Month: December 2017

Fort Chiswell Basketball 2017-18

(Photography courtesy Tina Quesenberry)

Varsity Boys Pictured are front row left to right: Ben Coulthard (11), Jaryn McCallister (32), Tanner Bailey (2), Isaiah Ramsey (0), Dylan Patel (24), Christian Waller (22).
Second row, left to right: Kolton Sutphin (14), Austin Dunford (4), Tyler Jakubiak (30), Kohl Hedge (15), Matthew Musick (10), Ethan Woods (5), Colt Merchberger (3).
Third row, left to right, Head Coach Derrick Jackson and assistant coach Cory Mabry.
Varsity Girls Pictured front row, left to right: Makenzie Mabe (12), Skyler Carroll (14), Caroline Booher (20), Gracie Robinson (23), Makenzie Harmon (4)
Second row, left to right: Hannah Whisman (34), Bailey Watson (22), Jordan Turpin (5), Karlynn Goforth (11), Jordan King (32), Katy Musick (00)
Varsity Cheerleaders Left to Right: Haley Parrott, Grace Howlett, Kerigan Mullins, Carley Kirby, Laken Turner, Miranda Mitchell, Hannah Bolash, Summer Gravely, Hannah Dunford
JV Boys First row L to R – Curtris Coffey, Jayden Selfe, Leighton Dunford, Peyton Blackburn, Isaac McHone, Sam VanDyne, Jonah Brown, Zach Johnson
Second row L to R – Coach Jerrad Blevins, Tanner Crockett, JP Poole, Siler Watson, Parker King, Josh brown, Camden Gravely, Colton Farren, Isaac Dunford
JV Girls Pictured front row: left to right are: Haley Smith (5), Hunter Wimmer (12), Siya Patel (3), Sydney Underwood (11), Ashley York (2).
Second row: left to right are: Ty Wolfe (42), MacKenzie Blair (24), Kelsey Patton (22), Haley Warden (20), and Coach Rupert Hill.
JV Cheerleaders Left to Right: Jynna Harrell, Natalie Funk, Ashley Morse, Autumn Vaught, Kamdyn Kilgore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results for Wed. Dec. 20

BOYS

Radford 55 Floyd Co. 27

Geo. Wythe 84 Christiansburg 56

Graham 77 Giles 65

James River 55 Parry McCluer 37

Heritage 61 Alleghany 43

EC Glass 47 Patrick Henry 37

Richlands 76 Tazewell 61

Scores for Tues. Dec. 19

BOYS

Pulaski Co. 69 Christiansburg 62

Carroll Co. 73 Fort Chiswell 51

Holston 55 Rye Cove 48

Giles 77 Narrows 40

Chilhowie 90 Tazewell 61

Glenvar 58 Covington 47

Geo. Wythe 68 Galax 34

Bland Co. 77 Rural Retreat 63

Graham 51 Princeton WV 42

Northwood 79 Hurley 72 -OT

Pocahontas (WV) 77 Bath Co. 58

Abingdon 77 Va. High 59

Patrick Henry 62 Salem 36

Northside 76 Cave Spring 44

Hidden Valley 40 Blacksburg 38

GIRLS

Christiansburg 58 Pulaski Co. 55

Chilhowie 55 Fort Chiswell 54

Geo. Wythe 54 Galax 32

Parry McCluer 55 Floyd Co. 33

Grayson Co. 43 Auburn 40

Pulaski Co. wins, improves to 5-1

The Pulaski Co. boys basketball team got a team and game high 29 points from C C Grubb that helped lead them to a 69-62 road win over the Christiansburg Blue Demons. James Jackson and Braeden Blevins both had nine points each and Kade Akers chipped in eight.

