Lady Canes rally for comeback; Hurricanes cruise in win over Woodland
The Cartersville girls and boys basketball teams swept home games against Woodland Friday night at the Storm Center.
The Lady Canes rallied in the second half for a 37-32 come-from-behind victory and the Hurricanes cruised to a 77-36 win in the nightcap.
Lehla Thomas had 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Cartersville girls. Ansley Griffin followed with eight points. Sequoyah McConnell was next with five points and seven rebounds. Jamiya Moore and Kiera Milline chipped in with three points each. Ari Olotu and Zoe Casey added two points apiece.
Jordan Thompson and Ansley Evans led the Lady Cats with 14 and 12 points, respectively. Abigail Taylor finished with four points. Gracie Styles added two.
Cartersville (5-11, 1-6) picked up their first Region 7-AAAAA win of the year. The Lady Canes travel to No. 8-ranked Hiram for a 1 p.m. start Saturday. Next week Cartersville travels to Calhoun Tuesday and will finish the regular season at home Thursday against Blessed Trinity. Woodland (2-15, 1-6) hosts Hiram Tuesday, Blessed Trinity Wednesday, and Cass Friday to wrap up the regular season. All three games are 6 p.m. starts.
The Cartersville boys led 39-16 by halftime and eased to a 77-36 home, region win. Kolbe Benham led the scoring for the Hurricanes with 19 points. Robert Novak followed with 13. Chaz Henderson and Luke Gambill finished with nine points each. Amarai Orr and Romo Pace chipped in eight apiece. Kam Callahan scored five points. Jynerieus Stanley contributed four points and Chandlier Wise added two. Roman Niemczewski led Woodland with eight points. Tyler Thurman scored six and Brelace Williams had five points for the Wildcats.
Woodland falls to 3-18 on the year and 0-7 in Region 7-AAAAA. The Wildcats host home games next week against Hiram Tuesday, Blessed Trinity Wednesday, and Cass next Friday.
Cartersville (8-8, 3-4) plays at Hiram Saturday afternoon, at Calhoun Tuesday, and wraps up the regular season next Thursday at home against Blessed Trinity.
DARLINGTON 75, EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 55
The Eagles trailed by 20 points at halftime and struggled with foul trouble Friday night in a 75-55 loss at Darlington. The host Tigers (13-6, 6-2 in Region 7-A) led 47-27 at the intermission and were up 62-45 at the end of the third quarter.
Elijah Payne and Jakaden Barley led Excel with 16 and 14 points, respectively. Kalil Holley contributed 10 points. Blake Bailey scored seven. Rashard Doyal finished with six and Trippe Anderson added two points for the Eagles. Excel (8-13, 1-6) has a home-and-home Tuesday and Friday with region-foe Mount Paran. The local Eagles will host on Friday. They also have a makeup game next week with Atlanta Jewish Academy.
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