Canes, Tigers, and Wildcats pick up Friday night victories
Three of the four local high school football teams picked up wins Friday night with Woodland, Cartersville, and Adairsville earning non-region victories.
Cass, the only local team to fall, scored in the final minute of their game to pull within one point and elected to go for the win with a two-point conversion pass that failed.
CARTERSVILLE 24, JONESBORO 13
Cartersville’s Ja’Mauri Brice threw a 67-yard touchdown pass and caught a 15-yard scoring strike in the first half Friday as the Hurricanes defeated visiting Jonesboro 24-13.
The Brice touchdown toss went to Kendrick Price on a gadget play on the Canes’ first possession. His reception was a 15-yard toss from quarterback Nate Russell with 10:58 to go in the first half.
Baylon Long gave Cartersville a 21-0 lead with 7:39 remaining in the third quarter on a 3-yard run.
The Cardinals scored two defensive touchdowns to narrow the Canes’ lead to 21-13 early in the final quarter, but a Ryan Johnson 23-yard field goal with 4:32 remaining in the game helped secure the Cartersville win.
Jonesboro scored on a 55-yard fumble recovery and return with 0:11 left in the third quarter and Montez Redding returned a pick-six 45 yards for a Cardinals’ touchdown with 11:13 remaining in the fourth period.
Jonesboro (1-1) hosts Dutchtown next Friday.
Cartersville (2-0) entertains Allatoona Friday at Weinman Stadium in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
WOODLAND 35, COOSA 0
The Woodland Wildcats bounced back in Week 2 this past Friday night to win at Coosa in Rome, 35-0.
Quarterback Brelace Williams threw three touchdown passes to help lead the Wildcats’ attack.
The signal caller had a 20-yard TD pass to Josh McBroom early in the second quarter and connected twice in the second half with Isaiah Livsey for scores — one from 25 yards and another from seven yards out.
Jay Walker’s 17-yard touchdown run gave Woodland a 6-0 lead in the first quarter and Christian Cothran had a 67-yard fumble recovery for a Wildcats’ touchdown.
Coosa (1-1) hosts Gordon Central Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Woodland (1-1) visits Model Friday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff in Shannon.
ADAIRSVILLE 21, CHEROKEE BLUFF 7
The Adarisville Tigers led 14-0 at halftime and held a 21-0 advantage early in the third quarter Friday night in Flowery Branch on their way to a 21-7 win over the Cherokee Bluff Bears.
Adairsville scored on their first possession with a five-play, 80-yard drive. Following four straight runs, quarterback Jonathan Gough connected with wide receiver Tre Winters on a 63-yard touchdown pass. Cooper Souders booted the first of three PATs to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead.
They added to their lead on the next possession.
Adairsville marched 83 yards on ten plays to go ahead 14-0. Ethan Blome punched in the score with a 1-yard run with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.
There was no scoring in the second period although Cherokee Bluff threatened. The Bears took 14 plays to drive to the Adairsville 2-yard line but the Tigers defense broke up a pass play and denied a score on a fourth-and-goal play.
The defensive stand allowed the Tigers to maintain a 14-0 advantage at the intermission.
On Adairsville’s second offensive possession of the third quarter, the Tigers drove 68-yards on six plays to take a 21-0 lead. The drive included a key 52-yard run by Peyton Bowen and was culminated with a 2-yard keeper by Gough with eight minutes remaining in the period.
The Bears scored their touchdown later in the third period.
A 12-play, 65-yard drive was capped with a 2-yard touchdown run by backup quarterback Kaden Thompson with three minutes left in the quarter.
The two teams traded possessions in the fourth quarter but the game ended with a 21-7 Tigers’ win.
Cherokee Bluff (0-2) has a bye week before hosting Madison County on September 8.
Adairsville (1-0) hosts Rabun County Friday at 7:30 p.m.
ROCKMART 24, CASS 23
Cass rallied on their final possession to pull within one point at Rockmart Friday night and head coach Steve Gates made the decision to go for the win on the road.
Down 24-17 and facing a 4th-and-2 at the Yellow Jackets’ 27-yard line, Cass quarterback Brodie McWhorter tossed a touchdown pass to UGA signee Sacovie White with 0:36 remaining in the game. The scoring strike culminated a 70-yard, six-play drive and set up a dramatic two-point conversion attempt for the Colonels.
Following a timeout, McWhorter again tried to connect with White in the left side of the end zone but Rockmart’s Tristan Anderson deflected the pass away allowing the Yellow Jackets to hold on for a 24-23 non-region win.
Rockmart led 10-0 with 7:04 to go in the first half. Nazhir Turner scored on an 11-yard run capping an 88-yard, 11-play drive. Jackets’ kicker Jose Alegria, who added the PAT, had earlier kicked a 28-yard field goal midway through the first quarter.
Cass narrowed the lead to 10-7 late in the second period.
Devin Henderson scored on a 23-yard jaunt to finish off an 80-yard, 12-play drive by the Colonels. Austin McArthur added the extra-point kick.
A 21-yard field goal by McArthur in the third period pulled Cass into a 10-10 tie with 4:14 showing on the clock but Rockmart regained the lead on its next possession.
The Yellow Jackets drove 52 yards in six plays to regain the lead. The big play in the drive was a 45-yard pass from J.D. Davis to Tristan Anderson that ultimately set up a 1-yard scoring plunge by Brent Washington with 1:27 remaining in the third quarter.
The Colonels kept the ball on the ground with their next possession.
Devin Henderson capped an 11-play drive that covered 70 yards to knot the score again at 17-17. His 21-yard touchdown run finished off the drive that was all rushing plays and took over six minutes.
Rockmart, ranked 7th in Class AA, gained the lead for good on the ensuing possession.
The Yellow Jackets marched 77 yards in 12 plays with Washington scoring on a 12-yard run for a 24-17 advantage with 1:48 left in the game.
Rockmart (1-1) has a bye week before hosting Dalton in a non-region game on September 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Cass (0-2) will seek its first win of the season on Saturday (September 2) in a non-region game against Drew Charter. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Southern Crescent Stadium in Riverdale.
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