Super Bowl Set

So far this NFL playoff season I am 8-2 on my picks getting both games right yesterday. During the next two weeks more questions about Brett Farve will be asked than about any other player. The last time I checked he doesn't play on either team left. I like this match up of the Green Bay Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I am not making a winner prediction yet but I am going to say the losing team will score 20 points.

If you are playing the 11th place team in the league and you are home, you would hope that you could win by more than two points. State blew a 17 point second half lead and was mighty lucky to win their second ACC game yesterday. Their only two wins have been against the worse two teams in the league. The rest of their conference schedule is not promising as four of their next five are on the road starting Tuesday night at Clemson.

So far the high school basketball season has only played three conference games. This week Rocky Mount has three road games starting tonight at Fike. This is the makeup game that was snowed/exammed out last Tuesday. Tuesday the Gryphons are at Northern and finish up Friday Night at Nash Central.

After Friday night you will be able to tell a lot about how rest of this season is going to fare. A good week winning all three and the Gryphons could be back in the drivers seat pending what Hunt does this week. Lose two and you will be playing for your playoff life the rest of the season.

Wednesday night Northern Nash and Nash Central will play for the conference championship in wrestling. Many of the so called minor sports have the team championships and then next week will have individual championships much like tennis does. It hard to keep up with which one is happening but it is the team championships this week.

Rode by the new high school yesterday just to see what it looks like. You can sure tell that a school is on the rise. Just about all of the cinder blocks have been laid. Was surprised to see lights up. Might be a little muddy but maybe soccer, softball or that matter baseball has lights. It will be nice to be able to play all sports on campus instead of riding to the football stadium or down Howell street to play baseball. If no other sport benefits from the new school it will be soccer by being able to play playoff games on site and not worrry about time of day being able to play night games like the NCHSAA wants them to be able to do.