November Football

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 RMA JV's have won the State Championship beating St David's of Raleigh  44-16

The State football playoffs begin Friday night and for the first time this century the state champions will start the process of crowning champions in November with most being crowned on December first.  Three teams from Edgecombe, two from Nash and two from Wilson County get to play at least one more week and in two games they will meet up with each other.

Tarboro begins  their quest for their fourth straight state championship and the first round should be a cinch as they take on Beddingfield a team they just took to the woodshed last Friday 34-0.  This  game will go one or two ways.  Tarboro will either show up ready to demolish Beddingfield or be asleep from the get go.  Here is what I suspect.  Tarboro will show up get a working lead and coast.  35-0 Vikings.

Southern Nash will hope to have a full team for the first time in a couple weeks as they will need everyone on hand as Hunt host the Firebirds.  I think both of these teams will come out firing all of their weapons because they both know this game will be a take no prisoners game.  Hunt will be hard to beat at home and I think that will be the deciding factor in this one.  If you look at every close game that Hunt has been in they won the fourth quarter and I think they will in this one too.  Hunt 35 Southern Nash 27


Two conference foes match up once again when North Edgecombe and Weldon square off.  Have a feeling it will be low scoring and defensive.  The Warriors make it to the second round in this squeaker.  NE 16 Weldon 14.


They have had a week off to heal injuries and hit the road as SouthWest Edgecombe travels to East Duplin to open up the 2-AA playoffs.  This could be the last game in the legendary career of Raymond Cobb as I think SWE will scared EP to death but playing at home EP prevails  34-28 over the Cougars.

Rocky Mount returns to the playoffs after being absent for two years as they host Jacksonville from the Coastal Conference.  I believe the Gryphons will win but I will be shocked if this one isn't competitive right down to the end.    Rocky Mount advances 26-20 over the Cardinals.

Once again on Friday night I will be in Buies Creek as Campbell has their last home volleyball weekend of the year.  Just found out today that Morgan will again sing the National Anthem Friday evening.