Time For a Change

It has always seemed that the Big East gets slaughtered in the first round of the volleyball playoffs because they were always paired up with Eastern Plains teams of Conley, South Central and the likes. I have spoken many times of why they grow tall girls there and we don't. Most of those teams have moved up to 4-A and with it a switch for the Big East that at least they get a shot to try somebody else in the opening round. Saturday the three teams from the Big East began play in the state playoffs and two out of three have advanced to the second round. The only Nash County team who made the playoffs Northern Nash traveled to C B Aycock and the Lady Knights come back to Nash County knowing they will play again this week as they win in five sets 3-2 over Aycock. Northern 13-8 will travel to Topsail the 16-6 the number one team from the Mideastern. I don't know what is going on on Topsoil Island but for years Topsail has been a 1-A school and they have made the jump to 3-A. Must be a lot of people moving to the beach. The number two team from the Big East Hunt who just last week won the conference tournament lost 3-0 to Chapel Hill to end their season. Fike the Big East #1 beat West Brunswick 3-0 to advance to play Union Pines 17-7 the #3 team from the Cape fear Valley. Rocky Mount is the only Big East tennis team alive but only two made the playoffs to begin with. I like it a lot when the first game of the playoffs is against a quality team and wish the football playoffs would eliminate one round instead of theses slaughters we get in the first round of the football playoffs. Rocky Mount 17-2 travels to Triton 13-0 in the second round. There has been a change made by the NCHSAA which I like a lot. They are no longer going by conference seedings year by year. In the past each conference had a priority and when the top teams met the team with the priority was the home team. This year when ever number one seeds meet another number one seed the team with the best overall record is the home team. That is why Rocky Mount at 17-2 travel to Triton who is undefeated.