State Tennis Titles up For Grabs

This morning at 9am at the Burlington Tennis Center local Big East players get their shot at state tennis titles. In the singles Kaley Price of Nash Central who has been in the semi's before with her sister tries it on her own in singles as she will meet Adrienne Hayes of Asheville in the quarter finals. Hunt's Taylor Love tangles with Forestview's Kaelan Forbes. The doubles team from Rocky Mount will send their top two teams as the sister act of Chandler and Tanner Price get going in their top 8 match against a team from East Gaston. The doubles team of Eliza Fike and Mary Blair Thompson open their chance against a team from Weddington. Winners will play semi final matches Friday afternoon and if they win that round they have two more rounds Saturday to be State Champions. Yesterday in the second round of the State Volleyball playoffs Northern Nash made the three hour and ten minute bus ride to Topsail and lost a tough five set match losing the last game 25-20. We are over the hump in college football and most teams begin this weekend with the back side of their football schedule. Some still have a shot at conference crowns and a few still looking to go Bowling but for most North Carolina football teams the end of the regular season will end football for 2013. I was 8-0 on the college picks last weekend jumping my record to 46-16. Hope I am that good this week. Wake Forest at Miami: Wake is playing better football but with the news that Miami didn't get the death penalty from the NCAA and can play in a bowl game this year I think that will spur the U on. Miami 35 Wake 24. N C State at Florida State: The Pack gets their starting quarterback back who looked great in the one quarter he has played this year. The Pack needs to hope for a major letdown if they have any chance. This could be awful or entertaining FSU 46 Pack 26 Boston College at North Carolina: This is a match up of the two surprise teams in the league. BC is better than anyone could imagine and Carolina is worse than anyone could figure. I think Carolina gets this one but barely. Tar Heels 28 BC 23 Pitt travels to Navy where Duke was recently. Pitt wins 35-20 Virginia Tech at Duke: Now here is the interesting game of the week. VT defense is outstanding but Duke's offense isn't bad. If Duke could find enough defense to hold the Gobblers to under 20 they might have a shot. VT 31 Duke 24 Georgia Tech at Virginia: If The Rambling Wreck fumbles a lot it is close one but if they don't cruise control on a convertible. GT 35 Virginia 13 Clemson at Maryland: Ok both of these teams were exposed by FSU. I think this one will be either Clemson bubble bleeds for another Saturday or they act like a grown up and pop Maryland. Clemson will be mad 46 Maryland 21. Finally NC Wesylean at Huntingdon: The Battling Bishops need a win badly as they travel to Montgomery Ala to meet the Hawks. Looks to me in the matchups it Huntington 35-16.