Tri-County Seven

[CycloneFan]

Elizabethton beat North in the jamboree tonight in a 15 minute game, 28-19. Honestly it wasnt really that close. I think Michaela and Marti had 8 each; Victoria and Kelli 5 each; Mariah 2. Cyclones got all 12 in the action for several minutes each. Still got lots to work on. Good to see Hopson and Jones back on the floor.

Boys lost by 7. Collie hurt his hand. Hope its just a bruise.

 

DB thursday night at the Buck Dome in K-sport should be a good HOF game to watch. Go Cyclones!

[OBPRIDE]

did anyone hear how the scrimmage with unaka and hv went

[/quot Did They even Scrimmage ?

 

Any Info on Cloudland, Happy Valley,Unicoi,Unaka. Someone has to have some scores and Info on a game or Two for us shut ins!

[pickup22]

I attended the Watauga Valley Conference jamboree tonight and need I say there could be some suprises this year. Cloudland defeated North Greene in the first contest of the night by about 15 North Greene is a little down this year as for Cloudland They came out playing hard and went very deep into there bench showing they have alot of young talent they can bring in the game very deep and athletic Cloudland team.

 

Second game of the night Unaka defeated University School 22 to 18 I believe. Unaka played almost everyone through out the whole game they have probably the best overall talent in the conference once they get the taylor girl back. University High led most of the game until around the last minute in a half then Unaka hit a bucket to put them a head to go along with another bucket shortly afterwards. Univeristy High could surprise some teams this year. They are very guard athletic and crash the boards really well look for them to possibly make an impact.

 

The final girls game of the night was Hampton defeating a weak Providence Academy team. Hampton came out of the gates on fire not only on the offensive end but on the defensive end as well. Hampton looked really well diccaplined on the offensive end being patient knocking down alot of big shots and forcing Providence to turn the ball over from there full court pressure numerous amount of times. Dont underestimate this Hampton team they are loaded with shooters and play very hard on the defensive end I wouldnt be surprised if they dont give Unaka and Cloudland a run for there money in the conference.

 

But overall good games tonight and hopefully they will be even better once the season progresses...Good luck to all teams.

Edited November 15, 2006 by pickup22

[krichunaka]

Good post, pickup22. Hope you'll stay with us throughout the season.

 

Cloudland's strength is Depth, and they'll need all of it to compensate for the graduations of Jessica Lunsford and Heather Banner.

 

The Unicoi County Lady Blue Devils play at Cloudland on Tuesday, the 28th, just two days before hosting the Lady Rangers. Those early-season Tri-County Seven matchups will tell us a lot. If Cloudland's half-court offense can consistently score against Unicoi County, the Lady highlanders will be a most-difficult challenge for any team on their schedule.

 

The Unaka at Unicoi County game is very interesting, personnel-wise. Sophomore post players Rachel Lowe and Kayla Winters will be severely tested against Alisha Mainer and Jennifer Edwards. Lowe played very well last night. Her continued improvement is critical. Winters is a gamer; she'll really enjoy this battle. On the perimeter, the Lady Blue Devils three - Alicia Engle, Lynz Canady and Paige Barnett, are top-flight, another major challenge for the Lady Rangers and Lady Highlanders.

 

This is gonna be fun!

[ghostbuster14]

Cloudland has started out well. Defeating 2 BIG teams. They defeated Sullivan East and Cosby. THem winning at Cosby was a 1st for Coach MAtt Birchfeild. A big acomplishment! I think they will be "TUFF" this year. Go Lady Landers!

[The Highlander]

'Lander Update:

 

The Ladies looked very good last night in Cosby. The jv won by about 15 in the first game. Play was not too bad, although it did appear a little shaky at times. Good group of freshman, with some strong sophomore leadership to get them through the tough stretches.

 

The varsity looked every bit as good in Cosby as they did in Sullivan county. Brooke Johnson is electric, she lit them up for 15 in the first half. All the seniors looked very comfortable (as they should), good contributions from the junior class, with Elisha Pritchard leading the group. Sophomore wise, Sydnie Buchanan came off the bench and looked fantastic. Shellie McKinney played very well, as she always does. Jordi Miller took a very hard blow to the head in the jv game, but still came in and made it to the foul-line to contribute. Don't need to talk about BJ, lead the team in scoring and rebounding, I believe. Ten players scored for the 'Landers, that is very encouraging!

 

First win at Cosby for Coach Birchfield I hear. Congratulations to the whole team!

 

The Highlander

[osubrutus]

Can't make any comments until I have seen games at HV.

 

AND YES THE OHIO STATE WIN MATTERS!!!!

Does Bama even have a bowl chance?

 

 

Good Luck to "THE GREAT LEON TOLLEY" everyone's HERO!!!

Edited November 20, 2006 by osubrutus

[screenandroll]

Good to see obrutone back on the board. Guess if he's starting to post it must be time again. I know he was probably just waiting until the Buckeyes were finished with Saturday's game. If they would have lost we might not have heard from him for another month. Anyway will agree with him this one and only time. Will make my picks after the HV tournament. Elizabethton seems to be the preseason favorite with UC running a close second. Will be interesting to see the Bulldogs with Coach Tolley at the helm. Read they were not going to play on Friday or Saturday. Is this correct and will they get someone to replace them? Looking forward to some interesting debates on the tri-county seven this season.

[screenandroll]

Good to see obrutone back on the board. Guess if he's starting to post it must be time again. I know he was probably just waiting until the Buckeyes were finished with Saturday's game. If they would have lost we might not have heard from him for another month. Anyway will agree with him this one and only time. Will make my picks after the HV tournament. Elizabethton seems to be the preseason favorite with UC running a close second. Will be interesting to see the Bulldogs with Coach Tolley at the helm. Read they were not going to play on Friday or Saturday. Is this correct and will they get someone to replace them? Looking forward to some interesting debates on the tri-county seven this season.

[ghostbuster14]

The Lady Landers will have the chance to prove themselves this week at the Happy Valley Tourney. This should show where they really stand!

[coachh17]

I'm betting the Lady Landers take two out of three in the tournament. I believe they will beat Happy Valley and split with Boone and Tennessee High.

[krichunaka]

Cosby over Unaka by ten - - 58 - 48.

 

Makes Cloudland's twenty-five point victory in the Nest even more impressive.

 

As for my beloved Ladies of the Creek, work hard, improve, and have a good weekend in Pickett County.

 

And then, two toughies on the road next week: At Sullivan Central Monday; @ Unicoi County Thursday.