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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’s Commanding Performance Propels Them to GHSA Football Semifinals

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes reached the Final Four of the Class 5A GHSA high school football playoffs on Friday night, securing a 35-0 victory over the Jenkins Warriors. Cartersville initiated the scoring on its opening possession, marching 65 yards into the end zone, with Khristian Lando concluding the drive with a touchdown run. Despite the [read more...]

By |2023-11-24T21:52:49-05:00November 24th, 2023|General|Comments Off on Cartersville’s Commanding Performance Propels Them to GHSA Football Semifinals

Cartersville Defeats Eastside, Advances

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes advanced to the third round of the GHSA football playoffs Friday night with a 28-9 victory over the Eastside Eagles. While all things ended well for the Canes, things started off rocky. While Cartersville was forced to a three-and-out on its first possession and Eastside appeared ready to take advantage. The [read more...]

By |2023-11-17T22:39:45-05:00November 17th, 2023|General, General News, Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Defeats Eastside, Advances

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

Lando’s Hat Trick Helps Cartersville Down Allatoona

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (3-0) defeated the Allatoona Buccaneers 37-0 on Friday night to continue its impressive start. Khristian Lando got the scoring started early for Cartersville and was just warming up in the first quarter. Richard Houston scored to begin the second quarter, before Andrew Purdy connected with Jamauri Brice for a long touchdown [read more...]

By |2023-09-01T22:03:55-04:00September 1st, 2023|General, General News, Sports, Stories|Comments Off on Lando’s Hat Trick Helps Cartersville Down Allatoona

Cartersville Opens Up 2023 Campaign With Win Over Cherokee

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (1-0) defeated the Cherokee Warriors on Friday night by a score of 27-14. The opening drive of the game ended with an interception by Khristian Lando and gave the Cartersville offense its first opportunity of the season in positive territory. Quarterback Nate Russell, on a third-and-long, found Kendrick Price streaking down [read more...]

By |2023-08-19T00:35:32-04:00August 18th, 2023|Sports|Comments Off on Cartersville Opens Up 2023 Campaign With Win Over Cherokee

Cartersville Advances, Awaits Cambridge

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes defeated the Clarke Central Gladiators on Saturday evening 43-10. Kendrick Price scored on a 66-yard touchdown pass from Paul Gamble on the Canes' opening possession. In an effort to control the game early, Cartersville attempted and converted the 2-point conversion by Collin Fletcher to open up an 8-0 lead. The Gladiators [read more...]

By |2022-11-12T21:00:45-05:00November 12th, 2022|General|Comments Off on Cartersville Advances, Awaits Cambridge