There must be something in the drinking water 🚰 down in Washington County

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For the second time this post season a talented Carroll County Basketball team ran into an Abingdon Falcons team that had a taller than normal for High School player in the post. The difference for the Lady 👩 Cavaliers is that falling short to AHS Saturday afternoon doesn’t end the remarkable season for Carroll County.

Abingdon held on to win the Region 3D Championship in Cassell Coliseum, holding on 64-57 over CCHS.

Where the Boys 👦 Basketball team didn’t get a do over after they couldn’t stop a front line of 6’9, 6’6 and 6’3, our Girls will lace up their sneakers 👟 again on Tuesday night against an undefeated Liberty Christian Academy squad.

Annsley Trivette is the Falcons 6’1 center and even though she’s just in her Sophomore season there have already been a number of Division 1 offers.

One of the schools 🏫 listed there was Elon University. Our Alyssa Ervin will be suiting up the Phoenix next season. Imagine that, a College team were these two are playing in the same front court.

Tuesday afternoon we will be heading to the Lynchburg area for a Quarterfinal game with a familiar foe in LCA. There were two match ups between LCA & CCHS last season with our Cavaliers coming out on top both times. First in the Adam Ward Classic and later in the State Tournament.

Let’s take a look at what took place today at Virginia Tech.

AHS led 43-36 after three quarters and both of the team leaders stepped things up a notch. The final eight minutes ended up as a 21-21 draw, leaving the margin of Victory at seven points. Ervin (37 points) won the fourth quarter showdown between the two, 19-15 but the Lady 👩 Cavaliers could not get back to even.

Ervin converted both versions of a 3-point play to pull the Cavs to within just three points with just under 4:00 to play but could not pull even.

Trivette ( 29 points) closed out with six layups and five free throws over the final eight minutes.

The lead grew to double digits at 37-27 during the third quarter after CCHS committed six turnovers in the opening minutes of the second half. Carroll County continued to play tough defense and only committed one more turnover down the stretch.

How good was the defensive effort? Five times Carroll County forced an air ball from the Falcons, only to have the possession produce four put back layups and two made free throws.

Quick math says 10 points for them created off our playing tough defense. Three points more than the deficit at games end.

We played a well balanced team, played them tough and simply came up a little short.

The beauty is now we get a do-over on Tuesday night 🌙. We are in the State Eight and have the possibility of playing three more times !