Carroll County High School 🏫 Boys 👦 Basketball 🏀 team is geared up and ready to go. Saturday morning 🌄 at 10am they will host / play their second and final scrimmage under the watchful eyes 👀 of Head Coach Anthony Barnes and Assistant Coach Kris Richardson.
The 2023-2024 season was as successful as any in recent decades but the three Seniors that led the way will need to be replaced. Davis Reitzel and Jabin Talley were both starters on the team and Noah Manning played key 🔑 minutes along the way.
Reitzel will be a double void as the graceful Big Man 👨was quite possibly the most popular player in the School 🏫 no matter the sport.
Three remaining starters, Bryce Smoot, Ethan Richardson and Isaiah Easter are all ready to hit the ground running 🏃♂️. Brayden Smoot and Cody Reece were the first two of the bench all season so both will have Bigger sneakers 👟 to fill.
Here’s a look at the Roster :
Brayden Smoot #1
Bryce Smoot #3
E.J. Conner #5
Landon Phillips #10
Isaiah Easter #12
Isaiah Leagans # 13
Ethan Richardson #20
Jay Burnette #22
Kyle Bunn #24
Landon Puckett #32
Cody Reece #34
Trace Reavis #50
Here’s what we know going in with regards to the 2024-2025 team. They will play end to end from start to finish and will make up for their lack of height with speed and physical condition. If the Cavaliers are in the game in the fourth quarter, look for them to have more fuel left in the tank than their opponent.
Bryce Smoot is still a bit dinged up from the recently completed Football season but will hopefully be back to his normal self soon enough.
Richardson will continue with double duty as the Senior swims 🏊♂️ for CCHS during the Hoops season.
Easter has displayed a Year to Year improvement that has been off the charts. His efforts 👏 in the weightroom show everyday.
Reavis is fresh off a trip to the Golf State Tournament where the junior earned a Top Ten finish. It will be interesting to see 👀 if that level of success on the Links spills over onto the Basketball 🏀 court ???
Both Reece and Brayden Smoot will move into the starting lineup now in place of Reitzel and Talley. Reece will need to play BIG for the Cavs to find the level of success they hope for this season.
The depth of the rotation will play a big part as the season develops. Puckett and Burnette have experience within the program while Bunn, Conner, Leagans and Phillips will each look to push for playing time.
Barnes and Richardson have selected their twelve Cavaliers. The team will hustle, play in your face defense and launch a few 3-pointers along their way.
They will be well coached and disciplined = Fun to Watch…. Coming to a Gymnasium near you VERY soon!
Russell Smoot, Anthony Barnes and Brayden Smoot…
Kris Richardson and Ethan Richardson
