Northern Falls In East Final

Just a couple of weeks ago the members of the North Carolina Athletic Association almost voted the Christian schools out of the Association.  Today Northern Nash found out what it means to meet one of them in the playoffs as they traveled to Raleigh to meet Cardinal Gibbons with the chance to play for the State Tennis title Saturday.  Cardinal Gibbons won 5-1 but the matches were closer than the score.  So far this spring other the the track and field runners that made it to the state meet Northern's tennis team has made it farther than any other team in the Big East this spring.  Northern's senior #1 player Michael Bracket plans to walk on next year at N C State.

Faith Christian got revenge with Trinity Tuesday as the opening game of the season  was an opening lost for Faith, however in the second round of the playoffs Faith Christian got their satisfaction and will move Friday in Fleming Stadium in Wilson to the final four of the Independent School playoffs with a 6-3 win.  They will play at 1pm. They will play the top seed  in the tournament in Lawrence Academy which is located near the recent discovery of the found Lost Colony in Bertie County.  The other semi will feature the host team Greenfield Academy of Wilson against Wayne Country day of Goldsboro.  Three of the teams playing in the final four are within 20 mikes of the stadium.  The finals will be Saturday between the two winners.

Hunt High was the only girls soccer team to win in the second round of the playoffs so who did they draw in the 3rd round?  White Oak the team that knocked out the Lady Gryphons 2-1.  Hunt lost in the third round 2-0.  After being 4-0 in the opening round the Big East winds up the playoffs with a record of 5-4.  1-4 against the Coastal as Hunt beat West Carteret in the second round.

Nash Central the only Big East team to make it to the second round in softball didn't make it to the third round as Havelock no hit the Lady Bulldogs.  Both baseball and softball at Nash Central lost at home by ten runs.  At least the softball team did make the second round.

The only Big East baseball team that is still alive we believe is Hunt.  They were scheduled to play Tuesday but we believe they got rained out and are trying to play tonight in round two of the playoffs.  The looks and the sounds outside my house right now I doubt they can play tonight.

I bet you didn't know this but several Carolina Panther football players including Cam Newton were at Hubbard Elementary School today helping fire up students for next weeks EOGs.