Walter Peyton Award (Almost)

Former Rocky Mount High school athlete Terrell Hudgins finished second in the voting for the Walter Peyton award which is the award as the top Offensive player in Division One FCS division. Hudgins finished second to Armani Edwards of Appalachian State who wins the award for the second year in a row.

Hudgins finishes his career holding 10 NCAA records,(Four of those NCAA records were held by Jerry Rice) six Southern Conference records and three Elon records.

Hudgins places in the top fifteen in the voting for the third year in a row as he finished 11th in 2007 and 15th in 08.

Terrell's NCAA Records
1. 4 years in a row with 1,000 yards receiving the only player in any division
ever to do that.
2. 34 games in which he had at least one receiving touchdown
3. 1.2 touchdown catches per game for career tied.
4. 28 career 100 yard receiving games most ever in any division.
5. 116.7 yards per game most ever in FCS
6. 5,520 yards career receiving most ever in NCAA history
7. 8.8 career receptions per game FCS record
8. 123 catches this season most ever in one year in FCS
9. 395 career catches most ever in NCAA History.
10 Shared with teammate Michael Mayer in 2007. 207 catches by teammates in a
season

Southern Conference Records
1. ten games in a season with at least 100 in a game
2. Five games in a row with at least 100 yards receiving (once in 2006,Twice in
2009)
3. 52 career receiving touchdowns
4. 1,633 yards in on season (2009)
5. 3 career 200 yards games (Tied)
6. 2,538 combines yards with teammate Michael Mayer in 2007

ELON Records

1. 16 reception in one game (twice in 2007) (once 2009)
2. four touchdowns receptions in a game (2007)
3. 18 touchdown reception in a season (2007)

Finishing second in the Walter Camp award is the highest a Rocky Mount High Athlete has obtained since Phil Ford and Buck Williams were named Rookie of the year in the NBA in 1979 and 1982.

Gryphon Basketball Basketball was postponed Friday night against Rose.

Fall was a great athletic season for Rocky Mount sports. The Wachovia Cup fall standing are out and the Gryphons lead the Big East with 57 points followed by Fike at 48.5 and Hunt at 48 points.