The Hill – After a quick stop at the Auxiliary Gym that led to a visit for both Anthony Barnes and Howard Mayo, we are now Courtside for two games between Carroll County Middle School and visiting Blacksburg.
Great to see Lauren Alley on the bench !
End of the first six minutes – Blacksburg 4, Carroll County 3 (4:50)
More to follow…
Halftime score, Blacksburg 12-5Blacksburg rosterCarroll County roster
26 – 5 after 3rd
End of regulation – Bears 🐻 28, Cavaliers 14. Teams will now play an exhibition quarter.
Amelia Forsyth and Head Coach Shawn Montgomery : Photo ASPN
AXTON – Bassett High School hosted the annual Class 3D Regional Cross Country meet on Thursday and three Cavaliers represented Carroll County High School.
The weather was picture perfect and that is a rarity for the event. Two years ago in Bristol it was in the 30’s and Coach Montgomery remembera a time a few years back when it was in the 90’s in Axton.
Amelia Forsyth was the lone representative for the Lady Cavaliers as she has been for the past two seasons. While Cross Country runners compete on their own during the race, they have the preparation time with five of their teammate.
Forsyth has been competing for the past three seasons is aware that she has been flying solo and has made the mental adjustment.
” It’s disheartening at times but not as bad as it could be,” noted the Junior Forsyth. ” It’s really fun to support the Middle School runners because there are so many of them competing.”
Forsyth placed inside the Top 50 and was happy to finish the race after struggling to do so her previous trip over.
Photo 📷 Credit : Kristy Jones
Senior Trenton Newman has been running track under the guidance of Montgomery in the past few Springs but the Senior is new to the sport of Cross Country. His Coach was highly impressed by how easily that Newman took to things, especially in regards to leadership.
” Trenton continued to improve his time from race to race, which is hard to do for an entire season,” said Montgomery. ” But where he really shined was the way he led the younger runners.”
Will Dalton is a Freshman and comes from a family with an aquatic family but his Mother, Shannon Dalton explains, he loves a new challenge.
” Will is always willing to try something new,” noted teacher and Mom, Shannon Dalton. ” If he sees an opportunity, he will pursue it with everything he has.”
Montgomery added that because of his busy schedule, Will has to practice on his own quite a bit.
” Will is doubling up with playing in the School band so he has to get his workout in around that,” added Montgomery. ” You have to have a great deal of discipline to self-practice.”
As the final page of the season is now in the books, Montgomery can focus on the future of the program. Forsyth will slide into the Senior leadership role and his Middle School teams have strength in numbers.
Elijah Cox played for Anthony Barnes back in 2023 and is set to begin his Junior season with Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia. Cox transferred to Randolph after his freshman season at Mid-Atlantic Christian ✝️ University. The 3-pointer has become a large part of the arsenal for Cox.
Marc Motley was at the helm of the Lady Cavaliers back in 2024 and two of his former players are working hard in Salem, Virginia and Furman, South Carolina.
Katie Lam is back for a second season at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Minutes on the court have to be well earned on this deep team and Lam is up to the challenge.
All-Time leading scorer and Class of 2024 graduate Alyssa Ervin has moved from Elon University over to Furman University in South Carolina.
Exciting time for Ervin and her family as the now 5’11 player gets a fresh start. It’s worth noting that after deciding to transfer after last season, Ervin still flourished in the classroom at Elon.
Southwest Virginia Community College
Bryce and Brayden Smoot will lace up their sneakers 👟 down in Cedar Bluff, Virginia. Representing the Class of 2025, our twins are set to play next week for the Flying Eagles of SWCC.
Uncharted waters 💧 for the Smoot twins with the bonus being that they can continue to both challenge and support one other.
Five players, including both of our Carroll County High School All-Time scoring leaders will be playing next level basketball 🏀 here in the next few days !
Thanks to New Balance shoes for the use of their tag line…
A.S.P.N on The Hill 