Cartersville Warriors
| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| League | WBA 2006-present |
| Team history |
Griffin Warriors 2007-present |
| Based in | Cartersville, Georgia |
| Arena | JH Morgan Gym & Cass High School |
| Colors | Red w/ white and gold trim |
| Owner | The Human Race Inc. |
| Overall record | 21-5 |
| Championships | 2006 WBA Eastern Conference Champions |
| Division titles | 2007 SEBL Metro, 2007 SEBL City |
Griffin Warriors
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Cartersville Warriors
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Cartersville-Baseline
The Georgia Warriors are a World Basketball Association franchise in Cartersville, Georgia. The Georgia Warriors were formerly the Griffin Warriors in Acworth, Georgia, and later the Cartersville Warriors before adopting the state's name as their locale descriptor. Ownership has changed and the name is now the Cartersville-Baseline Warriors, under the umbrella of The Human Race, Inc, a non-profit organization based in Cartersville (GA) and operated by David and Amy Archer.
The Macon Blaze were in the process of relocating to Griffin, Georgia in Spalding County, when the owner at that time decided to forgo the season. Gerald Williams acquired the market and initially made plans to play home games at Griffin High School, however the local school board retracted an earlier agreement for use of the gymnasium and the Warriors moved to Cartersville, with the help of David Archer, who had been named general manager and head coach of the team. Fortunately, the Warriors started the 2006 with three road games, giving Archer and Williams time to get a home venue in order. Home game were played at Cass High School and at the famed JH Morgan Gym, also known as the "Bottom Gym" on Aubrey Street in Cartersville (GA). After starting winning at Gainesville Knights on opening night, the Warriors lost to the Rome Gladiators and Marietta Storm, before stabilizing and beginning to put everything together. The Warriors behind the balanced scoring of a very talented roster, went undefeated at home, reeled off an eight-game win streak, to catch Rome in the overall standings—both with a 14–3 record at that time. During the stretch, the Warriors destroyed the WBA single game scoring record with a 178-137 win over the South Carolina Heat. Probasketballnews.com ranked the Warriors the #3 Minor League team in the country in its weekly power polls. A disheartening loss on the road at Arkansas relegated the Warriors to a second seed going into the 2006 WBA Playoffs, while finished 4th in the PBN.com power poll. The Warriors downed North Mississippi 112-89 in the opening round of the WBA Tournament, then avenged its loss to Arkansas, with an impressive 112-99 win over the Archangels to advance to the Title Game. The Semi-final win set up a re-match with the Rome Gladiators, who were the #1 Seed and Defending Champs. Rome jumped out to an early double digit lead, forcing the Warriors to play catch up all night. The Warriors, after battling back on several occasion, found themselves back down by 12 going into the final period. But, a late run saw the Warriors knot the score at 99, on a Mike Dean lay-in with only 1.5 left on the regulation clock. In the first overtime, Rome built an eight-point spread, before the Warriors again came back to tie the score with 2:20 left. The Warriors then missed on four consecutive attempts to take the lead. Rome had their chance to win the game in the first overtime, but turned the ball over with 16 seconds on the clock. The Warriors took the ball out and milked the clock down to :08, when Anthony Slater saw an opening and penetrated to the right elbow of the lane, launcing a floater, the ball bounced around the rim several times before falling off the rim and into a Rome defender's hands. The clock expired, sending the game to second over time. With the fight taken out of the Warriors, the Gladiators pulled away to claim a 125-114 double-overtime win. The Warriors finished the season at 21-5 overall, including a 3–0 record in the Latin National Tournament in Atlanta (GA) before the 2006 WBA Season began. The Warriors were an granted a bid to the tournament by organizers of the event. The Warriors claimed the 2006 WBA Eastern Conference Title, before advancing to the Title Game.
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