Adairsville Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 6pm and will host Model at 3pm January 2. WOODLAND BOYS 58, ROCKMART 47 Camden Royal led Woodland with 17 points as the Wildcats gained a non-region win Tuesday evening over visiting Rockmart. The Wildcats improved to 3-7 on the year with the win and Rockmart fell to a 2-6 mark. “We shot well from the perimeter when they were in a zone and did a good job of attacking the basket when they switched to man,” said Woodland head coach John Howard. Jordan Pritchett scored 10 points with a pair of steals for the Wildcats. Brady Jernigan added seven points and had a game-high nine rebounds. “Defensively, we are still having some mental breakdowns. We need to continue to improve before the region tournament,” concluded Howard. The Wildcats play at Adairsville Tuesday, Dec. 29 and host Model January 2.

ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 54, GILMER 43 The Adairsville Tigers defeated Gilmer 54-43 Monday night at the Fannin County Mountain Top Tournament in Blue Ridge. Adairsville trailed 25-17 at halftime, but rallied for the comeback victory by outscoring the Bobcats 22-6 in the third quarter. Ronald Hardin scored 19 points and Cole Hewitt 10 to lead the Tigers. Hunter Hice scored seven, James Sims and Cody Henderson tallied five, Juan Perez scored five, and Ethan Belcher added two for Adairsville. Gilmer was led by J.T. Bosley with 14 points and Riley Hice with 13. In Saturday’s opening round, Adairsville lost to Mount Paran, 50-28. Adairsville (2-7) closes out the Fannin Tournament with a consolation game Tuesday against Hiwassee Dam (NC) and will host Woodland December 29. ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 59, FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN 50 The Lady Tigers improved their season record to 2-9 with a nine-point victory over Fellowship Christian Monday at the Fannin County Mountain Top Tournament in Blue Ridge. No other details were provided. Check back soon for an update.

CARTERSVILLE BOYS 75, CREEKVIEW 62 The Cartersville boys’ basketball team advanced to the championship game of the North Paulding Better Basketball Christmas Classic with a thirteen point win over Creekview Monday night. The Hurricanes trailed 18-15 after one quarter, but clamped down the defense in the second period to take a five point cushion to the intermission at 34-29. The Canes, who had four players reach double figures, pushed their advantage to 13 points after three quarters and maintained it in the final stanza. Jaylon Pugh led Cartersville with 19 points. Kobie Whitfield scored 17, Cade Archer 15, and Cortney Cooley added 11 for the Canes. JKobe Orr also added six points for the Purple Hurricanes. Weber Sandlin scored 18 to lead Creekview. Donovan Lang and K.J. Jenkins tallied 13 each. Cartersville (5-1) will face Parkview (6-5) Tuesday night at 8:30pm for the tournament title at North Paulding High School. PARKVIEW BOYS 67, EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 59 Darius Thrower scored 20 points and Excel Christian battled Class AAAAAA Parkview deep into the fourth quarter, but in the end, the Eagles lost by eight Monday night in the semifinal round of the North Paulding High School Better Basketball Christmas Classic. Parkview led by nine after one quarter, but Excel chipped away at that advantage in the middle two periods to trail by only three heading into the fourth quarter, 42-39. The Panthers then used a 25-point fourth period to hold off the Eagles 67-59. Caleb West and Chris Hale reached double figures for ECA with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Latrel Jones had eight for the Eagles, while Hunter Johnson and Joseph Cuomo added four apiece. Truitt Spncer led Parkview with 21 points and Cam Chavers scored 14 for the Panthers. Jack Lapenta and Jamiel Wright chipped in with eight points each and Miles Marshall added six. Excel (5-6) reached the tournament semifinals by knocking off the host North Paulding Wolfpack Saturday in the opening round of the three-day tournament. The Eagles will play Creekview Tuesday at 5:30pm in the tournament’s third place game at North Paulding High School. Parkview will play Cartersville at 8:30pm in the tournament finals.

