Woodland and Cartersville teams sweep region foes; Cass girls defeat Hiram

February 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

On the final night of region regular-season games in 7-AAAA, five of the six local teams in action collected wins.

WOODLAND GIRLS 34, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 30

The Woodland Lady Cats won for the first time since November on Tuesday night, defeating visiting Southeast Whitfield 34-30 in a nail-biter.

Freshman Destiny Jackson produced a double-double, with 14 points and 14 rebounds, but it was senior Reign West’s two free throws in the final 30 seconds that secured the win.

The Lady Cats led 11-10 after one quarter and 17-16 at halftime. Woodland extended its lead to 31-24 by the end of the third quarter, and held on in the fourth for their first region win.

“It was an outstanding Senior Night for us,” said Woodland girls’ coach Whitney Wissing. “I have great things to say about all our players and their contributions tonight. Special defensive credits go to Angel Palmore, Bailey Gerstner, Cathryn Sneed, and Karissa Williamson for stepping up.”

Palmore, West, and Cyler Williams each added five points for Woodland.

Betzai Hipolito led the Lady Raiders (2-22, 1-13) with 13 points.

Woodland (4-21, 1-13) lost a coin toss with Southeast Whitfield on Wednesday morning and will be the No. 8-seed in the first round of the Region 7-AAAA tournament, facing 5th-seeded Hiram on Monday at Cartersville High School at 7 p.m.

WOODLAND BOYS 88, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 50

The Wildcats closed out their 2026 regular season with a one-sided Region 7-AAAA victory over the Southeast Whitfield Raiders on Tuesday night.

Woodland surged ahead in the second quarter, outscoring Southeast 34-11 in the period and cruised in the second half to their 38-point win and a season sweep of the Raiders (0-25, 0-14).

“It was a good team win on Senior Night,” said Wildcats’ coach Kip Dyer. “Our seniors got a lot of playing time, which was great for this group.”

Caiden Moore led Woodland with 16 points. Jonathan Hart finished with 15. Canden Davis totaled 12, and Landon Dougherty added 10 points.

Luke Amspaugh and Brayden Johnson scored 18 and 17 points, respectively, for Southeast Whitfield.

The Wildcats (9-16, 2-12) will be the No. 7 seed in the Region 7-AAAA tournament, which begins Monday at Cartersville High School. Woodland will play Cedartown at 5:30 p.m.

CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 62, CEDARTOWN 23

The Lady Canes wrapped up regular-season and region play on Tuesday night with their 20th win of the season at Cedartown.

Cartersville built a 32-16 advantage in the first half and eased to a 39-point road victory.

Reese Gibson led Cartersville with a double-double that included 15 points and 10 rebounds. Kaytlin Arnold followed with 12 points and six boards. Trinity Montgomery and Akira Leonard each added 10 points for the Lady Canes.

Hadlee Robinson led the Lady Bulldogs (8-15, 5-9) with 10 points.

Cartersville (20-4, 13-1) tied with Dalton for first place in the region, but lost a Wednesday morning coin toss for the tournament’s top seed. Cartersville will be the No. 2 seed and receive a bye to the region semifinals on Thursday at the Storm Center. The Lady Canes will play the Southeast Whitfield/Cedartown/Cass survivor from Monday's and Tuesday's games. 

CARTERSVILLE BOYS 67, CEDARTOWN 52

Kyron McClendon scored a game-high 31 points on Tuesday at Cedartown.

Kyron McClendon poured in a season-high 31 points, including five from behind the arc, on Tuesday night to help lead the Purple Hurricanes to a Region 7-AAAA win at Cedartown.

The host Bulldogs stayed in contention into the fourth quarter, but Cartersville was able to pull away down the stretch.

The Canes led 16-15 after one quarter, but Cedartown tied the score at 34 as the teams headed into the locker room. Cartersville grabbed a 52-43 lead in the third quarter and added six more points to its margin of victory in the final eight minutes.

Nas Bennett scored 14 points with eight rebounds and four assists for Cartersville. Wyatt Thomason grabbed 10 rebounds and added nine points.

Devion Smith led Cedartown (9-15, 5-9) with 19 points. Coleton Prater contributed 13 points in the Bulldogs’ loss.

Cartersville tied with Hiram for first place in the regular season region standings. A coin toss will determine the No. 1 seed for the region tournament, but it had not yet been conducted at the time of this report. Both Hiram and Cartersville will receive byes to the Thursday semifinals of the tournament, which will be hosted by Cartersville. The Canes (20-4, 13-1) are scheduled for a final regular-season game on Saturday at Darlington at 2 p.m.

CASS GIRLS 43, HIRAM 17

The Lady Colonels built a big lead early and easily handled visiting Hiram on Tuesday night, 43-17.

The Cass girls led 13-2 at the end of the first quarter and built a 26-5 advantage by halftime en route to a 26-point Region 7-AAAA victory.

Nakayla Evans paced Cass with 10 points. Cadie Paez and Anizah Taylor each contributed eight points. Kylie Miles added seven for the Lady Colonels.

Brittain Payne led the Lady Hornets (8-14, 6-8) with nine points.

Cass (11-12, 10-4) will be the No. 3-seed in the Region 7-AAAA tournament and will receive a first-round bye. The Lady Colonels will face Monday’s Cedartown/Southeast Whitfield winner on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Cartersville High School.

HIRAM 67, CASS BOYS 47

The Hiram Hornets started fast and held off the host Colonels on Tuesday night, 67-47.

Hiram (17-8, 13-1) sprinted to a 22-10 lead in the first eight minutes and added to their advantage in the next two periods.

Aiden Stutson led the Hornets with 15 points. AJ Williams added 14.

Lucas Pealor and Derris Reece scored nine and eight points, respectively, for the Colonels.

Cass (7-16, 6-8) is the No. 5 seed in the Region 7-AAAA tournament and will play a first-round game on Monday night at 8:30 p.m. against Southeast Whitfield at Cartersville High School. Monday’s winner advances to play Dalton on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m.