Taste Of Old Bad Medicine

Tonight the Rocky Mount Gryphons got a taste of the tall tree medicine that for the past several years they prescribed for their opponents but Doctor South Central gave to the Gryphons.  South Central starting  Six nine D1 prospect center who is only a sophomore and several other trees taller than the Gryphons dominated the second half and laid the wood to the Gryphons 65-49.  I know in the last 13 years of covering Rocky Mount they have been handle worse than this but I can't recall it right now.

Josh Carlton the big youngster scored 19 and grabbed  11boards.  He had plenty of help from Brian Brightwell 15 points and 10 boards. The Falcons out rebounded the Gryphons 41-27.  The Gryphons using speed on defense in the first half to be only down 26-24 at the half.

The Gryphons needed outside shooting to hang in this one and there was none to be had as it took to 1:10 to play in the game for the first and only Gryphon  Isaiah Alston to hit double digits with 11.  Kenaz Cooper scored nine on the night and lead the Gryphons in rebounding with six coming mostly on long rebounds from his point guard position.

The run and gun Gryphons committed only 12 turnovers while forcing South Central into 14.  This one was never in doubt in the fourth quarter as South Central wins by 16.  The next action for Rocky Mount is Tuesday in Ahoskie against Hertford County and the next home game is Wednesday against East Wake.

The Lady Gryphons pitched a shutout in the second quarter  leading the Lady Falcons 28-5 at the half.  The entire second half was all what can we do next to lose this game as South Central out scored the Lady Gryphons 40 to 14 to pull off a miracle comeback but they got plenty of help from Rocky Mount.

The Lady Gryphons had 20 turnovers in the second half and 32 for the game but the killer of this game was on the night Rocky Mount was 10-25 at the freethrow line including 0-4 the last 50 seconds.  Michelle Gainey was 7/10 at the line leaving all her teammates to be 3 of 15. If there is one stat that truly mystifies you in this one is Rocky Mount was dominant on the boards 37-20.  The entire second half the Gryphons struggled with ball handling and passing as once again  Keyanna Spivey dominated inside scoring 12 points in the first half but only four in the second half in rebound put backs.

Lady Gryphons truly have to improve ball handling and passing as they drop to 2-2 on the season.  The boys are also 2-2 and it is plain and simple they played about as well as they could
Being dominated on the boards the way it played out.  Against teams their own size they are going to be good but surely against in big team in order to compete they need to get taller which I think we all know is what they have done to everybody else for years.