The Cass Colonels fell to 3-6 on the season and 2-5 in region play with a 23-17 loss at Villa Rica Friday night. The Colonels have already been eliminated from playoff contention and will finish their season this Friday night with a road game at Carrollton at 7:00.
The Woodland Wildcats fell to 0-9 on the season and 0-7 in region play with a 42-14 loss to the Kell Longhorns. While the defeat was discouraging, the Woodland play was inspiring. Emmanuel Jones recovered a Kell fumble on the first possession of the second half. Brody Williams would punch it in on a quarterback sneak for Woodland’s first score of the night to make it 35-6. Jones made his presence known on the next Kell possession when he took an interception to the house for the Wildcats, a successful two-point conversion. Woodland will finish its season at home next week with a home game against Rome scheduled for 7:30.
The Adairsville Tigers improved to 3-6 on the season and 1-3 in region play as they defeated the Haralson County Rebels Friday night by a score of 42-10. Adairsville would go on a 42-7 run after trailing 3-0 with about five minutes left in the first half. Roger Redd threw four touchdown passes and Travon Branch added to scores of his own. With the win, Adairsville clinched the fourth seed in the South subregion of 6-AAA. Next week the Adairsville Tigers will host the North Murray Mountaineers at 7:30 in a game that has playoff implications. The team that wins will move on to the Class AAA playoffs.
Cartersville had a bye week last Friday and therefore did not play. The Canes have an important game this Friday night as they host Troup County at 7:30 in their first game at Weinman Stadium since October 7th. The winner of the contest will capture the Region 5-AAAA Championship and be a No. 1 seed in the Class 4-A playoffs. The team that loses will be a No. 2 seed in the Class 4-A playoffs and still host a first-round game at home.