Gryphons Meet Their Match

Last year at the old Rocky Mount gym Hunt came out blazing and in the middle of the second quarter had the Gryphons down 14 and in trouble.  Finally the shots stopped falling and the Gryphon speed tormented Hunt into a 30 point Gryphon win.  Tonight Hunt biggest lead was 8 but when it was time for the big plays it was Hunt making them and in doing so Hunt jumps on top in Big East baketball with a 69-64 win over Rocky Mount in Rocky Mount.

Rocky Mount had a 39-31 lead at the half but the Gryphons could score only eight points in the third quarter and found themselves down 51-47 at the end of the 3rd.  Hunts biggest lead was 55-47 and every time Rocky Mount had their chances Hunt didn't let the Gryphons get any type of run to close the gap.

Daniel Westbrook lead the Warriors with 17 most of his points in the fourth quarter.  Justin Jefferson had 15, Isaiah White 14.  Hunt won the rebound battle 33-28 with Hunt's Travon Davis getting 7 boards for the Warriors.

Donte Battle lead Rocky Mount with 18 followed by Mason Hines 13 and Broderick Caudle 13.  Jaquel Bryant was the leading Gryphon rebounder with 7.  Hunt had 12 turnovers at the half  and finished with 19 while Rocky Mount  finished with 16.  There are those nights when the other team was better and tonight the Gryphons go down at home 69-64.

The Rocky Mount girls started off with a 22-6 lead at the end of the first quarter and pretty much kept Hunt at arms length for the rest of the game  as they ladies hold on to their share of first with a 67-44 win over Hunt.  Rocky Mount force 35 Lady Warrior turnovers and played many different combination of lineupsduring much of the 2nd. 3rd and 4th quarter.

J"Kyra Brown had 28 despite Hunt triangle and two defense with a person on J'Kyra and one on Carmen Richardson.  Richardson  had 16 points.  Kianna Ballard was the only Lady Warrior in double figures  with 11.  Rocky Mount won the boards 33-27  and Rocky Mount had 11 less turnovers than Hunt.

Tonight the Lady Gryphons made an effort to take shots outside and for the first time this year there was production from Richardson, Destini Parker and Takeyra Thomas  helping  loosen up the middle. Rocky Mount travels to Southern Nash Wednesday for their next action.

Northern Nash girls stay tied with Rocky Mount as they won at Southern Nash 60-37.  You can see a replay of tonight's boys game on WHIG-TV Sunday night as Wes Bradshaw was in the house covering for TV.