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The Cartersville Lady Canes and the Lady Tigers of Adairsville are continuing play this week in the Pepperell Tip-Off Tournament in Lindale. Adairsville fell to an early season mark of 0-2 Monday evening following an 85-50 loss to North Paulding (1-1). The Lady Wolfpack outscored Adairsville in each quarter on their way to a 23-8 lead after the first quarter and a 44-22 lead at the intermission. North Paulding added to their lead in the second half by outdistancing the Lady Tigers 41-28 over the final sixteen minutes. The Lady Tigers fell to Cartersville 84-49 last Saturday in their tourney opener and will host Ringgold in a Region 6-AAA opener Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 6pm. Adairsville will close out a busy opening week of December with another region game at North Murray on Friday, Dec. 4 and host non-region foe, Rockmart Saturday, Dec. 5. Cartersville (1-0) was scheduled to face Sonoraville Tuesday at the Pepperell tournament before opening play in Region 7-AAAA at home December 1 against Ridgeland and at Pickens on Friday, Dec. 4.

The Woodland girls basketball team fell to Southwest Atlanta Christian at the Darlington tournament in Rome. Makayla Richardson led Woodland with nine points. The Lady Wildcats continue play in the tournament against Calhoun Tuesday at 5pm and against the host, Darlington, on Wednesday.

The Daily Tribune News has released its 2015 All-County fastpitch softball team selections. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sierrah Gani — Cass ALL-COUNTY TEAM Loren Harris — Adairsville Alyssa Hughes — Adairsville Bailey Robinson — Adairsville Kennedy Bailey — Cartersville Paris Poston — Cartersville Hannah Todd — Cartersville Sarah Fox — Cass Taylor Gibson — Excel Brighton McCollum — Excel Rachel Parrott — Excel Taylor Calhoun — Woodland Kereston Franklin — Woodland Kylie Knox — Woodland HONORABLE MENTION: Adairsville — Emily Collum, Morgan DeBoard; Cartersville — Taylor Waits; Cass — Cat White, Hannah Lee; Excel — Whitney Harris, Lindsey Mauldin; Woodland — Courtney Godfrey, Lilly Jordan. Please see the full article in The Daily Tribune News HERE

