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August 22, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Colonels scored on each of their first half possessions Thursday night and cruised to a 48-0 home win over the Model Blue Devils. The Colonels' defense created turnovers and stifled the Blue Devils' offense for most of the night. Quarterback Brody McWhorter tossed three touchdown passes. Braylon Hill rushed for two touchdowns while Jachai Delgado and Jerome Sanders added one touchdown run each. Chase Tatum, Hill, and Elijah Slocum hauled in the Cass touchdown receptions. The Colonels received the opening kickoff and engineered an 80-yard drive to take a 6-0 lead just 3:16 into the first quarter. McWhorter connected with his tight end Chase Tatum for a 4-yard score but the PAT kick failed. The Cass defense forced Model to punt on their first possession and the Colonels’ offense marched back down the field. Braylon Hill scored the first of his touchdowns to culminate the drive with a 1-yard plunge. With 1:37 remaining in the first quarter the Colonels held a 13-0 lead following the first of six Mason Madrid PAT kicks. Hill finished off the Colonels’ third possession with a 6-yard jaunt. The scoring run put Cass up 20-0 with 9:16 left in the first half. Running back Jachai Delgado capped the fourth Cass offensive possession with a 13-yard scamper to give the Colonels a 27-0 advantage with 5:57 left in the second quarter. Ja’Kai Baldwin’s interception created the possession. Following a fumble recovery by Jeremiah Deroche’ that gave the Colonels another short field, McWhorter hooked up with Hill for a 17-yard touchdown pass and a 34-0 lead with 4:56 remaining before the half. The Cass defense got the ball back with less than a minute remaining in the half to set up another score. The offense responded with a 59-yard scoring drive. McWhorter found Slocum for a 38-yard strike and a 41-0 lead at the intermission. With a running clock, Jerome Sanders sprinted for a 46-yard touchdown with 1:21 left in the third quarter. It was the only scoring play of the second half. McWhorter was 14-for-18 passing for 227 yards and three touchdowns all in the first half. He added 12 rushing yards on three attempts. Hill totaled 87 rushing yards on nine carries. Sanders finished with 49 yards on five attempts and Jachai Delgado added 37 yards on six carries. Slocum led the receiving corp with six catches for 86 yards. The Colonels finished the night with 427 total yards on offense -- 200 rushing and 227 passing. Model (1-1) hosts Coosa next Friday. Cass (2-0) will entertain Adairsville (2-0) on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

August 24, 2024 The Woodland girls finished sixth of 14 teams on Saturday at the 32nd Ridge Ferry Invitational held at Rome's Ridge Ferry Park. Meanwhile, the Cass boys were 12th and the Woodland boys were 14th of 19 teams in varsity races. The Lady Cats were led by Allison Snead (17th, 20:29), Miranda Pelow (20th, 21:00), Addison Brown (37th, 22:30), Abby George (64th, 24:10), and Sophia St. James (66th, 24:12). Pope won the girls' varsity race and it included 125 competitors. Pope also won the boys varsity race and it included 161 runners. The Cass boys were led by Nicholas Robinson (34th, 17:43), Leonardo Galeana (56th, 18:32), Booker Gearhart (59th, 18:41), Jordan Russell (74th, 18:59), and Benny Flores (105th, 20:08). The Woodland boys were led by Will Parker (43rd, 17:52), James Morris (52nd, 18:18), Gabe Hardin (73rd, 18:58), Logan Marr (78th, 19:06), and Charlie Hennington (100th, 19:49). Next on the Cass and Woodland schedules is the 18th Annual Run at the Rock hosted by Woodland on September 7. CARTERSVILLE XC TEAMS RACE AT BOB BLASTOW EARLY BIRD INVITE The Cartersville High cross country teams competed on Saturday at the Bob Blastow Early Bird Invitational in Whitesburg at the McIntosh Nature Preserve. The girls' event was won by Pace Academy and the boys' team race was won by Jones County. The girls' race included 199 runners and the boys' race had 249 competitors. The Lady Canes placed 17th of 21 teams while the Hurricanes were 11th of 27 teams. The Cartersville girls were led by Sofia Burns (10th, 19:25), Kylie Ham (77th, 21:56), Vivi Vest (109th, 22:42), Hadley Finnemore (144th, 23:36), and Samantha Stepp (151st, 23:49). The Cartersville boys leaders were Barrett Stepp (41st, 16:31), Will Feuerbach (54th, 16:48), Kaleb Lanier (63rd, 17:01), Hayden Mitchell (79th, 17:20), and Micah Sanders (90th, 17:32). The Cartersville teams are scheduled to run at the Starr’s Mill Invitational in Fayetteville on Saturday.

