The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (12-0) defeated the Warner Robins Demons 64-0 Friday night. Cartersville struck first after recovering an onside kick attempt by the Demons. Braylon Hill capped a quick drive with a 1-yard plunge, though the two-point try failed, giving the Canes a 6-0 lead at the 10:20 mark of the opening quarter.After Warner [read more...]
Too many mistakes in too short a time doomed the Cass Colonels (9-3) Friday night, as the Colonels committed five turnovers in a 21-7 defeat to Benedictine Cadets. The Colonels actually struck first, stunning the Cadets with a 44-yard touchdown pass from Brodie McWhorter to Elijah Slocum just three minutes into the game. McWhorter’s deep [read more...]
The Cass Colonels (9-2) survived a turnover-plagued night to defeat the Mays Raiders 21-12 in the first round of the 4A GHSA Football Playoffs Friday night. The game opened with a nightmare for Cass: they fumbled the kickoff, and Mays recovered deep in Colonels territory. Cass’s defense bailed them out with a critical stop, keeping [read more...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (11-0) defeated the Jackson Jaguars 53-0 in the opening round of the 4A GHSA Football Playoffs Friday night. Cartersville received the opening kick. On the first play from scrimmage, Braylon Hill explodes through the line, weaving 68 yards untouched for the score. Cartersville converted the 2-point try to take an 8-0 [read more...]
The Adairsville Tigers (4-6, 2-4) fell to the Heritage Generals (7-3, 4-2) on Friday night 31-17. The game began with Adairsville kicking off to Heritage. The Generals’ offense jogged on, but the drive fizzled fast. On second down, Heritage’s quarterback rolled right and fired—only for Adairsville’s Colton Sanford to step in front. Sanford snagged the [read more...]
The Cass Colonels (8-2, 5-1) clinched a thrilling 22-19 victory over the Allatoona Buccaneers (3-7, 2-4), sealed by a late touchdown run from Kalil Charles. The game started slowly, with both teams punting on their opening drives, eating up most of the first quarter. Cass broke the deadlock on their second possession when Charles ignited [read more...]
The Woodland Wildcats (2-7, 1-4) defeated the Cedartown Bulldogs 28-14 Friday night. The game kicked off with intensity, as Cedartown struck first in the opening quarter. Jaylen Johnson powered through the Woodland defense for a touchdown run, putting Cedartown up 7-0 with 9:32 left in the first. The Bulldogs’ fans roared, sensing early dominance.Woodland, however, [read more...]
The Adairsville Tigers (4-5, 3-2) fell to the Gilmer Bobcats (5-4, 2-3) 28-21 on Friday night. Gilmer struck first in the opening 12 minutes and punched in a touchdown for an early lead. The Bobcats scored again in the second quarter, but Adairsville was able to answer. Just before the half, Braxton Elrod crossed the [read more...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (10-0, 6-0) defeated the Hiram Hornets (5-5, 4-2) 50-7 on Friday night to put the finishing touches on a perfect regular season and the Region 7 crown. Cartersville came out swinging in their matchup against Hiram, dominating from the opening whistle. With 10:08 left in the first quarter, quarterback Nate Russell [read more...]
The Adairsville Tigers (4-4, 3-1) rallied from 14 points down to defeat the Northwest Whitfield Bruins Friday night 33-17. Adairsville fell behind early 14-0 in the first quarter, however rallied with a touchdown pass to Braxton Elrod. The Adairsville defense was opportunistic as Westin Crisp had an interception to thwart a Northwest Whitfield drive. The [read more...]
