Hurricanes sweep Colonels; Adairsville girls win at Ringgold

January 28, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

Local high school basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night with the Cartersville High teams completing regular-season sweeps of the Cass girls and boys.

The Adairsville Lady Tigers also earned a non-region win at Ringgold.

CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 74, CASS 47

Sophomore Blakely Morris recorded a double-double on Tuesday at Cass in the Lady Canes' win.

The Lady Canes continued their strong run in Region 7-AAAA play with a convincing 74-47 road victory at Cass on Tuesday evening.

Cartersville led 22-14 after one quarter and built on the lead in each period. The Lady Canes led 45-30 at halftime and 55-39 through three quarters.

Trinity Montgomery led the balanced Cartersville attack with 22 points, adding four rebounds and four assists. Kaytlin Arnold poured in 18 points and disrupted Cass with four steals. Zoe McCurry contributed 16 points, four steals, and four assists, while Blakely Morris grabbed 22 rebounds to go with 10 points and four assists.

Sophomore Trinity Montgomery scored a game-high 22 points on Tuesday vs. Cass.

Cadie Paez and Yvonne Ellison paced Cass, each scoring 13 points. Anizah Taylor added 10 points for the Lady Colonels.

The Lady Colonels (8-11, 7-3) host Cedartown on Thursday at 6 p.m. Cartersville returns to the Storm Center on Friday to host Hiram at 6 p.m.

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CARTERSVILLE BOYS 76, CASS 41

Xavier Lowe poured in 21 points in the Canes' 76-41 win Tuesday at Cass.

The Purple Hurricanes continued their unbeaten run through Region 7-AAAA on Tuesday night with a convincing road win at Cass.

Cartersville doubled the Colonels’ first-half production to lead 42-21 at the intermission and rolled in the second half for a 35-point victory.

Xavier Lowe led the way for the Canes with a game-high 21 points. Grayson Warmack added 13 points, while Kyron McClendon and Wyatt Thomason each contributed 10 points.

Isaiah Moreno paced the Colonels with 10 points.

Cartersville (17-3, 10-0) welcomes Hiram on Friday. Cass (5-14, 4-6) entertains Cedartown on Thursday.

ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 57, RINGGOLD 49

The Adairsville girls held on in the second half for a non-region win at Ringgold on Tuesday evening, 57-49.

Adairsville trailed 17-11 after the opening eight minutes, but rallied for a one-point lead at halftime, 27-26. Adairsville outscored Ringgold 11-6 in the third period, then held on for an eight-point win.

Savannah Viktora and Lily Roberts led Adairsville with 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Ava Moriakis paced Ringgold (11-8) with 22 points. Jersey Rae Loy added 18.

The Adairsville girls (9-13) return to Region 7-AAA action and host Ridgeland on Friday at 6 p.m.

RINGGOLD 69, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 55

The Ringgold Tigers defeated the Adairsville Tigers in a non-region tilt at Ringgold on Tuesday night, 69-55.

Ringgold led 38-24 at halftime and held a 54-37 advantage leading into the final period.

Trevor Jones scored a game-high 30 points for Ringgold (12-7). Asher Goodwin contributed 13 points, and Trent Bender added 12 for the host Tigers.

Lucas Poarch posted 16 points for Adairsville. Brooks Rutledge added 11.

Adairsville (2-20) hosts Ridgeland on Friday.

ALLATOONA 53, WOODLAND GIRLS 32

The Lady Buccaneers evened their Region 7-AAAA mark with a 53-32 home win over the Woodland Lady Cats on Tuesday, 53-32.

Allatoona (8-12, 5-5) led Woodland 20-7 at the intermission and exploded for a 42-14 lead by the end of the third period.

Sophie Macurak led the Lady Bucs with 18 points. Brooke Rothrauff and Riley Lumpkin each added nine points for Allatoona.

Destiny Jackson produced a double-double for the Lady Cats with 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Woodland girls dropped their 16th straight.

“Destiny had another solid game, but credit also goes to Bailey Gerstner and Angel Palmore for their outstanding defense,” commented Woodland head coach Whitney Wissing.

Woodland (3-18, 0-10) travels to Dalton on Friday for a 6 p.m. tip.

ALLATOONA 78, WOODLAND BOYS 43

The Woodland Wildcats lost a Region 7-AAAA contest at Allatoona on Tuesday, 78-43. 

The host Buccaneers led 24-20 after one quarter; 45-24 at halftime; and 68-32 through three quarters en route to a 35-point victory.

Allatoona improved to 13-7 overall and 7-3 in region play, solidifying the Bucs’ hold on third place in the region.

Carter Turnbow led Allatoona with 18 points. Julien Joachim followed with 15 points. Andre Dupree and Mike Watson contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Amir Heath led the Wildcats with 10 points. Canden Davis and Landon Dougherty each added eight points.

Woodland (8-13, 1-9) plays at Dalton on Friday night.

THE KING’S ACADEMY 79, EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 63

The Excel Christian Academy boys dropped a 79-63 non-region decision at The King’s Academy of GIAA on Tuesday night in Woodstock.

The Eagles trailed 43-27 at halftime, but narrowed their deficit to 50-49 by the end of the third quarter. The host Knights regained control over the final eight minutes and garnered a 16-point win.

Brooks Thrasher led The King’s Academy (15-7) with 23 points. Tony LoPresti scored 17. Cole Bennett contributed 16 points, and Roger Wilson added 15.

Mason McKinney scored 23 points to lead ECA. Jamari Gatson added 12 in the Eagles’ loss.

Excel Christian (17-6, 5-0) returns to GAPPS region play on Wednesday with a home game against The Stonehaven School. The Eagles also host Hills Academy of Conyers on Saturday afternoon.