Missed Opportunities

Hunt took advantage of Gryphon mistakes while the Gryphons fizzled golden chances on Hunt errors.

Hunt gave the Gryphons the ball on the Hunt twenty one yard line midway in the first quarter on a ball snapped over the punters head that the Gryphons eventually blocked. Results Hunt returns a interception back to their forty.

While driving late in the first half Hunt steals the ball from Marquavis Alston and returns it 48 yards to give Hunt the lead they would never surrender. Early fourth quarter a Collins Cuthrell pass is picked off and returned 70 yards for a Warrior touchdown.

Take away those two scores and you have a championship battle at 14-14. However they don't allow you to take away scores and the Gryphons lose on Homecoming night 28-14 to Hunt.

Rocky Mount had the ball six times inside the Warrior 40 yard line but could only score twice.

The loss is the first in conference play for the Gryphons who fall to 1-1 and 3-4 overall. Hunt is now 5-3 and 2-0 in the Big East.

There will be a big football game in Pinetops next friday as Tarboro survives a dogfight with Kinston and wins 20-16 while Southwest Edgecombe roughs up North Pitt 44-12.

That sets up Tarboro at SWE next Friday night both teams will go into that game undefeated and I don't know whether they have ever played each other in such an important football game.

In Big East action Northern Nash without Coach Mickey Crouch who is serving a one game suspension loses their 13th in a row at Southern Nash 27-6. This sets up Hunt- Southern next week for the Big east lead.

Finally tonight Nash Central wins their first Big East game tripping up Fike 27-13.

There is a biggie in Soccer Saturday afternoon as the Gryphons host Hunt in what is for the conference championship . The first kick is set for 2.00pm