The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes defeated the Cambridge Bears 37-14 on Friday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Class-5A GHSA State Playoffs. Cartersville took an early lead and never looked back. Malachi Jeffries and Paul Gamble scored touchdowns on back-to-back Cartersville possessions to gain a 14-0 advantage. Cambridge was dealt a brutal blow in [read more...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (8-1, 3-1) defeated the Woodland Wildcats on Friday night 31-6. The Hurricanes offense didn't look crisp and perhaps the Woodland defense deserves a lot of credit. The Wildcats intercepted Cartersville twice, blocked a field goal, and forced Cartersville into tough positions once it crossed into the Woodland side of the field. [read more...]
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (7-1, 2-1) defeated the Hiram Hornets (4-4, 1-2) on Friday night by a score of 44-26. Cartersville won the kickoff and opted to start on offense. Unfortunately for the Canes, the offense did not click and punted after three plays. Hiram was ready offensively as the Hornets had a game plan [read more...]
