Season Is Over Football Review

The three public high schools in Rocky Mount are putting away equipment and for the 2013 football year is over.  What is the future for our three high schools for the next high school season?

Nash Central:  The future can only be up for this team who was 0 for the season.  The first issue of business would seem to be what is the future of the coaching staff.  Unless their is a resignation nothing is going to happen there until the end of the school year.  Those that want change want it to happen now that they want someone in place to start second semester.  Teacher contracts are not like college and pros for every coach teaches a class and any new hire would have to be able to fill a job second semester but if the existing coaches are in the class room there are no jobs to fill.  The number one issue will be what is the Nash Central Administration feels.  Do they think this was just one o years there is no guarantee a change will come.

Northern Nash:  After finishing 4-7 the Knights  made great strides in 2013.  I am sure most folks in Red Oak wanted more and quite frankly it almost happened.  Randy Raper will have a full year under his belt at Northern in January so he begins is second season of attitude adjustments.  Boy, the Knights should look towards Duke in what a new coach can do when all the changes are made.  Randy Raper has too good a history to come to Northern and fail, so look for more wins in 2014.  There are a few areas that Northern  will need to get better in for next year and now that Raper has seen both the JV's and varsity players in action he now knows what players he can look for better play fron in 2014.

Rocky Mount:  Two straight years of eight regular season wins. And two straight first round exits.  Jason Battle's first year he put Rocky mount back on the winning ledger.  I don't know whether anyone thought eight was possible this year so this is a nice surprise to play so well.  When looking at the Gryphons victories Triton was their best one.  There is however disappointment in both lopsided losses to Fike and Hunt in conference. The two years both of the playoff games have been major disappointments last years lost to Jacksonville was unexpected while this one against Orange  not competitive enough.  Jason Battle has proven to be able to communicate with his players.  His next big step is installing more discipline.

Southern Nash is still alive in the playoffs and they seem to be getting better as more players return from injury.  They very we'll make it another week.