Every morning when I wake up the first thing I ask myself is who can a direct kindness to. Somedays there is no platform other then my writing but I received a text message at 8:48 am from Darren Mathews. The message was short,” are you available to announce tonight “?
My answer was YES and I think I responded before Darren set his phone down. See, in my mind the only thing I do better than write ✍ is public speaking. I immediately went into serious thought about how can I make the atmosphere in the Gymnasium on The Hill more electric?
The first two were no Brainers, I was going to acknowledge Carlie Beamer and I was going to show my appreciation for Coach Kayla Nester and the Parents of the starting 5. I asked Chris Leonard and Kevin Burress to help spread the word so the parents would know it was coming. The only sad thing about doing something like that is that I can’t share in the experience because I am too focused on not goofing it up.
#3 – Stay with the call from start to finish, apply the same energ. Just slightly less volume.
#4 – Acknowledge the Cheerleaders every time they perform.
#5 – Show some Love towards the Dance 💃 team ahead of their routine.
The Bonus one was using 3 otherwise wasted minutes at halftime to have some fun while also supporting the Boys 👦 Basketball program. Isaiah Easter did a nice job answering my questions and I think it played out as well to the public as it did in my head. Another opportunity to prepare someone for public speaking !
With all of that done let’s take a look at the Basketball game itself. If Homer McHomerson covers the Boys 👦 we will let Henrietta McHomerson be the beat writer for the Girls JV team.
Lady Cavaliers hold off Floyd County 48-37 in crucial Three Rivers District game.
By : Henrietta McHomerson
The Hill – Kayla Young paced the Carroll County High School offense with her 20 points and the tenacious team defense did the rest in the teams 48-37 victory Wednesday night.
The team defense limited the Buffaloes to just 12 first half points while building a 24-12 halftime advantage. Head Coach Kayla Nester returned from the lockeroom saying two halves make a whole as her team was trying to answer an Overtime loss at Floyd County earlier in the year.
CCHS extended their lead across the third quarter, eventually pushing their lead to 35-19 before Floyd County mounted its comeback. The Buffaloes started to press full court and quickly mounted a 10-1 run to cut the lead to 36-29. Young netted five of her 20 points down the stretch and Natalie Burress scored all four of her points in the closing minutes to allow the Cavaliers to hold on and close out yet another victory.
Once the victory was finally secured Coach Nester was able to enjoy the moment.
“So proud of how my girls played tonight. They are battling right here at the end of the season and we are playing our best basketball, which is what you want in the end. I get compliments about these girls being well coached all the time, but it has nothing to do with me. That is 110% a testament to their work ethic and determination to get better everyday. Coaching is easy when they want to get better and play hard. “
Seven Cavaliers contributed to the point total with both Faith Clontz and Laynie-Jo Leonard contributing eight points apiece. Both CC Mitchell and Kenzie McMillan added three points in the second half and Raylee Goins rounded out the scoring with two points.
Carroll County will return to action 🎬 on Thursday across Lovers Leap, against Patrick County as part of a doubleheader along with the Boys JV.
FCHS… 6 6 7 18 – 37
CCHS.. 12 12 11 13- 48
Nice Crowd !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 