Cascade Athletics

Lady Champs endure Collinwood to claim regular season finale (02/07/12)
The Collinwood Trojanettes (17-8, 6-4 12A) banked nine treys against the Cascade Lady Champions (16-10, 7-7 9A) on Monday night's regular season finale. That perimeter sharpshooting allowed the visiting Trojanettes to control the tempo for most of the game...

Champs cap regular season with win (02/07/12)
During the first meeting between the Cascade Champions (11-12, 7-7 9A) and Collinwood Trojans (15-11, 5-5 12A) earlier this season, Collinwood was able to emerge with a 59-47 win. With the loss in their first meeting in the back of their minds, the Champs were able to string together back-to-back wins with a 62-55 victory on Monday night over the visiting Trojans and close the regular season on a high note...

Champs finish in stride with 9A win (02/05/12)
For the first time in several weeks, the Cascade Champions (10-12, 7-7 9A) put together a complete game and closed out the district schedule with a 48-39 win over Moore County (4-10, 7-19 9A) on Friday night. "It was a big game for us. It puts us at .500 in the district. This is a big momentum booster for us. For the first time in a few weeks we put an entire game together," said Cascade coach Ralph Edwards...

Cascade upset bid falls short (02/05/12)
Moore County (27-3, 14-0 9A) provided a one-two punch in the form of Rachel Garland and Sarah Raby against the Cascade Lady Champions (7-7, 15-10 9A) on Monday night. That double-pronged attack proved to be more than the Lady Champs could handle, and the No. 1 ranked Raiderettes completed their undefeated district schedule with a 47-30 win over Cascade on Friday night...

Ervin scores 16, Lady Champs win (02/01/12)
MURFREESBORO -- Prior to Tuesday night, the Cascade Lady Champions (15-9, 7-6 9A) had lost two of their last three District 9A games, with their most recent defeat coming at the hands of the Forrest Lady Rockets in double overtime on Friday night. Needing to muster momentum heading into Friday's showdown against No. 1 Moore County, Cascade picked up a much-needed victory over MTCS, 51-36...

Champions fall short on final play in OT thriller (02/01/12)
MURFREESBORO -- The Cascade Champions (9-12, 6-7 9A) had all the pieces they wanted in order to secure an overtime win over MTCS on Tuesday night. But a controversial situation where a no-call occurred in the final seconds allowed the Cougars to hold off the Champs, 50-47...

Champs start strong, then struggle in loss (01/29/12)
CHAPEL HILL--In the first half the Cascade Champions put the top-ranked Forrest Rockets on their heels by controlling the tempo of the game, limiting second-chance opportunities and netting several points in the paint. While Forrest heated up in the second frame, the Rockets erupted for 27 points in the third, which proved to be too much for the Champions to handle...

Lady Champs fall in 2 OTs (01/29/12)
CHAPEL HILL-- The Cascade Lady Champions threw everything they had at the Forrest Lady Rockets on Friday night, but came up just short after dueling to two overtime periods. The Lady Rockets were able to knock down key free throws in overtime to hold off a pesky Cascade squad 61-58...

Lady Champs find pep, win (01/25/12)
After some initial struggles mobilizing the offense against Fayetteville City on Tuesday night, the Cascade Lady Champions were able to string together long runs and bounce back into the win column with a 70-36 district win. "In the first couple of minutes of the game, I thought we played extremely slow. We had a talk about it at halftime, though," said Cascade coach Chad Spencer...

Cascade downs Fayetteville for 2nd straight victory (01/25/12)
When the Champions are hot from the perimeter, they're hotter than a firecracker. Cascade knocked down nine treys in Tuesday's 58-29 drubbing of Fayetteville City. "We came out and played extremely well," Cascade coach Ralph Edwards said. "Will shot the ball extremely well again tonight. Bryce and Jake handled the ball well again tonight. Jesse also had a big game for us tonight...

Champs stun Ezell-Harding in double overtime battle (01/24/12)
It's no easy task to muster a rally and be in a position to compete for a win. It's even harder to do that in overtime. After falling behind 10 points in the first half, the Cascade Champions were able to conjure the near-impossible rally and force two overtimes before stunning the visiting Ezell-Harding Eagles 68-67...

Lady Eagles hold off Cascade, 44-35 (01/24/12)
Ezell-Harding capitalized on a 9-0 run to end the first quarter and rode that momentum to the 44-35 win over the Cascade Lady Champions on Monday night. "We started out and our zone defense seemed to really slow them down a lot. We knew coming in they were a really fast paced team. We just had trouble scoring and too many turnovers in the third quarter," said Cascade coach Chad Spencer...

