Friday’s hoops roundup: Cartersville and Adairsville teams earn sweeps; ECA boys stay unbeaten in region play
January 20, 2024
It was a busy Friday night on the hardwoods for local high school basketball teams with all teams in action.
The Cartersville girls and boys picked up region wins at Woodland while the Adairsville girls and boys won at home against region rival Ringgold.
The Excel Christian Academy boys won their annual homecoming game over visiting Oakwood Christian but both Cass teams suffered region losses at Dalton.
CARTERSVILLE BOYS 54, WOODLAND 53
The Hurricanes have made a habit during the first half of the Region 7-5A race of winning close games and Friday night was no exception at local rival Woodland.
The Wildcats held leads of 24-11 after one quarter; 35-22 at halftime; and 46-37 heading into the final eight minutes before Cartersville won the final period 17-7 to squeak out a 54-53 win.
Nas Bennett and Ced McClinic paced the Canes with 15 points each. DJ Cain added 10 points for Cartersville.
Woodland got 19 points from Isaiah Livsey and 11 from Jayden Metcalf in the loss.
Cartersville (8-10, 4-0) will host Hiram on Tuesday at the Storm Center.
Woodland (7-11, 1-3) visits Cass on Tuesday.
CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 58, WOODLAND 25
The Lady Canes built a 29-12 lead by halftime and eased to a 58-25 win on Friday at Woodland.
KK Arnold led the Lady Canes with 15 points and added five assists. Nayel Camper finished with 13 points and six rebounds while Senai Camper followed with 12 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists.
Megan Schultz led the Lady Cats with nine points.
Cartersville (10-9, 3-1) has a key region game at home Tuesday with Hiram.
Woodland (7-9, 0-4) travels to Cass on Tuesday for another Region 7-5A game.
EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 78, OAKWOOD CHRISTIAN 51
The Eagles pulled away in the second half Friday night to win their 2023-24 Homecoming Game 78-51 over visiting Oakwood Christian.
The game was also a Region 1A game for the two GAPPS 1-A schools.
Oakwood led 18-16 after one quarter but Excel took control in the next period and led 35-24 at halftime. The local Eagles extended their lead to 57-41 by the end of the third quarter en route to a 27-point victory.
Jayden Jinks led ECA with 20 points. Carter May followed with 19 and Gavin Dyson added 14 points in the win.
Graham Myer led the visiting Eagles with 19 points.
The loss dropped Oakwood to 4-14 on the season and 0-4 in region play.
The Excel boys (5-14, 3-0) host an important region matchup with Unity Christian of Rome on Monday at 7:30 p.m.
OAKWOOD CHRISTIAN 43, EXCEL CHRISTIAN GIRLS 9
Visiting Oakwood Christian (12-5, 3-1) defeated the Lady Eagles of Excel Christian on Friday night.
The loss drops Excel to 3-7 on the season and 1-3 in region play.
The Lady Eagles will host Unity Christian on Monday at 6 p.m.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 48, RINGGOLD 38
After leading 24-21 at halftime, the Adairsville girls added to their lead in the third quarter and held off visiting Ringgold down the stretch for a 48-38 Region 6-AAA win Friday night.
Adairsville led 35-24 after three quarters on their way to the 10-point win.
Alissa Winters led the local Lady Tigers with 15 points. Aliya McBryde contributed 12 points. Savannah Viktora and NaXyria Roberts chipped in six points apiece in the win.
Cady Helton led Ringgold (9-8, 4-3) with nine points.
The Adairsville girls (13-7, 7-2) travel to Ridgeland for a 6 p.m. tip on Tuesday.
ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 67, RINGGOLD 47
In a battle of two teams called Tigers, Adairsville started the game up 17-5 and never trailed in a 67-47 win.
The local Tigers led 30-20 at halftime and doubled their advantage in the second half.
Benjamin Abernathy led the scoring for Adairsville with 22 points. Tayshaun Jackson followed with 11 points. Gabriel Gomez contributed nine points on a trio of shots from behind the arc. Zach Postell finished with eight points. and Xavious Nalls added six points and eight rebounds.
Gavin Lakin and Bryce Harris led Ringgold (9-8, 4-3) with 13 points each.
Adairsville (11-9, 7-2) heads to Ridgeland on Tuesday for another Region 6-AAA game.
DALTON 51, CASS BOYS 41
The Catamounts and Colonels traded the lead during the night but it was host Dalton that gained control in the second half to finish off a 51-41 Region 7-5A win over Cass.
Dalton led 28-27 at halftime and was up 42-35 after three quarters.
Kobi Cooper and Drew Snyder led the Catamounts (6-11, 2-2) with 14 and 13 points, respectively.
Cass was led by Jayden Foster with 11 points. Parnel Gamble contributed eight points and Comari Nettle added seven for the Colonels.
Cass (4-10, 0-3) hosts Woodland on Tuesday and will make up a game with Hiram on Thursday at home.
DALTON 55, CASS GIRLS 24
The Cass girls dropped a 55-24 decision at Dalton on Friday night remaining winless in Region 7-5A.
Dalton stayed undefeated in league play (4-0) and improved to 11-6 on the season.
Cass (11-7, 0-3) will host Woodland on Tuesday night and make up a game with Hiram at home on Thursday.
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