Thursday night's local high school soccer action

April 3, 2026

The Adairsville Lady Tigers continued their strong season with a commanding 7-1 victory over the Kell Lady Longhorns on the road at Kell High School.

Adairsville jumped out to a fast start and never looked back, scoring five goals in the first half to build an insurmountable lead. Ella Edwards opened the scoring in the 15th minute off an assist from Sam Gough. Alexa Damer added a goal in the 24th minute, assisted by Edwards, and Edwards struck again just one minute later in the 25th minute, with Braylynn Martin providing the assist.

The Tigers maintained their momentum when Addi Jerauld scored in the 28th minute with another assist from Martin. Damer then assisted Martin, concluding the first-half scoring in the 38th minute, leading to a 5-0 score at halftime.

In the second half, Adairsville added two more goals to complete the rout. Sam Gough scored in the 64th minute, and Damer notched her second goal of the match in the 66th minute, assisted by Jerauld. Kell managed a lone goal late but could not mount any significant comeback.

The win improves the Lady Tigers’ record to 13-2 on the season, while Kell falls to 0-12.

Adairsville will return home for its next contest after Spring Break on Tuesday, April 14, when it hosts Cartersville.

CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 6, SOUTH PAULDING 1

at Weinman Stadium on Thursday

Lady Canes (10-5), Lady Spartans (7-7)

Cartersville at Adairsville on Tuesday, April 14

CARTERSVILLE BOYS 5, SOUTH PAULDING 1

at Weinman Stadium on Thursday

Hurricanes (9-6), Spartans (4-8)

Cartersville at Adairsville on Tuesday, April 14

WOODLAND GIRLS 9, CENTRAL-CARROLL 0

at Woodland

Woodland Lady Cats (7-7), Central Lady Lions (4-9)

Woodland at East Paulding on Wednesday, April 15

WILDCATS RALLY PAST LIONS

The Woodland Wildcats earned a 4-1 victory over the visiting Central-Carroll Lions on Thursday night at Woodland High School.

Danny Chavez gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead in the 24th minute with an assist from Aiden Carrillo. Central-Carroll responded with a late goal in the final five seconds of the first half, tying the score at 1-1 heading into halftime.

Woodland regained the lead in the second half when Hunter Limbaugh scored in the 63rd minute. Chavez added his second goal of the night in the 72nd minute, assisted by Axel Cortez-Vasquez. Robin Evrard sealed the victory with a goal in the 79th minute (0:21 remaining), assisted by Limbaugh.

Woodland goalkeeper Seth Goodall made two saves in the win.

The victory improves the Wildcats’ record to 6-8. Central-Carroll falls to 8-5.

Woodland will be back in action on Wednesday, April 15, when they travel to East Paulding.

COLONELS, LADY COLONELS BLANKED AT CARROLLTON

The Cass Lady Colonels were overpowered on the road Tuesday night, suffering a 7-0 shutout loss to the Carrollton Lady Trojans at Carrollton.

Carrollton came out aggressively and scored three goals in a six-minute span beginning in the 15th minute. The Trojans added a fourth goal in the final five minutes of the first half, taking a commanding 4-0 lead into the break. Carrollton then added three more goals in the second half to complete the shutout victory.

Cass coach Kyle Calandra was straightforward after the match, saying, “We couldn't keep up with their speed and physicality.”

The loss drops the Lady Colonels to 4-10 on the season. Carrollton improves to 11-5 with the win.

The Carrollton boys also won 7-0. The Trojans improved to 14-2-1 on the season. The Colonels slipped to 8-6.

Cass returns home for its next contest, hosting Pebblebrook on Tuesday, April 14, at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

TIGERS COME UP EMPTY AT KELL

The host Kell Longhorns posted six first-half goals Thursday night and cruised to an 8-0 win over the visiting Adairsville Tigers.

Kell improved to 3-12 on the season. Adairsville (2-14) returns to its home pitch on Friday night to host East Paulding at 6 p.m.