Tuesday's local high school basketball roundup: Lady Canes, Woodland boys, and ECA boys pick up wins

November 18, 2025

The Cartersville girls and the Woodland boys each earned basketball wins on Tuesday night, as several local teams were in action.

CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 44, CARROLLTON 33

The Lady Canes improved to 2-0 by winning at Carrollton 44-33 in the Girls Night Out event. Cartersville led 17-13 at halftime and extended the lead to 30-22 by the end of the third quarter.

KK Arnold led the Lady Canes in the scoring column with 13 points. She added seven assists and three steals. Trinity Montgomery scored eight points with six rebounds and three steals.  Bayley Stanley grabbed 11 rebounds and scored seven points with five assists. Akira Leonard and Zoe McCurry contributed six points. Kaelyn Agee added four points.

Kaliyah Oliver led the Lady Trojans (1-1) with 19 points.

Cartersville (2-0) plays at New Manchester on Thursday at 6 p.m.

WOODLAND 61, DOMINION CHRISTIAN 37

The Wildcats improved to 2-0 this season with a 61-37 win on Tuesday night at Dominion Christian in Marietta.

Woodland led 17-13 at the end of the first quarter and carried a 29-22 advantage to the intermission. The Wildcats stretched their lead to 45-28 by the end of the third quarter, and outscored the Knights 19-8 in the final period.

Amir Heath led Woodland with 17 points. Clayton McArdle followed with 12. Caiden Moore posted eight points, while Canden Davis and John Hart added seven.

Dominion Christian slipped to 1-3.

Woodland (2-0) plays at Gordon Central on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 80, CORNERSTONE PREP 65

The Excel Christian Academy boys basketball team completed a regular-season sweep of Cornerstone Prep Academy on Tuesday night with an 80-65 win in Acworth. ECA opened the season earlier this month with a home win over the Cougars.

The Eagles held a 22-16 lead after one quarter on Tuesday and led 36-34 at halftime. Excel extended its lead to 63-50 by the end of the third quarter.

Damir McBride scored 23 points for the Eagles, followed by Jamari Gaston (17), Mason McKinney (14), Aston Chappell (12), and Jayden Jinks (9).

The loss dropped Cornerstone to 2-5 on the season.

Excel (2-3) plays at Cass on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and hosts Dade County on Saturday at 11 a.m.

CHAPEL HILL 41, ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 27

The Adairsville Lady Tigers trailed 16-6 after one quarter and 24-12 at halftime before dropping their season opener at Chapel Hill, 41-27.

Kendall Copeland and Cameron Terry led the host Lady Panthers (6-0) with 12 and nine points, respectively.

Savannah Viktora led the Adairsville scoring column with 11 points.

The Lady Tigers (0-1) visit Sonoraville on Friday at 7 p.m. and host Walton on Saturday at 6 p.m.

SONORAVILLE 71, CASS GIRLS 35

The Cass Lady Colonels trailed host Sonoraville 38-19 by halftime en route to a 36-point loss. 

Keegan Angel scored 16 points and Elizabeth Cady tossed in 15 as the Lady Phoenix won their season opener. Mayla Moore and Ellison Harper added nine points each.

Anizah Taylor led Cass with 13 points. Nakayla Evans chipped in eight.

Cass (0-2) hosts Excel Christian Academy on Friday at 6 p.m. and will play Rome on Monday at the Adairsville Tournament at 3 p.m.

DOMINION CHRISTIAN 50, WOODLAND GIRLS 18

The host Lady Knights led 15-2 after one quarter and 23-9 by halftime in a 50-18 defeat of visiting Woodland.

Nevaeh Smith-Ferman scored eight points for the Lady Cats. Destiny Jackson contributed 11 rebounds and six points. Cathryn Sneed and Angel Palmore added two points.

Dominion Christian improved to 3-0.

Woodland (1-1) visits Gordon Central on Friday at 6 p.m.

SONORAVILLE 68, CASS BOYS 56

The Colonels led 20-15 after one quarter, but fell behind before the intermission and did not recover in a 12-point loss on Tuesday night at Sonoraville.

The host Phoenix led 35-31 at halftime and 52-43 at the end of the third quarter.

Clay Worley scored 36 points to lead Sonoraville (1-0).

Derrick Sams scored 19 points for Cass. Isaiah Moreno contributed 13 points. Derris Reece and Ontario Crenshaw added nine and seven points, respectively.

Cass (0-2) hosts Excel Christian Academy on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and will face Walton on Monday at 3 p.m. at the Harrison High School Hoya Hoopsgiving.