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Although the Giants were awarded a first down on a fumble recovery, Vic Beasley, Jr. recorded the first sack of his NFL career in the fourth quarter Sunday against New York. Upon replay, it looked like it may have possibly been a forward pass, but the defense held anyway after the Falcons stopped Rashad Jennings on a third and 2 play. Years from now, it will always be Beasley, Jr.'s first NFL sack. Atlanta trailed 20-10 in the fourth quarter, but rallied for a 24-20 win at MetLife Stadium to improve to 2-0 on the season. New York had a final possession starting at their own 20 with 1:14 remaining, but Beasley and the Falcons’ defense were able to pressure Giants quarterback Eli Manning enough to halt any comeback effort. That pressure included Beasley getting a hit on Manning on a third down play. Beasley collected five tackles, one sack, and a forced fumble against the Giants. Through two games, Beasley has been on the field for 49 of the Falcons 74 defensive snaps (66.2%). The Falcons travel to Dallas to face the Cowboys Sunday at 1pm at AT&T Stadium. Vic Beasley is an Adairsville native who played at Adairsville High School and was an All-American at Clemson University. This is his rookie NFL season. Andre Fluellen, who is a member of the Buffalo Bills, played at Cartersville High School and Florida State University. He is in his seventh NFL season. Bartow Sports Zone tracks the performances of local collegiate and professional athletes through the Athletes Beyond Bartow page on this site.

Updates on local collegiate athletes currently participating in volleyball and soccer. 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. VOLLEYBALL Western Carolina — Katie O’Connor — MB, Sophomore (Cartersville HS) Won 1 of 4 matches the past week. A victory over Idaho. Losses to Appalachian State, Tennessee Tech, and Towson…. had 4 kills vs. ASU, 5 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks vs. Idaho; 10 kills, 1 dig, 4 blocks vs. Tennessee Tech; and 4 kills, 3 digs, and 2 blocks against Towson. The Catamounts are 6-9 on the season and host High Point and Wofford this week. They also have a road match at Chattanooga. Shorter University — Sydney Sumners — DS, Freshman (Adairsville HS) Saw action in one set Sept. 5 vs. Charleston College. Point University — Karlee Winecoff — OH/MH, Junior (Cass HS) Recorded seven kills and a service ace Sept. 12 vs. Milligan, TN…. had six kills and a service ace against Bryan College Sept. 8. The Skyhawks are 2-5 overall and 1-4 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. SOCCER Troy University — Mallory Hedden — Midfielder, Sophomore (Cass HS) Played 21 minutes in the Trojans’ 2-1 win over Belmont. Troy had road wins over the past week at Tennessee Tech and Belmont to improve their season mark to 7-2. Next: Home vs. South Alabama Sept. 25. Agnes Scott — Stephanie Hicks — Forward, Senior (Woodland HS) Has 4 goals. 10 of 14 shots taken this season have been on goal. Scotties lost to Sewanee Sept. 19, 5-1. Next: at Birmingham Southern Sept. 23 and at Middle Georgia Sept. 26. Charleston Southern — Emily Moore — Defender, Junior (Woodland HS) Has played in 2 of 7 games. Buccaneers are 2-2-2 on the year and play at Campbell Sept. 23 and at Liberty Sept. 26. Duquesne — Cody West — Defender, R-Sophomore (Cass HS) Did not play in a scoreless draw with Cornell Sept. 18. Played all 90 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Colgate. If we have left 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.

Steven Bowditch and Harris English will represent Scott Hamilton Golf Academy heading into the PGA TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta September 24-27. The TOUR Championship is the final event of the FedExCup playoffs for the current PGA Tour schedule. Jason Day leads the FedExCup standings heading into the Atlanta event. Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Henrick Stenson, and Bubba Watson round out the top five. Only the Top 30 in the points standings qualify for the TOUR Championship. Bowditch finished T41 at this past weekend’s BMW Championship just outside Chicago. That finish was good enough to hold on to a Top 30 spot at 24th. Harris English sneaks into the TOUR Championship at 30th place in the standings. English tied for 19th at Conway Farms to make the tour’s final field. 2015 FedExCup standings finishes for other Scott Hamilton Golf Academy players: Chris Kirk 37th Brendon Todd 48th Russell Henley 58th Boo Weekley 76th Hudson Swafford 81st Tom Gillis 142nd Jim Renner 210th Scott Hamilton Golf Academy is headquartered at Cartersville Country Club where Hamilton is Director of Golf. Hamilton coaches many prominent touring professionals through the SHGA.

