Price Sisters Dominate Tennis Regional

The singles and doubles tennis Eastern Regional was held Friday and Saturday and the Price sisters from Nash Central dominated so much that they played each other for the Eastern championship. Randi beat Kaley 6/2-7/5 to win. If I remember this correctly they both have qualified for the state Championship by finishing at least second.

The Rocky Mount doubles team of Lindsey Thomas and Caroline Nelson team fell in the finals to Wilson Fike' s team of Mallory Short and Mederith Pruden. I believe both Lindsey and Caroline will be in the State Tournament but that is not this week as tennis gets back to the team competition . Tennis is very confusing switching back and forth from individual and team play.

The Big East soccer tournament starts Monday at Northern Nash. The #1 seeded Gryphons play in the semi's Tuesday and if they win the championship is Thursday. We hope at the Stretchlon Sports show to tape Rocky Mount's semi game. If Monday's games go as seedings are then Rocky Mount will probably play Southern Nash a team that has been as difficult as any one in the league for them this year.

Monday will be pack up the equipment day for all three public high schools in volleyball. Rocky Mount , Northern Nash and Nash Central all fell in the first round.

Friday night I went 3-1 on my picks missing the Hunt-Southern Nash game. Friday's 4-way tie will be broken as Northern Nash plays at Fike. Rocky Mount at Southern Nash and Nash Central plays Hunt. Five of the teams are still alive for the playoff spots as only Fike is out. Even after next week we might head for the final game of the season with a three way tie and the Nash Central/Hunt loser will fall out of the lead.

If this was the NFL there will probably be one who is 5-5 that winds up 10-6. There will probably be one team five and one but there is still a mathematical chance three could still go 5 and 1.

Can't wait for the playoffs.

Finally what good is instance replay if even after looking at the replay they can't get it right. This Pittsburgh fumble which was ruled a fumble even though the Miami player handed the ball to the refs and they couldn't determined who recovered. Why put the ball on the half inch line. If you can't tell who recover it in the end zone it has to be as if the ball rolled through the end zone and the ball should go to the twenty and Miami ball. I think a clue of who recover was the player who handed the ball to the refs. This call almost tops the Hoculi play of 2008 when San Diego recovered a Jay Cutler fumble except it wasn't a fumble because the ref blew his whistle while the ball was rolling free.