Several local basketball players have been selected to The Roanoke Times 2024 All-Timesland girls and boys basketball teams highlighting the student-athletes who excelled on the court this season.
One of the top players honored was Carroll County’s Alyssa Ervin, who was selected as Player of the Year.
The newspaper wrote that Ervin was a prolific scorer and tenacious defender with the ability to take over games and keep her foot on the gas. She put up some strong numbers that might never be repeated in Southwest Virginia.
Ervin, who plans to play her college ball at Elon University, scored a staggering 33.5 points per game during her senior season, the second-highest average in Virginia Hight School League girls basketball history. During the season, she recorded six 40-point performances, including a 47-point shocker to go over the 2,000 point mark. She also set the Carroll County school scoring record.
Scoring was only part of her game. The 5-foot-10 guard also grabbed eight rebounds a game while dishing out three assists and turning in 4.3 steals.
Ervin helped lead the Cavaliers to a 22-5 record and another appearance in the Class 3 state tournament. She helped lead the Cavaliers to back-to-back state championships in 2022 and 2023.
Other awards she received include the Class 3 Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, plus the Region 3D Player of the Year and the Three Rivers District Player of the year.
Salem coach Scott Jester was selected the Coach of the Year.
Also making honorable mention on the Timesland team was Keely Bartlett of the Galax Maroon Tide.
On the boys team, Carroll County’s Davis Reitzel was selected to the second team.
Reitzel was one of the key players to lead the Cavaliers to their first 20-game season in 11 years, posting a 21-3 record.
The senior came close to averaging a double-double per game, scoring 17.9 points a game and 9.3 rebounds.
Reitzel, a 6-foot-2 forward also averaged 3.9 assists and 2.2 steals a game while shooting 51% from the floor and 36% from 3-point land.
He was also selected First Team All-Region and All-Three Rivers District.
Honorable mention selections on the Timesland team were Eli Gillespie of the Grayson County Blue Devils and Bryce Smoot of Carroll County.
Bill Pope of Northside was selected Coach of the Year and Cy Hardy, also of Northside, was selected Player of the Year.
