The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes defeated the Heritage Catoosa Generals on Saturday night at the Storm Center by a score of 73-35 to advance to the Sweet 16 of the GHSA Class 4-A state basketball playoffs. TJ Horton led the Canes with 20 points, while Jaylon Pugh and Isaac Gridley added 15 and 10 respectively. Cartersville led 43-15 at the half and 62-29 after three quarters of action. The Canes will hit the road Thursday night to face off against Blessed Trinity, which defeated Madison County on Saturday by a score of 55-45. You can hear the game live on WBHF with Kevin Pate and Mike Garcia giving you pregame coverage at 6:45.