Buchanan, Virginia – James River jumped out to an early 28-4 lead on its way to a 39-21 Three Rivers District victory over Carroll County Thursday night.
While the team fell short in its effort to erase the large deficit, they did battle back the remainder of the game. The Lady 👩 Cavaliers outscored the Knights 16-11 over the span of the second half, including holding their host to a single made basket 🧺 in the fourth quarter.
The effort that Coach Howard Mayo received on the defensive end was solid throughout. The eight player rotation managed to hold JRHS to under 40 points but could not find a rhythm on the offensive end of the court.
” We are still working at being consistent, shooting the ball, and attacking the zone hopefully we will get better,” said Mayo. ” I thought we did a good job at free throw line.”
The Lady Cavaliers were perfect from the foul line as both Raylee Goins (4 points) and CC Mitchell made both of their free throw attempts on the evening. Callie Harris ( 3 points) connected from behind the arc for the lone made 3-pointer and the team combined for seven two point baskets.
Laynie-Jo Leonard and Mitchell led the way with six points each and Kenzie McMillian accounted for the remaining two points.
The team will look to build on its 1-1 week on the road in the coming week as they play three contests, all away from The Hill. Monday night at Floyd County, Wednesday night at Patrick County and closing the week on Friday night at Martinsville. Next week will be the Lady Cavaliers second straight three game week with five of the six taking place on the road.
In the Junior Varsity game the Lady Cavaliers ran out of time in their contest, falling 28-23. CCHS scored the final five points to pull within five points but the rally ended there.
Madison Adkins led the way with eight points while Aaliyah Hampton dropped seven points and Brea Campbell netted five points.
Carroll County… 2 4 9 6 – 21
James River HS…12 16 9 2 -39
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