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High School

  • Galax girls win fourth straight

    Ashlyn Brady’s 3-pointer from the left wing banked in off the glass with a little more than four minutes to go. It wasn’t as pure as the one from the corner about 90 seconds later, but they both counted just the same.

    Brady’s two treys highlighted an 11-3 run that separated Galax from Rural Retreat, and the Maroon Tide got solid contributions from all over the floor as it claimed a 48-40 win in a Conference 46 girls’ game Friday evening.

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  • Blue Devil boys stifle Galax

    INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County used a 20-3 run – including a second-quarter shutout – to blow past Galax 53-22 in a Mountain Empire District boys’ game Saturday night.

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  • Cavaliers rock C’burg; Fort rallies past Tide

    CHRISTIANSBURG ––Carroll County dominated the first quarter and cruised to its ninth win of the season, rolling over Christiansburg 64-45 in a River Ridge District girls’ basketball game Wednesday.

    The Cavaliers (9-1 overall, 3-0 district) took command with a 22-5 lead after eight minutes and carried a 37-18 lead into the second half.

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  • Grayson County splits tri-match

    INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County split its two matches, Galax dropped two and Lebanon went 2-0 on the evening at a tri-match Wednesday at GCHS.

    With the heavyweights opening the action, Grayson County built a 36-13 lead through the 152-pound weight class before the Pioneers reeled off five straight wins to pull out the 44-36 team victory.

    Grayson County led 12-9 when the Blue Devils’ Garrett Harrington (126 pounds), Brant Cummins (132) and Dawson Allen (138) all recorded pins to widen the gap to 30-9.

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  • Fort starts strong, topples Tide

    MAX MEADOWS –– Fort Chiswell used 9-0 runs on either side of halftime to separate from Galax and take a 57-33 win over the Maroon Tide in a Mountain Empire District boys’ game Tuesday night.

    “Same thing,” said Galax coach Verl Brown, whose Tide gave up a flurry of first-quarter 3-pointers in its previous game. “A guy stands out there and shoots [a 3-pointer], but then they turn around and shoot three? You’ve got to get out there on him.”

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  • Grayson County, Galax girls pull off upset wins

     INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County’s girls came into Friday looking for their second win of the season. Narrows undoubtedly didn’t come into Friday expecting its second loss.

    The Blue Devils dominated the previously once-beaten Green Wave after the first quarter and ran away with a 46-29 win in a Mountain Empire District game.

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  • Carroll Co. girls thrash Salem; Grayson second at Fort tourney

    SALEM –– Carroll County erupted for 51 first-half points and smoked Salem 66-35 in a River Ridge District girls’ game Tuesday night.

    The Cavaliers (8-1 overall, 2-0 district) led 28-9 after eight minutes and took a 51-18 lead into the locker room.

    Five different Carroll County players scored either 11 or nine points apiece, led by Keely Lundy, Kenda Robinson and Mattie Kennedy with 11 each. Maddie Dalton and Megan Garland added nine each.

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  • Carroll boys clamp down on Floyd

     FLOYD –– Carroll County limited Floyd County to eight points or fewer in all four quarters and presented Tee Jackson a win in his first game as the Cavaliers’ head coach as Carroll stymied the Buffaloes 42-23 in a nondistrict game Tuesday night.

    Carroll County led just 17-13 at halftime but pulled away in the second half by holding the Buffaloes to 10 points after intermission.

    Garrett Haynes led all scorers with 13 points for the Cavaliers and Caden Hodges added 11.

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  • Playoff notes: Psst, wanna know a secret?

    Don’t tell anybody this (you know, haters gonna hate and all), but just between you and me, I never expected Galax to be here. Not back in August I didn’t, anyway. Next year? Yeah, I could buy that.

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  • Carroll opens with a bang

    HILLSVILLE –– Preceding Wednesday’s Carroll County-Floyd County girls’ basketball game, a public service announcement explained to fans the VHSL’s new 30-point rule. Based on the one that has been in place for years in football, a continuously-running clock will be implemented in the fourth quarter when a team is ahead by a 30-point margin in an effort to shorten games that are woefully out of hand.

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