Monumental Night

Ever since the inception of the NEW-3-A conference Southwest Edgecombe has been the smallest school by about two hundred students.

They have been the second best team in football during the conference history and in most sports they have been in the middle. But not in baseball. Southwest has been the door mat of the league all three years they have been in the NEW-6.

Tuesday they lost to Fike by a respectable 6-4 score and maybe that should have raised some eye brows. Last night SWE beat Nash Central for their first NEW-6 conference victory ever. After 31 straight losses the Cougars beat the Bulldogs 5-3.

The Gryphon baseball team plays at 1.00pm Saturday at Gryphon stadium against D H Conley. Nash County schools are out for Easter break next week so the Gryphons will not host the Easter baseball tournament as is the norm.

A real quirk in the conference scheduling they will play Southwest Edgecombe Easter Friday at SWE. Then make up two games with Riverside in a double header on April 12th at home.

The magic is back for the Carolina Hurricanes. They won their tenth game in a row at home last night and as of right now are one point ahead of Philadelphia for fourth place in the standings. Philly however plays tonight.

The latest NHL power ratings have the Hurricanes #1.

Carolina Tarheels are in Detroit ready for the final four on Saturday night. The big stir out of Detroit is that Ty Lawson won $250 on the crap table at a Detroit casino.


I don't have any qualms about the gambling as long as he's 21 and everything is legal. What bothers me is that Roy Williams has given the team a 1.30am curfew.

What in the world can you do in Detroit after midnight other than be in a bar or gambling house. The recent history of athletes and guns, 1.30am out on the town sounds like asking for trouble.

If they lose Saturday, Heels fans will have every reason to question Williams.

In a final note: I would like to congratulate Vann Pennell, Principal at South Brunswick high school. I first met Vann when he was a football assistant coach at Ahoskie in the 80's and he migrated toward administration. He left Ahoskie to be principal at Camden High school.

Yesterday Vann was named North Carolina High School Principal of the year. Vann was always smiling and I bet no doubt that whenever a student has to be in his office they leave feeling good about themsevles even after being punished.

I had lost contact with Vann over the years but I will send him an e-mail today.