The opening weekend of Big East football was a good one as five of the six teams came home winners. I don't think anybody can make a judgement about their teams future after just one game because only one team played a game against a team that went deep into the playoffs last year, that was Nash Central and they lost.
Rocky Mount had better get use to the road as they were able to win at Bertie. Timing of when you play someone is a factor most people forget. Bertie playing for new coach Greg Watford will be a tough game for someone by week eight.
Northern Nash roared from the opening kickoff Friday night against Beddingifeld. The biggest obstacle for Northern this year is keeping every game in prospective. I bet many fans at Northern thought somewhere in the fourth quarter "oh no here we go again". Don't worry Knight fans your offense is better this year since in a long while. Can you count the number of games because Northern couldn't score in the second half of games that they lost in the past few years? Northern put 21 on the scoreboard but should of had a lot more.
Nash Central is the only conference team with a L by their record after the first week. No shame in being beaten by Tarboro the defending 2-A champs. The Bulldogs are better than the score that finished up on the scoreboard. It is a fact however it is hard to win when you don't score.
Southern Nash put up 55 on Franklinton which should have the coaching staff giddy. They also gave up 27 which gives the coaches something to holler about on Monday. Southern was the preseason pick to win the Big East and their play Friday night did nothing to make that pick look bad. Defense will get a lot of attention this week.
Fike opens the season putting up 50 plus points on D H Conley. Remember this is the D H Conley who didn't win a game last year. Doesn't look like they will win many this year either. Fike gets a win but will need another game under their belt to see where they are this year.
Hunt scores a 29-0 victory over Eastern Wayne giving the conference a shutout in week one. If Hunt can score points with their running game and hold on defense they will be right in the Hunt excuse the pun for the championship.
There are times in our life that sports need to take a back seat when we look at the real world. I have good news to report this morning and we hope this comes true. Lady Gryphon soccer goalie Holly Fryer under went major surgery last Tuesday at UNC Hospitals and word is she will be coming home today. Our prayers are with Holly and her family as she starts the road to recovery.
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