December 20, 2025 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes stayed perfect on the season, capturing the championship of the SMI Carroll County Christmas Tournament with an 87-59 victory over the host Central-Carroll Lions on Saturday. Cartersville led 20-17 after a competitive first quarter before pulling away with a 25-14 second period to take a 45-31 halftime advantage. The Hurricanes continued to dominate in the third, outscoring Central 21-1

December 20, 2025 The Excel Christian Academy Eagles improved to 11-3 on the season with an impressive 89-76 victory over the visiting Trion Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in Emerson. The Eagles led 24-14 after the first quarter and 44-36 at halftime before winning the third period 30-19 for a 74-55 advantage heading into the final period. Mason McKinney led the balanced Excel attack with a team-high 20 points. Damir McBride added 18 points, while Karden Wingard contributed 1

December 20, 2025 Kyron McClendon scored 23 points Friday night in the Hurricanes' 72-58 semifinal win over Bowdon at the SMI Carrollton Holiday Tournament. The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes remained unbeaten on the season with a 72-58 victory over the Bowdon Red Devils on Friday night in the semifinals of the SMI Carrollton Christmas Tournament, played at Villa Rica High School. Cartersville (7-0) took control in the middle two periods to pull away and never looked back, ad

December 19, 2025 The Adairsville High School wrestling team won two dual matches Wednesday night at home, defeating Pickens and Rome as the Tigers celebrated their 2025-26 seniors. Adairsville defeated Pickens 42-30 and Rome 44-35. Senior David Coon led the Tigers with pinfall victories in both of his 175-pound bouts. He improved his senior-season record to 23-5. Fellow seniors Sam Bailey (126), Victor Singer (150), and William Dinafrio (215) were also recognized. The Tiger

December 19, 2025 The 2025 high school football state championship games were completed earlier this week in Atlanta, and the six polling organizations in Georgia have released their final rankings for the year. In Class 4A, the Creekside Seminoles finished off a 15-0 season and were the unanimous choice for No. 1 in the classification. Creekside defeated Benedictine 42-39 in the title game, and the Cadets (11-3) were the unanimous No. 2 selection in the final polls. Cartersv