Carroll County (19-3, 11-1 District) returned to The Hill Thursday night to close out their regular season and they did so in Grand fashion with a 91-23 victory over Three Rivers District foe Radford.
The Lady Cavaliers netted a season high 34 points in the opening eight minutes and did it in such a manner that veteran Head Coach Marc Motley had to stop and appreciate the fast start.
” We came out hot as pistols,” said Motley. “We were hitting shots from everywhere.”
Corrie Delp (13 points), Katie Lam (10 points) and Sarah Alderman (9 points, 8 steals) each contributed to the opening onslaught before Alyssa Ervin brought the curtain down on the Golden start.
The final eight points of the frame summed up the night and it began with Ervin finding Laiken Burnett on a fast break. Burnett instantly found a hard charging Delp cutting to the basket and made the pass instantly for a textbook fast break. Next possession had Ervin nail a step back 3-pointer from NBA range and then the Senior exited Stage Left by sinking another 3-pointer from just inside half court as the buzzer sounded to end the 34-6 period.
Motley switched from his starting five to the second unit at the start of the second quarter and that unit continued the effort. CCHS led 57-12 at the break.
Ervin finished the night having only played 16:24 of game minutes but she made the most of her time. Her evening ended Midway through the third quarter with 41 points to show for her efforts. Ervin now sits at 1,939 with a minimum of two (hopefully many more) games remaining seems likely to breach the 2,000 point club before her CCHS career is over.
The 91 points scored was a team effort as eight of the 10 Lady Cavaliers contributed to the total.
” We were able to score 91 points because our subs did a tremendous job out there,” Motley added. ” They were hustling, filling the passing lanes and finding the open player.”
Madison Coleman scored her seven points in a small window of the third quarter and Burnett added six points down the stretch.
Savannah Swecker (3 points) and Kaci Young (2 points) rounded out the scoring.
The Lady Cavaliers will now have one full week before the lace the sneakers back up. Next Thursday night the team will play the middle game of a triple header event as each of our District Championship Cavs will host the #2 seed in a one game District showcase.
The Regional play begins on Saturday but the Lady Cavaliers have a bye in the opening round and will host on the following Tuesday.
The Girls JV squad closed out their amazing campaign at 17-4 by defeating Radford 43-14. Kayla Young scored 16 points, followed by Raylee Goins (9 points) and Faith Clontz (8 points). The team defense pitched a second quarter shutout and twice held the Bobcats to just three points.
CCHS will host the opening game of the showcase next Thursday night.
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One for the JV team
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