LBHS Volleyball gets a sports editorial from Thomas Ayers

Well the way that the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers are playing so far in girls volleyball, their overall record is 83-1 with 2 State Championships and on a 45-game winning streak, is impressive. They have not lost since September 1st of last year and that was against Frank Cox 2-1 in a tournament. I gotta give them credit this team has been red hot and unstoppable and yeah, I get it that they’re a bigger school than James River, and I have tremendous amount of respect for them and every team in the state of Virginia. They are on a mission that has never been done before and that is to win a 3rd straight State Championship and when you look at them on paper, they are a good team. They have good players, they play hard and they can hit the ball really well. I’m sure 100% that the other teams in Class 3 will be nervous when they face this red hot Cavalier team in the playoffs. The other teams in Class 3 need to start getting prepared come playoff time because when it comes to facing Lord Botetourt, the Cavaliers don’t mess around. They come prepared and ready to play. Coach Conner is a great coach for the Cavaliers. I have tremendous amount of respect for her and her coaching staff. Lord Botetourt defeated five teams over the weekend in a tournament and last night defeated Northside 3-0. Blue Ridge District tournament time is on us. — Thomas Ayers, High School Sports Correspondent, special to The Botetourt Bee

Editor’s note: Thomas Ayers of Buchanan is our High School Sports Correspondent. He has been with us for a year. Today we feature his first sports editorial as a columnist for The Botetourt Bee. (Excuse the flow, we are having Word Press issues today.) He is a graduate of James River High School. Thomas Ayers has a state basketball championship ring as manager of the 2010 James River Boys basketball team 1A State Champions. Ayers is currently manager of the James River High School football team. He posts scores for us all during the school year. –Cathy Benson