Lady Canes, Lady Tigers advance in region tourneys
Survive and advance is the theme in February as high school basketball reaches the post season region tournaments and Monday night two local girls teams did just that. The Cartersville girls advanced with a win over Chapel Hill and the Adairsville girls defeated Haralson County.
CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 36, CHAPEL HILL 22
The Lady Canes outscored Chapel Hill 11-4 in the second period Monday night in their region tournament play-in game and never trailed again in a 36-22 victory at LaGrange.
The win advances Cartersville to a quarterfinal game Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at The Storm Center with the opportunity to advance to the region semifinals and a berth in the state tournament.
The Lady Canes led 15-8 at halftime and 24-16 after three quarters on their way to a 14-point opening round win. Haley Johnson and London Shaw (photo) paced Cartersville (12-13) with eight points each. A’mya Davis had six points and four assists. Naijah Evans also dropped in six points. Lehla Thomas scored five and Ariana Cochran added four points for the Lady Canes.
Savannah Howard led Chapel Hill with 13 points. The Lady Panthers’ season ends with an 8-17 mark.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 50, HARALSON COUNTY 39
The Adairsville girls took control early and advanced to the second round of the Region 6-AAA tournament at Ringgold with a 50-39 win over Haralson County Monday night.
The Lady Tigers raced to a 19-6 advantage in the first eight minutes and led 30-14 at halftime before pushing their lead to 39-24 after three quarters.
Nakiyah Washington led Adairsville with 14 points. Coriana McDaniel and Alexa Varner followed with nine each. Havyn Isaac (photo) scored eight. Breeana Wilson and Lori Cimino added four apiece.
Indiya Smith and Katherine Bridges led the Lady Rebels with 11 and 9, respectively.
Haralson County finished the season with a 5-18 record.
Adairsville (6-20) advances to play 5th-seeded Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Tuesday night at Ringgold at 7 p.m.
MT. ZION-CARROLL 91, EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 69
The Excel Christian boys had their season end Monday night at home in the opening round of the Region 6-A tournament with a 91-69 loss to Mt. Zion-Carroll.
The host Eagles trailed 23-12 after one quarter, 50-32 at the intermission, and 73-48 after three quarters.
Josiah Mosley had a game-high 31 points to lead Excel. Rayshawn Womack knocked down 13 points before leaving with an ankle injury. Kalil Holley added 11 for the Eagles. Jacob Day contributed seven points. Evan Lee and Trippe Anderson rounded out the Excel scoring column with five and two points, respectively.
Breon Henderson led Mt. Zion with 25 points. Ty Farley followed with 20. JD Hindsman and Kendrick Brownlow both added 14 points as the visiting Eagles improved to 15-10.
Mt. Zion-Carroll advances to play at No. 4-seed Gordon Lee Tuesday night at Trion High School. Excel Christian finishes the year with a 4-21 record.
HIRAM 82, WOODLAND BOYS 72
The Woodland boys were eliminated from the Region 7-AAAAA tournament Monday night with an 82-72 overtime loss to host Hiram. The Wildcats overcame a 24-point halftime deficit to force overtime, but the Hornets pulled away in the extra session at the free throw line making 10 of 12 attempts. Dawson Wilkins led Woodland with a game-high 26 points. Hunter Johnson followed with 21 for the Wildcats.
Hiram (11-15) advances to face top-seeded Kell Tuesday night at Kell High School.
Woodland’s season ends with a 4-21 overall record.
ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 60, HARALSON COUNTY 28
The Adairsville boys won an opening round game in the Region 6-AAA Tournament Monday night, 60-28.
The Tigers (9-17) advance to play host Ringgold Tuesday in the second round.
Haralson County's season ends with a 5-18 mark.
EAST PAULDING 64, WOODLAND GIRLS 52
The Woodland girls had their 2018-19 season end Monday night in the play-in game of the Region 7-AAAAA tournament. The Lady Cats lost 64-52 to East Paulding in the game played at Hiram High School. East Paulding (4-21) must now face top-seeded and undefeated Villa Rica Tuesday in the region quarterfinals. Woodland's season ends with a 1-23 record.
