Coaches vs. Cancer, Homecoming Feb. 8

The Carroll County High School basketball teams will honor local cancer survivors through the annual Coaches vs. Cancer game Friday, Feb. 8. The crowning of the 2013 Carroll County High School Homecoming king and queen also will occur.

The school will host a varsity doubleheader against Williamstown, with the girls playing at 6 p.m. and the boys following. A portion of the entrance fee will benefit the Carroll County Relay for Life.

Halftime of the girls’ game will feature speakers from the American Cancer Society. Attendees also will have the opportunity to purchase a “Paws for a Cause” t-shirt. Shirts can be purchased at the game for $12, or pre-ordered for $10.  Anyone who would like to pre-order a shirt can contact Jodi Dunavan at jodi.dunavan@cancer.org.

The homecoming crowning will take place between the basketball games. The following were nominated for homecoming queen: Shelby Crawford, Ashley Gentry, Raenah Hawkins, Dara Maiden, Pooja Patel and Andrea Williams. The following were nominated for homecoming king: Zach Beckham, Trey Boles, Tim Corley, Dillon Craig, Dallas Gibson and Alex Layton.

The following underclassmen were named to the homecoming court: freshmen Miranda Groseclose and Isaiah Hogan; sophomores Karly Prosser and Caleb McCarty; and juniors Courtney Powell and John Michael Adams.