Second Half of Season Starts Tonight

Even though conference play is only one game into the season, tonight begins the second part of the basketball season for the Rocky Mount Gryphons.

The boys will try to get a rhythm, something they have not had since the infusion of the football players in mid December. They will try to get above even with their record tonight over all and back to even in the conference as they host Southern Nash.

The girls are tied for first after one game and have a rather good overall record at 9-4. They have had their moments of great play and then at times struggled to find the bottom of the net.

JV Girls begin at 4pm today as four games are on the docket tonight.

Carolina rebounded last night at Virginia winning by 22. Every team during a season has peaks and valleys and I think Carolina is coming out of their valley for this season. They may not go undefeated like most thought but they are still very good.

The NFL schedule for this weekend is for a double header of Sunday. There is something about those two weeks when the NFL has a double header for two weekends on Saturday and Sunday in a row that are special.

The first game on tap Sunday will feature two teams that NO one thought would be here. The Philadelphia Eagles against the Arizona Cardinals. Kick off is set for just after 3pm Sunday. This could be the only playoff game so far that has had any type of good weather.

The Eagles are flying high but you know there is something about the Cardinals that I really like. They are a better team that everyone gives them credit for. I don't know what it is but I'm taking the Cards 30-24. Maybe it's the Nash county connection with J J Arrington.

The backside of Sunday's double header will feature maybe the two hardest hitting defenses in the league. As good as Joe Flacco has been as a rookie for Baltimore I don't think he can lead the Ravens to Victory against the Steelers.

Clinton's Willie Parker is 100% now for the Steelers and Ben Roethesberger is sneaky good. I'll take the Steelers 20- Ravens 12.

Hero of the day:

CHESLEY B. SULLENBERGER the pilot of U S Air flight 1549. Last night all of the networks were praising all of the rescue teams and well they should for getting passengers out of the water as fast as possible yesterday after the crash of flight 1549.

Captain Sullenberger glided his plane over the George Washington bridge which by the way I cross four times back in April, he then avoided any boat and ship traffic and glided his plane to a perfect landing in the Hudson River near 48th street in New York.

If either of his wings had of dug into the river fuel would have spilled and more than likly a fire would have happened. Instead all passengers are safe and the worst of the bunch was one of the flight attendants broke both legs.

My hat is off for Captain Sullenberger. I'll fly with him anytime.