People have been asking me what is wrong with the Gryphons. My answer has been I think our competition has had something to do with it.
The real answer may have been 'wait until we are healthy'. Tonight, the Gryphons showed what they can do when 100 percent healthy on offense.
By midway through the third quarter, the Gryphons had nine offensive possession and scored on eight of them - seven touchdowns and a field goal.
With 11 minutes to play last week at Nash Central, the Gryphons put 28 points on the board in the fourth quarter. Tonight, with 11 minutes to play, they had added 52 points in the first three quarters. So in a four-quarter stretch, the Gryphons had laid out 80 points against Nash Central and Fike.
B.W. Holt had the Gryphons ready and willing tonight as they, even leading 21-0, executed a perfect onside kick.
Gryphons won their third NEW 6 Conference championship in four years. Including the last Big East crown, they have won titles four out of the last five years.
In the four-year history of the NEW 6, the Gryphons were 18-2 in league play.
Tonight was also and this is correct this time, the 100th straight game in which the Gryphons have scored in a game.
Gryphons blast the Golden Demons 52-7.
This was a team effort and now the Gryphons wait for the seeding announcement some time between 3-6 p.m.
Most of the time, there is a posting at 3 p.m. and if someone sees there is a seeding error, they have until 6 p.m. to correct any mistakes.
If you remember a couple of years ago, Coach Holt looked at the seeding, called the coach he thought he was playing and made arrangements to meet him Saturday afternoon and on the way there, got a call that the seeding was changed we were playing someone else.
In essence, the brackets will not be official until 6 p.m.
In other NEW 6 action tonight....
Nash Central, needing a win in order to solidify its playoff hopes, took care of business at Northern Nash, 42-13.
SouthWest Edgecombe needed a win against Southern Nash and a Gryphon loss in order to create a three-way tie in the NEW 6. Well, they got half of it a 29-22 victory over Southern Nash.
We all must sit around and wait for the brackets. I feel like we are in the small 3-A, but we will have to hold our breath until we see it in black and white.
Depending on whether they are big AA or small A, Southern Nash, by only having four wins, could possible get Dudley or Rocky Mount in the first round.
I would like to pass along the JV score from last night as the Baby Gryphons, down 14-13 at the half at Wilson Fike, smoked the little Golden Demons in the second half to win 46-14. They finished the season at 9-1.
During the Holt era in Rocky Mount, the JV program under Chris Lee and Kent Cox, are 54-5. While the big team playing a little tougher brand of football has managed a fairly respectable 67-12 benchmark.
As soon as I know the brackets, I'll blog about it tomorrow night.
