Is Floyd County the One?

As I make my second round through the High School Sports cycle as a Fan of the Cavaliers I have wondering about the Ultimate Sports Question 🤔

Who’s the team the Cavaliers players and fans most enjoy playing against ? Does CCHS have a true to form rival ?

Option #1 – Galax

Early thoughts would have leaned towards Galax but the deeper I go in my thoughts it doesn’t seem that way. Different classifications and different Districts make it tough to develop a true rivalry plus the amount of things the two schools have in common might begin and end with the County we share.

Option #2 – Grayson County Blue Devils 😈

Our neighbors to the West of the County Line present a fun name game item with the Blue Devils vs the Cavaliers (see Duke vs UVA). But again the different Districts keep the schools from battling for a Championship on a regular basis. Having attended a number of events at both schools there wasn’t a extra feel of excitement in the crowd or between the athletes.

Option #3 – Fort Chiswell

This one had some serious potential with the possibility of the Clash on US-52 trophy 🏆 being a fun thought but once again the lack of games against each other would be a bit of an issue. But I do like their Rep the Fort shirts 👕

Let’s immediately eliminate both Alleghany and James River from consideration because while we play them in eve ry sport the only thing we have in common with both of them is the thought process when its time for a road game to their place.

Next off the list is Glenvar because the distance and type of people gap. Carroll County is pretty far removed from the hustle and bustle of a City the size of Roanoke and the Greater Roanoke Valley. You could try the City vs Country angle but I don’t think that on a Saturday morning they will be hunting in the same Woods.

It’s even easier to dismiss Radford because at this point I’m not sure that Radford has a lot in common with any one else in the Three Rivers District. They also lose points for not having a JV Girls basketball team. I add this only because it costs our team two games to play.

Simple Math brings us to Floyd County High School 🏫. Certainly on the basketball 🏀 court, where its easy to see the level of competition between the teams. The 🐃 might have been the only team in the State of Virginia that came right at our Girls Varsity team. They weren’t playing to not get run over but playing to win a basketball game.

Now we know that they came up short that night on the Hill but I would like to think that our Ladies enjoyed the change of pace. Another sign that it might be Floyd County is we had our bleachers fully extended the night of the game and the crowd over at the Middle School was as large as I’ve seen at a JV Boys game.

Sitting here in Floyd at Casey’s Pizza 🍕 having lunch while waiting for the games to begin, I am already imaging the size of the crowds tonight.

I will also admit that the atmosphere here in Floyd is rather enjoyable but its no Hillsville! A rivalry needs some good natured humor, intelligent fans and Athletes with just a smidgen of extra fire 🔥 burning inside.

I’m not sure so I will ask the question to the people that will read this post…..does it mean more to you when its Floyd County ?????

Hopefully some folks will share their thoughts, either way !

As for tonight – its Go Cavaliers X 4