Gryphon Tennis Heads South

Today Lady Gryphon tennis heads to Fayetteville to take on Terry Sanford in the third round of the 3-A duel championship. The sister team of Chandler and Tanner Brice lost in the semi finals on Saturday in the state doubles. The 3-A regional cross country run Saturday both the boys and girls teams from West Carteret won their regional. The Northern Nash boys and Rocky Mount girls ran well enough to qualify for Saturday's state championship. Today Allie Martin is in Pinehurst where she will take part in the 3-A girls golf championship. October 30th starts the first day for all winter sports to begin practice. As basketball season begins I would like to remind everyone that this is an even year by the end of basketball season and Rocky Mount has won the last two state titles on even years 2010 and 2012. I have not heard or seen any preseason rankings but I suspect the Gryphons will be the preseason number one in 3-A. They have most of their scoring coming back from a team that made it to the regional finals last year. Here is an update on the two Rocky Mount Gryphons playing pro baseball. Brian Goodwin is again in Arizona playing in the Arizona Fall league. According to the Washington Nationals website plans are to start Brian out in the spring on the AAA roster. Hobbs Johnson is not in Arizona as after the college baseball season and his performance in the rookie league and even once he moved up the Milwaukee Brewers are totally happy with his performance and told him to rest this winter. Hobbs is back at Caroilna trying to take more college classes. Good for you Hobbs.