Youth football update: Games played October 17-19
Youth football updates from the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Bartow County Panthers youth football program.
October 17
8U at Dellinger Park
CASS COLONELS BLUE 12, CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Canty) 0
William Nachsteim scored on touchdown runs of 42 and 12 yards for the Colonels Blue. He was also credited with a pair of touchdown saving open field tackles on defense. Trevin Moore was identified as the top defensive player for Hurricanes (Canty).
10U at Dellinger Park
CARTERSVILLE HURRICANES (Nunn) 22, CASS COLONELS BLUE 8 Tyon Coe scored on a pair of second quarter touchdown runs from 24 and 12 yards out for Hurricanes (Nunn). Coe also added a PAT run. Kaleb Holton had a PAT kick and Jaylon Watkins scored on an 18 yard run. Sam Bailey and Jaylon Watkins were the Hurricanes (Nunn) top defenders. Demontre Cochran, who also had two fumble recoveries on defense, had a 22-yard touchdown run for Colonels Blue.
October 19
at Cunningham Stadium, Old Cass High School
12U BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 26, ROME WOLVES 12
Playing in wet conditions, the 12U Bartow County Panthers stayed unbeaten on the season with a 14-point win over the visiting Rome Wolves.
The win landed the Panthers in the D1 Nation Georgia 12U rankings as the No. 10 team in the state. Isaiah Livsey rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries to pace the Panthers’ offense. Jacob Ellis finished with 58 yards on five carries and scored one touchdown and quarterback Brodie McWhorter rushed seven times for 15 yards and a score.
“I was proud of the boys for the way they handled the elements,” said 12U Panthers coach Josh McWhorter. “The offensive line did a fantastic job and our backs — especially Isaiah Livsey — did a nice job of making their cuts in the holes. It’s a small but important step in our maturation.”
Rome totaled 175 yards rushing as a team and both Wolves’ touchdowns came on the ground.
Bryce Wilson led the Panthers’ defense with 4.5 tackles. Ellis followed with 2.5. Kelson Mitchell and Jachai Delgado contributed a pair of tackles each. Keve Porter had 1.5 tackles and picked off one pass. Cooper Moon recovered a fumble and had one tackle. Logan Shrewsbury broke up a pass, recovered a fumble, and added an assisted tackle. Talan Nix, Mason Tompkins, Bear McWhorter, and Josh Love were all credited with .5 tackle each. 12U Bartow Panthers (7-0, 5-0 NWGYFL) travel to Douglasville Saturday at 2 p.m. to take on the Douglasville Tiger Cubs (4-2).
10U ROME WOLVES 13, BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 6
In a battle of unbeatens in the NWGYFL Division 2 standings, Rome led 6-0 at halftime and held on for a 13-6 victory over the 10U Bartow County Panthers. Bartow tied the game in the second half 6-6 on a 25-yard touchdown run by Grayson Warmack, but Rome broke free on a 40-yard touchdown run with 0:01 remaining in the game. Demarcus Ballenger was credited with a strong defensive effort for Bartow. Tremon Buckner had a fumble recovery.
Rome improved to 6-0 in league action with their win.
The 10U Bartow County Panthers (5-1) play at the Winston Knights Saturday at 2 p.m.
9U BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 6, ROME WOLVES 0 On a rain-soaked day, the 9U Bartow County Panthers knocked off the two-time defending Superbowl champion Rome Wolves Saturday, 6-0. The only points of the game came in the second quarter. Tough runs by Cooper Melvin and Kaiden Kent moved the Panthers to the 10-yard line where a Trace Hawkins run finished the drive. “The defense played lights out,” said 9U Panthers coach Quintin Kent. “We gave up less than 50 yards and limited the Wolves to only three first downs.” Rome’s final effort to tie the game was stopped on a fourth-and-twelve play with one minute remaining. The Wolves quarterback was stopped just inches short of a first down on a tackle by Kent to force a turnover on downs. From there, a pair of Melvin runs picked up a first down and the Panthers were able to end the game in victory formation. Kent ran for 36 yards and caught one pass for 15 yards. Melvin finished with 31 yards rushing and caught two passes for 10 yards. Hawkins, who was 5-for-8 passing for 50 yards, totaled 26 yards.
C.J. McClendon added a 17 yard reception and Lance Tippett had one catch for eight yards.
Melvin led the Bartow defense with 14 tackles. Kent, Hawkins, and Solomon James had five tackles. Nathan Woods and J’Tayvious Whatley contributed four stops apiece. Javious Davis recovered a fumble and made three tackles. McClendon and Isaiah Moreno finished with three tackles. Tippett and Kayden Blackwell added two tackles each.
Bartow (6-0) plays at the Smyrna Seahawks Saturday at 3 p.m.
8U ROME WOLVES 40, BARTOW COUNTY PANTHERS 0
The 8U Rome Wolves improved to 4-3 in Northwest Georgia Youth Football League action Saturday with a 40-0 win over the 8U Bartow County Panthers at Cunningham Stadium. Bartow (2-4) travels to Coweta County Saturday to take on the Sharpsburg Stallions in a 1 p.m. kickoff.
Information for the youth football updates provided by the Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department, and the Bartow County Panthers youth football program. The updates are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by Cici's - Beyond Pizza in the Cherokee Place Shopping Center in Cartersville.