Four local high school competition cheerleading squads picked up season opening division wins at the Pepperell Invitational Saturday. Woodland (photo left) won the co-ed division at Pepperell. Cass (photo right) won the Class AAAAA division. Cartersville won the Class AAAA division and Adairsville won the Class AAA division. Woodland will host their own invitational Saturday, Sept. 26 with Adairsville and Cass participating. Cartersville competes next at the Gladiator Cheer Classic hosted by Johns Creek HS Oct. 3. Woodland

Bartow County Recreation Department 12U Football results — Saturday, September 19 12U Football results — Saturday, September 19 at Old Cass High School Bartow Bears 13 Ashworth Warriors 0 Bobo Wynn and Santino Jones had rushing touchdowns for the Bears. R’Jai Rogers led the Bears’ rushing attack with 88 yards. Wynn and Jones added 75 and 30, respectively. Jadas Whatley also rushed for 11 yards. Jones accumulated 6 tackles. Wynn was credited with 3 tackles, while Rogers and Shannon Duhe had 2 each. Hunter King (62 yards rushing), Brady Cronan (21 yards rushing), and Brison McGinnis (7 yards rushing) led the Warriors offense. King and Randyn Burns had 3 tackles each. McGinnis added a pair of stops. Bartow Bucs 20 Red Bud 0 Thomas Knight, Jaqualyn Mayhall, and Morocco Wilkey each had scoring runs to lead the Bucs past Red Bud, 20-0. Andrew Nguyen finished with 118 total yards — 86 rush, 32 pass. Mayhall totaled 91 rushing yards. Knight and Wilkey ran for 76 and 19, respectively. Nicholas Johnson had 32 yards receiving and Jaiden Avalos rushed for 11 yards to round out the Bucs’ attack. On defense, Emmanuel Hayes had five tackles to lead the Bucs. Knight was credited with 3 tackles, while Chandler Wise and Nguyen had a pair of stops each. Red Bud was led Jed Knight with 30 yards rushing and a pair of tackles. Trevor Childers rushed for five yards and had six tackles. Isaac Brooks ran for 22 yards and Zach Lyles added 6 rushing yards for Red Bud. Calhoun Bulldogs 39 Bartow Falcons 7 Brett Bradley rushed for 142 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs. Brendan Gray ran for 48 yards and tossed a 41 yard scoring pass. Robert Warner totaled 36 yards rushing, had a 22 yard touchdown catch, and kicked four 2-point PATs. The Falcons got a scoring run from Isaac Linley and 65 yards rushing. Noah Ford rushed for 41 yards and passed for another 22. Ford also added a PAT run. Keylan McCarty rushed for 43 yards and Jelani Hames finished with 22 yards receiving. McCarty and Linley had four tackles each to lead the Falcons’ defense. Hames added a pair of stops. Adairsville Tigers 26 Calhoun Canes 14 The Tigers were led by T.J. Printup’s 142 total yards (111 rush, 31 pass). Printup scored on two runs and had a 22-yard touchdown catch from Patrick Shelley. Shelley passed for a total of 31 yards and ran for 26. Jacob Ray had a touchdown run and 59 yards rushing. Noah Standridge kicked a 2-point PAT. Ray and Shelley led the Tigers’ defense with 5 and 4 tackles, respectively. Kadron Trimble had a pair of tackles for the Tigers. Cooper Harmon scored twice and rushed for 142 yards to lead the Canes. Blaise Hammett kicked a 2-point PAT. Harmon (6 tackles), Christopher Sutton (5), Hammett (3), Johnny Washington (2), and Camden Charles (2) led the Calhoun Canes’ defense. Game information provided by BCRD.

