Month: January 2016

Pulaski Co. defeats Christiansburg

Playing their third game in four days the Cougar boys basketball team beat the Blue Demons 60-45. CC Grubb led them with 20 points and Isaac Poe had 11.

Christiansburg had only one player in double figures as Alec Anderson came off the bench to knock down 16 points.

It was a workmanlike effort by the Cougars (10-4) as they led 29-23 at intermission. They stretched that out to 44-32 after three quarters. Eight Cougars got into the scoring column and all 10 that dressed played. Cougar head coach Andrew Hart remarked ,” We took care of business tonight is what I call it. I thought we protected the ball well and defended that way also.” He then added,”We got contributions from everyone and glad we got a road win.”

The Cougars get back into action next Tuesday in the Cougar Den. They will host the Salem Spartans with junior varsity action tipping at 5:30 and varsity twenty minutes after the JV contest.

Virginia Preps Group 1A- All State Football Team

Va. Preps First Team- All- State- Offense

OL- Nick Ridpath- Radford

RB- Charles Harris- Galax

OL- Zamir Echeagaray- Galax

Player of the Year- Charles Harris- Galax

Va. Preps- First Team- All -State Defense

LB- Caleb Spurlin- Galax

DB- Marcus Finley- Radford

Player of the Year- Caleb Spurlin- Galax

Coach- Mark Dixon- Galax

Second Team- Offense

Heth Grant- Radford

Second Team -Defense

LB- Wes Parcell- Radford

LB- Tyler Hardin- George Wythe-(Wytheville)

DB- Kane Owens- George Wythe-(Wytheville)

Va.Preps- All- Underclass Men -Offense

C- Gavin Gray- Geo.Wythe.- (Wytheville)- Sophomore

OL-Dylan Anderson- Geo.Wythe.-( Wytheville)- Junior

WR- D J Baylor- Radford- Junior

RB- Jeremy Nelson- Auburn- Junior

QB- Deacon Beamer- Geo.Wythe-(Wytheville)- Junior

PR-Markell Moss- Geo.Wythe.- ( Wytheville)- Junior

 

 

 

Group 1A All-State teams named

Offense- Group 1A First Team All-State

Off. Line- Nick Ridpath – Radford

Off. All Purpose- Marcus Finley- Radford

Receiver- D J Baylor- Radford

Running Back- Charles Harris- Galax

Tight End- Caleb Spurlin- Galax

Off. Line- Zamir Echeagaray – Galax

Kick Returner- Markell Moss- George Wythe ( Wytheville)

Defense -Group 1A First Team All-State

LB- Wes Parcell – Radford

DB- Marcus Finley

LB- Caleb Spurlin

Def.LIne- Zamir Echeagaray – Galax

Def.LIne – Dylan Anderson – George Wythe- (Wytheville)

LB- Tyler Hardin- George Wythe- ( Wytheville)

Player of the Year- Caleb Spurlin- Galax

Coach of the Year- Mark Dixon- Galax

Second Team Offense

RB- Jeremy Nelson- Auburn

Honorable Mention

DB-Kane Owens- George Wythe- ( Wytheville)

Cougars hang on, defeats Cavaliers

Up 47-33 with just over one minute left in the third quarter the Pulaski Co. Cougars saw that lead cut to just three with three minutes remaining in the contest, 53-50. The Cougars would then go on a seven to nothing run to end the game to beat the Carroll Co. Cavaliers 60-50.

” Give the Cavaliers credit they battled back and we got into a dogfight there at the end of the game ,” said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. “Coach Hawks had them playing hard and they didn’t give up . The Haynes kid ( Garrett) hurt us in the low post ,” added Hart.

Pulaski placed three players into double figures. CC Grubb paced them with 18, Miguel Garcia 16 and Isaac Poe contributed 13. The Cougars hit six three-pointers to the Cavaliers two.

Garrett Haynes had a game high 23 points for the Cavaliers and Jordon Combs had nine. Point guard Micah Johnson turned his ankle early in the game and never returned to action for Carroll Co.

Pulaski Co. 9-4,3-2 returns to action Thursday night as they travel to Christiansburg . JV action tips at 5:30 and varsity around 7pm.

Postponed Games for Tuesday January 12

Due to inclement weather the following games are postponed tonight

Pulaski Co vs Carroll Co. boys and girls games ( will play Wednesday Jan. 13- same times )

Grayson Co. vs Marion boys and girls games ( will play Wed. Jan. 13- same times )

Floyd Co. vs Giles boys and girls games – no make-up

 

Cougar comeback falls short

Dublin… Down 16 late in the third quarter, the Cougars fought their way back to within one, only to lose 56-55 to the Terriers of William Byrd.

The two teams had faced each other in Vinton earlier, and the Cougars hit a short jumper at the buzzer to win by one. This night the Terriers turned the tables in the Cougar Den.

CC Grubb hit six threes including four in a row in the third quarter as he helped carry the Cougars from 16 down to within three (43-46) after three quarters. Grubb had a game high 22 points, and senior point guard Isaac Poe added 17 for the Cougars.

Devon Kasey scored 15 for the winning Terriers, as the Cougars had no answer for the Byrd interior game. Damon Childress and Alex Fitch both chipped in with nine points each.

The Cougars had trouble with the interior and length of William Byrd as they went into intermission down 33-25. Byrd then went on a 12-4 run in the first five minutes of the third to take a commanding 45-29 lead. Cougar head coach used a timeout. After that timeout the Cougars then went on a 14-0 run to get the margin to 45-43 and were down 49-46 going into the fourth quarter.

The two teams then went into a drought as both teams saw shots rim out or turn the ball over. The Cougars (8-4), down 51-50 with 5:45 showing, had chance after chance to take the lead but didn’t. In fact they went six straight possessions without scoring a point. Two times they missed easy buckets. They missed two foul shots on one possession and missed two other shots and turned the ball over twice.

