Had the pleasure of having Jason Stockner as my lead for most of the ride home 🏡 as our beloved Coach also had Bus 🚌 Driver duties.
There are four stories to be written about tonight.
Junior Varsity goes all Waffle 🧇 House 🏠 on the Buffaloes.
Varsity Cavaliers storm back from a double digit deficit – say that 3 times real fast….
It’s different this time – Editorial on Barnes and Company.
The Annual Banquet is taking shape at a very rapid pace.
There might be more of a break than normal because I have an incredibly important trip to the Doctors at 7am tomorrow but I promise it will all get written.
10 minutes from Tip for the Junior Varsity game here at Floyd. This night 🌙 is as cool as it gets for me as far as games being played away from The Hill !
Updates throughout the night and then grown up stories for the Carroll News later tonight….
Nice Lady 👩 who made my night 🌙
End of 1st, Cavs 8, 🐃🐃🐃 6
Halftime – Cavs 18-14!
End of 3rd – Cavs up, 32-19 !
Cavs earn a hard fought W, 43-39 !!!
Story to follow later tonight…..
7:22 – Opening Jump
7:37 – end 1st, Buffalo🐃 26-16
Cavs take the 2nd, 18-10, trail at the break, 36-34..
Bryce Smoot scored 14 of the 18 in the period.
End of 3rd – Cavs 53-49 after winning the quarter 19-13.
I believe that the original Band was Thin Lizzy but I really liked the cover by Huey Lewis and The News. Either way, the Boys are back in town here in a few hours.
It feels like a lifetime ago when Head Coach Anthony Barnes and his crew traveled over to Floyd County ( January 4th) to face Cave Spring. In real time its only been 11 days but in Basketball 🏀 life that’s a really long time.
The team currently sits at 10-0 and they are getting ready to board a very chilly Bus 🚌 to head back over to Floyd County, this time to face the Buffalo🐃es.
Floyd – Carroll is backyard fun, especially in Boys Basketball and this year should be no different. Two serious Coaches going head to head with players that have become familiar with each other over the years.
Barnes understands that 11 days without playing a game is a long time but the Coach knows what needs to happen.
” We just gotta get after it right ✅ from tip.”
Floyd County (8-1) has picked up two District wins since they hosted their Annual event back on January 4th. The winner today will be in the Driver’s seat 💺 in the league.
The Boys 👦 are Back in Town, The Boys are Back in Town !
5:30 Tip for the red-hot Carroll County High JV team with the Varsity team to follow !
Hillsville – Head Coach Howard Mayo has to appreciate the fact that his Lady Cavaliers were able to return to playing basketball for just the second time in 25 days. The veteran Coach found reasons to smile Tuesday night after CCHS fell 57-28 to Floyd County.
” I love our ability to continue to compete, no matter the score of the game,” said Mayo. ” The way we attacked the basket from start to finish shows our effort.”
Mayo was down to seven players dressed as Laynie-Jo Leonard joined Faith Clontz on the not available to play list. While Clontz is out for the season, Leonard is hopeful to return after a bout with the flu.
Seven players dressed, all seven saw action and each etched their name in the scoring column. Raylee Goins led the offense with eight points with five of them coming down the stretch. CCHS played the fourth quarter to a 9-7 score, showing the effort that Mayo referred to was evident until the final whistle.
The value of preparation for the next opponent on the schedule varies from team to team. In the case of the ever so young Lady 👩 Cavs, every moment is a teaching moment and Mayo was quick to point out that the scheduling issues due to weather conditions further complicated things for his staff as they look to prepare for the next opponent.
” The goal each game is to prepare for the next opponent,” Mayo added. ” We couldn’t implement what we were working on for the next game when the next opponent kept changing day to day.”
Having three games pushed back during the delay will now create a new problem for the limited roster. After playing twice in 25 days, the team will now race to get games made up over the coming weeks.
Kenzie McMillan added five points while both Kenzie Young and Madison Coleman netted four each. CC Mitchell and Callie Harris finished with three points apiece with Natalie Burress adding the final point.
Floyd County also captured the Junior Varsity game Tuesday night, 45-15. Six different players scored with Madison Adkins, Aaliyah Hampton and Madison Fain each netting three points.
The teams are set to return to action 🎬 on Thursday night 🌙 as they start the uphill climb of getting makeup contests scheduled.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 