By the time this season is over I think you will be able to look back and say that this year's Nash Central Bulldog team was a good one. Tonight however the Rocky Mount Gryphons made them look like a jv team playing the varsity as Rocky Mount humbles Nash Central 81-37.
Midway of the first quarter the Gryphons lead 10-8 but went on a 10-0 run to finish the quarter and then held the Bulldogs to just 6 points in the second and it was over by the half at 39-14. To make it even worse Rocky Mount came out of the half and score the first 13 points of the third and the gym emptied of Nash Central fans at 52-14.
The Gryphons are just so big and athletic that the Bulldogs never could find a opening to get open shots and when you force it most of the time you will not make it. Rocky Mount dominated the boards winning that part of the game 44-30. The Gryphons forced 29 turnovers while they had 20 most of that was sloppy second and third teamers in the game for much of the second quarter and second half.
Donte Battle lead the Gryphons with 16 and M J Gainey lit it up from the outside with 15. Nine other Gryphons scored. Michael Hines 8, Jaquel Bryant 8, Kenaz Cooper 7, Austin Warner 6, Mason Hines 6, Jaequez Jones 6, Immanuel King 4, Broderick Caudle 3 and Tony Batts 2.
Nate Pittman lead the Bulldogs with 10 and brother Daniel had 9.
The Lady Gryphons never really had a period of dominance but a steady pull-a-way lead the Ladies to a 64-47 win over the Lady Bulldogs. J'Kyra Brown didn't not make a field goal in the second half after Rocky Mount nursed a 32-28 halftime lead but Kelsey Daniels and Carmen Richardson picked up the slack. Daniels has 16 rebounds and 14 points while Richardson had 19 points. Brown who had 17 at the half finished with 20 on the game.
Timyra Staton and Niya Styles did all they could for the Bulldogs getting 20 and 16 but with the Gryphons having three leading scorers and Nash Central two the difference in the game was Nash Central didn't have a third scorer to match Rocky Mount.
The Lady Gryphons won the boards 34-21 and turnovers Nash Central had 23 to Rocky Mount's 18. During halftime the Gryphons honored the late Charles Alston with a tribute. Rocky Mount sits a a top of the Big East with Northern Nash who had little trouble with Hunt winning 55-34 while Hunt boys beat Northern 63-41.
The Gryphons don't play again until next Friday night at home against Hunt. Tonight was the first packed house in the new gym and if there is one difference in the new one over the old gym was you could feel the air conditioning keeping the place comfortable where the old barn would have been a hot house.
Friday, January 4, 2013
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