Girls' hoops roundup: Cass, Woodland, and Adairsville earn wins

In girls' basketball action Monday night, three local teams all picked up victories.

Cass came from behind in the second half to outlast visiting Paulding County. Woodland earned a road victory at Dalton's Christian Heritage and Adairsville secured a win at theh Armuchee Tournament over North Murray.

CASS GIRLS 51, PAULDING COUNTY 47

The Cass Lady Colonels defeated visiting Paulding County Monday afternoon 51-47 to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Kiana McDaniel scored 21 points, had 10 rebounds, and made seven steals to lead the way for Cass. Navaeh Woods followed with 11 points.

Cass led 9-6 after the opening eight minutes but trailed 25-20 at halftime and 41-33 heading into the fourth quarter. From there, the Lady Colonels outscored the Patriots 18-6 down the stretch to escape with a four-point win.

KK Evans posted six points for Cass. Olivia Woods had four. Darianna Sosa and Mikaela Jackson contributed three points each with Jackson adding seven rebounds. Kaitlyn Godwin and Reese Howard rounded out the Cass scoring with two points and one point, respectively.

Ariyonna Smart led the Lady Patriots (1-1) with 15 points.

The Cass girls return to action Tuesday, Nov. 29 at home at 6 p.m. against Southeast Whitfield.

WOODLAND GIRLS 45, CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 44

The Woodland Lady Cats held on late Monday night to edge host Christian Heritage, 45-44.

Woodland led 14-12 after one quarter; 24-19 at halftime; and 37-29 through three quarters before the Lions made a furious fourth quarter charge.

Christian Heritage’s Carly Bramlett scored 13 of her game-high 18 points in the final period.

Megan Schultz and Morgan Echols paced Woodland with 15 and 14 points, respectively. Indya Coaxum and Bailee Motes contributed four points each. Kasidee Wall and Reagan Weightman added two points apiece.

The loss evened the Lions’ record at 1-1.

Woodland (1-2) plays at Pepperell Tuesday night.

ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 53, NORTH MURRAY 36

The Adairsville Lady Tigers took a 15-2 lead over North Murray after one quarter and cruised to 53-36 win Monday night at Armuchee.

Adairsville led 22-10 at halftime and was up 32-17 after three quarters.

“The girls rebounded the ball well tonight and the defensive intensity was strong,” said Lady Tigers coach Melissa Winters. “We were able to run five different defenses effectively.”

Analee Morris led Adairsville with 13 points. Aliya McBryde and Naxyria Roberts followed with 10 points each. Zariyah Hicks and Alissa Winters scored nine each while Darby Adams added two points for the Lady Tigers.

“Our scoring was spread across multiple players again tonight,” coach Winters continued. “Our girls shared the ball and got everyone involved in the offense.”

The Adairsville girls (2-0) will square off with former region-foe Sonoraville Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the Lady Tigers’ final game at the Armuchee Tournament.