Another Tree Falls At Rocky Mount.

The rumors have been stirring and today the old oak tree was cut down as B W Holt resigned as head football ending a six year run that brought Rocky Mount football from mediocre to one of the best programs in the state.

Within the span of a week Rocky Mount will now have to replace both of their highly successful baseball and football coaches.

Holt's arrival in the city on the rise occurred in 2003 because of problems with the previous announce new head coach when complications arose over his resume'. In the middle of July Holt arrives not knowing one player and had to get ready for his first practice with a team that he had never seen.

Yet they won their first five games and finished his first campaign with an 8-3 record.

Year number two brought a stunning undefeated regular season and unset victories over Rose and New Bern on the road. The New Bern game I still consider my second most exciting game of all time that I ever did behind the mike on radio which resulted in a two point conversion in overtime to win at New Bern 35-34.

The New-6 conference during the next four years saw only two conference defeats in that span, three conference championships and three trips to the Eastern Regional finals.

A six year record of 71-12. Four conference championships and a playoff record 14-6. Those are Babe Ruth numbers .

When all the said and done is over I think The baseball program will be filled from within the program but football is a different beast all together. Those remaining football coaches none have head coaching experience and with the level Holt has the Gryphon program there is not a coach in North Carolina that would not want the job just based on football.

However with all the cuts being made within the county the number of assistants jobs available as well as what you might consider the gravy part of the job may not be there for an outsider to leave what he already has.

Regardless of who ever replaces B W Holt he will leave the well full of fresh water. I would suspect that Rocky Mount will be the preseason favorite to win the New Big East 3-A next year.

After Holt stayed at Starmount for 19 seasons he left the well over flowing and the next coach was able to win the state title.

The well is no where close to dry at Rocky Mount and you can thank B W Holt for that.