August 24, 2024 LOCAL SOFTBALL ROUNDUP -- THURSDAY and SATURDAY The Adairsville Lady Tigers have won four straight games after sweeping Gilmer on Thursday and taking a doubleheader from Armuchee on Saturday. Adairsville blanked Gilmer on Thursday night to complete a region series sweep with the Bobcats this week. The Lady Tigers added to an early 2-0 lead with a four-run fourth inning to take control of the game.  Adairsville outhit Gilmer in the contest, nine to two. Brie Patterson had two hits against Gilmer including a double. Riley Mounger and Lily Roberts also had two hits each. Ashlyn Carlton collected Thursday’s pitching win with a seven-inning shutout. She allowed just two hits and one walk while fanning eleven. On Saturday, the Lady Tigers swept Armuchee in a doubleheader 14-8 and 13-6. Pitchers Jordan Clay (7 IP, 8R, 4ER, 11H, 4BB, 8K) and Maddie Baggett (7 IP, 6R, 4ER, 7H, 3BB, 3K) tossed complete games to earn wins. Ansley Powell, Roberts, and Taylor Evans had two hits in the opening game on Saturday. Roberts had four hits and three RBI in Game 2. Alivia Joslin followed with three hits. Patterson and Mounger both added two hits including a double and three RBI each. Adairsville (8-5, 2-4) hosts Southeast Whitfield for a non-region game on Monday. CARTERSVILLE 9, CEDARTOWN 1 The Lady Canes broke open a 1-1 game with three runs in the fourth inning and five more in the sixth to beat visiting Cedartown on Thursday, 9-1, in six innings. Zoie Shiflett tossed all six innings in the circle allowing just three hits. The lone run was unearned and she issued no walks but did not record a strikeout. Allana Williams (three RBI) and Reese Dumas (double, RBI) led the Lady Canes’ offense with two hits. Cartersville (9-2, 7-0) will look to extend a five-game win streak on Tuesday at home against Dalton at 5:30 p.m.  CASS 8, DALTON 0 Cass snapped a two-game skid on Thursday evening at home with an 8-0 region victory over Dalton. Cass scored six runs in the bottom of the second inning and added two more in the fourth to win in five innings. Kylie Gentry allowed just two hits and two walks in the circle. She struck out seven. Molli Morrow (double, four RBI) and Sydney Satterfield (double, RBI) led the Lady Colonels’ offense. Cass (6-4, 4-3) hosts Woodland on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ALLATOONA 12, WOODLAND 0 The host Lady Buccaneers pounded 13 hits in four innings and blanked Woodland on Thursday, 12-0. Bailey Ryan, Kamryn Smith, Ashlyn Baines, and Mackenzie Araya had the only Lady Cats’ hits — all singles. Smith (3.1 IP, 12R, 11ER, 13H, 6BB, 1K) was the Woodland pitcher of record. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Lady Cats. Woodland (3-5, 3-4) visits Cass on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

August 23, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville quarterback Nate Russell tossed touchdown passes to Tyon Coe and Brady Marchese, running back Baylon Long rushed for two scores, and Jacaiden Leonard added another touchdown run in a 35-6 win over Rockmart on Friday night at Weinman Stadium. The Cartersville defense allowed its first points of the season but was dominant in the contest forcing five Rockmart turnovers. The Canes missed a pair of field goal attempts early in the first quarter before Leonard broke the scoring ice with a 63-yard touchdown run. Ramsey Rowell added the PAT kick for a 7-0 Cartersville lead with 2:34 left in the opening period. After possession exchanges, the Canes got on the scoreboard again.  Coe caught a short screen pass from Russell on third down and turned it into a 54-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead with 9:57 left in the second quarter. On the Hurricanes’ next possession, Leonard produced some key runs to move Cartersville deep into the red zone. On 3rd-and-goal, Long punched in a 1-yard run for a 21-0 advantage with 4:53 left in the half. Rockmart scored on the Yellow Jackets next possession to narrow the margin to 21-6. A 27-yard pass from Luke Parker to Aadrian Samples moved the ball into the red zone before Parker connected with Tristan Anderson for a 2-yard touchdown pass with 1:02 remaining in the second quarter. Riley Gober missed the Yellow Jackets’ extra point attempt but Rockmart was on the scoreboard following an 8-play, 59-yard drive. Cartersville answered immediately.  