Last week Of Non-Conference For Most

Home coming is at Nash Central tonight and they have as their guest Bunn. Most of the time you try to get a team that you know you can win but this is a tough game for the Bulldogs. Every team wants to play someone that they can say is of the same level as conference play and I think Nash Central has done that rather well in non conference having played the likes of Tarboro, Hertford County, Smithfield Selma. This is a toughie but I think the Bulldogs head to conference play on a good note.

Nash Central 26 Bunn 20

The much inproving Knights of Northern Nash will play the easiest of all their non-conference foes when they take on Southern Vance. When a team is on the rise they need to worry about not falling off the mountain. The Knights have a chance to head to conference play 4-2. If they show up ready to play they will take this one. If they show up thinking we are turning the corner and we got this one then they could be in for a game. I think they will be ready.

Northern Nash 34 Southern Vance 14

The game of the night in the local area is SouthWest Edgecombe traveling to Kinston. You know when SWE was in the NEW-6 they started with Rocky Mount and now since they joined the Eastern Plains Kinston. Raymond Cobb must really like starting with one of the hardest each year. This is a hard game to pick. I don't believe this year's Cougar team is quite at the level say the past five years have been but they are still good.

Kinston 28 SWE 22

Tarboro begins their Eastern Plains schedule hosting North Pitt. North Pitt has shown signs of no longer being the bottom of the barrell but trying to take down Tarboro at home is tough for any body.

Tarboro 35 North Pitt 16

Southern Nash as well as Rocky Mount take tonight off before finishing their non-conference schedule next week.

I will not blog again until Sunday afternoon.

Volley Ball Wins Again

The lady Gryphon Volley Ball team won at Nash Central on Thursday despite missing two starters from the lineup. Lady Gryphons win 3-1 winning 25-17,25-5, 19-25, and 25-17.

This makes their conference mark 6-0 but unless some people get healthy fast Tuesday will be a day of judgement for the unbeaten conference mark at the Ladies travel to Hunt. Tamisha Walker got clearance from the doctor to resume practice starting today from her sprained ankle but even yesterday she is still favoring her ankle. Evie Hunter who missed yesterday game should be back Tuesday.

Lady Gryphon tennis lost to Nash Central Thursday 6-3. All any coach can ask from their players is to practice hard and get better as the season goes on. If yesterday match is any indication then the Lady Gryphons are improving as Nash Central white washed the Lady Gryphons two weeks ago in Rocky Mount 9-0. Nash Central remains unbeaten in conference play while Rocky Mount drops to 3-3.

Last night the ACC got back a little respect in the national spot light as Miami beat Pittsburgh 31-3. This is the second straight Thursday night victory by the ACC over the Big East. Both victories were against the top two favorites in the Big East.

Since I can no longer watch the Atlanta Braves every night like it use to be, I don't watch much baseball any more so when I watch a game most of the time it is an inning here and there. In other words I just don't have a team I root for like I use to. If I am going to pull for a team this year it has got to be the Tampa Bay Rays. Boy did they hitch up their britches this week after losing the first two games to the New York Yankees in New York.

Last night the Rays beat the Yankees for the second game in a row and have gotten within a half game of the Yankees for first place. They are fun to watch and too me right now the Rays and Phillies are the best two teams in baseball.