I know the NFL was on the other channel but I could hardly take my eyes off the golf today. The final day of the Ryder Cup and the U S of A could have gotten the Cup back from the Europeans but some of the best Europeans players played some of their best golf ever when they needed to, to hold on to the cup.
Disappointing to say the least but how can you not love the drama. There is no doubt in my mind the Masters is the best golf TV event in the world. Sure both of the Opens are super events but when the Ryder Cup is on every other year it shoots right past both the US Open and the British as they call it The Open.
Every thing we do in life we should try the best we can but there are those times when you tried but the other guy was better. If you are taking notice anyway the top golfers in the world are not all American any more. If you are a newcomer to the Ryder Cup that has taken on more meaning ever since they decided to change the Ryder format from the U S versus Great Britain to U S Versus Europe. Whole new ball game since then.
Cousin Lauren Doughtie needed to win the final event on the Futures tour schedule today and then wait to see where the top ten fell in the money earnings. For only the third tournament this year she had three rounds par or better but which was a score of three under par for the weekend and it was only good for a tie for thirty. When they add up the final money listing for the year she will be about 17th which will not earn her LPGA card this year.
Lauren has just finished her third full year on tour and is heading in the right direction as she has been 49th, 29th and somewhere around 17th this year. So far in her Futures Career she has one career win and a second.
Todd Gurley is tearing it up for the U Of Georgia Bulldogs as he scored three times in UGA win over Tennessee last night. I know a lot of Tarboro folks were upset when Channel Five started showing the Tornado tracking over Moore and Hoke Counties right in the middle of the game.
Another former Viking is quietly doing well at his next level. Today Shaun Draughn was the #2 back for the Kansas City Chiefs and after the game was out of hand got into action in the fourth quarter and Draughn had one of the six turnovers the Chiefs had losing to the Chargers.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Giant Leap For Gryphon Man Kind
Sort of this is a play on words of the first man who set foot on the moon Neil Armstrong who died less than a month ago. The Gryphons of Rocky Mount ended a seven game conference losing streak as they open the 2012 Big East conference race with a heart stopping, thunder rattling 13-6 victory over Nash Central. Most who had paid to see it were not there in the end as rain and thunder sent folks scurrying to their cars while Nash Central tried desperately to score a touchdown the last few seconds.
For the first time this year Rocky Mount was not the best team on the field in the fourth quarter but they were far superior in the first jumping to a 13-0 first quarter lead and half time score. This win stops a seven game conference losing streak that goes all the way back to the Fike game in 2010 in which they won 14-7. Rocky Mount still has one other streak going as they have not score 20 in a conference game since the miracle pass in the Southern Nash game in 2009 when they beat the Firebirds 24-19.
Gryphons sure can take a deep breath as they got a big win but you know as a coach, Jason Battle has to be worried that the same old problem that live in the losing streak existed last night. Couldn't score in the second half and Hunt is waiting next week.
I told you Hunt needed to score 40 to win and they did 40-0 over Northern Nash. The Knights defense has given up points all year and 40 last night was not really a surprise, but where was the offense that has been able to score on every body?
That Thunder that rattled at the end of the RM/NC game was already rattling at Southern Nash at the half and they will play the second half at 6pm Monday night. Once again Southern was generous with the ball allowing Fike to get recover a few fumbles and kept Fike in the game at 21 each.
Tarboro had little trouble with Green Central 47-16. Unlike the past few years at Tarboro I don't believe A B Whitley's defensive magic is working for this years Viking team. Still five weeks until the playoffs start to get better.
As expected Northampton had their way with North Edgecombe 50-14. This team at Northampton is what use to be both West and East Northampton put together now.
SouthWest Edgecombe continues to lead the Eastern Plains as they rolled Beddingfield 32-13. Tarboro has Kinston next week and people in Edgecombe County will then have a comparison game as both Tarboro and SWE will have both played Kinston.
Expected Word of God stopped Rocky Mount Academy's two game win streak as WOG won 54-0. I wonder when was the last time that a B W Holt team got shutout?
If this was was The Ryder Cup then I scored five points as I was five for five in predictions in games that were finished. I got a halve in the Southern/Fike game and we will have to wait for that result until Monday night.
For the first time this year Rocky Mount was not the best team on the field in the fourth quarter but they were far superior in the first jumping to a 13-0 first quarter lead and half time score. This win stops a seven game conference losing streak that goes all the way back to the Fike game in 2010 in which they won 14-7. Rocky Mount still has one other streak going as they have not score 20 in a conference game since the miracle pass in the Southern Nash game in 2009 when they beat the Firebirds 24-19.
Gryphons sure can take a deep breath as they got a big win but you know as a coach, Jason Battle has to be worried that the same old problem that live in the losing streak existed last night. Couldn't score in the second half and Hunt is waiting next week.
I told you Hunt needed to score 40 to win and they did 40-0 over Northern Nash. The Knights defense has given up points all year and 40 last night was not really a surprise, but where was the offense that has been able to score on every body?
That Thunder that rattled at the end of the RM/NC game was already rattling at Southern Nash at the half and they will play the second half at 6pm Monday night. Once again Southern was generous with the ball allowing Fike to get recover a few fumbles and kept Fike in the game at 21 each.
Tarboro had little trouble with Green Central 47-16. Unlike the past few years at Tarboro I don't believe A B Whitley's defensive magic is working for this years Viking team. Still five weeks until the playoffs start to get better.
As expected Northampton had their way with North Edgecombe 50-14. This team at Northampton is what use to be both West and East Northampton put together now.
SouthWest Edgecombe continues to lead the Eastern Plains as they rolled Beddingfield 32-13. Tarboro has Kinston next week and people in Edgecombe County will then have a comparison game as both Tarboro and SWE will have both played Kinston.
Expected Word of God stopped Rocky Mount Academy's two game win streak as WOG won 54-0. I wonder when was the last time that a B W Holt team got shutout?
If this was was The Ryder Cup then I scored five points as I was five for five in predictions in games that were finished. I got a halve in the Southern/Fike game and we will have to wait for that result until Monday night.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Football Time
Big East gets the conference football schedule started tonight and there are some very intriguing games.
Rocky Mount at Nash Central: Record wise Rocky Mount is the surprise team of the year for the improvement being 5-0 while Nash Central is the surprise team that record has gone down instead of up at 2-3. They both have played one common foe in Hertford County both were at home and Rocky Mount won a close game while Nash Central lost a close one.
I suspect this is a close game and Rocky Mount has been as good as any team in the fourth quarter this year. I think the Gryphons win this game late 26-20
I am going to tell you right now that Hunt had better be in the frame of mind that in order to beat Northern Nash they had better be ready to score forty in order to win. If they show up thinking this one is in the bag it will be win for Northern. I think despite Northern 2-3 and Hunt 5-0 this will be a good game. I do how ever think that Hunt will find a way to win this one. Hunt 41 Northern Nash 28
Southern Nash is 4-1 and Fike is 1-4. I think we all know that when Southern holds on to the ball they can beat anybody and when they don't they can lose to anybody. When this night ends Southern will have their first conference game whipping Fike 44- 34.
North Edgecombe travels to Northanpton. N E Is 2-3 and Northampton 5-1. They have play a couple of teams which comparing the scores it would tend to favor Northampton. North Edgecombe loses 32-21
Tarboro travels to Greene Central and this will only be the second road game of the year for the Vikes. They should continue on that collision course with SouthWest Edgecombe beating GC. The Vikings have scored at least 34 points in every game and I see no reason they can't again. Tarboro 35 Greene Central 21.
SouthWest Edgecombe at Beddingfield. SWE 3-3 and 2-0 while Beddingfield is 4-2 and 2-0. Those two losses for Beddingfield were rather big losses while those same two games SWE played both Hunt and Southern Nash tough. SWE goes to Beddingfield and wins 38-33.
Rocky Mount at Nash Central: Record wise Rocky Mount is the surprise team of the year for the improvement being 5-0 while Nash Central is the surprise team that record has gone down instead of up at 2-3. They both have played one common foe in Hertford County both were at home and Rocky Mount won a close game while Nash Central lost a close one.
I suspect this is a close game and Rocky Mount has been as good as any team in the fourth quarter this year. I think the Gryphons win this game late 26-20
I am going to tell you right now that Hunt had better be in the frame of mind that in order to beat Northern Nash they had better be ready to score forty in order to win. If they show up thinking this one is in the bag it will be win for Northern. I think despite Northern 2-3 and Hunt 5-0 this will be a good game. I do how ever think that Hunt will find a way to win this one. Hunt 41 Northern Nash 28
Southern Nash is 4-1 and Fike is 1-4. I think we all know that when Southern holds on to the ball they can beat anybody and when they don't they can lose to anybody. When this night ends Southern will have their first conference game whipping Fike 44- 34.
North Edgecombe travels to Northanpton. N E Is 2-3 and Northampton 5-1. They have play a couple of teams which comparing the scores it would tend to favor Northampton. North Edgecombe loses 32-21
Tarboro travels to Greene Central and this will only be the second road game of the year for the Vikes. They should continue on that collision course with SouthWest Edgecombe beating GC. The Vikings have scored at least 34 points in every game and I see no reason they can't again. Tarboro 35 Greene Central 21.
SouthWest Edgecombe at Beddingfield. SWE 3-3 and 2-0 while Beddingfield is 4-2 and 2-0. Those two losses for Beddingfield were rather big losses while those same two games SWE played both Hunt and Southern Nash tough. SWE goes to Beddingfield and wins 38-33.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Red Sox Trivia Question Dies
About three times a week I search the internet by going to my home town newspaper in Ahoskie and the first thing I look at are the obituaries. This week I was disappointed to see the death of Tommy Umphlett. Tommy was a 1950 graduate of Ahoskie High and he was recruited by every school in North Carolina to play football but he chose instead to sign with the Boston Red Sox.
Dom Dimaggio the brother of Joe was the starting center fielder for the Red Sox for 11 years. The spring of 1953 a 21 year old rookie by the name of Tommy Umphlett beat out Dom and started in center field for the Sox. His rookie year he hit 316. Bobby Richardson who was one of the great Yankee players of the 50's and 60's in his book wrote that Tommy Umphlett was the best defensive outfielder he ever saw. Umphlett's playing career lasted less than 500 games played. He coached in the minors for several clubs up until 1970 when he came home to Ahoskie where I played high school baseball with his son Mike. I had many conversations with Tommy over the years talking about pro ball. The answer to the trivia question who replaced Dom Dimaggio in center field for the Sox in 1953 is a kid from North Carolina Tommy Umphlett.
Tonight in Volleyball Rocky Mount came from behind to beat Fike in five sets 3-2 while Northern beat Nash Central 3-0.
Last night at the weekly cross country conference run in Red Oak Northern Nash won the team event with Rocky Mount second.. Rocky Mount's Mason Holt was the top runner with a winning time of 16:51. This is the first time in a couple of years any Big East runner has broken the 17 minute mark. Nash Central's George Corbin finishing second followed by Stephen Whitehead of Northern Nash.
Rocky Mount girls won with Fike second. Nash Central's Michaela Williams was the winner with Lady Gryphon Nef Thig-pen Conyer 2nd.
Tonight on the mic for the jv football game which was a shootout as Rocky Mount beat Nash Central 48-30.
Dom Dimaggio the brother of Joe was the starting center fielder for the Red Sox for 11 years. The spring of 1953 a 21 year old rookie by the name of Tommy Umphlett beat out Dom and started in center field for the Sox. His rookie year he hit 316. Bobby Richardson who was one of the great Yankee players of the 50's and 60's in his book wrote that Tommy Umphlett was the best defensive outfielder he ever saw. Umphlett's playing career lasted less than 500 games played. He coached in the minors for several clubs up until 1970 when he came home to Ahoskie where I played high school baseball with his son Mike. I had many conversations with Tommy over the years talking about pro ball. The answer to the trivia question who replaced Dom Dimaggio in center field for the Sox in 1953 is a kid from North Carolina Tommy Umphlett.
Tonight in Volleyball Rocky Mount came from behind to beat Fike in five sets 3-2 while Northern beat Nash Central 3-0.
Last night at the weekly cross country conference run in Red Oak Northern Nash won the team event with Rocky Mount second.. Rocky Mount's Mason Holt was the top runner with a winning time of 16:51. This is the first time in a couple of years any Big East runner has broken the 17 minute mark. Nash Central's George Corbin finishing second followed by Stephen Whitehead of Northern Nash.
Rocky Mount girls won with Fike second. Nash Central's Michaela Williams was the winner with Lady Gryphon Nef Thig-pen Conyer 2nd.
