Moss Wins Morehead Scholarship

Well he was planning on going to school in Chapel Hill any way to play Baseball for Mike Fox and today it was announced that Benton Moss Rocky Mount High School senior has won the prestigious Morehead Cain scholarship to UNC.

It is the top scholarship given by the University of North Carolina. The Morehead is the oldest Merit scholarship in the United States. It provides for four years of complete funding including Summer internships which could be just about any thing from the FBI to IBM.

Congratulations Benton!!!!!

Gryphon baseball rebounded from the shutout administered by Rose on Tuesday with a 11-0 win over Louisburg today at Chilly Gryphon Stadium. The game lasted just five innings. Friday the Gryphons host SouthWest Edgecombe.

If you thought it was cold at Gryphon Stadium you should have been in Roanoke Rapids watching the softball team. The Yellow Jackets won 9-1 but I have to tell you these Lady Gryphons are improved over last year when they did not win a game. Pat and I were there cheering for Morgan who keeps the score book for the Lady Gryphons.

Pitching is greatly improved to the point where not one run was walked in as happened last year. The Ladies gave up close to ten runs a game last year on just walks. The Lady Gryphons are going to win soon. They will one of these warm days when they can take their over coats off. When we got in the car to come home our temperature gauge read 36.

Friday night the Lady Knights of Northern Nash will travel to the Crown Arena as they will play Union Pines in the East 3-A semi finals in Fayetteville. Should they win Tomorrow they are back on the court Saturday at six pm.

I see in the Telegram today that former Nash Central basketball star Trey Sumler has been named the Southern Conference Rookie of the year. Trey averaged 11.5 points per game this year as a red shirt freshman.

I don't know whether this means any thing or not but the NFL and Players Union CBA which runs out at midnight has been put off 24 hours. I surely hope that means they are close to getting an agreement. Why would they delay for 24 hours unless a deal is very close?

Good Luck Lady Knight!!!!!