Poor Donna Nester is simply way too young and vibrant to spend the rest of her days helping Coach chew his food…

For the sake of your Bride 👰, Get Well Soon !!!

Psalm 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Saved by the Bell 🔔: The Cavalier College Years will collectively be off until after Christmas 🎄 Day

Santa 🎅 left three Nuggets in our stocking during the Night 🌙! Thank You Velvet Creed Leonard ❤.

There is a 🚢load of new material from yesterday to enjoy here on the site and I hope everyone has a Blessed Day 🙌

Is it just me, or didn’t Brother Osborne have someone else in his Photo for a while ????

The Hill – Carroll County High School 🏫 hosted Day 1 of a 2 Day Christmas 🎄 tournament on Saturday with four games being played.

Here’s a link to the story on the Junior Varsity team and its 31-3 victory over the Granite Bears 🐻.

Carroll County JV Girls 👧 Basketball 🏀 roll over Mount Airy in their Christmas 🎄 tournament opener, 31 -3.

Pulaski County High School swept its two games against Grayson County with the Varsity game turning into an overtime thriller. The teams were tied 71 – 71 before the Cougars pulled away for an 82 – 74 victory. The JV Cougs defeated the Blue Devils 21 -14 in the opener.

The four teams will switch partners on Monday with Carroll County playing Grayson County and Mount Airy facing Pulaski County.

Mt Airy 52, Carroll County 40

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Mt Airy   15   13  7  17 – 52

CCHS        7    11  9  13 – 40

Carroll County (40) – Aaliyah Hampton 11, Raylee Goins 8, Madison Coleman 7, Callie Harris 6, Bree Campbell 3, Laynie-Jo Leonard 3, Kenzie Young 2, CC Mitchell.

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The Lady 👩 Cavaliers have eight available players and 50% of them were recovering from a flu bug. Aaliyah Hampton led a balanced attack with a team high 11 points but the team simply could not dig all of the way out of the early hole.

Veteran Coach Howard Mayo was able to point out the areas where his team will look to improve.

” We lost a tough game tonight 52-40,” said Mayo. ” We had moments were we played well but we also didnt always take advantage our our scoring opportunities. We were 5-19 from free line. We only hit 1 three pointer and for our team to play up to it potential we got to make open 3’s. We will get a chance to get better Monday.”

The Lady Cavaliers used a 6 – 0 run in the third quarter to trim the deficit down to single digits at 35 – 27 with just over two minutes to play. The score remained the same for a long stretch after Harris netted all six of her points during the stretch. Coleman pushed the run to 8-0 with a layup to cut ✂️ the lead to six but that was as close as CCHS would get.

Hopefully everyone 🙏 will be closer to full strength on Monday as Carroll County will face a high octane offense on Monday night 🌙.

The 3 – Day event actually started on Friday with games being played in both Gyms.

Teams that are playing over the three days :

Narrows
Carroll County
Radford
Pulaski County
North Wilkes (NC)
Mt Airy (NC)
Grayson County

** Graham dropped out and so we only play two games instead of three

Three Photos 📷 from Velvet Leonard !!

The Hill – Carroll County Junior Varsity surrendered an early basket 🧺 to visiting Mount Airy Saturday afternoon but it would turn out to be the only one of the game as our Coach Cushman led Lady 👩 Cavaliers improved to 3 – 0 on the season with a 31 – 3 victory.

Instead of playing four six or seven minute quarters, the teams played two 15 minute halves with a 10 minute break and CCHS was equally dominant in both sessions, winning 17 – 2 and 14 – 1.

Coach Cushman took the time to offer her thoughts on the tremendous effort she received from her entire roster.

” The girls secured another W tonight. This is such a fun group to coach. I can’t let the night go without commending these ladies on their defense, holding Mt. Airy to only 3 points the entire game.

   We struggled with help side our first game of the season, but we took that to practice and executed it well tonight. Rylee Woodard had an excellent defensive game. Kate Holderfield continues to be a leader on the court. Madison Adkins came off the bench looking to score and you just can’t ask for better effort from the team.”

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Write up from Easy Stats:

The Carroll County JV Girls delivered a dominant 31-3 victory over Mt. Airy at home, improving their perfect record to 3-0 on the season. This commanding win showcased the team’s balanced attack and strong defensive effort, limiting their opponents to just three points across two quarters of play.

Carroll County came out firing in the first quarter, with Milli Parker getting the scoring started with an early field goal, followed immediately by Kate Holderfield adding another basket for a quick 4-0 lead. After Mt. Airy briefly cut the deficit with their lone field goal of the game, Parker extended the advantage by converting both of her free throw attempts. Holderfield then took control, embarking on an impressive personal scoring run that included six consecutive free throws and another field goal, helping build a commanding 15-2 lead by quarter’s end.

The second quarter(half)  belonged entirely to Carroll County, as they outscored Mt. Airy 14-1 to seal the victory. Holderfield continued her outstanding performance, draining a three-pointer and adding another field goal plus two more free throws. Madison Adkins provided excellent support with a perfect shooting display, connecting on a three-pointer to cap off her flawless 2-for-2 field goal performance, while Rylee Woodard chipped in with a solid two-pointer.

Holderfield led all scorers with an impressive 20-point effort, demonstrating great determination by converting all nine of her free throw attempts despite shooting 29% from the field. Adkins had a stellar all-around game, finishing with 5 points on perfect shooting including 1-for-1 from three-point range, while Parker contributed 4 points and showed great composure at the free throw line, going 2-for-2. This complete team effort highlights the depth and potential of this undefeated squad as they continue their promising season.

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Mt Airy JV       2   1    –  3

CCHS JV          17  14  – 31

Carroll County JV Girls (31) – Kate Holderfield 20, Madison Adkins 5, Milli Parker 4, Rylee Woodard 2.

The team returns to action 🎬 on Monday night at 6pm on The Hill against Grayson County High School 🏫.