2012 Review The Area

Today will will look at the important events that took place in the local area that we covered on this blog.  Tomorrow we will list the events of the Gryphons in 2012.

10:  End Of Stretchlon Sports Show  It was a fixture for nearly 10 years on WHIG-TV Richard Sarmiento covering what started out with baseball but engulfed all sports of the area.  Related to the enrichment of baseball in this area Richard was one of this area's leading supporters.

9:  Faith Christian School Baseball Field Vandalized   Many hours were dedicated by many supporters of Faith to restore the baseball field and by playoff time standing behind home plate you had to be told where the vandals struck.  Great effort was made by many to restore field.

8:  Southern Nash 4x200 Relay team wins State Championship  The school year ended at Southern with  a championship.

7:  Todd Gurley: named Freshman All American  Todd Gurley made a national impact on the University of Georgia.  The Tarboro grad gained more yards than any other Georgia freshman in 32 years.

6:  Rocky Mount Legion Wins Area One  North Division.  14-1 in division and 18-6 overall Hank Jones bunch made it to the second round of the playoffs.

5:  Falls Road Girls Soccer team wins State Title  It took 20 minute of over time before Falls Road prevailed 2-1.

4:  Tarboro makes fifth Straight Trip to State Finals  Name the number of teams in the State of North Carolina that have been to five straight football state championship games this century.  The answer is only one.  The Tarboro Vikings winning three titles is five years.

3:  Northern Nash/Rocky Mount Meet in sectional Finals.  The most important girls basketball game ever between Northern Nash and Rocky Mount for the right to go to the Regional just happened to be the last basketball game ever at Rocky Mount's old gym.

2:  Five local teams play in sectional finals  Nash Central girls, Rocky Mount Prep Boys, Northern Nash Girls, Rocky Mount Girls and the Rocky Mount boys all made it to sectional finals with three making the Regional.  Rocky Mount Prep, Rocky Mount Girls and the Rocky Mount boys.

1:  Rocky Mount boys win 3-A Basketball title  Second time in three years and  the fifth title in school history.  Donte Battle won the most outstanding player and Terrill Hilliard the outstanding Gryphon.