Taken last night 🌙 by a Proud Mom 👩❤….
On your left is Carleigh Wright and on your right is Sophomore Ali Wright. Both of these young Ladies are currently playing in Cindy Edwards Volleyball 🏐 program. Carleigh is on the Middle School team led by Coach “K” while Ali plays on the Varsity team.
Last night 🌙 was the very rare night where all three teams played in the same Gymnasium on the same evening. Made life a little easier for Mom 👩.
Floyd – Carroll County Head Coach Cindy Edwards went into the Three Rivers District match at Floyd County understanding that her team was in the middle of a stretch where her team would play six matches inside of ten days. Thursday night the Lady 👩 Cavaliers played with a number of new look lineups while sweeping Floyd County 3-0 (25- 20, 25-11, 25-21).
The victory moves CCHS to 3-1 in the Three Rivers District (5-4 overall) with matches against Radford and Patrick County still to be played in the first half of league play.
Faith Nicholson was the first Lady Cavalier to capitalize on extended floor play as the Sophomore tallied two Kills and three Aces inside of the first 10 points scored in the match.
Laiken Burnett finished the contest with a match high 19 assists and the Junior did a great job of creating opportunities for a number of different attackers from start to finish.
” I thought it was a great chance to play some kids that aren’t on there a lot,” said Coach Cindy Edwards.” We were able to get them some much needed match experience.”
Behind the early burst from Nicholson and the money 💰 in the bank 🏦 play of lone Senior Aza Petty, the team led 10-4 . CCHS pushed it out to 16-7 before the home team was able to settle down.
Floyd County found a bit of a Groove and quickly turned a 20-10 deficit into a 24-20 score. Petty gathered a perfect set from Burnett and finally ended the opener 25-20.
FCHS continued their strong play, jumping out to leads of 4-0 and 7-5 in the second set. Carroll County then put together their most impressive run of the season, outscoring the Lady Buffaloes 20-4 the rest of the set.
Ali Wright led the charge by dominating from the service line. The Sophomore collected three Aces and a service winner during a push that made it 11-7. Floyd County scored a point and then a Kill from Alyssa Lawson sent Callie Harris to the service line.
Harris introduced a new serve that led to three straight Aces as the home team had no answer for it. Brooke Webb took center stage next as she strung together some of her six kills on the night. Petty closed out the set at 25-11 with one of her four Aces.
Carroll County had captured Matches with 2 wins(Jamboree) 4 wins and 5 wins and the team was looking at its first with 3 wins.
When Sophomore Heidi Painter recorded her initial Kill of the season it energized the bench and gave CCHS a 7-2 lead in the potential close out set. Once the lead reached 10-2 it appeared the night was all but over.
Burnett scored a 2-ball Kill to make it 18-9 but surprisingly both the home team and the home crowd raised their game substantially. Floyd County trimmed the lead down to 24-21 before Petty completed the Close Out Hat Trick, this time with the final of her eight kills.
Carroll County will return to action 🎬 this Saturday afternoon by playing over at Gate City. The Blue Devils have six State Championships Trophies in their display case but this years team has struggled out of the gate.
Junior Varsity plays at 1:00 pm and Varsity will begin shortly after 2pm on Saturday.
Thursday night included all three Volleyball squads in action. In the opening match, Floyd County captured the Middle School battle, 2-0 (25-13, 25-20). The Cavaliers closed the gap in the second set to 22-20 before the Buffaloes closed out the match.
Carroll County won the first set of the Junior Varsity match by turning a 20-16 deficit into a 25-21 victory. The 9-1 run was the highlight of the night for the team.
Floyd County opened the second set on a 10-2 run on their way to a 25-11 victory to force a winner take all final set.
CCHS closed to within 9-8 before the home team strung together six points to close out the match. The JV squad played with a great deal of confidence throughout their evening as the team continues to grow under Head Coach Jason Petty.
**** If you want to see more on the first two matches, Please check out the running Blog 🏃♂️ for Thursday night 🌙.
Quite a Group !
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 🌄.
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!
A.S.P.N on The Hill 