Soccer Sloshes to Victory

The end of the regular season is one week away for soccer. The weather is doing it's part to play havoc with the end of the season. The Hunt-RM match postponed Monday due to the weather is going to be played at 2.00pm Saturday.

Needing badly to get the match in last night the Gryphons traveled to Fike and came away with a 3-1 soccer victory. Now Saturday's match means everything. Regardless of what happens Saturday there are two games left next week to finish the regular but without a victory on Saturday then the Gryphons will need both victories next week to hold on to second place.

It will be the #1 seed meeting the #2 seed in volleyball in the championship of the first Big east Volleyball tournament.

Rocky Mount took four sets but beat Nash Central 3-1. In the second game of the night Hunt got a strong challenge from the home team Southern Nash but prevailed in four games 3-1.

We taped both matches to be seen later on the "Stretchlon Sports Show".

This sets up the championship Tuesday night at 6.00pm Rocky Mount - Hunt. by winning tonight Hunt qualifies for the playoffs as the #2 seed from the Big East. Regardless of the score on Tuesday the Lady Gryphons are the #1 seed from the Big East.

Ritchie Pridgen former head football coach of Fike who retired after the 2008 football season and hoping to come back to coach football as a double dipper but lost that chance with all the budget cuts has popped up at Northern Nash. Ritchie will help as assistant coach the rest of the football season and will have a full time job at Northern.

This is a good catch for the Knights.

Big football game at Home Friday night. Hunt Warriors and the Gryphon clash looking for a share of first place. It is my opinion that the winner of this game will win the conference. I'll take the Gryphons in a close one 26-20. It's homecoming for the Gryphons

Southern Nash travels to Northern Nash and the Firebirds would like to keep their share of first place with a victory. I think they will 26-8.

Fike and Nash Central collide and for the loser it will be their second loss in conference. I'll take the Bulldogs 20-19.

If Tarboro wants to meet Southwest Edgecombe next week for the conference championship then they need to beat Kinston Friday. It will not be easy. Kinston will not go down lightly but the Vikes will prevail 24-21.

Greene Central gets their chance at Southwest Edgecombe after giving Tarboro a game last week. Not that close this week SWE 35 Greene Central 14.

Don't forget that pregame on am 1390 begins at 7.00pm. At this writing I don't know whether we have cured the internet problem so we will be world wide or not.

Hope so.