The end of the first semester is next week and this week exams at all Nash County Schools. The boys team at Rocky Mount playing with more vigor since the two losses at the Broughton Christmas Tournament. Two games that the Gryphons could have won.
They find themselves 2-0 in conference play and head to Hunt Friday night to meet a team that beat them twice in the regular season last year. 10-3 overall the Gryphons have scored on average 79 points per game while giving up 62.
There is all kinds of reason to believe the Gryphons made it to the Regional in Fayetteville last year and with the way they are playing they could return there this year. It would help finishing first and getting as many home games as possible in the Sectionals. You know last year they had to beat Southern Wayne at their place in the second game and winning on the road is not easy that time of year.
The girls have the same 2-0 conference mark but they are one better in the overall column going 11-2. So far those two losses have been to very good teams in unbeaten Northern Nash and 4-A Millbrook. The two conference games still on the horizon with Northern will be extremely big in order to get those home games in the sectionals. Both of their losses they had a tough time making outside shots but both Alexus Cooper and Carmen Richardson have truly had positive games with their outside games since both of those losses happened. The Lady Gryphons are averaging 68 points a game while giving up a measly 37. Those of you mathematically challenged that is a whomping 31 points a game win margin.
HighSchool OT .com has comfirmed a rumor that I have been hearing over the last week. Earlier I had passed along that Todd Gurley was going to announce his college decision on January 3rd. That date has come and gone. HSOT.COM stated today they he will announce Friday.
The rumor mill says a new school has jumped into the Gurley pot and over the past several weeks has made a dent into the two choices Gurley was believed deciding. Understand Gurley's mother does not want him to go to Georgia due to the fact that travel every week to Athens would be too much for his family. So that opens the door real wide for the Tar Heels as both Georgia and North Carolina were thought to be his choices. Over the last month N C State has made an impression on Gurley and has replaced a Georgia.
I would like to see Gurley go to Raleigh but my personal opinion is he will wear Carolina blue next year. My sources are much like yours, the first cousin of the brother in law of the assistant coach so who knows but Todd.
I hope you had a chance to see the story last week on WRAL concerning Lee Winstead the young Rocky Mount boy hit with a wild pitch playing baseball last summer. He has returned to school and WRAL did a feature on him last week. If you missed it you can go to WRAL.COM and click Life and Health section and scan down the stories on line. Well worth the view.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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