Today’s Morning πŸŒ„ Brew is coming from the St George Regional Airport at a way too early time but here we are…

We have Mr DeHaven in Richmond with our Cavaliers so we hope to keep folks up to speed.#AD+ProudPapa

Both Kira Lawson and Alyssa Ervin have home 🏑 games tonight !

Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day :
Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :

Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

The reason why I walked into SGU Airport at 3:30 is Coach Vickey and her Special Olympics Basketball πŸ€ Classic on Sunday afternoon.

Confirmation of doing the right thing comes in the form of an upgrade to First Class for the flight ✈️ to Dallas – Fort Worth.

We will call πŸ“ž this one : The one about 5 Days, 4 Nights πŸŒ™, 3 Events, 2 minutes at our House 🏠 in Laurel Fork and 1 topic of Driven !

I still have to write ✍ both Howard Mayo and Anthony Barnes a story from last night so I will end with my Have a Blessed Day πŸ™Œ

Welcome πŸ™ to the final regular season Night πŸŒ™ of Carroll County Hoops for 2025 – 2026. Three games, two Gyms and one site trying hard to make it work !

Ryan Phillips and our Junior Varsity team are underway up in Glenvar.

I’m watching πŸ‘€ the Boys πŸ‘¦ and we have Vickey Ritchie back on The Hill for our Girls stand alone Senior Night game versus the Highlanders.

Callie Harris and Madison Coleman

JV Boys have pulled within 17 -12 on a corner 3-pointer!!!!

3 seniors:
Madison Coleman #14
Callie Harris #10
Jocie Dalton Manager

The Harris family πŸ‘ͺ escorting Callie in the direction of Mr Mayo

Plenty more to follow !!

Carroll County JV Boys tightened up on their defense and have pulled within 20-14 at the break (5:30 Tip).

Girls are set to tip at 6:00..

Starting lineup
Opening Jump Ball

JV Boys TO at 3:36 (3), trailing 27-18

Rowdee Payne at the FT Line
CC Girls leading 8-7 after 1st
Glenvar closed the 3rd on a 5-0 run πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ after the Cavs had cut βœ‚οΈ it to four.

TO – 5:20 (4), Highlanders JV Boys leading 40-29.

Free Throw Line capture gets the shooter, the ball and the Cheerleaders !!!!
Loving ❀ the Crowd !!!
Great Ballgame as well !!!!

Carroll County JV Boys hustled right up to the final horn 🎷! Jathan Cox scored the final basket 🧺.

Both of our Junior Varsity teams have now completed their season πŸ’™.

We switch over to the Girls Varsity 2nd half now.

Glenvar opens the 3rd with an 8-0 run and Coach Howard Mayo calls a TO at 4:29. Down 33-26

Our Cheerleaders finish up tonight as well
!
Mrs. Gravley can work a pen πŸ–Š and I would like to add a Thank You to her as well !

Down 9 at 2:53 (3)

End of 3rd, down 39 – 31 with 8:00 to play ▢️
Mama Smoot  cheering the efforts of kinfolk, Miss Hampton who has scored the first three points of the fourth quarter.

Glenvar TO at 5:57, Lady Cavs down just 5 at 39-34

Timeout with  4:27, tied at 41 !

Bill Gallimore checks in with the 1st quarter score in the Varsity Boys game.

Girls πŸ‘§ win an absolute πŸ”₯ thriller, 48 – 46 !!!!!

Varsity Boys πŸ‘¦ at Halftime
Up 40-35, 6:00 (3)
Headed to OT at 8:15 pm ET
Time to head inside Burns Arena for the Utah Tech Women’s Basketball game with a great deal to process.

Glenvar scored the final four points in the final seconds of overtime to secure the victory, 82 – 78.

Will stick a pin πŸ“Œ in the coverage for a minute with a message and pic from our Beth Bouldin

From Beth :

I worked concessions for the varsity girl’s game tonight, saw this on the way out and thought it was really sweet. Figured I’d share, in case you didn’t get one.

The excitement from the gym was pouring out in that last quarter and we heard the win in the concession room at the final buzzer.