Local collegiate harriers are making their impact in their respective programs as the cross country season begins to hit full stride. Keep up with all the local college and professional athletes through Bartow Sports Zone at the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page. Rhodes College — Spencer Fields (Fr., Kingston, GA; Darlington) ran fifth overall in a time of 26:32.71 at the 8k University of the South Invitational Sept. 5. Next: Rhodes Invitational in Memphis Sept. 26. Reinhardt Univeristy — Roger Herrerra (Jr., Cartersville HS) ran 29:25 and third on his Reinhardt University team at the University of North Georgia Invitational Sept. 19. The Eagles finished 10th of 20 teams. Next: SCAD Atlanta Invitational, Oct. 2 in Newnan. Young Harris College — Savannah Hardin (Fr., Cass HS) ran 89th in 27:05.09 at the University of North Georgia Invitational Sept. 19. YHC placed sixth out of 22 teams.………ran 16th overall with a time of 21:31.34 at the Eye Opener Invitational in Spartanburg, SC Sept. 5 as YHC finished second of seven teams. Next: Wingate Bulldogs Stampede Sept. 26 in Wingate, NC. Clayton State University — Troy Hickom (Jr., Cartersville HS) ran 54th in a time of 28:53.4 at the University of North Georgia Invitational 8k in Dahlonega Sept. 19. Clayton State was 6th of 16 teams ….ran third overall at the University of West Georgia Invitational Sept. 11 to help lead the Lakers to a first place finish. HIckom’s time at the UWGI 8k was 29:07.96. Next: Wingate Bulldogs Stampede Sept. 26 in Wingate, NC. 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 Cartersville girls and boys cross country teams won the Cartersville Classic Saturday hosted at the Tellus Science Museum. Five schools participated. Cartersville boys: Haden Boone — T1st — 17:53 Robbie Earick — T1st — 17:53 Patrick Gordon — 3rd — 18:21 Andy Sims — 4th — 18:26 Will Pruitt — 5th — 18:31 Jacob Busek — 6th — 18:52 William Matherne — 7th — 19:16 Jack Hacker — 8th — 19:20 Cartersville girls: Bree Cole — 1st — 19:49 Abby Forristall — 2nd — 21:28 Kayla Carpenter — 4th — 22:18 Vanna Beach — 8th — 23:56 Edith Milian — 9th — 24:00

Cartersville High School's volleyball team won the Bartow County Championship for the ninth consecutive time Saturday at Woodland. The Lady Canes defeated Cass 25-10, 22-25, 25-19 and beat Woodland in straight sets 25-23 and 25-19. For more on the tournament, see David Royal’s story in The Daily Tribune News. http://www.daily-tribune.com/sports/item/3551-lady-canes-win-bartow-county-volleyball-tournament.

Athletes Beyond Bartow -- Saturday football updates Georgia State University — Tarris Batiste (Sr., Cass HS) had 10 tackles Saturday in a 61-28 loss at Oregon. Air Force — Defensive back Hayes Linn (Jr., Cartersville HS) Started at free safety for the Falcons vs. Michigan State. Had 3 tackle assists in 35-21 loss. Georgia -- Punter Collin Barber (Sr., Cartersville HS) One punt vs. South Carolina for 39 yards and one kickoff for 64 yards to the South Carolina 1 yard line. Furman -- Offensive Guard, Justin Floyd (R-Sr., Cartersville HS) Starter at LG for the Paladins who defeated University of Central Florida, 16-15 to improve to 1-2. Furman totaled 270 yards of total offense. Maryville College — RB Chaz Rokins (So., Cass HS) Had 14 carries for 50 yards with a long run of 11 yards in a 30-13 win at Emory & Henry. Maryville College — CB Da’Kelin Wells (So., Cass HS) Started at cornerback. 2 tackles in Scots’ 30-13 victory at Emory & Henry. UNC Charlotte — Brooks Barden (R-Fr., Cartersville HS) Started at QB Saturday… completed 5 of 16 passing attempts for 27 yards with 1 interception. The 49ers lost at Middle Tennessee State, 73-14. UNC Charlotte — T.L. Ford (So., Cartersville HS) was targeted four times but did not catch a pass vs. MTSU. His only reception was negated by penalty. UNC Charlotte — Mark Quattlebaum (R-Fr., Cartersville HS) had one kickoff return for 13 yards in a loss at MTSU. Cornell — Twan Terrell (Sr. Woodland HS) Had one tackle in a 19-14 loss vs. Bucknell. Follow all of these players plus others playing football and other sports on the Athletes Beyond Bartow page on this website. Use the 'More' link located on the menu at the top of each page.

