Friday’s basketball results: Canes celebrate senior night with sweep of Woodland

February 3, 2024

Friday night’s local high school basketball action saw the Cartersville girls and boys sweep Woodland, the Dalton girls and boys won at Cass, and Adairsville split home games with Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.

The Excel Christian Academy teams fell at Unity Christian School on Thursday night.

CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 68, WOODLAND 18

The Lady Canes celebrated their 2023-24 senior players on Friday night at the Storm Center and defeated the visiting Lady Cats, 68-18.

Taff Bradley finished with 15 points, four rebounds, and a pair of steals. Ansley Griffin scored 13 points and added three steals. JaBryanna Henderson contributed 10 points, two assists, and a pair of steals. KK Arnold added nine points, five assists, and two steals.

Woodland (7-13, 0-8) plays at region-leading Dalton on Tuesday and hosts Cass on Friday.

Cartersville (13-10, 6-2) visits Calhoun on Tuesday and Hiram on Friday to conclude the regular season.

DALTON 59, CASS GIRLS 54

The Dalton girls maintained their grip on first place in Region 7-5A Friday night with a 59-54 win at Cass.

The Lady Colonels and Lady Catamounts were knotted at 16 through the first eight minutes but Dalton pushed ahead 38-27 by halftime.

The Cass girls battled back to within five points (44-39) by the end of the third quarter, but Dalton held on down the stretch for a five-point win.

Grace Ridley led Dalton (15-8, 7-1) with 18 points. Jolie Wingfield followed with 11 and BB Bates added nine points for the Lady Catamounts.

Zion Hayes led the Lady Colonels in the scoring column with 17 points. She added six rebounds. Nevaeh Woods scored 11 points. Kiana McDaniel finished with 10 points and five steals.

Cass (14-9, 3-5) plays at Hiram on Tuesday and finishes the regular season at Woodland on Friday.

LFO 69, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 60

The visiting Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe girls took over sole possession of first place in Region 6-AAA Friday night with a 69-60 win at Adairsville.

The LFO win, combined with a Coahulla Creek loss to Ridgeland on Friday night gives the Lady Warriors a one-game lead in the region standings with just two games remaining in the regular season.

LFO improved to 13-6 on the season and 11-1 in region play.

The Adairsville girls (15-9, 9-4) are now locked into third place and will wrap up their regular season slate at Bremen on Tuesday.

UNITY CHRISTIAN 59, EXCEL CHRISTIAN GIRLS 21

The Unity Christian School girls completed a 6-0 region schedule this past Thursday night with a 59-21 home win over Excel Christian.

Excel (4-10, 2-5) finished third in GAPPS Region 1-IA and will play Oakwood Christian on Thursday in their opening region tournament game.

Praise Academy in Powder Springs will host the tournament on Thursday and Friday.

CARTERSVILLE BOYS 68, WOODLAND 52

The Purple Hurricanes took a 23-15 lead by the end of the first quarter Friday night at the Storm Center and never trailed in a 68-52 win over visiting Woodland.

Cartersville led 37-26 at the intermission and extended the lead to 49-35 by the end of the third period. The Canes outscored the Wildcats 27-3 from behind the arc. Monte Tolbert made five three-pointers in the first quarter and Nas Bennett knocked down four shots from behind the arc.

Bennett finished with 17 points for the Hurricanes. Tolbert followed with 16 and DJ Cain contributed 13 points for Cartersville.

Three Wildcats scored in double-figures led by Zyon Heath with 18 points. Brelace Williams scored 14, and Jayden Metcalf finished with 12 for Woodland.

Cartersville (10-12, 6-2) holds second place in the Region 7-5A standings with two games remaining. The Canes play at Calhoun on Tuesday and at Hiram on Friday.

Woodland (7-15, 1-7) visits Dalton on Tuesday and hosts Cass on Friday.

ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 65, LFO 56

The Adairsville Tigers rallied in the second half Friday night for a come-from-behind Region 6-AAA win over visiting Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, 65-56.

The Warriors led 13-10 after one quarter and 29-27 at halftime before Adairsville charged back in the second half. The Tigers outscored LFO 21-16 in the third quarter to grab a 48-45 advantage and held off the Warriors down the stretch for an eventual nine-point victory.

Tayshaun Jackson poured in 28 points to pace Adairsville. Zachary Postell followed with 17 points and Xavious Nalls added seven for the Tigers.

Darian Keefe scored 13 points for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. Champ Bowman and AJ Hendrix added 10 apiece for the Warriors (7-13, 6-6).

Adairsville (15-9, 11-2) completes the regular season on Tuesday at Bremen where the Tigers will seek their tenth straight win heading into the Region 6-AAA tournament the following week.

DALTON 57, CASS BOYS 36

The Dalton boys took an early lead and added on in the second half Friday night to win at Cass, 57-36.

The Catamounts led at each quarter stop: 17-10 after one quarter, 33-21 at halftime, and 48-29 by the end of the third quarter.

CJ Weaver led Dalton with 12 points. Eli Burt followed with 11 for the Catamounts (11-12, 5-3).

Jayden Foster led Cass with eight points.

Cass (6-13, 2-6) finishes the regular season on the road with games at region-leading Hiram on Tuesday and at local rival Woodland on Friday.

UNITY CHRISTIAN 66, EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 60

In a battle for the top seed from sub-division A of Region 1-IA on Thursday night in Rome, Unity Christian outlasted the Excel Eagles in the final period for a 66-60 win.

Excel led 21-13 after one quarter but Unity battled back to knot the score at 30-all by halftime. The host Lions then grabbed a 48-47 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

Jay Davis led Unity (13-10, 6-0) with 22 points.

The Eagles had three players in double-figure scoring led by Carter May’s 18. Carlos Cartagena scored 14 points and Kamarion Profit added 11 for ECA.

Excel (7-17, 4-2) will open the GAPPS Region 1-IA tournament on Tuesday against either Praise Academy or Oakwood Christian.