Finally back out amongst the Cows 🐄 we claim as our own here in Laurel Fork and here’s what we accomplished today. Three local charities have received right at $2,500.00 when you add in the new Basketball 🏀 uniforms for the Carroll County Special Olympics. We tried to provide coverage for 2 JV Basketball 🏀 teams, 1 Choir event and hopefully a Swim 🏊‍♂️ meet ( that will come later being they won’t return for a while).

 Per the Norm, each one of those events will receive its own Post because we believe that they are all stand alone events.

 People that we crossed paths with today brought a 😃 include Kevin Burress, Chris Leonard, Ron Cochran, Allen Worrell and the face 😳 of our operation – Local Celebrity Mr. Kris Richardson…

My favorite Moment of the Day was watching Mr. Bill getting Natalie “Just had my Wisdom teeth pulled ” Harris autograph his / our Basketball 🏀 Book 📖….It tugged at my Heart ❤ to see the Book being used for its intent.

Sad Note 📝 for the Day was Allen Worrell Big Footing me on the coverage for the Varsity Basketball 🏀 game tomorrow night 🌙😢. But such is life….

 Not sure how many stories will appear tonight versus in the morning but they all will come !

The Captains meeting is taking place and we’re just moments away from Girls 👧 Basketball here on the Hill. Our Swimmers 🏊‍♂️ are just about to start competition up in the Roanoke area and the JV Boys 👦 will play here next. Plenty to follow……

It’s 5:51 and we have yet to start the game. It’s just a guess but I think its a second official.

5:53 – Jump Ball !

Cavaliers 4-0, 6-0, 7-0

Kayla Young at the free throw line.

Laurel Fork is well represented !

11-0 now

Laynie-Jo at the line….

15-0 lead, 21-6 end of 1st quarter…

Halftime – Cavs 26-12 (6:29pm)

End of 3rd – Cavs 31-17

Your Final Score is Carroll County 44, Patrick County 22 (7:08 pm)

20:00 back on the Clock !

We Got Next !

The Beautiful music you hear in the background is the Cavaliers Choirs Christmas 🎄 Concert.

The Back Page is full of Thank You 🙏 notes 📝

About to Tip at 7:31

Multi-tasking !

Just days after their weekend performances are incredibly talented Singers – fifth performance this week with one more tomorrow !

Dane Leonard on the line…

Cavs close the quarter strong 💪, lead 16-10 after 1st.

Gracie keeping an eye 👁 on her Dad

Coach Stockner calls 📞 a TO. Tied at 17 with 4:34 left in the half.

Headed to the Break – Carroll County leads 22-17. Cougars scoreless after the last time out at 4:34

Dane has 7 to lead the Cavs, Blake 5, Hayden and Colton 4, Trace 2 …

Playing once again….. 4:01 (3) Cavs lead 26-25

End of 3rd – Cavs 39-30

Colton at the stripe…

Things are winding down here (1:40), Cavs 52-33…

Plenty of recaps to follow later…

Final Score : Carroll County 54, Patrick County 38… Good Night for now……. 8:53pm

After we gifted the 50 copies of the Book 📖 to the players, coaches. Parents and contributors we purchased some more for the purpose of giving some Money away if someone could make a minimal donation of $20.00 to either Ron at Omega or Allen Worrell at the Carroll News. Because there are moving pieces to this story I will play Q & A with myself to explain…..A game of 10 questions if you will?????

1. Why not just sell the Book at stores and on-line ? The Book was created as a Gift 🎁 to those involved in making Carroll County history. It was never intended to make a profit.
2. Why Ron Cochran and Allen Worrell for Gate Keepers of the Book ? Both of these fine Men are True Friends of our efforts and have been for quite some time. It was an easy decision!
3. What happens now that Ron has sold his 50 copies ? With everyone donating a minimum of $20, Ron has somewhere between $1,000.00 and $1,100.00 that will be divided up between 4 charities. I have to add that we are matching the $1,000.00 & ours went to Vickey at the Carroll County Special Olympics!
4. Is Allen Worrell and his Plucky Sidekick David really as Cool as you try to make them to be ? Two really Awesome people who remind me of Kris Richardson and myself. Good Hearts that try to right by others.
5. Now that Ron has sold his allotment will you take some of Allen’s and move them down Main Street to Omega? I want people to have a reason to stop by and visit Allen & David, maybe smile in their direction 😊
6. What’s up with the constant wearing of the NHL jerseys ? The set of 32 were collected over the years at the home market of the team of the Day. Today is Calgary Flames day and wow is that a beautiful place. The goal of the jersey rotation is to be more accessible in public if someone wants to speak to me about something that they are proud of.
7. What is the one thing about the making of the book 📖 that will last in your head ? If we had thinned out the number of photos 📷 in the Book we could have possibly kept the cost of production down but they were all so much a part of the story.
8. Most humbling moment during the year long process ? When Nancy told Kris and I that Brandi was her favorite writer in the book 📖.
9. Can you tell me what is was like to spend so much time with Mr. Kris Richardson ? I am in total awe, been wanting to ask him for his autograph but I’m trying to keep it professional.
10. Last One – Do you have any regrets about the process ? The only thing we missed our mark on was the hope that going forward we could let groups use it for fundraising. The actual cost of producing the paperback is just this side of $20 and the Hard Back is just under $50. Hence the expression that we might have made it too nice. Total cost, not including time, fuel and tickets was just over $15,000.00. But the goal was to capture an event in a manner where it would stand the test of time.

Thank You to Marion for finding this one and to everyone who participated in it.

We have to acknowledge that they have been given credit for a 5-,0 record when they are just 4-0 but there’s still plenty to Celebrate for Head Coach Anthony Barnes and his Cavaliers

The team was given credit for a 65-62 victory over Honaker that actually belongs to the Girls 👧 Basketball team. Not sure if that nudged the scales or not but its still a fun spot to be in.

In addition to claiming the #1 spot in Class 3 the team holds the #5 spot in the State of Virginia in the latest poll.

Carroll County returns to action on the Hill Wednesday evening when they host Grayson County in the second half of the 🏡 & 🏡 with the Blue Devils.

Thank You to Greg Talley for bringing the ranking to my attention 🙏.