Brady Marchese caught a quick pass in the flat from Nate Russell and sprinted down the left sideline for a 53-yard touchdown. The scoring play and Rowell's PAT gave the Canes a 28-6 lead at halftime. Cartersville outgained the Yellow Jackets 320 yards to 82 total yards in the first half. Rockmart moved the ball into Cartersville territory on the opening possession of the second half and the drive was extended by a roughing the passer penalty. Canes’ defensive back Reed Ezell ended the drive, however, with a tipped-ball interception with 8:09 remaining in the third quarter. The Hurricanes were forced to punt again on their next possession and Anderson returned the kick into Cartersville territory. That possession for Rockmart ended with a fumble at the Cartersville 35-yard line with 5:40 remaining in the third quarter. Again, Rockmart forced a Cartersville punt and returned the kick beyond their 40-yard line. A personal foul penalty moved the Yellow Jackets into Cartersville territory and they eventually drove to the 10-yard line. The drive ended, however, with Rockmart’s fourth turnover of the night. Cartersville’s Brayden Logan intercepted Parker’s pass in the end zone with 11:57 remaining in the game. On the ensuing Cartersville drive, the Canes converted a 4th-and-short in their territory with a Russell keeper. Long added an 18-yard run and a Leonard run moved the Canes inside the Rockmart 30-yard line. Three plays later, Russell converted another fourth down play before Long raced it in for an 18-yard touchdown run with 4:42 left in the game.  The 13-play drive covered 80 yards and took 7:05 off the game clock essentially icing the game. The touchdown and PAT kick gave the Canes a 35-6 advantage. Russell was 10-for-17 for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Marchese led the receiving corps with three catches for 70 yards. A’Darian Taylor-Wilson had three receptions for 43 yards and Ja’Mauri Brice finished with four receptions. Leonard paced the Canes’ rushing attack with 127 yards on 11 attempts. Long had 103 yards on 16 carries. Rockmart (0-2) has a bye week before traveling to Ringgold on September 6. Cartersville (2-0) hosts Hapeville Charter next Friday at 7:30 p.m. ~~ Don Startup contributed to this report.

August 23, 2024 The Adairsville Tigers trailed at halftime on Thursday night at Pepperell but controlled the second half in a 31-14 win in Lindale. Tigers’ quarterback Ethan Long tossed four touchdown passes in the game — two each to Colt Sanford and Tre Winters and Adairsville scored 24 unanswered points in the second half. The Tigers' opening drive of the night chewed up six minutes off the game clock but was stopped at the Pepperell 30-yard line on a fourth-and-inches play.  Pepperell converted the turnover on downs into points in just one play. Madoc Garcia raced 70 yards on first down for a Dragons touchdown. The PAT by Cameron Jones gave Pepperell a 7-0 lead with 6:02 remaining in the first quarter. Adairsville tied the game on the next possession. A six-play, 69-yard drive culminated with a 41-yard touchdown pass from Long to Sanford. The PAT by Cooper Souders evened the score at 7-7. Following three-and-out possessions by both teams, Adairsville drove to the Pepperell 6-yard line only to turn the ball over on downs.  The Dragons responded with a 94-yard touchdown drive to take the lead. On the fifth play of the possession, quarterback Sam Ross connected with Kellen Edeburn on a screen pass that the receiver turned into a 59-yard touchdown. Pepperell’s PAT gave the Dragons a 14-7 lead at halftime. In the second half, the Tigers’ defense blanked Pepperell. Meanwhile, Long connected with Winters for a pair of third-quarter touchdowns. He also had a touchdown pass to Sanford in the fourth quarter.  A 38-yard field goal by Souders in the fourth quarter rounded out the scoring and solidified a 31-14 Adairsville victory. Pepperell (0-2) plays at Christian Heritage in Dalton next Friday. Adairsville (2-0) visits Cass on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.  ~~ Larry Gardner contributed to this report.