Tonight on the mic for the jv football game which was a shootout as Rocky Mount beat Nash Central 48-30.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
State Playoff Push Begins
If you know any football player who plays for any high school in the area that plays in the Big East you may have noticed a change in that player this week. Positioning for the state high school playoffs for the Big East Starts Friday night.
High school OT .com has come out with their own computer rankings and Hunt from the Big East is the only team to make top ten. Rocky Mount, Nash Central and Southern Nash all failed to make the 3-A top 30. Everyone who has a ranking has a formula they go by and Rocky Mount out ranking both Nash Central and Southern is somewhat of a surprise to me. I would assume any ranking goes by who you have played and the Gryphons first five are just as tough as any and when you win them that even makes you higher.
Northern Nash beat Nash Central in Volleyball Tuesday while Hunt knocked off the Gryphons. Right now everyone in the league is chasing Fike. Next week is the end of the regular season and then there is the conference tournament.
There is a gigantic football game in the ACC this weekend and it is not the one you think. Duke plays Wake Forest and the Deacs have beaten the Devils every time they have played this Century. The Devils have their best chance to win this game in a long time. The Devils still think they can get to a Bowl Game and if they do they have to win this game.
Fans are still tore out of their socket over the bad call made on Monday Night Football when Seattle beat Green Bay on the last play of the game. So what happens today but the rumors are stirring that the NFL and the Regular Refs as close to an agreement to get them back on the field.
Most fans will say "yeah after Monday night the NFL Owners have come to their senses and are going to give the Refs what they want". I doubt that is totally true. Here is what I think is happening. Most NFL officials are men who have really great jobs in life but their part time job pays them $150,000 a year on weekends. The NFL regular season is now three weeks old and including the four preseason games that part time job that pays $150 thousand those refs have lost almost $50,000 of it.
Whether it is the NFL owners or the Refs they all should be embarrassed at what is occurring. If I was an NFL official after seeing the no call on the pass interference n the in zone I would be chomping to get back to work because the fill ins are embarrassing me at what I do part time.
High school OT .com has come out with their own computer rankings and Hunt from the Big East is the only team to make top ten. Rocky Mount, Nash Central and Southern Nash all failed to make the 3-A top 30. Everyone who has a ranking has a formula they go by and Rocky Mount out ranking both Nash Central and Southern is somewhat of a surprise to me. I would assume any ranking goes by who you have played and the Gryphons first five are just as tough as any and when you win them that even makes you higher.
Northern Nash beat Nash Central in Volleyball Tuesday while Hunt knocked off the Gryphons. Right now everyone in the league is chasing Fike. Next week is the end of the regular season and then there is the conference tournament.
There is a gigantic football game in the ACC this weekend and it is not the one you think. Duke plays Wake Forest and the Deacs have beaten the Devils every time they have played this Century. The Devils have their best chance to win this game in a long time. The Devils still think they can get to a Bowl Game and if they do they have to win this game.
Fans are still tore out of their socket over the bad call made on Monday Night Football when Seattle beat Green Bay on the last play of the game. So what happens today but the rumors are stirring that the NFL and the Regular Refs as close to an agreement to get them back on the field.
Most fans will say "yeah after Monday night the NFL Owners have come to their senses and are going to give the Refs what they want". I doubt that is totally true. Here is what I think is happening. Most NFL officials are men who have really great jobs in life but their part time job pays them $150,000 a year on weekends. The NFL regular season is now three weeks old and including the four preseason games that part time job that pays $150 thousand those refs have lost almost $50,000 of it.
Whether it is the NFL owners or the Refs they all should be embarrassed at what is occurring. If I was an NFL official after seeing the no call on the pass interference n the in zone I would be chomping to get back to work because the fill ins are embarrassing me at what I do part time.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Roy, The Irish And The Refs
Roy Williams got the goods today that the biopsy taken on his kidney last week was not cancerous. Praise the Lord for that good news. I don't care who you pull for but the way you feel about people has to stop when the game is over and worry about someones life. I don't care who you pull for while the game is on everyone on the other side are bums. After the game when reality sets in life doesn't rotate around a ball game but the way we treat people every day.
Roy Williams has been a great coach at Carolina and every where else he has ever been. He has been good for the ACC and in that way alone he has been good for every team that Carolina plays. He has not been good because he wins National Championships but the way he represents the University, The ACC any anyone who calls themselves of fan of any ACC school. Next week they will check out his other kidney to make sure he is clear there too.
Notre Dame sent a letter of intentions to the University of Michigan that they will discontinue their football series in three years. This is a result that ND has to make room for five ACC football games in the future as part of the arrangement to join the ACC. They will still need to trim back with some others. They have traditional games with Southern Cal, Stanford, Navy, Michigan St and Purdue. Somebody else needs to be trimmed and who is it going to be.
I don't know whether you have ever heard the story about why ND plays Navy every year and for the most part pound them every single time. The story goes that when the war started in the 1940's Notre Dame had lost so many students that they were on the verge of closing their doors when the U S Navy picked Notre Dame and other schools including Carolina to have Naval Officer Training on campus. Notre Dame was able to stay afloat as a University because of that and out of gratitude to the Navy have played the Naval Academy ever since. It will disappoint me greatly if they drop the Navy.
Looks like the refs in last night's NFL game really blew one last night or did they? You know the NFL has this stupid rule that you must possess the ball all the way to the ground and the Green Bay defender clearly had the ball five feet from the ground. The Seattle receiver after knocking a defender out of the way got his share of the ball on the way to the ground and by rule the receiver wins ties.
I have heard one ref signaled TD while the other incomplete. I saw a TD by one official and the other signalling to stop the clock. What I have not heard one person say is this. Is the replay official a part timer or is it the regular replay man from the NFL in the replay booth. If the officials were dead wrong the replay man could of changed the call but he didn't.
Don't give me this refs are killing the game. Remember when San Diego lost a game when the ref ruled an incomplete pass when it was a fumble but since he had rule incomplete pass it could not be changed. Last night after the game ESPN's Sports Center had the highest ratings in 17 years of Sports Centers. So what do you think ESPN has done all day but show that replay 7,984 times because you are watching. Stupid calls are great for the game because ratings go through the roof.
Roy Williams has been a great coach at Carolina and every where else he has ever been. He has been good for the ACC and in that way alone he has been good for every team that Carolina plays. He has not been good because he wins National Championships but the way he represents the University, The ACC any anyone who calls themselves of fan of any ACC school. Next week they will check out his other kidney to make sure he is clear there too.
Notre Dame sent a letter of intentions to the University of Michigan that they will discontinue their football series in three years. This is a result that ND has to make room for five ACC football games in the future as part of the arrangement to join the ACC. They will still need to trim back with some others. They have traditional games with Southern Cal, Stanford, Navy, Michigan St and Purdue. Somebody else needs to be trimmed and who is it going to be.
I don't know whether you have ever heard the story about why ND plays Navy every year and for the most part pound them every single time. The story goes that when the war started in the 1940's Notre Dame had lost so many students that they were on the verge of closing their doors when the U S Navy picked Notre Dame and other schools including Carolina to have Naval Officer Training on campus. Notre Dame was able to stay afloat as a University because of that and out of gratitude to the Navy have played the Naval Academy ever since. It will disappoint me greatly if they drop the Navy.
Looks like the refs in last night's NFL game really blew one last night or did they? You know the NFL has this stupid rule that you must possess the ball all the way to the ground and the Green Bay defender clearly had the ball five feet from the ground. The Seattle receiver after knocking a defender out of the way got his share of the ball on the way to the ground and by rule the receiver wins ties.
I have heard one ref signaled TD while the other incomplete. I saw a TD by one official and the other signalling to stop the clock. What I have not heard one person say is this. Is the replay official a part timer or is it the regular replay man from the NFL in the replay booth. If the officials were dead wrong the replay man could of changed the call but he didn't.
Don't give me this refs are killing the game. Remember when San Diego lost a game when the ref ruled an incomplete pass when it was a fumble but since he had rule incomplete pass it could not be changed. Last night after the game ESPN's Sports Center had the highest ratings in 17 years of Sports Centers. So what do you think ESPN has done all day but show that replay 7,984 times because you are watching. Stupid calls are great for the game because ratings go through the roof.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Free Education Demands
There is a story today about a UNC football player who got in a fight at 3am in the morning and was arrested for his actions. I hear that he has been suspended from the team. I think that any person who is given a free ride to go to college has a responsibility to act according while representing that university.
This applies to any academic scholarship, athletic or any type of free money to go to college. That person needs to have some culpability that if he fails to live up to a standard that embarrass those who are allowing them to go to that institution for free should be removed from that free ride. When I say removed from the free ride I mean off schlarship.
I suspect when all the evidence is in this young man probably had some amount of alcohol which to me is an embarrassment to himself, the institution and to those who are helping pay his free ride. This case could very well mean that there are people reading this that pay money to the Rams C lub that help send that young man to Carolina to play football. I can assure you this is not intended to hit on Carolina who is getting hit enough without this incident adding to their misery. Every college and University has issues like this all the time.
Can someone please tell me why everyone is so upset with the part time refs that the NFL is using for the first three weeks of the season so far. How easy we forget how sorry we think the real guys are when they get back. We are all now telling the NFL bring back the good refs when we all know whenever this strike/lockout ends we will be begging to bring back the part timers.
Just about everybody has written the the 49er's into the Super Bowl and they up and lose to the Minnesota Vikings. When I go to work every day some days I do better that others and despite how good a team is or can be there are days that they don't function properly that day. Yesterday was that kind of day for the Niners.
Lauren Doughtie heads into the last weekend of the Futures tour events for this year and she is right at $10,000 out of tenth place and tenth place gets a LPGA playing card for 2013. This event this weekend only the top two spots will earn at least 10,000 and if she can do that she has to hope that those that are 8th, 9th and 10th don't win enough money to close her out of the top ten even if she wins. It is a long shot for her at best.
This applies to any academic scholarship, athletic or any type of free money to go to college. That person needs to have some culpability that if he fails to live up to a standard that embarrass those who are allowing them to go to that institution for free should be removed from that free ride. When I say removed from the free ride I mean off schlarship.
I suspect when all the evidence is in this young man probably had some amount of alcohol which to me is an embarrassment to himself, the institution and to those who are helping pay his free ride. This case could very well mean that there are people reading this that pay money to the Rams C lub that help send that young man to Carolina to play football. I can assure you this is not intended to hit on Carolina who is getting hit enough without this incident adding to their misery. Every college and University has issues like this all the time.
Can someone please tell me why everyone is so upset with the part time refs that the NFL is using for the first three weeks of the season so far. How easy we forget how sorry we think the real guys are when they get back. We are all now telling the NFL bring back the good refs when we all know whenever this strike/lockout ends we will be begging to bring back the part timers.
Just about everybody has written the the 49er's into the Super Bowl and they up and lose to the Minnesota Vikings. When I go to work every day some days I do better that others and despite how good a team is or can be there are days that they don't function properly that day. Yesterday was that kind of day for the Niners.
Lauren Doughtie heads into the last weekend of the Futures tour events for this year and she is right at $10,000 out of tenth place and tenth place gets a LPGA playing card for 2013. This event this weekend only the top two spots will earn at least 10,000 and if she can do that she has to hope that those that are 8th, 9th and 10th don't win enough money to close her out of the top ten even if she wins. It is a long shot for her at best.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Big Four Wins On Saturday
Carolina's dominating win over ECU leads the way as all four of the North Carolina ACC schools won. The Heels shut out ECU in the second half to win 27-6
Duke not use to being the favorite in any game finally found the rhythm eased on past Memphis 38-14
Wake facing the US Military Academy's wishbone attack the Demon Deacs out score the Army 49-37
State facing a wishbone attack in the Citadel jumped out early and coasted 52-14
ECU fans have to be disappointed in the second half. Don't think too many people thought they could win but Carolina's defense dominated the second half.
The early returns are in and Toddd Gurley of Tarboro high is the early favorite for freshman of the year in college football. Georgia romped over Vanderbilt last night andd Gurley who's running is making fans in Athens Georgia start thinking that Hershal Walker has been reborn. Gurley had 16 carries which is the most he has had in any game so far for 130 yards So far this year Gurley has carried 44 times for 406 yards. His per carry average has dropped all the way down to 9.2 yards per carry. By the way Georgia is 4-0.
This week the Big East starts conference play. Rocky Mount plays Nash Central. Northern gets Hunt and Southern Nash meets up with FIke.
Duke not use to being the favorite in any game finally found the rhythm eased on past Memphis 38-14
Wake facing the US Military Academy's wishbone attack the Demon Deacs out score the Army 49-37
State facing a wishbone attack in the Citadel jumped out early and coasted 52-14
ECU fans have to be disappointed in the second half. Don't think too many people thought they could win but Carolina's defense dominated the second half.
