Let Youth Be Served

The Lady Gryphon soccer team has but two seniors on the roster. They have also had a couple of key injuries that have slowed down what was a very potent offense for much of the season. Despite their youth two freshmen kicked two goals through the net and the Lady Gryphons survive D H Conley 2-1 in the opening round of the State playoffs.

Casey Cooke and Sydney Browder provided the shots to gain victory but once again the Gryphon defense held an opponent to a single score and the lady's move to round two. I found out on line on the NCHSAA playoff brackets that they are viewable only in internet Explorer which I don't have so at this time I don't know who, when or where round two is at this moment.

The spring sports banquet will be held on Thursday May 20th starting at 5.00pm. Dinner will serve until about 5.45 then the awards will start for all athletes that play any type sport this year.

I will not blog again until after the baseball game Friday night. I have tried to write something everyday and actually did two on Sunday which I was using the second one as my Monday Blog which means today is actually Thursdays.

Baseball is home Friday night as they start the state playoffs. D H Conley the #3 seed from the Coastal is up first for what we hope will be at least eight playoff games. First pitch is 7.00pm

I really don't understand why this first week of the baseball playoffs there is not two rounds. Then next week round three and four. The week after that should only have the Eastern Finals which is a two out of three. You know last year when Northern made it the the two out of three they had to pitch Tyler Joyner on a Tuesday in round four and started the two out of three on Thursday and were not able to pitch him in either game that Northern played in in the eastern finals.

This is something the coaches need to take a hard look at, a potential four games in one week is too much for any team even the Gryphons with two of the best pitchers in the state.

The Big East conference softball tournament is Thursday night at Glover Park in Nashville. Hunt the #1 seed plays Nash Central the #3 seed in the championship game. Rocky Mount is the host school but could not host the tournament at Mutt Wilson field not because of the field but parking. If you have attended a game their this year you know there are only a few cars that can park close to the field and there is a mud hole in one area that can eat a volkswagan.

Thank goodness there is a new field coming at the new high school.