The Showdown Across Town

Corunna… Owosso… People travel near and far to watch this rich tradition of basketball from the way too hyped up tip-off to the sometimes nail biting finishes. Leaving this thrilling classic, one for the history books.

I love the idea of painting pictures in the reader’s heads. If you need the picture painted, I am always your guy. You can quite often tell how good a game is going to be by the atmosphere around it. As I stepped foot into “The Warehouse”, flashbacks popped into my head as I visualized Jalen Weekley strapping threes left and right from Steph Curry range like it was his job. Next I heard the cowbells from Owosso students as they chanted their famous “not so good” chant “O-WA-SO”. That chant always grinds my gears for some odd reason. Anywho, I then felt the energy of the Black and Gold clashing with the Blue and Yellow. Not just on the hardwood, but on the football field as well (47-6 LOL).

Both student sections brought their “A” games tonight! Both sides were very fired up for a Monday night! However, Let’s be honest, the Cavalier parents and lifelong fans made the atmosphere worthwhile. I am almost positive that the entire town showed up! For it being a home basketball game for the Trojans, you would think they would have more supporters? I guess not. One thing is for sure, they missed one HECK of a game!

Like my other blogs, I tend to shoot ya straight. Corunna wins 54-50. As a fan, it was one of those games that you cannot wait till the end because you know something crazy is bound to happen. Boy was I right! With 10 seconds left, Drake Nover throws up a prayer and cashes it off the high glass. That then made the game 51-50 Corunna with about 8 seconds left. I tell you what, those 8 seconds couldn’t have gone by slower. “The 4th quarter seemed longer than the first three quarters combined.” says Max (CHS Super-Fan) Nations. After lots of fouling here and fouling there, Owen Walter deposited

a free throw to put the game out of reach for the Trojans as the Cavs now claim “Midtown” 54-50.

Now, a whole different story of its own…. Garrett Walworth’s shoe show. The big man for Owosso really showed how much he cared about this rivalry as he continued to play without a shoe. As the big guy slipped, slopped, and slided around like a pot belly hog in mud, you could tell he was really “hungry” for a win. You would think that the referees would stop play so he could slip it back on, but, I guess they wanted to see him run with a sock on as much as lots of Owosso and Corunna fans. What a comical sight it was! Events like this one are what gives this rivalry the color it has!

Yet another classic addition to this historic rivalry of crosstown foes.

Let’s tip our hats to both teams for giving us fans an enjoyable Monday night!

Your Cavaliers are back in action with vengeance Friday, February 3rd @ HOME @ 7PM as they face the Martians of Goodrich.

ROUND 2

Come out and support your beloved Cavaliers!

What a time to be a Cavalier!

Josh (Richy) Richardson

Cavaliers Gain Confidence by Sweeping Mt.Morris

Zzzzzzzz…… Wait, there’s a game going on? WHAT THE, WHAT?! There was a barnburner right in front of my face and the crowd was seemingly half asleep.With the exception of an Owen Walter buzzer beater, the crowd was DEAD! I looked up at the score after a quick snooze and suddenly realized that the score was close. Although quiet, the crowd was unusually large. Fans covered both sides of the Corunna gymnasium thanks to our “youth” night. The youngsters were able to partake in the pre game locker room and I must say, what an awesome idea! Those kids will remember that for the rest of their lives. There was also a high quantity of teachers present on Friday night. One of which was Mr. Alan Montgomery with his son Jack Montgomery. Alan, thanks for supporting the Cavs, but I do have one quick question. Where exactly did you go after the first quarter? Hopefully the varsity squad gets an explanation. We’ll revisit this on a later blog.

With the 3rd quarter finishing, it looked as if it was going to go down to the wire. But, fortunately for the Cavs, they outscored the Panthers 23-10 in the 4th and ran away with the victory 73-43.  

The student section had a solid 8 rows with a chant here or there. Then, surprisingly sat down after halftime. WTH crazies? All I gotta say is that they better be ROCKIN’ THE WAREHOUSE TONIGHT!!!!

Jaron VanFleteren stole the show again.“JV” had another 20+ game and finally ended with 24. As the great Dick Vitale would say, “He’s awesome, baby, he’s a diaper dandy!” VanFleteren’s specialty is putting his head down like a freakin’ bulldawg and takin’ it straight to the rack. If he keeps playing with this reckless abandonment attitude, he could easily propel the Cavaliers to a District Title. Let’s hope so.

On another note, I would like to call out my haters. They know who they are. As they sit back and try to find anything and everything wrong with my blog, I will still continue to write. People say there are “grammatical errors”, “anyone can do it”, “not for the school”, etc. But just so we're clear, in order to pick out my errors, one would have to read it. Therefore, I know that you’re interested. Oh! By the way! Thanks for your views. Keep hatin’ while I do what I love. No press is bad press (look it up).

The time has come. This time for sure.

TONIGHT, January 30th. Owosso High School @ 6PM

Midtown will be decided…..#justlikefootball

What a time to be a Cavalier!

