Next up : Nikki Heflin and Sheila Harris lead our Junior Varsity to a thrilling 🏡 victory on The Hill !

Both Coach Nikki and I like this fun photo 📷 of our Junior Varsity Coaches !

Both Patti Goins and Travis Osborne captured the Grandparents Moment !

Patti Goins with the Varsity team and Travis Osborne with the JV Capture!!

Carroll County JV Volleyball 🏐 dug itself out of an early 1-0 deficit, rallying back for a Three Rivers District victory over visiting Floyd County 2-1 ( 21-25, 25-20, 15-11).

The Lady Cavaliers gained confidence in the opening set, pulling within 19-18 after a light hearted moment where a Volleyball 🏐 landed well above the Gymnasium floor. Athletic Director Kevin DeHaven smiled about when the wayward Volleyball might be removed from the rafters.

Scarlett Dalton scored an Ace to trim the deficit to 24-21 before the Buffaloes finally closed out the set, 25-21.

Floyd County raced out to a 7-2 lead in the second set but Carroll County rallied to score four straight. Dalton landed two more Aces and Aaliyah Hampton finished a Kill to make it 7-6. The next Cavaliers to step up were Annabelle Short and Aubrey Hanshaw.

Short served five straight and with the score tied 12-12, Hanshaw delivered six straight. Morgan Osborne added two Aces and both Addilyn Stanley & Paige Ogle scored Kills as Carroll County evened the match, 25-20.

Trailing 2-0 in the race 🏁 to 15, Hayden Heflin landed a Kill that sent Osborne to the service line again. Travis Osborne had earlier spent a tough couple of minutes worrying about his Kiddo after she took a ball to the side of the head, breathed a sigh of relief that turned into joy as landed four straight winners 🏆 from the service line to make it 5-2 Cavs.

Floyd County raced back with a 7-1 run and looked ready to secure the victory at 9-6. Hanshaw said, “Not so fast ” , responding with Kills for points 9, 10 and 15. Once again it was Miss Short on the service line that proved to be the 6-0 run 🏃‍♂️ to give the Lady 👩 Cavaliers the 15-11 victory in the set and close out the match.

It’s closing in on Midnight now and I hope Coach Heflin is sleeping 😴 so we will circle 🔵 back to add her thoughts in the Morning 🌄.

Let’s sneak in some Middle School 🏫 Volleyball 🏐 coverage as CCMS AD Kayla Nester creates three consecutive triple headers, allowing the little ones to play on the Big Stage !

Carroll County Middle School 🏫 Volleyball 🏐 opened our triple header tonight and first things first, I have to acknowledge the size of the crowd for the 4:30 first serve !

Brittany Kinney and Assistant Coach Kelly Holderfield had their roster of 17 eager young ladies ready to square up against the visiting Blacksburg Middle School Bruins.

For those of you that are new to this coverage, we will circle 🔵 back to include any pictures 📷 that make their way here and will also have Coach Kinney share her thoughts when she can.

The scoreboard will show that the Bruins won 🏆 each of the three sets,25-12, 25-14 and 25-7. The third set was played to allow both Coaches the opportunity to guarantee that they can play as many people as possible.

While it makes for a long day, I am a HUGE fan of having all three teams playing under one roof. Great experience for the Middle School Kiddos !

Highlights for CCMS in the first set included consecutive Aces from Emma Keith, one from Laynee Burnett and a kill from Briley McGhee.

The Lady Cavaliers raced out to a 6-2 lead in the second set behind a Laken Lintecum Ace and a Mahala Holderfield Kill. The match was 9-8 before the Bruins pulled away for the 25-14 victory.

In the third and final set, Chloé Hayes landed a winner before the visitors closed out the match. The roster includes five eighth graders and 12 seventh graders. They will return to the Big Gym next Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

Feel free to check back for thoughts from Coach Kinney 🙏.

From Head Coach :

”

We had a really good night. The scorebook shows a loss, but what many people in the gym tonight didn’t realize is that’s the best volleyball we’ve played all season.

I’ve got a young group, but they continue to impress us with their ability to pass-set-hit. Most of those girls on the floor are 7th graders.

Jerry pointed out several girls that stood out, but two other players that are constantly showing up and out are Hadley Painter and Zari Cushman.

I’m proud of their strength and courage tonight! We are getting better every single day!”

Tonight we played Volleyball 🏐 for almost five hours, Mama Smoot send in some JV Pics on Grandparents Day !

Time to catch my breath and then check with Allen Worrell about the coverage for tonight. Will certainly have full coverage for the Middle School and Junior Varsity matches later on

The question will be about the Varsity match 🤔??? Would love some more pics!