Only Three At The Top

The Only Big East football game on this Friday night where both teams were tied and playing each other was at Nash Central. I had picked Nash Central to finish fifth in my preseason guesses and tonight they played like a fifth place team and Hunt delivers a solid whipping on the Bulldogs 29-0.

Hunt was able to put twice as many points on the boards as they had their last two games and Nash Central gets shut out at home. Hard league to figure.

Way down east in Gates County North Edgecombe played for the Tar River title tonight and this proves to be the only good game from the area and the score is not good for the Warriors as The Red Barons edge North Edgecombe 19-18. WOW!

Out of the corner of their eye Northern Nash was hoping for some help from Nash Central but they decided they had better take care of their own business scoring the first five times they had the ball and then putting the game in the hands of their defense as they rip Fike 49-3.

Southern Nash put the ball in Tracy Coppedge's hands for 169 yards and had over 300 yard rushing in the game until they put their second team in the game and they lost yardage on the last drive to put them under 300 yards running for the game. Regardless, The Firebirds handle Rocky Mount 34-7. This lost knocks Rocky Mount out of the playoffs as they can finish no better than fifth.

I was worried that Tarboro might have a let down against Farmville and they did. They let the Jags score 20 on the night. So that means the Jags only lost by 47. The #1 team in 2-A is playing like the defending champs they are.

I knew SouthWest Edgecombe would be ornery tonight and they were hammering Greene Central 52-7.

I was 4-2 on the night missing the Hunt game and North Edgecombe.

So Northern Nash, Hunt and Southern Nash all remained tied at the top of the Big East at 3-1. Between the three they have beaten each other. Northern has Rocky Mount and Hunt has Fike next week. Southern finishes the regular season with Nash Central.

The ADM's are out and If I understand the count all four of the Big East top seeds will be in the 3-AA bracket. Hunt has the most students coming in at around 1275, followed by Southern Nash, Northern Nash and Nash Central all with over 1250 students. Fike has just over 1200 and Rocky Mount just under 1200. This might tell you why this conference is so competitive as all six schools are with 75 students from being the same size.

Southwest will once again be 2-AA while Tarboro comes in the 2-A as they are 7th from the smallest 2-A school in the east. North Edgecombe will play in the 1-A playoffs.

The State Tennis tournament is going on in Burlington Randi Price of Nash Centralis still alive and will play in the semi finals Saturday Morning. Sister Kaley won her opening match but lost in the second round.

Rocky Mount's doubles team of Lindsey Thomas and Carolina Nelson won their opening round match but fell in the second round.

Cross country runs the east regional in Greenville Saturday Morning. Nash Central will be the boys favorite. Rocky Mount has an outside chance of qualifying for the state. In the girls Both Fike and Rocky Mount will have shots to make the state title jog next week.