Conference Champs

The Lady Gryphons Volleyball team has won the conference tournament with a solid 25-16,25-19 and 25- 14 victory of Fike at Nash Central High School tonight.

The ladies got a solid team effort from everyone in winning the match 3 games to Nil.

Saturday night at 6.00pm they begin the quest for the State Volleyball Title as they host Southern Wayne.

As you may know Debbie Webb has announced that this is her final year as the coach of Ladies so every game from this point on could be her last.

The final game of the regular season she hit a milestone and has since past it as she recorded her 302nd victory tonight against Fike.

The Volleyball team becomes the first conference champion of the year for the Gryphons who would like to break last years record setting year of ten conference champions during the school year.

Debbie Webb will go out in style having won the conference championship the last two years in a row. This is also the fourth straight conference tournament title for the Lady Gryphons all four of the NEW-6 tournament titles.

I did something tonight that I have never done in my broadcast career. I was late to the game. I thought game time was 7.00pm so when I walked into the gym the score was already 5-4 Fike.

I nominate myself for the Stretchlon Sports Show bonehead player of the game. When you see me around the area I will be wearing a Stretchlon Tee shirt saying Bone head of game. When interviewed after the game I said 'I truly earned this award. I had no help from any one. I am truly the bonehead of the game'.

So when you see this on replay on the Stretchlon Sports show We will open with due to technical difficulties we pick up the game in progress. You will know I was the difficulty.

Joining The Lady Gryphons from the NEW-6 in the playoffs are Northern Nash, Fike and Nash Central.

The ladies tennis team moves on to round two in the tennis playoffs.

Tennis is two different tournaments. The first is the team tournament where you play another team your top six players against their top six players and three doubles teams. You get a point for each player that wins their match. If you score five points between the nine matches the team moves on in the playoffs.

Then the individual tournament where if you win you move to the next round and a teammate may lose and they are out of the playoffs.

The individual play begins Friday and the team play returns Tuesday with the second round at Sunset Park at 4.00pm against Southern Alamance.

Athletic Director Mike Gainey is selling tickets to Friday night's game with the Cougars of Southwest Edgecombe. He will be selling them in his office Thursday for six dollars. An early ticket will mean you will only stand in the security line not the ticket booth and then security.

I don't think getting there at 6.00pm will be too early for this one.

JV football team hasn't had a home game since I can't remember but they go after #28 in a row tomorrow night . Kickoff is 7.00pm. Next Thursday will be three years since the baby Griffins have lost a game.

I'll be on PA for the JV game so I will blog again after the game and I will make a bold prediction about Friday night.