The first night of the Big East basketball tournament at Rocky Mount High School saw the girls take the floor in game one. Hunt sought revenge from Friday night losing to Fike at Fike but tonight nothing doing as Hunt takes care of business in beating Fike 62-44.
Alexus Williams lead Hunt with 13 points and 9 rebounds. Kiana Ballard scored 11 but her domination on the boards was her game getting 12. Dejah Horne led the Lady Demons with 10 and E J Proctor played her final game for Fike before she heads to Duke to play soccer scored 9 and head 9 rebounds. Hunt advances to a 7:30 Wednesday date with Rocky Mount who split with each other during the regular season and Hunt won at Rocky Mount.
The game of the night and just maybe of the whole tournament was the second game of the night when the number four seed Nash Central took to the floor against the number five seed Southern Nash with and invite to the winner to take on the top team in the Big East Northern Nash at 6pm Wednesday.
The first quarter ended as if both teams knew that the guillotine called Northern was in waiting and neither team acted as if they wanted any part of Northern. Southern lead 7-5 and the first field goal from either team didn't happen until 3:45 to go in the first. Things heated up from that point on.
The Lady Bulldogs lead 23-22 at the half, 41-35 after three and Southern Nash stole and inbounds pass and missed a layup to win the game in regulation. Needing two free throws to win Southern settled for one and a tie at 54 after four quarters. In the overtime Central out scored Southern
13-8 to win a wild girls basketball game.
Lost in the loss is a 38 point 10 rebound performance by Southern's Destiny Burgess who have 14 points midway in the third quarter and picked up her Southern team mates and score 24 points the last 16 minutes. By tournament rule only players on the all tournament will come from only the teams that play in the semi finals. Just maybe the greatest game ever play in the five years of the Big East tournament will go unnoticed.
Ni'ya Styles scored 24 for Central to lead in scoring. Krystal Atkinson carried a load for Central scoring 15 points and pulling down 15 boards.
The boys hit the hardwood Tuesday as Southern Nash meets Nash Central and Fike takes on Northern Nash.
Rocky Mount High School won the Eastern Regional wrestling tournament Sunday and will send six wrestlers to the state meet which starts Thursday. Freshman Wilson Smith won the 120 pound event for Rocky Mount and in doing so was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Tournament. Rocky Mount had a second Regional Champ in the 152 pound class as Joseph Cooper was a winner. Southern Nash also has a Regional Champ in the 125 pound weight in Jordan Decosse.
Nash County had six wrestlers who finished 2nd in their weight Class and they too head to Greensboro. Rocky Mount will send Rashaun Elliot 145, Keyaad Coley 195, Alberto Jorge 220 and Jeffery Person 285. Southern Nash's Jacobs Benjamin finished second at 160 pounds and Nash Central's Steven Joyner was second at 170.
Northern's Paulo Sanchez placed third and earns an invite at 195, Ryan Ashley from Southern placed 3rd in the 220 class and also heading to the state is Jamahl Harris of Northern at 285. Three other wrestlers made it placing 4th. Dakota Medlin 106 and Clinton Whitaker 152 of Southern Nash. Northern Nash Kendal Hamilton is packing his bags at 160.
Monday, February 17, 2014
Barring Weather Big East Tournament Starts Tonight
Despite not completing the regular season the Big East will begin it's tournament with the top two already assured spots and the only teams sweating will be in the boys Fike who stands in fourth but if 5th seeded Northern Nash or 6th seeded Nash Central should win the tournament it could keep Fike out even though they have one of the best over all records in the east.
The chances are slim that either Northern or Nash Central could pull off a miracle. They most likely would both have to beat Rocky Mount on its home court or Hunt a team trying to get a top four seed to get all home games in the sectional. Now if Fike wins the tournament then they would move up to the number two seed and Rocky Mount would fall to three and now Southern Nash gets on the hot seat and with their over all record they just might not get into the playoffs.
The opening night tonight finds Fike 17-6 playing Northern Nash and Southern playing Nash Central. The winner of Fike/Northern will play Hunt Wednesday while the Southern/Nash Central winner draws Rocky Mount on the Gryphons home court.
Tuesday night the girls will have the floor with the number three seed Hunt playing Fike who won their first conference game of the year Saturday when they beat Hunt 52-44. They will play the second game right after Nash Central And Southern Meet. The Southern/Nash Central winner gets Northern Nash who didn't lose any conference games and lost only once all year. The Fike/Hunt winner gets Rocky Mount on Thursday. Hunt beat Rocky Mount in Rocky Mount while Fike gave the Lady Gryphons a battle until the last couple of minutes.
The sectionals will rank all teams, first the conference champions. Their ranking will start with the first place team with the best overall record being top seed right through all other conference winners. Then the second place teams then the third and the top fourth seeds with the best overall records filling out the top 32. This seeding process will be for both the boys and girls.
If you are either the first seed through fourth seed you are guaranteed home court throughout the sectional as long as they keep winning. If you are a conference champion and are seeded 5th through 8th that leaves you getting two games at home and you would have to win the sectional on the road.
The Hunt boys need to win the Big East to help their overall record while even if Northern girls lose a game in the tournament they would have to sweat getting a top four seed. Regardless of whether you think the tournament is worth while or not those at the top or close to the top need to win and not have to play the waiting games on whether they make the tournament or not.
The chances are slim that either Northern or Nash Central could pull off a miracle. They most likely would both have to beat Rocky Mount on its home court or Hunt a team trying to get a top four seed to get all home games in the sectional. Now if Fike wins the tournament then they would move up to the number two seed and Rocky Mount would fall to three and now Southern Nash gets on the hot seat and with their over all record they just might not get into the playoffs.
The opening night tonight finds Fike 17-6 playing Northern Nash and Southern playing Nash Central. The winner of Fike/Northern will play Hunt Wednesday while the Southern/Nash Central winner draws Rocky Mount on the Gryphons home court.
Tuesday night the girls will have the floor with the number three seed Hunt playing Fike who won their first conference game of the year Saturday when they beat Hunt 52-44. They will play the second game right after Nash Central And Southern Meet. The Southern/Nash Central winner gets Northern Nash who didn't lose any conference games and lost only once all year. The Fike/Hunt winner gets Rocky Mount on Thursday. Hunt beat Rocky Mount in Rocky Mount while Fike gave the Lady Gryphons a battle until the last couple of minutes.
The sectionals will rank all teams, first the conference champions. Their ranking will start with the first place team with the best overall record being top seed right through all other conference winners. Then the second place teams then the third and the top fourth seeds with the best overall records filling out the top 32. This seeding process will be for both the boys and girls.
If you are either the first seed through fourth seed you are guaranteed home court throughout the sectional as long as they keep winning. If you are a conference champion and are seeded 5th through 8th that leaves you getting two games at home and you would have to win the sectional on the road.
The Hunt boys need to win the Big East to help their overall record while even if Northern girls lose a game in the tournament they would have to sweat getting a top four seed. Regardless of whether you think the tournament is worth while or not those at the top or close to the top need to win and not have to play the waiting games on whether they make the tournament or not.
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