Day: November 14, 2024

Stop ✋ #4 on the Nine Games in 9 Days Loop takes us to the Village of Shepherdstown, West Virginia for some D2 Ladies Basketball 🏀 !

6pm – Jump Ball here and it promises to be a fun evening ! I’m guessing that most people don’t know where you are in regards to Shepherdstown but here we are…

$5.00 tickets to see the Rams 🐏 host West Virginia Wesleyan 👀… The Men hosted Frostburg State last night 🌙 and the Women take their turn on the court tonight…

WVWC is located just South of Morgantown so they had a 3+ hour Bus 🚌 ride over earlier today.

1972 was the first year that Women’s Basketball 🏀 was played here. Fans are starting to file in out of the rain 🌧

Let’s Play ▶️ Hoops !!!

Players from Schools 🏫 that we have covered – Emma Witt (Staunton HS) for the Bobcats. Corin Edsel (John Handley – Winchester) and Makenna Painter (Central – Woodstock).

Shepherd is 0-2 and WVWC is 2-0.

The Gymnasium is an older looking version of Pulaski County High School 🏫 in Dublin, Virginia.

The Bobcats have one player from Egypt 🇪🇬, one from Canada 🇨🇦 and one from South Australia 🇦🇺 in addition to 15 from the United States.

1st Media TO – 👔 at 10-10

End of the 1st quarter has the Bobcats leading 16-14. Both teams are willing to push the ball up the court so the pace of play is enjoyable. Nice crowd in the Gym !

2nd Quarter Media TO doesn’t happen until 2:51. Bobcats 26, Rams 🐏 24…

Witt has scored the last four points on a bucket and two Free Throws. Bobcats are trying to pull away.

Halftime – Bobcats 33, 🐏🐏🐏🐏 24.

6:43 pm… Second quarter went 17-10 in favor of the visitors…

It turns out that Shepherd has an Alumni playing baseball ⚾️ for the Colorado Rockies…. kinda Cool 😎

7:00 – play has resumed….

3rd Quarter Media TO (3:32)….Bobcats still lead, 41-38. 🐏 14-8 over that 6+ minutes.

2:20 (3) 👔 at 41 & 43…🐏 retake lead at 44-43. 20-10 run 🏃‍♂️

End of 3rd, 🐏 up 46-45, won the quarter 22-12. Table is set for excellent final 10:00 !

🐏 51-48 (7:47-4), 👔 at 51, 7:00

Bobcats by 1, under 6

Thrilling contest…. 5:12, Bobcats 56-55

Media TO – 4:51….Bobcats 56-55

👔 57, 59, 61…..Under 2:00

Bobcats score and call 📞 TO, leading 63-61 @ 1:31..👔 63, Final minute

0:18.4 – Foul called on Bobcats. FT- Yes & Yes…Jenna Liska (#0) has been huge down the stretch for the 🐏🐏🐏.

Bobcats miss a layup but get fouled at 0:05.4, down 2

2nd free throw bounces out, 🐏 rebound with 0:02.3, up 1

Foul at 2.5 left…. FT – Yes + Yes.

TO, Bobcats down 3 at 67-64

Great Look at a 3, bounces off the rim

Final Score – 7: 51…WOW 👏

Congratulations 👏 to Miss Future ❤ as she’s on her way to becoming Mrs. Future !

Adrienne Harris has been saddled with the nickname “Our Future ” since the day I met the oldest of Shelia and Marion’s oldest Daughter. The latest Big Ticket event in the Life of our “Adopted Daughter ” is to walk 🚶‍♂️ down the isle with her longtime Boyfriend Brandon McGuire.

I am sure that Shelia will be plenty busy between now and the Big Day while Marion will be trying hard to keep the peace. We simply could not be Happier for the Young Couple to be!

In my mind I’m hearing Jim Mora saying, ” Playoffs, we’re talking about Playoffs” as Carroll County High returns to the Post Season tomorrow night 🌙 in Abingdon…

Carroll County High School 🏫 will be a heavy underdog tomorrow night in the #1 versus #8 VHSL Playoff game at Abingdon. But that fact should not dampen the accomplishments of the 2024-2025 Cavalier football team.

Coming into the Senior season of many of the teams players, the Cavaliers had six wins in the last three years to their credit. The fact that they will be trying to match that win total of six against the Falcons should be the takeaway here, heading into the off season.

After racing 🏎 out to a 5-1 start under first year Coach Seth Greer, the Cavaliers have run into four straight serious High School football 🏈 programs and now sit at 5-5. Greer is trying to build his Cavs program like the Radfords and Glenvars of the World 🌎, making playing in the post season a tremendous opportunity.

Abingdon (9-1) and Carroll County did not have any common opponents for comparison but the fact that they earned the top seed in a highly competitive Region says plenty about the quality of their season. Their lone defeat came at the hands ✋ of a team named Tennessee a few weeks back so they have momentum on their side as well.

For the Mother’s and Father’s of the Seniors on the team, enjoy the trip down and the bonus football that you will get to have with your Sons. For most of them it will be the final time they put on the pads and lace up the cleats in their life.

For the Coaches, congratulations 👏 on the season and the amount of Town Pride 😤 that you returned to the Community over the past few months. It was unfortunate that the schedule was stacked heavy at the end but after three consecutive 2-8 seasons, getting to play an 11th game is cause for Celebration.

The Fall schedule becomes the Winter schedule after the final football game. If that’s tomorrow night 🌙, know that this group did the School 🏫 and the Community proud!

Our Old Friend Greg Talley checks ✔ in with an update on not 1 but 2 members of our Fab Four !

On the left is the Box 📦 Score from Elon University versus Marshall where Alyssa Ervin dropped in 6 points and on the right is Jabin Talley working on his Tennis 🎾 game.

Jabins first match will be February 1st down In Columbia S.C. against Columbia College. As of now he is no. 1 seed.

Thank You Mr.T for keeping us in the Loop on two special Alumni !