The Second Season Begins

Both Nash Central and Rocky Mount begin their playoff aspiration Tueday when the team playoff begins for girls tennis.  Nash Central is at home and Rocky Mount is on the road to Cardinal Gibbons.  Yes this is the same Cardinal Gibbons the private school that almost got kicked out of the NCHSAA last year, saved only by about 100 schools that voted present when the vote was taken.  Don't look now but Cardinal Gibbons is in position to again win most of the State Championship in the minor sports.  We will see how those that voted present feel after this fall state championship results.  The Regional for the singles and doubles is this weekend at Barton College.

Girls volleyball playoffs begin Saturday but if you go on line to see who the Big East is playing the seedings will not be posted until Wednesday night.  Fike and Hunt will get home matches with Northern Nash and Rocky Mount on the road.  Hope the entire conference does better this year as they were 0-4 in the first round a year ago.

Rocky Mount soccer has three Big East matches this week as they play Southern Nash tonight, Hunt Wednesday and they finish the regular season with Northern Nash Thursday night.  Maybe this week there will be a winner when the Gryphons and Knights plays after tying last time after overtime.

Those you that watched the Notre Dame-Stanford game saw a finish of did he score or not.  The refs said no he didn't and Notre Dame remains undefeated and they have moved up to fifth in the latest polls.  A similar  situation occurred at Rocky Mount Academy as the Eagles lead 25-18 when Hobgood scored with 40 seconds to play in the game and went for a two point conversion for the win.  Depending on which sideline you were on the refs rules the two point conversion good but RMA folks will tell you he didn't get in.

Sounds a lot like the finish to the Rocky Mount -Northern Game in 2009 when 5,000 Northern Fans who were all on the sidelines at the goal line that still say that Collin Cuthrell didn't score.  I am sure as this RMA game is talked about more and more over the years everyone in Rocky Mount was there and everyone was on the sidelines right on the goal line when it happened.

If major league baseball doesn't vote in instant replay now they never will.  The New York Yankees over the years certainly have had their share of shall we say fortunate calls.  This weekend a Tiger Runner was out by a mile and the ump called him safe.  Replay would have solved that on in about thirty seconds.  All we need now is red flags for the managers.