Local basketball teams return to region play on Tuesday
January 8, 2025
Local teams were involved in a complete schedule of high school basketball games on Tuesday night.
ADAIRSVILLE GIRLS 55, RIDGELAND 25
The Lady Tigers built a 20-point lead by halftime and cruised to a 55-25 home region win Tuesday night over Ridgeland.
Adairsville led 32-12 at the intermission and 42-19 by the end of the third quarter.
NaXyria Roberts scored 21 points to lead the Lady Tigers. Annslee Craig added 10 points.
Sha Elliott’s 12 points led the Lady Panthers (4-13, 0-5).
The Adairsville girls (9-7, 2-2) are scheduled to play at Calhoun on Friday night.
ADAIRSVILLE BOYS 80, RIDGELAND 30
Four Tigers reached double-figure scoring Tuesday night as Adairsville routed the visiting Ridgeland Panthers, 80-30.
Adairsville led 16-3 after one quarter, 44-14 at halftime, and 73-25 through three quarters en route to a 50-point win.
Ben Abernathy recorded a double-double with 23 rebounds and 16 points in three quarters of playing time. Tre Winters led the Tigers in scoring with 19 points. Xavious Nalls contributed 16 points, and Barrett Fuller added 11.
TJ Foster scored 10 points for the Panthers (5-12, 0-5).
Adairsville (8-8, 3-1) is scheduled to play at Calhoun on Friday.
CARTERSVILLE GIRLS 64, CEDARTOWN 28
The Lady Canes built a 27-11 lead by halftime and eased to a 64-28 victory Tuesday night at Cedartown to stay undefeated in Region 7-4A play.
Senai Camper led a balanced scoring attack for Cartersville with 11 points. She added five assists and two rebounds. JaBryanna Henderson scored 10 points with one rebound. KK Arnold totaled nine points, five steals, and four assists. Zoe McCurry finished with nine points, two assists, and two boards.
Kenzlei Boozer and Hayvin Barclay led the Lady Bulldogs (4-11, 2-4) with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
The Cartersville girls (9-7, 6-0) will host Woodland on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
CEDARTOWN 85, CARTERSVILLE BOYS 74 (OT)
The host Bulldogs improved to 9-7 on the season and 3-3 in Region 7-4A Tuesday night with an 85-74 win over Cartersville.
Cartersville rallied in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.
Nas Bennett, Wyatt Thomason, and Grayson Warmack had seven rebounds for Cartersville in the loss. Kaden Baldwin finished with six assists.
The Hurricanes (8-9, 3-3) will host Woodland on Thursday night.
SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 40, WOODLAND GIRLS 21
The Lady Cats (1-17, 1-5) dropped a 40-21 Region 7-4A contest Tuesday with visiting Southeast Whitfield.
The Lady Raiders improved to 3-7 overall and 2-4 in region play.
The Woodland girls visit Cartersville on Thursday for a 6:30 p.m. tip.
WOODLAND BOYS 65, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 27
The Wildcats raced to a 21-5 lead in the first quarter and added to their advantage each period Tuesday night in a 65-27 home region win over Southeast Whitfield.
Tylen and Jayden Metcalf led Woodland with 15 and 14 points. Isaiah Livsey contributed 11, and Caiden Moore scored nine for the Wildcats.
Mason Williams led the visiting Raiders (0-13, 0-6) with 10 points.
Woodland (5-12, 1-5) plays at Cartersville on Thursday night.
EXCEL CHRISTIAN BOYS 77, PRAISE ACADEMY 74
The Excel Christian Academy Eagles won a hard-fought, back-and-forth win Tuesday night at Praise Academy, 77-74.
Excel led 20-14 after the opening eight minutes, and the score was tied at halftime 38-38. Praise Academy led 57-55 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Eagles outscored the Lions 22-17 in the final eight minutes to escape with a three-point win.
Carter May scored 22 points for ECA. Evan Chappell followed with 19 points. Kaiyu Huffman chipped in 11 points, and Kamarian Profit added 10.
Brandon Ivey paced Praise with 20 points. Joshua Ridge contributed 16 points, and Hunter Ivey added 15 for the Lions (7-5).
Excel Christian (9-7) is scheduled to play at Fideles Christian on Friday.
HIRAM 63, CASS GIRLS 59
The Lady Colonels went down to the wire with visiting Hiram Tuesday night, but the Lady Hornets escaped with a four-point Region 7-4A victory.
Hiram led 18-13 after one quarter before Cass grabbed a 30-28 advantage at the intermission. The Lady Hornets regained the lead by the end of the third quarter, 47-43, and held on in the final stanza.
Taylor Crawford and Danariah Windom led Hiram (6-10, 5-1) with 27 and 21 points, respectively.
Anizah Taylor and KK Evans posted 15 points for the Lady Colonels. Cadie Paez finished with 11 points.
Cass (6-9, 3-3) plays at Allatoona on Thursday at 6 p.m.
HIRAM 60, CASS BOYS 49
The Colonels stayed close with the visiting Hornets for over three quarters, but Hiram outscored Cass 17-9 in the fourth quarter Tuesday night for a 60-49 Region 7-4A win.
Hiram led 12-9 after one quarter, 24-23 at halftime, and 43-40 moving into the fourth quarter.
“We kept it close but couldn’t hit a shot late,” said Colonels’ head coach Kevin Cunningham. “All we can do is get ready for Allatoona.”
Kingston Wilcox led Hiram with 17 points. Dino Loyd scored 14 points, and Mason McKinney added 11 for the Hornets (6-10, 4-2).
Xavier Lowe scored 19 points for the Colonels, and Jakai Baldwin scored 10.
Cass (5-10, 2-4) is scheduled to play at Allatoona on Thursday night.
