Northern Nash tonight took the #1 seed from the Cape Fear Valley to the wire before they lose in Sanford by a 4-3 score. The top three seeds advance including Nash Central who out scored Jacksonville to win 11-10. Nash Central gets to play the in the right place at the right time roll as their next opponent will be North Lenoir a #4 seed from Eastern Carolina Conference who upset the #2 seed West Brunswick. Nash Central as a #3 seed will host North Lenoir Tuesday night in the Dog Pound.
The top two Big East teams Hunt and Rocky Mount advanced as between them they gave up one run in their two games. Hunt who is by far the best hitting team in the Big East rolled over Washington 13-1. They now will play Eastern Wayne the #2 seed from the Eastern Carolina Conference at Hunt. Rocky Mount meets C B Aycock who won 10-4 to earn the right to host Rocky Mount.
The Southern Nash Doubles team of Owen Fike and Adam Glover are still alive as they won two matches today and are now in the final four in the State 3-A doubles tennis going on in Burlington. Their team mates Tim Lewandowski and Armondo Villareal won their opening match but fell in three set in the second round to knock them out of the tournament. The doubles team from Northern Nash Bryson Williams and Jonah Richardson lost in the round of 16.
The singles the Big East only had two to make the top sixteen and both made it to the final eight before finding the exit. Turner Votipka won his opening match but lost in the final eight and Fike's Nick James did the same losing in the final eight.
The 3-A track and field championships are over and at this point Rocky Mount finished 15th. I will try to give more details on all the Nash County schools Saturday.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Gryphons Use Moss' Coat Tails
Sorry for any delay cause by the G-mail server going down. I did not know there was a problem until last night when I went on line to blog the game and could not get on. The post I made on Wednesday has been lost but this was just not my problem but anyone on G-mail.
Any one who I have talked with since we found out RM was playing Hertford County knows I am concerned over the number of runs that this Gryphonteam can score against good pitching. I made the prediction that 4-0 or 4-1 was going to be the final score. When you can't score ten runs the other team stays in the game much like in college basketball games when you only score 50 every night. It is hard to run away and hide when the score is close.
Hertford County sent their Ace Brandon Warren who is heading to Barton to the mound at Gryphon Stadium and Warren held the Gryphons to four hits. Lucky for the Gryphons that the best pitcher in the history of this area was on the mound in Benton Moss. Moss struck out 19 allowed four hits and walked two batters and the Gryphons chipped in a couple of errors and Hertford County had runners on base they just could not make contact with the ball when they really needed it. It was the 31st time Moss has been the winner while losing only 3 times in his four varsity season which makes him the winningest pitch ever in this area.
Rocky Mount got on the board in the first when Jeremy Johnson struck out but reached first on a passed ball. Cameron Ramsey reach on an error and Benton Moss stroked a single to drive in the first run of the game.
The game stayed 1-0 until the fifth when Thomas Berry and Benton Moss singled both stole a base a piece and reach home on a error by the second baseman fielding a hit ball. Andy Morris drove in run #4 in the sixth to give the Gryphons plenty of cushion which was not needed with Moss on the hill.
Benton Moss collected two hits and Thomas Berry and Andy Morris the other two. Brandon Warren took the loss for the Bears.
Rocky Mount wins their 17th on the season and now head to C B Aycock Tuesday night in the second round.
I will blog again later tonight to give the track and field results which are on going now.
Any one who I have talked with since we found out RM was playing Hertford County knows I am concerned over the number of runs that this Gryphon
Hertford County sent their Ace Brandon Warren who is heading to Barton to the mound at Gryphon Stadium and Warren held the Gryphons to four hits. Lucky for the Gryphons that the best pitcher in the history of this area was on the mound in Benton Moss. Moss struck out 19 allowed four hits and walked two batters and the Gryphons chipped in a couple of errors and Hertford County had runners on base they just could not make contact with the ball when they really needed it. It was the 31st time Moss has been the winner while losing only 3 times in his four varsity season which makes him the winningest pitch ever in this area.
Rocky Mount got on the board in the first when Jeremy Johnson struck out but reached first on a passed ball. Cameron Ramsey reach on an error and Benton Moss stroked a single to drive in the first run of the game.
The game stayed 1-0 until the fifth when Thomas Berry and Benton Moss singled both stole a base a piece and reach home on a error by the second baseman fielding a hit ball. Andy Morris drove in run #4 in the sixth to give the Gryphons plenty of cushion which was not needed with Moss on the hill.
Benton Moss collected two hits and Thomas Berry and Andy Morris the other two. Brandon Warren took the loss for the Bears.
Rocky Mount wins their 17th on the season and now head to C B Aycock Tuesday night in the second round.
I will blog again later tonight to give the track and field results which are on going now.
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