Lady Tigers, Tigers win at Woodland; Canes and ECA fall in home games
January 13, 2024
The Adairsville girls and boys basketball teams collected road wins Saturday afternoon in non-region action at Woodland. The Lady Tigers outlasted the Lady Cats 53-39 and the Tigers edged the Wildcats 55-54.
Meanwhile, at the Church at Liberty Square, the Excel Christian Academy boys fell to visiting Whitefield Academy.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 53, WOODLAND 39
The Adairsville girls broke open a tight game in the fourth quarter to hold off host Woodland, 53-39.
Adairsville held small leads at the end of each of the first three quarters. The Lady Tigers led 10-7 after one quarter; 24-20 at the intermission; and 38-34 after three quarters. Adairsville then outscored Woodland 15-5 in the final eight minutes to grab the road win.
Aliya McBryde and NaXyria Roberts led the way for Adairsville with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Alissa Winters and Savannah Viktora posted six points each. Zariyah Hicks and Samantha Gough scored four each. Alivia Joslin contributed three points and Rihanna Crittenden added one point for the Tigers.
Reagan Weightman and Megan Schultz were to top scorers for the Lady Cats with 10 points each. Libby Morgan finished with eight. Gracie Shipp tossed in six points. Ella Shipp had three points and Kasidee Wall added two points for Woodland.
The loss evened the Woodland girls’ record to 7-7 on the season. The Lady Cats return to Region 7-5A play on Tuesday and Friday at home against Dalton and Cartersville.
Adairsville (10-7, 5-2) plays another non-region game Monday at home at noon against Gilmer and returns to Region 6-AAA play on Tuesday at home against Gordon Lee.
ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 55, WOODLAND 54
The Adairsville Tigers trailed at the end of each of the first three quarters Saturday afternoon at county-rival Woodland but captured the win at the end, 55-54.
Woodland led 15-8 at the end of the first quarter; 30-22 at halftime; and 37-35 through three quarters before the visiting Tigers won the final period 20-17 to escape with a one-point win.
“We started pressing them defensively in the third quarter,” said Tigers’ head coach Alex Disbrow, “and that made it more difficult for them to get the ball to (Brelace) Williams. They did a great job of taking every punch we threw at them. We just made a couple more plays down the stretch than they did.”
Ben Abernathy led three Tigers in double-digit scoring with 14 points. Xavious Nalls and Tayshaun Jackson scored 12 each for Adairsville.
Brelace Williams scored a game-high 22 points for the Wildcats. Isaiah Livsey and Zyon Heath joined him in double-figure scoring with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Rounding out the scoring for Adairsville were Zachary Postell with eight, Chase Hilburn with four, Gabe Gomez with three, and Tyrek Hames with two points.
Amir Heath and Caiden Moore chipped in with three points each for Woodland. David Byars added two points for the Wildcats.
Woodland (7-9, 1-1) returns to Region 7-5A play on Tuesday at home to face Dalton.
Adairsville (9-9, 5-2) will be back in action on Tuesday to host Gordon Lee in a Region 6-AAA game.
GILMER 69, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 61
Jackson McVey scored 26 points and Ryder Wofford added 17 as the visiting Gilmer Bobcats won at Cartersville Saturday in a non-region game.
The Hurricanes led 19-12 after the opening period but Gilmer outscored them 25-10 in the second quarter. That gave the Bobcats a 37-29 lead at halftime and they held on down the stretch for a 69-61 win.
Gilmer (12-4) built a commanding 59-37 lead by the end of the third quarter but Cartersville chipped away in the fourth quarter only to come up eight points short.
Kaden Baldwin led Cartersville with 14 points. Nas Bennett followed with 12. Monte Tolbert scored nine points. Jamauri Brice had seven points. Dalyn Hall contributed six points while Reed Ezell and Ced McClinic added five apiece.
Cartersville (6-10, 1-1) returns to Region 7-5A play at home Tuesday against Calhoun.
WHITEFIELD ACADEMY 76, EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 51
The Excel Christian Academy boys fell at home Saturday evening to Whitefield Academy, 76-51.
The visiting Wolfpack improved to 6-10 on the season.
Excel (3-13, 2-0) will look to bounce back on the road Monday at Cherokee Christian in a GAPPS Region 1-IA matchup.
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