Updates on local collegiate athletes in cross country, volleyball, swimming, wrestling, and basketball making an impact in their respective programs. We also maintain a regular update on all the local athletes playing college football around the nation. That article runs separately. Keep up with all the local college and professional athletes through Bartow Sports Zone at the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page. CROSS COUNTRY SPENCER FIELDS — Rhodes College (Fr., Kingston, GA; Darlington School) … ran 173rd of 278 qualifiers at the 2015 NCAA D-III National Championship Saturday, November 21 at Lake Breeze in Winneconne, Wisconsin. His 8k time was 25:54.9. Fields qualified as an individual runner for the National Championships by placing ninth at the South/Southeast Regional at Kernstown Battlefield in Virginia. VOLLEYBALL KATIE O’CONNOR — Western Carolina (MB, Soph., Cartersville HS) … posted 12 kills on .429 hitting percentage in addition to six blocks in a four-set, Southern Conference tournament victory over The Citadel. The Catamounts were later eliminated by top-seed Chattanooga in straight sets in the tournament quarterfinals. Against UTC, O'Connor recorded six kills and a block. WCU finished 12-22 overall and 6-12 in the Southern Conference. SWIMMING ELISE HART — Air Force Academy (Soph., Sprint-Free/Fly/Back, Cartersville HS) … was on the Falcons’ 4th place 200 yard freestyle relay team, the 5th place 200 yard medley relay team, and the 13th place 400 yard medley relay team at the Purdue Invitational November 20-22 in West Lafayette, IN. She also finished 13th in the 100 yard butterfly, 24th in the 100 yard backstroke, and 25th in the 50 yard freestyle. The team finished fifth behind Purdue, Notre Dame, Wyoming, and Florida International. The Falcons finished ahead of Missouri State, Southern Illinois, and University of San Diego. Their next meet is December 2-5 in Seattle, WA at the USA Swimming Nationals. MATTHEW SINIARD — Berry College (Sr., Free/Fly sprints, Cartersville HS) … was a member of the 13th place 200 yard medley relay team, the 14th place 400 yard medley relay team, and 16th place 200 yard freestyle relay team at the Brenau Invitational November 20-21. He also placed 37th in the 100 yard freestyle, 38th in the 100 yard butterfly, 46th in the 50 yard freestyle in Gainesville. The Vikings travel to Savannah December 3-5 to the Savannah College of Art & Design Invitational. WRESTLING EVAN COLE — Cumberland University (Soph., 149 Wt. Class, Cartersville HS) … went 1-2 at the Wolfpack Duals in Raleigh, NC November 21. He had a win over his Anderson University opponent, but suffered losses to NC State and UNC-Pembroke. The Bulldogs also went 1-2 as a team. Their next meet will be at home December 1 against Limestone College. Cumberland will close out the December portion of their schedule December 13 at the 9th annual Newberry College Duals. VASSIL, GERRY -- Belmont Abbey College (Jr., 197 Wt. Class, Cartersville HS) … lost his match as the Crusaders suffered a 29-15 defeat at Limestone College November 19. Belmont Abbey slipped to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the ECAC. The Crusaders will be back on the mats November 25 to square off with Truett-McConnell, Brewton-Parker, and West Virginia Tech at Brewton-Parker College. BASKETBALL KAELYN IRBY — Gadsden State CC (Soph., G, Cartersville HS) … has averaged 15.2 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, and 3.4 assists per game through GSCC’s first six games. She has scored in double figures four times with a season high of 22 points. GSCC is 2-4 and plays at Chattahoochee Tech December 9 before hosting Wallace-Selma December 12. MAYA JONES — Gadsden State CC (Soph, F, Cartersville HS) … averaging 2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. GSCC travels to Chattahoochee Tech December 9 and hosts Wallace-Selma December 12. MORGAN JONES — Gadsden State CC (Soph., F, Cartersville HS) … averaging 6.5 points and 5 rebounds per game for GSCC as they have started the year with a 2-4 record. They play at Chattahoochee Tech December 9 and host Wallace-Selma December 12. MARISSA DUBOSE — Gadsden State CC (Soph., F/C, Woodland HS) … averaging 1.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1 assist per game. GSCC is 2-4 and plays at Chattahoochee Tech December 9 before hosting Wallace-Selma December 12. RYAN DAVIS -- Chattahoochee Tech CC (So., G, Cartersville HS) ... averaging 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 5.1 assists through the Golden Eagles’ first seven games. CTCC is 6-1 overall and will host BC Howren November 29 and Combine Academy-ATL November 30. A.J. MOSBY -- Chattahoochee Tech CC (So., G, Cartersville HS) … averaging 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4 assists per game for the 6-1 Golden Eagles. He is shooting over 53 percent from the field and 85 percent from the free throw line. CTCC hosts BC Howren November 29 and Combine Academy-ATL November 30 COREY TOBIN -- Chattahoochee Tech CC (So., G, Cartersville HS) ... averaging 7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists through CTCC’s first seven games. Chattahoochee Tech is scheduled to host BC Howren November 29 and Combine Academy-ATL November 30. STEPHANIE KUHRT -- Reinhardt University (So., G, Adairsville HS) ... averaging 2.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.5 assists and steals while appearing in four games. She is averaging over 17 minutes per game as the Lady Eagles have started the season 2-4 overall and 0-2 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. Reinhardt has recent losses to Point University and Bryan College. The Eagles travel to Young Harris College Nov. 24, host Middle Georgia State November 30 and play at Milligan College December 2. SYDNEY BOYD — Brewton-Parker College (Fr., G, Woodland HS) … averaging 4.8 points per game, 1 rebound, and 0.3 steals through the Lady Barons' first eight games. BPC won 76-73 at Voorhees College Nov. 14, lost 77-76 to Bethel University Nov. 20. and lost to Martin-Methodist 68-52 Nov. 21. The Barons play at Lander University Nov. 24 and host Thomas University Nov. 30. ASHLEY HUSKINS — University of the Cumberlands (Fr., F, Cass HS) .. averaging 5.4 points and 6 rebounds per game through the Lady Patriots first five games. They are 5-0 and host Midway University November 25 before traveling to Lincoln Memorial University November 28. ​​ Has Athletes Beyond Bartow missed a local collegiate athlete? Please let us know via our Contact page or use the link located on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page of this site.

