Saturday, September 27, 2008

Homecoming Blowout

I don't think anyone expected this game with Southern Wayne to be close, and it wasn't.

Rocky Mount scored on every possession in the first half, EXCEPT for the one time that we felt bad for the Saints and let them score on a fumble recovery, which still means there was a score on every Rocky Mount possession.

It looked like a scrimmage of the varsity against the JVs.

Baseball has the 10-run rule to end games. High school football has the 40-point mercy of not stopping the clock in the second half.

I don't know who benefits the most from the mercy rule - those that are losing in the game or those watching.

It took over and hour to play the first half and 30 minutes to play the second. The halftime of crowning a homecoming queen took longer than the second half did. Our post game show on radio lasted longer than the second half.

I don't know whose idea it was to put the J.H Rose blue No. 23 in the end zone to honor Jequan Waller, the Rose player who died last week. But that was classy.

I'm glad that WNCT Channel 9 actually filmed the Gryphons standing in the end zone before they came on the field behind the number.

It made me proud to support the Gryphons the way they supported the Rose High team and the Waller family.

If you are a junior or less and play football at Rocky Mount, you have never lost a game on the field in the regular season.

I honestly think if we came out and threw 40 times in a game, we would still win by the scores we are winning by. Our passing game is really good. Our running game ain't bad either is it?

After scoring three touchdowns last week, Nick Hahula got only two carries. Jordan Ford got only a couple of touches. One of the drawbacks of getting such a big lead early is you can't give everyone there regular touches or no telling what the score might be.

We desperately need someone to give us a test. No fooling. We need to find out how we will react when things don't go our way all the time.

Do you realize that no one has scored on us until we've had at least 28 point?. I don't know if that tells you how good our defense is or how good the offense is.

Enough of this! Gryphons 63, Southern Wayne 6

In Other scores......

What a comeback for Southern Nash - down 21-7, the Firebirds score twice and after the second score go for two and the win over North Johnston, 22-21

The Bunn at Nash Central game was postponed until next Thursday night because of a wet field.

Fike downs Hunt for the second time this year. Unlike the first game which went to overtime at Fike, the Golden Demons handled Hunt 38-9 at Hunt.

One of the best battles in a long time between SouthWest Edgecombe and Tarboro goes SouthWest's way, 13-7

Do you think after receiving a trashing from Rocky Mount last week, Hertford County may have had a Gryphon hangover? Probably: Northeastern 39, Hertford County 33

It has been over three years since Northern Nash has won a home football game, but Randy Langley and everyone who bleeds Northern green can celebrate tonight.

A defensive penalty gave Northern the ball for one last play after the clock has expired and Chad Smith's Knights took advantage of one more play and beat Southern Vance 20-15.

This is the first time that Chad has been able to walk off the field after a game and shake the other coach's hand as a winner in his short coaching career.

Northern has been improving as of late and almost got one at Bertie last week

We have made it through five games and the Gryphons are healthy.

Conference play starts in two weeks and the Gryphons will play a team on a winning streak -Northern Nash. They have this week off.

We will talk after the college games.

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