Despite the short notice they came out by the car load tonight as Rocky Mount hosted Nash Central in Big East conference basketball in front of a full house. I think in ten years when Nash Central starts winning on a more consistent basis against both Northern and Rocky Mount it will not matter whether you play Nash Central or Northern there will be standing room only crowds for every game. It is almost that way now.
The girls gave up more points than they have to almost all of their conference game 52 but tonight the offense plastered 68 to beat Nash Central in girls basketball.
You would almost expect this after becoming the all time scoring leader Tuesday night Tashawn Mabry and the rest of Rocky Mount had a let down of sorts but in the end held off the Bulldogs 82-71
Both teams are now 6-0 in conference play and play Hunt at Home Tuesday night in for what will be for the lead in the conference, a victory over Hunt would give both the boys and the girls a two game lead with three to play.
Rocky Mount is suppose to play at Hertford County Saturday night but if the National Weather Service is right the Ahoskie area is expected to get eight to twelve inches of snow before then. If we don't play Saturday I doubt this non conference game will be made up with only two weeks left in the regular season.
Tonight I was at Rocky Mount Prep doing TV as North Edgecombe edged Prep 54-46. In doing tonight's game I may have watched the best basketball player in the area in Montrez Harrell of North Edgecombe. Harrell stands six seven and weights about 225 scored 27 in a variety of ways from slam dunks to jump shots to being perfect from the foul line. He probably swatted ten shots away from the basket. Harrell is only a sophomore and has just started playing basketball. Look out for him!
The Park Scholarships at N C state along with the Morehead Cain Scholarships to UNC are an honor for any student to be nominated for either scholarship. Several student from our area have been nominated for both. Each scholarship is like being in the playoffs in sports.
This week the first cut was made and no one from the Twin Counties has survived the Morehead Cain scholarship to Chapel Hill. Wednesday the Park Scholarship announced that Nancy Thai and Lein Soltan of Rocky Mount High has advance to the next round. Representing Northern Nash is Emily Capps and Forest Brown of Nash Central are still alive and still having a chance to win the biggest scholarship given at N C State. March third is the next day and that's more than a month away to wait.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
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