In Friday night high school football, the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes rolled past Dalton 53-14 to claim their fourth straight Region 7-5A championship.
Dalton struck first just 90 seconds in for a 7-0 lead. Cartersville responded quickly. Senior running back Tyon Coe powered in from 20 yards out to make it 7-6. Moments later, Madoxx Davis scored on a reverse to take a 13-7 lead. The Canes added another touchdown before the first quarter ended and never looked back.
Davis finished with 137 total yards and two scores. Coe rushed for a season-high 135 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Harris Turner completed 12 of 16 passes for 139 yards and three touchdowns. Cartersville piled up 503 total yards, including 364 on the ground.
In Region 7-4A action, the Adairsville Tigers struck early and blanked the Ridgeland Panthers 38-0 at Tigers Stadium. Adairsville scored three touchdowns in the first quarter, improving to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the region. Ridgeland fell to 1-8 and 0-4.
Ezequiel Carter scored twice on short runs to open the scoring. Quarterback Braxton Elrod later hit Evan Hardin for a seven-yard touchdown pass. Torron Hale broke free for a 65-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. John Bailey added a three-yard score in the fourth. The Tigers host Calhoun next week.
Meanwhile, the Woodland Wildcats fell 42-14 to Allatoona at Wildcats Stadium. Allatoona built a 21-0 halftime lead with a defensive touchdown and a special-teams score. Woodland quarterback Sam Ray scored on a one-yard run and later threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Eli Osborne. The Wildcats drop to 2-7 and close the regular season Friday by hosting top-ranked Cartersville.
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