Nash County Tournament This Week

Rocky Mount boys basketball team heads into the Nash County Tournament as the only boys team still undefeated.  The Gryphons disposed of the Rampants of Rose High Friday night 56-42.  They will meet  Southern Nash in the opening round Wednesday night. 

The other boys game will feature Northern Nash and Nash Central.  The Knights have a 500 record as they face off against the Bulldogs at Nash Central.  Already the Knights have put 4 games in the win column after having won only once all of last season.  This week will tell the Knights how far they have improved since last season and will give them a good look at just how well they may do when conference starts

The Lady Gryphons had little problem with Rose on Friday winning 76-40.  They will take on Southern Nash Tuesday night at Nash Central.  The Lady Gryphons lone loss was at the hands of South Central who still remains unbeaten on the season.  Everyone totally expects Northern Nash Lady Knights to be waiting Thursday night but they must first meet the home team Nash Central.  The Lady Knights remain undefeated and they have not had a fourth quarter yet that they were pushed.  I think they are averaging winning by about 40 per contest.  The Nash County Tournament is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at Nash Central.

Still no official word yet on the new football coach at Northern.  I think you might be hearing the word first part of the week.

Carolina struggles to beat ECU in the Dean Dome.  I don't know how many years Roy Williams has left as coach of the Tar Heels but Jeff Lebo sure did look mighty comfortable sitting on the bench while he and Roy Williams talked before the game.  There is no doubt for Carolina fans this years team does not have that big man under the basket  with nine foot arms that can swat any shot up close to the basket away.

State is beginning to look more like the team everyone expected this year.  If they are lacking one thing  it is that big man which I just talked about Carolina didn't have.  If State did they would be awesome.   All the hype this year about the three incoming freshman the least talked about was T J Warren.  He is by far the best of the three.

Tonight I will be appearing with Wes Bradshaw on WHIG-TV during their All New Sports Show at 8.00pm.  We were suppose to wrap up the high school football season and we will probably do that but our focus will now be more on the life of Charles Austin.  If you have satellite remember it will be streamed on WHIG.Com.  I think Wes is planning to open up the telephone lines and let everyone tell their tales about how Charles effected their lives.