William Byrd wasn’t any more efficient as they hit only four free throws in that five minutes off play to go up 55-50, with 21 seconds left to in the game. Poe then drilled a three to make it 55-53 with just nine seconds to go.

After a Cougar foul, Byrd would hit one of two foul shots with six seconds to go, and the Cougars had possession. Poe would then drive to the bucket for a layup to make it 56-55, but the buzzer sounded before the Cougars could foul to end the game.

When asked what he said in that timeout and down 16 with three minutes to go in the third, Cougar head coach Andrew Hart said, “I told them we got to stop the bleeding. We got to pick up our game defensively and offensively.” Coach added, ”CC (Grubb) then stroked, what four three’s in row, and it really picked us up on the defensive end as well. We didn’t guard well the whole first half and their inside game bothered us.” Coach then said, ”We have to shot the ball well from outside for us to compete; we don’t have an interior presence.”

The Cougar junior varsity lost to the Terriers 46-35. Austin Reinhart gave the Cougars (4-8) a lift off the bench as he scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds. The Terriers were led by Terrell Smith’s 16 and Cullen Livingstone’s eight points.

Pulaski Cougars will hit the road tonight as they travel to Carroll Co. and then go to Christiansburg Thursday. Junior varsity contest will tip at 5:30 and varsity at 7pm both Tuesday at Carroll Co. and Thursday at Christiansburg.

 

 

 

WB 20 13 13 10-56

PC 15 10 18 12-55

 

 

Scoring- WB- Culicerto 5, Wheeler 6, Olsen 6, Dippel 6, Childress 9, Fitch 9, Kasey 15

 

– PC- Grubb 22, Poe 17, Garcia 9, Blevins 5, Spencer 2

 

3 – Pt. Goals- WB- 8- ( Fitch 3, Olsen 2, Childress 2, Kasey)

– PC- 10- ( Grubb 6, Poe 3, Garcia )

 

 

Fouls – WB- 14, PC- 21

Technicals- None

High School Basketball Schedule for Tuesday, January 12

Boys

Grayson Co. at Bland Co.

Grayson Co. at Marion

Floyd Co. at Giles Co.

Cave Spring at Salem

Blacksburg at Patrick Henry

Pulaski County at Carroll Co.

Christiansburg at Hidden Valley

Girls

Grayson Co. at Marion

Floyd Co. at Giles Co.

Eastern Montgomery at Radford

Auburn at Glenvar

Salem at Cave Spring

Carroll Co. at Pulaski Co.

Hidden Valley at Christiansburg

Pulaski Co. Cougars boys Scoring/ Averages Per Game

The Pulaski Co. Cougars boys find themselves at 8-3 at the halfway point of their basketball season. The guys have scored 580 points so far and have allowed 523 points.

They are averaging 52.7 per game offensively and giving up 47.5 per game defensively

Individual scoring per game :

Isaac Poe 14.1 , CC Grubb 13.8 , Miguel Garcia 8.2 , Sean Spencer 4.0 , Braeden Blevins 2.6 , Trent Blankenship 2.6 , Logan Roberston 2.0, Bryan Roberson 1.8 , Noah Bradley 1.4 , Kevin Smith 1 game only( Injury) 0.0 , No longer with team – Hesus Hickman 7.6 .

January 9 Scores

BOYS

Floyd 65 Bath 37

Auburn 44 Parry McCluer 42

Cave Spring 100 Abingdon 50

Martinsville 83 Glenvar 37

Patrick Henry 56 Greenbrier East (WV) 52

Rural Retreat 50 Bland Co. 47

Oak Hill Academy 81 Paul VI 57

GIRLS

Rural Retreat 52 Bland Co. 40

Abingdon 53 Cave Spring 39

Cougars get demolished by Patriots

Roanoke… There are two halves in a game! The Pulaski Co. Cougars found that out all too well at Patrick Henry. Down only five at halftime 30-25, the Cougars got smoked, blitzed in the third quarter 23-5. As the Patriots stomped the Cougars 69-44.

Patrick Henry doubled up the score in the second half 38-19 and the Cougars, playing their third game in four days, looked it in the second half.

“We played the wrong team for this third game in four days,” said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. “Their pressure man to man defense took it out of our legs and we had nothing left there in the third quarter.” Coach then added, ”Hey we just have to look ahead and forget about this one.”

Patrick Henry placed four players into double figures. Terrell Anderson led them with 15, as he hit three three’s. Andrew Harris had 13 as he hit two long shots. Quishon Calfee had 11 and Dom Joyce added 11. The Patriots hit 10 three’s for the game and had 27 field goals total.

The Cougars (8-3) started fine, leading 14-12 after one and only down five at intermission. No Cougar players scored in double digits. Senior point guard led them with nine. Miguel Garcia and Logan Robertson both chipped in with seven and both hit a three.

The loss stopped the Cougars three game-winning streak. Next week the Cougars will once again play three games. Monday they host the Terriers of William Byrd Monday. Junior varsity action starts at 5:30 and varsity around 7pm.

PH 12 19 23 15-69

PC 14 11 5 14-44

 

PH- Harris 13, Logan 8, Calfee 11, Joyce 11, Anderson 15, Woody 8, Hamlet 3

 

PC- Grubb 5, Roberson 2, Robertson 7, Spencer 4, Blankenship 2, Poe 9, Blevins 4, Bradley 4, Garcia 7

 

3- PT Goals- PH- 10 (Anderson 3, Logan 2, Harris 2, Woody 2, Hamlet)

 

– PC- 3 (Garcia, Grubb, Robertson)

 

Fouls- PH- 15, PC- 11

 

Technicals- None