Opening Night Delayed

The Rocky Mount Gryphons were in the process of unloading the bus when a thunderstorm sent an already on the field Northern Durham team scrambling for cover.

The Storm hit right at 6.30pm and dumped a heavy rain on Durham County Stadium. County Stadium is under going a eight million dollar renovation. There is an artificial surface on the field. The track which surrounds the field is laid out but is only dirt.

The PA announced at 7.10pm the game had been postponed while lightening was still in the area. The rain was almost gone. By rule you can't come on the field until thirty minutes after the lightening stops. We may have been able to play around 8.00pm or maybe 8.30 pm and since the field is artificial they was no problem with the playing conditions of the field

Gryphons now must return to Northern Durham for a 6.00pm kick off Saturday night

Seems everyone played last night but us as Northern Nash hosted Cary at Death Valley. Now with two games in the books Northern offense can't move the ball enough to help the defense. The defense did all it could do, but Cary scores in the fourth quarter to beat Northern 7-0.

Nash Central found Smithfield Selma acting like Tarboro in the first quarter jumping to a 14-0 lead over the Bulldogs. Too big a lead and Nash Central falls to 0-2 losing at home 27-7 to the Spartans.

If you saw my predictions Friday I said that the Fike-Hunt game would tell us a lot about the Big East 3-A this year. Having last week predicted Fike to only win one conference game and Hunt to lose only one. All you need to know is Hunt 48- Fike 0

Bunn traveled to Southern Nash and Bunn looked as if they would win their first game of the season but down by two touchdown the Firbirds rally beating Bunn 24-22.

Southwest Edgecombe had their way with Curritick winning 52-6. A little further up the road in Washington Tarboro pitches their second shutout of the season beating the Pam Pack 31-0.

I failed to mention this on Friday but the JV Gryhons nailed Northern Durham's jv's Thursday night 30-6. They don't play again until Thursday September 10th as they host Hertford County. Next week's jv game was cancelled when Northampton East had to drop their jv team and move those players to the varsity to make sure Northamton east had enough varsity players. It must have worked as they beat Perquimans Friday night.

Kickoff of the 2009 Rocky Mount High School footbll season is now at 6.00pm tonight at County Stadium in Durham. Our pregame coverages starts at 5.30 on am 1390