Andrew Purdy

Trojans Bounce Canes From Playoffs

The Coffee Trojans defeated the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes 33-12 in the GHSA Class 5A semifinals on Friday night. In the opening quarter, both squads showcased outstanding defense. Ryan Johnson of Cartersville executed an impressive punt, pinning Coffee at their own 2-yard line. Unable to advance, the Trojans punted from their end zone. After a 10-yard [read more...]

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Cartersville’s Commanding Performance Propels Them to GHSA Football Semifinals

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes reached the Final Four of the Class 5A GHSA high school football playoffs on Friday night, securing a 35-0 victory over the Jenkins Warriors. Cartersville initiated the scoring on its opening possession, marching 65 yards into the end zone, with Khristian Lando concluding the drive with a touchdown run. Despite the [read more...]

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Lando’s Hat Trick Helps Cartersville Down Allatoona

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (3-0) defeated the Allatoona Buccaneers 37-0 on Friday night to continue its impressive start. Khristian Lando got the scoring started early for Cartersville and was just warming up in the first quarter. Richard Houston scored to begin the second quarter, before Andrew Purdy connected with Jamauri Brice for a long touchdown [read more...]

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Yellow Jackets Sting Wildcats Friday

The Calhoun Yellow Jackets (5-3, 2-1) defeated the Woodland Wildcats (1-7, 0-3) on Friday night by a score of 49-0. https://twitter.com/WHSfootball00/status/1581022098767548416?s=20&t=CWLQgSBbvGrxxFrMJrnlUg Calhoun scored on its opening possession as Andrew Purdy found the end zone on a 1-yard rush to cap a 68-yard drive. Woodland answered with an impressive drive on its own. The Wildcats started [read more...]

By |2022-10-14T21:43:31-04:00October 14th, 2022|Featured, Features, General, General News, Sports, Stories|Comments Off on Yellow Jackets Sting Wildcats Friday