Free throws doom Champs in loss (01/22/12)
EAGLEVILLE--All the Cascade Champs needed was one point more point in regulation to secure the win against Eagleville on Friday night. However a 50 percent performance from the free throw line essentially cost the Champs the win, as Eagleville was able to secure the 60-56 overtime win...

Eagleville rally beats Cascade (01/22/12)
EAGLEVILLE -- For nearly three and a half quarters, the Cascade Lady Champions held control of the game against the Eagleville Lady Eagles. But a 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter proved to be the catalyst that allowed the Lady Eagles to rally for the 59-51 district win over Cascade on Friday night...

Seven Lady Champs score in homecoming win (01/20/12)
Of 10 total team members that played against Richland during Thursday night's homecoming showdown, seven players from Cascade were marked in the scoring column. "We came out in the first quarter and played well. Our defense created a lot of turnovers and we were able to get some easy baskets in transition. Elora got us started early. She shot the ball well in the first quarter. And we had a ton of girls score tonight," said Cascade boss Chad Spencer...

Champs spread attack, tear apart Richland on homecoming (01/20/12)
The Cascade Champions put four players into double figures against the Richland Raiders in Thursday's 61-49 homecoming victory. "We spent a lot of time in practice yesterday talking about how we needed to distribute scoring. Three players in double digits isn't successful for us. We need to have four or five players in double figures for us to be successful," said Cascade coach Ralph Edwards...

Late scores lift Lady Champs (01/18/12)
All hope seemed lost for the Cascade Lady Champions on Tuesday against Huntland after the Lady Hornets outscored the Lady Champs 16-3 to recapture the lead heading into the final frame. But in the fourth quarter, Cascade erased a 34-28 deficit and recaptured the lead on a pair of buckets by Andrea Pigg to put the Lady Champs back on top for good in the 38-36 victory...

Hornets' 1-2 punch blasts Champs (01/18/12)
Typically, when a team has three players hit double digits in the scoring column, that team is bound to come up with the win. But when the opposing team has two players combine for 46 points, all "should be's" are out the window. Huntland's Jacob McClennan and Clay Robertson combined for 46 points, which proved to be enough to hold off the Cascade Champions on Tuesday night, 61-54...

Lady Champions fend off pesky Viqueens in close one (01/15/12)
UNIONVILLE--After suffering a big loss at Cascade earlier this season, the Community Viqueens were anxious to get revenge on the Lady Champs in their second meeting in the district schedule. Although the first game was fairly one-sided, the showdown on Friday night proved to be a back and forth, low-scoring affair...

Champs, Vikings square off in massive 9A showdown (01/13/12)
It just doesn't get any better than this for Bedford County athletics. The Cascade Champions are set to venture to Unionville tonight to face the red-hot Vikings, who sit at the No. 2 spot in the district following Tuesday's 76-70 OT loss to Forrest...

No. 2 Moore Co. gets by Cascade (01/11/12)
LYNCHBURG--Facing the No. 2 ranked team in the state might intimidate some teams, but that wasn't the case for the Cascade Lady Champions on Tuesday night. Although the Raiderettes pulled away late, the Lady Champs matched the Raiderettes for nearly two and half quarters before Moore County was finally able to pull away...

Strong 2nd half helps Champs get by Raiders (01/11/12)
LYNCHBURG--For the second game in a row, Cascade has utilized a ferocious second-half attack and a strong defense to pick up a key district win. On Tuesday night, Cascade hit 28 second-half points, while defensively holding the Moore County Raiders to just 12...

Hot second half powers Champs (01/08/12)
It was a tale of two games in Friday night's district showdown between MTCS and Cascade. The first half was chalked full of solid defense and little offense from either squad. The second half, however, consisted of a high-octane offense. Cascade alone hit 51, second-half points to hold off MTCS 68-61 for the big district win...

Lady Champs rally past MTCS (01/08/12)
The Cascade Lady Champions have struggled offensively at times this year. On Friday night, the Lady Champs came out firing on all cylinders against the MTCS Cougars. Although the Lady Champs started hot, MTCS rallied and recaptured the lead by the end of the first half. Despite a mid-game slump, Cascade showed a great deal of mental toughness to fend off the Lady Cougars down the stretch for the much-needed district win...

Cascade looks to continue successes into 2nd half of season (01/06/12)
At first glance, one would think the Cascade Champions would struggle to have a mediocre season, with the bulk of the squad being made up of sophomores. With only one senior in Anthony Marable and one junior in Jake Pimental, it stands to reason that it would be a rebuilding year...

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