Football

Cartersville Routs Centennial, Advances to Second Round

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes won their opening round matchup against the Centennial Knights 40-0. Cartersville did most of its damage in the first half. On its second drive Khristian Lando scored and converted a 2-point conversion to give Cartersville an early 8-0. On the Canes next scoring drive Jamauri Brice scored on a 48-yard touchdown [read more...]

By |2023-11-10T21:44:51-05:00November 10th, 2023|General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Routs Centennial, Advances to Second Round

Adairsville Rallies, Wins Region Crown

The Adairsville Tigers (7-2, 6-0) beat the Bremen Blue Devils by a score of 28-21 Friday night to capture the region crown. Bremen received the opening kickoff, and its first possession was rocky, to say the least. The Blue Devils fumbled the ball twice and recovered both fumbles before eventually punting the ball back to [read more...]

By |2023-10-27T22:29:30-04:00October 27th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Adairsville Rallies, Wins Region Crown

Cass Routs Calhoun, Earns Playoff Berth

The Cass Colonels (5-5, 2-3) defeated the Calhoun Yellow Jackets (6-4, 2-3) 52- on Friday night. The win made Cass the No. 4 seed in 5A-Region 7, while Calhoun would sit the 2023 playoffs out. The Colonels came out of the gate hot. On the opening kickoff, Sacovie White returned a lateral to midfield. A [read more...]

By |2023-10-27T22:09:04-04:00October 27th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cass Routs Calhoun, Earns Playoff Berth

Behind Lando’s Four Scores, Cartersville Wins Region

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (10-0, 5-0) scored 35-unanswered points to defeat the Dalton Catamounts and win Class-5A Region 7 crown. The first quarter featured a Catamount offense that was on the attack. Not many teams can boast about how they’ve made short work against the Cartersville defense in recent memory, but Dalton was able to [read more...]

By |2023-10-27T21:58:30-04:00October 27th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Behind Lando’s Four Scores, Cartersville Wins Region

State Playoff Scenarios for Bartow County Teams

The GHSA football playoffs are right around the corner, and Bartow County teams still have much to decide. The good news is that you won't have to wait long to discover the team seedings. Class AAA Region 6 The Adairsville Tigers hold an undefeated region record and are set to face Bremen next Friday night. [read more...]

By |2023-10-21T00:19:05-04:00October 21st, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on State Playoff Scenarios for Bartow County Teams

Cartersville Downs Cass In Overtime Thriller

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (7-0) defeated the Cass Colonels (4-3) on Friday night 21-14 in overtime. Cass received the kickoff, but didn't score on its opening drive. The Canes, who have struggled at times getting out of the gate on offense, also were unable to threaten on their opening drive. On its second possession, Cass [read more...]

By |2023-10-06T23:14:10-04:00October 6th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Downs Cass In Overtime Thriller

Woodland Falls to Dalton Friday

The Woodland Wildcats (2-5) fell to the Dalton Catamounts on Friday night 42-7. The Wildcats allowed a long touchdown early in the game as quarterback Ethan Long hit Bubba Tanner. After Woodland fumbled the kickoff, Dalton set up at the Woodland 19-yard line. A penalty moves the ball up before Adriel Hernandez scored a 14-yard [read more...]

By |2023-10-06T22:30:56-04:00October 6th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Woodland Falls to Dalton Friday

Adairsville Unbeaten In Region, Downs Ridgeland

The Adairsville Tigers (5-2) defeated the Ridgeland Panthers 55-7 Friday night. The Panthers received the opening kickoff but could not do much in its first possession. After they punted, the Tigers took over with different plans. Ethan Blome found the end zone from 1-yard out to put the Tigers ahead 7-0 early. Ridgeland responded with [read more...]

By |2023-10-06T22:15:26-04:00October 6th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Adairsville Unbeaten In Region, Downs Ridgeland

Adairsville Holds Off Ringgold For Region Win

The Adairsville Tigers (3-2, 2-0) defeated the Ringgold Tigers 28-26 on Friday night. Ringgold scored a touchdown to bring its deficit to two points in the final seconds of regulation. Ringgold's 2-point conversion was thwarted by Adairsville, which also recovered the onside kick to effectively put the game away. So how did we get there? [read more...]

By |2023-09-22T22:39:24-04:00September 22nd, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Adairsville Holds Off Ringgold For Region Win

Colonels Throttle Lions Friday Night

The Cass Colonels (3-2) defeated the ML King Lions by a score of 40-0. Cass opened up the scoring early with a 9-yard rushing touchdown from Devin Henderson on the Colonels’ opening drive. After an ML King punt, Brodie McWhorter connected with Sacovie White for the first of four first half touchdowns. @CassFootball The first [read more...]

By |2023-09-22T21:34:35-04:00September 22nd, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Colonels Throttle Lions Friday Night