USA Today sports writer Jason Jordan was in Rocky Mount on Friday and on the campus of Rocky Mount High School doing a story on the first day for every high school football team in America as those in the football business call the first day of practice, the first day of hitting. The day you find out who you have that really wants to play football.
If you go on line to USA Today and go to sports and then click on others, others brings up a choice of high school sports and the story is under All Access. Not only is there a nice story about that first day of hitting but there is actual footage of some of that smack mouth one on one drill.
You might ask the question how did Rocky Mount get featured and I understand Jason Jordan went to school with Jason Battle. Since Battle attended I don't know at this point whether Jordan went to Northern Nash with Battle or Battle's last year at Rocky Mount. He may have gone to college together I will try to find the connection that has gotten the Gryphons featured in a national newspaper about something other than shootings and murder.
Even though it has rained very steady today the Southeast regional of the American Legion playoffs went on and today saw both teams in the tournament from North Carolina squared off against each other. The state champion Shelby and the host team Asheboro. Asheboro is in the tournament solely as the host team and since they are the only team not a state champion should have been eliminated after two games but guess what? Today Asheboro has knocked off Shelby 5-3 and the host team has knocked off two state champions. Virginia who was the only team that was undefeated coming in to this tournament is going home after losing to Alabama today. Tonight's featured game is the winners bracket game with Florida and South Carolina.
Who needs Tiger in order to see good TV golf. Soggy conditions left the best players in the world knocking the pins down on Saturday and at one point five were tied for first and five were one shot back. There is no doubt the best player on the planet right now is Rory Mcilroy and he seems now to have that gear to get into like Tiger use to have. If he slips any at all Ricky Fowler is lurking and so is Phil. Can 't wait for Sunday afternoon.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
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