Today shall be Regional volleyball 🏐 Day, yeah, let’s go with that one ! Four matches across two states, and it starts now….

Greenville, NC – East Carolina, College of Charleston, Barton College, and Duke University are each hosting VB matches today. We have a rooting interest in all four , and since we change the banner tomorrow, let’s make it all about Cindy Edwards and VB…

We always have time for our National Anthem !

ESPN+ is on the scene, and that might explain the odd noon start time. We care about this one because we are on the campus of ECU.

Monday night, Carroll County High School will travel over to the Falcons Nest 🪹🪺 in Abingdon for a Regional QF match against the defending Class 3 State Champs. But before we start to fret over our season, possibly coming to an end, how’s about we take a moment to celebrate the playing of the match.

The match is underway here…

Regional tournament berths are far from guaranteed, so the fact that we won 19 matches and landed the #7 seed is quite the accomplishment !

Temple 🛕 is not flinching, leading 8-4 early.

When you factor in that many of our Three Rivers District foes are Class 2 or smaller schools, Carroll County doesn’t have a large number of opportunities for scoring bonus points in the VHSL system. This is why we land in the #7 spot behind teams with lesser records.

Much more 2 follow as the day plays out!

ECU calls 📞 2nd TO, down 23 – 11. They enter the day just 1/2 game out of the top spot in the American…..

Owls 🦉 take the opener, 25 – 14. ECU fought off 3 set points, but the hole 🕳 was toooooooo deep. [12:25]

SET #2 :

This just in, Temple has game ! They lead in this one, 15 -13….

TO, tied at 17…

CCHS finished up at 9-3 in the TRD and avoided being swept by any of the six opponents ! 5-1 at home, 4-2 on the road.

Patrick County, Floyd County, and Martinsville were each swept along the way.

Both of the in-season tournaments were highly successful and ended with placements after five matches.

ECU calls 📞 a TO, down 22-20. One thing about D1 VB, everyone on the court can flat out play.

TO Temple, 22 – 22….great back and forth set

ECU lands four straight but Owls respond with 3 of their own, lead 25 – 24. Owls 🦉 finish their four score and win 26-24

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SET #3 :

Officials TO, Owls leading 15 – 12…

TO, ECU – down 21 – 19… rally or go back to the dorms. Go Pirates ☠️

TO Owls 🦉, after Pirates knot 🪢it at 23.

It will go in the books 📚 as a sweep, but the Owls needed extras in two of the three sets.

Next Stop ✋️, Charleston, Wilson or Durham ???

Ferrum College at Barton College at 6pm…

#22 – 5’2 from The Hill, it’s our Half Pint Harris !

13 of the 16 current members of Conference Carolinas

A. We lived in Charleston

Nice Gymnasium here in Wilson, North Carolina, and we are now within the hour of first serve between the Bulldogs and the Panthers. Harris is the latest player to graduate 🎓 from Coach Edwards program and move on to play at the next level.

Barton College has seven Seniors who are being celebrated right now.

Phone at 25%, so we have a challenge….

1st TO, Ferrum, down 18 – 12

2nd TO, Ferrum, down 21 – 14

Barton TO after Ferrum goes 3-0, now 22-17.

Barton TO, lead now just 23 – 22 (8-1)

Barton, 25 – 22 [6:41]

**** Boston College 25, Duke 18

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SET #2 :

Barton TO, down 6-2

Ferrum TO, lead down to 14 – 11

TO, Ferrum up 18 – 15

Ferrum evens it up, 25 – 22!! [7:10 pm]

Duke up 14 – 7, 20-19, 25 – 21

William and Mary evens it up with C of C

All 3 night matches are 1-1

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SET #3 :

CCHS football leads 8-0 early over in Martinsville !

Ferrum up, 10-9…

Barton TO, Ferrum 17 -16

W & M, 23 – 20

Barton TO, Ferrum leads 20 – 18 !

Ferrum 24 – 19,

W & M wins 25 -23

Duke tied at 13 – 13, up 21 – 14, wins 25 – 18!!! [8:02]

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SETS #4 :

TO Barton, Ferrum 6-2 early

🏈🏈🏈 Cavs 24, Dawgs 6 (2Q), was 16-0.

30 – 18 at the half….

TO Ferrum, Barton leads 9 – 8

The four reasons why we care about William and Mary at C of C….

B. Pappy Meade graduated 🎓 W & M

C. Our son Chris attended C of C

D. It’s Jimmy Buffett Night in the Arena…

TO Barton, Ferrum leads 16 – 13

Ferrum 21 – 15

TO Ferrum, lead down to 22 – 19

23 – 19, 23 – 20, 24 – 20, 25 – 20 !!!!!!

8:08 pm….

The Battling Pappy Meades pull off the upset over 18 – 2 C of C

Duke leads 9-7 as they look to close out the Eagles [8:15 ]

Duke 14 – 10 as it’s time to head out. I will check back for the two missing final scores…

Duke followed the Ferrum lead, drop one and then win 🏆 out ! [8:40]

Coach Knight was up at JMU tonight, and he watched 👀 a good one !

36 – 18 Cavs, late 3rd

Next Stop ✋️ is Durham, NC – 77 minutes away.

Our Cross Country runners had themselves quite the day at the Regional meet outside of Bristol ! Four of six turned in their best time of the season !!!

Mason, Emmett, and Christian had PRs.

Amelia Forsyth finished her day with her best time of the season, and a trio of the five boys joined her with their best times ever!

Kudos to Amelia for her dedication to the program over the years and the five on the Boys side all have some eligibility left !

Conference Carolinas Volleyball 🏐 Night on two different fronts as Francis Marion hosts University of South Carolina – Aiken and Ferrum College hosts Belmont Abbey !

After tonight’s match, Callie Half Pint Harris and Ferrum College will be down to just one more home match ( next Tuesday).

Meanwhile, down here in South Carolina, Francis Marion hosts a familiar foe as the Pacers of USC – A are from the Peach 🍑 Belt, where FMU hung out back in the day.

Both matches are set to start at 6 pm…