Bumps and Bruises

The Gryphon JV football team played its last home game of the year tonight against the Bulldogs of Nash Central and pulled off a 34-6 victory.

The game seemed closer than the score as on Nash Central's first two drives of the game, it marched the ball deep into Gryphon territory only to fumble the ball away.

The Gryphons also got two other fumble recoveries as squib kicks turned into Gryphon recoveries and a very competitive game became a decisive victory.

Saturday, the girls cross country team will travel to Tanglewood Park in Clemmons, west of Winston-Salem, to run in the NCHSAA 3-A state cross country championship. It qualified for the state after finishing third in the regionals last weekend.

Tanglewood is a very hilly course and will be a tough test for all runners.

Round two of the NCHSAA 3-A soccer playoffs for the Gyphons is Saturday night at 7p.m, in Burlington. Williams High school will host the Gryphons for the second year in a row.

Last week, the Gryphon football team played with two starters out and two is the magic number again tomorrow night. Torey Lee will again be on the sidelines, but he will be joined by Marquavis Alston.

Last week, Whit Barnes was out but he is expected to play this week.

Friday will be the 10th game of the season and nagging injuries hit everyone this time of year. This is where you find out about the quality of the backups who now get their chance.

It about time for the AA and A .. ADMs to be announced. Rumors abound that the Gryphons will be in the 3-AA bracket. If you remember last year, they were, I think, the second largest in the 3-A team. So where the dividing line is this year will be close again.

I personally don't care one way or the other. If we are in the 3-A, West Craven, Beddingfield and Eastern Alamance are still all undefeated, where in the 3-AA, Ragsdale and Dudley are undefeated. But it is up in the air whether either or both will be in the west or eastern bracket.

Rocky Mount AD Mike Gainey told me tonight that Nash Central told him no one who wears any kind of costume to the game will be allowed in. Also, if you are one of those who goes out on the field to hear B.W's speeches to the team after the game - you won't tomorrow night. No one will be allowed on the field after the game.

Airtime is 7 p.m. for the AM 1390 Sports team from Nash Central. Kickoff is set for 7:30. I think we are wearing gold again.