The Gravely Family 👪
By : Homer McHomerson
The Hill – Dane Leonard had it going on Tuesday night, finishing up with 23 points in the Cavaliers 60-55 Three Rivers District victory over Floyd County.
After the Cavaliers opened a 46-31 lead after Blake Reed (10 points) buried a 3-pointer right at the 4:00 mark. The Buffaloes refused to go away quietly, storming back to within 57-53 before Hayden Jackson (8 points) executed the perfect Block Out under the basket following a missed free throw.
All the momentum was on the side of the visitors at that point and a put back basket 🧺 would have made it a one possession game. So credit Jackson with a game saving Block out.
Going to insert some thoughts from Head Coach Jason Stockner :
“Big win tonight to complete the season sweep of Floyd. I felt we came out ready from the tip, didn’t execute the best but made some tough shots inside to keep it close. Built a lead in the second quarter thanks to our phenomenal defense! To hold Floyd to a single point in a quarter is awesome. We knew they wouldn’t go away and we made enough plays down the stretch to put the game out of reach. Specifically the box out that Hayden Jackson had on one of their missed foul shots won’t show up in the box score cause Dane Leonard secured the rebound, is a little thing that’s huge for our team. Very proud of all the guys on continuing to improve!!”
The sound you can’t here is me laughing about the fact that Coach referenced the same block out as me- great minds, I guess!
Stockner mentioned the defensive effort, especially in the second quarter, a period the Cavaliers won 14-1. The effort was stamped with an explanation point when Colton Gravely swished a 40 foot 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer.
Coach Ryan Largen shared his thoughts on the Cavaliers latest victory.
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Thoughts on the Floyd game:
” I thought we started out well tonight by taking care of the basketball and applying pressure on defense. Our starting five really set the tone for us tonight. We were able to pressure them in the half court and create turnovers that lead to points for us offensively. I was happy with our energy in attacking the basket for good opportunities particularly in the second quarter. We came out in the third picking up were we left off and was able to extend the lead by a couple of points that paid off in the end. Give credit to Floyd for never quitting as they continued to play through and closed the margin in the Fourth quarter.
Dane Leonard had a great game tonight followed up with Blake Reed, Colton Gravley, Trace Reavis and Hayden Jackson. Those five came out ready to go from the tip and our players bought in. Kyle Bunn, Judah Collins, Landon Kinder, and Connor Reece played some pivotal minutes for us tonight. Overall as a whole team I felt we were ready to accept the challenge tonight, as we should be, and I’m proud of this group!
A great team win for our guys!
Back to work tomorrow to prepare for Patrick County Thursday night at their place!”
The starters accounted for all 60 points but as Largen pointed out, a number of players contributed in other ways.
Floyd County .. 13 1 11 30 – 55
Carroll County.. 9 14 13 24- 60
Check out the point total in the fourth quarter – 54 points. I wish I had an ESPN level research staff because I’m not sure how often that happens???
CCHS – Leonard 23, Gravely 13, Reed 10, Jackson 8, Reavis 6.
3-pointers - Reed 1, Jackson 1, Reavis 1, Gravely 1.
Carroll County will travel over to Patrick County Thursday afternoon.
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