The Blue demons was led by Austin Brown with 26 points and Trevor Howell contributed 15. The Demons jumped out to 8-0 as the Cougars had to call time out within the first minute and a half. Afyer that time out though, the Cougars (5-1) went a on a run of their own 9-0 to take the lead but a buzzer beating basket by Cam Nagle put the Demons up 10-9 after the first quarter.
Pulaski Co got a buzzer beater to end the first half as Braeden Blevins stick back put them up 30-27 going into intermission. Playing arguably thier best offensive basketball in the third quarter stretched their lead to 11 heading into the final quarter 49-38. Grubb would then score 12 fourth quarter points to help preserve the road win. ” I thought we focused better the second half and we attack their defense better.” Said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. ” Our spacing was better and our match ups we took advantage of in the second half.”

The game saw 38 fouls and 53 foul shots between the two teams.

Pulaski Co. junior varsity lost their first game as they went down by the score of 48-37. Dillon Porter scored 16and AJ McCloud contributed seven , Hayden Gray five in a losing effort.

The Cougars will once again be on the road as they travel across Memorial Bridge to take on the Radford Bobcats Friday. Junior varsity tips at 5:30 and the varsity around 7:00.

Pul Co. 9 21 19 20-69

C-burg 10 17 11 24-62

PC – C Grubb 29, D. Grubb 2, Jackson 9, Blevins 9, Akers 8, Robertson 5, Poe 4, Blankenship 3,

C- burg – Brown 26, Ruff 7, Howell 15, Taylor 6, Nagle 7, Delaney 1

3 PT. Goals – PC – 5( C Grubb 2, Blankenship, Akers , Robertson) , C-burg- 8- ( Brown 2, Howell 3, Taylor 2, Ruff)

Total FG’s – PC – 22 , C-burg 20

FT’s – PC – 20 of 28, C-burg 14 of 25

Fouls – PC – 19 , C-burg 19

Technicals – None

Coach resigns

Altavista head football coach Mike Scharnus has stepped down. Scharnus is a former Pulaski Co. High School assistant football coach and formerly played at Va. Tech. Scharnus won three state titles in his 11 years as the Colonels head man.

Results for Mon. Dec.18

BOYS

Alleghany 68 Craig Co. 41

Rural Retreat 67 Holston 58

Honaker 88 Chilhowie 71

Galax 58 Eastern Montgomery 42

Grayson Co. 74 Auburn 53

Staunton River 67 Glenvar 55

Blue Ridge 89 Amelia Academy 59 – (Blue Ridge- Jaden Frazier 20 pts.- 14 rebs.)

Lord Botetourt 52 James River 44

Parry McCluer 63 Timberlake Christian 38

GIRLS

Salem 60 Glenvar 53

Cougars get back into win column

Coming off their first loss of the season 51-50 the Pulaski Co. Cougars finally got to play their first home game of the season . The wait was worth it as they defeated the Carroll Co. Cavaliers 57-46. CC Grubb lead the Cougars with 20 points and Kade Akers pitched in with 11. Senior point guard Logan Roberston chipped in with eight.

Carroll Co. got a team and game high 22 points from Adam Horton and Weston Burcham finished with 10. The Cougars led the entire game as they were up 16-13 after one quarter and 31-27 at halftime. They then outscored the Cavs 17-9 in the third as Grubb scored seven of those points. The Cougars are now 4-1 on the season , ” We have had hard time scoring ,” said Cougar head coach Andrew Hart. ” Defensively we have been fairly consistent in the first five games. Tonight I thought Carroll Co.’s zone bother us. ”

The Cougar junior varsity ran their record to 4-0 as the demolished the Cavs 65-22. Hayden Gray pumped in 21 points. Dillon Porter had 10 and David Hunley game off the bench to toss in eight. The Cavs were led by Austin Beamer’s seven points.

The Cougars will be back on the road as they go to Christiansburg Tuesday to play the Blue Demons. Junior varsity tips at 5:30 and the varsity around 7:00 pm.

Pulaski Co. 16 15 17 9-57

Carroll Co. 13 14 9 10-46

PC – Grubb 20, Jackson 5, Robertson 8, Poe 3, Akers 11, Blevins 6, Reinhardt 4

CC – Horton 22, Herman 3, Motley 2, Hull 3, Burcham 10, Phillips 6

3- PT. Goals – PC – 3- ( Jackson, Robertson, Akers) , CC – 2 -( Hull , Herman)