Rocky Mount wrestler Alex Knight has won the Rocky Mount Telegram Wrestler of the year for the second time in a row. I don't know what it is about back to back but Knight was the 3-A Regional Champ in the 145 pound class two years in a row. He also lost in the State Championship match two years in a row. Knight leaves Rocky Mount as one of the best wrestlers ever in the history of the program.
Wrestling is one of those sports where self satisfaction is bigger than the notoriety that you will receive from it. You can say all you want but the six minutes in a wrestling match is the hardest sport to win. You must go for two minutes while someone pushes tugs, tries to land you on your back After a one minute rest go at it again for two minutes and after another one minute rest do it for . There is no other sport that that takes the energy it does to wrestle. J J Jones has developed a very good wrestling program at Rocky Mount. Alex Knight heads the list as one of the Gryphons all time best.
The latest Wells Fargo standings are out and after having had a very nice winter sports season Rocky Mount has retaken the lead in the Wells Fargo Standings. They have a whopping half a point lead over Hunt. Rocky Mount has 113.5 total while Hunt is next at 113. Fike is third in the standings at 105. The bottom half right now has Nash Central 99.5, Southern Nash 98 and Northern has 97. When you look at the over all state standing there is no one from this area in the top 15.
Friday night N C State named Wes Moore as their new Women's basketball coach. Moore was an assistant coach for Kay Yow back in the mid 1990's and for the past 15 years has been the head Coach of Tennessee Chattanooga. where he has had some gaudy numbers including 29-4 this year. He is the only Women's basketball coach to has taken teams from Division 1, D2 and D3 to the basketball playoffs.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
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