9:50 PM -- Vikings fall 92-57 to the Landers. The Potters lead all scorers for the night, as Matthew (Cloudland) finishes with 29 and Joey (Avery) ends with 14 points. Clarke finishes with 12 for the Vikings.
Avery next takes the floor on Friday night for its home opener against Watauga. Thanks for reading!
9:30 PM -- 79-44 Landers after three periods. Cloudland blitzes the Vikings to start the third quarter with 38 points in the third period alone. Tough period for the Big Red.
9:00 PM -- Cloudland leads Avery 41-29 at halftime. Matthew Potter of CHS has led all scorers thus far with 24 in the first half . Dustin Clarke has six points for the Vikings. Second half coming up!
8:35 PM -- Cloudland leads Avery 16-10 after one quarter of action. Matthew Potter leads Cloudland with 10 first-quarter points. Benji Stewart leads the Vikings with four points for the period. Second quarter coming up!
8:00 PM -- Cloudland's varsity girls defeats Avery 64-47, making it 3-0 thus far on the evening for the 'Landers. Boys varsity game coming up!
7:05 PM -- Cloudland Lady Landers varsity girls hold a 38-15 halftime lead. Cloudland led 25-14 after one period and held the Big Red to just one point in the second quarter, that on a Savannah Dellinger free throw with just under 2 and a half minutes left in the second quarter.
Lauren Burleson and Mary Chesnut Smith paced the Lady Vikings with four points each for the half, with 10 points from Summer Hughes to lead Cloudland and all scorers through the first two periods.
Avery's varsity boys team is warming up on the floor during the girls halftime. Several Avery football players have joined the basketball group for their season debuts, including seniors Kody Hughes, Andy Gonzalez and Colton Blackburn, along with junior Alex Villanueva. Spencer Blackburn is also with the club, but suffered an injury in the football game with Mitchell last Friday and is not available for tonight's contest.
6:15 PM -- Cloudland's JV boys are victorious by a 73-52 final score to sweep the junior varsity action. Varsity girls action between the Lady Vikings and Lady Landers is coming up next!
5:40 PM - Cloudland JV boys lead Avery 37-24 at halftime thanks to a late second quarter scoring run. Second half from Roan Mountain on the way!
4:50 PM Avery JV girls fall 58-32 to Cloudland in teh first contest of the evening. JV boys game coming up!
3:40 PM We're LIVE at Cloudland High School in Roan Mountain, TN for high school basketball action between Avery and Cloudland High Schools. Avery's varsity takes the floor later this evening. Junior varsity girls action has already begun with the first game nearing the halftime mark and Cloudland holding a 32-15 halftime lead. I (Shelldog) will be providing updates throughout the evening from the high school from the stage overlooking the 'Lander Gym.
