Friday Night Lights

Tonight is one of those nights where you can get an evaluation of your program. Northern Nash travels to Tarboro. I don’t think there are many Knight Fans that have any expectations of winning. I think this is one of those nights when the program can take a step forward if the final score is 28-6. The one thing the Knights don’t need is a drubbing.

I’ll Take Tarboro 34-0.

Southern Nash has started with three straight home games. They host Beddingfield tonight. Talk about a team that can grow, Southern hasn’t been 3-0 in a while. If this team gets by Beddingfield this could be a great year in Stanhope.

Southern 26 Beddingfield 22

After last night’s lost to Hertford County 47-13, Nash Central is now 0-3. It’s time to regroup. The defense has given up way too many points and the offense hasn’t seen the end zone enough to realize that is a good place to be.

Fike took this week off. They stand at 1-1. Hunt clubbed them in a cross county show down last week and Fike scored their only points of the season in the 4th quarter of their opener against D H Conley to win 14-8. Looks like Fike will have to focus on defense to stay in many ball games.

Southwest Edgecombe meets North Edgecombe tonight. Some times it is better to play cross county rivals because they are cross county not that SWE will improve from this slaughter. Since it is Raymond Cobb’s old stomping grounds he will keep it under 50.

Hunt continues to look good. They won last night 23-12 over 4-A Holly Springs. That is a good win for Hunt who now stands at 3-0.

After their 33-0 victory over Northampton East, question arise over the pass blocking. The running game seems to be fine. We all know that some where down the road there is at least one team or more that will stop what you do best and are forced to win games, in Rocky Mount’s case passing the ball. There is work to be done there.

The extra point game looks in good hands with Wood Riddick converting 3-3 when the snaps were good. He missed two when Collins had to get out of his crouch to catch the ball then place it back down. The punt game is a major concern also.

Got home in time to see the final seven minutes of the South Carolina- N C State game. I hope that the State coaches haven’t planted into Russell Wilson’s head that he must pass instead of running all the time and taken away what he does best. You know Wilson may be a lot like Michael Vick, not that good a passer but his running keeps the defense honest. If you take away his running then the defenses don’t have to be honest.

It was too late for me but I understand that a player for Oregon punches a Boise State player during the hand shaking after their game last night. I haven’t seen the punch or know what the circumstances are but I say kick the player off the team. That’s uncalled for at any level of football.

I have always felt whether you were in school on the Morehead Scholarship or on a basketball free ride that you needed to live by a different standard when someone else pays the bills. This young man assaulted another player while representing his school. That is grounds from dismissal from school in my honest opinion which would automatically make him off the football team.

This unexpected Friday night off from football heading to the Atlantic Beach Friday and Saturday night. I will blog again Sunday.