Our staff is on the road all week and we bring you wall to wall coverage on the court. Here is what we think about the crowds a the game. We bring you some professional scores from the atmosphere at each game we walk into throughout the week…
Miles Masercola:
Mount Pleasant: 7.8/10
Mount Pleasant did an excellent job packing the gym and bringing in 50 or so students into the student section to go with a supportive crowd full of parents, friends, and locals. The banter during the warm-ups was the highlight of the home crowd with the student section counting consecutive misses during South Stanly’s warm ups. “ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR…” was yelled throughout leading to frankly what I believe to a hot start by Mount Pleasant after some of South Stanly’s roster appeared to be a little rattled during the early part of the game. They continued cheering, and its clear Ryan Bonnett was the crowd favorite garnering an emphatic response from the student section after each of his 9 blocks on the night. The “He’s a Freshman chant began when Shane Fernald got it going in the 4th Quarter, and I believe that chant will be a common sound amongst the Tiger faithful throughout the season.
Jamie Shaw
Holly Springs: 9.2/10
This was Holly Springs first game of what should be a special season. Their student section was off the charts. They had a construction theme and covered half the stands from top to bottom. The music they played got the crowd moving. The excitement and buzz from the win really got the fans going as well. I would like to see the crowd get more creative cheers going, but they did hit all the usuals like
