Cartersville teams, Adairsville girls, and Excel boys collect Friday night wins
- Jan 10
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January 10, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com
Local teams came away with four wins from a full slate of high school basketball action on Friday night. Both Cartersville teams blasted host Southeast Whitfield. The Adairsville girls defeated visiting Calhoun, and the Excel Christian Academy boys overpowered The Stonehaven School in Marietta.
CARTERSVILLE BOYS 87, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 39
Wyatt Thomason recorded another double-double, and the Purple Hurricanes won their second-straight on Friday night after dropping two of three at the Adairsville Christmas Clash at the end of December.
Thomason finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds in the Canes’ one-sided 87-39 win at Southeast Whitfield. Will Bishop scored 13 points. Brayden King contributed 11, and Nas Bennett added 10 points. Shakai Taylor grabbed a dozen rebounds.
The host Raiders fell to 0-13 on the season.
Cartersville (11-3, 5-0) will host Cedartown in another Region 7-4A game on Tuesday at the Storm Center.
CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 52, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 15
The Lady Canes bounced back from a non-region loss on Thursday for a blowout win at Southeast Whitfield on Friday, 52-15.
Kaytlin Arnold scored 15 points and added three assists and three steals in the Lady Canes' victory. Zoe McCurry produced 11 points, six steals, and four rebounds. Trinity Montgomery finished with eight points and five boards.
The loss dropped Southeast Whitfield to 1-12 overall and 0-5 in Region 7-4A.
Third-ranked Cartersville (12-2, 5-0) hosts Cedartown at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
HOLY INNOCENTS 61, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 35
In girls’ action on Thursday at the Storm Center, visiting Holy Innocents’ built a 17-point lead in the second quarter and outscored the Lady Canes 21-11 in the third for a 26-point win.
Kaytlin Arnold scored 15 points to lead Cartersville. Zoe McCurry and Kaelyn Agee each added six.
The Lady Golden Bears, ranked No. 3 in the Private 3A-1A classification, improved to 10-5.
EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 77, THE STONEHAVEN SCHOOL 26
The Eagles built a 25-2 lead after one quarter on Friday night in Marietta and routed The Stonehaven School 77-26.
ECA led 47-14 at halftime and 63-18 through three quarters.
Clay Poe scored 15 points for Excel Christian. JJ Hubert and Connor Garland added 14 and 12 points, respectively.
The host Knights fell to 0-8 on the season.
Excel Christian (14-4, 3-0 GAPPS I-A, Region 1) travels to Powder Springs on Tuesday for a game at Praise Academy. The Eagles will host Fideles Christian of Cumming on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 41, CALHOUN 24
The Lady Tigers limited visiting Calhoun to single-digit scoring in all four quarters Friday night to defeat the Lady Jackets, 41-24.
Adairsville led 10-9 after one quarter, 22-11 at the intermission, and 24-19 through three quarters en route to a 17-point win.
Samantha Gough and Alivia Joslin led Adairsville with nine points. Lily Roberts added eight for the Lady Tigers.
Calhoun (2-12, 0-4 Region 7-3A) was paced by Jaylen Johns’ eight points.
Adairsville (6-11, 1-4) travels to LaFayette for a region game on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
CALHOUN 78, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 29
The visiting Yellow Jackets raced to a 28-11 lead in the first quarter and led 45-14 at halftime Friday in their 78-29 win at Adairsville.
Calhoun improved to 10-1 overall and 4-0 in Region 7-3A.
Adairsville (2-15, 1-4) travels to LaFayette for region action on Tuesday night.
CEDARTOWN 68, WOODLAND GIRLS 35
The visiting Cedartown girls’ basketball team earned its first Region 7-4A win on Friday night, winning at Woodland 68-35.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to 4-9 overall and 1-4 in region play.
Woodland (3-13, 0-5) visits Southeast Whitfield on Wednesday.
CEDARTOWN 67, WOODLAND BOYS 47
The visiting Bulldogs built a big lead early and held on for their fifth-straight win on Friday at Woodland, 67-47.
Cedartown (6-8, 2-3) led 27-9 after one quarter and 44-17 at halftime in their Region 7-4A victory.
Zane Diamond Pasley and Davion Smith led the Bulldogs with 19 and 18 points, respectively.
Landon Dougherty led Woodland with 17 points. Amir Heath tossed in 11, and Caiden Moore added seven for the Wildcats.
Woodland (7-9, 0-5) travels to Dalton on Wednesday to face Southeast Whitfield and will host Cartersville on Friday.
DALTON 71, CASS GIRLS 20
Ninth-ranked Dalton cruised to a 71-20 home win over Cass on Friday night.
Dalton led 25-5 after one quarter, 47-10 at the break, and 61-18 through three quarters.
Aubriyana Camp led the Lady Catamounts (10-3, 4-1 Region 7-4A) with 22 points. Georgia Sanders scored 13, and Wisdom Kent added 11 points.
Nakayla Evans and Yvonne Ellison each scored six points for Cass.
The Lady Colonels (4-9, 3-2) have dropped three straight. They travel to Hiram on Tuesday and host Allatoona on Friday.
DALTON 47, CASS BOYS 41
The Colonels lost a low-scoring Region 7-4A tussle at Dalton on Friday night, 47-41.
The two teams swapped leads into the final minutes, but the host Catamounts made free throws at the end to secure a six-point win.
The game was tied 10-10 after one quarter, and Dalton surged ahead to a 27-17 lead by halftime. Cass rallied in the third quarter to grab a 38-37 lead and held a 35-33 advantage with 2:28 remaining. Dalton took a 43-41 lead on a layup with 1:50 left and was able to knock down free throws at the end to hold off the Colonels.
Dalton (9-5, 4-1) was led by Jermichael Craft with 12 points. Cole Laubscher and Aaron Storey added eight for the Catamounts.
Isaiah Moreno scored 15 points in the game, and had the only three points that Cass scored in the fourth quarter. Derris Reece and Cam’ron Beauford added nine and seven, respectively, for the Colonels.
Cass (3-10, 2-3) has region games at Hiram on Tuesday and at home against Allatoona on Friday.
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