Colonels defeat Paulding to enter state tourney as a No. 3-seed; Adairsville falls in 6AAA semifinal

C.J. Pipkin drives to the basket in a game earlier this season. Friday night Pipkin was one of four Colonels with double-figure scoring.

The Cass boys won the third place game at the Region 7-AAAAA Tournament Friday evening over Paulding County in Carrollton, 67-63.

The Colonels actually trailed the Patriots 15-14 after one quarter, but Cass took control of the contest with a second quarter surge to lead 48-27 at halftime.

Paulding County cut into the lead in the third quarter to trail by nine points, 57-48, with eight mintues to play. Cass managed to hold on in the fourth quarter for a 67-63 victory. Zaylan Chaney led four Cass players in double figures with 14 points. Braxton Benham, Jordan Ford, and C.J. Pipkin followed with 13 each. Jaquan Heard contributed eight. Alfred Washington scored five and Andrew Glaze added one point for the Colonels. Keon Sedgwick led the Patriots with a game-high 27 points. Caleb Jarrell scored 10 for Paulding County. Paulding County (16-12) will play in the GHSA Class AAAAA State Tournament next weekend as the No. 4-seed and will play at the region champion from Region 5-AAAAA. Cass (16-12) will enter the GHSA Class AAAAA State Tournament next weekend as the No. 3-seed and will play at the No. 2-seed from Region 5-AAAAA.

LAKEVIEW-FORT OGLETHORPE 57, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 46 The Adairsville boys lost their Region 6-AAA tournament semifinal game Friday night at North Murray High School, falling to No. 2-seed Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe 57-46. Jamichael Davis scored 19 points for LFO. Brent Bowman added 14 in the Warriors win. Savaun Henderson paced Adairsville in the scoring column with 20 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Malachi Gardner finished with nine. T.J. Printup and Jaxon Welchel scored six apiece for the Tigers. With their win, LFO (22-4) advances to play tournament host North Murray (21-5) in the boys championship Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Adairsville (12-15) clinched a Class AAA State Tournament berth with their win Thursday night over Murray County and will now play in the third place game Monday at 5:30 p.m. against Calhoun. The game was originally set for Saturday, but snow showers moving through the area postponed the conclusion of the tournament until Monday. Adairsville opponent in the third place game Monday will be Calhoun. The Yellow Jackets lost in Friday's other semifinal to North Murray, 70-67.