The early returns are in and Toddd Gurley of Tarboro high is the early favorite for freshman of the year in college football. Georgia romped over Vanderbilt last night andd Gurley who's running is making fans in Athens Georgia start thinking that Hershal Walker has been reborn. Gurley had 16 carries which is the most he has had in any game so far for 130 yards So far this year Gurley has carried 44 times for 406 yards. His per carry average has dropped all the way down to 9.2 yards per carry. By the way Georgia is 4-0.
This week the Big East starts conference play. Rocky Mount plays Nash Central. Northern gets Hunt and Southern Nash meets up with FIke.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Look Who's On Top
They just may have played the toughest non conference football schedule of anybody in the area and even though the results then were not good then that tough schedule is paying off now for SouthWest Edgecombe. Last night they beat Farmville Central 38-14 to take the lead in the Eastern Plains 2-A conference lead with a 2-0 record.
Buoyed by all of the public schools in Nash County being off last night there was a big crowd on hand watching RMA host Lawrence Academy. After scoring 76 last week people got to see a few more points than last week as Lawrence won almost all the stats except the main one the score board as RMA win two in a row for the first time in umpteen years as they take out Lawrence 81-52.
I understand there was a moment when the crowd fell hush as another Eagle player had to be carried to the hospital last night. You know those that root for the Eagles still have that spot in their heart over the injury to Cole Brake that will last a life time to those folks. Hope to pass along good news soon.
After being on the road for their first 15 matches of the season Campbell played their first home games this weekend and Pat and I became part of the Camel Crazies at their volleyball game last night. They lost but today won twice. They are now 7-11 on the season.
Last year N C State's women's Tri team didn't have enough to qualify as a team any time any of the girls ran in any races. Today the State women not only had enough runners to run as a team but they won their first race ever running in Wilmington. The Pack Guys finished second. That guy coaching the Tri team at State what's his named must be doing a pretty good job. Brooks Doughtie!
If you haven't seen this video yet you have just got to see it. Have you seen this soccer game with a player with one leg that plays with crutches. There is a high light of him doing a reversal and scoring a goal. I saw it Saturday morning on WRAL Sports so they probably have in their video file but may be You Tube. You just got to see it. This kid is faster on crutches than I was in my prime back in the day when I thought I could play ball.
Buoyed by all of the public schools in Nash County being off last night there was a big crowd on hand watching RMA host Lawrence Academy. After scoring 76 last week people got to see a few more points than last week as Lawrence won almost all the stats except the main one the score board as RMA win two in a row for the first time in umpteen years as they take out Lawrence 81-52.
I understand there was a moment when the crowd fell hush as another Eagle player had to be carried to the hospital last night. You know those that root for the Eagles still have that spot in their heart over the injury to Cole Brake that will last a life time to those folks. Hope to pass along good news soon.
After being on the road for their first 15 matches of the season Campbell played their first home games this weekend and Pat and I became part of the Camel Crazies at their volleyball game last night. They lost but today won twice. They are now 7-11 on the season.
Last year N C State's women's Tri team didn't have enough to qualify as a team any time any of the girls ran in any races. Today the State women not only had enough runners to run as a team but they won their first race ever running in Wilmington. The Pack Guys finished second. That guy coaching the Tri team at State what's his named must be doing a pretty good job. Brooks Doughtie!
If you haven't seen this video yet you have just got to see it. Have you seen this soccer game with a player with one leg that plays with crutches. There is a high light of him doing a reversal and scoring a goal. I saw it Saturday morning on WRAL Sports so they probably have in their video file but may be You Tube. You just got to see it. This kid is faster on crutches than I was in my prime back in the day when I thought I could play ball.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tyquan Picks The Buckeyes
You could see the results of a football program regardless of the size of the school that has won three straight football championships as today the best play for the Tarboro Vikings Tyquan Lewis chose Ohio State to play his college football.
Tyquan is the second Viking to make the big announcement while "live Streaming" to the world within the past year as Todd Gurley a three time state champ chose Georgia last winter. Tyquan is rated a four star football player and with his size everyone in the country is after him. It doesn't hurt one bit that Todd Gurley is the talk of the Southeastern conference three games into the college football season.
Wednesday in the weekly cross country run Northern Nash was the winning boys team with Nash Central second followed by Rocky Mount. Gryphon Mason Holt won another race this fall as he posted a time of 17:00 minutes in taking the win. This past weekend Holt ran in a race in Cary where the top runners in North Carolina all seemed to be running in the same race and Holt ran his personal best at 16:48. George Corbin finished second Wednesday with a 17:23.
Over in the girls race Fike came home the winner and Rocky Mount finished second.Michaela Williams from Nash Central was the top girl finisher.
Roy Williams was released from the hospital today after his kidney surgery yesterday. Boy- the way hospital stays have changed. Back in 1974 I had reconstruction surgery on my right knee at Duke and was in the hospital five days. Today they roll you off the bed as soon as they get you back off the operating table.
Not all that many high school games Friday but let's get to it.
North Edgecombe and Rocky Mount Prep. Prep still feeling their way into football NE 35 Prep 14
SouthWest Edgecombe host Farmville as Eastern Plains conference play continues. After last weeks upset of Kinston the Cougars will either have a swelled head or they have found out who they are. I see the latter as the Cougars beat Farmville 42 24.
Since we don't have many picks this week I'll try my hand at RMA as they play Lawerence Academy. Lawrence is the little Ravenscroft of the east as they are close to Edenton, Plymouth, Williamston, Windsor and Ahoskie and get a few from each town. The result a solid program in sports. B W Holt has the Eagles rolling but it will be another close game but Lawrence wins 42-28.
High school volleyball tonight Northern who lost to Rocky Mount Tuesday stuns Hunt tonight while Rocky Mount in five sets beats Nash Central.
Tyquan is the second Viking to make the big announcement while "live Streaming" to the world within the past year as Todd Gurley a three time state champ chose Georgia last winter. Tyquan is rated a four star football player and with his size everyone in the country is after him. It doesn't hurt one bit that Todd Gurley is the talk of the Southeastern conference three games into the college football season.
Wednesday in the weekly cross country run Northern Nash was the winning boys team with Nash Central second followed by Rocky Mount. Gryphon Mason Holt won another race this fall as he posted a time of 17:00 minutes in taking the win. This past weekend Holt ran in a race in Cary where the top runners in North Carolina all seemed to be running in the same race and Holt ran his personal best at 16:48. George Corbin finished second Wednesday with a 17:23.
Over in the girls race Fike came home the winner and Rocky Mount finished second.Michaela Williams from Nash Central was the top girl finisher.
Roy Williams was released from the hospital today after his kidney surgery yesterday. Boy- the way hospital stays have changed. Back in 1974 I had reconstruction surgery on my right knee at Duke and was in the hospital five days. Today they roll you off the bed as soon as they get you back off the operating table.
Not all that many high school games Friday but let's get to it.
North Edgecombe and Rocky Mount Prep. Prep still feeling their way into football NE 35 Prep 14
SouthWest Edgecombe host Farmville as Eastern Plains conference play continues. After last weeks upset of Kinston the Cougars will either have a swelled head or they have found out who they are. I see the latter as the Cougars beat Farmville 42 24.
Since we don't have many picks this week I'll try my hand at RMA as they play Lawerence Academy. Lawrence is the little Ravenscroft of the east as they are close to Edenton, Plymouth, Williamston, Windsor and Ahoskie and get a few from each town. The result a solid program in sports. B W Holt has the Eagles rolling but it will be another close game but Lawrence wins 42-28.
High school volleyball tonight Northern who lost to Rocky Mount Tuesday stuns Hunt tonight while Rocky Mount in five sets beats Nash Central.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
More Bad News
How much more bad news can the University of North Carolina take. They are trying to get through a what started to be a football issue and during the investigation it effected baseball ever so slightly but for the most part basketball has not been involved in all the goings on in Chapel Hill.
Now today the announcement that Roy Williams under went surgery to remove a growth on one kidney and just may need to have surgery on the other for possibly the same thing. Lab results are pending on how severe this is. This is about as shocking and out of no where like the day Dean Smith retired. Nobody saw this coming. If there is one institution that needs good news right now that that would be the Tar Heel nation. I hope I can speak for everyone when I say this regardless of whether you or Democrat or Republican or should I say Blue Devil or Wolfpack fan I hope you will join me in praying that God's will, will be done and if we all pray together united together the Lord will see fit to Heal Roy Williams.
Face Book was alive with the results of the Northern/Rocky Mount volleyball game last night played at Northern. In all the years I have watched volleyball this year's Rocky Mount team is the shortest team they I think have ever fielded and yet they beat Northern 3-0. I was totally shocked at the score.
Tab Wilcox is in her fourth year at the helm of Rocky Mount and this is by far her best coaching effort. They are right at 500 on the season but with the win last night are 3-2 in Big East play and with their size this year you would almost think four wins just might be a good year.
Volleyball is a game of angles and the best angle is slamming that ball down somebody's throat on the other side of the net. Rocky Mount simply doesn't have the size, yes this has always been a Rocky Mount problem but it is even worse because of their size this year. They have nobody who when they go for a kill can slam the ball down on the other team and yet they are doing a very nice job.
This Friday and Saturday Pat and I will be at Campbell as they will be playing their first home games of the season Friday night. Campbell starts a front line of six feet to six one across the net. When they play the likes of other teams taller if you play the back line you had better be ready when some of those girls spike the ball over the net. If you blink as they hit that ball at 100 mph you can get a bloody nose if you are not ready.
Now today the announcement that Roy Williams under went surgery to remove a growth on one kidney and just may need to have surgery on the other for possibly the same thing. Lab results are pending on how severe this is. This is about as shocking and out of no where like the day Dean Smith retired. Nobody saw this coming. If there is one institution that needs good news right now that that would be the Tar Heel nation. I hope I can speak for everyone when I say this regardless of whether you or Democrat or Republican or should I say Blue Devil or Wolfpack fan I hope you will join me in praying that God's will, will be done and if we all pray together united together the Lord will see fit to Heal Roy Williams.
Face Book was alive with the results of the Northern/Rocky Mount volleyball game last night played at Northern. In all the years I have watched volleyball this year's Rocky Mount team is the shortest team they I think have ever fielded and yet they beat Northern 3-0. I was totally shocked at the score.
Tab Wilcox is in her fourth year at the helm of Rocky Mount and this is by far her best coaching effort. They are right at 500 on the season but with the win last night are 3-2 in Big East play and with their size this year you would almost think four wins just might be a good year.
Volleyball is a game of angles and the best angle is slamming that ball down somebody's throat on the other side of the net. Rocky Mount simply doesn't have the size, yes this has always been a Rocky Mount problem but it is even worse because of their size this year. They have nobody who when they go for a kill can slam the ball down on the other team and yet they are doing a very nice job.
This Friday and Saturday Pat and I will be at Campbell as they will be playing their first home games of the season Friday night. Campbell starts a front line of six feet to six one across the net. When they play the likes of other teams taller if you play the back line you had better be ready when some of those girls spike the ball over the net. If you blink as they hit that ball at 100 mph you can get a bloody nose if you are not ready.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Peyton Looked Old
The NFL is just like any other league there is just no way to judge from one week how life really is. When teams reach about the sixth game trends will have developed. Last night Peyton Manning throws seemed to float and it didn't take long for three int's and several passes that looked simply not very strong passes.
Denver is paying Manning top dollar and if this trend continues it will be a trend that will not please Denver fans as the year moves forward. Every player has a bad game now and then but after several neck operations Manning doesn't seem to be any where near 100% healthy.
I have no idea what the NHL is thinking trying to have a work stoppage when the economy of our country is in the state it is in right now. How can owners or players billionaires and millionaires argue what a tough life the other is trying to do to the other when more than 8% of the people are unemployed.
Last night Northern Nash soccer won one of the biggest games that they have won in several years when they beat Hunt in the first conference game of the season. Hunt in soccer is like Notre Dame is in football, this year they might not be as strong as they have been in the past but beating Notre Dame or Hunt is soccer is monumental.
All talk radio is talking today about is about thee refereeing so far in the NFL. Yes there has been plenty of calls that didn't seem to be called but everyone seems to forget that if the regular refs were there they would be complaining about their calls too.
Denver is paying Manning top dollar and if this trend continues it will be a trend that will not please Denver fans as the year moves forward. Every player has a bad game now and then but after several neck operations Manning doesn't seem to be any where near 100% healthy.
I have no idea what the NHL is thinking trying to have a work stoppage when the economy of our country is in the state it is in right now. How can owners or players billionaires and millionaires argue what a tough life the other is trying to do to the other when more than 8% of the people are unemployed.
