Hoops roundup: Cass girls, Adairsville boys pick up region wins Tuesday
The Cass girls trailed visiting Hiram at halftime Tuesday night 24-22, but came from behind in the second half for a 59-46 Region 7-5A victory.
Claire Davis scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Lady Colonels. Haley Johnson followed with 19 points, seven rebounds, and six assists. Miya Winston contributed 12 points and Zion Hayes added two points for Cass.
Erial Owens led the Lady Hornets (10-9, 4-3) with 15 points.
Cass (19-3, 5-2) travels to Calhoun Friday night for another key region game.
ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 58, COAHULLA CREEK 48
The Adairsville boys maintained their current third place positioning in the Region 6-AAA standings Tuesday night with a 58-48 road win at Coahulla Creek in Whitfield County.
The Tigers built a 10-point halftime lead at 33-23 and maintained it in the second half.
T.J. Printup, Jr. scored 16 points to lead Adairsville. Tre Mitchell and Kavi Harris followed with 13 apiece. Tre Winters scored eight for the Tigers.
Will Locke led the Colts with 14 points. Mario Edwards finished with 13 and Lucas Mulkey had 12 points for Coahulla Creek (12-9, 6-7).
Adairsville (12-9, 8-5) travels to Murray County Friday night.
COAHULLA CREEK 52, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 46
Coahulla Creek led 34-24 at halftime and held off the visiting Adairsville girls Tuesday night for a 52-46 Region 6-AAA win.
Brinkley Reed scored a game-high 28 points to lead the Lady Colts. Aubrey Langley followed with 16 for Coahulla Creek.
Autumn Henderson paced the Lady Tigers with 12 points. Alissa Winters and Naxyria Roberts added eight each for Adairsville.
Coahulla Creek moved to 9-13 on the season and 6-7 in region action.
Adairsville (10-11, 3-10) plays at Murray County Friday night in a 7 p.m. tip.
CALHOUN 56, WOODLAND GIRLS 31
The Woodland girls led 20-18 at halftime Tuesday night but Calhoun outscored the Lady Cats 17-8 in the third quarter and 21-3 in the fourth period to gain control on the way to a Lady Jackets’ 56-31 win.
Shaniah Dorsey scored 14 points for Calhoun and Kat Atha added 13 for the Yellow Jackets.
Woodland was led by Abigail Taylor’s 13 points. Morgan Echols scored 10 and Dylynn Motes added eight for the Wildcats.
Woodland (2-19, 0-7) hosts Cartersville Friday night at 6 p.m.
BLESSED TRINITY 60, CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 19
The Lady Titans overpowered the Cartersville girls Tuesday night in Roswell, 60-19.
With the victory, Blessed Trinity remains atop the Region 7-5A standings. The Lady Titans are 12-10 overall and 6-1 in region play.
Cartersville (3-11, 1-6) plays at Woodland Friday night.
BLESSED TRINITY 71, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 57
Kam Callahan and Romo Pace each scored 19 points Tuesday night but the Cartersville Hurricanes lost at Blessed Trinity in Roswell, 71-57.
Brigham Rogers led the host Titans with 26 points.
The Canes trailed 21-18 after one quarter and were behind 35-31 at halftime before Blessed Trinity pulled away with an 18-6 third quarter advantage.
Blessed Trinity improved to 12-10 for the season and 5-2 in Region 7-5A.
Cartersville (9-10, 2-5) plays at Woodland Friday night.
CALHOUN 85, WOODLAND BOYS 72
Woodland had three players reach double figures in scoring Tuesday night at home, but visiting Calhoun got 20 points each from Peyton Law and Dylan Faulkner for a 13-point region win.
The Yellow Jackets led 26-13 after one quarter; 45-23 at halftime; and 71-48 after three quarters.
K.J. Rogers led Woodland with 19 points. Brelace Williams scored 16 and Gavin Harris finished with 10 for the Wildcats.
Calhoun, now ranked 7th in Class 5A, improved to 15-5 on the season and 6-1 in region games.
Woodland (5-15, 0-7) hosts Cartersville Friday night.
HIRAM 68, CASS BOYS 54
The visiting Hiram Hornets kept a piece of the Region 7-5A lead Tuesday night with a win at Cass.
Hiram led 32-15 at halftime and 55-36 by the end of the third quarter before holding on for a 14-point win.
Jay Boyd led the Hornets with 16 points. Walter Matthew added 12 and Chase Tyler scored 11 for Hiram.
Jelani Hames paced the Colonels with 19 points. Jayden Foster followed with 10. Jackson Hale pitched in with eight points and Devin Henderson added seven.
Hiram improved to 12-9 on the season and 6-1 in region action.
Cass (8-13, 2-5) plays at the other region co-leader Calhoun Friday night.
WALKER 60, EXCEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY BOYS 50
The Excel boys trailed 30-23 at halftime, but outscored 10th-ranked Walker in the third quarter to move ahead 40-37 heading into the final eight minutes Tuesday night at The Church at Liberty Square.
The visiting Wolverines outscored the Eagles 23-10 in the fourth quarter, however, to escape with a 60-50 Region 7-A-Private win.
Walker moved to 16-6 on the season and 5-3 in region play.
Excel Christian (10-12, 1-7) hosts 8th-ranked Darlington Friday night.
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