Finally Conference Play In Earnest

Exams are out of the way, the Christmas break was almost a month ago and even Thanksgiving was during the basketball season.  Two straight weeks with just a single conference game will take a back seat as with four weeks to go there are eight conference games left.  One fifth of the way here is a look at the Big East boys heading forward.

Standing  in a tie for first is Hunt and Southern Nash.  Yes that is right Southern is in a tie for the lead.  Since Southern has been either in the NEW or the Big East conference I don't remember them being 2-0.   They are 5-9 over all  but where it counts in conference they haven't loss.  Remember they played for the championship of the Nash County Christmas Tournament so they are 3-1 against conference members this year.

Hunt has played along with Rocky Mount the toughest schedule to date with several nice wins over 4-A schools.  They stand at 10-3.  After Tuesday night there will be only one at the top as Hunt travels to Southern so one will lead the pack come midnight Tuesday.

Fike and Rocky Mount are both tied at 1-1 in the Big East but right now these two seem headed in different directions as Fike's only blemish is a loss at Southern.  They stand at 13-1.  Seems as if the wheels have fallen off at Rocky Mount 7-6  they have been torch twice this weekend losing by 28 at Hunt and Saturday in the MLK Tournament at Riverside High lost by 21 to Northern Durham.  These two square off at Fike Tuesday.

The two teams right now without a conference win Nash Central and Northern Nash collide Tuesday and when the ball quits bouncing one will still be looking for their first conference win.  Northern stands 6-8 while Nash Central 2-11.

So Tuesday will provide us with a battle for first, a battle for the middle and a battle to stay out of last place.  Life goes on in Big East basketball.