Mason Holt Wins Again

Rocky Mount High school Senior Cross Country runner Mason Holt won the 2012 Wendell Park Early Bird Invitational Saturday in Wendell.  His winning time of 16:48 was thirty second faster than the second place runner in this 5k race.  Gryphon Zach Shea finished fifth but overall Rocky Mount could only place fifth in the team competition.  Fike was the only other Big East team to run in this event and they finished sixth in a 12 team run.

Over on the girls side Fike and Rocky Mount flip flopped  Fike Finishing fifth while Rocky Mount was sixth.  In each of these events so far this year they has an A Race where basically the varsity runners run and a B race where the JV's would run.   In the B event which in this week's run is called the Women's open event Rocky Mount Gryphon freshman Schuyler Moss was the winner.  Schuyler's big brother is Benton Moss former Gryphon pitcher and now a pitcher for the University of North Carolina. 

Once he left the game over the weekend Russell Wilson had lead the Seattle Seahawks to six scores  and they missed a field goal on the other drive when they failed to score.  That was good enough for the Seahawks to announce that Russell will be the starting quarterback opening day.  Now that Mike Glennon has risen up to the top of the charts of NFL scouts  heading into his senior season at N C State Tom O'Brien decision to cut Wilson loose doesn't look so bad now.

Wilson who couldn't decide on playing baseball or football led O'Brien to declare either you play football for the Pack or head out so Mike Glennon will get his chance.  Wilson who was becoming the Brett Farve of College Football not being able to stay or go went on to Wisconsin.  Wilson had a great season at Wisconsin and Mike Glennon did the same for the Pack.  Since Wilson has been back to State on several occasions  it would seem as if O'Brien's decision worked out for everybody.

Last night the Carolina Panthers got front and center on the Sunday Night NFL game at the New York Jets.  The offense didn't look all that good and yet they beat the hapless J-E-T-S.  I think the Panthers will be in a fight for a playoff spot this year  but I seriously doubt the Jets will half their games.