Christmas Break Review The Girls

Last year the two best basketball teams east of Raleigh resided in Nash County.  This year you can say two of the best teams east or Raleigh are here.  South Central has already shown they want to be a part once again of the best basketball in the east.

Northern Nash:  9-0  They have ten players that all look alike.  Take one player out and put another in and they still look the same. This senior group made the Regional as Sophomores but only Rocky Mount prevented them from returning last year.  This point in the season only one team can keep them from going undefeated in regular season or should I make that two.  Themselves and Rocky Mount.  Alexus Hill can shoot from the outside and she provides speed for all of the other bookends.  Those book ends have names Quinesha Lynch,  Shakyia Mercer, Khadrijah Richardson, De ja Lewis,Jordan Oldham, Camille Branch and Suzannah Sykes.  Northern Needs to shoot more from the outside because they can control most of the rebounds on misses.  Lack over all team speed but they are the class of the Big East.

Rocky Mount : 6-2  So far this year lost in over time to Northern Nash and lost by three to South Central.  This Gryphon team must depend on it's defense because  other than the best player in the east J'Kyra Brown.  No one else willing to shoot.  Carmen Richardson needs to get greedy and shoot more just to to ease the double teams on J'Kyra.  Until this team finds more scoring it will be hard to beat the best in the east Northern and South Central. That being said as long a J'Kyra stays healthy Rocky Mount can beat most of every one else. Every team is double and triple teaming J and by late in the game she is wore out and in the big games she can't do it alone.  If one or two others step up offensively Rocky Mount could be real good again.

Nash Central: 7-2  The most over looked team in the area is Nash Central.  They showed everyone how good they were as the #3 Big East team in the playoffs last year.   Ni'Ya Styles is maybe the best point guard in the area and the Bulldogs are a team none of the big dogs had better overlook. Veteran Timyra Staton provides  rebounding underneath.  If either NN or RM stumble Nash Central will be ready to race by the one that scratches their knee.

Southern Nash  How good can you expect your team to be when three of your conference members are NN, RM and NC.  That's only on this side of the county not including next door in Wilson County.  Southern has good talent but next to a six footer I am real short.  Danielle Noland and Khadijah Manning are a good nucleus.

The all Tournament team at the Nash County Holiday Tournament:  MVP Quinesha Lynch Northern Nash, Alexus Hill Northern Nash, J'Kyra Brown Rocky Mount, Carmen Richardson Rocky Mount, Ni'ya Styles Nash Central and Khandijah Manning Southern Nash.