Week Two Of Conference Play

I was 6-1 last week on the high school picks running my over all standings for the year to 52-9. Heading into week two of conference play for teams in the Big East have a 6 or 7 by their name. If it is on the W side of the won-loss column this time of year that is really good but if it comes on the L side it is not. Going to Start off with the game of the year in Private school football. Rocky Mount Academy traveling to Courtland Va to take on the defending State Champs Southampton Raiders. Those of you unfamilar with Courtland it is a bedroom community of the greater Tidewater area. I would compare it to Spring Hope being a bedroom community of Raleigh. Many people commute everyday all over the Tidewater area from Courtland. This will be a monster game. Don't be surprised if the loser scores fifty. As well as RMA is playing I hate picking against them but Southampton 64 RMA 52 We will drop down to the easy pick of the week Tarboro comes to Rocky Mount to play Rocky Mount Prep. All six losses for Prep they have given up 36 points or more. Make that seven after this week. Another week for Tarboro to take their foot off the gas which in the long run is not helping them get ready for the playoffs. Yes they are getting plenty of playing time for back ups which is good for next year. Tarboro 52-Rocky Mount Prep 0. In a game that nobody can afford to lose Northern Nash travels to Southern Nash. The Firebirds and the Hunt Warriors are almost a carbon copy. Northern did a good job defensively against Hunt but needed better execution from the offense. Don't think the Firebird defense is as good as Hunt so this could be interesting game. SN 19 Northern 14 Fike right now seems to be the cream of the crop in the Big East. Fike at this point has a better all round offensive game that what Rocky Mount was able to produce with Nash Central. Fike had better not pull a Clemson at look toward another week. The Bulldog defense just can't do it alone. Fike 26 Nash Central 6. Oh boy, the real toughie of the week. Don't know where Rocky Mount's running game has gone. I think what you saw at Northern is about the offense Hunt has and they will be in low scoring games all the way. A field goal could be the difference in this one and I like what Rocky Mount has done this year in field goals with Micah Varnell. Rocky Mount 16 Hunt 14. Bet that you didn't even know that Washington is now a member of the Eastern Plains 2-A and own a victory over Tarboro and two close losses to Havelock and West Craven. As far as SouthWest Edgecombe is concerned this is the championship game to get to the championship game. If the Cougars win this one then it should set up the last game of the season finale with Beddingfield. This one should be a dog fight. Washington 26 SWE 22. We have a college football game tonight at North Carolina host the resurgent Hurricans of Miami. Thursday night football seems to always pose an upset and I suspect there will be a QB change for Carolina which may help score more points. Their problem defense and not being able to stop anybody. The Hurricanes are better than any one thought this year and I can't pick Carolina with their defense Miami 38 NC 24