Kinda funny that two schools 🏫 separated by roughly 9 miles have to travel down to Birmingham to play against one another. But that will be the case when the Blue Devils and Tar Heels meet on Friday at 2:30 pm.
The winner 🏆moves on to face South Carolina on Sunday, baring an upset of the Gamecocks. Maybe we can petition to have the starting five from both the Heels and the Devils face USC???
Both North Carolina State and Notre Dame also advanced, giving our league four teams. The SEC ended up with six Women’s teams to go with their seven Men’s teams .
The good news is that the games should improve dramatically in regards to the level of competitive. All four 1’s, 2’s and 3’s made it, along with two fours and two fives.
Martinsville – Two up and two down for new Girls Varsity Soccer ⚽️ Coach Adrienne Harris as Carroll County moved to 2-0 by defeating host Martinsville 4-0 on Monday night.
Last year, Head Coach Ben Tickle and All-Time leading scorer, Ashlyn Newman led CCHS to one of their best seasons in school history. This season is designed to build for the long-term future of the program, with the first task already done by getting the Junior Varsity team back up and running.
While Harris, Harris and Harris might sound like a Law firm, it was on full display once again against the Bulldogs. Callie Harris scored the only goal in the teams season opening 1-0 victory at Pulaski County and the midfielder opened the scoring early in the first half.
The teams were knotted at 0-0 despite the Cavaliers outplaying the home team. In the 32 minute, Harris found the back of the net once again and the defense for CCHS made sure it held up.
Alexis Sheffey once again played 80 minutes of shut out goal keeping, including one spectacular save at 26:29. The stop came at a crucial time as the score was just 2-0 at the time. The defense did their part, limiting the Bulldogs to single digits in scoring chances.
Harris teamed up with Karmen Smith to double up the score from 1-0 to 2-0 early in the second half. The duo switched roles later in the half with Smith sending in a shot from just inside the midfield line at 20:17. As the Sun set on the game, the scoring opportunities increased for the Cavaliers.
Harleigh Riggins was on the receiving end of a Harris pass and put the biscuit in the basket 🧺 at 13:01. Riggins pushed the lead to 4-0 and Harris finished up with two goals and two assists on the night.
Varsity is now at 2-0 and has yet to surrender a goal across 160 minutes. While it’s not realistic to think it could last forever doesn’t mean that it is not fun while it lasts.
“Great team win last night against Martinsville!!,” said Head Coach Adrienne Harris. ” All 22 girls got to play and contribute on the field to the win. Last night was by far the best game we have had connecting passing and building up our offense. Along with a strong offensive effort our defense also had a great night. They finished with another clean sheet and any opportunities and momentum Martinsville started to have our defense stepped right up and shut it down! Overall, awesome team win and now we move on to Galax Wednesday!!”
Both squads are set to return to action 🎬 Wednesday night at Galax High School 🏫.
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The third member of the Harris, Harris and Harris was livestreaming the contest while cheering on two of his three daughters. Fun moment of the night came when Grandpa Harris sushed his Son for being too loud. Great stuff !
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The Varsity Boys 👦team played Graham to a 2-2 tie up in Bluefield, West Virginia.
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers Defeats Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars In Pitcher’s dual.
Both teams were strong on the mound on Friday, but Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers defeated Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars 3-0. Reid Horton started the game for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers and recorded 13 outs.
A ground out by Chanson Rakes put Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers on the board in the bottom of the third.
Reid Horton earned the win for Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers. The starting pitcher gave up zero hits and zero runs over four and one-third innings, striking out six and walking three.
Jude Garrett took the loss for Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars. The starting pitcher went five innings, surrendering two runs on three hits, striking out five and walking two. Chase Hart collected the save.
Chanson Rakes led Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers with two runs batted in. Jayden Wright went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers in hits.
Konner Furrow and Jude Garrett each collected one hit for Pulaski County Junior Varsity Cougars.
Carroll County Junior Varsity Cavaliers will travel to Galax for their next game on Wednesday.
Meeting in the circle during the bottom of the fourth inning.
Ridgeway – Carroll County jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning but the offense struggled afterwards as the Lady Cavaliers (2-1) fell to Magna Vista Monday night.
Addie Greene and Laiken Burnett both laced doubles in their first at bat, with Burnett plating two with her shot just inside the third base bag to put the Cavaliers ahead 3-0. Burnett reached third base and Laynie-Jo Leonard walked and stole second base to put two more in scoring position before the Warriors recorded the final out.
Greene started in the circle and did a nice job limiting the home team early, allowing the score to stay in favor of the Cavaliers until the bottom of the fourth inning.
” We talked with the girls before the start of the game about the dimensions of the field,” said Head Coach Rick Nester. ” We pointed out that the fence in centerfield is much closer to home plate than it is back home.”
Magna Vista broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth with the key hit carrying just over the above mentioned fence. The 3-run Home Run took the score from 4-3 up to 7-3 and would turn out to be the final score.
Both teams finished the game with seven base hits but two of the Warriors base knocks left the park, counting for four of the seven runs.
” Both of our pitchers did a nice job tonight and our defense played better as well,” added Nester. ” The difference between winning and losing tonight was we hit line shots but they were right at their fielders, where they hit a few up in the air. Natalie Burress threw out a runner trying to steal early and that kept them from running more, then Brooke (Webb) and Laiken to cut down a runner at third base. We made plays tonight, just not enough of them.”
Burress finished the night with three hits, including a hustle double to lead off the third inning. The Sophomore was stranded on third base, one of five times the Cavaliers left a runner in scoring position.
Emma Harman pitched the final two inning for CCHS and held the Warriors in check. Harman also jump started the first inning with an one out single and scored the first run on a wild pitch.
Starting right fielder Madison Coleman was with the team but on crutches after spraining her ankle against Pulaski County. Leonard took her place in right field and Nester hopes to have her back at some point next week.
Back on The Hill, Alexis Dalton led the Junior Varsity to an exciting 13-12 victory over Magna Vista. The team now sits at 1-2 on the season.
The Lady Cavaliers were scheduled to host Galax High School on Wednesday but that game has been moved to next month. Bassett will now be the opponent for the long awaited home opener on Friday night.
The program will be celebrating the life and career of the Late Jeff Tobler after the Bassett game. The ceremony is set to begin approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of the Varsity only game.
Congratulations 👏👏👏 to both North Carolina and NC State as they have both advanced to the Sweet 16. This gives the Atlantic Coast Conference four teams in the Women’s tournament.
Varsity Softball fell at Magna Vista, 7-3
Junior Varsity Softball won 13-12 at home versus Magna Vista.
Varsity Boys 👦 Soccer ⚽️ played host Graham to a 2-2 tie 👔.
Southern California is leading Mississippi State 28-8 after one quarter but the Trojans have suffered a scary moment as Ju Ju Watkins had to be carried off the floor after suffering an ankle injury.
Assuming that USC holds on, the 16 host teams will finish up 30-2. The lone exceptions were #5 Tennessee upsetting #4 Ohio State and #5 Kansas State over Kentucky.
The margins of victory today included 34, 34, 34, 30, 17 and 11. The 2OT victory for Maryland over Alabama saved the day.
Two game stories to follow soon !
USC up 86-42 in fourth… win by 37, meaning five of eight were decided by 30+.
A.S.P.N on The Hill 