Johns’ record-breaking effort highlights Calhoun’s win

The Calhoun Lady Jackets got a solid non-region road win on Saturday and a school record fell in the process.

Calhoun senior Jana Johns scored a game-high 23 points, which moved her past former Lady Jackets standout Taylor Palmer atop the all-time scoring list in Calhoun High girls basketball history, as she led her team to a 63-55 victory at Cartersville. Johns already holds the single-season scoring record after breaking that mark last year.

In Saturday’s contest, Calhoun (15-3) pushed ahead in the second half after the game was all knotted at 27-27 at the halftime break. The Lady Jackets outscored Cartersville 15-12 in the third quarter and then finished things off with a 21-16 advantage in the fourth.

Along with Johns’ big day, Calhoun’s Cassie Henderson added 19 points, and Anna George contributed eight.

The Lady Jackets were back home on Tuesday as they tried to build on their seven-game win streak when they hosted Region 6-AAA South rival Sonoraville. (For details on that game, see Saturday’s Calhoun Times.) They visit Haralson County on Friday at 7 p.m.

In other recent prep basketball action:

Sonoraville boys 54, Southeast Whitfield 48

The Phoenix overcame a rough first three quarters to steal a non-region road victory on Saturday afternoon.

Sonoraville (16-2) trailed 35-28 going to the final quarter before finishing the game with a flurry by outscoring the Raiders 26-13 in the fourth. The Phoenix had a tough day from the field but made up for it somewhat by going 20-28 at the free throw line.

Wil Walraven led Sonoraville with a game-high 24 points. Bryce Waters added nine, and Noah Cunningham and Lucas Brooks each chipped in with six.

The Phoenix were on the road for a big Region 6-AAA South showdown at rival Calhoun. (For details on that game, see Saturday’s Calhoun Times.) They are home on Friday to host Southeast Whitfield at 7 p.m.

Southeast Whitfield girls 44, Sonoraville 30

The Lady Phoenix had a

Calhoun girls 69, Bremen 51 CALHOUN (69)

Brzozoski 13, Cas. Henderson 2, A. Barnes 11, Hyatt 9, Johns 34.

BREMEN (51)

Hodges 13, Cashen 11, Taylor 9, Dewberry 7, An. Schrews 7, Av. Schrews 3, Redding 1. Calhoun 13 15 20 21—69 Bremen 9 12 13 17—51

3-pointers — Calhoun 4 (Brzozoski 3, Johns 1); Bremen 1 (Hodges 1). Free Throws — Calhoun 11-19; Bremen 9-20. Records — Calhoun 15-3, 6-1. Williams 4, Darnell 2, Pritchett 4, McMullin 5, Parks 15.

SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD (44)

Earley 2, Pearson 24, Swantic 4, Lantyah 12, Sullivan 2. Son. 4 8 8 10—30 SE Whit. 10 11 17 6—44

3-pointers — Sonoraville (none); Southeast Whitfield 6 (Pearson 4, Lantyah 2). Free Throws — Sonoraville 6-8; Southeast Whitfield 4-10. Records — Sonoraville 4-14. tough offensive day as they lost on the road in a non-region contest.

Sonoraville (4-14) trailed 21-12 at the half before the Lady Raiders seized control of the game with a 17-8 advantage in the third quarter. Maliyah Parks was the lone Lady Phoenix player in double figures with 15. Sandi McMullin added five.

Sonoraville was on the road on Tuesday at rival Calhoun. (For details on that game, see Saturday’s Calhoun Times.) They return home on Friday to host Southeast Whitfield.

Calhoun girls 69, Bremen 51

The Lady Jackets got a 30-plus point effort from Jana

Sonoraville boys 79, Adairsville 52 ADAIRSVILLE (52)

Pitt 3, Hardin 2, Belcher 11, Hewatt 6, C. Henderson 8, Williams 5, Simmons 2, S. Henderson 3, Dailey 4, Hice 5, Perez 3.

SONORAVILLE (79)

Cunningham 11, Reynolds 8, Walraven 33, Stewart 2, Waters 11, C. Brooks 3, L. Brooks 2, Wilson 9. Adair. Son. 10 9 15 18—52 16 15 18 30—79

3-pointers — Adairsville 5 (Hewatt 2, Belcher 1, Williams 1, S. Henderson 1); Sonoraville 13 (Walraven 6, Cunningham 2, Wilson 2, Reynolds 1, Waters 1, C. Brooks 1). Free Throws — Adairsville 15-25; Sonoraville 14-19. Records — Sonoraville 15-2, 8-0.