Last night Northern Nash soccer won one of the biggest games that they have won in several years when they beat Hunt in the first conference game of the season. Hunt in soccer is like Notre Dame is in football, this year they might not be as strong as they have been in the past but beating Notre Dame or Hunt is soccer is monumental.
All talk radio is talking today about is about thee refereeing so far in the NFL. Yes there has been plenty of calls that didn't seem to be called but everyone seems to forget that if the regular refs were there they would be complaining about their calls too.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Thorp Quits At End Of School Year
Seems as if every day something new and bad comes out about the academic actions that have gone on during Holden Thorp's tenure as Chancellor of the University Of North Carolina. He says this is his own decision that the Board of Trustees didn't make him resign. If that is the case then Thorp held himself to the same set of rules that he fired Butch Davis for. If that is the way it has ended for Thorp I congratulate him on being consistent in discipline handed out. After next June he will go back in the class room in Chapel Hill. I find no fault in that what so ever.
Todd Gurley the former Tarboro Viking continues to impress University of Georgia football fans. Saturday Gurley got another hundred yards running the ball for the Bulldogs and now has 288 yards this season in only 29 carries. That is a whopping 9.9 yards per carry. Fellow Tar Heel Keith Marshall also went over a hundred yards rushing Saturday but so far for the year has a few more than 180 yard in 30 carries and his average is over six per tote.
I found out something Thursday that I had not realized before. The brand new Rocky Mount High School which cost what 48 million which is a sight to behold on the inside and has some terrific athletic fields but the soccer field does not have lights. Trying to save money I guess the lights were never installed and should the soccer team make the playoffs and they had an opportunity to host a playoff game they would probably have to play at the City of Rocky Mount Sports Complex like they have had to do in the past because they didn't have lights at the old school. I don't know how much a set of lights cost but when you talk about spending close to 50 million what is an extra 50,000 going to do on the monthly payment? $10 a month more?
Lauren Doughtie is in a slump on the Futures tour and failed to make the cut this past weekend. They have two tournaments left on this season and she is 10,000 dollars out of 10th place and her qualifying card to the LPGA Tour. He needs to win one of those tournaments because the two tournaments left the winner gets about that for winning.
We all in the Doughtie family are pulling for her to make it but even now being 20th in earnings the scores she is getting probably would never make and LPGA cut so looks like back on the Futures next season and try again next year.
Todd Gurley the former Tarboro Viking continues to impress University of Georgia football fans. Saturday Gurley got another hundred yards running the ball for the Bulldogs and now has 288 yards this season in only 29 carries. That is a whopping 9.9 yards per carry. Fellow Tar Heel Keith Marshall also went over a hundred yards rushing Saturday but so far for the year has a few more than 180 yard in 30 carries and his average is over six per tote.
I found out something Thursday that I had not realized before. The brand new Rocky Mount High School which cost what 48 million which is a sight to behold on the inside and has some terrific athletic fields but the soccer field does not have lights. Trying to save money I guess the lights were never installed and should the soccer team make the playoffs and they had an opportunity to host a playoff game they would probably have to play at the City of Rocky Mount Sports Complex like they have had to do in the past because they didn't have lights at the old school. I don't know how much a set of lights cost but when you talk about spending close to 50 million what is an extra 50,000 going to do on the monthly payment? $10 a month more?
Lauren Doughtie is in a slump on the Futures tour and failed to make the cut this past weekend. They have two tournaments left on this season and she is 10,000 dollars out of 10th place and her qualifying card to the LPGA Tour. He needs to win one of those tournaments because the two tournaments left the winner gets about that for winning.
We all in the Doughtie family are pulling for her to make it but even now being 20th in earnings the scores she is getting probably would never make and LPGA cut so looks like back on the Futures next season and try again next year.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Panthers Look For Real
Panther fans have had every reason in the world to have hopes that they just might make the playoffs. Today the New Orleans Saints blistered last week and coming to Charlotte they had every reason to be mad and blow the Panthers out. Didn't happen as the Panthers go to 1-1 and have a game Thursday night on the NFL Network game against the New York Giants.
Tampa almost gave you plenty of reasons that the Panther lost to them last week was a good lost for the Panthers but Tampa slept while Eli Manning fiddled in the second half today and it is hard to say just how good the Panthers are. We will know a lot more after Thursday.
Could somebody please tell me what the NHL is thinking? The owners have locked the players out of training camp and are trying to get NHL players to give back 10% of of a negotiated contract back to owners. Has any one ever heard of trying to get maybe 2% this contract and try for more next time. I don't see that the NHL is on all that stable of ground without a major network putting their games on every night so any half season like the NBA had just might drop the NHL off the map of important pro sports in America.
Almost all of the local high school teams are off this week as they wait to begin Big East play Friday after next. Let's talk about what we have seen at the halfway point.
Biggest surprise! Rocky Mount Once again Friday night the Gryphons won the fourth quarter after Rose had gotten the game to where they had a chance to win. The Gryphons will have a chance in any game if it is close in the fourth.
Biggest Disappointment? Nash Central. Their experiment to move the best athlete in the conference to quarterback has not worked. I don't care how good New Bern is giving up 52 is not so bad but not being competitive at all is terrible. Nash Central needs the next two weeks to turn their whole season around.
The team you had better not sleep on? Northern Nash, If I was Hunt I would be scared to death of their first conference game up coming with the Knights. Northern has scored on every body they have played and as the season moves forward their offense has gotten better and better. Randy Raper should be telling his team that they had better have their chin straps tight in that game as Northern may put 35 on the Warriors. The big question is whether Northern can hold Hunt to under 35.
Larry Fedora's let's score as fast as we can so we can get many chances to score again works pretty good so far. There is only one problem with trying to score on every play. Once you score you have to play defense and the other team gets the ball as many times as you do. Wake scored 28 on the Heels and ZERO on Florida State. Just maybe the Heels should practice to see if the defense can stop anybody. You know there is a reason why teams that win the time possession battle win most games. You tire the other team out and keep the ball away from they where they can's score.
Tampa almost gave you plenty of reasons that the Panther lost to them last week was a good lost for the Panthers but Tampa slept while Eli Manning fiddled in the second half today and it is hard to say just how good the Panthers are. We will know a lot more after Thursday.
Could somebody please tell me what the NHL is thinking? The owners have locked the players out of training camp and are trying to get NHL players to give back 10% of of a negotiated contract back to owners. Has any one ever heard of trying to get maybe 2% this contract and try for more next time. I don't see that the NHL is on all that stable of ground without a major network putting their games on every night so any half season like the NBA had just might drop the NHL off the map of important pro sports in America.
Almost all of the local high school teams are off this week as they wait to begin Big East play Friday after next. Let's talk about what we have seen at the halfway point.
Biggest surprise! Rocky Mount Once again Friday night the Gryphons won the fourth quarter after Rose had gotten the game to where they had a chance to win. The Gryphons will have a chance in any game if it is close in the fourth.
Biggest Disappointment? Nash Central. Their experiment to move the best athlete in the conference to quarterback has not worked. I don't care how good New Bern is giving up 52 is not so bad but not being competitive at all is terrible. Nash Central needs the next two weeks to turn their whole season around.
The team you had better not sleep on? Northern Nash, If I was Hunt I would be scared to death of their first conference game up coming with the Knights. Northern has scored on every body they have played and as the season moves forward their offense has gotten better and better. Randy Raper should be telling his team that they had better have their chin straps tight in that game as Northern may put 35 on the Warriors. The big question is whether Northern can hold Hunt to under 35.
Larry Fedora's let's score as fast as we can so we can get many chances to score again works pretty good so far. There is only one problem with trying to score on every play. Once you score you have to play defense and the other team gets the ball as many times as you do. Wake scored 28 on the Heels and ZERO on Florida State. Just maybe the Heels should practice to see if the defense can stop anybody. You know there is a reason why teams that win the time possession battle win most games. You tire the other team out and keep the ball away from they where they can's score.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Good Saturday For ECU
Just ask Wake and Carolina about winning on the road so today's victory by the Pirates is a really nice win for the purple and Gold. They take down Southern Mississippi without Larry Fedora who just might right now wish he was still at SM 24-14.
Carolina dug themselves more that a hole they dug themselves a ditch to comeback from and almost did it but they come up short against Louisville on the road 39-34.
If there is any question about whether Florida State is ready to get back in the top five in the country I would suspect Wake Forest would say they are 52-0 Seminoles. Today we were at Wake as Campbell's volleyball team played Wake at 12.30 and Toledo at 4.30 while the Wake football game was on TV. Didn't take long for the Demon Deacon students head outside and play tag football.
You know if you are a North Carolina football school and when you play a D2 schools you have a shot at really looking very good. Tonight Duke plays somebody besides Stanford and they are impressive in beating North Carolina Central .
North Carolina State play USA- University of South Alabama and they look like most folks in Raleigh were hoping for all season in the first half. The second half leading 28-0 they played like they have so far during rest of the season stumbled around.
I had not been to Campbell University for almost 15 years until Morgan made a visit in February and now been there several times in the last couple of months. I could not believe how much it has grown since I was last there. It has been about 8 years since I have been through the campus at Wake Forest. There was a time when Wake was the smallest school in division one football but not any more. Good Lord has that place grown!
Carolina dug themselves more that a hole they dug themselves a ditch to comeback from and almost did it but they come up short against Louisville on the road 39-34.
If there is any question about whether Florida State is ready to get back in the top five in the country I would suspect Wake Forest would say they are 52-0 Seminoles. Today we were at Wake as Campbell's volleyball team played Wake at 12.30 and Toledo at 4.30 while the Wake football game was on TV. Didn't take long for the Demon Deacon students head outside and play tag football.
You know if you are a North Carolina football school and when you play a D2 schools you have a shot at really looking very good. Tonight Duke plays somebody besides Stanford and they are impressive in beating North Carolina Central .
North Carolina State play USA- University of South Alabama and they look like most folks in Raleigh were hoping for all season in the first half. The second half leading 28-0 they played like they have so far during rest of the season stumbled around.
I had not been to Campbell University for almost 15 years until Morgan made a visit in February and now been there several times in the last couple of months. I could not believe how much it has grown since I was last there. It has been about 8 years since I have been through the campus at Wake Forest. There was a time when Wake was the smallest school in division one football but not any more. Good Lord has that place grown!
Friday, September 14, 2012
RMA Drought OVER
There is no doubt that the upper management at RMA sought out someone who could make a splash with the football program and tonight in game four of the B W Holt era at RMA the losing streak is over. The Eagles acted tonight as if they needed to make up every lost they have had during this losing streak as they beat Northeast Academy 76-46
Rocky Mount traveled to Greenville Rose and the Gryphons remain unbeaten on the season as Jason Battle's team wins 28-14. Whether you think of Rocky Mount at 4-1 or 5-0 with the forfeit there is no doubt even 4-1 is a major surprise.
Nash Central hosted the New Bern Bears and NB can play with in team in the state and Nash Central proved tonight they can't. NB returned to int's for scores and easily beat NC 56-7. They were ahead 21-0 at the end of the first. This was never a game. I think the Bulldogs have the best talent in Nash County but sure are disproving that.
Tarboro open conference play hosting North Pitt and NP lead 17-14 at the half but the Viking put it in over drive in the second half racing to a 41-24 win. The three time defending 2-A champs are 5-0 in 2012.
In what had to be the game of the night in the area Northern Nash hosted Laney of Wilmington and this back and forth game went to Laney as they out score the Knights 47-45. Sounds like a high school basketball score. Northern is proving they can score on anybody.
SouthWest Edgecombe going into tonight's game with Kinston had played one of the toughest schedules if you base it on the records of the teams as they stand right now. They had another challenge in Kinston and lo and behold that tough schedule pays as they beat Kinston by a score of 56-49. Both defenses stayed home in this one.
In the shocker of the night South Granville came to Nash County and clips the Firebird wings as SG wins 23-13. Just when you start to think SN has got something going this year they take a step backwards.
Some news from earlier this week in the Big East conference Cross Country meet held at Hunt Northern Nash took first place and Rocky Mount second. Gryphon Mason Holt won the race. The girls race was won by Fike with Rocky Mount second.
Big East Volleyball Thursday Fike upset Northern Nash giving the Lady Knights their second lost and today Conley beat Rocky Mount girls 3-0 in Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount traveled to Greenville Rose and the Gryphons remain unbeaten on the season as Jason Battle's team wins 28-14. Whether you think of Rocky Mount at 4-1 or 5-0 with the forfeit there is no doubt even 4-1 is a major surprise.