The top-ranked Cartersville Purple Hurricanes and the ninth-ranked Adairsville Tigers captured second round playoff victories last Friday night in their respective classes. As a result, both Cartersville and Adairsville will host quarterfinal games this Friday (Nov. 27). Champions of Region 7-AAAA, Cartersville (12-0) is a No. 1 seed, but had to win a coin toss Friday night after their 28-7 second round win over Liberty County to secure the right to host this week. The Canes opponent, Jonesboro, is also a region champion and a No. 1 seed in Class AAAA. The Cardinals won Region 4-AAAA and have an 11-1 record. Cartersville has playoff wins over Columbia (42-7) and Liberty County (28-7) in the first two rounds. Jonesboro defeated Thomas County Central (17-14) and Carrollton (14-10). Adairsville entered the 2015 Class AAA playoffs as a No. 2 seed following their runner-up season in Region 6-AAA. The Tigers (11-1) get to host their quarterfinal game because their opponent, Westminster, is a No. 3 seed from Region 4-AAA. Adairsville defeated Franklin County in the opening round of the state playoffs 35-7 and won at Jackson last Friday, 34-16. Westminter (8-4) has won five in a row after beginning the season 3-4. The Wildcats have won back-to-back road games in the playoffs at Southeast Bulloch (31-7) and at Callaway (49-28). Each GHSA classification will conduct the quarterfinal round this weekend. Below is a list of the games. Class AAAAAA R7 #3 Collins Hill at R5 #1 Roswell R8 #1 Grayson at R3 #1 Westlake R1 #1 Colquitt County at R6 #1 South Forsyth R8 #2 Archer at R7 #1 Mill Creek Class AAAAA R2#1 Houston County at R5 #1 Allatoona R7 #2 Kell at R4 #2 Northgate R4 #4 Drew at R3 #3 Ware County R3 #2 Glynn Academy at R4 #1 Stockbridge Class AAAA R5 #2 Marist at R5 #1 Woodward Academy R8 #1 Buford at R3 #1 Thomson R5 #1 St. Pius at R1 #1 Bainbridge R4 #1 Jonesboro at R7 #1 Cartersville Class AAA R4 #3 Westminster at R6 #2 Adairsville R2 #4 Westside-Macon at R4 #2 Cedar Grove R8 #3 Elbert County at R6 #1 Calhoun R4 #1 Blessed Trinity at R7 #1 Dawson County Class AA R1 #2 Fitzgerald at R2 #1 Benedictine R8 #1 Rabun County at R3 #1 Jefferson County R1 #1 Brooks County at R6 #1 Greater Atlanta Christian R6 #4 Pace Academy at R4 #1 Macon County Class A-Public #9 Commerce at #1 Marion County #13 Johnson County at #5 Clinch County #11 Trion at #3 Irwin County #10 Mt. Zion-Carroll at #2 Emanuel County Institute Class A-Private #8 Savannah Christian at #1 Prince Avenue #5 Mt. Paran Christian at #4 Eagle’s Landing Christian #11 Christian Heritage at #3 Aquinas #10 Stratford Academy at #2 Pinecrest Academy

