Evaluation Time

If you are a Rocky Mount Gryphon fan you have every reason to feel good about what you saw from Jason Battle's second squad that traveled to South Granville Friday. The Gryphons showed big play potential, a solid run defense and grit to move the ball to run out the clock. Excellent start to the 2013 campaign.

Southern Nash started this season playing the one team that looks just like them in SouthWest Edgecombe.  A Running team playing a running team.  The difference in this game was the suck in the defense and pass which the Firebirds did twice for touchdowns.  Good start not stumbling for the Firebirds but there is good news for the Cougars.  They played one of the we think best teams around and went toe to toe.

Randy Raper's first game with Northern started out well but one problem that Northern had last year was depth. The Knights lead most of the way but down the stretch faltered. Could this been the trend for this year just like last?  The Knights must get a running game to help keep the defense off the field as much as possible.

The hardest part of the Tarboro schedule this year is it's now conference schedule.  A trip to 3-A Nash Central and the Vikings pitch a shutout.  Normally Tarboro gives up points during their non conference schedule but if this is any indication I pity the Tar Roanoke teams that have to play the Vikings.

Hard to visualize after having no offense at all against Tarboro that the future is bright for the Bulldogs of Nash Central.  Defense did a fine job giving up just over 200 yards on the night but if you are going to count on your defense to win every game there won't be many wins in the Bulldogs future.

1-0 how bout those Jags of Rocky Mount Prep.  They did rush for 200 yards but put the ball on the ground four times and did not lose one.  I doubt there will be many more wins coming the Prepster way this year but celebrate all you want this week.  You are still undefeated.

Poor old North Edgecombe gets a nice win over Northwest Halifax  but play second fiddle in Edgecombe County after the way Tarboro handled Nash Central.

Had a much better start this season in by prognostications went 5-1.  One thing about opening week wins and losses they are hard to judge.  A disappointing loss  or what you think is a great win may prove in five weeks not to be what you thought as it happened.  Another week coming and after this week more knowledge about who all the teams in the area really are.