August 23, 2024 The Woodland Wildcats struggled offensively with turnovers on Thursday night and fell to the visiting Woodstock Wolverines, 42-3. Woodland matched Class 5A Woodstock defensively in the first quarter with both teams struggling to score. The Wildcats even managed to strike first with a 43-yard field goal by Nick Miranda with 1:56 remaining in the opening quarter. At the 10:32 mark of the second quarter, the Wolverines tied the score with their own 26-yard field goal to make the score 3-3. The remainder of the scoring would belong to Woodstock. The Wolverines broke the early tie with a 37-yard screen pass for a touchdown and grabbed a 10-3 lead with 5:04 remaining in the first half. Following a brief possession by Woodland, the Wolverines extended their lead to 13-3 with a 30-yard field goal with 3:15 remaining in the period.  Woodstock struck again just before the intermission. This time it was a short pass that turned into a 37-yard touchdown and built a 19-3 lead for the Wolverines. A two-point conversion attempt failed, but Woodstock held a 16-point advantage heading into the locker room. The Wolverines controlled the second half. A Woodland fumble turned into a 47-yard scoop and score for a touchdown with 9:30 left in the third quarter. A PAT kick and a safety on Woodland’s ensuing possession gave the Wolverines a 28-3 lead with 9:09 remaining in the quarter. Later in the third period, Woodstock added to the advantage with a 19-yard touchdown pass. Following the PAT kick, the Wolverines led 35-3 with 2:42 left in the third quarter. Woodstock added one more scoring drive in the fourth quarter. It was culminated by a short rushing touchdown with 5:30 remaining to seal a decisive 42-3 victory. The Wolverines improved to 2-0 and will host North Springs next Friday. Woodland (1-1) has a bye in their schedule next week. The Wildcats will host Adairsville on Friday, September 6. ~~ Kevin Pate and David Herron contributed to this report.

August 23, 2024 CARTERSVILLE WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT The Lady Canes defeated Villa Rica (27-25, 25-17) and North Cobb Christian (25-15, 25-17) on Thursday evening at the Storm Center for their fourth and fifth straight match victories. The Hurricanes have now won seven of their last eight matches. Amara Ejieke and Holly Dufrene led the Lady Canes’ front line against the Wildcats with eight and six kills, respectively.  Riley Huff contributed three blocks. In the win over the Lady Eagles, Dufrene had seven kills and four blocks. Addison Marisko totaled six kills. Huff contributed six blocks and Aubree Barrett added 10 assists. Cartersville (9-4) plays in a tournament on Saturday at Calhoun. WOODLAND DROPS MATCH WITH EAST PAULDING The Lady Cats fell in straight sets to East Paulding on Thursday in a best-of-three. The Raiders won 25-11, 25-15, and 25-16. Bella King had three service aces for the Wildcats and Izzy Hazelwood led the front line with eight attacks. Woodland (2-9) hosts Dalton and Cartersville on Tuesday. ADAIRSVILLE SPLITS REGION MATCHES The Adairsville Lady Tigers split their opening Region 7-AAA matches on Thursday evening falling to Calhoun (13-25, 10-25) but defeating Gilmer (20-25, 27-25, 15-12). In the loss to Calhoun, Addie Pearson had three kills, three blocks, and two digs. Delaney Baxter totaled 10 digs. In the win over Gilmer, Pearson finished with five kills, six digs, and 29 assists. Abby Farr added four kills. Adairsville (5-8) returns to action on Tuesday at Ridgeland and will also face LaFayette. CASS WINS AT GODRON CENTRAL, DROPS MATCH TO FANNIN The Lady Colonels split a tri-match at Gordon Central on Thursday evening. Cass lost to the Fannin Rebels (12-25, 8-25) but beat the host Warriors (25-16, 21-25, 15-11) in three sets. In the loss to Fannin, Blayke Gardiner had five blocks. Jaela Smith contributed two kills. Addison Reed had two assists and Harlee Davis added a service ace. In the three-set win over Gordon Central, Gardiner totaled seven blocks. Davis contributed five aces and four kills. Carson Brannon added 12 digs and Reed distributed 10 assists. Cass (1-3) plays on Saturday in a tournament at Rockmart.

