Running a stock car team is not easy on anyones wallet, especially when you are trying hard to run a Mom and Pop style operation.
Eddie Walls ( Grad from CCHS) and his son, Dakota ( currently a sophomore on The Hill), have been around race tracks forever and a day. The duo has been an absolute pleasure to interact with as three different times they made the race car available to us as we were supporting other Cavalier teams.
Our logo means a great deal to us, and when it’s on the hood of his race 🏁 car, zipping around the track, it is stimulating, to say the least.
Father and Son and the balance of the race team were working non-stop today in hopes of competing tonight. We even had Ryan McCafferty coming out from The Carroll News to report on the night.
Tonight, it will not be our night, but it is just a speed bump on the track that isn’t life. Keep fighting 💪 the good fight, and you will get there !
Thank you to all of their other sponsors and his / our race fans !
Casey Burcham is someone who we can proudly look up to on a daily basis, and his Burcham Bunch is equally easy to cheer for.
84 miles from The Hill to the Falcons Nest 🪺 and we are looking for folks that have some time on their hands ✋️Monday night.
David Letterman made the Top 10 list a cool 😎 thing back in the day, and I love to borrow it as often as possible.
The best thing about Coach Burcham is the level of humility that the Man displays ! Yes, he’s one that would be considered a ” Cool Kid ” but that doesn’t really fit because of his insane work ethic that he displays, day in and day out.
Win the game, and you advance to the State Tournament. It’s that simple, win, and you are in. We will reach the next level eventually because of the way the program is structured, so the question should be, why not now ?
The top 10 reasons for driving 🚗 over to Abingdon are…… drum 🥁 roll, please.
#10 – Do it for our athletic director, Kevin DeHaven. When DeHaven turned over the keys 🔑 to Burcham two years ago, he went from coaching a group of student athletes to leading the way for all of our student athletes.
#9 – The Nester Nine… Adam Nester took the baton from Steve Combs when Combs moved up to lead assistant, and the JV program hasn’t missed a beat. They are Cavaliers in waiting and a show of support for the Big Kiddos will spill over onto them.
#8 – ” The Voice ” – Whether you refer to her as Dr Samantha Reed or as she is in my cellphone as Kevin’s friend Sam, her lending her voice to the team this season added to the majestic atmosphere at Bill Worrell Field. Reed could stand in a 🌽 cornfield and read C-Span highlights, and you would still listen.
#7 – The pipeline of coaches that pump ready to play youngsters into the top two tiers of Cavalier baseball. Ryan Largen and Larry Snow are two names that come to mind, and I’m sure if given the opportunity, they would both expand on their lists of people involved.
#6 – The 2025 – 2026 Senior class that will be trying hard to extend their playing days ! We can create an atmosphere that will make them feel ” at home “.
#5 – Steve Combs gets the number five spot because of his five straight JV Three Rivers District crowns 👑 that he won 🏆 before moving up on the ladder 🪜. Casey and Combs work so well together because of their shared love for the game and their humility.
#4 – The roster of players that will be returning next season. The next man up mentality truly fits for this group. It has been fun to acknowledge the 2 💣💣 efforts of young Mr Reece, who led the way at Magna Vista. Mr Rakes is a fellow member of the ” My Big Brother wore this jersey fraternity,” and Mr. Reed leads the ” my little brother will wear the jersey club”.
#3 – Family of Casey Burcham ! You cannot operate at the level of our ball coach without love and support at home. Quite the trio…
#2 – Does the story need a bad guy character ? If it does, Abingdon High School can be our Darth Vader. I don’t need an evil empire, but it that gets you to the ballpark on Monday….
#1 – The number one reason why you should cheer loudly for the Cavaliers on Monday night is…..
His Mamma !
I promise you that you can not possess the skill set that Casey has if you weren’t raised right !
Now, looking for a way to show my support to the Burcham Bunch until the ride ends, this is the best answer I could find
Baseball ⚾️ toe nails 💅 until the team has completed its run. It’s worth noting that the ladies in the shop in Christiansburg are still laughing !
Grady Quesenberry =2 Run HomerDo it once, and it’s a Homer, but duplication = Bam, Bam ReeceThe great ad from back in the day where Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine (1999) told us that Chics Dig the Long Ball !
Monday night is the game labeled ” Win and your In.” We are experiencing Year 2 of the Burcham Bunch, and for the second straight year, our Cavaliers are set to play in a game that every team dreams about on the first day of practice.
The Falcons will enter the contest at 22-2 and the holders of the #1 seed. The sports term here is playing with house money 💰.
The pressure will be on the shoulders of the Falcons as they carry the burden of expectation that goes with being the top seed.
We should get accustomed to playing in this game each year because the most impressive thing about our baseball program is the fact that it is built from the ground up and the success is sustainable for the foreseeable future.
Not that baseball needs any extra motivation to win on Monday, but they can defend the honor of our Girls Soccer program and our tennis 🎾 players who all had their seasons end in the Falcons nest 🪺 this year.
Win it for yourself, win it for your coaches, win it for your parents, or, as the late AL Davis would famously say
Photo 📸 Credit Kristy Jones after she borrowed it from Shannon Dalton.
One week from today, I will join Shawn Montgomery and Jon Delp for our annual trip to Lynchburg for the Class 3 & 4 State Championship meet. But for the rest of Track 👣 and Field, yesterday was the last dance 💃 for the season.
For Amelia Dalton and Trenton Newman, it was the final performance of their Cavalier careers.
It’s time for our thank you list…
Thank you to Kristy Jones for her assistance across the campaign.
Thank you to both Amelia and Trenton for representing our school in the manner that you did. Best of Luck with your wrestling careers in college !
Thank you to Dakota Walls Racing, Ron Cochran, Craig Worrell, and Velvet Creed Leonard for your assistance with the poster.