EXCEL CHRISTIAN GIRLS 57, PAULDING CO. 29 The Excel Christian Lady Eagles used a fast start Monday afternoon on their way to a 29-11 halftime advantage, then cruised to a 57-29 win over Paulding County in a consolation semifinal game at the North Paulding Better Basketball Christmas Classic. Rylie Boston and Kalli Beth Scheff both reached double figures in scoring with 17 and 14, respectively, to lead Excel. Whitney Harris 9, Anna Lane Hattaway and Xena Enos 4, Brighton McCollum 3, Camilla Borkowsky, Bailey Cox and Lindsey Mauldin 2 each rounded out the Lady Eagles’ scoring. Kemani Watson scored seven points and Desiree Williamson six points to lead Paulding County. Excel improved to 6-5 for the season and will play again Tuesday at 1pm in the tournament fifth place game against Union Grove. ALLATOONA GIRLS 40, CARTERSVILLE 38 The Lady Canes rallied from an eight point halftime deficit to the Lady Bucs, but came up just short in a narrow loss Monday in the semfinals of the North Paulding Better Basketball Christmas Classic at North Paulding High School. Madison McKinney scored 10 points while India Reid added 9 points and pulled 13 rebounds for Cartersville. Kimera McClinic and Addie Smith scored six each. Lauren Goodrum led Allatoona (3-4) with 12 points. Darby Pinkard scored seven. Jaylah Carr and Ann Madeleine Wilson added six point each for the Lady Buccaneers. Cartersville (3-5) will play in the tournament’s third place game Tuesday at 4pm against Lassiter.

The Cartersville High School wrestling team competed at the Whitewater High School Wildcat Brawl Saturday (Dec. 19) with Robby Earick coming away with a tournament title and three other wrestlers placing. Earick went 5-0 with three pins in the tournament to win the 126 pound division. He defeated his Troup County opponent 9-2 in the finals. James Munisterri recorded four pins in the tournament, but lost in the 195 pound finals to earn a runner-up finish. Johnathan DeLaCruz placed fourth with three pins in the 220 weight class and Cameron Guyton was sixth in the 113 pound division. The Canes are scheduled to compete in Gatlinburg, TN Dec. 21-22 in the Smokey Mountain Duals at Rocky Top Sports World.

This past weekend while several local football seniors were participating in the third Georgia Northwest Bowl football all-star game, former player, coach, and athletic director Johnny Gulledge, was inducted into the Georgia Northwest Bowl Hall of Fame. Gulledge, an Adairsville High School graduate, coached at Bremen, Calhoun, and Adairsville during his career and was an athletic director at Calhoun and Adairsville plus served as a system athletic director for Bartow County. PHOTO: Gulledge (center) with current Adairsville head football coach Eric Bishop (left). Below is the bio release from the Georgia Northwest Bowl: JOHNNY GULLEDGE CALHOUN — Head football coach, Head girls basketball coach Girls basketball teams were 75-35 Girls basketball 27-0 regular season during 1988-89 regular season Football, first region title in 32 years Football state playoffs — 1991, 1995, and 1996 Football Sweet 16 ADAIRSVILLE — Head football coach Two region titles Twice region runner-up 2001 AJC Class A Coach of the Year Sent players to: Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, Carson-Newman, Shorter University, Appalachian State, Georgia, Furman, Ole Miss, Georgia Southern, Mars Hill, and University of West Georgia. Coach Vic Beasley, Jr., NFL first round pick of Atlanta Falcons Of the 8 AHS football region championships, Gulledge has been a part of six as either a player or coach. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AD at Calhoun, Adairsville, and System AD for Bartow County School System Three time AD of the Year by the Georgia Athletic Directors Association Passed the National Coaching exam Passed the National Athletic Directors exam Implemented the first mandatory drug testing in athletics in north Georgia public schools PERSONAL Married to TaRahma for 41 years Three sons: Chancey, Chantry, and Caylin Granddaughters: Maddie Beth, Nora Kate and Everleigh Loves to hunt HIGH SCHOOL Graduate of Adairsville HS Four region championships Three North Georgia Championships All-State QB in 1973 #10 jersey has been retired Also played basketball and baseball COLLEGE Graduate of Mars Hill College Four year defensive starter and letterman Two time All-District Two time All-Conference 1980 Kodak 1st Team NAIA All-American Mars Hill College MVP and Male Athlete of the Year Mars Hill College Presidential Award winner 1992 inducted into the Mars Hill College Hall of Fame COACHING — Bremen, Calhoun, and Adairsville HSs Taught Geography, Economics, GA History, and U.S. History Over 100 career football wins 75 career girls basketball wins Numerous former players are current HS and collegiate coaches Coached football, basketball, and head baseball coach at Bremen Won first sub-region championship in baseball at Bremen Defensive Coordinator for Bremen football region champions