What A Difference A Year Makes

Last year at this time Gryphon football players were signing the dotted lines to college scholarships. Only seven local players inked contracts to college yesterday and none were Gryphons.

Monster offensive lineman Tacoby Cofield of the State Champion Tarboro Vikings lead the way signing on with Duke. Six Southern Nash players reaped the rewards of the Firebirds making it all the way to the eastern Finals.

Finally school is back in and after being out three days and last night Morgan's Face Book page was swirling on whether there was school today or any delays. I think the school system decisions to be out three days was exactly what was necessary. The only place that I have seen that stated school was back today was on the Nash Rocky Mount website. We got a call late yesterday from the telephone notification system which I think is a great idea but the only thing they stated was a meeting schedule for Thursday night had been cancelled. Not one mention whether as to say school was on or not.

Next week will be a three game final week of the regular season for Big East basketball. Friday night the Gryphons travel to Fike for this week's regular game.
Next week the Gryphons play home Tuesday to Southern Nash, Wednesday Hunt is at our place making up the game missed this past Tuesday. Friday will bring on a trip to Northern Nash to put a capper on the regular season.

The boys have a two game lead and the girls are one ahead and these next four games in eight days could turn the whole season around if either Gryphon team loses momentum from the lack of practice during the snow days.

I have to finish up on this note this morning. Did you see Virginia last night use those electronic dog collar devices on the N C State guards. I may have been the only person to notice them but Virginia had dog collars attached to each State player. You know what I'm talking about the invisible fence that when your dog gets to close to leaving your yard an electric shock pulsates in the dog neck making the dog stay away from the street.

Virginia used those devices on any N C State player who came near the three point line last night and made them back up staying away and not crossing the three point line. It must have been inserted in the ball too because State very seldom even passed the ball across the three point line.

State has two of the greatest guards in the history of the Wolfpack sitting on the bench coaching but N C State has the worse guard play of any team in the league.