The opening round of the Alpha Natural Resources Tournament at John Battle High School was the seen for the Panthers season opener. The opponent, Holston High School, made sure the Panthers started the season off with a loss. Following a hot second half barrage of three pointers, Holston managed to hold off the much larger Panthers 54 to 53. The Panthers were paced in scoring by Chance Moore and Christian Case who had 12 points each.
The second and third round of the Alpha Natural Resources tournament at John Battle High School, saw the Panthers bounce back with two wins. The second round matchup was against Wise Central and the Warriors proved to be no match for the rugged inside game of the Panthers. With the 53 to 31 second round win the Panthers improved to 1 and 1 on the season. In the final round of the tournament Twin Valley defeated Rye Cove 64 to 39.
It seems like it was yesterday, a memorable journey toward Richmond started with a small group of dedicated players and coaches. Five months later, that journey culminated on the biggest stage in Single A basketball.
Despite a heartbreaking 51 to 49 loss, Twin Valley Basketball would forever be changed and the names of the young men on that team were forever etched into the hearts and minds of a community. A few years removed from consolidation, two communities were united and what was once Whitewood and Garden officially became Twin Valley!