Nash Central hosted the New Bern Bears and NB can play with in team in the state and Nash Central proved tonight they can't. NB returned to int's for scores and easily beat NC 56-7. They were ahead 21-0 at the end of the first. This was never a game. I think the Bulldogs have the best talent in Nash County but sure are disproving that.
Tarboro open conference play hosting North Pitt and NP lead 17-14 at the half but the Viking put it in over drive in the second half racing to a 41-24 win. The three time defending 2-A champs are 5-0 in 2012.
In what had to be the game of the night in the area Northern Nash hosted Laney of Wilmington and this back and forth game went to Laney as they out score the Knights 47-45. Sounds like a high school basketball score. Northern is proving they can score on anybody.
SouthWest Edgecombe going into tonight's game with Kinston had played one of the toughest schedules if you base it on the records of the teams as they stand right now. They had another challenge in Kinston and lo and behold that tough schedule pays as they beat Kinston by a score of 56-49. Both defenses stayed home in this one.
In the shocker of the night South Granville came to Nash County and clips the Firebird wings as SG wins 23-13. Just when you start to think SN has got something going this year they take a step backwards.
Some news from earlier this week in the Big East conference Cross Country meet held at Hunt Northern Nash took first place and Rocky Mount second. Gryphon Mason Holt won the race. The girls race was won by Fike with Rocky Mount second.
Big East Volleyball Thursday Fike upset Northern Nash giving the Lady Knights their second lost and today Conley beat Rocky Mount girls 3-0 in Rocky Mount.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Last Week Of Non-Conference
Friday night is the last night for Big East Teams before they jump into the conference frying pan in two weeks for Eastern Plains team conference time is here. So far this season I am 15-8 and for the first time all year all seven Twin County teams we have seven games to pick no inter Twin County games this week:
SouthWest Edgecombe at Kinston: What has Raymond Cobb done to deserve this schedule. They have played three teams still unbeaten and for their first conference game they draw Kinston who would be unbeaten if it weren't for a game with Powerhouse Havelock. I think the Cougars have to suffer one more week as Kinston wins 34-20.
South East Halifax at North Edgecombe: Tough one to call here but when ever in doubt pick the home team. The Warriors are home so the Warriors win 26-20.
North Pitt at Tarboro: If I am Jeff Craddock I worry more about a mental let down than any thing else this week. If the Vikings show up ready to play no contest. There are toughter conference games up and coming and Tarboro had not better sleep on this one. They won't Vikings 35 NP 14
Laney at Northern Nash: 4-A Laney taking on the Knights who really need a unexpected win to boost them them to a notch higher than they are now. So far they need a signature win and this could give them a pre conference boost: Close but no cigar. Laney 31 Northern Nash 14
South Granville at Southern Nash: Are the Firebirds really as good as they have shown so far? I see no cracks like I saw with last years team. Just maybe the Birds are for real. Southern Nash 42 S Granville 10
New Bern at Nash Central: So far this season the Bulldogs have not played to my expectations. Change may be coming at qb this week. They need to be better on offense and clamp down more on defense. It will not happen this week. New Bern just might put 50 on the scoreboard and Nash Central will have a tough time keeping up. New Bern 49 Nash Central 22
Rocky Mount at Rose: Any year when Rocky Mount has been great they have struggled to beat Rose. Rose looks as if they are headed for an average year. Gryphons are surprising everyone with their play so far. This will be close but the 4th quarter falls the Gryphon way. 27-21. Of my eight misses so far this season three have been the Gryphons time to start getting their picks right.
SouthWest Edgecombe at Kinston: What has Raymond Cobb done to deserve this schedule. They have played three teams still unbeaten and for their first conference game they draw Kinston who would be unbeaten if it weren't for a game with Powerhouse Havelock. I think the Cougars have to suffer one more week as Kinston wins 34-20.
South East Halifax at North Edgecombe: Tough one to call here but when ever in doubt pick the home team. The Warriors are home so the Warriors win 26-20.
North Pitt at Tarboro: If I am Jeff Craddock I worry more about a mental let down than any thing else this week. If the Vikings show up ready to play no contest. There are toughter conference games up and coming and Tarboro had not better sleep on this one. They won't Vikings 35 NP 14
Laney at Northern Nash: 4-A Laney taking on the Knights who really need a unexpected win to boost them them to a notch higher than they are now. So far they need a signature win and this could give them a pre conference boost: Close but no cigar. Laney 31 Northern Nash 14
South Granville at Southern Nash: Are the Firebirds really as good as they have shown so far? I see no cracks like I saw with last years team. Just maybe the Birds are for real. Southern Nash 42 S Granville 10
New Bern at Nash Central: So far this season the Bulldogs have not played to my expectations. Change may be coming at qb this week. They need to be better on offense and clamp down more on defense. It will not happen this week. New Bern just might put 50 on the scoreboard and Nash Central will have a tough time keeping up. New Bern 49 Nash Central 22
Rocky Mount at Rose: Any year when Rocky Mount has been great they have struggled to beat Rose. Rose looks as if they are headed for an average year. Gryphons are surprising everyone with their play so far. This will be close but the 4th quarter falls the Gryphon way. 27-21. Of my eight misses so far this season three have been the Gryphons time to start getting their picks right.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The ACC Throws A Haymaker
If you know how to read smoke signals or tea leaves then you should have known something was in the works concerning Notre Dame and the ACC. A good CSI investigator could see a trail of clues that something was getting ready to come down and today it did with the ACC announcing that Notre Dame will become the ACC's 15th member in all sports but football but ACC football members will play ND every three years in football.
This system will work fine until the ACC gets a 16th member and I doubt whether the ACC grows again until after Notre Dame home football contract with NBC ends in 2015. Don't be surprised that they don't join in football in 2016.
There is no doubt ND is not the ND of the 1950's but they are the National Catholic college of this country and because of that they still walk with a big stick. There is not a football conference in the world that didn't want them to join their conference.
The problem that we have talked about recently about wanting to be bigger in football but because academics comes first in the ACC is why ND came our way. Notre Dame thinks the way the the ACC acts so the two joining forces was the best fit for ND. The Big Ten was their best geographic fit but don't care how you slice you sanwich the tv markets of the ACC was going to add more money for ND down the road than what the Big Ten Could. ND couldn't help the tv coffers of the Big T en either since that is already Big Ten territory.
Let's be truthful money is the root of all college sports evil and the ACC and Notre Dame can make more being together than any other option available for anyone in the future. It just happens to also be the best academic fit for all concerned since just about every school in ACC voted to add a 50 million buyout if anyone ever wanted to leave.
The next question is who makes it a 16 team league when Notre dame comes on full time in football which somewhere in the future will happen. If you follow the money trail the CSI evidence leads to Rutgers. The State University of New Jersey which pulls in the New York City tv market which the ACC doesn't have now.
If option one fails then? U Conn They are the next closes to New York City and since Syracuse and Pitt are coming to the ACC would make them a natural fit for the Northern division of the ACC. Remember that you have to bring a tv market with you when you join ECU is not an option ever for the ACC as long as the world rotates by the all mighty dollar.
If those two fell through what is plan C. Vanderbilt. Remembr now the world of high dollars rotates to tv markets and the next market of any size where the ACC is not in is Nashville. That would give the ACC TV coverage in Florida which is considered a bastion of the SEC, Atlanta and maybe Nashville. Vanderbilt is an ACC school with the values of the ACC in the middle of a conference full of state universities that would cheat on their mother to win a football game.
Even though they are the laughing stock of college football right now option D is Penn State. There are too many good options before them we will not commnet further. I don't think the ACC can even think about their 16th member until Norte Dame comes full time in all sports. Just wait within five years the ACC will have 16 full time members.
This system will work fine until the ACC gets a 16th member and I doubt whether the ACC grows again until after Notre Dame home football contract with NBC ends in 2015. Don't be surprised that they don't join in football in 2016.
There is no doubt ND is not the ND of the 1950's but they are the National Catholic college of this country and because of that they still walk with a big stick. There is not a football conference in the world that didn't want them to join their conference.
The problem that we have talked about recently about wanting to be bigger in football but because academics comes first in the ACC is why ND came our way. Notre Dame thinks the way the the ACC acts so the two joining forces was the best fit for ND. The Big Ten was their best geographic fit but don't care how you slice you sanwich the tv markets of the ACC was going to add more money for ND down the road than what the Big Ten Could. ND couldn't help the tv coffers of the Big T en either since that is already Big Ten territory.
Let's be truthful money is the root of all college sports evil and the ACC and Notre Dame can make more being together than any other option available for anyone in the future. It just happens to also be the best academic fit for all concerned since just about every school in ACC voted to add a 50 million buyout if anyone ever wanted to leave.
The next question is who makes it a 16 team league when Notre dame comes on full time in football which somewhere in the future will happen. If you follow the money trail the CSI evidence leads to Rutgers. The State University of New Jersey which pulls in the New York City tv market which the ACC doesn't have now.
If option one fails then? U Conn They are the next closes to New York City and since Syracuse and Pitt are coming to the ACC would make them a natural fit for the Northern division of the ACC. Remember that you have to bring a tv market with you when you join ECU is not an option ever for the ACC as long as the world rotates by the all mighty dollar.
If those two fell through what is plan C. Vanderbilt. Remembr now the world of high dollars rotates to tv markets and the next market of any size where the ACC is not in is Nashville. That would give the ACC TV coverage in Florida which is considered a bastion of the SEC, Atlanta and maybe Nashville. Vanderbilt is an ACC school with the values of the ACC in the middle of a conference full of state universities that would cheat on their mother to win a football game.
Even though they are the laughing stock of college football right now option D is Penn State. There are too many good options before them we will not commnet further. I don't think the ACC can even think about their 16th member until Norte Dame comes full time in all sports. Just wait within five years the ACC will have 16 full time members.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The Hot Seat Continues
I am beginning to feel sorry for the people who work at the University of North Carolina and their fans. It seems that Carolina is being run by the Mafia or they are being hit with a streak of bad luck. More bad news as Holden Thorpe announce that the top Money begger for Carolina former football player Matt Kupec has been relieved of his duties.
Seems that Kupec has been taking too many business trips while asking for donations which has turned out to be a way of going to see Tyler Hansbourgh play basketball at Carolina with Hansbourgh's mother in tow. I am not worried about the expense for the trip so much for any business man does that any time they take a trip. Let's file an expense report and take off on taxes as company expense. The kicker here for Carolina is this might be an NCAA violation for Hansbourgh mother receiving advantages that other parents couldn't get.
Duke could be joining Carolina on the NCAA hot seat as as a player on the 2010 championship basketball team is being sued by a jewelry store in New York for failure to pay a nearly $70,000 debt. The questions that need to be answered is where did the player get the money for the down payment? Is his family able to give him $30,000 to walk the streets of New York City? If so all is forgotten Did the credit the jewelry store gave him was it due to him being a Duke Basketball player. If it was then that is a NCAA violation.
I don't know about you but another question I have is, does the employee who let the Duke player walk out of the store owing $70,000 still work for the store? Who in their right mind would let a 21 year old who doesn't have a job walk out with merchandise without paying. Smelling pretty fishy here don't you think?
Is there any hope that the world of college athletics continue to spiral out of control? Word has come out that the top player on the Harvard basketball team has quit school due to a cheating scandal going on at Harvard. They don't even have scholarships so what's the deal here?
Had my first chance last night to be on the mic at the jv football game as Rocky Mount beat SouthWest Edgecombe 20-14 in overtime. Those in attendance had to put up with no clock most of the game as the brand new transmitter that sends the signals to the score board went out 20 seconds before the start of the game. The second half it started working again only to go out with about 40 seconds to go in the game and SWE driving to tie the game and no one only Babe Allen the referee who was keeping the time on the field knew how much time was left.
Seems that Kupec has been taking too many business trips while asking for donations which has turned out to be a way of going to see Tyler Hansbourgh play basketball at Carolina with Hansbourgh's mother in tow. I am not worried about the expense for the trip so much for any business man does that any time they take a trip. Let's file an expense report and take off on taxes as company expense. The kicker here for Carolina is this might be an NCAA violation for Hansbourgh mother receiving advantages that other parents couldn't get.
Duke could be joining Carolina on the NCAA hot seat as as a player on the 2010 championship basketball team is being sued by a jewelry store in New York for failure to pay a nearly $70,000 debt. The questions that need to be answered is where did the player get the money for the down payment? Is his family able to give him $30,000 to walk the streets of New York City? If so all is forgotten Did the credit the jewelry store gave him was it due to him being a Duke Basketball player. If it was then that is a NCAA violation.
I don't know about you but another question I have is, does the employee who let the Duke player walk out of the store owing $70,000 still work for the store? Who in their right mind would let a 21 year old who doesn't have a job walk out with merchandise without paying. Smelling pretty fishy here don't you think?
