Getting the opportunity to present Britt Berrier his award would have been cool 😎 enough but getting the opportunity to include the entire Burcham Bunch turned it into my kind of moment.
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From my desk to Allen Worrell and then within 60 minutes, to the Eastern Seaboard.
Why should anyone care about this ? Because it shows that Carroll County and Carroll County High School has 12 sports programs in the Spring and we are equally proud of each and every one of them! Not just the ones that are having a Spring to remember but all of them.
It takes quite a bit more effort to create something in this manner but its the absolute quickest way to support all things Cavalier.
Mention as many Student Athletes by name as possible, spreading the wealth across the board.
Adrienne Harris is a competitive young Lady, as much as anyone who I have met recently. But she is equal parts compassionate and last night Harris was in a tough, tough spot as her very first Kindergarten Graduation 🎓 was taking place on the other end of town at 6:30 and her Soccer team was hosting Patrick County High School.
Not everyone at Tommy Thompson Field knew what was happening with the schedule but those of us that did were concerned about her well-being. I truly believe that Caring is something that cannot be taught in a classroom, its part of your DNA. Caring to the degree that people like myself and Miss Harris do can be both Awesome and worrisome at the same time.
Her little Sister, was playing like she was possessed in the second half. Callie knows her Sister pretty well, maybe as well as anyone so she knew if you could help get the score to 3-0 or atleast 2-0, if would allow her Big Sis to head out a few minutes sooner.
Patrick County and their keeper had other plans. Not only did it not get to 2-0, the Lady Cougars found a way to knot it up at 1-1 late in the game, forcing two five minute overtime periods.
Harris eventually made her way to her car to make the short drive 🚗 and Shana Parnell and Brittany Kinney took the reins. Savannah ” I can paint as well as I play Soccer” Swecker ended the dramatic night by putting the biscuit in the Basket for the 2-1 victory.
Fast Forward to the middle of the Junior Varsity game, being played in a driving rain 🌧 storm. Harris, still wearing a dress 👗 returns to stand on the sidelines next to Kinney. Folks, there’s a reason why I see her as our future and it was on full display last night 🌙.
Coach Harris took a minute this morning 🌄 to share her thoughts on the game.
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Hard fought game and crazy night last night on the Hill! The ladies came out strong and had many shots but Patrick’s goalie made some huge saves to keep the game close. Callie Harris broke through with around 2 minutes left in the first half to get us on the board with a beautiful assist from Savannah Swecker!! Starting off the second half we had many chances on goal that either barely missed by inches or the Patrick county goalie stepped up and made the saves. Towards the end of regulation Patrick never gave up and they ended up scoring the equalizer. In overtime the girls left it all out on the field and gave it everything they had. Melissa Mize sent around a 30-40 yard pass to Savannah Swecker who finished with the game winning goal! I am so proud of the girls for continuing to fight throughout the entire game. We were inches away from this game being a 3-0 or 4-0 game for us. We also had two goals taken away because of offsides.
The girls never gave up and kept pushing. Also yesterday was a bit of a crazy day due to the game time being changed multiple times and then I had to leave to go to Kindergarten graduation. I ended up having to leave at the end of regulation and wasn’t able to stay for overtime. I was getting many text updates throughout overtime. I am so proud that when they went into overtime they didn’t panic and they finished the job! Now for our last regular season game today against Martinsville!!
1) Goal Callie Harris assisted by Savannah Swecker
2) Goal Savannah Swecker assisted by Melissa Mize
Thanks Coach !
I was able to go back and insert the result in the story for the Carroll News that included notes 📝 on all 12 teams but to make sure that our core readers that subscribe see it as well, Forrest Johnson and his Varsity team added a game at Martinsville last night.
Our Cavaliers took the momentum from the strong second half Monday night versus Radford and turned it into a road victory..
Goals by Landon Puckett, Giovanni Lopez, and Bradsel Martinez backed the efforts of Christian Hernandez and the defense.
