Having to sit out seven quarters of basketball this week due to an injury Tuesday night at Hunt J'Kyra Brown took to the court at Rocky Mount High School with a standing ovation from the Gryphon faithful with 6:32 to play in the second quarter and within a couple of minutes score on a driving layup and three pointer. Brown had to play tonight wearing a full knee brace on her left knee and a wrap brace on her right lugged those braces around for four minutes and seemed to tire as I would imagine about all she has done since Tuesday is sit in a whirlpool.
She played the entire second half and at the 6:57 mark of the fourth quarter Brown got a rebound put back for her 11th point of the game at which time the scoring operator Donald Farmer stopped play as J'Kyra Brown had become the leading scorer in Lady Gryphon history. That was point 1601 in her Career breaking the record of the late Kim Taylor 1600 in 1983. She would finish the night with 24 and the Gryphons needed every one of them as a hungry Fike who came into tonight's game at 3-4 in conference play could have tied the Gryphons with a win but the Gryphons win a big one 53-47 The Lady Gryphons trailed by as many as six in the fourth quarter. They are now 5-3 in the Big East
Carmen Richardson tossed in 15 to aid Brown and E J Proctor did all she could for Fike getting 21. Kelsey Daniels was a monster under the boards for the Gryphons securing 14. The Lady Gryphons committed 30 turnover but survive.
Rocky Mount boys Dominated two portions of their game with Fike. They out rebounded Fike 38-21 and forced 29 turnovers while only having 17 themselves. I can tell you right now if you win that battle in rebounding and turnovers by those margins you win an easy one and the Gryphons did 74-40.
Donte Battle lead the way with 14 points but Immanuel King had 10 and was the leading rebounder with 7. Rocky Mount stays even with Hunt in securing their their seventh conference win in eight tries.
Northern Nash Girls won the Big East regular season title with a 49-29 win over Nash Central The Lady Knights remain unbeaten on the season. Nash Central falls to 4-4 in league play. Northern Nash boys beat Nash Central 65-50 the wins puts the Knights in a real good position to make the playoffs now. Those in attendance tonight at Northern were able to see a new look inside of the gym. The gym is full of all new banners through displaying the Knight's past glories on the basketball court.
Saturday afternoon at the old Rocky Mount High gym the Envy-US Step team will be holding their annual dance show. Tickets are $8 at the door.
Monday night the Rocky Mount High School baseball team will be holding a fund raiser at the Pizza Inn on Hunter Hill Road. It will get started at 5pm and last until 8pm with the baseball players serving as waiters and a portion of the proceeds will go to the baseball team and all tips. Please when you enter tell them you are there for the Gryphon Baseball team fund raiser.
Saturday the Rocky Mount Gryphon wrestling team has a match with Southern Nash at Southern.. If the Gryphons win they will clinch the conference regular season and will head to the conference tournament next week.
Friday, February 1, 2013
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