The rare Friday at home 🏡 because our Ladies are up in Athens, Ohio for our MAC opener at Ohio University.
Not making the drive down to Boone doesn’t mean a total disconnect from Head Coach Emily Dinsmore and our Lady Mountaineers.
First Touch was High Noon and App State closed out the first quarter with a 1-0 lead after Charlotte Bosma found the back of the Net !
We have an off day on Sunday ( Friday & Sunday are Game Days) so the outcome of today’s match will have a carry over effect. ASU exploded for 7 goals last Sunday at Davidson to even our record at 3-3.
Next Friday we will welcome Bellarmine to The Rock. Yes, I absolutely borrowed The Hill from The Rock. Just trying to make things more fun for our Student Athletes.
@ 12:02 of the 2nd quarter its time for Another App State Corner !!
@ 12:42, again but its still 1-0.
@ 12:46 – third time wasn’t the charm.
App State tied for the regular season Championship last year in Coach Dinsmore’s rookie season in the Top Spot and a victory today would be a great starting point.
12:42 – Headed to the 10:00 halftime with a 1-0 lead !
3rd Quarter – Florine Koopman put the biscuit in the basket 🧺 shortly after the break so now its 2-0 ! Koopman is one of three starters for us from The Netherlands 🇳🇱…
Bridget Donovan fires a Lazer that dings off the cross bar, Loudly !
1:12 pm – End of the 3rd quarter, App State leads 2-0!!
October 13th is a BIG DAY for the program as the Tar Heels are making the trek over to The Rock. UNC currently sits at #2 in the Nation and have a barn full of National Championship 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆.
We are playing again and its time to give props 👏 to the defense !
5:43 – Donovan with another great look…
@ 9:24 of the 4th, its time for a fifth App State Corner ! Great look from Boekaar.
10:05 – Penalty Shot for ASU, great save, 10th one for the Bobcats keeper.
Final three minutes at Pruitt Field.
Final Score – 2/0, shots 12/2
Hope the Bus 🚌 🙏 ride back to Boone is as smooth as possible !!
Just a few fun facts about tonight’s game ahead of Allen Worrell’s wire 2 wire coverage which will begin at 7pm.
We are now far enough into the season that one can look at the opponents path in hopes of drawing a conclusion going in. GWHS brings a record of 1-2 to Tommy Thompson Field tonight so let’s take a look inside those numbers.
The Maroons opened the season with a dominant performance against our Three Rivers District foe Radford. They didn’t just beat the visiting Bobcats opening night, the cruised to a 28-7 victory. If one were to stop ✋ the research there, it would appear that GW is set to conquer the World 🌎.
But since that night GW has yet to score a point and will be playing a third straight road game. Further review shows that Graham is 3-0 and has outscored its opponents 93-0 in those games. Graham scored half a hundred in its 52-0 defeat of Galax two weeks ago.
Altavista is also undefeated at 2-0, so while the Maroons are only 1-2, those losses came against quality opponents.
Flipping the script to the Carroll County High School side of the contest. If you draw a circle on a map surrounding CCHS , three of the four closest Schools 🏫 would be Galax, Grayson County and George Wythe.
The Cavaliers not only have an opportunity to reach 4-0 but they would get there by defending their own backyard. The team is playing with a great deal of confidence and with the GWHS being close by, The Hill should be full of electricity and then some.
Know that if you find yourself at the game tonight it should be a fun evening and My Man Vern ( Allen Worrell) will recap it all for you as a true Homer should.
Floyd – Carroll County Head Coach Cindy Edwards went into the Three Rivers District match at Floyd County understanding that her team was in the middle of a stretch where her team would play six matches inside of ten days. Thursday night the Lady 👩 Cavaliers played with a number of new look lineups while sweeping Floyd County 3-0 (25- 20, 25-11, 25-21).
The victory moves CCHS to 3-1 in the Three Rivers District (5-4 overall) with matches against Radford and Patrick County still to be played in the first half of league play.
Faith Nicholson was the first Lady Cavalier to capitalize on extended floor play as the Sophomore tallied two Kills and three Aces inside of the first 10 points scored in the match.
Laiken Burnett finished the contest with a match high 19 assists and the Junior did a great job of creating opportunities for a number of different attackers from start to finish.
” I thought it was a great chance to play some kids that aren’t on there a lot,” said Coach Cindy Edwards.” We were able to get them some much needed match experience.”
Behind the early burst from Nicholson and the money 💰 in the bank 🏦 play of lone Senior Aza Petty, the team led 10-4 . CCHS pushed it out to 16-7 before the home team was able to settle down.