Is there any hope that the world of college athletics continue to spiral out of control? Word has come out that the top player on the Harvard basketball team has quit school due to a cheating scandal going on at Harvard. They don't even have scholarships so what's the deal here?
Had my first chance last night to be on the mic at the jv football game as Rocky Mount beat SouthWest Edgecombe 20-14 in overtime. Those in attendance had to put up with no clock most of the game as the brand new transmitter that sends the signals to the score board went out 20 seconds before the start of the game. The second half it started working again only to go out with about 40 seconds to go in the game and SWE driving to tie the game and no one only Babe Allen the referee who was keeping the time on the field knew how much time was left.
Monday, September 10, 2012
What A Difference A Week Makes
One week ago Carolina fans were eyeing ten wins this season and since they are not eligible for a bowl game that would have been about all any fan could ask for. Today they now look at the propects of being 1-2 before this weekend is over. It is very hard to judge from one game how a season will be. Today Carolina fans are asking what happened?
What happened is they like all other teams forgot that Wake just does not lose at home to other North Carolina team. Jim Grobe is 24-6 against other North Carolina schools in Winston Salem. There is just something about the way Grobe coaches that he can take hamburger and create ribeyes against other North Carolina sschools.
Everyone forgets Wake has won a division title this decade while even Duke has won a title in the 90's. Carolina and State haven't won a title since 80 and 79 respectfully. Duke feels like they are going to be improved and whenever another North Carolina schools visits Duke they had better be ready to play. Duke needs to play more NC schools instead of the likes of Stanford and Alabama.
I think by the season end State fans will see that Tenneessee will wind up being a very good team and U Conn is better than folks thought. State has three weeks to get their offense in gear before Florida State pops up on their schedule.
Most of the time ECU has a shot when they have made trips to South Carolina in the past. ECU felt very chariable and let the game get away and looked worse than the final score.
I think as football fans who pull for any North Carolina team any team that wins eight games during the season will be a very good year. Next week at this time it will be time to reevaluate again. Some teams will be on the verge of getting better while others will be on the up hill climb. Where will your team stand next week.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Fight Until The End
All any fan can ask of any team they pull for is to give it all you have and whether you win or lose when the game is over and we can say "We gave it all we had". Most Gryphon football fans have complained mostly over the past few years of not doing much in any game in the second half. When the conversation about who would be the new coach was raging either the old ball coach or the young blood Gryphon Jason Battle. The search committee chose Jason Battle.
There are those who wanted the old ball coach they will be in the wait to prove to me over a period of time. Heading into the fifth game this coming Friday night with Rose there has been one area the Gryphons have made major improvements and that is they were the best team on the field in the fourth quarter against SWE and Hertford County. Even in the season opening loss with Bunn they made a push in the fourth but fell short.
The Gryphons made the winning drive against HC in the fourth and against SWE scored all three times they had the ball in the fourth. Both of those games they were under sized in the line on both sides of the ball. There is no doubt that the Gryphons have talent but the coach has to get that talent out of his players.
Winning games in the fourth quarter tells me a few things. The Gryphons are in great physical shape. They team looks like they are having fun and they are performing like a machine together. Those three items are all related to coaching.
There are tough times ahead for this team as I don't think any one who has watched this team so far thinks they are a team that could go undefeated but the talk in the stands is about the change that everyone sees over last year. All the credit for this change has to go to Jason and his staff.
Any team that plays with spunk, spirit and a never quit attitude should win the hearts of their fans regardless of the outcome of the game's score. What we want to see is play hard on every play give us all you got and let's go shake hands when the game ends.
Anyone who ever has been around Jason knows he has a glow about him that life seems to be good. He likes to remind anyone that will listen that he is the only coach at Rocky Mount that has three state championship rings, 2008 he was an assistant on the baseball team and the 2010 and 2012 basketball teams. His glows reflects on his players as they seem to be having fun the Jason Battle way.
There has been plenty of second guessing about the Jason Battle hire as the Gryphon football coach which was lead by Principal Mr. Farrow and athletic director Gainey. Four games into the 2012 football season they sure do look like geniuses
There are those who wanted the old ball coach they will be in the wait to prove to me over a period of time. Heading into the fifth game this coming Friday night with Rose there has been one area the Gryphons have made major improvements and that is they were the best team on the field in the fourth quarter against SWE and Hertford County. Even in the season opening loss with Bunn they made a push in the fourth but fell short.
The Gryphons made the winning drive against HC in the fourth and against SWE scored all three times they had the ball in the fourth. Both of those games they were under sized in the line on both sides of the ball. There is no doubt that the Gryphons have talent but the coach has to get that talent out of his players.
Winning games in the fourth quarter tells me a few things. The Gryphons are in great physical shape. They team looks like they are having fun and they are performing like a machine together. Those three items are all related to coaching.
There are tough times ahead for this team as I don't think any one who has watched this team so far thinks they are a team that could go undefeated but the talk in the stands is about the change that everyone sees over last year. All the credit for this change has to go to Jason and his staff.
Any team that plays with spunk, spirit and a never quit attitude should win the hearts of their fans regardless of the outcome of the game's score. What we want to see is play hard on every play give us all you got and let's go shake hands when the game ends.
Anyone who ever has been around Jason knows he has a glow about him that life seems to be good. He likes to remind anyone that will listen that he is the only coach at Rocky Mount that has three state championship rings, 2008 he was an assistant on the baseball team and the 2010 and 2012 basketball teams. His glows reflects on his players as they seem to be having fun the Jason Battle way.
There has been plenty of second guessing about the Jason Battle hire as the Gryphon football coach which was lead by Principal Mr. Farrow and athletic director Gainey. Four games into the 2012 football season they sure do look like geniuses
Forgive Me Fore I Have Sinned
I don't know how many games I have ever seen in Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh over my life time but Saturday I did something that I have never done before. I think it was 1959 or 1960 the first time I went inside the hay barn called the home of the Wolfpack. My dad and his friends had loaded up a car and we drove to Raleigh from Ahoskie to watch the Big Four play basketball. It was called the Dixie Classic.
That day I pulled for all four teams from North Carolina. All I knew was four teams from out of this world had come to Reynolds to show our boys from North Carolina that they knew nothing about basketball. As a six or seven year old boy I don't even remember who those teams were that thought they could teach us how to play basketball.
Over time I fell in love with the Wolfpack and Duke and Wake and Carolina had to take a backseat in my life. Yes today I did something in the house of the Grey Fox, House of David Thompson and the house of Jim Valvano. I pulled against the Wolfpack.
Clad in an orange tee shirt with Campbell Volleyball on our chest Pat and I didn't know whether to hide or cry as we entered the building. I told coach Leigh Mullins of Campbell that she had no idea how it was for me to be in this building in this tee shirt.
I don't know if we were punished for wearing such colors or not but the Pack stung tne Camels 25-11-25-15 and 25 19. Afterwords we ran into coach Kelly Harper the Wolfpack Women's basketball coach and I told her of our plight of wearing orange on this day as if I needed to explain it to her. Thankfully this is the only time this year the two teams face off.
This past Thursday the Technician the official newspaper of N C State ran an article on the state of the Triathlon program. It interviewed Brooks Doughtie their coach as well as some of the runners as today in Williamsburg Virginia State's Tri team competes for the first time with a coach.
The NCAA is still considering the options of making Tri an official NCAA sport. The Technician has a quote of the day for someone within their paper that day. They used a quote Brooks had given them when they interviewed him. "I want to get a team atmosphere going instead of a bunch of indiviuals racing for N C State."
That day I pulled for all four teams from North Carolina. All I knew was four teams from out of this world had come to Reynolds to show our boys from North Carolina that they knew nothing about basketball. As a six or seven year old boy I don't even remember who those teams were that thought they could teach us how to play basketball.
Over time I fell in love with the Wolfpack and Duke and Wake and Carolina had to take a backseat in my life. Yes today I did something in the house of the Grey Fox, House of David Thompson and the house of Jim Valvano. I pulled against the Wolfpack.
Clad in an orange tee shirt with Campbell Volleyball on our chest Pat and I didn't know whether to hide or cry as we entered the building. I told coach Leigh Mullins of Campbell that she had no idea how it was for me to be in this building in this tee shirt.
I don't know if we were punished for wearing such colors or not but the Pack stung tne Camels 25-11-25-15 and 25 19. Afterwords we ran into coach Kelly Harper the Wolfpack Women's basketball coach and I told her of our plight of wearing orange on this day as if I needed to explain it to her. Thankfully this is the only time this year the two teams face off.
This past Thursday the Technician the official newspaper of N C State ran an article on the state of the Triathlon program. It interviewed Brooks Doughtie their coach as well as some of the runners as today in Williamsburg Virginia State's Tri team competes for the first time with a coach.
The NCAA is still considering the options of making Tri an official NCAA sport. The Technician has a quote of the day for someone within their paper that day. They used a quote Brooks had given them when they interviewed him. "I want to get a team atmosphere going instead of a bunch of indiviuals racing for N C State."
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Holy Mackeral Gryphons 4-0
If Jason Battle has been able to do any thing different in his first four games as the Gryphons football coach that would be that his Gryphons have been able to come from behind in the fourth quarter and win. Once again tonight Rocky Mount scores late with 1:55 to go to win a thrilling 33-24 football game over SouthWest Edgecombe. The Gryphons were able to add a clinching score with .55 seconds to play after they tried to squib kick on the kick off and fell on the ball.
This game turns out to be a game of keep away as Rocky Mount chewed up the clock while SWE scored on three drives that took about two minutes on each drive. SWE had three first half drives scoring twice while Rocky Mount scored on two time consuming drives were stopped inside the twenty on a drive and were on the twenty when the half ended.
The second half each team had the ball four times and Rocky Mount scored three times while SWE scored but once, fumble once and failed on fourth down late in the game. SWE lost a fumble failing to field the kickoff after Rocky Mount had taken the lead.
This was truly a power against speed game but for the second week in a row Rocky Mount wins the fourth quarter and their record jumps to 4-0. SWE drops to 1-3 and now their three losses have come at the hands of Hunt 4-0, Southern Nash 4-0.
There was no doubt Roanoke Rapids had their hands full at Southern Nash as the Firebirds had a 42-0 half time lead and coasted to an easy 42-14 victory.
A different story tonight at Nash Central Hertford County for the second Friday night in a row traveled to Nash County and again tonight they jump out to a double digit lead but unlike last Friday night when Rocky Mount came from behind to win Nash Central can't and they lost to HC 13-8.
Northern Nash was able to even their record at 2-2 as they traveled to Winterville and are 17-14 winners over the Falcons.
Rocky Mount Academy continues to stay in football games as tonight they lose at Parrett Academy 30-20.
As expected Tarboro defense gets better when they play somebody not as big as them. They romped 49-0 over North Edgecombe.
This game turns out to be a game of keep away as Rocky Mount chewed up the clock while SWE scored on three drives that took about two minutes on each drive. SWE had three first half drives scoring twice while Rocky Mount scored on two time consuming drives were stopped inside the twenty on a drive and were on the twenty when the half ended.
The second half each team had the ball four times and Rocky Mount scored three times while SWE scored but once, fumble once and failed on fourth down late in the game. SWE lost a fumble failing to field the kickoff after Rocky Mount had taken the lead.
This was truly a power against speed game but for the second week in a row Rocky Mount wins the fourth quarter and their record jumps to 4-0. SWE drops to 1-3 and now their three losses have come at the hands of Hunt 4-0, Southern Nash 4-0.
There was no doubt Roanoke Rapids had their hands full at Southern Nash as the Firebirds had a 42-0 half time lead and coasted to an easy 42-14 victory.
A different story tonight at Nash Central Hertford County for the second Friday night in a row traveled to Nash County and again tonight they jump out to a double digit lead but unlike last Friday night when Rocky Mount came from behind to win Nash Central can't and they lost to HC 13-8.
Northern Nash was able to even their record at 2-2 as they traveled to Winterville and are 17-14 winners over the Falcons.
Rocky Mount Academy continues to stay in football games as tonight they lose at Parrett Academy 30-20.
As expected Tarboro defense gets better when they play somebody not as big as them. They romped 49-0 over North Edgecombe.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Week Four Of High School Football
Ok after an 0-6 start on the season and I have the flow of what to expect from the teams in the Twin County area and after a 6-0 and 5-1 week I am up to 11-7 on the season. As they say it is not how you start but how you finish so let's jump in to this weeks games head first.There are only five this week since two games are between Twin County teams.* I have been reminded that my 0-6 is now 1-5 with Bunn's Forfeit to Rocky Mount which would change my over all to 12-6.
