Finally, It's game Week

Seems as if this weekend has made the first football game of the season a month away. I had every intentions of going to Northern Friday night and watching their game but the rain about 6.00pm delayed my honey do list and never made it to the game.

Rocky Mount will play this Friday night at Northern Durham at a small disadvantage. Northern played Friday night and there is an old football saying that says teams improve the most all season between week one and two.

Northern needs to improve as they were waxed 40-6 by Middle Creek Friday.

Rocky Mount's major concern is the up front blocking. Seems Collins Cuthrell has been running for his life every time they have passed in scrimmages. I think the Gryphons will be fine as soon as these young kids get some experience.

I was looking at the NCHSAA record book and Rocky Mount still continues to be the last North Carolina High school to win the triple crown in one year. Football, basketball and baseball State titles in one year. That happened in 1963.

In college football we live in the passing era. Five years removed from college Philip Rivers still hold the NCAA record for yards per attempted pass. His four years in Raleigh he averaged 9.55 yards per pass attempt. No one else in college history is over 9.00 yards per attempt. Philip lead the NFL last year in yards per attempt.

I don't know if there has ever been a more dramatic unassisted double play than the one the Phillies pull off Sunday. Philadelphia was hanging on to a 7-5 lead when the Mets had two men on and no outs in the ninth. A line drive was hit to Philly second baseman Eric Bruntlett who ran over and touched second to double up the runner on second base. He then tagged the runner on first who had been running on the hit ball and Bruntlett ends a major league baseball game for the first time in eighty five years on a triple play.