Baylon Long

Canes Dominate Yellow Jackets in 35-13 Victory

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (4-0) took down the Calhoun Yellow Jackets 35-13 on Friday night. Both defenses held strong in the first quarter, but it was Calhoun's defense that broke first in the second. A long pass from Nate Russell to A’darrian Taylor-Wilson set up Jacaiden Leonard for a 28-yard touchdown run, giving Cartersville the [read more...]

By |2024-09-06T22:57:21-04:00September 6th, 2024|General|Comments Off on Canes Dominate Yellow Jackets in 35-13 Victory

Defense Shines as Cartersville Blanks Hapeville Charter

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (3-0) dominated the Hapeville Charter Hornets with a 24-0 victory on Friday night. Cartersville struck quickly in a game with little first-half scoring. They opened with a swift drive, covering the field in 41 seconds, which Nate Russell finished with a 30-yard touchdown run. After that opening drive, the Hornet defense [read more...]

By |2024-08-30T22:13:31-04:00August 30th, 2024|Features, General, Sports|Comments Off on Defense Shines as Cartersville Blanks Hapeville Charter

Canes Overwhelm Yellow Jackets

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (2-0) dominated the Rockmart Yellow Jackets 35-6 Friday night, capitalizing on five turnovers and numerous explosive plays both through the air and on the ground. While the opening quarter saw little scoring, Cartersville had opportunities to put points on the board, attempting two early field goals but missing both, which kept [read more...]

By |2024-08-23T22:51:29-04:00August 23rd, 2024|Featured, Features, General, Sports|Comments Off on Canes Overwhelm Yellow Jackets

Hurricanes Storm Past Eagles in Season Opener

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (1-0) kicked off the 2024 season with a dominant 40-0 victory over the Columbia Eagles on Thursday night. The game was rescheduled to Thursday due to a shortage of officials across the state. Nate Russell’s first pass attempt for Cartersville was intercepted after it was tipped and caught by Columbia’s secondary. [read more...]

By |2024-08-15T23:18:29-04:00August 15th, 2024|Features, Sports, Stories|Comments Off on Hurricanes Storm Past Eagles in Season Opener

Cartersville Routs Heritage in Homecoming Win

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (5-0) defeated the Heritage Patriots on Friday night 45-0. Cartersville opened the game with a missed field goal, however the second drive would not end as fortunately for the Patriots. Khristian Lando capped off Cartersville's second drive with a short touchdown run to open the scoring. Instead of kicking the PAT, [read more...]

By |2023-09-15T21:31:33-04:00September 15th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Routs Heritage in Homecoming Win

Cartersville Improves to 2-0 With Win Over Jonesboro

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (2-0) defeated the Jonesboro Cardinals (1-1) 24-13 on Friday night. https://twitter.com/CHSHurricaneFB/status/1695028803725332778?s=20 Cartersville opened up the game with a bang. Nate Russell connected with Kendrick Price on the first play from scrimmage for a long touchdown pass to give Cartersville an early 7-0 lead. The Canes weren't done in the first quarter, [read more...]

By |2023-08-25T23:03:19-04:00August 25th, 2023|General|Comments Off on Cartersville Improves to 2-0 With Win Over Jonesboro

Cartersville Remains Unbeaten, Defeats Heritage-Conyers on Homecoming

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (5-0) remained perfect on Friday night with a 49-0 shutout of Heritage-Conyers, which would mark a successful homecoming. Cartersville scored on its opening possession and the only blemish the Canes would have was a first quarter fumble recovered by the visiting Patriots. The defense stood tall and did not allow the [read more...]

By |2022-09-16T21:37:30-04:00September 16th, 2022|General|Comments Off on Cartersville Remains Unbeaten, Defeats Heritage-Conyers on Homecoming