Updates on local collegiate athletes currently participating in college football. Bartow Sports Zone does periodic updates on these athletes and those of other collegiate sports. You may check each athlete's link on our Athletes Beyond Bartow page on this site. Here are the updates on games of Saturday, November 21: TARRIS BATISTE — Georgia State University (Sr., Cass HS) … a starter at safety for the Panthers, Batiste recorded three tackles, a pass break up, and made a fourth quarter interception in a 24-10 Sun Belt Conference win over South Alabama Saturday at the Georgia Dome. His interception came late in the fourth quarter at the GSU 38 yard line. Georgia State improved to 4-6 and 3-3 in conference games. The Panthers close out the season by hosting Troy Friday at the Georgia Dome and travel to Georgia Southern Saturday, Dec. 5. HAYES LINN — Air Force Academy (Jr. Cartersville HS) … saw action for the Falcons in their important 37-30 win at Boise State. Air Force improved to 8-3 overall and took control of the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Conference. Linn has 16 tackles and a pair of pass breakups on special teams and as a safety. He has played in all eleven games for the Falcons and started three. Air Force (6-1 in conference) earns a berth in the MWC title game with a win at New Mexico Saturday. AUSTIN HARRELL — The Citadel (R-Jr., Adairsville HS) … defensive lineman continued to see action Saturday for the 18th-ranked Bulldogs in their 23-22 upset win over FBS South Carolina. Harrell has appeared in all eleven games for The Citadel and has twelve tackles. The Bulldogs (8-3, 6-1), co-champions of the Southern Conference, travel to Charleston Southern Saturday in the opening round of the FCS playoffs. GORDON GRAY -- Kennesaw State (R-Fr., Cartersville HS) ... saw action in each of the Owls last two games, a 45-13 loss at Coastal Carolina and a 14-6 loss at Presbyterian. JUSTIN FLOYD — Furman University (R-Sr., Cartersville HS) … saw action in the Paladins 38-28 loss at Wofford. Furman finished the season 4-7 overall and 2-5 in Southern Conference play. Floyd was a starter at left guard most of the season for Furman. T.L. FORD — UNC-Charlotte (Soph., Cartersville HS) … continues to start at wide receiver for the 49ers. He was targeted five times and made one reception for 15 yards in a 58-10 loss at Kentucky. The reception came on a pass from high school teammate, Brooks Barden. Charlotte fell to 2-9 overall and finished 0-7 in Conference USA. The 49ers travel to Houston, TX Saturday to take on Rice. BROOKS BARDEN — UNC-Charlotte (R-Fr., Cartersville HS) … started at quarterback Saturday for the 49ers in a 58-10 loss at Kentucky. Barden completed 11 of 25 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. He had a long completion of 31 yards and had 47 yards net rushing. His 3-yard touchdown pass came in the fourth quarter. The 49ers (2-9, 0-7 in Conference USA) close out their season this Saturday in Houston, TX at Rice. NIAGEL CURTISS — Reinhardt University (Sr., Adairsville GA, Gordon Cent. HS) … rushed for 67 yards on 20 carries with a long run of 16 yards as the Eagles lost 37-26 to unbeaten and fourth-ranked St. Francis (IN) Saturday in the opening round of the NAIA Football Championship Series. The Eagles finished 10-1 and were ranked No. 12 in NAIA in the final regular season poll. TWAN TERRELL — Cornell University (Sr., Woodland HS) … had one tackle in Saturday’s 34-21 Ivy League loss in Philadelphia to Penn. Terrell had 16 tackles and a blocked kick for the season as the Big Red fell to 1-9. ISAIAH ROSS — Point University (Soph., Woodland HS) .. had four tackles in the Skyhawks 68-21 loss at Baker (KS) University. Point fell to 9-3 overall and previously finished 5-0 in the NAIA Sun Conference. Ross appeared in eight games this season. He had 42 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and a kickoff return of 5 yards. If we have omitted a local athlete you think should be included, please use our Contact page or the attached form on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page to let us know.​

The Cass and Cartersville girls basketball teams opened their seasons Saturday with convincing victories. Cass won at East Paulding, 61-37, in a regular season game. Cartersville defeated Adairsville 84-49 at the Pepperell Thanksgiving Tournament. Jana Morning scored 19 points to lead the Lady Colonels. She was followed by Payton Stoddard with 9, Kyla Michienzi 8, Lexy Wallraven 6, Alexis Ware 6, Hayley Gildersleeve 5, Jaclyn Hazelwood 4, and Esmeralda Thomas 4. The Lady Colonels' next game will be in the Southeast Whitfield Thanksgiving Classic Wednesday in Dalton at 6pm. The Lady Canes play Sonoraville Tuesday at 5:30 in the Pepperell Tournament. Adairsville (0-1) will play North Paulding on Monday at the Pepperell event.

