Whether it was there was no Gryphon player who had ever been in a playoff football game or what it might have been the Rocky Mount Gryphons played as if they were suppose to win and Jacksonville was suppose to let them . There was only one problem with that theory is that Jacksonville did not cooperate and jumped on the Gryphons from the get go and never let up until they had a comfortable 27-0 lead. The Late rising Gryphons came out of their sleep mode in the fourth quarter and made the score respectable in the end 27-14.
In any game that is basically a tossup as this game was you need to come out of the locker room roaring and tonight the Gryphons didn't. The best perspective on this playoff loss is I don't think too many Gryphon fans expected to be in the playoffs three months ago and despite a loss tonight Jason Battle has had a very good start on his coaching career.
Hunt once again was the best team in the second half and they are moving on to the second round after the Warriors dump Southern Nash 28-7. Just like the first time when these two teams met the score was 14-7 and up for grabs but the final two scores come from Hunt.
One of the big wins of the night comes from SouthWest Edgecombe who wins on the Road 30-26 win over East Duplin. The coaching career of Raymond Cobb is still alive for at least another week.
Tarboro let everyone know that the state title for any 2-A team will have to pass through Tarboro as the Vikings didn't stumble any at all having to play a team they just drubbed last week. They drubbed them even worse tonight as Tarboro breaks the 50 point barrier and takes out Beddingfield again this time 53-13.
Nash Central girls tennis team plays for the team championship Saturday against Charlotte Catholic Should the Bulldogs win they will have taken out the top two private shools in the state in three days having beaten Cardinal Gibbons Thursday.
The second round of the boys soccer playoffs will be in Bailey Saturday afternoon as West Brunswick will play Southern Nash at 4pm.
The State Cross Country state championships will be run Saturday in Kernersville.
Got to our motel room in Lillington tonight and cut on the tv and who do I see but Andrew Morales the former Rocky Mount Gryphon playing soccer for SMU on Fox Sports South
Friday, November 2, 2012
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