CCHS Thanksgiving Classic Preview

<!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="has-text-align-center">Friday </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cumberland County hosts two boys games this weekend: Meigs County vs. Stone Memorial followed by a Saturday contest between the hosts and Meigs County. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Meigs County</span></strong><br>#0 Tylan Kraskouskas (2024)<br>#2 Payton Armour (2023) 6'2" 170<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='1299052' first='Ethan' last='Meadows'] (2024) 6'1" 165<br>#12 Levi Caldwell (2023)<br>#13 Jaxon Hope (2026)<br>#20 Nathan Ricker (2023)<br>#24 Nate Powell (2025)<br>#33 Christopher Plaster (2023)<br>#41 Easton Meadows (2024)<br>#45 Landon Thompson (2024) 6'" 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stone Memorial</span></strong><br>#1 Jayden Eldridge (2024)<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='1345229' first='Matthew' last='Bilbrey']* (2023)<br>#4 Blake Holt* (2023) <br>#10 Spencer Bowman (2025)<br>#12 Jordan Manis (2024)<br>#14 [player_tooltip player_id='1211987' first='Cade' last='Capps']* (2025)<br>#15 Preston Mayberry (2024)<br>#20 Brayden Webb (2025)<br>#21 PG Zaiden Rice (2024)<br>#22 SF [player_tooltip player_id='1345233' first='Conner' last='Bowman']* (2023) 5'11"<br>#24 Wyatt Grothe (2024)<br>#25 C/PF Brady Lane (2024) 6'5" <br>#32 Tyler Mutchler (2025)<br>#34 Nathan Houston* (2023) 5'10" 140</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1211987' first='Cade' last='Capps'] is averaging 29.0 ppg through the team's first three games. Capps' rebounding is up (8.3 rpg) from last year (5.8 rpg) and his defense improved with a commitment to the weight room during the off-season. Capps leads the team with 2.3 steals per and his 0.3 bpg is a nice help too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like Cade, [player_tooltip player_id='1345229' first='Matthew' last='Bilbrey'] earned PrepHoopsTN Combine All-Star. Bilbrey was one of the better scorers at the mid-October event and Capps was a fantastic combine participant in June of 2021. Bilbrey and Capps are truly the only scorers on the squad. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bilbrey, Blake Holt, Capps, [player_tooltip player_id='1345233' first='Conner' last='Bowman'] all started for the 2021-2022 Panthers. Since New Year's Day 2022, Stone Memorial and these men own a record of 19-4. Their experience pushing SMHS to 22 wins is invaluable.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"textAlign":"center"} --> <h2 class="has-text-align-center">Saturday</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cumberland County vs. Meigs County wraps up the two-day, four-game event Saturday at dinner time. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Meigs County</span></strong><br>#0 Tylan Kraskouskas (2024)<br>#2 Payton Armour (2023) 6'2" 170<br>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='1299052' first='Ethan' last='Meadows'] (2024) 6'1" 165<br>#12 Levi Caldwell (2023)<br>#13 Jaxon Hope (2026)<br>#20 Nathan Ricker (2023)<br>#24 Nate Powell (2025)<br>#33 Christopher Plaster (2023)<br>#41 Easton Meadows (2024)<br>#45 Landon Thompson (2024) 6'" 20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Cumberland County</span></strong> (1-2)<br>#3 Ethan Dixon (2024)<br>#5 Braeden Woodard* (2023)<br>#10 PF Jaxon Reed* (2023)<br>#11 Jace Iles (2023)<br>#12 Dylan Smith (2024)<br>#20 F Josh Sliger (2023)<br>#22 Daiden Mifflin (2024)<br>#23 Solomon Sitton (2026)<br>#25 Peyton Roberts (2024)<br>#30 Asher Mifflin (2026)<br>#33 Nolen Carter (2024) 6'3" 170<br>#34 Noah Ledbetter (2026)<br>#44 Dillion Williams (2023)<br>Braden Templeton (2024)<br>Braden Leviner (2023)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seniors <strong>Jaxon Reed </strong>and <strong>Braeden Woodard</strong> vaulted the Jets to a win over McMinn Central earlier this week. Reed will play college golf with Lee University, signing back on November 15th. Expect juniors <strong>Ethan Dixon</strong>, <strong>Nolen Carter</strong> to bolster the defense. Freshman Solomon Sitton is seeing time. Asher Mifflin and Noah Ledbetter dress as freshmen.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is Cumberland County Head Coach Taylor Denney's second season at the helm.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->