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Cartersville Defeats Eastside, Advances

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes advanced to the third round of the GHSA football playoffs Friday night with a 28-9 victory over the Eastside Eagles. While all things ended well for the Canes, things started off rocky. While Cartersville was forced to a three-and-out on its first possession and Eastside appeared ready to take advantage. The [read more...]

By |2023-11-17T22:39:45-05:00November 17th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Defeats Eastside, Advances

Colonels Upset Longhorns, Look Towards Raiders

The Cass Colonels once again astonished the state with a 28-14 triumph over the Kell Longhorns in the opening round of the GHSA playoffs. Cass initiated the game by receiving the ball. A substantial reception by Sacovie White positioned Cass at the Kell 10-yard line with a prime opportunity to score. A few plays later, [read more...]

By |2023-11-10T22:57:01-05:00November 10th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Colonels Upset Longhorns, Look Towards Raiders

Pullum’s Four Touchdown Effort Not Enough for Tigers

The Gilmer Bobcats secured a 35-28 victory over the Adairsville Tigers in the opening round of the AAA GHSA football playoffs. Gilmer received the opening kickoff but failed to score, eventually punting the ball to Adairsville. Jamarian Pullum effortlessly scored a 4-yard rushing touchdown, though Adairsville missed the PAT. On the subsequent kickoff, Gilmer executed [read more...]

By |2023-11-10T22:28:26-05:00November 10th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Pullum’s Four Touchdown Effort Not Enough for Tigers

Cartersville Routs Centennial, Advances to Second Round

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes won their opening round matchup against the Centennial Knights 40-0. Cartersville did most of its damage in the first half. On its second drive Khristian Lando scored and converted a 2-point conversion to give Cartersville an early 8-0. On the Canes next scoring drive Jamauri Brice scored on a 48-yard touchdown [read more...]

By |2023-11-10T21:44:51-05:00November 10th, 2023|General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Routs Centennial, Advances to Second Round

Adairsville Rallies, Wins Region Crown

The Adairsville Tigers (7-2, 6-0) beat the Bremen Blue Devils by a score of 28-21 Friday night to capture the region crown. Bremen received the opening kickoff, and its first possession was rocky, to say the least. The Blue Devils fumbled the ball twice and recovered both fumbles before eventually punting the ball back to [read more...]

By |2023-10-27T22:29:30-04:00October 27th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Adairsville Rallies, Wins Region Crown

Cass Routs Calhoun, Earns Playoff Berth

The Cass Colonels (5-5, 2-3) defeated the Calhoun Yellow Jackets (6-4, 2-3) 52- on Friday night. The win made Cass the No. 4 seed in 5A-Region 7, while Calhoun would sit the 2023 playoffs out. The Colonels came out of the gate hot. On the opening kickoff, Sacovie White returned a lateral to midfield. A [read more...]

By |2023-10-27T22:09:04-04:00October 27th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cass Routs Calhoun, Earns Playoff Berth

Behind Lando’s Four Scores, Cartersville Wins Region

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (10-0, 5-0) scored 35-unanswered points to defeat the Dalton Catamounts and win Class-5A Region 7 crown. The first quarter featured a Catamount offense that was on the attack. Not many teams can boast about how they’ve made short work against the Cartersville defense in recent memory, but Dalton was able to [read more...]

By |2023-10-27T21:58:30-04:00October 27th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Behind Lando’s Four Scores, Cartersville Wins Region

State Playoff Scenarios for Bartow County Teams

The GHSA football playoffs are right around the corner, and Bartow County teams still have much to decide. The good news is that you won't have to wait long to discover the team seedings. Class AAA Region 6 The Adairsville Tigers hold an undefeated region record and are set to face Bremen next Friday night. [read more...]

By |2023-10-21T00:19:05-04:00October 21st, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on State Playoff Scenarios for Bartow County Teams

Hiram Topples Cass

The Cass Colonels lost to the Hiram Hornets 50-20 Friday night. Cass received the opening kickoff, looking to take control of the game early, but fumbled on its opening possession. Hiram recovered the ball and took advantage of the opportunity by connecting on a 48-yard-field to gain an early 3-0 lead. The Cass offense went [read more...]

By |2023-10-20T23:50:19-04:00October 20th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Hiram Topples Cass

Adairsville Throttles Gordon Lee, Remains Unbeaten in Region

The Adairsville Tigers (6-2, 5-0) defeated the Gordon Lee Trojans Thursday night 40-7. Gordon Lee attempted an onside kick to begin the game. However, the decision backfired as Adairsville recovered. With a short field to operate, the Tigers on an 11-yard touchdown run by Jonathan Gough capped off the 48-yard drive. After Gordon Lee failed [read more...]

By |2023-10-19T21:53:23-04:00October 19th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Adairsville Throttles Gordon Lee, Remains Unbeaten in Region