Brayden and Bryce Smoot will be returning to action 🎬 today with the Emory and Henry JV team providing the opponent.
Big, Big Day for our Special Olympics Basketball 🏀 teams as three groups will compete up at Roanoke College today !
Busy time for Vickey Ritchie and Friends with five dates 📅 circled on the calendar over the coming weeks. Here’s hoping 🙏 that today is everything and then some for the group !!.
Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :
Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
We will close with a neat moment from last night 🌙 at Staunton River High School as once again, Carroll County High School will be represented at the Boys 👦 State Wrestling tournament !!
The Texans are leading the Thunderbirds 22-21 with under 8:00 to play in the opening half.
Leftover sign from last night 🌙.Elijah Cox finished with 6 points and 4 rebounds against an always tough Marlins squad.Katie Lam and Roanoke College traveled up to Exit 247 and snagged an ODAC victory over Eastern Menomonie University !
Thunderbirds lead 32 – 28 with under 3:00 to play ▶️…
Meanwhile the Women played down in Texas and it was a nail 💅 Bighter….At the Half, T-Birds 🐦 34-33Mens WAC Standings before tonight
Under 16 : 00 TO, Texans 40 – 39
Texans just missed two free throws so everyone in the Gym gets FREE Cheese 🧀 curds !!!!!!
Under 12:00, Texans 45 -43
Under 8:00 – 👔 at 49
I had to inquire about what exactly is a Cheese Curd ? They gave me two of these things but the first one kept getting stuck in my teeth 😬 so I’m going to take the other little fella home 🏡.
Under 4:00 – down 56 – 53
SUU drills a 3-ball with 0:37.1 on the clock ⏰ to cut a 6 point deficit down to just 3.
Wow, T-Birds 🐦 steal the inbounds pass and get FIVE Good looks at the tying basket 🧺.
Texans finally grab a rebound and get fouled. Down 5 at 0:03.2
It would be easy to harp on the fact that the ” Experts ” tabbed the 2025 – 2026 Lady Paladins to finish fifth in the eight team Socon but Head Coach Pierre Curtis has bigger goals for his team. There is a glimmer of hope that Furman University could be playing opposite UT – Chattanooga in a few weeks in Ashville with a ticket 🎟 to the Big Dance 💃 on the line.
Yes, Chattanooga finished off its season sweep of Furman last night but Curtis received what he needed from his Ladies, especially Claire Coyle and Alyssa Ervin. If you are fortunate enough to play UT-C for a third time, you have to believe that you belong on the court with them.
Nine ➕ minutes into the contest last night Furman was still searching for its first made basket 🧺.
51 – 48 after the slow 🐌 start..
Two things that you know that UT-C is they play relentless defense and pound the boards. Both of those strong 💪 suites were on display last night in the opening 10:00. The team breaks the will of their opponent and usually runs away and hides from them.
Not last night, Furman exposed a rare flaw or kink in the armor if you will. Notice the six in the steals column on the stat sheet for Ervin. Curtis needs his team to believe that they could win Round 3 and advance to the Promise Land. Remember that this Furman squad is one that will not lose anyone to graduation after the season and are still playing short handed.
One of the keys 🔑 to the remaining conference schedule is for the Paladins to remain in the #2 or #3 spot. Doing so will allow them to avoid the Mocs until the lights go down and the stage is set on Championship Monday !
Clemson 24, UNC 22 at Halftime on the ACC Network. Here in 15 minutes we will have Duke at Louisville & UT – Chattanooga at Furman !!
Go Paladins, Go Blue Devils and for Brother Osborne, Go Tar Heels !
Plenty more to follow !
Duke with a red – hot start (16-1) and they lead U of L 23 – 11 after 1st
Furman University didn’t drop a basket until 0:33 remained, trail 14-3 after 1st
Over in Chapel Hill, Tar Heels leading 41-36 after 3rd over Clemson.
Furman reached the break down 30 -18 after a much better effort in the 2nd. UT-C 16-15 over the frame but Thanks to great defense, the ‘Dins are still in this one.
Louisville made a great run 🏃♂️ which was predictable but Duke still leads 37 -27 at the break.
Heels 👠 pull away late after playing lock 🔐 down defense in the final quarter.
End of 3rd quarter scores :
Duke 46 – 43
UT – Chattanooga 47 – 32
10 more minutes left in each contest.
9:03 / 7:03 – Duke hangs on in a thrilling 1 point victory !!!!
Furman University 51-48 over the final three quarters ! It doesn’t count as a victory but it sends a message to UT – C if there is a third meeting in Ashville in the SoCon tournament.Time for Game 4 of 4 as the Utah Tech Men host Texas – Arlington
At the Half – UT-A 34, Trailblazers 33
Trailblazers win it but needed double overtime to close out the Mavericks !!
A.S.P.N on The Hill 