It's Football Time

Visited the New Rocky Mount High School today to watch the Volleyball team play their first home match and they were able to sweep Roanoke Rapids 25-19-25-20-25-10 to win their first match on the home floor.  Got my first look inside the school and it is very impressive.  The front Atrium is huge.  The gym is bigger than I thought it would be but did not count the seats to see how many can sit.  The girls Tennis team had a match going on as we drove into the campus with C B Aycock and football was practicing on the practice field.  Never seen that much sports going on at the same time on campus before.

Let's get down to business.  There is another new coach in the area this year and it is Keith Parisher at North Edgecombe.  The Warriors open the football season hosting South Creek and of course you say who in the world is South Creek.  That is of course the old Roanoke High in Robersonville.  I'll take South Creek in this one 26-13

Northern Nash at Beddingfield:  I think the Knight's will have enough defense to win this one.  Like yesterday it will be interesting to see how good Northern's offense is and whether they  can score.  If it is a 13-7 type score the good news will be Northern played well on defense and the bad news not very good on offense.  This game could go a long ways in telling us how good Northern could be.  I'll take the Knights 19-13.

One side of Edgecombe County there is a new coach just getting his head coaching career in gear while at the other end one beginning his last.  Raymond Cobb will introduce his final Cougar football team at SouthWest.  They will be hosting Southern Nash.  I believe last year was just one of those years when everything that could go bad did for SWE and if they stay healthy they will be the same old Cougars that SWE has been under Cobb.  I'll Take the Cougars 26-13.  Too much lost in the backfield for the Firebirds to be clicking this early.

New Stadium, new school and a new head coach.  Rocky Mount will put it all on display Friday night as there will be an open house where you can get a look inside from 5-7PM and then venture over to the football field.  Jason Battle's first team will host Bunn.  Bunn is getting a lot of attention from the Raleigh media.  If you remember last year the Gryphons were underdogs and whipped Bunn 30-0 in the pouring rain at Bunn.  This one is the hardest game to call of all of them in the area opening night.  I think the Gryphons eck this one out 21-20.

Now the game of the night.  Three time defending 2-A State Champs Tarboro host Nash Central.  If I were a betting man I believe I would put a lot of money on Tarboro not winning four in a row state championships.  Some where the streak has to end but that has nothing to do with this game.  I think up front is where the Bulldogs win this game.  Pound-Pound-Pound the smaller Vikings.  This is one of those games as long as it is close  it will be a good result for everyone regardless of who wins.  Bulldogs 35- Tarboro 21