North Carolina Wesleyan won their third game in a row Saturday beating La Grange 48-21. Battling Bishop quarterback Dustin Midgett set a school record tossing six touchdown passes which also tied the USA South record. Midgett a sophomore from Currituck High school has helped the Battling Bishops to a 3-1 conference record and 4-2 over all record. Wouldn't you know it, now that they have won three games in a row and are hot. They have an off week coming up.
The first week of the conference football races are in the books and Southern Nash's victory over Fike came as a surprise to many but talking with Firebird fans most of the injuries they have had so far this year are over as just about everyone is healthy. Really good time to be healthy.
Hunt beat Northern in Randy Raper's first return. Most of the way Hunt goes about their business is a carry over from the 22 years Raper was the head coach. Why change a winning way? Now at Northern Raper is trying to get Northern to play that same way that is good for Hunt. Two teams squared off Friday night and looked the same. Northern is up and coming. Under Randy Raper Northern Nash is future is very bright.
Fike found out Friday night there is no team in the Big East scare of any body else. I think their losing will probably mean the conference winner may have one loss by the end of the first week in November. That will not get who ever is number one a very high seed in the playoffs but in two or three cases this year in the Big East it doesn't matter where they play.
Rocky Mount had little trouble with Nash Central. I will tell you this one of the best football players in the Big East is Rashawn Harris. He returned another punt for a touchdown and had a int. Rocky Mount is a rather good team with him in the lineup.
Thursday I help Bobby English and the chain crew at Rocky Mount during the JV football game between the Bulldogs and Gryphons. The chain crew is on the visitors sidelines and you can hear the coaches calling plays. You should hear some of the calls. Sounds like CIA Encrypted code. Noticed every player both Thursday night and Friday for Nash Central as they leave the huddle look at their play sheets as each one had on their wrist. This is not the NFL where players watch film six hours a day and go practice for an hour and a half. They have time to learn all that double talk where high school kids are suppose to go home and study homework not decode what I'm suppose to do on Bronco right, zip left, uncle Larry blue tango.
My old high school coach Al Vaughn told us his objective every play was make 4 yards. Any thing more than that was gravy. I heard this more than once after a five or six yard run. He would holler out run the same play. He use to say that one of the most demoralizing things that happens to any team is they can't stop it when they know it's coming. In Nash Central's case it's hard to make four yards when your players leave the huddle looking at their play sheet.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Dis-ci-pline
The definition of discipline has three parts. 1. Control that is gained by requiring rules or orders to be obeyed and punishing bad behavior. 2. A way of behaving that shows a willingness to follow rules or orders. 3. Behavior that is judged by how well it follows a set of rules or orders.
Due to the fact that Campbell volleyball has played every Friday night since high school football season the Rocky Mount-Nash Central game was only my second Gryphon varsity football game of the year. I heard from the crowd several times that the Gryphons had to beat 16 on the field meaning the refs as well as as the players on the field from Nash Central.
The Gryphons were penalized way to many times for personal fouls or unsportsmanlike like conduct. Yes this Gryphon team has outstanding talent as they say at the skilled positions. It wasn't hard at all to see the infractions of the rules. The only major penalty I didn't see was the ruffing the passer because I followed the ball down field and at the time the Nash Central passer threw the ball with no Gryphon on top of him at release.
We already see that the top level of the Big East is once again loaded with teams that can do great damage to other teams once the playoffs start. Unless the Gryphons get their act together they will not fall in the category of a team that will play many nights in November.
You simply can not give good teams first downs by playing stupid. The Gryphons played the worse team in the Big East Friday and if they continue this type of play they will finish just one slot ahead of the Bulldogs. A fifth place finish will send they to a very high seed in the playoffs where they will get their heads handed to them on a platter and it will be basketball season.
If you are one of those who thinks the refs are out to get us they probably are. Since Friday's game was not the first time the Gryphons have had 100 yards of penalties teams get reputations. Refs know before they step on the field that Rocky Mount talks too much junk so they are looking for it. The Gryphons are easy prey for a ref because the first play of the game two Gryphons were in the face of Nash Central's D one football prospect after the play was over. If I can see it from the stands you know the refs can hear it.
Remaining on the Gryphon schedule is the meat of the Big East. There is not a game left where they can give the other team a short field or a first down from penalties after they have made a defensive stop. If these penalties don't stop the Gryphons will not win another game this year including the playoffs.
That would be very unfortunate because this team has talent. This team could have the best over all speed in the Big East. Their blocking is average and maybe under sized on the defensive front but speed makes up for Many short comings. Speed does not make up for undisciplined actions when the team on the other side of the ball is not only good but disciplined.
This past week the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team was announced an only one player from the Big East made the team and that player is Nash Central's Houshon Gaines. The defensive end will be in Spartanburg South Carolina on December 20th playing for the North Carolina squad.
Due to the fact that Campbell volleyball has played every Friday night since high school football season the Rocky Mount-Nash Central game was only my second Gryphon varsity football game of the year. I heard from the crowd several times that the Gryphons had to beat 16 on the field meaning the refs as well as as the players on the field from Nash Central.
The Gryphons were penalized way to many times for personal fouls or unsportsmanlike like conduct. Yes this Gryphon team has outstanding talent as they say at the skilled positions. It wasn't hard at all to see the infractions of the rules. The only major penalty I didn't see was the ruffing the passer because I followed the ball down field and at the time the Nash Central passer threw the ball with no Gryphon on top of him at release.
We already see that the top level of the Big East is once again loaded with teams that can do great damage to other teams once the playoffs start. Unless the Gryphons get their act together they will not fall in the category of a team that will play many nights in November.
You simply can not give good teams first downs by playing stupid. The Gryphons played the worse team in the Big East Friday and if they continue this type of play they will finish just one slot ahead of the Bulldogs. A fifth place finish will send they to a very high seed in the playoffs where they will get their heads handed to them on a platter and it will be basketball season.
If you are one of those who thinks the refs are out to get us they probably are. Since Friday's game was not the first time the Gryphons have had 100 yards of penalties teams get reputations. Refs know before they step on the field that Rocky Mount talks too much junk so they are looking for it. The Gryphons are easy prey for a ref because the first play of the game two Gryphons were in the face of Nash Central's D one football prospect after the play was over. If I can see it from the stands you know the refs can hear it.
Remaining on the Gryphon schedule is the meat of the Big East. There is not a game left where they can give the other team a short field or a first down from penalties after they have made a defensive stop. If these penalties don't stop the Gryphons will not win another game this year including the playoffs.
That would be very unfortunate because this team has talent. This team could have the best over all speed in the Big East. Their blocking is average and maybe under sized on the defensive front but speed makes up for Many short comings. Speed does not make up for undisciplined actions when the team on the other side of the ball is not only good but disciplined.
This past week the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team was announced an only one player from the Big East made the team and that player is Nash Central's Houshon Gaines. The defensive end will be in Spartanburg South Carolina on December 20th playing for the North Carolina squad.
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