24th annual Ridge Ferry Invitational at Ridge Ferry Park in Rome. The event was Thursday, Sept. 17. Woodland boys finished third in the 14 team event behind Pope and Hillgrove. Adairsville finished tenth. Woodland boys: Julian Rocket, 8th overall, 17:31.81 Jonathan Holloway, 10th, 17:33.43 Jacob Glitz, 18th, 17:56.29 Dustin Kiel, 19th, 17:57.60 Alex Chavez, 34th, 18:45.62 Dioney Ochoa, 35th, 18:49.44 Levi Brandenburg, 41st, 18:55.72 Adairsville boys: Daniel Sullivan, 44th, 18:58.52 Jason Burdette, 45th, 19:02.44 Jared Tatum, 57th, 19:24.50 James Leker, 68th, 19:39.65 Spencer Rawlins, 69th, 19:39.84 Woodland girls finished fourth in the 13 team event behind Pope, Hillgrove, and Rome. Woodland girls: Lindsay Scifers, 3rd overall, 19:52.48 Cheyenne Spinks, 5th, 20:26.47 Elizabeth Roberson, 35th, 21:48.47 Casey Bolan, 40th, 21:56.62 Karla Alves, 57th, 22:37.58 McKaylie Bowles, 60th, 22:43.38 Makenna Eskew, 71st, 23:15.42 Adairsville girls: Ansley Leker, 53rd, 22:30.38 ____________________ Cass ran Saturday in the Warpath Invitational at Boling Park in Canton. Forsyth Central boys and South Forsyth girls won the event which included 29 boys teams and 25 girls teams. Cass Girls Jana Morning, 41st, 20:31.24 Miranda Degrauwe 168th, 25:31.96 Stella Gearheart, 179th, 27:51.83 Cass Boys Devon Martinez, 143rd, 18:59.02 Derick Smith, 197th, 21:27.68 Nick Poteat, 199th, 21:39.45 Tyler Smith, 203rd, 22:24.37 Michael Shaver, 204th, 23:01.25 Matt Hardin, 205th, 23:19.94 Camen Matthew, 207th, 26:32.73