Way to go ladies, it’s a great day to be a Cavalier!

What you have read so far is three hours of non-stop coverage with help from Vickey Ritchie, Bill Gallimore and Beth Bouldin. Three hours in and now we switch modes to what should the stories look like?????

22 minutes until Tip….

Proud Mother πŸ‘©checking in with five Photos πŸ“· from Glenvar

Thank You Mrs Easter !
At the top of the Mountain β›° in Cedar City the flirted with getting two feet of desperately needed snow ❄. But it turns out the Lady T-Birds 🐦 are still playing Hoops!

Here in St George its all Mavericks after 1st quarter, 22-6.

Coach Mayo has checked in with his thoughts on the game tonight !!!

Lady πŸ‘© Trailblazers wearing All – Pink tonight πŸ’—

Utah Tech plays lights out after trailing 14-0. We are headed to the break with a 30-26 score in favor of University of Texas – Arlington!

Coach Barnes has checked in now as well !

Here’s a sample from Coach Anthony Barnes, who played without both Hayden Jackson and Colton Gravley again tonigot.

” We shot 48% from floor,55% 3pt,83% Ft, grabbed 33 rebounds, had 8 blocked shots !”

Media TO (4:44) 3rd, Utah Tech was down 14-0, now leads 37 – 36!!!!!!

End of the 3rd quarter here at Burns Arena and the Trailblazers lead 46-42. Resilient group of players !

Final score from the Mountain β›° Top !

TO at 5:38 (4), tied at 53-53! Great game between the bottom two teams in the WAC. Theme for the night πŸŒ™.

Next to check βœ” in – Madison’s Mom

” You’re welcome! Such a bittersweet night! I’m going to miss watching my baby girl play with her teammates!”

Next up : Velvet Creed Leonard

TO here with 0:26.9 left and knotted at 58

Now, 0:01.5 and we have the Basketball πŸ€…

1-12 in the league and down 14-0…..

9pm MTN Time

Next up – Saved by the Bell πŸ””: The Cavalier College Years

Tough first half for Elijah Cox and Randolph College
Katie Lam and Roanoke College with a fourth quarter rally for the Win !
Tomorrow night πŸŒ™ in Greenville, South Carolina its Alyssa Ervin and Furman University.
Technical difficulties prevent us from sharing the results from the game tonight with the Smoot Brothers and their Flying Eagles team.
This weekend we can cheer on the 8 swimmers πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ and Alex Cruz as they represent CCHS at State !!

Marion Harris shares his moments

Two generations coached by a great coach!!! Only 32 years between their senior years

Nine, that’s right, Nine, Carroll County High School Cavaliers 🏫 are set to perform on the biggest stage that the Commonwealth provides as we have reached States in Wrestling and Swimming πŸŠβ€β™‚️.

Alex Cruz will wrestle under the guidance of West Long up in Salem while a band of Swimmers πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ are on their way to Richmond under the guidance of Joi Ogle.

How many thousands of hours have these five impressive young Student Athletes put into their sport to reach this level ?

Our 200 medley relay came in second in region. STATE BOUND

Wyatt Ogle, Camden DeHaven, Bradley Dalton and Chanson Rakes.

Both Mr Dalton and Mr Ogle qualified in one individual event as well !

Best of Luck to each member of the Fab Five and we will share any updates that make it our way!

. We  have 8 swimmers at the State meet. Wyatt Ogle, Camden DeHaven, Bradley Dalton, Chanson Rakes, Emmett Edwards, Youssef Elalfy, Matthew Bissonette, and Will Dalton.

Knowing that I couldn’t sleep 😴 well while I had Anthony Barnes story in my Brain, its now Wednesday so we will role into the Morning Brew and plug in Travis Osborne and Howard Mayo on the other side.

3 High School games and 3 Saved by the Bell πŸ””: The Cavalier College Years games.
Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget will appear here shortly.
Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day will appear here shortly.

Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Have yourself a Blessed Day πŸ™Œ and I will pick this back up later!

