Five local soccer teams notch region wins on Friday night
March 15, 2025
The girls' teams at Adairsville, Cartersville, and Woodland earned region wins Friday night, along with the boys' teams at Adairsville and Cass.
WOODLAND GIRLS 5, CASS 0
The Woodland Lady Cats posted three goals in the first half and added two more in the second to win at Cass Friday night, 5-0.
Ansley Burns scored all five goals for the Wildcats, including one from the penalty spot in the 36th minute. Maddie Weightman assisted on the first goal five minutes into the match and the final goal in the 61st minute.
Jackie Arias was credited with an assist in the 24th minute, and Sammie Espinoza assisted on the second half's first goal in the 47th minute.
Woodland (3-5, 2-2) will host Northwest Whitfield on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in a non-region match.
Cass (1-7, 1-3) will host Cedartown in a region match on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
CASS BOYS 0, WOODLAND 0 (Cass wins PKs)
Cass won an intense defensive showdown with Woodland Friday night at Cochran Stadium to remain unbeaten in Region 7-AAAA.
Both teams created opportunities during the match but failed to break a 0-0 deadlock through regulation and two mandatory overtime periods in a region match.
Wildcats’ goalkeeper Jaime Lozano made key saves in the contest, as did Colonels’ goalkeeper Saul Villela.
A stop by Villela in the ninth round of penalty kicks secured victory in sudden death. Cass converted seven out of nine kicks from the spot compared to six by Woodland.
Colonels’ coach Justin Fitzgerald commended center-back Francisco Martinez for his exceptional play in the match, “He anchored a resilient backline that held firm all night.”
The loss dropped Woodland to 2-6 overall and 0-4 in Region 7-AAAA. The Wildcats will step outside region play on Tuesday to host Northwest Whitfield at 7:30 p.m.
Cass (6-3, 4-0) hosts Cedartown on Tuesday in a 7:30 p.m. start.
CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 5, CEDARTOWN 1
Kiley McMichael scored a hat trick of three goals Friday night at Cedartown and added an assist on another score, helping the Lady Canes win a Region 7-AAAA match, 5-1.
Ella Grace Beaver opened the scoring with her first goal of the season. Mallory Nicklas added one goal and assisted on three.
The loss dropped the Lady Bulldogs to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in region play.
Cartersville (2-5, 2-2) visits Ringgold on Monday for a non-region match with the Tigers at 5:30 p.m. The Lady Canes return to region play at Southeast Whitfield on Friday.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 8, LAFAYETTE 0
Addi Jerauld and Ella Edwards scored two goals each as the Adairsville Lady Tigers won at the LaFayette Ramblers on a windy Friday night, 8-0.
The Adairsville girls scored four times in each half, with six different Lady Tigers finishing off goals.
Samantha Gough scored unassisted in the 17th minute to put the Lady Tigers up 1-0. Five minutes later, Alivia Joslin finished off an assist from Alexa Damer for a 2-0 lead.
Edwards scored the following two goals before the intermission. The first was unassisted in the 29th minute, and the next was off an assist from Braylynn Martin in the 39th minute.
Damer scored two minutes into the second half off a feed from Gough, and fifteen minutes later, Jerauld found the net on a deflection to give the Lady Tigers a 6-0 advantage. Ansley Standley scored unassisted in the 64th minute, and Jerauld finished off a corner kick by Ella Edwards in the 77th minute to finalize the scoring.
“Our passing has really improved,” noted Adairsville assistant coach Amanda Jones. “Victoria Loudon and Emma Edwards played very well defensively. Sam Gough and Addi Jerauld did some good work tonight as well. We feel like we are in a good place heading into a critical week of region games (Gilmer and Heritage). The girls are confident, and they are healthy.”
The loss dropped LaFayette to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in Region 7-AAA.
The Lady Tigers (7-1, 2-1) visit Gilmer on Tuesday.
ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 3, LAFAYETTE 1
The Tigers scored a first-half goal and were up 1-0 at the intermission before finishing off the host Ramblers in the second half with two goals to win 3-1.
Fletcher Silvers scored in the 13th minute off an assist from Carlos Limónes for Adairsville's halftime lead.
In the second half, Juan Amnesty scored off an assist from Kyden Silverberg, and Limónes sealed the victory in the 51st minute off a helper from Greg Munoz.
Charlie Potter had 15 saves in the net for the Tigers.
"The team played as a cohesive unit," said Adairsville coach Jason McGuire, "and worked well together in all three game phases."
The loss dropped LaFayette to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in Region 7-AAA.
Adairsville (4-4, 1-2) travels to Ellijay on Tuesday to take on the Gilmer Bobcats in another region match.
CEDARTOWN 4, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 3
The host Bulldogs led 2-1 at halftime and matched second-half goals with the Purple Hurricanes Friday night to defeat Cartersville 4-3.
Cedartown remained undefeated on the season at 7-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 7-AAAA.
Cartersville (1-5, 0-4) has a non-region match at Ringgold on Monday with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The Hurricanes return to region action on Friday at Southeast Whitfield.