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. ________________ The Head Ball Coach. Everybody knows who that moniker describes – especially those of us clad in Red and Black. If Mark Richt is the “dean” of SEC coaches, then Steve Spurrier is the “Prime Minister.” No coach in the league other than Nick Saban commands more media attention, divides fanbases and scares opposing teams quite like ol’ Steve. He is a man you have to account for, that you have to worry about and someone who never goes “gentle into that good night,” be it on the field or in front of a microphone. At the ripe old age of 70, many believe that Spurrier will be riding off into the sunset sooner than later. It could be true. South Carolina seems to be on the downswing after some glory years. They lost to Kentucky last week in an uninspiring game where Spurrier’s offense could not get going. At times, he seems tired and bemused by his surroundings – kind of like a guy waiting to get off work so he can make his 5:30 tee time. Georgia fans celebrate his impending retirement like Panama City Spring Break mixed with Mardi Gras. Spurrier has never hidden his hatred of Georgia nor his happiness when he beats the Dawgs, which has happened more often than not. He does not have seem to have this obsession with any other team. Many say it dates back to 1966, when Spurrier and his Florida Gator team rolled into Jacksonville undefeated and the Dawgs crushed them, 27-10. This defeat knocked them out of a chance at the SEC title and a possible national title shot. It was Spurrier’s worst game of the season and legend has it that Georgia’s defensive linemen were merciless in their taunting, as were the fans. This day was never forgotten by The Head Ball Coach and when he took over the Florida program in 1990, he made no bones about it. (pun intended) His days in Gainesville were marked by blowout wins at The World’s Largest Cocktail Party where his Gator teams simply manhandled Georgia. He went for fourth downs when the game was already over. He called deep pass plays in the fourth quarter when the score was lopsided, then called timeouts to prolong the misery. He was the first man to score 50 points in Sanford Stadium. All of this done with his trademark smirk and passive-aggressive comments to the media. This satisfaction drove Georgia people crazy. Flash forward a few years and here we are. Spurrier left Florida for the Washington Redskins and unfortunately for him, his success did not translate in the NFL. He came back to the SEC in 2005. Georgia’s program launched itself out of the doldrums of the 1990’s and became relevant again. His early years at the helm in Columbia saw consecutive losses to Georgia, but the pendulum has swung back in Darth Visor’s favor with the Gamecocks winning four of the last five. Despite the assuring words of the talking heads and the fact that Carolina’s starting quarterback is out, the Dawgs better be ready for war. A Spurrier-led team cannot ever be counted out and Dawg fans know it. It is a begrudging feeling to have that much respect for a rival coach, but one must acknowledge that the man is a winner and makes the game more interesting. Cast aside your emotions and think about it. In these politically correct days of coachspeak, Spurrier is like an oasis in the desert. Watch any interview with any other SEC coach, it’s all boilerplate: “We will get in the film room, prepare and get better.” “We just have to keep preparing each week and commit ourselves to the goal of victory.” “We just need to keep making plays and gaining positive yardage.” (Hello? I hate this new term. What does that even mean – positive yardage? Maybe someday a coach will get algebraic and say “Lose negative yardage.”) Coaches say a thousand words without really conveying anything. It’s a boring and pointless exercise that wastes air time, if you ask me. With Spurrier, you get exactly what you ask for, in plain English: “I do feel badly for Arkansas. That’s no fun getting your butt beat at home, homecoming and all that.” – in reference to South Carolina’s 52-7 victory over the Razorbacks in 2013. “I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.” – on playing Georgia early in the season every year. “In 12 years at Florida, I don’t think we ever signed a kid from the state of Alabama. Of course, we found out later that the scholarships they were giving out at Alabama were worth a whole lot more than ours.” – on recruiting the state of Alabama in the 1990’s. You couple this attitude with his winning record and notoriety, you have a true character in the days of robotic coaches with no ability to verbalize their true thoughts. Occasionally, Les Miles will say something colorful. Will Muschamp was good for a quote or two. However, neither of these men have the same reputation nor draw the same water as Spurrier. It is a mystique that cannot be replicated. The SEC will miss him when he decides to hang it up. It is sad to see the old coaches leave, regardless of how much you despised their tenures. I remember seeing longtime Tennessee coach Philip Fulmer’s last game in Athens in 2008. Georgia won the game easily and Tennessee fans were booing him as he left the field. He walked off the field arm-in-arm with his wife, as if he did not hear any of it. I was so glad to see him go, yet I had to tip my hat to him. A worthy adversary deserves that much. Steve Spurrier is most definitely worthy and the best villain that has ever walked a sideline in the SEC. Whether this is his last game in Athens or not, I will tip my hat to him….and maybe throw a piece of ice at him right after. ______________________ What do you think? Post your comments on the Bartow Sports Zone Facebook page or on Twitter @bartowsportszon

Cass 23, Dalton 8 1Q -- 5:20 -- After Boo Reed recovered a Dalton fumble at the 8-yard line, Trevor Lowe (photo) connected with Devin Pritchett on a 4-yard touchdown pass. Anthony Robledo PAT. (Cass 7, Dalton 0) 2Q -- 10:17 -- Following a Collin McIntosh fumble recovery at the Dalton 14-yard line. Anthony Robledo made a 19-yard field goal. (Cass 10, Dalton 0) 2Q -- 0:18 -- Anthony Robledo 27-yard field goal. (Cass 13, Dalton 0) 3Q -- 6:49 -- Derrick Maxwell capped a 64-yard Cass scoring drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. Robledo PAT. (Cass 20, Dalton 0) 4Q -- 4:24 -- Anthony Robledo 28-yard field goal. (Cass 23, Dalton 0) 4Q -- 2:33 -- Dalton 66-yard touchdown drive. J.P. Tighe scored on a 3-yard QB keeper. Tighe to Wyatt Erwin 2-point conversion pass. (Cass 23, Dalton 8) Brett Gaddy, Bradley Kirk, and Boo Reed had interceptions for Cass. Edvonte Curtis had a fumble recovery not mentioned in the scoring summary. Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://highschoolsports.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/18/cass-23-dalton-8/ Dalton Daily Citizen http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/sports/turnovers-costly-in-catamounts-loss-to-cass/article_c25c5436-5e84-11e5-bcbb-33eeb11f9fe2.html The Daily Tribune News http://www.daily-tribune.com/sports/item/3535-colonels-defense-dominates-dalton-in-23-8-region-win