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High School

  • Blue Devils tie for second with victory over Pioneers

    It was the type of game that coach Lucas Austin had been waiting for his Grayson County team to play all season. And the Blue Devils couldn’t have picked a better time.
    The Blue Devils easily defeated the Pioneers 82-56 and moved into a second place tie in the Mountain Empire District.
    Grayson County (11-7, 4-2 MED) took the lead at 11-10 on a basket by Adam Wyatt and they never trailed again.
    Although revenge wasn’t in the game plan, the Blue Devils hadn’t forgotten a 19-point loss to the Pioneers three weeks ago.

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  • Grayson girls beat Pioneers

    The Grayson County girls fought back from a fourth quarter deficit last Friday to beat the Pioneers 59-54 in a Mountain Empire District game.
    The Blue Devils (8-9, 4-2 MED) held a 14-10 lead after the first period and led 25-21 at halftime.
    Fort Chiswell battled back in the fourth quarter to outscore the Blue Devils 19-14 to lead 40-39 after the third period.
    But the Blue Devils didn’t give up and charged back to outscore the Pioneers 20-14 and come away with the win.  

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  • Grayson survives 3-point bombing to beat Bland

    BLAND – Grayson County survived a 3-point bombing by Bland County last Tuesday night for a 87-76 Mountain Empire District victory.
    The Blue Devils (7-6) led by only two points after the third quarter but outscored the Bears 23-14 in the fourth period for the victory.
    The Bears (9-4) finished with 17 3-pointers for the bulk of its points while the Blue Devils had no 3-pointers but got balanced scoring from four starters.

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  • Funk honored on NAIA All- American team

    The NAIA announced its 2011 Academic All-Americans for the sport of volleyball recently and two UVa.-Wise Cavaliers received the prestigious award. 
    Megan Funk of Fries, a senior middle hitter, and Robyn Dougherty, a junior middle hitter from Nicklesville, Va., each obtained the honor.
    To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.   In addition, the student-athlete must be a junior or a senior while also being in good standing at his or her institution.

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  • Grayson girls extend win streak to 4 games

    The Grayson County girls’ basketball team extended its winning streak to four last Wednesday with a 48-44 Mountain Empire District victory over Bland County in the Bears den.
    It was the second victory in two nights after the Blue Devils tugged and tussled for a 49-40 win over nondistrict foe Holston last Tuesday.
    Picked to finish last in the MED in pre-season polls, the Blue Devils have now produced some positive eyebrow-raising results in January.

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  • Wilkes edges Trojans, 55-49

    SPARTA, N.C. – Alleghany jumped out to a 13-point first period lead against East Wilkes last Friday night but cooled off in the second half, losing a 55-49 Mountain-Valley 2-A/1-A Conference heartbreaker.
    Alleghany led 24-11 after the first period and 33-29 at halftime but East Wilkes played a solid second half to outscore the Trojans 29-16 to put the game away.
    Jimmy Pine led the Trojans with 11 points and Jeremy Mabe added 10.

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  • Grayson girls run win streak to 2

    Winning two games in a row isn’t anything unusual for a basketball team but for the Grayson County girls, it’s a winning streak.
    In recent years, Grayson hasn’t won many games but this is a new season and they have now won three of their first nine, including two in a row.
    The girls played a solid game last Friday night and whipped the Fort Chiswell Pioneers 48-39 in their Mountain Empire District opener played in Independence.
    The game was close in the first period, with the score tied at 7-7 at the end of the quarter.

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  • Red-hot Fort Chiswell beats Grayson, 73-54

    Grayson County opened its Mountain Empire District season on a losing note last Friday night, losing 73-54 to red-hot Fort Chiswell.
    Max Rodgers gave the Blue Devils a quick 2-0 lead on the opening possession of the game. It turned out to be the only lead of the night for the Blue Devils in a game dominated by the Pioneers.
    With the score tied at 4-4, Fort Chiswell reeled off 13 unanswered points before Dylan Morris hit a layup for the Blue Devils.
    The Pioneers led 27-10 after the first period but the Blue Devils didn’t give up.

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  • Blue Devil players selected All-MED and All-Regicon C

    Several Grayson football players and coach were honored on the All-Region C team recently announced.
    Xavier Rodriguez, a 5-5, 144-pound running back, was selected to the first team offense and also the offensive player of the year.
    On defense, Jeral Smith, 5-6, a 164-pound lineman, was named to the first team.
    Sophomore Max Rodgers, the Blue Devils starting quarterback, was named to the second team as a utility player.
    Second team defense: senior Zach Vaughan, linebacker.

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  • Grayson girls drop 56-29 game to Elkin

    ELKIN, N.C. – Elkin took advantage of cold-shooting Grayson County last Wednesday night for a 56-29 nondistrict win.
    The Lady Blue Devils scored only four points in the first quarter while the Elks scored 19.
    Elkin was up 29-11 at halftime and the Blue Devils couldn’t close the large gap.
    Grayson (1-6) was led by Camryn McGrady with 12 points and Meredith Frost with 10.
    Grayson County will take a holiday break and return to action on Jan. 4 against Rural Retreat in a home game.

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