Calhoun girls 63, Cartersville 55 CALHOUN (63)

Brzozoski 3, Cas. Henderson 19, A. Barnes 6, Hyatt 4, Johns 23, George 8.

CARTERSVILLE (55)

McKinney 12, McClinic 11, Rodriguez 11, Reid 9, Smith 6, Motuba 6. Calhoun 15 12 15 21—63 Cart. 14 13 12 16—55

3-pointers — Calhoun 7 (Cas. Henderson 5, Brzozoski 1, Johns 1); Cartersville 2 (McClinic 1, Motuba 1). Free Throws — Calhoun 10-19; Cartersville 7-15. Records — Calhoun 16-3. Johns to help push them to a convincing road subregion win on Friday.

Johns poured in 34 points to lead the way for Calhoun (14-3, 6-1).

Ryan Brzozoski added 13, including hitting three 3-pointers, Ashlyn Barnes scored 11 and Erin Hyatt chipped in with nine.

The Lady Jackets led 28-21 at the half before opening up a double-digit lead with a 20-13 advantage in the third quarter.

Calhoun boys 54, Bremen 44

Despite being shorthanded, the Jackets did enough to earn a subregion road win on Friday. Adair. Son.

Sonoraville girls 53, Adairsville 43 ADAIRSVILLE (43)

Greene 2, Isaac 13, Powell 3, Collum 2, Harris 13, Summerville 10.

SONORAVILLE (53)

Williams 12, Chastain 8, Darnell 11, Pritchett 5, Smith 2, McMullin 2, Parks 13. 9 6 7 21—43 13 13 15 12—53

3-pointers — Adairsville 7 (Harris 4, Isaac 3); Sonoraville 6 (Darnell 3, Williams 2, Chastain 1). Free Throws — Adairsville 4-16; Sonoraville 9-16. Records — Sonoraville 4-13, 3-5.

Playing without leading scorer Chapin Rierson due to an injury, the Jackets finished the game with a 23-13 fourth quarter to pull away after the game was tied 31-31 after three quarters.

Calhoun (12-2, 7-0) was led by Malik Lawrence with 13 points. Davis Allen added 12, Kaylan Aker scored nine and Rhett Abernathy contributed eight.

Calhoun was on the road on Monday, playing McCallie (Tenn.) at UTC and then came back home to host rival Sonoraville in a big subregion showdown on Tuesday. (For details on those games, see Saturday’s Calhoun Times.) They visit Haralson County on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Dade GC Dade GC

Dade County boys 84, Gordon Central 43 DADE COUNTY (84)

Graham 9, Wood 5, Henry 10, Jones 2, York 3, Thapa 2, Johnson 6, Blake 7, Counts 4, Bonner 7, Holt 24, Bone 5.

GORDON CENTRAL (43)

C. Dixon 2, Curtis 5, Aguilar 8, Ross 6, D. Dixon 3, Lackey 10, Maddox 1, Marycz 4, Sisson 4. 23 24 23 14—84 10 10 14 9—43

3-pointers — Dade County 10 (Holt 4, Henry 2, Graham 1, Wood 1, Bonner 1, Bone 1); Gordon Central 1 (D. Dixon 1). Free Throws — Dade County 10-15; Gordon Central 10-20. Records — Gordon Central 3-13, 1-7.

Dade County girls 51, Gordon Central 25 DADE COUNTY (51)

Monday 14, Cole 11, Williams 6, Reed 11, Stone 9.

GORDON CENTRAL (25)

Martin 4, Fleming 3, Culberson 1, Ferguson 11, Evans 2, Temple 2, J. Gutierrez 2. 19 9 23 0—51 5 10 0 10—25

3-pointers — Dade County 5 (Cole 3, Reed 1, Stone 1); Gordon Central 1 (Fleming 1). Free Throws — Dade County 8-9; Gordon Central 4-11. Records — Gordon Central 7-9, 1-7.

Abernathy 8, Law 4, Aker 9, Lawrence 13, Washington 4, Allen 10, Randall 4.

BREMEN (44)

Smith 2, Roth 2, Marcuz 17, Crafton 12, Thompson 4, Houston 5, Robinson 2. Calhoun 8 Bremen 8 13 10 23—54 13 10 13—44

3-pointers — Calhoun 2 (Abernathy 2); Bremen 2 (Marcuz 1, Crafton 1). Free Throws — Calhoun 12-20; Bremen 8-18. Records — Calhoun 12-2, 7-0.