No Problem For Prep

I don't think any one who knows anything about high school basketball that has seen Rocky Mount Prep play had any thought what so ever of this game with Camden would be close.  It wasn't Rocky Mount Prep has advanced to the Regional 1-A Finals besting Camden 72-41.  They will play Saturday at 2:00pm against East Carteret who beat Pamlico 77-55  who won  in game two last night.

Camden didn't have any size to compete and even lacked the speed to play the Jags.  Saturday will be a better game but unless the Jags completely fall flat they will advance to the Championship game on Saturday March 16th.  The state championship game will not be a bed of roses but that will be determined after we know who they play if they win Saturday.

The Western Regional Wednesday night was 3-A and there is now only six teams left that can win the 3-A State Title.  Statesville beat Harding University 70-52  and the other game went  Hunter Huss's way knocking off Gastonia Ashbrook 73-57.

Jeff Filkovski has become the third football coach in North Carolina Wesleyan College history.  He arrives late and right now since division 1 signing is over all of the other players in II and III are picking where they want to play now.  I guess we will have to call him Coach  Fil.

If you have not seen it you have to go on line and see the story that TV 5 did on Lee Winstead of Nashville.  Lee is the little leaguer who was hit with the thrown  ball on the sidelines a couple of summers ago and had to have the brain operation.  He is now playing for Nash Central Middle school baseball team.  You can see the video on line at WRAL.COM.

Coach K passed Dean Smith for second place on the all time list of wins by a coach at the same school.  If K stays around he is of course 66 years old I think he will pass #1 Jim Beiheim of Syracuse.  I have a feeling as much bad mouthing Beiheim has done talking about not wanting to go to the ACC he will probably retire this year.  He is 69 years old.

Hard to believe this stat that I heard on the Raycon game last night.  Last night was the first time since 1989 that State has beaten Wake, Duke and Carolina at home all three in the same year. Just hard to believe.

Miami's Bubble has finally burst.  Last night they blew a big lead at home and lost to Georgia Tech 71-69 on a shot at the buzzer.  Duke can still tie for first if they beat Carolina Saturday night.

Today the Gryphon baseball team plays at 5pm.  If you have a schedule is shows 4pm so mark the change.  That is of course if it does rain any more.