Tigers, Lady Canes earn Friday night wins; Cartersville boys drop first region game

January 31, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

On Friday night, the Cartersville girls and the Adairsville boys secured home region basketball victories, highlighting local results. Meanwhile, the Cartersville boys suffered their first region loss of the season.

CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 58, HIRAM 41

Zoe McCurry poured in 26 points and added eight rebounds Friday night as the Lady Canes defeated Hiram 58-41 at The Storm Center. 

Cartersville led 16-7 after one quarter and never trailed. The Lady Canes led 26-15 at halftime and 43-30 through three quarters.

Trinity Montgomery posted 17 points, eight boards, and three assists in the Lady Canes’ Region 7-AAAA victory. Blakely Morris added nine rebounds, seven points, and two steals.

Brittain Payne scored 18 points for the Lady Hornets (8-11, 6-5). Taylor Gaddis added eight.

Cartersville (17-4, 10-1) hosts Allatoona on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 62, RIDGELAND 39

The Adairsville boys snapped a six-game losing skid Friday night with a 62-39 home win over Region 7-AAA foe Ridgeland.

The Tigers led 22-21 at the intermission, but overpowered the Panthers 24-2 in the third quarter to take command en route to a 23-point win.

Lucas Poarch scored 24 points for the Tigers, and Elijah Pearson added 10 in the victory.

Jamarcus Lewis had 17 points for Ridgeland (8-14, 1-9). Striker Harden added nine.

Adairsville (3-20, 2-8) travels to Calhoun on Tuesday night.

HIRAM 86, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 84

The Purple Hurricanes lost a Region 7-AAAA game for the first time this season on Friday night, falling to the visiting Hiram Hornets 86-84.

Cartersville held narrow leads of 48-44 at halftime and 70-62 at the end of the third quarter, but Hiram outscored the Canes 24-14 in the final period to squeeze out a two-point victory.

The Hornets’ win pulled them into a first-place tie with the Canes at the top of the region standings with three league games remaining.

Jordan Smith and AJ Williams led Hiram (14-8, 10-1) with 25 and 23 points, respectively. Karon Fluker and Naeem McKanney each added 10 points.

Xavier Lowe led the Hurricanes with 28 points and three rebounds. Wyatt Thomason finished with 17 points, five boards, and four assists. Kyron McClendon contributed 16 points, five rebounds, and three assists. Nas Bennett added 11 points, six rebounds, and two assists.

Cartersville (17-4, 10-1) hosts winless Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday.

RIDGELAND 46, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 34

A scoreless third quarter doomed the Lady Tigers on Friday night in a 46-34 home loss to the Ridgeland Lady Panthers.

Adairsville led 20-18 at halftime, but was outscored 15-0 in the third quarter.

Jamiah Lewis led the Lady Panthers with 14 points. Sha Elliott scored 13 and Jordyn Thomas added 10 for Ridgeland (18-3, 7-3).

Alivia Joslin was the top scorer for the Lady Tigers with 14 points. Savannah Viktora pitched in five points.

Adairsville (9-14, 3-7) visits Calhoun on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. tip.

DALTON 76, WOODLAND GIRLS 21

The sixth-ranked Dalton Lady Catamounts defeated the Woodland girls on Friday night, 76-21.

Dalton improved to 18-3 overall and remained tied with Cartersville atop the Region 7-AAAA standings at 10-1.

Woodland (3-19, 0-11) visits Cedartown on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

DALTON 60, WOODLAND BOYS 45

The Woodland Wildcats kept their region game at Dalton close for more than three quarters on Friday night, but fell to the Catamounts 60-45.

Woodland led 18-16 after one quarter; trailed 26-20 at the intermission; and was behind 39-33 through three quarters. Dalton outscored the Wildcats 21-12 over the final eight minutes to pull away.

“We played hard,” said Woodland coach Kip Dyer on Friday night, “but we just ran out of gas in the final quarter.”

Landon Dougherty led the Wildcats with 12 points. Amir Heath posted 11, and Canden Davis scored 10 in the loss.

Woodland (8-14, 1-10) travels to Cedartown on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. tip.