The screen shot above comes from the media outlet known as NewsBreak and it concludes the cycle on a game that would have gone unreported on if not for a trek made on a less than desirable afternoon.
I understand that my desire to treat every Junior Varsity Cavalier Student Athlete the same as their Varsity counterparts is a minority thought. But equality is the goal for us here so yes you head out in plenty of time to both watch and report on the JV Girls 👧 contest.
That story will be available on this site for the next 20 years but it won’t see the light of day otherwise. The Parents of the younger Cavaliers drive 🚗 same amount of miles, pay the same admission and eat the same Concession Stand food as the Varsity parents do. Most people believe equality is about Race or Status where I believe equality goes across the board.
That’s the reason I try and announce the JV Softball games and the JV Volleyball games with the same level of energy and try to provide them the same level of coverage as the older ones. They are our future, right ?
Back to Honaker and the Girls Varsity game a few nights ago. Anyone who has seen 👀 the Book that Kris Richardson and I created on the program already knows just how historic I feel this current run is. This season has a great chance to add to the lore that already exists.
I was sitting in the office 🏢 of the Carroll News leading up to the moment it was time to either get in the car 🚗 and drive the loop or just head back home 🏡. Going on that trip allowed me to type out a story on a great game that then jumped from site to site before finishing up on the NewsBreak page.
Coach Marc Motley and Senior Alyssa Ervin both operate at a different level then most people doing what they do and what they need is for the rest of the team to believe in themselves in the same manner that those two believe. Each game that the team plays gives them a bit more confidence. I believe in these young Ladies and my hope is that if someone gets the chance to read about just how much they are progressing they can appreciate their efforts as well as others can do the same and in return offer encouragement to them.
Katie Lam, Sarah Alderman and Madison Lyons already know how to play the game but this year they also have to mentor the younger ones.
The group that came up to join them is a group that I know well after watching them play together 17 times last year. Kacie Young, Corrie Delp, Laiken Burnett and Callie Harris are all going to be part of the regular rotation and will all be needed to come through in clutch moments during the season. Young had her first moment at Honaker when she blocked 🚫 the shot that would have given the Tigers 🐅 the lead in the closing seconds.
In my mind the Two Time Defending State Champions shouldn’t play a game all season that goes uncovered but what do I know – I feel the same way about the Boy’s JV Basketball team. Everyone that gives of themselves to put on a jersey / uniform for the Cavaliers deserves to be acknowledged.
Savannah Swecker, Bailey Allen, Amie Delp and Madison Coleman are also members of the Varsity team and will continue to work hard to grow in Coach Motley’s system so when the their number is called they will be ready to go.
Here’s hoping that Corrie Delp 🙏 is healing up nicely and can return to the lineup soon. The same goes for her Big Sister, Amie.
Circling back to the purpose of this post we have two things. First being that here if nowhere else other than to their families and friends, the JV seasons are relevant.
Second – I think everyone out there playing for one of our School teams should be treated with the same level of respect as Ervin in Basketball 🏀, Davis Reitzel and Ethan Richardson in all of there three sports, Emma Leath in Softball, Jabin Talley in 🎾 and Corrie Delp in everything she touches. The list could include other names but I think it makes the point.
Our community is full of talented Student Athletes and no one knows when the last game will be played. A select few get the chance to play at the professional level with a few more getting to lace them up at the College level. For most though it ends with the final Varsity game in High School 🏫 and for others it doesn’t go past Junior Varsity. It’s okay to acknowledge the efforts of All that choose to compete for our Community !!
