Northern Falls In Regional

The top priority for the Lady Knights of Northern Nash was stop Jamie Cherry of West Craven the Carolina bound mighty might  and in trying to do so Northern paid the cost having severe foul trouble for Alexus Hill at the half and Susie  Sykes soon joined Hill and After being tied at the half 24-24  Cherry and West Craven pull away winning 57-45.

The Lady Knights  finish the season 26-2 and their four year record during senior Alexus Hill's basketball career stands at 87-13.  To say the least no practice since Saturday did not help the situation as any time you play a division one player the caliber of Cherry you need to be able to prepare more than let's see how it goes once the game starts and we will make adjustments on the fly. Cherry and West Craven were simply too good for that.

Cherry scored 35 for the Eagles while Hill saddled with fouls finished her high school career with only four.  Kiana Thomas led Northern with 14 and Alexia Hines collected 10.

This afternoon Rocky Mount baseball hosted Eastern Wayne a team that had given up one Run in the first 16 innings of the season including beating Hunt 1-0.  Cody Smith to the mound for the Gryphons and today Smith pitched the game of his life as the Gryphons win their first game of the season 7-3 over the Warriors.

Smith pitched six innings and did not give up a hit. He walked just one batter and one batter reached by error.  Working on a cold afternoon Kent Cox even with a no hitter dangling in front of him stuck to his guns and pulled Smith who he had on a pitch count. Eastern Wayne scored three unearned runs in the 7th as Sam Lilly started the 7th  gave up two hits and the Gryphon defense had a chance to make two outs but failed to execute plays and Cox had to bring in Will Edwards with two outs and the bases loaded with three runs across the plate.

The Big East will have a team playing for the East Regional  final for the fourth time in five tears as Hunt has beaten Havelock 68-60.  The Warriors eliminate the team who had beaten Rocky Mount on a desperation three last Wednesday night.

Hunt lead 34-30 at the half,lead by 11 at the third quarter turn and lead by 13 at 52-39 when Havelock began whittling on the lead that at one point was 55-50.