There use to be every high school team played 10 games in football and you signed contracts with teams where you knew you would have five home and away games. Today that eleventh game has caused some unusual schedules to be the norm.
Rocky Mount this season has only four home varsity football games and seven on the road and at one point will have five straight road games. They open at home on August 22nd against South Granville and then play six of next seven on the road with their last three non conference games at Rose, at SouthWest Edgecombe, at Triton, then the first two conference games at Nash Central and at Hunt. Those five road games could determine the season for the Gryphons.
Last year Randy Raper began his coaching career at Northern Nash not knowing where his home stadium was until Midseason so it is reversed this season as Northern doesn't have a road game until the fall. They start off with four home games Corinith Holders 8-22, Northeastern 8-29,Tarboro 9-5 and Warren Co 9-12. Northern has a really good chance to get the season rolling before they get on a bus this season.
Southern Nash starts on the road in their first three games. At SouthWest Edgecombe 8-22, at Beddingfield 8-29 and at Bunn 9-5. Even being on the road first three the Firebirds could be undefeated hosting Tarboro in their 6th non conference game on October 3rd.
Nash Central spent the entire football season last year trying to win once. They are the only team in the area that has a top 20 prospect in Houshun Gaines the six feet four inch defensive end is rated number 17 as the top college prospect list according to Rivals. Com. They start at Tarboro on 8-22 and follow that with games with Kinston, Rose, Hertford Co, Beddingfield and Hillside. If they can't win at least once in their non conference schedule who can they beat when the conference starts?
Just 15 days to go until football begins.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
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