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High school football helps communities heal after tragedies
CARROLLTON, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - High school football helped heal communities ripped apart by separate tragedies Friday. Rome High took on Carrollton. It’s Rome’s first game following a school bus crash. “To come across that ordeal was so scary,” said Rome High Athletic Director Chris Boden. “We...
How to watch Georgia high school football: Carrollton vs. Rome, August 30
On Friday, August 30, Carrollton High School will host Rome High School, which is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET. How to watch Rome vs. Carrollton high school football. Rome and Carrollton will take the field on Friday, August 30 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network.
Weekend Preview: Top 10 games of Week 3
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Brad Akins Field, Bogart. Records, rankings: Blessed Trinity is 2-0 and No. 4 in Class 4A; Prince Avenue Christian is 1-1 and No. 3 in 3A-A private. Last meeting: This is the teams’ first meeting. Things to know: Two private schools with state-title aspirations...
ROME EMPERORS FALL IN EXTRAS AT HOME TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
As the end of the 2024 regular season creeps closer and closer, the Rome Emperors and Greensboro Grasshoppers continue a week-long preview of what could be the South Atlantic League’s championship matchup. Rome skipper Cody Gabella would give the ball to Luis Vargas in the week’s second game. Vargas...
Defense Shines as Cartersville Blanks Hapeville Charter
The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (3-0) dominated the Hapeville Charter Hornets with a 24-0 victory on Friday night. Cartersville struck quickly in a game with little first-half scoring. They opened with a swift drive, covering the field in 41 seconds, which Nate Russell finished with a 30-yard touchdown run. After that...
Hurricanes start 3-0 for the 10th consecutive season
The Cartersville Hurricanes blanked visiting Hapeville Charter on Friday night at Weinman Stadium, 24-0. The Canes’ victory extends a streak of 10 seasons of beginning the year 3-0 and it was the defense that continued its dominance earning a second shutout in 2024. Rockmart’s touchdown late in the second...
Playoff berths at stake in regular-season finale at Darlington
The NASCAR Cup Series' 26-race regular season wraps up at Darlington Raceway with Sunday night's Cook Out Southern 500, the crowning jewel event's first appearance on the cutoff line before the 10-race title chase begins next Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Thirteen of the 14 winners have qualified for the...
Bishop, Canes power past Cass; Adairsville earns series split with Panthers
Jordan Bishop hit a leadoff solo home run and a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning on Thursday night to jump-start the Lady Canes to a seven-run frame and an eventual 10-2 region win over visiting Cass. Cartersville led 7-1 after one inning and 10-1 through four...
ROME EMPERORS DROP THURSDAY NIGHT MATCH AT HOME TO GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS, TEAMS’ SERIES CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
Carlson Reed and the Grasshoppers carried a no-hit bid into the bottom of the eighth inning en route to winning their seventh straight while handing Rome it’s seventh straight loss. Blake Burkhalter was phenomenal over 6.0 innings of shutout baseball. He struck out a career-high 11 batters, bettering his...
Thursday's volleyball roundup: Lady Canes edged in five-set decision with Blue Devils
Cartersville volleyball narrowly lost an exciting match with Marietta on Thursday evening at the Storm Center with the decision coming down to a decisive fifth set. The Lady Canes won the first two sets, 25-21 and 25-22 but the Blue Devils (16-4) took the final three sets — 25-21, 25-21, and 16-14.
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