Lady Canes and Lady Tigers collect Friday hoops wins

January 3, 2025

The Cartersville and Adairsville girls picked up basketball victories on Friday night, but the Adairsville boys dropped a close game in Rome. CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 51, LIBERTY MAGNET (LA) 39

Trinity Montgomery scored seven points and added three rebounds Friday in the Lady Canes' win at the She Got Game Classic.

The Lady Canes defeated Liberty Magnet of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 51-39 Friday evening in the She Got Game Classic at the LakePoint Champions Center in Emerson.

Cartersville held a narrow 22-19 lead at halftime and built a 41-29 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.

KK Arnold scored a game-high 17 points to lead the Lady Canes. Zoe McCurry followed with 11 points with five steals and four assists. Trinity Montgomery added seven points with three boards.

Jamia Raby led the Lady Patriots (7-10) with ten points.

The Lady Canes (8-6) host the Wood Elite Showdown on Saturday at the Storm Center and will play Pope at 7 p.m.

ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 57, ROME 44

The Lady Tigers battled at Rome in a close contest for three quarters and pulled away in the final eight minutes to defeat the Lady Wolves on Friday, 57-44.

Adairsville led 11-10 after one quarter, 20-19 at halftime, and 38-35 through three quarters.

NaXyria Roberts paced the Lady Tigers with 16 points. Samantha Gough contributed 10 points, and Alivia Joslin added eight for Adairsville.

Rome (10-6) was led by Niya Winston and Grace Hunter with 17 and 12 points, respectively.

Adairsville (7-7) hosts Cass on Saturday at 6 p.m.

ROME 72, ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 66

Rome had four players in double figures and held off visiting Adairsville Friday night, 72-66.

Malikhi Glover led the Wolves with 18 points. Jeremy Winston finished with 16. Darnell Collins and Jamiel Williams added 12 and 10 points, respectively.

"We had a bad second quarter," said Adairsville head coach Alex Disbrow. "We were competitive the rest of the way."

Tre Winters poured in 25 points to lead the Tigers. Xavious Nalls scored 14 points, and Ben Abernathy contributed 11 points for Adairsville.

Rome improved to 9-3.

Adairsville (6-8) hosts Cass on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.