Nash Central knocked off Northern Nash on Monday and Coach Rennie Taylor of Nash Central had an opportunity to scout the team that he will play for the Championship of the Nash County Christmas Tournament. Coach Taylor got a real good look as he will face Rocky Mount in the Championship game Thursday night.
Rocky Mount had little trouble controlling this one from the get go and sail on into the championship game taking down the Firebirds 57-45. This will be the second time this season the Gryphons will have faced a team on their home court trying to win a tournament as Rocky Mount beat Knightdale at Thanksgiving.
The consolation game in the girls bracket was played tonight and the home team Nash Central took advantage of their own confines and wins the 3rd place game 53-42.
Thursday night's championship game both games with be videoed by WHIG-TV and the girls game will be shown this Sunday night. The boys championship game will get air time on Sunday following Christmas. I will be behind the mic for both games. There will be three games played Thursday as the 3rd place boys game kicks off the final day of the tournament with Northern Nash meeting Southern Nash. The girls championship game takes center stage around 6:30 featuring the unbeaten Lady Knights of Northern Nash taking on once beaten Rocky Mount. The tournament wraps up with the boys championship game after the girls wrap up featuring Nash Central and R ocky Mount.
Duke played for the first time tonight as the #1 basketball team in the nation and they played like a #1 team. They had little trouble in Durham against Cornell winning 88-47. Last night the Pack took on a fairly good Stanford team and continue to show improvement. This team works well when Lo Brown drives with the ball. He opens up every body's game when he attacks the basket.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Bomb Shell From Red Oak
Every high school goes through peaks and valleys since the kids that play for you are from a zone on a county map. There is not any recruiting of bringing one player from some where else to fill a need when you know that in up coming years where you are short on talent. High schools that consistently win year after year can look at one thing and that is coaching.
Northern Nash has once since the the Nash County Board of Education added Nash Central to their high school roster has made a big push in the state football playoffs. Other wise they have been average to not so good. It is odd to think that most of the football glory that Northern's has experienced was when they were in the 4-A class. Since the down shift to 3-A football has been very inconsistant to say the least.
The Knights like the other schools of Nash County formed the NEW conference in 2005. Northern dropped from 4-A that year and in the four years in the NEW conference went 8-38 having three straight 1-10 seasons. During the four yours as a member of the Big East 3-A the Knights are 16-29 and they are just 7-13 in the Big East.
2010 is the only year in 3-A that the Knights had a winning record and they made it to the third round going 10-4. They had a new coach and it looked for sure that the tide had turned in Red Oak. Six of the last eight years they have won two games or less. All schools pride themselves and winning football is a major pride for the Knight's family. Looking once again for a coach to bring back the glory to Death Valley the Knight's faithful prayers just may have been answered.
Today Northern Nash High school announced that Randy Raper has been hired to be their 4th coach this century. Yes you read it right Randy Raper of Hunt High School. What else could coach Raper do at Hunt. His last two teams went undefeated in the regular season.
During the last four years since Hunt joined the Big East Hunt is 47-9. They are 19-1 in Big East Conference play. If you compare Hunt with Northern over the eight years that the Knights have been back in 3-A Hunt during the same time is 87-31 while the Knights are 24-67.
Raper seeking a new challenge after spending almost all of his adult life at Hunt believes in hard nose football. Run that football and throw if you must. If you look at Raper's record at Hunt running the football will win you a lot of football games. During those years when he had a quarterback that could throw if needed Hunt has been great.
I am sure all of the Northern Nash Knight fans are cheering in the streets at the opportunity that has fallen their way. I am sure at Hunt the flags are at half mast over the shock. Welcome Randy Raper to Nash County. Welcome back Northern Nash. You got a gem!
Northern Nash has once since the the Nash County Board of Education added Nash Central to their high school roster has made a big push in the state football playoffs. Other wise they have been average to not so good. It is odd to think that most of the football glory that Northern's has experienced was when they were in the 4-A class. Since the down shift to 3-A football has been very inconsistant to say the least.
The Knights like the other schools of Nash County formed the NEW conference in 2005. Northern dropped from 4-A that year and in the four years in the NEW conference went 8-38 having three straight 1-10 seasons. During the four yours as a member of the Big East 3-A the Knights are 16-29 and they are just 7-13 in the Big East.
2010 is the only year in 3-A that the Knights had a winning record and they made it to the third round going 10-4. They had a new coach and it looked for sure that the tide had turned in Red Oak. Six of the last eight years they have won two games or less. All schools pride themselves and winning football is a major pride for the Knight's family. Looking once again for a coach to bring back the glory to Death Valley the Knight's faithful prayers just may have been answered.
Today Northern Nash High school announced that Randy Raper has been hired to be their 4th coach this century. Yes you read it right Randy Raper of Hunt High School. What else could coach Raper do at Hunt. His last two teams went undefeated in the regular season.
During the last four years since Hunt joined the Big East Hunt is 47-9. They are 19-1 in Big East Conference play. If you compare Hunt with Northern over the eight years that the Knights have been back in 3-A Hunt during the same time is 87-31 while the Knights are 24-67.
Raper seeking a new challenge after spending almost all of his adult life at Hunt believes in hard nose football. Run that football and throw if you must. If you look at Raper's record at Hunt running the football will win you a lot of football games. During those years when he had a quarterback that could throw if needed Hunt has been great.
I am sure all of the Northern Nash Knight fans are cheering in the streets at the opportunity that has fallen their way. I am sure at Hunt the flags are at half mast over the shock. Welcome Randy Raper to Nash County. Welcome back Northern Nash. You got a gem!
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