Football roundup: Webb throws five TD passes in Canes win
Cartersville cruised past visiting LaGrange Friday night behind five touchdown passes by quarterback Tee Webb, but the Hurricanes were the only Bartow County team to win -- defeating the Grangers 45-7. Cass started slowly in a 34-21 loss at Hiram, Adairsville was blanked by top-ranked Calhoun 61-0, and Woodland fell to 4th-ranked Carrollton 47-20 despite three touchdown passes by Jakob Foss.
CANES CRUISE BEHIND WEBB’S FIVE TD PASSES
Cartersville made easy work of visiting LaGrange Friday night at Weinman Stadium, taking down the Grangers 45-7.
The Canes went up 17-0 early, surpassing the most points allowed by the Grangers in a game this season and it came in the first quarter alone. Tee Webb connected with Kaleb Chatmon for Cartersville’s first touchdown and after Oscar Hernandez kicked a field goal, Marcus Gary added a touchdown run for the Hurricanes’ early advantage. In the second quarter, Webb had touchdown throws to both Devonte Ross and Marko Dudley as Cartersville took a 31-0 lead to the locker room. LaGrange (1-5, 0-3) scored on a 55-yard pick-six in the third quarter, but Cartersville and Webb added touchdown strikes to Jackson Lowe and Marquail Coaxum for a 45-7 victory.
Webb finished 26-for-36 for 337 yards and five touchdowns. He did throw one interception. Marcus Gary had 82 total yards and a touchdown. Quante Jennings rushed for 108 yards. Jackson Lowe finished with 47 yards receiving and a touchdown. Devonte Ross had 39 yards and a score. Kaleb Chatmon contributed 32 yards and a touchdown. Cartersville (7-0, 3-0 Region 5-AAAA) takes to the road next week at Sandy Creek.
-- Tee Webb photo by Randy Parker, The Daily Tribune News
SLOW START DOOMS COLONELS AT HIRAM
Cass started slowly at Hiram Friday night and was unable to recover in a 34-21 loss to the Hornets. Hiram quarterback, Nate Presnell, threw a pair of first quarter touchdowns to Kyshun Battle and running back Marcus Fulks rushed for a 13-yard score as the Hornets raced to a 20-0 lead.
The Colonels kept the ball for almost 11 minutes of the second quarter and narrowed the margin to 20-7 on a two-yard keeper by Rett Moore (photo), but Presnell drove the Hornets 55 yards in four plays to match the Colonels’ second quarter touchdown. The 6-foot-7-inch quarterback connected on an 11-yard scoring completion to Jermaine Banks with 0:43 remaining in the half and led his team to the intermission with a 27-7 lead. Malik Grimes capped a 64-yard, third quarter drive for Cass that narrowed Hiram’s lead to 27-14, but Fulks broke loose on a 65-yard scamper with 6:20 left in the game to make the Hornets’ lead 34-14. Cass cashed in a Hiram turnover with 3:12 remaining in the game. After the Hornets fumbled at their own 17 yard line, Zay Jackson scored on a nine-yard run making the final score 34-21.
Fulks finished with 165 yards rushing for Hiram. Presnell was 7-for-8 passing for 133 yards.
Cass was led by Moore with 102 yards rushing. Malik Grimes added 46 yards on the ground. Hiram improved to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in Region 7-AAAAA. Cass (1-6, 0-5) hosts East Paulding next Friday night.
TOP-RANKED CALHOUN ROLLS AT ADAIRSVILLE
The Adairsville Tigers fell to Calhoun Friday night by a score of 61-0.
The Tigers had a tough time keeping their offense on the field while attempting to contain the high-powered attack of Calhoun. The Class AAA defending state champion Yellow Jackets led 21-0 after one quarter and 47-0 at the half. Class AAA top-ranked Calhoun took advantage of four first half interceptions and recovered a pair of kickoff fumbles in building their one-sided lead. Zack Fuller ran for three touchdowns and Gavin Gray tossed a pair of touchdown strikes for the Yellow Jackets. Fuller scored on runs of 3-, 11-, and 46-yards. Gray connected with Brannon Spector for a 20-yard touchdown and Luke Moseley for a 26-yard score. Jonkell Tolbert, Julian Ipac, and Jerrian Hames had touchdown runs for Calhoun. Backup quarterback Jake Morrow completed a 56-yard touchdown to Cedric Lacey in the second half. Calhoun improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in Regon 6-AAA. Adairsville drops to 3-4 on the year and 2-3 in region action. The Tigers play at Sonoraville next Friday.
FOSS THROWS FOR THREE TOUCHDOWNS, BUT WILDCATS FALL TO TROJANS
Carrollton raced out to a 21-0 lead at Woodland Friday night on their way to a 47-20 Region 7-AAAAA victory, but Wildcats’ quarterback Jakob Foss threw for three touchdowns in the loss. Brandon Marenco ran for four touchdowns to lead the Trojans. Trent Lane also had a score and several key runs for Carrollton.
Foss (photo) connected with Justice Carter for a 41-yard touchdown and Titus Jones added a two-point conversion that made the score 21-8 at the time. Foss then found Jones before the intermission for a 15-yard touchdown pass that made the score 28-14 at halftime.
Three straight touchdowns by Carrollton pushed the Trojans’ lead to 41-14 before Foss connected with Jones again for a 42-yard scoring play. Justice Carter had 105 rushing yards on 21 carries and added a touchdown catch. Jones finished with 109 yards. Foss was 7-for-15 passing for 150 yards.
Carrollton improved to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in region action.
Woodland (4-3, 2-3) has a bye week before traveling to Villa Rica October 19.
