Photo 📷 Credit – Greg Talley

Alyssa started the night needing 15 points to break the record. The game started at 5:30pm with 8:00 on the clock ⏰. Here is when she scored and how she scored the 16 points.

First basket 🧺 was on a drive 🚗. She was fouled but missed the free throw.

78 seconds later she drove to the glass, made the bucket, was fouled and made the free throw !

Once again Alyssa took it to the rim, made the basket 🧺, drew the foul and converted the free throw to lower the number to 7!

The next basket was by far the prettiest of the night 🌙. Alyssa spun away from her defender and rolled the ball into the net.

Alyssa makes one of her game high nine steals and converts the lay-up just 8 seconds later !

This time it took 36 seconds for the next lay-up to take place. This lowered the number to just one !!!

With 1:23 remaining in the first quarter Alyssa crossed over the threshold and became the All-Time scoring leader for the School on The Hill. I sat there quietly and made by cards, held them up and soaked in the History that was happening before me !!!

 Take a Bow 🙇‍♂️👏 Miss Ervin, you’ve earned it !!!!

Alyssa, during the brief stoppage to acknowledge her efforts !

The Junior Varsity Boys 👦 are finishing up their practice and our Darren Mathews is one Sharp Dressed Man 👨

Everything is coming into focus now as we are 41 minutes away from jump ball.

There’s Bill Gallimore getting his Book autographed again. 💘 This time its Brandi Cochran- Mitchell getting the Honor 🎖

Mr. Jeff Tobler stopped by to say Hello 👋. All that is missing here is a Red Carpet !

More to Follow !!!

Clock ⏰ down to 16:00 !

Gymnasium is filling up !

Pressure, I eat Pressure for Breakfast, says Christy Shupe.

If you think she looks blurry right now wait ✋ and see her afterwards.

END 1ST – 33 TO 3

Ervin broke the record at 1:23 of the 1st

HALFTIME – Cavs 47-13

Still to come after the Girls 👧 Game, Hall of Fame, Boys 👦 Game

End of 3rd – Cavs 64-20, Ervin with 30

6:44 – Final Score, Cavaliers 74-31 !!

Inside the Numbers !

I believe that Alderman has the fourth three, I cut it off.

2, Alderman). 

Madison Lyons had 10 rebounds, Kaci Young had 10 rebounds, Alyssa Ervin had 9 steals.

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Boys 👦 Varsity – End of 1st, Cavs 29-15…

Halftime – Cavs 53, Cougars 25

Halftime Performances

Touching Halftime – Hall of Fame, Class of 1971-1972 Basketball 🏀 and Cross Country teams.

End of 3rd – Cavs 77, Cougars 34

Final ….. More, Later !

I wanted to toss out what I believe would be a fun idea 💡 as a way to pay tribute to Alyssa Ervin through our Student section. 15 points is what is needed so if we have 15 pieces of poster board handy we could have some fun.

 I love the energy of the chanting and here’s how it would play out….

Poster Boards needed 15.

Written on them would be as boldly as possible – 14,13,12 11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,00000!!!!

Give a sign to 15 different students and there will be math involved !!!

Ervin opens up with a 3-pointer and the person holding the sign for 12 holds it over their head and the group yells 12 and stomps their feet. We continue the process until we hit Zero.

 Alyssa is not done playing this season = she is going to raise the number to a point that it might not be broken again. That means this could very well be a piece of History that many of us will never witness again.

 Let’s trade out the You can’t Do That chant long enough to create a memory that could last a lifetime !

 Again, math would be involved but no cost because I would happily buy the poster boards.

 The problem is I have zero pull with our Student section but maybe someone reading this does ???

 A lot of things happen on a regular basis, like Davis Reitzel dunking a basketball 🏀, Emma Leath striking out a batter, Corrie Delp running 🏃‍♂️ fast or Jabin Talley serving an Ace.

 But what is going to happen tonight is the definition of One & Done. I will tag a few people when I share this in hopes of it landing in the right set of hands ✋.

Maybe the back up plan is to have adults participate instead. Again, Math is involved……

 A great way for us all to participate in a moment that I don’t think or feel will take place again on The Hill, at least not in my lifetime.