Cass teams complete regular-season sweep of Woodland; Canes stay atop region standings

January 21, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

The Cass girls' and boys' basketball teams both won region games at Woodland on Tuesday night. Additionally, the Cartersville and Excel Christian boys' teams remained undefeated in their respective regions. The Canes won at Dalton, and the Eagles won at Oakwood Christian in Chickamauga.

CASS GIRLS 58, WOODLAND 8

Nakayla Evans scored 17 points, and Cadie Paez finished with 14 in the Lady Colonels’ win on Tuesday at Woodland. Anizah Taylor contributed nine points, and Yvonne Ellison added eight for Cass.

The Lady Colonels led 29-4 at halftime and doubled their margin in the second half.

Destiny Jackson scored four points for the Lady Cats.

Woodland (3-18, 0-8) hosts Hiram on Friday at 6 p.m. Cass (7-10, 6-2) visits Southeast Whitfield on Friday for a 7 p.m. tip.

CASS BOYS 58, WOODLAND 45

The Colonels broke open a tight game by outscoring the host Wildcats 18-2 in the third quarter on Tuesday night en route to a 53-45 Region 7-AAAA win.

Following a 12-12 first quarter, Cass carried a 23-22 edge to the locker room at halftime. The Wildcats answered with a 21-8 final period, but the Colonels held on for an eight-point win.

Isaiah Moreno led Cass with 16 points. Cam’ron Beauford finished with 15, and Jahil Abdullah-Kortey added six points.

Amir Heath posted a game-high 22 points for Woodland, followed by Canden Davis and Landon Dougherty with 10 and seven, respectively.

Woodland (8-11, 1-7) hosts Hiram on Friday night.

Cass (4-13, 3-5) travels to Dalton to visit Southeast Whitfield on Friday.

CARTERSVILLE BOYS 57, DALTON 42

The Purple Hurricanes kept their Region 7-AAAA record unblemished on Tuesday night at Dalton, topping the host Catamounts 57-42.

The Canes built a 31-20 advantage by halftime, extended their lead to 45-30 by the end of the third quarter, and matched Dalton in the final frame for a 15-point win.

Wyatt Thomason led the Canes with 18 points and nine rebounds. Kyron McClendon contributed 14 points with seven assists and six steals. Nas Bennett produced 12 points with seven boards and three assists. Shakai Taylor collected six rebounds, and Grayson Warmack added five rebounds with four points.

Cole Laubscher had seven points for Dalton. Melo Weaver and Aaron Storey added six each for the Catamounts (10-8, 4-4).

Cartersville (15-3, 8-0) hosts Allatoona on Friday night.

EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 89, OAKWOOD CHRISTIAN 54

The Eagles built a 30-point lead in the first half on Tuesday and won easily at Oakwood Christian in Chickamauga, 89-54.

Mier Bell paced ECA with 22 points. Damir McBride produced 16 points, and Mason McKinney added 14 in the Eagles’ GAPPS Region 1-IA win.

The loss dropped Oakwood Christian to 2-16 overall and 1-3 in the region.

Excel Christian (16-5, 4-0) hosts Arlington Christian on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

OAKWOOD CHRISTIAN 53, EXCEL CHRISTIAN GIRLS 21

Oakwood Christian improved to 9-7 on the season and 5-0 in GAPPS Region 1-IA with a 53-21 win over the visiting Excel Christian Lady Eagles on Tuesday night.

The loss dropped the Excel girls to 3-10 overall and 2-3 in region play.

Excel hosts Academe of the Oaks on Friday at 6 p.m.

DALTON 59, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 27

In a battle of region leaders, the ninth-ranked Dalton girls handed third-ranked Cartersville their first region loss of the season on Tuesday, 59-27.

The Lady Catamounts improved to 15-3 overall and 7-1 in Region 7-AAAA.

Trinity Montgomery scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds for the Lady Canes. Kaytlin Arnold had eight points and three rebounds. Zoe McCurry added six points and four rebounds. 

The Lady Canes (14-4, 7-1) will look to bounce back from their two-game skid on Friday when they host Allatoona at 6 p.m.

HERITAGE-CATOOSA 47, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 40

The Lady Tigers stayed within striking range on Tuesday night, but eventually lost at Heritage-Catoosa 47-40.

The Lady Generals led 26-18 at halftime and maintained a 36-27 advantage leading into the final eight minutes. 

Paisley Collins led Heritage (15-4, 5-2) with 22 points.

Alivia Joslin and Rihanna Crittenden led the Lady Tigers with 10 points each. Savannah Viktora chipped in eight.

Adairsville (8-12, 3-5) travels to Tunnel Hill to take on Northwest Whitfield on Friday at 7 p.m.

HERITAGE-CATOOSA 48, ADAIRSVILLE 43

The host Generals improved to 12-5 overall and 6-1 in Region 7-AAA on Tuesday night with a five-point win over visiting Adairsville.

The Tigers (2-18, 1-7) visit Northwest Whitfield on Friday.