Good crowd, long night, tough loss

Dustin Thompson led scoring with nine points and the only three pointer for the night for Floyd.
Dustin Thompson led scoring with nine points and the only three pointer for the night for Floyd.

Carroll County’s Cavaliers put Floyd County’s Buffaloes down 42-33 Tuesday night at the FCHS gym.

The game, interrupted by attempts to fix a slick spot on the basketball court, closed out the first half close with the Cavs leading 17-33 but Carroll County outscored Floyd 14-5  in the third quarter and 11-5 in the final period to put the game away.

Dustin Thompson lead FCHS scoring with nine point but the Buffaloes only scored 16 percent of their shots.

The JV game was closer with the Buffs closing to within three points in the final quarter but the Cavs pulled away a little in end and took a win.

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Brady Underwood drives for the basketball in the varsity match.
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Junior Varsity action.
Crowd entertains themselves as maintenance workers try to fix a slick spot on the basketball court.
Crowd entertains themselves to the song “YMCA” as maintenance workers try to fix a slick spot on the basketball court.
Varsity cheerleaders in action.
Varsity cheerleaders in action.
DOUG THOMPSON

DOUG THOMPSON

Long-time newspaperman, photographer, and videographer who sold his first news photo more than 60 years ago, still writes and shoots photos for Lee Enterprises newspapers, provides TV news for local stations/networks, and produces documentaries. He is also the founder and publisher of Capitol Hill Blue, the oldest political news channel on the Internet, and owns Blue Ridge Muse, a hyperlocal website in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia. A member of the National Press Photographers Association, Thompson also owns Blue Ridge Photography, LLC.
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