The Gryphon boys soccer team had to play a home game away from home tonight.
The Gryphons moved over to the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex to open up the NCHSAA 3-A soccer playoffs. You would say first of all this has to be a great thing playing at the stadium over playing on the soccer field at the high school.
But, this is the first time a soccer game has been play at the RMAC all year. So there was no real home-field advantage for the Gryphons.
The football field has a crown. Their field on Nash street is flat.
The football field is not as wide as a soccer field, so the sidelines for the football players is actually in play during the soccer game.
This means there is a strip of the playing surface on both side of the field near the sidelines that are not in very good shape after football players have stood on it for eight football games this year.
Now, after telling you all those bad things about having to play tonight at the RMAC, Northern Guilford will be the one complaining as the Gryphons took advantage of all those disadvantages to whip the Nighthawks 5-1.
Senoir Matt Moore got season goals No. 27, 28 and 29 to power the Gryphons on to the second round.
Not far behind on the scoring parade was Justin Marsigli who scored twice himself.
Matt Williams, Marsigi and Justin Adams pitched in assists for the Gryphons.
Coach Drew Nick cleared the bench with 7.10 to play in the game saving the starters for a Saturday match with more than likely Burlington Willams, the team that knocked the Gryphons out of the playoffs last year.
Freshman goal tender Drew Gorham held on to his one goal allowed per game stopping four NG shots.
This could possible be the last home game for the soccer team, but with a victory on Saturday and some other teams losing, there is hope another home contest this year.
By the way, the game was played at the RMAC to be able to play under the lights.
I went by football practice today and was in head trainer Bernie Capps' office and heard the basketball tryouts going on. Basketball starts in about three weeks.
The Gryphons moved over to the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex to open up the NCHSAA 3-A soccer playoffs. You would say first of all this has to be a great thing playing at the stadium over playing on the soccer field at the high school.
But, this is the first time a soccer game has been play at the RMAC all year. So there was no real home-field advantage for the Gryphons.
The football field has a crown. Their field on Nash street is flat.
The football field is not as wide as a soccer field, so the sidelines for the football players is actually in play during the soccer game.
This means there is a strip of the playing surface on both side of the field near the sidelines that are not in very good shape after football players have stood on it for eight football games this year.
Now, after telling you all those bad things about having to play tonight at the RMAC, Northern Guilford will be the one complaining as the Gryphons took advantage of all those disadvantages to whip the Nighthawks 5-1.
Senoir Matt Moore got season goals No. 27, 28 and 29 to power the Gryphons on to the second round.
Not far behind on the scoring parade was Justin Marsigli who scored twice himself.
Matt Williams, Marsigi and Justin Adams pitched in assists for the Gryphons.
Coach Drew Nick cleared the bench with 7.10 to play in the game saving the starters for a Saturday match with more than likely Burlington Willams, the team that knocked the Gryphons out of the playoffs last year.
Freshman goal tender Drew Gorham held on to his one goal allowed per game stopping four NG shots.
This could possible be the last home game for the soccer team, but with a victory on Saturday and some other teams losing, there is hope another home contest this year.
By the way, the game was played at the RMAC to be able to play under the lights.
I went by football practice today and was in head trainer Bernie Capps' office and heard the basketball tryouts going on. Basketball starts in about three weeks.
