Carroll County squeezes by Cloudland 43-41
Published 4:00 pm Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Photo By CY Peters Cloudland Head Coach Matt Birchfield talks with his team during a timeout.
Photo By CY Peters Jasmine Birchfield #22 goes up for two of her 15 points to lead Cloudland.
Photo By CY Peters Heaven Caraway # 2 and Jasmine Birchfield #22 of Cloudland trap a Carroll County player.
Photo By CY Peters All eyes are on the referee to see who gets the ball.
Photo By CY Peters Cloudland's Jasmine Birchfield #22 drives in for layup.
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BY CY PETERS
It was the first game of the season for the Cloudland Lady Highlanders and they started the season off against a traveling All-Star team out of Virginia, Carroll County. The Lady Landers Led all of the first half and most of the third quarter but come up short with a 43-41 loss to the Cavaliers.
Cloudland jumped out to a 7-4 first quarter lead and played even with the Virginia team in the second quarter leading 17-14 at halftime. A last second shot before the half was ruled no good.
Ashton Richardson of Carroll County came out red hot in the third period hitting three treys and leading Virginia with a 16-point third quarter giving her team a 30-28 lead. In the final quarter, the teams played even, with both scoring 13 points each. Birchfield led the scoring for Cloudland with 15, Richardson scored 11 for Carroll County.
Cloudland 7 10 11 13 -41
Virginia 4 10 13 16 -43
Cloudland: Birchfield 15, Caraway 5, Freeman 12, L. Birchfield 1,
Benefield 2, McKinney 2
Carroll County: Ervin 8, Clark 2, Easter 7, Hager 6, Stocker 4, Cupp 3,
Richardson 11, Ally 2
