Prospects For Post Season

Teams are making the turn on the back stretch of the season and yes there is a possible champion from the area if all the stars line up right.  Let's look at what we know about each and there chances of hanging a banner up in March.

Girls: Nash Central-  They have some really nice parts and Timyra Staton can be very good at times. However I doubt they have enough parts  for a sectional final run as they did last year.

 Rocky Mount-  They have the best player from this area  and the best player this century from here.  Rocky Mount plays excellent defense and if they can catch a bracket when the guards are questionable could make a nice run in Playoffs.  When they run into a team that can control J'Kyra Brown and limit her  Rocky Mount will be out.  No Regional this year.

Northern Nash-  No doubt the deepest team around with quality players for two units.  Grover Battle can sub one team for another.  If we have a State Championship final team this year it will be Northern Nash.  Any thing less that the Regional will be a major disapointment for this team.  South Central though not as deep at Northern can matchup with at least one unit.  Central's ball handle can stand the pressure that Northern will apply.  If it comes down to Northern or South Central any where in the Regional that will be a cat fight.

Boys:  Nash Central-  Nate Pittman is a very good basketball player and  the Bulldogs are a good team. When I was in school if you had a player six foot you could beat almost anybody.  The Bulldogs  probably average Six  feet two per player but in this day and time that is small.  They are quick as lightening but not tall enough.  Right matchups they could get to a Sectional final.

Hunt-  They go about eight players but they have a good combination of tall and speed.  They not only could make the Regional but beyond.  I don't care what team you are and how good you are they need every advantage and home court is major in high school basketball.  I think Hunt will make a Sectional final and would not be surprised if they play for a State title.

Rocky Mount-  They have every thing needed to return to the title game.  Tall, long and fast.  Their biggest achilles is ball handling in their rock and roll offense.  Most of their ball handling is self inflicted instead of good defense.  If that is under control by playoff time they can beat anybody. They need their outside shots to fall.  When that happens the middle is wide open for Donte Battle to dominant. Once again who and where they play in the playoffs will be big.

It seems every year here lately the Big East is sending teams at least to the Regional and I will be shocked if there is not at least one girls team in Fayetteville and maybe two boys teams.  We might only get one if they are matched up in the same POD.