Senior Night πŸŒ™ with the season on the line motivated the crowd and the Cavaliers defense in a smothering 49 – 41 Three Rivers District victory over James River

The Hill – Anthony Barnes and Jason Stockner sent our five Seniors out for the opening tap and 32 minutes later they celebrated a 49 – 41 victory over James River that keeps their Regional tournament dreams alive for another day!

The team will now bus 🚌 up to Glenvar High School Wednesday knowing that if they can complete the season sweep over the Highlanders that they will sneak into the post season.

Not only did the five Seniors start the game for Barnes but many had to carry a bigger load because the team was without both Hayden Jackson and Colton Gravley due to injuries suffered during last weeks five games in six days. If the work load wasn’t bad enough, the opposition was stacked with physical teams that are looking to make deep tournament runs.

Isaiah Easter and Trace Reavis were joined in the starting lineup by Kyle Bunn, Isaiah Leagans and Landon Phillips. The group enjoyed the moment and kept pace with the Knights as both the first quarter (9) and second quarter (21) ended in a tie πŸ‘”.

The third quarter played out the same until Easter ( game high 17 points) made two of three free throws to put Carroll County ahead 31-29 heading into the final 8:00.

Easter is the lone Senior that logged Varsity minutes across each of the past four seasons but if he was going to earn a bonus game (or more) he was going to need some help from his friends down the stretch.

James River busted out the gate in the fourth quarter, scoring the first seven points in just under 2:00. Trailing 36-31 and running πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ out of time, it was Junior Blake Reed that stepped up first by drilling a 3-pointer. Just 15 seconds later, Easter stole the ball and created an And One opportunity with a lean-in that fired up the House 🏠.

Easter finishing the And One with 5:36 remaining.

It took 15 seconds to erase the lead and then it was just lock πŸ” down defense that fueled the 18-5 close out that secured the first of two must have victories.

  Bunn added a follow-up basket 🧺 and Reed (12 points)  added another 3-ball to go with Reavis (12 points) and his perfect execution of a play that would have made Dean Smith smile. The Knights did not score from 3:04 until 0:14 and by then it was all over but the celebration.

Will Motley ( 4 points) and Landon Kinder ( 2 points ) rounded out the scoring column and both were crucial to the defensive side of the floor.

The Junior Varsity team had the night off as James River only fielded one team this season but both teams will head up I-81 Wednesday afternoon.

What does one do after winning a game that you simply had to win ? You share a moment with your Lead Assistant Coach, long-time friend and Co-worker, Jason Stockner !

After taking a moment to rejoice, Coach Barnes shared his thoughts on his Seniors and the victory.

” Man what a way to send the Seniors out. I was so proud of the first quarter, all Seniors on the floor , digging, working πŸ’ͺ clawing to stay alive and have a chance to win on a huge night.

    Proud of Cavalier Nation for supporting us and giving us the 6th man from the stands ! Yesterday in practice I really pushed the guys defensively and I’m sure they didn’t like it but it paid off tonight.

Β Β Β  All my Seniors played apart in this win and I will never forget it. Isaiah Easter 17 points, 6 rebounds 3,assits .Trace Reavis 12 points ,6 Rebounds a steal. Kyle Bunn , Isaiah Leagans and Landon Phillips all sold minutes.

    We played Team ball and executed down the stretch and really played some good defense, switching it up on them constantly, proud of guys talking and adjusting on the Fly. We have kept ourselves alive for now, on tomorrow to lockup with Glenvar in a huge match-up for us wanting to get into Region play.

Β Β  How about the Cavs on Senior night, one to remember!”

Congratulations πŸ‘ Coach and go get one Wednesday night πŸŒ™!

All of my Photos πŸ“· tonight were sent to me by Vickey and Jeannie Ritchie. I am truly grateful πŸ™ and if you would like to see more of them here is the live link.

Basketball πŸ€ Night πŸŒ™ on The Hill is underway and we have Coach Vickey playing the role of our tour guide ! Three games on tap versus James River

James River.Β       9.Β  12.Β  8.Β  12 – 41

Carroll County.   9.  12  10  18 – 49

On a personal note πŸ“, I’m digging the new look added to our logo on the scorers table! Kudos to the artist 🎨