Connor Brasfield

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...]

By |2023-12-01T22:24:30-05:00December 1st, 2023|Featured, Features, General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Trojans Bounce Canes From Playoffs

Cartersville Overcomes Early Deficit, Takes Down Calhoun

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (6-0) defeated the Calhoun Yellow Jackets on Friday night by a score of 21-17. The Canes trailed by 17 by the time the first 24 minutes expired. The Cartersville offensive attack had trouble moving the ball against the stout Calhoun defense. To make matters worse for the Canes, the Yellow Jackets [read more...]

By |2023-09-29T22:06:07-04:00September 29th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Overcomes Early Deficit, Takes Down Calhoun

Canes Score 28-Unanswered Points for Comeback Win

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (3-0) defeated the Allatoona Buccaneers (0-3) on Friday night by a score of 28-20. However, this was not a back-and-forth game as the score might indicate. Allatoona stifled the Cartersville ground game in the first half, which led the Canes being shutout for the game’s first 24 minutes. Allatoona, meanwhile, took [read more...]

By |2022-09-02T22:50:06-04:00September 2nd, 2022|General|Comments Off on Canes Score 28-Unanswered Points for Comeback Win