Josh (Richy) Richardson

Blue Devils Win the Winter (For Now)

It’s been awhile since the Blue Devils clashed with the Cavaliers and it’s fair to note that we couldn’t wait. The Blue Devils won back in October in their meeting on the gridiron, but the Cavs certainly won the fall when one looks back upon the success of both teams. That being said, Lake Fenton, as of right now, has the last laugh. Neither teams thus far have been so called “outstanding” but this game meant a lot to both teams and communities. For instance, the pep band came out of the woodworking tonight to showcase their home debut. I might seem repetitive with this “painting the picture”, but just bear with me for a minute for those that need the picture painted. Jason Beldyga was hot on the tunes as always, but how about a new soundtrack? 2010 Wiz Khalifa gets a little repetitive after the 9th game, don’t ya think? But that’s not my internal problem! Let Jason Beldyga do Jason Beldyga type things. Alumni were in full attendance tonight to view this heated rivalry. Although they looked half-homeless, we appreciate having them there in attendance.

Let’s dive headfirst into the game as I cut straight to the chase. Lake Fenton wins on a buzzer beater. There you go, I said it. It hurt flowing through the keyboard, but it happened and I’m a sports reporter so I write it as it exactly as is. After the game, there was a small confrontation on the court between a Lake Fenton lumberjack and the Cavalier student section. The lumberjack, Abraham Forester (yes, this is his legitimate name…no joke), ran over to the student section and started taunting the students with his jersey name. Mind you, Forrester’s team is average (at best), therefore everyone was somewhat puzzled as to what led him to his actions. I’m not gonna lie to my readers and say that I wasn’t a little bit confused for this poor guy. If it gets the lumberjack excited to flash his Russel brand jersey, then so be it, but if you ever catch me doing that, definitely confront me.

What a time to be a Cavalier!

Josh (Richy) Richardson

Cavaliers Tomahawk Indians

Top Performers
JERSEY #	NAME	POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS
3	Jaron VanFleteren	15	5	5
1	Owen Walter	7	5	2
4	Logan Lepage	7	3	0

 To start this blog off, I just have to say: There is nothing like an old fashioned rivalry in a small town. The Cavaliers and the Indians have been competing against each other for decades upon decades. There are not very many schools in the state that get to be apart of a special game like this one. I personally have family roots in Chesaning and to answer your question, yes, I love beating them every year. In football, Corunna and Chesaning play for what is called “The Old MMB Trophy”. It gives me chills just thinking about Coach Robinson hoisting it up after we beat Chesaning my junior year and finally took it back (which has not moved this year while we beat them again 65-8). This is just one of those games no matter what sport, the “old timers” will come back to watch.

Due to no school because of the icy roads, the game was pushed back to Wednesday. When I arrived, the student section was barely visible due to all of the camouflage, but seemed ginormous compared to other nights in the Cavalier Gymnasium. If it was that big on a make-up game, I wonder how many will come out for Lake Fenton?

During warm ups, the Indians came out on a bright note as they were wearing neon orange warm ups. No lie, it made me watch them during every second of pregame. Smart move coaches! A few seconds later, the Cavs came barreling into the gym with the hype song “Jump Around”. That is such a classic tune for shooting layups and jumpers nonchalantly.

Right from the tip the Cavs were trying to put their Hamady loss behind them. It was very entertaining to watch as the second shot that went up was a trey ball from “The Corunna Sharpshooter” Mitchel Skym. He may have only ended with 6 points, however he gave the Cavs what they needed early on. It seems that the entire first half all Corunna was hitting were 3 point splashes. My partner in crime Max Nations put it like this, “It was a three point overflow.”

Now, let us converse about Jaron VanFleteren’s ALL STAR night. VanFleteren finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Those are Russell Westbrook numbers! I know Mr. VanFleteren has family ties through Chesaning, could that have been a reason for his studdish numbers? At halftime, the score read Corunna 27 Chesaning 9.

As the game putt-putted along, the Chesaning faithful had gotten a little edgy with the officiating. As bad as that sounds, it could have definitely been the spark the Indians were waiting for as they made it a 9 point game with 5 minutes left in regulation. But, the Cavaliers had enough of that as soon as it happened. Corunna finished the game, winning by a score of 50-35.

Come out and support your Corunna boys on Friday night @ HOME 7PM.

TAKE DOWN THE BLUE DEVILS!

What a time to be a Cavalier!

Josh (Richy) Richardson

1/18/17 vs. Chesaning
JERSEY #	NAME	POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS
1	Owen Walter	7	5	2
2	Ethan Quinn	5		1
3	Jaron VanFleteren	15	5	5
4	Logan Lepage	7	3
5	Chase Ardelean			1
11	Jerod Fattal			1
12	Chris Wooley	1	4
15	Logan Rugg
21	Mitchel Skym	6	1
23	Zach Sawyer	7
25	Sage Walker
45	Cooper Clapp	2
55	Johnny Pavka		1

TOTALS
JERSEY #	NAME	GP	POINTS	REBOUNDS	ASSISTS
1	Owen Walter	8	49	23	12
2	Ethan Quinn	8	25	6	15
3	Jaron VanFleteren	8	80	21	25
4	Logan Lepage	8	47	37	11
5	Chase Ardelean	5	14	5	2
11	Jerod Fattal	8	13	12	10
12	Chris Wooley	8	35	53	3
15	Logan Rugg	5	3
21	Mitchel Skym	6	44	7	8
23	Zach Sawyer	8	43	17	11
25	Sage Walker
45	Cooper Clapp	7	55	29	9
55	Johnny Pavka	7		1	1