Floyd County found a bit of a Groove and quickly turned a 20-10 deficit into a 24-20 score. Petty gathered a perfect set from Burnett and finally ended the opener 25-20.
FCHS continued their strong play, jumping out to leads of 4-0 and 7-5 in the second set. Carroll County then put together their most impressive run of the season, outscoring the Lady Buffaloes 20-4 the rest of the set.
Ali Wright led the charge by dominating from the service line. The Sophomore collected three Aces and a service winner during a push that made it 11-7. Floyd County scored a point and then a Kill from Alyssa Lawson sent Callie Harris to the service line.
Harris introduced a new serve that led to three straight Aces as the home team had no answer for it. Brooke Webb took center stage next as she strung together some of her six kills on the night. Petty closed out the set at 25-11 with one of her four Aces.
Carroll County had captured Matches with 2 wins(Jamboree) 4 wins and 5 wins and the team was looking at its first with 3 wins.
When Sophomore Heidi Painter recorded her initial Kill of the season it energized the bench and gave CCHS a 7-2 lead in the potential close out set. Once the lead reached 10-2 it appeared the night was all but over.
Burnett scored a 2-ball Kill to make it 18-9 but surprisingly both the home team and the home crowd raised their game substantially. Floyd County trimmed the lead down to 24-21 before Petty completed the Close Out Hat Trick, this time with the final of her eight kills.
Carroll County will return to action 🎬 this Saturday afternoon by playing over at Gate City. The Blue Devils have six State Championships Trophies in their display case but this years team has struggled out of the gate.
Junior Varsity plays at 1:00 pm and Varsity will begin shortly after 2pm on Saturday.
Thursday night included all three Volleyball squads in action. In the opening match, Floyd County captured the Middle School battle, 2-0 (25-13, 25-20). The Cavaliers closed the gap in the second set to 22-20 before the Buffaloes closed out the match.
Carroll County won the first set of the Junior Varsity match by turning a 20-16 deficit into a 25-21 victory. The 9-1 run was the highlight of the night for the team.
Floyd County opened the second set on a 10-2 run on their way to a 25-11 victory to force a winner take all final set.
CCHS closed to within 9-8 before the home team strung together six points to close out the match. The JV squad played with a great deal of confidence throughout their evening as the team continues to grow under Head Coach Jason Petty.
**** If you want to see more on the first two matches, Please check out the running Blog 🏃♂️ for Thursday night 🌙.
There’s something special about getting together with the folks over at Floyd County High School 🏫. While its 29 miles between the two School campuses, it truly does feel like you’re just visiting your family 👪 when its time to play the Buffaloes.
Tonight Head Coach Cindy Edwards will travel over to Floyd for the first of two matches. FCHS picked up four early season wins by sweeping both Liberty and Pulaski County but has struggled just a bit as of late.
Carroll County enters the night 🌙 at 4-4 overall, 2-1 in the Three Rivers District. The Lady 👩 Cavaliers are in the middle of a three match week as the team is set to head over to Gate City on Saturday afternoon for the front end of a home and home series.
Gate City will return the favor on Saturday October 5th.
Let’s get back to the Buffaloes and the unique things about why its the best rivalry that CCHS has inside of the TRD. Floyd is a beautiful little hamlet nestled inside the woods and hills that separate the two Schools. Some would say its a smaller version of Hillsville with the fact that I-77 corridor allowed The Hill to spread its wings just a bit more over the years.
Floyd County is home to a number of veteran Coaches that have been leading their teams into battle for decades and they are dominant in a number of Sports. The fact that they have their Mascot mounted on their Gym wall is pretty Cool as well.
Maybe its the fact that the other teams in the District have so little in common with Carroll County that makes it feel special ? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that folks hunt together in the woods that separate the towns.
Then again it might just be that folks like Sherry Slaughter have dual citizenship, making it fun to get together with your neighbors.
Don’t mistake the fact that both Coaches, Jason Petty and Cindy Edwards will look to defeat their opponents tonight when first serve takes place at 5:30. It’s the fact that it will feel a bit more like an after Church gathering than some of the other nights 🌙.
Aza Petty will be playing her final match under the Giant Buffalo 🐃 head tonight and if you make the trek over to watch the contest you will be in good company. While the VB team fan base isn’t massive in numbers, they make up for it with their energy and passion for the game and Love for their Kiddos.
Tonight you could stay at home and watch NFL football 🏈 or App State football on the rare Thursday night. But one should consider the option 🤔 of heading out to see 👀 28 young Ladies play Volleyball 🏐 against the Buffaloes.
If you brave the weather and make the drive 🚗 over you won’t be disappointed and you might even score a Tootsie Pop from Mama Petty!