August 21, 2024 The Cartersville Lady Canes volleyball team won a pair of home matches in the Storm Center on Tuesday night defeating Sequoyah and Harrison. In the opening match with Sequoyah, the Canes won the first set 25-21, dropped the middle set 20-25, but rallied to take the match with a 15-11 win in the third set. Riley Huff had nine kills and five blocks. Amara Ejieke finished with seven kills and five digs. Holly Dufrene contributed six kills while Addison Marisko added five kills and two blocks on the front line. Adahlyn Womack and Addie Rickman produced three and two blocks, respectively.  Riley Jarrett and Emma Wall had two aces each. Jarrett added six digs and Wall added 10 assists. McKenzie Wilkie led the Hurricanes with 12 digs and Aubree Barrett distributed 17 assists. Cartersville started slowly and trailed most of the opening set with Harrison before rallying to win 26-24. The Canes followed with a 25-20 win in set two to take the match with the Hoyas. Ejieke paced the Canes' front line with nine kills and two blocks. Marisko, Dufrene, and Huff had six kills and two blocks each. Sydney McNair-Seigler contributed eight digs and Wilkie had six digs. Jarrett finished with two aces and four digs. Barrett controlled the offense with 20 assists and Wall added eight assists. Cartersville (7-4) hosts Villa Rica and North Cobb Christian on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

August 20, 2024 Woodland volleyball won all three sets in a non-region match at Excel Christian Academy on Tuesday evening. The Lady Cats, led by Bella King with five aces and Brooke Kolowski with six kills, won 25-18, 25-11, and 25-13. The loss dropped ECA to 1-3 on the season. The Lady Eagles play at Oakwood Christian next Tuesday, August 27. Woodland (2-8) travels to East Paulding on Thursday.  ADAIRSVILLE DROPS TWO HOME MATCHES ON TUESDAY The Adairsville Lady Tigers volleyball team lost a pair of home matches on Tuesday night, falling to Coosa and Sonoraville. Adairsville won the middle set with Coosa 26-24, but dropped the opening set 22-25 and the tie-breaking set, 11-15. Alivia Wynn had six kills and seven digs in the Tigers’ loss to Coosa. Alexis Scott also had six kills. Ansley Mims had five kills and one block. Delaney Baxter contributed four kills, one block, and nine digs. Addie Pearson amassed 18 digs. Sonoraville topped the Tigers 25-20 and 25-16. Scott contributed eight kills. Ella Steward had four blocks. Wynn finished with 12 assists and Pearson totaled 15 digs. Adairsville (5-8) begins play in Region 7-3A on Thursday at home against Gilmer and Calhoun.

