Tonight’s the night 🌙 that every talented High School Volleyball team in the Old Dominion has waited for all season long. All across the State teams will face off in Regional Semifinal play with each squad looking to punch its ticket 🎟 to VHSL State tournament.
Our Cavs boarded the school bus one more time as the team headed over to Dry Fork for a clash with the undefeated Tunstall Trojans.
The action is set to get underway at 6pm and the Bus pulled in at 4:02 after a slight delay just on the East side of Lovers Leap. A victory tonight over the Trojans would carry CCHS into the Final Eight with the next opponent being the winner of tonight’s other semi – #1 Hidden Valley vs #4 London Botetourt.
Much more to come as the night progresses.
While a 172 mile loop would be the longest Road Trip of a season more most High School teams in a given season I’m not sure it makes the Top 5 for the Road Warriors of CCHS.
This past Saturday morning the core group of the VB Family 👪 completed the 198 mile loop to James River High School and back as the Junior Varsity squad played in the JV tournament.
Counting the JV tournament tonight makes 11 for the number of road trips. Using a starting point of the Carroll County High School the number of unofficial miles after tonight is 779 miles each way.
Yes – 779 miles One Way !!!!
When you add the early season JV tournament at Patrick Henry – Glade Springs it makes the numbers 12 trips and 854 1 Way miles.
One of the issues at this round of competition is the lack of common opponents. This time we have Bassett High School 🏫 as the measuring stick.
Tunstall swept Bassett in their two regular season matches, both of which were played at the end of the regular season. CCHS trailed Bassett 21-19 in Game #1 before stringing together six straight points to close out the game. The Cavs then took care of business 25-15 and 25-15 to complete their own sweep.
5:52 – Both teams are finishing up their warm-ups and will be getting underway soon.
Senior leadership should be strong enough for the Trojans
7-2 Cavs, Tunstall time out.
Great crowd, Great atmosphere 👏
CCHS 14-7, Trojans call 2nd TO
Cavs 20-15
6:26 – Cavs capture Game #1, 25-17 !!!!
GAME #2
8-8 after teams exchange spurts
Trailing 7-4, Cavs go on 8-1 run 🏃♂️
TO – Tunstall
Cavs call a TO, leading 14-13
23-20 Tunstall, TO CCHS
Tunstall closes out Game 2 so we are guaranteed a Game 4 (6:53pm)
GAME #3______
10-10
Hard Fought and Well Played, T leads 18-17
TO CCHS
Cavs 20-19 after two of the best played points of the night 🌙., Trojans TO
Cavs 24-22, TO Tunstall
#5 Kill , Now 24-23
Tunstall 25-24, TO
Playing what was without a doubt the Game of the Year, Tunstall Trojans were awarded the deciding point on a violation. Tunstall 31-29
WHAT A GREAT GAME
GAME #4
Tunstall 7-5
Cavs TO, down 15-11
17-11 T after 3 straight calls versus plays
Trailing 19-13, CAVS get 4 straight 🔥 to force a TO
Down 19-13 and with their season on the line they close the game on a 12-3 run!!!!!!
I don’t believe that either team has seen a Game 5 this season until tonight.
GAME #5
1-1,
4-1 Tunstall / Cavs TO
Tunstall 11-8, Cavs TO
Tunstall advances with a 15-10 close out Game 5
Quite tthe Season for our Cavaliers team, they certainly did their school 🏫 proud!
Congratulations 👏 to Tunstall and Kudos to the fans and student section 👏 that turned out to support their team.
Top seed Hidden Valley added another sweep to their impressive season and will host Tunstall for the Region Championship
A.S.P.N on The Hill 