North Edgecombe Tarboro: Keep hearing all these rumors that with shrinking schools size of both Tarboro and North Edgecombe may be consolidated in the future and if that happens this game will not last fore ever. It is truly a bigger game for the Warriors and they would love to beat one of their other county foes but it will not happen Friday. Tarboro 48 NE13
Rocky Mount at SouthWest Edgecombe. This will be the game that really gives us a glimpse of what the Rocky Mount Gryphons are this year. They don't have to win this game but a game that they are in till the end will really tell us this is a better football. SWE will run up the gut and the Gryphons are small there. The Gryphon offense has to keep the ball out of the Cougars hands as much as possible. SWE 28 Rocky Mount 20.
Northern Nash @ South Central: This is a very winnable game for the Knights. NN showed offensive punch against Tarboro and if that same punch shows up Friday they will win. The Knights defense needs to improve over last week's showing with Tarboro but of course this was Tarboro who scores on everybody NN 26 South Central 18
Roanoke Rapids @ Southern Nash: Last week the Yellow Jackets stepped up to big boy football when Nash Central ran away with a 33-7 win. RR is on the road and this one may not be pretty at all. If Southern Nash holds on to the ball they could get 50. If they don't give away some easy scores for the Yellow Jackets this one could be real ugly. Southern Nash 48 RR 7
Hertford County at Nash Central: Here we are with a compare game again. Rocky Mount just played HC and now Nash Central gets their shot. I thought HC had a pretty good football team until conditioning gave RM control last week. If HC is not in better shape this week they will be out of this one by the end of the 3rd quarter. I think the Bulldogs have too much speed and are bigger than the Gryphons so they match up better on the line against HC. Nash Central 35 Hertford County 14
North Edgecombe Tarboro: Keep hearing all these rumors that with shrinking schools size of both Tarboro and North Edgecombe may be consolidated in the future and if that happens this game will not last fore ever. It is truly a bigger game for the Warriors and they would love to beat one of their other county foes but it will not happen Friday. Tarboro 48 NE13
Rocky Mount at SouthWest Edgecombe. This will be the game that really gives us a glimpse of what the Rocky Mount Gryphons are this year. They don't have to win this game but a game that they are in till the end will really tell us this is a better football. SWE will run up the gut and the Gryphons are small there. The Gryphon offense has to keep the ball out of the Cougars hands as much as possible. SWE 28 Rocky Mount 20.
Northern Nash @ South Central: This is a very winnable game for the Knights. NN showed offensive punch against Tarboro and if that same punch shows up Friday they will win. The Knights defense needs to improve over last week's showing with Tarboro but of course this was Tarboro who scores on everybody NN 26 South Central 18
Roanoke Rapids @ Southern Nash: Last week the Yellow Jackets stepped up to big boy football when Nash Central ran away with a 33-7 win. RR is on the road and this one may not be pretty at all. If Southern Nash holds on to the ball they could get 50. If they don't give away some easy scores for the Yellow Jackets this one could be real ugly. Southern Nash 48 RR 7
Hertford County at Nash Central: Here we are with a compare game again. Rocky Mount just played HC and now Nash Central gets their shot. I thought HC had a pretty good football team until conditioning gave RM control last week. If HC is not in better shape this week they will be out of this one by the end of the 3rd quarter. I think the Bulldogs have too much speed and are bigger than the Gryphons so they match up better on the line against HC. Nash Central 35 Hertford County 14
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Conference Play Begin For Tennis-Volleyball
Tuesday the two teams that will probably finish 1-2 in Volleyball met head on in the first conference game of the season and Hunts wins in five sets over Northern Nash. Rocky Mount took down Nash Central in five sets. As the VB season goes on unless injuries hit one of the top teams hard I think you will find Northern and Hunt finishing at the top.
Tennis opened the conference play with Rocky Mount undefeated and hoping to give Nash Central a bundle but the Price sisters and Nash Central bulldozed RM 9-0. It was the Gryphons first lost of the season. The Gryphons have three freshmen in their top six and their future looks bright regardless of the whipping they took from the Bulldogs.
Rocky Mount soccer went the first four games of the season scoring only one goal but the last two games have been able to find wins. Surely looks as if they are getting better as the season progresses. Conference play for soccer starts in two weeks.
Cross Country for the Gryphons is showing that it looks as if they will be between the middle toward the front as the season unfurls for both the boys and girls.
Football is off to a 3-0 start record wise and the buzz around town is people can see a difference is the quality of play. I think most people can also see a different attitude which sometimes comes from winning. You have to like what you saw against Hertford County because the team was undersized and yet was the best team in the second half. That did not happen much in the past few years as they were close at the half an faded as the game wore on.
I will get my first shot behind the microphone Thursday night as the Gryphon jv's play their first home game. Those of you that have not yet been in the new press box the PA and clock operator are in a room to themselves. The press has their own section. The second level is for cameras. If there is a major improvement in the new press box over at the old field there is not that 49 steps to walk up to get to the press box straight up like the old stadium.
Can you believe it but the NFL is on TV tonight as the run for the 2013 Super Bowl Starts.
Tennis opened the conference play with Rocky Mount undefeated and hoping to give Nash Central a bundle but the Price sisters and Nash Central bulldozed RM 9-0. It was the Gryphons first lost of the season. The Gryphons have three freshmen in their top six and their future looks bright regardless of the whipping they took from the Bulldogs.
Rocky Mount soccer went the first four games of the season scoring only one goal but the last two games have been able to find wins. Surely looks as if they are getting better as the season progresses. Conference play for soccer starts in two weeks.
Cross Country for the Gryphons is showing that it looks as if they will be between the middle toward the front as the season unfurls for both the boys and girls.
Football is off to a 3-0 start record wise and the buzz around town is people can see a difference is the quality of play. I think most people can also see a different attitude which sometimes comes from winning. You have to like what you saw against Hertford County because the team was undersized and yet was the best team in the second half. That did not happen much in the past few years as they were close at the half an faded as the game wore on.
I will get my first shot behind the microphone Thursday night as the Gryphon jv's play their first home game. Those of you that have not yet been in the new press box the PA and clock operator are in a room to themselves. The press has their own section. The second level is for cameras. If there is a major improvement in the new press box over at the old field there is not that 49 steps to walk up to get to the press box straight up like the old stadium.
Can you believe it but the NFL is on TV tonight as the run for the 2013 Super Bowl Starts.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Perception
We often wonder why Notre Dame is held in such high regard when they haven't been a powerhouse in football for at least 15 years. Here lately everyone in ACC country has been bitten by this we are as good as the Southeastern Conference but why do they keep beating us.?
I looked at the official list of the all time winningest football programs and you know what I found? Not one ACC school in the top twenty of all time wins. Five southeastern schools including Tennessee in the top 20. Yale is second on the all time list. There is probably not a team in the ACC that doesn't think they would beat Yale. Navy has won more college football games than North Carolina and the Tar Heels are the winningest North Carolina school on the list. The top three winningest programs in the ACC are Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Boston College and all three are not original members but have been added to the league.
Since the Big Four North Carolina schools are considered basketball schools I looked at the all time list and of course found North Carolina at third and Duke fourth. State comes in 25th on the all time wins list in basketball. The Southeastern Conference only has one team in top twenty in basketball. That is Kentucky who is awful in football. They are #1 on the list.
There are only two schools that make both list. Notre Dame is fourth in football wins and ninth in basketball. Basketball surprises me being that high. Notre Dame has won more games all time than Indiana. That might just be the reason they are so well thought of for TV. The other team on the list of the top twenty in both will probably surprise you and that is Texas. The Longhorns are 3rd in football, that's no surprise. Yes they have been good rather good last twenty years in basketball but who would have thunk they be 17th in basketball.
Why is it so hard to be on both list? My first guess would be it takes so much money to be on the football list that doesn't leave much to give to basketball.
Even though Syracuse is not top 20 in football they are 5th on the all time wins list in basketball. Pittsburgh and Syracuse will be joining the ACC in the next couple of years and if the ACC has done one thing is strengthen basketball not football for the future.
I think the next announcement when ever it comes and Notre Dame joins the ACC will shock the college world. I predict within five years ND is in the ACC? Then ACC football will have a new member and football will have been upgraded and basketball gets tougher to win with another top 20 school.
I looked at the official list of the all time winningest football programs and you know what I found? Not one ACC school in the top twenty of all time wins. Five southeastern schools including Tennessee in the top 20. Yale is second on the all time list. There is probably not a team in the ACC that doesn't think they would beat Yale. Navy has won more college football games than North Carolina and the Tar Heels are the winningest North Carolina school on the list. The top three winningest programs in the ACC are Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Boston College and all three are not original members but have been added to the league.
Since the Big Four North Carolina schools are considered basketball schools I looked at the all time list and of course found North Carolina at third and Duke fourth. State comes in 25th on the all time wins list in basketball. The Southeastern Conference only has one team in top twenty in basketball. That is Kentucky who is awful in football. They are #1 on the list.
There are only two schools that make both list. Notre Dame is fourth in football wins and ninth in basketball. Basketball surprises me being that high. Notre Dame has won more games all time than Indiana. That might just be the reason they are so well thought of for TV. The other team on the list of the top twenty in both will probably surprise you and that is Texas. The Longhorns are 3rd in football, that's no surprise. Yes they have been good rather good last twenty years in basketball but who would have thunk they be 17th in basketball.
Why is it so hard to be on both list? My first guess would be it takes so much money to be on the football list that doesn't leave much to give to basketball.
Even though Syracuse is not top 20 in football they are 5th on the all time wins list in basketball. Pittsburgh and Syracuse will be joining the ACC in the next couple of years and if the ACC has done one thing is strengthen basketball not football for the future.
I think the next announcement when ever it comes and Notre Dame joins the ACC will shock the college world. I predict within five years ND is in the ACC? Then ACC football will have a new member and football will have been upgraded and basketball gets tougher to win with another top 20 school.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Just Not The Same
Labor Day is just not Labor day without Jerry Lewis. It had to happen at some point in time whether he either would die or get to the point where he could just not physically make it happen. I have never watch much of the Telethon when Jerry was resting because he is the Telethon. Instead of watching TV I have been cutting bushes in the yard. Please Jerry come back. Same me from the bushes.
Today is the last day of the minor league baseball and with it will end Brian Goodwin's first year in pro baseball. To say the least it has been a good year as he was promoted to AA. He is hovering just under 230 batting average since fifty games ago being called up to Harrisburg PA. Spring training I am sure he will be given every chance possible to make the AAA squad for opening day.
Four of the five Division one schools in North Carolina won opening day in college football. That doesn't happen all that often. Duke was impressive beating FIU in front of a sold out stadium. That doesn't happen unless Alabama is in town and Bama fans buy up all the tickets.
Wake Struggled with Liberty which is probably not a good sign for the season. ECU beat what has become a national power in Division 2 in App St. Carolina looked impressive. Did any body but me notice during the State game with Tennessee that the game was billed by tv as the SEC game of the week.
One of the biggest differences in the ACC and the SEC is the ACC is half private institutions while Vanderbilt is the only private school in the SEC The ACC has Miami,Wake, Duke and Boston College. They are adding two more in Syracuse and Pittsburgh. I am not sure what to call Georgia Tech. Private colleges tend to be more academic minded. When you have as many private schools as the ACC has it is harder to change the rules to allow easier standards. The SEC doesn't have that problem to deal with.
The NFL is set to open the 2012 football season Wednesday night!. If you are one of those people that just can't get enough NFL I would suspect that within ten years there will be an NFL game on every night but Saturdays. They will give their minor league system colleges there day alone. If they had a game on Tuesday night it would be a national game with extra dollars over a 1pm game on Sunday being shared by five more games going on at the same time. The NFLPA is against expanding to 18 games so what is the logical next step. Play more National Games one every night from September to the season ends. Laugh but it is just around the corner.
Today is the last day of the minor league baseball and with it will end Brian Goodwin's first year in pro baseball. To say the least it has been a good year as he was promoted to AA. He is hovering just under 230 batting average since fifty games ago being called up to Harrisburg PA. Spring training I am sure he will be given every chance possible to make the AAA squad for opening day.
Four of the five Division one schools in North Carolina won opening day in college football. That doesn't happen all that often. Duke was impressive beating FIU in front of a sold out stadium. That doesn't happen unless Alabama is in town and Bama fans buy up all the tickets.
Wake Struggled with Liberty which is probably not a good sign for the season. ECU beat what has become a national power in Division 2 in App St. Carolina looked impressive. Did any body but me notice during the State game with Tennessee that the game was billed by tv as the SEC game of the week.