August 20, 2024 Cartersville softball scored eight runs in the top of the first inning on Tuesday evening at Hiram and went on to win 19-5. Hiram didn’t fade away immediately. The Hornets answered with five runs in the bottom of the second inning to make the score 8-5, but the Lady Canes added 11 more runs over the next two frames. Cartersville winning pitcher Pressley Crabbe shut out Hiram over those same two innings to seal the win. Maddox Key (two RBI), Taryn Bradley (two RBI), Jordan Bishop (double, RBI), and Addi Burns led the Cartersville offense with two hits. Kinsey Woodard (double, four RBI), Jaycee Blackwell (home run, two RBI), Zoie Shiflett (home run, two RBI), Layne Callan (RBI), Reese Dumas, Ansleigh Tilley (double), and LaKaiya Banks (double) had one hit. Crabbe (sac fly) and Allana Williams added one RBI. Hiram (0-8, 0-7) remained winless on the season. Cartersville (8-2, 6-0) hosts Cedartown on Thursday at 5 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE 2, GILMER 1 The Adairsville Lady Tigers won the first game of a home-and-home series this week with Gilmer on Tuesday evening, 2-1. The host Tigers led 1-0 through five innings before the Bobcats tied the game in the top of the sixth. Adairsville answered with a run in the bottom of the sixth on Brie Patterson’s RBI single to retake the lead.  Gilmer loaded the bases in the top of the seventh inning, but Tigers pitcher Maddie Baggett induced a flyout to keep the Bobcats off the scoreboard. Ashlyn Carlton (double), Lily Roberts (double), Ansley Powell, Ashlynn Durden, and Baggett also had one hit each for the Lady Tigers. Baggett (5 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 3BB, 2K) went five innings in relief to earn the pitching win for Adairsville. Jordan Clay (2 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 2K) was the Lady Tigers starter in the circle. Adairsville (5-5, 1-4) heads to Ellijay on Thursday for the rematch with Gilmer (3-8, 0-4) at 5:30 p.m. WOODLAND 10, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 9 The Woodand softball team trailed visiting Southeast Whitfield 9-0 through 4-½ innings on Tuesday night but rallied to post 10 runs over their final three offensive frames to earn a 10-9 Region 7-4A victory. The win was the third straight for the Lady Cats since starting the season 0-4. With the score knotted at nine each in the bottom of the seventh, Bailey Ryan reached on an outfield error by the Lady Raiders and later scored the game-winning run when Jordan Hammonds reached on an infield error. Gracie Korb (7 IP, 9R, 3ER, 8H, 2BB) worked all seven innings in the circle for the Lady Cats and collected the pitching win. Five Wildcats had two hits each including Ryan (RBI), Hammonds (RBI), Kamryn Smith (two RBI), Bitsy Hartsfield (RBI), and Alana Carnes (two RBI). Bailey Gerstner added one hit with two RBI. The Lady Raiders (0-8, 0-5) remained winless for the season. Woodland (3-4, 3-3) plays at Allatoona on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. ALLATOONA 4, CASS 0 Lady Bucs junior pitcher Aubrey Moore limited Cass to only three hits and one walk to earn a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday in White. Moore struck out eight in her seven-inning, complete-game effort as Allatoona remained one game behind Cartersville in the Region 7-4A standings. Allatoona scored single runs in the first, third, fourth, and fifth innings and totaled seven hits. Lily Powell (7 IP, 4ER, 7H, 2BB, 2K) also went the distance in the circle for Cass but was saddled with the pitching loss. Braelyn Franklin, Darianna Sosa, and Bailey York had the three Lady Colonels hits — all singles. The Lady Buccaneers improved to 6-1 overall and 6-1 in Region 7-4A. Cass (5-4, 3-3) hosts Dalton on Thursday in a 5:30 p.m. start.

August 18, 2024 The cross country teams at Cartersville High and Woodland High participated in the 9th annual Hoya 2-Mile Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Allatoona Creek Park in Acworth. The Cartersville boys placed sixth out of 15 teams fielding full team results. The Canes’ Barrett Stepp finished 21st overall in 10:28. Will Feuerbach (34th, 10:39), Kaleb Lanier (41st, 10:44), Hayden Mitchell (43rd, 10:46), and Carson Robinson (47th, 10:50) rounded out the top five for Cartersville. Sofia Burns (12:00) and Kylie Ham (13:42) paced the Cartersville girls' results. Genevieve Alessandro (15:02) and Olivia Cox (15:03) were also among the top Cartersville times. Lucy Dicara, Mary Beth Milam, and Ella Sabaka had the next best times for the Lady Canes. Miranda Pelow (13:27), Allison Snead (14:10), and Abby George (15:20) posted the best times for the Woodland Lady Cats. Sophia St. James, Sierra Woodie, and Katie Anne Jones were next for Woodland. The top five times for the Woodland boys included Juan Mendoza (10:54), Will Parker (11:29), James Morris (11:57), Gabe Hardin (12:08), and Logan Marr (12:15). Woodland will compete in the Ridge Ferry Invitational in Rome on Saturday. Cartersville will send competitors to the Bob Blastow Invitational in Whitesburg and the Ridge Ferry Invitational on Saturday.