Ches Helmick and Edward Jones has joined us to create an opportunity that would qualify as rare. Both of our Varsity programs are playing on the same Pitch on a night where Soccer ⚽️ is the only show in town with the Bonus being Free Gate.
Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, heck – tell your neighbors friends. Both teams will be playing their third straight match this week but their young, right ?
Maybe its the parents who might need to catch their breath.
We have hard working Soccer ⚽️ players and solid folks leading them, a Match sponsor and someone holding the 🎤 that will do his best to magnify the entire group ! First touch at 5:30 !!!
Later today, Dr Ben Tickle and I will climb into the Press Box at Tommy Thompson Field together for the final time. It feels like it will be the 312th time this Spring as the four Soccer teams have played at home 🏡 pretty much non-stop for the past 30 days. There’s no doubt that the two of us have spent more time together in the past 60 days than over the past five years.
One of my favorite things about Ben is the level of people that run in his circle 🔵 and last night was the latest example. First things first, thank you to both Tammy Quesenberry and Kevin DeHaven for sending me something to share with the crowd, it meant a great deal to both of us.
Getting to read the thoughts of Ashlyn Newman in regards to her level of respect and appreciation of Gentle Ben was a moment ❤ that I will remember for quite some time. Then the added bonus of seeing her smile later that evening just put a bow on it.
Ethan “Chops” Edwards stopped by and shared 30+ minutes with us. Edwards even joined in on a couple of ” Carroll County Corner ” chants as well as introducing a couple of substations for Carroll County. When the Harvard bound Senior took his turn with the 🎤🎙🎤 in regards to Ben he was elegant as one would figure and the Ben was able to share his appreciation in return in regards to Edwards.
The Harris family 👪 was well represented throughout the evening as Marion, Shelia, Marion’s Father and the young lady 👩 I like to call Half-Pint. Natalie is out of the Country right now and Adrienne had a plate full of emotions to deal with throughout the night as she went from Soccer Coach to Kindergarten Graduation 🎓 and then returned to stand in the pouring rain 🌧 in her dress 👗 to show her support for Brittany Kinney and the Junior Varsity squad.
Brett Petty had a turn to share his thoughts and later in the evening, Karmen Smith did the same. If you look closely 👀 at Smiths forehead today you might still see the remains of a soccer ball imprint as the Senior saved the match by stopping a point blank shot with her noggin.
Jon Delp stopped by, which is always a treat. We shared a few minutes with our recently retired Patrol 🚓man but still Father 👨 to a bushel full of daughters and our Assistant Track 👣 and Field Coach. Delp is a special Man and the time the three of us spent together created a memory.
That leaves us our new Friend, Mr Martin McKenzie. We still have our ceremony for his Girls Tennis team to look forward to on Thursday afternoon, as long as both of us are still standing at 4:00 pm.
McKenzie will have dual rolls on Thursday as he will be playing the part of proud Head Coach and even prouder Father when we celebrate his older daughter Erika and Miss Tiffany Cruise.
McKenzie is next level legit and its a short list of people here in Carroll County that actually grasp what I’ve been trying to accomplish here, he is certainly one of them. The few moments that it was Ben, Ethan, Martin and myself……..
Ben Tickle is a Man who doubles as a magnet 🧲 and last night 🌙 we had the opportunity to celebrate his time here at Carroll County High School 🏫. I can only hope that somewhere down the road, when he’s enjoying his new grandchild, he will be able to look back and remember the Love, Respect and Admiring that took place on the Oneofus.Care Ben Tickle Night 🌙 on The Hill. I know that I certainly will !
I want to do a message for Tickle ” I will miss you it won’t be the same without you”
Me ( Aliza) and Ithaca want this to be from both of us: ” our favorite memory is when we played Pulaski last year and you kept going out of the box and the ref told you to stay in it we said you needed a leash”
From Aliza Hardy and Ithaca Vaught…
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