One of the biggest differences in the ACC and the SEC is the ACC is half private institutions while Vanderbilt is the only private school in the SEC The ACC has Miami,Wake, Duke and Boston College. They are adding two more in Syracuse and Pittsburgh. I am not sure what to call Georgia Tech. Private colleges tend to be more academic minded. When you have as many private schools as the ACC has it is harder to change the rules to allow easier standards. The SEC doesn't have that problem to deal with.
The NFL is set to open the 2012 football season Wednesday night!. If you are one of those people that just can't get enough NFL I would suspect that within ten years there will be an NFL game on every night but Saturdays. They will give their minor league system colleges there day alone. If they had a game on Tuesday night it would be a national game with extra dollars over a 1pm game on Sunday being shared by five more games going on at the same time. The NFLPA is against expanding to 18 games so what is the logical next step. Play more National Games one every night from September to the season ends. Laugh but it is just around the corner.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Almost 1/3 Of The Way
Just about every public high school team has played three games so far and we have hit the 30% of the season is over and we should be able to make some type of reasonable assumptions where every team stands.
Tarboro: Must be loaded again as they have played three 3-A teams and are 3-0. Defense looks suspect at this point but I believe the level of competition has plenty to do with that. They have scored over 120 points in three games. How far they go this year toward five playoffs games will rest in the hands of a defense that will improve as the schedule includes schools in 2-A and 1-A.
SouthWest Edgecombe: 1-2. Both losses have come from Hunt and Southern Nash. They just might have an answer for Tarboro when conference time comes.
North Edgecombe: They can play with any body in their level. Over matched against County foes SWE and Tarboro.
Southern Nash: They have reloaded nicely after having lost their entire running back corp from last year. 3-0 so far and look to challenge Hunt for conference title.
Rocky Mount: 3-0 (2-1)What a difference a year makes in attitude alone. The line is small on both sides of the ball and when Rocky Mount hits the meat of conference schedule will find it hard to win against power teams like Hunt, Nash Central, Southern Nash. Can't stand for the injury bug to dig any deeper than it already is.
Northern Nash: 1-2 Offense has improved over last year. If there is one team that could move up toward the top it might be the Knights. Most experts pegged the Knights 4th or 5th in preseason. I could see third if the cards fall their way.
Nash Central: 2-1 No shame what so ever in their lone loss coming from Tarboro. Seems as if Nash Central is on door step again this year. Lost twice to Hunt last year. Tarboro is the same mold as Hunt in this way, one of those teams that the Bulldogs must beat not just lose a close one. It is step up time for them.
Rocky Mount Academy: B W Holt's six years in Rocky Mount he averaged 38 points a game. His first two games in eight man football the Eagles have scored 32. The man can coach offense. If the Eagles figure out how to slow down the other team they are going to be dangerous for somebody. No longer an automatic win when you play RMA.
Fike:1-2 Sure can score points. Their problem the other teams seems to be able to score more.
Hunt: 3-0 Not quite as good as last year but they are the team to beat. Defense is suspect.
Get my first chance in the PA booth Thursday night as Rocky Mount jv's play their first home game.
Tarboro: Must be loaded again as they have played three 3-A teams and are 3-0. Defense looks suspect at this point but I believe the level of competition has plenty to do with that. They have scored over 120 points in three games. How far they go this year toward five playoffs games will rest in the hands of a defense that will improve as the schedule includes schools in 2-A and 1-A.
SouthWest Edgecombe: 1-2. Both losses have come from Hunt and Southern Nash. They just might have an answer for Tarboro when conference time comes.
North Edgecombe: They can play with any body in their level. Over matched against County foes SWE and Tarboro.
Southern Nash: They have reloaded nicely after having lost their entire running back corp from last year. 3-0 so far and look to challenge Hunt for conference title.
Rocky Mount: 3-0 (2-1)What a difference a year makes in attitude alone. The line is small on both sides of the ball and when Rocky Mount hits the meat of conference schedule will find it hard to win against power teams like Hunt, Nash Central, Southern Nash. Can't stand for the injury bug to dig any deeper than it already is.
Northern Nash: 1-2 Offense has improved over last year. If there is one team that could move up toward the top it might be the Knights. Most experts pegged the Knights 4th or 5th in preseason. I could see third if the cards fall their way.
Nash Central: 2-1 No shame what so ever in their lone loss coming from Tarboro. Seems as if Nash Central is on door step again this year. Lost twice to Hunt last year. Tarboro is the same mold as Hunt in this way, one of those teams that the Bulldogs must beat not just lose a close one. It is step up time for them.
Rocky Mount Academy: B W Holt's six years in Rocky Mount he averaged 38 points a game. His first two games in eight man football the Eagles have scored 32. The man can coach offense. If the Eagles figure out how to slow down the other team they are going to be dangerous for somebody. No longer an automatic win when you play RMA.
Fike:1-2 Sure can score points. Their problem the other teams seems to be able to score more.
Hunt: 3-0 Not quite as good as last year but they are the team to beat. Defense is suspect.
Get my first chance in the PA booth Thursday night as Rocky Mount jv's play their first home game.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Gurley Marches Into Georgia
Former Tarboro High football player Todd Gurley score on the second and third touches of the football in his college football career. His first play an unimpressive two yard run but #2 Gurley broke a tackle at the eight yard line and cruised in for a ten yard touchdown run. Georgia's defense allowed Buffalo a touchdown and on the following kickoff Gurley went 100 yards to give Georgia a 14-3 lead.
Gurley saved the best for last as in the fourth quarter he broke three tackles on a run up the middle and once he broke free as they say"Katie Bar the Door" a 55 yard scamper which gave Gurley three touchdowns on the day. Gurley ran only eight times from scrimmage but hit the century mark getting 100 yards. Boy does he have big expectations to live up to now.
Larry Fedora has that big hill of expectations to overcome now as his Tar Heels romp over Elon 62-0. It has been 17 years since the Heels scored that many points.
ECU gets the 2012 football season off on the right foot as they hammer App State 35-13.
Fans have no middle ground. You are expected to be the best team ever and when you stumble all of a sudden you are now the worse ever. N C State fans have gone from hoping to play for the conference championship to ready to run Tom O'Brien out of town after State lost last night to Tennessee.
Expectations can be fun to wish but nobody knows for sure about any thing. It will be three weeks or so before State fans will know whether last night loss was pitiful or not bad at all. Just suppose Tennessee turns out to play for the SEC championship or maybe the National Championship. Take five minutes away from that game last night and State played about as well as you could expect. Plain and Simple Tennessee was a better football team and they were much better than State at every position.
The other end of the spectrum is North Carolina. What did they learn today. Who knows until we see what Elon does the next few week. Suppose Elon doesn't win a game all year then today wasn't all that impressive.
There is a middle ground some where in every game. State isn't as bad a State fans think and Carolina is probably not as good as they looked today in Larry fedora's first game in Chapel Hill.
Let's face it as long as the ACC stays away from allowing Non qualifiers to play and the SEC does the ACC teams will always be at a disadvantage when ever they play any team from the SEC. We as fans have to decide what we want. Do we want to win at all cost or do we want to set the academic standards and make all ACC teams live by them. There is no middle ground but fans want both and academic excellence and winning football most of the time don't go together.
Gurley saved the best for last as in the fourth quarter he broke three tackles on a run up the middle and once he broke free as they say"Katie Bar the Door" a 55 yard scamper which gave Gurley three touchdowns on the day. Gurley ran only eight times from scrimmage but hit the century mark getting 100 yards. Boy does he have big expectations to live up to now.
Larry Fedora has that big hill of expectations to overcome now as his Tar Heels romp over Elon 62-0. It has been 17 years since the Heels scored that many points.
ECU gets the 2012 football season off on the right foot as they hammer App State 35-13.
Fans have no middle ground. You are expected to be the best team ever and when you stumble all of a sudden you are now the worse ever. N C State fans have gone from hoping to play for the conference championship to ready to run Tom O'Brien out of town after State lost last night to Tennessee.
Expectations can be fun to wish but nobody knows for sure about any thing. It will be three weeks or so before State fans will know whether last night loss was pitiful or not bad at all. Just suppose Tennessee turns out to play for the SEC championship or maybe the National Championship. Take five minutes away from that game last night and State played about as well as you could expect. Plain and Simple Tennessee was a better football team and they were much better than State at every position.
The other end of the spectrum is North Carolina. What did they learn today. Who knows until we see what Elon does the next few week. Suppose Elon doesn't win a game all year then today wasn't all that impressive.
There is a middle ground some where in every game. State isn't as bad a State fans think and Carolina is probably not as good as they looked today in Larry fedora's first game in Chapel Hill.
Let's face it as long as the ACC stays away from allowing Non qualifiers to play and the SEC does the ACC teams will always be at a disadvantage when ever they play any team from the SEC. We as fans have to decide what we want. Do we want to win at all cost or do we want to set the academic standards and make all ACC teams live by them. There is no middle ground but fans want both and academic excellence and winning football most of the time don't go together.
Better Conditioned Gryphons Comeback
Hertford County rushed for nearly 200 yards the first 20 minutes of the game and took advantage of a 50 yard td pass and looked as if they were going to dominate the smaller Gryphons. Insert Mason Hines with a 89 yard kickoff return to get the score to 14-10 Bears and then something happened that told the tale of this game.
HC had two players go down with cramps late in the second quarter and by my count at games end had another six times players go down. Results HC fails to get a first down in the second half and Rocky Mount get a hugh 4th and seven run from Mason Hines and the Gryphons beat Hertford County 17-14.
Rocky Mount had field position the entire second half and did nothing until they decided to go for it on fourth and seven from HC 47 which by the way had been Rocky Mount's worse starting position in the second half when they started at own 41. Mason Hines was hit in the back field broke way and sprinted 12 yards for a Gryphon first down and from that point on the Gryphons drove for the winning td on a Hines two yard run with 8:17 to play.
By night's end Hertford County would rush for 233 in the game and pass for 76 yards but only 79 total yards came in second half. Hines got 89 yards to lead the Gryphon rushing attack which totaled only 154 for the game and another 39 yards on passes.
Even though HC line on both sides of the ball were much bigger than the Gryphons the Gryphons come back to win 17-14.
Tarboro has found out the past several years that after they go through the first few games of the season and play all 3-A schools that they look as if they don't have any defense what so ever. Then they get to conference they settle in and start holding teams down on offense and of course their offense can score on anybody. Northern Nash puts 35 on the board against the Vikings and still lose 47-35. I know there are not many coaches that will say this was a good loss but for the Knight's I think this shows what this team can do.
Roanoke Rapids the last two weeks has feasted on 1-A level competition scoring 114 points. Friday night they hosted Nash Central and a chance to see if they are really as good as their scoring has been. The answer is no as Nash Central takes down RR 33-7.
Thursday night Hunt had a test from SouthWest Edgecombe breaking open a tied game in the fourth quarter to win 28-14 over the Cougars. Southern Nash ripped Bunn 37-14.
Here is a Big East score from Friday night that you might find interesting Beddingfield 49 Fike 48. wow
HC had two players go down with cramps late in the second quarter and by my count at games end had another six times players go down. Results HC fails to get a first down in the second half and Rocky Mount get a hugh 4th and seven run from Mason Hines and the Gryphons beat Hertford County 17-14.
Rocky Mount had field position the entire second half and did nothing until they decided to go for it on fourth and seven from HC 47 which by the way had been Rocky Mount's worse starting position in the second half when they started at own 41. Mason Hines was hit in the back field broke way and sprinted 12 yards for a Gryphon first down and from that point on the Gryphons drove for the winning td on a Hines two yard run with 8:17 to play.
By night's end Hertford County would rush for 233 in the game and pass for 76 yards but only 79 total yards came in second half. Hines got 89 yards to lead the Gryphon rushing attack which totaled only 154 for the game and another 39 yards on passes.
Even though HC line on both sides of the ball were much bigger than the Gryphons the Gryphons come back to win 17-14.
Tarboro has found out the past several years that after they go through the first few games of the season and play all 3-A schools that they look as if they don't have any defense what so ever. Then they get to conference they settle in and start holding teams down on offense and of course their offense can score on anybody. Northern Nash puts 35 on the board against the Vikings and still lose 47-35. I know there are not many coaches that will say this was a good loss but for the Knight's I think this shows what this team can do.
Roanoke Rapids the last two weeks has feasted on 1-A level competition scoring 114 points. Friday night they hosted Nash Central and a chance to see if they are really as good as their scoring has been. The answer is no as Nash Central takes down RR 33-7.
Thursday night Hunt had a test from SouthWest Edgecombe breaking open a tied game in the fourth quarter to win 28-14 over the Cougars. Southern Nash ripped Bunn 37-14.
Here is a Big East score from Friday night that you might find interesting Beddingfield 49 Fike 48. wow
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