August 19, 2024 Cartersville and Woodland collected Region 7-4A softball victories on Monday night while Cass fell at Cedartown and Adairsville dropped a Region 7-3A decision at LaFayette. CARTERSVILLE 12, ALLATOONA 3 The Lady Canes trailed Allatoona briefly on Monday at home but took the lead for good in the bottom of the second inning and cruised to a 12-3 region win over the Lady Buccaneers. Cartersville led 5-2 after two innings, added a Jordan Bishop solo home run in the fourth, and closed out the run-rule, six-inning victory when Zoie Shiflett hit a walk-off grand slam. Shiflett earned the pitching victory for Cartersville. She allowed three earned runs on seven hits and one walk. The Lady Canes’ hurler struck out four. In addition to the two Canes’ homers, Kinsey Woodard (two RBI), LaKaiya Banks, Allana Williams (sac fly, RBI), and Layne Callan had one hit. Kennedy Crenshaw drove in two runs. The loss was the first of the season for Allatoona (5-1, 5-1). Cartersville (7-2, 5-0) travels to Hiram on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. start and will host Cedartown on Thursday at 5 p.m. WOODLAND 9, HIRAM 4 The Lady Cats won at Hiram on Monday night for their second straight win after starting the season 0-4. Woodland started fast with five runs in the top of the first inning and three more in the second to build an 8-1 lead. The Hornets scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh and had two more runners on base in the frame but Lady Cats pitcher Kamryn Smith induced a ground out and a fly out to end the late Hiram threat. Smith went the distance in the circle for the pitching win. She allowed three earned runs on 12 hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Jordan Hammonds (double, RBI) and Bitsy Hartsfield (RBI) paced the Woodland offense with three hits each. Bailey Gerstner (double, two RBI) and Smith (RBI) contributed two hits. Ashlyn Baines (double, two RBI), Mackenzie Araya (RBI), Bailey Ryan, and Alana Carnes added one hit. Hiram slipped to 0-7 overall and 0-6 in Region 7-4A. Woodland (2-4, 2-3) hosts Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and will travel to Allatoona on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. start. CEDARTOWN 7, CASS 2 The Lady Colonels fell behind 4-0 early and had a four-game winning streak snapped on Monday evening at Cedartown, 7-2. The Lady Bulldogs scored two runs in the bottom of the first and two more in the second for a 4-0 lead. Cass scored a run in the top of the fourth but Cedartown added single insurance runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to take control. The Bulldogs outhit the Colonels eleven to three. Lily Powell (2 IP, 4ER, 6H, 0BB, 1K) made the pitching start for Cass and was tagged with the loss. Kylie Gentry (4 IP, 3R, 2ER, 5H, 0BB, 1K) also pitched for the Colonels. Sydney Satterfield (double), Braelyn Franklin, and Harlee Thomason had one hit for Cass. Cedartown improved to 6-2 overall and 4-2 in Region 7-4A. The Lady Colonels (5-3, 3-2) host Allatoona on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and Dalton on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. LAFAYETTE 7, ADAIRSVILLE 2 The host LaFayette Lady Ramblers scored runs in five of their six offensive frames on Monday night to earn a 7-2 Region 7-3A win over Adairsville. LaFayette starting pitcher, Olivia Free, limited the Lady Tigers to only three hits in her six innings of work. Ashlyn Carlton (6 IP, 7ER, 9H, 2BB, 5K) was saddled with the pitching loss for Adairsville. Katie Anglian (RBI), Lily Roberts, Riley Mounger, and Ashlynn Durden had one hit each for the Tigers. LaFayette remained undefeated on the season at 8-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 7-3A. Adairsville (4-5, 0-4) hosts Gilmer on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. in another region game and travels to Ellijay for a rematch with the Bobcats on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.