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6:00pm: Welcome to Sonny Smith Gym in Roan Mountain. I am live here covering the Cloudland Highlanders vs. Mitchell Mountaineers. The boys JV has just ended the third quarter with Cloudland leading 55-29. Mitchell's JV girls captured the earlier contest. I will be keeping you up to date on all that goes on here tonight. Girls action is on tap following this game. That game will showcase two state tournament hopefuls in their respective state. The nightcap will be the boys showdown. We should have a great night of basketball for you (Note: We are attempting to have audio play by play posted by tomorrow night if we can get the kinks worked out. Tonight is the first night that we are attempting it so there is no promise. -Matt)
6:24 : Cloudland boys take the JV contest 66-45. Up Next: the most anticipated match up of the night. For updates, stay tuned
7:00: Mitchell leads 9-7 at end of first
7:15: The game is at half with the score tied at 18. It has been a back and forth matchup, and is living up to the expected hype. Sydnie Buchanan has lead the Highlanders in scoring with 6, and Samantha Holliday is leading the Mountaineers with 5.
7:34: Mitchell has taken a 4 point lead going into the 4th. Eight Minutes reamining!
7:40: 5:43 remaining Mit 31 CHS 34
8:00: Lady Highlanders take the hard fought victory 48-39. With luck, we may have our audio up in the next little bit! (We will not have full audio of the boys contest due to issues with the equipment-mainly my voice!)
8:15: The boys game is been a hard knocked affair so far as Cloudland is already in the bonus as Mitchell has 8 fouls. The Mountaineers however are leading 11-8 with 2:14 remaining in the first!
8:30: Mitchell has taken a 15-10 lead at the end of one here in beautiful Roan Mountain! The gym is packed with fans from both teams! It has been an extremely hard fought game as both teams have only one victory on the season!
8:45: Cloudland and Mitchell both have players already in foul trouble early here as it has been a hard knock game and continues to be as the game marches on. With 1:08 left in the second, Cloudland has a 29-22 lead.
8:50: Cloudland leads 33-25 at the half. Randall Johnson and Brett Stockton have nine points for the 'Landers while Austin Burleson has six points.
9:00: Due to techinal glitches on the Cloudland wireless network, we will not have our girls audio posted until a time later on. We will have it up as soon possible.
9:05:Cloudland has edged ahead here 45-32. This game continues to be a physical battle.
9:15:The game has become a game of attrition to see which teams can stay out of the least foul trouble. Both teams have numerous players in trouble. We are at the end of 3 and the score Cloudland is leading 51-43. The play has became sloppier then in the first half. One more quarter to see which team will get their second victory.
9:21: Cloudland is still up 56-47. Stacey Honeycutt has stepped up the last few minutes. Mitchell's Coach has received a techinal foul, and Brett Stockton hit both of the shots to but the 'Landers up 60-48.
9:30: 4:16 remaining, Cloudland up 60-53.
9:31: Mitchell's Logan Jensen nails a 3 to cut the Lander lead to 7 with 3:03 remaining. The Mountaineers have 4 players with 4 fouls, and Cloudland has 3 players with four and 1 fouled out (Stacey Honeycutt)
9:32: Two minutes remaining and the 'Lander lead is down to 4. 63-59 Cloudland.
9:35: What a game this one has turned out to be. The 'Landers cling to a 3 point lead with 45.2 left in the game. Mitchell has made a comeback. Cloudland is winning the battle of attrition at the moment as Mitchell has had two key players foul out in the past 30 seconds!
9:40: Mitchell has taken the lead as Corey Greene hits a two. Mitchell leads 67-66 with 5.7 left. Both teams are in timeout.
9:47: Brett Stockton gives Cloudland a 68-67 lead with 2.1 seconds left after Jordan Hughes threw the ball the length of the court. Mitchell's last second shot goes a stray and Cloudland takes the victory 68-67. What a set of games here in Roan Mountain tonight! A full recap of the action will be posted later on this weekend.
