n a thrilling matchup that came down to the wire, the North Oconee Titans edged the Cartersville Purple Hurricanes 28-26 to advance to the Final Four of the GHSA State Playoffs to end a terrific season from the Canes. Cartersville finishes the season as region champions and a 12-1 record. First Half Highlights: North Oconee [read more...]
The Cass Colonels (3-3) lost to the Cedartown Bulldogs 36-0 on Friday night. Without their starting quarterback, the Colonels tried to find new ways to generate offense, but the Bulldog defense proved too tough. Early on, special teams mistakes sealed Cass’s fate. The Colonels misfired on three fourth-down snaps, handing the Bulldogs the ball deep [read more...]
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...]
The Cass Colonels (3-1) lost for the first time this season 43-14 to the North Cobb Warriors Friday night. Cass stumbled right from the start, fumbling the opening kickoff and handing North Cobb prime field position. The Warriors capitalized two plays later, scoring to take an early 7-0 lead. The Colonels’ defense responded with a [read more...]
The Adairsville Tigers improved to 3-1 on the season with a decisive 44-14 win over the Woodland Wildcats (1-2) Friday night. Adairsville wasted no time asserting dominance, as Westin Crisp returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, putting the Tigers ahead 7-0 within seconds. Woodland struggled to respond, and Adairsville capitalized on its next possession [read more...]
The Cass Colonels dominated on both offense and defense to beat the Adairsville Tigers 49-0 Friday night. Cass received the opening kickoff and came out aggressively, attempting a 4th and five but failing to convert. This gave Adairsville unexpectedly good field position. However, the Tigers couldn’t capitalize on the opportunity, and Cass defender Ian Williams [read more...]
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...]
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...]
Defensive mistakes and costly turnovers plagued the Woodland Wildcats (1-1) as they fell to the Woodstock Wolverines 42-3 on Thursday night. The first quarter featured strong defensive play and limited offensive success, with both teams struggling to score. Woodland managed to strike first with a 44-yard field goal, taking a 3-0 lead late in the [read more...]
The Adairsville Tigers defeated the Pepperell Dragons 31-14 on Thursday night, thanks to a 24-0 run in the second half. Adairsville received the opening kickoff and quickly found their rhythm, maintaining a long drive that chewed up nearly half of the first quarter. Despite their early success moving the ball, the Tigers couldn’t score and [read more...]
