Rainy Night

During my career I have been in a many a night of rainy football especially in the early years when you played when it was game time regardless of the weather.  The last thirty years the gate receipts have over taken  and one drop of rain in the afternoon will put a game off.

As recent as 1999 while covering North Edgecombe for WHIG-TV while the Warriors were in the third round against Pamlico at Pamlico the press box was so small we were outside when a monsoon fell starting at halftime and I got wetter than I could have gotten if I had been taking a shower  There are not many of those type nights that happen any more and then there is last night.  Having no lightening and it being the last game of the season and every so often a monsoon falling those that endured to stay and watch any game in our area last night needs to be saluted as a true fan.  As for Pat and me we were dry in the gym at Campbell watching volleyball and even as I write this this morning not one drop of rain has fallen here. Here's what happened last night.

I have been concerned about the Tarboro Viking defense but the last two weeks they have come together to produce shutouts.  Last night Beddingfield failed to score on the Vikes and for the ninth time this year Tarboro scores at least 34.  34-0 Tarboro.

Hunt looking for their second straight perfect regular season got a test for a half from Fike who still had dreams of a tie for second.  Hunt throws a second half shutout to win 28-7.  Fike will finish fourth in Big East and waits for the playoff seeding to where they travel next week.  Hunt will be home.

In 1983 N C State basketball had a record of if I remember were 16-4 and had Ralph Sampson and Virginia by 20 in the first half when Derrick Whittenberg broke his foot and for the next month the Pack played lineups that enabled those players to step up and when Whittenberg returned the Pack was a better team.  I think the same thing just might happen for Southern Nash as injuries and suspensions have given the Firebirds two very interesting week and yet they won both.  Injured players will return and suspensions over for next week look out for the Firebirds in the playoffs.  Nash Central gave the Birds all they wanted but the Firebirds prevail  38-36.  Southern will be the most nervous team in area as they wait to see if they are home or on the road next week.

Rocky Mount clinched 3rd  in the Big East but Northern Nash gave them all they wanted until the very end.  Those times of not scoring in the second half are over for the Gryphons as they wait for for word where they will be heading next week.  Rocky Mount 25 Northern Nash 9.

They had lost to Word of God 54-0 during the regular season but last night Rocky Mount Academy made WOG work before losing  38-7.  The big question now for RMA is can they hold on to B W Holt for next year or will some public school snatch him away?