Six Against Five

Cries of foul, the ref cheated, the ref was bought off came from the stands Friday afternoon. Was this a Northern Nash- Rocky Mount sporting event? No it was the Student-faulty basketball game played in the gym after school. The faulty won in overtime 41-38. The students thought something was up when the referee turnout to be a faulty member. In order to let fairness be a part of this story I tried contacting members of the faulty team but they were unavailable as they were in the whirlpool getting treatment from trainer Bernie Capps after the game. The students went home to start their weekend.

Danita Whitaker is a State Champions today she won the girls shot put event at the 3-A state championship in Greensboro. She won by three inches.

Last night at the sports banquet coach Mike Gainey made it official when he announced that Tashawn Mabry had signed to play basketball at Rhode Island. The drama that has followed Tashawn this season both on and off the court getting away from the area just might be the best thing for his future.

The Fayetteville Observer is reporting that the Eastern regional basketball tournament is moving to Fayetteville to be played at the Crown Coliseum. When it was in Greenville the boys played at ECU and the girls were at Rose High school which could seat about 2,000. Crown's main floor seats about 12,000 which is larger than ECU and they have what they call the arena attached to the Coliseum. Fayetteville all games will pretty much be in the same building. The Crown Coliseum is located on 301 and I-95 business towards Hope Mills.

North Carolina has beaten Virginia Tech to pull even with Boston College who lost to Georgia Tech for the second time. North Carolina State beat Duke in bottom of the 11th inning to clinch a spot in the ACC tournament,

State is now 14-15. North Carolina and BC are 13-16. Carolina must win Saturday to get in and BC lose. BC has any tie breaker over Carolina. Better record over top four in conference. The weather forecast is calling for rain Saturday. The ACC says no inning can start at 4.00pm Saturday so Carolina has to do all it can to get this game in and win. Game time is set for 1.00pm but I bet in order to beat the weather they start earlier . Here is also a possibility. Carolina gets rained out and BC loses then Carolina is in. If BC wins Saturday Carolina is out under any scenario.