Gryphons beat Weather And Fike

There is plenty of stress for those who have to take part in three conference games in one week. Those three games have been made necessary because of the brush with snow and ice that disrupted the normal two game schedule when only one game was played last week. Hearing of the impending weather was schedule to come in late Tuesday just maybe the scheduled Tuesday night match up with Northern Nash might still be possible. Still hoping to play Tuesday Rocky Mount and Fike got together looking as though Wednesday's makeup game was in doubt so in order to beat the weather Rocky Mount High headed south to Fike High to try to at least get one game in before this pending snow. I couldn't get there myself so I don't have details but I can report that the Lady Gryphons who started tonight tied for the conference lead with Northern Nash has beaten Fike who came into tonight's game at 0-3 in conference play. Final Lady Gryphons 45 Fike 30. As far as I know no other conference teams played other than Fike and Rocky Mount so for a short time the Lady Gryphons are in first place at 4-0 while Northern remains at 3-0. Heading to Fike who stands 14-1 and 2-1 in conference Rocky Mount 8-6 2-1 are tied with each other. Fike's only loss was a heart breaker late against Southern Nash at Southern. Rocky Mount lone conference loss was an embarrassment at Hunt. To say the least tonight is a biggie in Big East basketball. All Gryphon fans can celebrate tonight as Rocky Mount has beaten Fike 76-68. Rocky Mount remains within striking distance of Hunt 3-0 to Rocky Mount's 3-1. Fike drops to 2-2 but the bad news for them they are now two games back in the loss column. The weathermen for a week now started out didn't know what to say about this weather impending on Tuesday. As mid day Monday the weathermen were now calling for snow covering the ground before dark Tuesday so that means the hope for Northern Rocky Mount would not be possible for Tuesday so Mike Gainey and Patricia Haggerty got together and with the possibility that school might not happen at all Wednesday and at this point maybe even Thursday the games have now been moved to One pm Saturday. They are trying to do everything they can to get at least for Rocky Mount all three of their games in this week. It seems this storm system is moving even faster than expected and Nash and Wilson County schools are already closed Tuesday as the weatherman now says at least and inch can be on the ground by Noon. So Rocky Mount has one of their three out of the way so the next game on the schedule is Friday night at home against Nash Central for their first home game in I think it is 48 days. It would seem that by Friday school would be back in session but look they are now calling for 3-5 inches total in Nash County. If you are a person that takes notice to prediction makers especially weather men most of the time when they start calling for more than a dusting they most of the time are not willing to predict extremes so 3-5 just might be on the low side. If we were to get something like 10 inches I would doubt there will be any school for the rest of the week and if not both Friday's and Saturday's games could be in jeopardy. At this point it only matters if you are a kid I am sure they want to miss school rest of the year. But if you are like me anything more than a dusting is too much. Boy, I sure would like some snow cream.

Big Week Ahead

Do to possible weather complication Wednesday. the Rocky Mount at Fike games have been switched to TONIGHT. Since this storm system may be here Tuesday afternoon the Northern Home game for Tuesday night has been moved to 1pm Saturday at Rocky Mount High. Thirty per cent of the conference basket ball season is over and in order to play just three games it has taken three weeks. If weather permits another thirty per cent of the basketball season will occur this week.

Hunt  11-3 3-0 has a matchup Tuesday with Fike 14-1 2-1.  Right now there are four teams at 2-1 or better in the conference and Tuesday this is the game of the Night in the Big East.  These two have already faced each other during a Christmas tournament in Wilson and the Golden Demons won 52-50 .

Hunt has a Wednesday night trip to Southern Nash 6-10 2-1 and a Friday excursion to Northern Nash.  Fike will Host Rocky Mount on Wednesday and Southern Nash on Friday.  Hunt will face two of the three teams at 2-1 this week while Fike will will meet everyone they are tied with at 2-1.

Rocky Mount 8-6 2-1 has it's rival game with Northern Nash  6-10 0-3 Tuesday at Home, a Wednesday trip to Fike and then a home game Friday with Nash Central 4-12 0-3.  They face only one of the top four teams.  Southern Nash starts out Tuesday at Nash Central a home game Wednesday against Hunt and a Friday night affair at Fike.  So Southern will face off against two other teams that are either tied with or trail in the standings.

Northern Nash heads to Rocky Mount Tuesday, at home Thursday with Nash Central and have a Friday visit from Hunt.  Northern with three conference losses could do themselves well if they could beat Rocky Mount and Hunt.  Nash Central in the same boat as Northern gets a home game with with Southern Nash Tuesday, a trip to Northern Thursday and a Rocky  Mount ride on Friday.  They too could do themselves a favor by knocking off the big boys but if both Northern and Central have a bad week they could be completely out of the race by Friday night.

After this week there is only two weeks to go but I think by Friday night we will have a good picture who will be heading to the playoffs and who still has a shot at the regular season Big East title.  That is of course pending what the weather does this week.