Day: September 19, 2024

Welcome to Floyd, where the Buffalo 🐃 roam ! We are set for back 2 back 2 back Volleyball 🏐 Matches….. Live until the Last point..

The bus 🚌 from Carroll County should be arriving any minute now as 4:00 pm is upon us. The showers 🚿 have been hit and miss with blue skies currently sitting above Floyd County High School.

Carroll County Middle School 🏫 will kickoff the triple header here at the bottom of the hour and we will do our best to share equal light on all three matches.

Just a couple of fun takes that broke up the drive 🚗 over.

Coolest thing about the Gym at FCHS

Countdown clock ⏰ is at 16:00 and Floyd County is warming up as I type. Lady 👩 Cavaliers have arrived !

Here for the evening so please 🙏 check back as often as you like !

20:00 back on the Clock ⏰, expected start 4:45 pm

Our dedicated Coaching Staff…

Captains and Coaches meeting.

17 members of the team in numerical order…

Next batch of Lady 👩 Cavs have entered the building !

Varsity Coaching Staff ….

Almost Game Time…

4:44 – Looks about right…

Varsity here banging the Bleachers for the Kiddos !!

Floyd up 6-1 at the initial TO…

Floyd14-6… Carroll County forces a TO after pulling within 17-9 behind 2 Aces from Carliegh Wright.

5:03 – Floyd County takes the opening set, 25-13. CCMS played evenly after falling behind 12-3 early. A number of Lady Cavs collected Aces along the way.

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Set #2 – Floyd County 14-13, TO CC, down 16-13

FC TO after Lady 👩 Cavs pull even at 17 ! Tied at 18….

Carroll County TO, down 23-20. Consecutive points that were out by less than an inch.

Floyd County closes out a well played 25-20 victory at 5:28 pm.

Coach K checks ✔ in with her thoughts on their match.

” The Middle School continues to learn. Tonight’s loss was a hard one for them because they made some mistakes that they knew they had already learned not to do, but their spirits were still good and we just continue to take one step at a time to grow and learn this game. It was incredibly useful for them all to stay and watch the JV positions.

We watched as they found their player on JV playing their position and their minds began to grow as they watched them play out their transitions and skills. It truly is a beautiful thing to watch young players begin to connect the dots in this game.”

Thank You Coach !

Twenty Minutes back on the Clock ⏰, JV first serve estimated by 5:55

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Junior Varsity Match :

5:53 – 1st Serve… Floyd early, 4-1…

Tied at 7 & 8, great run 🏃‍♂️, Tied at 9

CCHS up 14-12…FC 8-2 run, 20-16

Lady 👩 Cavs 5 straight 🔥, up 21-20

Set Point – CCHS 24-21 !!!

6:15 – JV up 1-0….

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Set #2 – FCHS up 6-0, Cavs TO…

Floyd County 14-5, trying hard to force a 3rd set. Teams exchange 3 point runs, Floyd up 20-9 [TO]

6:33 – Floyd County 25-11, off to 3rd set.

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3rd Set – F, F, F ,F, C, F, C,C, F, C – Floyd 6-4.

TO CC – Floyd 12-8…

6:48 – Floyd 15 -8, Cavs pulled within 9-7.

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6:51 – Pre Game meeting is over and 20:00 on the Clock ⏰. Best Guess is 7:15 for Varsity 1st serve….

1st Serve in a moment…..

CC forces early Floyd TO, up 9-4!

Marion Harris is live streaming so folks can watch live on his Facebook page!

Cavs 20-10, 20-13

Carroll County TO, up 24 – 18..

Laiken Burnett to Aza Petty for the close out point, with Authority. Cavs 25-20.

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Set #2 –

Floyd County 5-4, 6-4

CCHS up 10-7 after trailing 4-0. Ali Wright with 3 Aces in current 5-0 run.

13-1 run 🏃‍♂️ flips a 7-5 deficit into an 18-8 lead for the Lady 👩 Cavaliers !

Floyd County 2nd TO, Cavs 22-11.

Carroll County closes the game on a 20-4 run 🏃‍♂️, by far the most dominant stretch of the season. 25-11 is your final…

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Set #3 – 8:01 pm – Carroll County forces a TO at 9-2! Looking to sweep.

CCHS 15-9, 16-9, 18-12, 18-13 Coach Edwards calls 📞 a TO. Lead down to 19-16…. Lead back out to 22-16 and Buffalo🐃 call TO

25-21, Cavs in 3 at 8:26… Story to follow by morning 🌄.

Turns out that tonight is a Volleyball 🏐 Triple Header as Middle School 🏫 opens the show at 4:30pm !

Earlier today we wrote about a Volleyball 🏐 double header at Floyd County High School 🏫 but it turns out that all 3 of the Volleyball teams will be playing against the Buffalo 🐃!

Here is your opportunity to see the entire stable of Carroll County Volleyball 🏐 players in one venue. Great amount of Volleyball to be played for the price of just one ticket 🎟….

Coach K, Coach Petty and Coach Edwards will all be around. Let’s not forget about their Assistant Coaches and of course the 40 or so young Ladies that wear the Cavalier colors!

Four hours of Volleyball to be played, give or take a few minutes!

Welcome 🙏 to Thursday Morning 🌄 as we prepare to visit our Next Door 🚪 Neighbors !

There’s something special about getting together with the folks over at Floyd County High School 🏫. While its 29 miles between the two School campuses, it truly does feel like you’re just visiting your family 👪 when its time to play the Buffaloes.

Tonight Head Coach Cindy Edwards will travel over to Floyd for the first of two matches. FCHS picked up four early season wins by sweeping both Liberty and Pulaski County but has struggled just a bit as of late.

Carroll County enters the night 🌙 at 4-4 overall, 2-1 in the Three Rivers District. The Lady 👩 Cavaliers are in the middle of a three match week as the team is set to head over to Gate City on Saturday afternoon for the front end of a home and home series.

Gate City will return the favor on Saturday October 5th.

Let’s get back to the Buffaloes and the unique things about why its the best rivalry that CCHS has inside of the TRD. Floyd is a beautiful little hamlet nestled inside the woods and hills that separate the two Schools. Some would say its a smaller version of Hillsville with the fact that I-77 corridor allowed The Hill to spread its wings just a bit more over the years.

Floyd County is home to a number of veteran Coaches that have been leading their teams into battle for decades and they are dominant in a number of Sports. The fact that they have their Mascot mounted on their Gym wall is pretty Cool as well.

Maybe its the fact that the other teams in the District have so little in common with Carroll County that makes it feel special ? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that folks hunt together in the woods that separate the towns.

Then again it might just be that folks like Sherry Slaughter have dual citizenship, making it fun to get together with your neighbors.

Don’t mistake the fact that both Coaches, Jason Petty and Cindy Edwards will look to defeat their opponents tonight when first serve takes place at 5:30. It’s the fact that it will feel a bit more like an after Church gathering than some of the other nights 🌙.

Aza Petty will be playing her final match under the Giant Buffalo 🐃 head tonight and if you make the trek over to watch the contest you will be in good company. While the VB team fan base isn’t massive in numbers, they make up for it with their energy and passion for the game and Love for their Kiddos.

Tonight you could stay at home and watch NFL football 🏈 or App State football on the rare Thursday night. But one should consider the option 🤔 of heading out to see 👀 28 young Ladies play Volleyball 🏐 against the Buffaloes.

If you brave the weather and make the drive 🚗 over you won’t be disappointed and you might even score a Tootsie Pop from Mama Petty!