Colonels rally in fourth quarter for a win at Hiram; Cass girls improve to 20-0

The Cass girls and boys teams picked up important Region 7-AAAAA road wins Tuesday night at Hiram. The Lady Colonels held off a late charge by the Lady Hornets to win 50-46 while the Colonels overcame a fourth quarter deficit to outlast the Hornets, 62-60.

CASS GIRLS 50, HIRAM 46

Keara McDaniel scored five points in the Lady Colonels' 50-46 win at Hiram.

The Class AAAAA 4th-ranked Cass Lady Colonels held off a second half surge by host Hiram Tuesday night for a 50-46 Region 7-AAAAA win. Cass raced to an 18-6 lead over the Lady Hornets after one period and never trailed. The Lady Colonels led 31-20 at halftime and 44-28 heading into the final quarter. Hiram, ranked No. 8 in AAAAA, outscored Cass 18-6 in the final period but the Lady Colonels withstood the charge to remain undefeated for the season. Londaisha Smith led Cass with a double-double. The senior scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Claire Davis contributed 13 points, five rebounds, five assists, and five steals. Ariana Hames totaled 10 points. Haley Johnson scored seven points and had seven steals. Keara McDaniel chipped in five points and Gracie Elkins added two.

Imani Smith led Hiram with 10 points. Erial Owens followed with nine for the Lady Hornets.

The loss drops Hiram to 11-4 overall and 4-2 in region play.

Cass (20-0, 7-0) hosts Calhoun Friday at 6 p.m. and closes out the regular season the following week at Blessed Trinity and Woodland with 6 p.m. starts Monday and Friday.

CASS BOYS 62, HIRAM 60

Zaylan Chaney finished with 24 points in the Colonels' 62-60 win Tuesday at Hiram.

The Cass boys trailed at the end of the first three quarters Tuesday night at Hiram, but outscored the Hornets 15-11 down the stretch to earn an important region win, 62-60. The victory vaults the Colonels back into first place in the region standings with only two region games remaining. Hiram led 15-12 after one quarter; 35-28 at halftime; and 49-47 leading into the fourth quarter. Zaylan Chaney scored a game-high 24 points to lead Cass. C.J. Pipkin followed with 19 points and Braxton Benham finished with 10. Rounding out the scoring for the Colonels were Andrew Glaze with four, Jackson Hale with three, and Zay Jackson with two points.

Jackson Price led Hiram with 19 points. Jayden Clark scored 18 for the Hornets.

The loss drops Hiram to 10-8 overall and 5-2 in the region.

Cass (15-6, 6-2) takes over the region lead by one-half game and holds the head-to-head advantage over the Hornets. Tuesday’s win completes a two-game region sweep for Cass and the Colonels even won a third, non-region game over Hiram in the Campbell Holiday Tournament.