The 10U and 12U youth football all star teams for the Bartow County Recreation Department both fell in the semifinal round of the 2015 Georgia Recreation and Parks Association (GRPA) District 5 playoffs, but both will advance to the state playoffs in Dalton December 5-6. Cedartown defeated the 10U Bartow all stars 28-0 Thursday night, while the 12U Bartow team was edged by Rockmart 16-12. 10U results November 19 at Cedartown CEDARTOWN 28 BARTOW 0 Harlem Diamond had two rushing touchdowns and returned an interception 46 yards for a touchdown to lead Cedartown to victory in the District 5 GRPA semifinals. Diamond finished with 177 yards rushing for Cedartown. Chris Roper had 52 yards rushing and Devin Henderson had 22 yards rushing for Bartow in the loss. Henderson led the Bartow defense with 8 tackles. Travis Hayworth made six tackles, Collin Fletcher, Evan Sanders, and Roper totaled five, three, and two tackles, respectively. Cedartown advanced to Saturday's championship against Calhoun at Calhoun High School. 12U results November 19 ROCKMART 16 BARTOW 12 Details to be added when available. Please check back for the update. Calhoun and Rockmart are scheduled to play for the GRPA District championship Saturday in Calhoun. Youth football results and information provided by BCRD and CPRD and sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi’s Pizza of Cartersville.

Don't you just love the excitement level? Friday night, the Adairsville Tigers defeated the Jackson Red Devils at Red Devil Hill Stadium in Jackson, GA, 34-16. One of the big plays of the night was captured on video by Becky Dabbs. Dallas Cannon scoops up a Jackson fumble in the second half after Jackson had cut Adairsville's lead to only five points. The Tigers went on to win with a pair of late scores and advance to the Class AAA Elite Eight. Adairsville will host Westminster Friday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 at Tigers Stadium.

