Colonels advance to quarterfinals; Woodland teams and Adairsville girls fall in region tourney action

February 17, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

The Cass Colonels routed winless Southeast Whitfield on Monday night at Cartersville High School to advance in the Region 7-AAAA Tournament, but the other local teams in region tournament action on Monday were not as fortunate.

CASS BOYS 74, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 35

The Colonels advanced to the second round of the Region 7-AAAA Tournament at Cartersville High School with an opening round 74-35 win over Southeast Whitfield.

Cass took control of the contest in the second quarter by outscoring the Raiders 25-0 for a 41-10 lead at halftime.

Jalen Walker led three Colonels in double-figures with 14 points. Cam’ron Beauford finished with 11 points, and Deion Powell with 10 points. Ontario Crenshaw added eight points for Cass.

Brayden Johnson posted 15 points for Southeast Whitfield (0-26), and Luke Ampaugh contributed 12.

Cass (8-16) will play 4th-seeded Dalton on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. in the quarterfinals.

NORTHWEST WHITFIELD 52, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 50  (OT)

The Adairsville Lady Tigers endured a heartbreaking 52-50 overtime defeat against Northwest Whitfield on Monday night at Ridgeland High School, resulting in their elimination from the Region 7-AAA tournament.

The Bruins led 20-16 af halftime and 36-32 through three quarters before Adairsville tied the game at 48-all and sent it to overtime.  The Bruins edged the Tigers 4-2 in the extra four minutes.

Kelbrie Flowers led Northwest with 14 points. Miah Triana, who scored the only field goal of overtime for either team, finished with nine points for the Bruins.

Lily Roberts scored 16 points for Adairsville, followed by Alivia Joslin with 14 and Rihanna Crittenden with eight.

Northwest Whitfield advanced to play No. 1 seed Heritage-Catoosa at Calhoun on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the semifinals.

The season ended for Adairsville with an 11-15 record.

CEDARTOWN 72, WOODLAND BOYS 62

The Wildcats trailed Cedartown 18-8 at the end of the first quarter on Monday night at Cartersville High School and could not catch the Bulldogs in a 72-62 first-round loss in the Region 7-AAAA Tournament.

Woodland trailed by eight at halftime, and Cedartown's lead was nine points through three quarters.

Davion Smith led Cedartown with 21 points. Kenan Price scored 16. JP Price contributed 14 points, and Coleton Prather added 11 for the Bulldogs.

Landon Dougherty led Woodland with 17 points. Canden Davis pitched in 15. Clayton McArdle totaled 9 points, and Amir Heath and Solomon James each added eight.

Cedartown (10-15) advanced to play 3rd-seeded Allatoona on Tuesday in the quarterfinals.

Woodland’s season ends with a 9-17 mark.

HIRAM 48, WOODLAND GIRLS 13

In the opening round of the Region 7-AAAA girls’ tournament at Cartersville High School, 5th-seeded Hiram eliminated the Woodland Lady Cats, 48-13.

Brittain Payne and Adriana Howell scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, for the Hornets.

Destiny Jackson scored 10 points for Woodland.

The Hiram girls (9-14) advanced to play 4th-seeded Allatoona on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at The Storm Center.

Woodland’s season ended with a 4-22 record.