They are making their 4th straight trip to the Eastern Regional in hopes of making their third trip to the State Finals. Two of those three years the Rocky Mount Gryphons shared the stage with either the Northern Nash girls or the Lady Gryphons. The Rocky Mount Gryphons head into their Friday night showdown with West Craven already knowing that in the 1-A division and right in Rocky Mount the Jags of Rocky Mount Prep have already earned their way into the Regional final Saturday at 2pm. Prep made it to the Regional final last year but Rocky Mount had already earn their trip before Prep even played their Friday Semi final game.
Rocky Mount doesn't have the entire city of Rocky Mount on their side like it has been in the past. They have to share it with Prep. As it stands now their job to get to Raleigh is tougher as they still have to win twice while Prep is just one game away. The Gryphons will play in Fayetteville at 7pm Friday night against West Craven a team they have played as much in the past four years as any in the Big East squad. They know us as well as we know them which makes it seem like a conference game.
Rocky Mount baseball won today at home against Tarboro. Senior pitcher Jeremy Johnson pitched the first four innings giving up a single hit while striking out seven and walking but a single batter. Cody Smith pitched the final three innings not allowing a hit striking out five but gave away six free passes but none came home to score. Gryphons 8- Tarboro 0 You basic one hit seven walk shutout.
The Gryphons collect eight hits lead by Andy Morris who went 2 for 2 with 2 rbi. Trevor Hayworth had two singles with a single rbi. Spencer Ramsey, Nick Carrier, Kalido Jackson Davis, Josh Carter all added singles. Tarboro defense aided the Gryphon scoring committing five errors while the Gryphons had a single miscue. Rocky Mount is now 2-2 on the season and they will be home twice next week Tuesday against Rose and Thursday against the Wildcats of Bunn.
The Lady Gryphon softball team has equaled their entire win out put from last year winning twice as they beat Tarboro 16-1. Biggest improvement this season is the Lady Gryphon pitching as Brittany Stallings has developed into a very good pitcher and if you are going to compete in softball you have to have a pitcher first of all that can get it across the plate. Then they have to have enough speed to strike most of the batters out. if you have a good defense with a pitcher that can dominate then you can be really good in softball..
Tonight Florida State has beaten Virginia to move N C State into 4th place in the ACC basketball race. They can clinch 4th by winning Saturday afternoon. I wonder the last time State, Carolina and Duke all three finished in the top four in the ACC?
Thursday, March 7, 2013
No Problem For Prep
I don't think any one who knows anything about high school basketball that has seen Rocky Mount Prep play had any thought what so ever of this game with Camden would be close. It wasn't Rocky Mount Prep has advanced to the Regional 1-A Finals besting Camden 72-41. They will play Saturday at 2:00pm against East Carteret who beat Pamlico 77-55 who won in game two last night.
Camden didn't have any size to compete and even lacked the speed to play the Jags. Saturday will be a better game but unless the Jags completely fall flat they will advance to the Championship game on Saturday March 16th. The state championship game will not be a bed of roses but that will be determined after we know who they play if they win Saturday.
The Western Regional Wednesday night was 3-A and there is now only six teams left that can win the 3-A State Title. Statesville beat Harding University 70-52 and the other game went Hunter Huss's way knocking off Gastonia Ashbrook 73-57.
Jeff Filkovski has become the third football coach in North Carolina Wesleyan College history. He arrives late and right now since division 1 signing is over all of the other players in II and III are picking where they want to play now. I guess we will have to call him Coach Fil.
If you have not seen it you have to go on line and see the story that TV 5 did on Lee Winstead of Nashville. Lee is the little leaguer who was hit with the thrown ball on the sidelines a couple of summers ago and had to have the brain operation. He is now playing for Nash Central Middle school baseball team. You can see the video on line at WRAL.COM.
Coach K passed Dean Smith for second place on the all time list of wins by a coach at the same school. If K stays around he is of course 66 years old I think he will pass #1 Jim Beiheim of Syracuse. I have a feeling as much bad mouthing Beiheim has done talking about not wanting to go to the ACC he will probably retire this year. He is 69 years old.
Hard to believe this stat that I heard on the Raycon game last night. Last night was the first time since 1989 that State has beaten Wake, Duke and Carolina at home all three in the same year. Just hard to believe.
Miami's Bubble has finally burst. Last night they blew a big lead at home and lost to Georgia Tech 71-69 on a shot at the buzzer. Duke can still tie for first if they beat Carolina Saturday night.
Today the Gryphon baseball team plays at 5pm. If you have a schedule is shows 4pm so mark the change. That is of course if it does rain any more.
Camden didn't have any size to compete and even lacked the speed to play the Jags. Saturday will be a better game but unless the Jags completely fall flat they will advance to the Championship game on Saturday March 16th. The state championship game will not be a bed of roses but that will be determined after we know who they play if they win Saturday.
The Western Regional Wednesday night was 3-A and there is now only six teams left that can win the 3-A State Title. Statesville beat Harding University 70-52 and the other game went Hunter Huss's way knocking off Gastonia Ashbrook 73-57.
Jeff Filkovski has become the third football coach in North Carolina Wesleyan College history. He arrives late and right now since division 1 signing is over all of the other players in II and III are picking where they want to play now. I guess we will have to call him Coach Fil.
If you have not seen it you have to go on line and see the story that TV 5 did on Lee Winstead of Nashville. Lee is the little leaguer who was hit with the thrown ball on the sidelines a couple of summers ago and had to have the brain operation. He is now playing for Nash Central Middle school baseball team. You can see the video on line at WRAL.COM.
Coach K passed Dean Smith for second place on the all time list of wins by a coach at the same school. If K stays around he is of course 66 years old I think he will pass #1 Jim Beiheim of Syracuse. I have a feeling as much bad mouthing Beiheim has done talking about not wanting to go to the ACC he will probably retire this year. He is 69 years old.
Hard to believe this stat that I heard on the Raycon game last night. Last night was the first time since 1989 that State has beaten Wake, Duke and Carolina at home all three in the same year. Just hard to believe.
Miami's Bubble has finally burst. Last night they blew a big lead at home and lost to Georgia Tech 71-69 on a shot at the buzzer. Duke can still tie for first if they beat Carolina Saturday night.
Today the Gryphon baseball team plays at 5pm. If you have a schedule is shows 4pm so mark the change. That is of course if it does rain any more.
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