by Doug Thompson | Mar 23, 2017 | Musings, News, Sports
Alan Cantrell, the legendary coach of the Floyd County High School Lady Buffaloes, announced his retirement from basketball this week, ending a run that brought four state titles to the ladies and one for the boys.
The school Tuesday promoted JV coach Jason Dalton to varsity the job for the upcoming 2017-18 season.
Cantrell ends his 37-year-run coaching basketball at five high schools in Virginia but the Buchanan native began his coaching career in Floyd County in 1977 and returned there after stints at Grundy, Whitewood High in Buchanan, Tazewell and Pound.
by Doug Thompson | Mar 5, 2017 | Musings, Sports
The Lady Buffaloes basketball team of Floyd County High School saw their bid for another 2A state championship fall one game short Saturday night with a 60-43 semifinal loss to Central-Wise at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. The Warriors of Central-Wise, a...
by Doug Thompson | Mar 3, 2017 | Musings, Sports
Floyd County High School’s surging Lady Buffaloes topped a determined Stuarts Draft team that led one briefly in the first quarter, closed to within two in the second but fell to strong defense and key shooting Thursday night in the state quarterfinals at James...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 26, 2017 | Musings, Sports
Floyd County High School’s Lady Buffaloes, now the undisputed top basketball team in Virginia’s 2A West after beating Martinsviille in the regional final Saturday afternoon at James River High School, heads to Harrisonburg Thursday to play 2A East No. 3...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 25, 2017 | Musings, Sports
Floyd County High School’s Lady Buffaloes and Martinsville’s distaff’s Bulldogs meet again Saturday afternoon for the group 2A region final in what could be a repeat of of the conference title match eight days earlier. Win or lose, they qualify to...
by Doug Thompson | Feb 23, 2017 | Musings, Sports
With a decisive 63-46 regional win over Chatham before an appreciative hometown crowd at Floyd County High School Wednesday night, the Lady Buffaloes earned a return trip to the Region 2A state quarterfinals. Abi Belshan’s 19 game points led the Lady Buffs, who...