Brad Stephens brings his own Southern flavored sports perspective and humor to Bartow Sports Zone. He is a Bartow County native and has his own law office in Cartersville, but he's mostly a Georgia Bulldogs' football fan. ________________ “Man, it didn’t mean nothin’…” That was the reaction I witnessed from a fellow Dawg fan after I extolled the virtues of the victory over Auburn this past weekend. I get it – neither team is going to Atlanta. Both fan bases are majorly disappointed and the coaches are feeling the heat. Both teams have quarterbacks vying for “worst in the SEC” and our bowl games will probably be sponsored by a clothing store or a fast food chain. This is not exactly a reason to celebrate. After the South Carolina game, if you told the Dawg Nation that our quarterback would throw for 97 yards in a 20-13 win over Auburn to take us to 7-3 for the season, you probably would have been laughed out of the building. If somebody predicted we would not score a touchdown against Missouri or Florida, there would have been eye-rolling and head shaking. This season has become one of discontent and dissatisfaction. That is the breaks, figuratively (Greyson Lambert’s descent from greatness) and literally (Nick Chubb’s reconstructed knee). Alas, here we are. I even found myself becoming “Negative Nelly” for a couple of weeks, which is unlike me. One of my friends called me out and I realized how I sounded – an armchair quarterback with a serious case of male PMS. It is not befitting or helpful to anyone or anything. When I heard the aforementioned fan explain the meaninglessness of the Auburn win, I understood exactly why this attitude cannot stand. Despite the 7-3 record, we beat one of our major rivals at their place. Georgia and Auburn are as close as it gets, the series was tied 55-55-8 until 3:30 pm on Saturday. With our backs against the wall and down for most of the game, our players bowed up and got the job done. Special teams and opportunistic turnovers win games, just as much as a potent offense or stalwart defense. Auburn fans said we “stole one,” but I say that is hogwash. The history between the “Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” runs deep. Many of our past games have decided the postseason future of one or another. Vince Dooley graduated from Auburn. Pat Dye was an All-American at Georgia. The Dawgs’ defensive line coach, Tracy Rocker, was an All-American at Auburn. Rodney Garner and Will Muschamp are on the Plains now, but they once roamed the sidelines in Athens. We compete for the same recruits. Auburn is closer to southwest Georgia, where many a talented football player resides. The home team has seen more than its fair share of Peach State prospects cross into the Central Time Zone and for some reason, become Auburn Tigers. In fact, over 40 players on Auburn’s current roster hail from Georgia. The school has billboards all over Atlanta, luring wayward Georgians into a trance of unspeakable horror as they travel south on I-85 to join the Auburn ranks. Jordan-Hare Stadium has been the sight of many a Dawg undoing, but not last Saturday. Our coach on the hot seat with rumors buzzing like flies over a cow patty in one of Auburn’s many pastures, yet we held on. Our offense, as sluggish as a traffic on I-285 at 5:00 pm on Fridays, woke up when the time was right. The defense shut down the passing game and special teams yielded the biggest play of the game, a punt return for a touchdown by the smallest man on the field, Isaiah McKenzie. Was it pretty? No way. We are accustomed to shootouts where two offenses bash each other to pieces with amazing runs and acrobatic catches all over the field. Sharp quarterback play and two lines that can run and pass block with the best in the country. The games of 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 were some of the most amazing I have ever witnessed. While this game was not up to par with those contests, it came down to the wire and both teams fought hard. If we lost, where would we be? If a win “don’t mean nothin’” then what is a loss? It would mean everything. Richt’s seat would be in flames. The discontent would be intolerable. It would hurt recruiting, our bowl prospects, fan attendance for the rest of the year and pundits would fill the social media world with stories of how far Georgia has fallen. So, take this win and savor it. We have 364 days of bragging rights over our loudmouthed neighbors, who we will see again and again. Recruits saw how we rebounded and took the game in the fourth quarter in a hostile environment. Our true freshmen are gaining valuable experience for the years ahead, which will hopefully have better results. One of our coaches is now famous for injuring Rico McGraw during a celebration. If anything, we are an excitable bunch, Richt notwithstanding. Then there is Will Muschamp. The guy is literally the greatest double agent the Dawgs have ever had. He takes job after job with our rivals and he just keeps losing. Whoever hired him at Auburn, we certainly appreciate it. Maybe we can get him something in Tuscaloosa. ______________________ What do you think? Post your comments on the Bartow Sports Zone Facebook page or on Twitter @bartowsportszon Use #bradstephens

The Excel Christian Academy boys’ basketball team rallied from behind in the fourth quarter Friday night at Gordon Central to send the game into overtime. The Eagles then outscored the home-standing Warriors 12-4 in the extra period to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Lady Eagles outscored Gordon Central 17-8 in the fourth quarter to pull out a come-from-behind victory as well. The ECA girls improved to 1-1. Darius Thrower scored ten of his game-high 32 points in the overtime period, including 8 of 8 free throws late in regulation and overtime to lead the Eagles. Latrel Jones followed with 17 points. Chris Hale finished the night with nine points, Caleb West tallied eight, Dylan Drew scored six, Ryan Pickens four, and Hunter Johnson added three for ECA. Nesbitt and Culpepper led Gordon Central with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Brighton McCollum poured in 23 points to lead the Lady Eagles. Rylie Boston scored seven, followed by Xena Enos with four and Kalli Beth Scheff added two. The Eagles and Lady Eagles return home Tuesday (Dec. 1) to host North Paulding. The girls’ game is scheduled for 6pm with the boys’ game to follow. Excel then returns to the road at Walker Friday (Dec. 4) and at Temple on Saturday (Dec. 5).

ADAIRSVILLE 34, JACKSON 16 Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Daily Tribune News Next for the Tigers: Home vs. Westminster, Fri., Nov. 27, 7:30pm, Class AAA State Quarterfinals CARTERSVILLE 28, LIBERTY CO. 7 Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Daily Tribune News Next for the Purple Hurricanes: Home vs. Jonesboro, Fri., Nov. 27, 7:30pm, Class AAAA State Quarterfinals