Monday was the first day for winter sports practice for all schools throughout North Carolina. It was an extremely hard day for everyone at RMHS as they learned the news that Tiara Hinton had died in a Sunday car wreck. Tiara wore #31 on the basketball team also a volleyball player and member of the track team an as a senior had already taken her senior graduation pictures.
Life is full of death in our life times and it seems the younger they are the harder it is to accept. Those of us that watch our young people perform in sports find it harder than those in the class room because we don't get to watch them perform in the classroom like we do in sports. Those injured will not only have to heal their physical pain but will have to heal the emotional pain that comes from death from someone you knew and loved. Everyone that knew Tiara and those of us who only saw her play pray for healing for everyone involved with her life. Her family and friends and classmates once they get over the shock will need healing time to go forth in life with out Tiara.
Monday in Fayetteville Terry Sanford high beat the Rocky Mount girls tennis team 6-0 to end the Lady Gryphons tennis season at 18-2.
There is a four way tie for first in Big East football between Fike, Hunt,Southern Nash and Rocky Mount. Northern is just a step back and both of their upcoming games are against teams ahead of them. Northern is right square in the middle of the hunt for the top seed in the conference. Nash Central has been eliminated as far as finishing first but until they incur one more loss are still right in the middle of the playoff hunt. They still could be 2-3 and that hasn't eliminated them as of yet because every team in front of them only has two wins or less.
Fike still has Northern Nash and Hunt on their schedule. Neither of those two games are gimme's. Hunt still has Nash Central and Fike. They should win the NC game and a toss up with Fike. Southern still has Rocky Mount and Nash Central. More than likely a toss up with RM and a win against NC. Rocky Mount still has Southern and Northern so nothing is guaranteed in either. Northern still has Fike and Rocky Mount both tough games but look if they win both where they will be.
This is of course not unusual for the Big East. The only thing hurt by the Big East is seedings and having to travel during the playoffs. If one team had an outstanding record they would possible be the best team in the East. Much like the Southeastern Conference in college football trying to get a team in the top four to make the college football playoff. They keep beating up each other when in most years they are the best in college football, the Big East keeps sending somebody to the Eastern Finals every year regardless of how many road games they play to get to the fourth round.
The state soccer playoffs begin Wednesday and four teams from the Big East are in the Big Show.
Hunt seeded 5th and 17-3 host Northern Vance 9-9 and seeded 12th. Fike 11th seed and 16-4 host Rockingham Co 9-7 seeded 22nd. Northern Nash is on the road 11-8 seeded 19th travels to 14th seed Cleveland 9-10. Rocky Mount 10-11 seeded 27th heads toward Chapel Hill 6th seed 17-4.
Rocky Mount Academy 9-0 starts after their second straight State title Friday when they will host Lawrence Academy 2-7 a team they beat earlier in the year 64-8. Only the top eight teams made the playoffs so RMA is the top seed Lawrence is seeded 8th. Arendell Parrott 8-1 seeded second takes on Cary Christian 7th seed and 3-6. Southampton 7-2 third seed meets 6th seeded Hobgood Acadmey 4-5. The final game Friday has St David's 6-3 4th seed hosting 5th seed Halifax Academy 5-4.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Northern Dominant In Cross Country
There is an old saying in Nascar that if you run up front enough you will win one after a while. Northern Nash boys cross country team won the Eastern Regional 3-A championship on Saturday winning for the first time in the Regional since 1993. Since 93 there haven't been many times that the Knights were not in the top five.
Why is it that they are so strong in long distance running. You may have heard me say this not but a few weeks ago that football was 80% coaching. It might be even more in cross country. How do you convince teenagers that going out and running five miles a day is something you need to do in life when there are so many other distractions for our teenagers.
Jeff Dodrill has been coaching the Northern C/C teams for many years. I met him for the first time in 1999 when I was doing the game of the week on WHIG TV. I interviewed him for halftime and then you could see how well the players reacted with him. There are many great coaches leading our youth in this area and if you could pick five from every sport our children play Jeff would have to be on that list.
He is of course the Athletic Director at Red Oak Middle and he gets first shot as those gangly seventh graders moving to Junior High. How in the world do you convince a 7th grader that running could be your passion. He has and then as Northern Nash High cross country coach he has already invested two years or more in these kids once they hit high school. You will find him almost every day running right along with his runners.
The results Northern is always near the top. Injuries at the wrong time of year effect everyone one way or another year after year but under Dodrill Northern Nash is a power in cross country. This Saturday they have a real chance in winning it all a state Crown. Good luck Knights
Rocky Mount girls tennis team travels to Terry Sanford today for the third round of the State Duel Tennis playoffs. RM 18-1 and TS 12-0 square off hoping to play in the fourth round Wednesday and if they survive that the state championships this weekend.
The Lady Gryphon doubles team of Chandler Brice and Eliza Fike finished 3rd in the state doubles losing to the two time State champion duo of the Knors Sisters.
Taylor Love the singles player from Hunt lost a heart breaker in the singles finals to Asheville's Adrienne Haynes. The scores were 2-6- 6-2-6-4.
Why is it that they are so strong in long distance running. You may have heard me say this not but a few weeks ago that football was 80% coaching. It might be even more in cross country. How do you convince teenagers that going out and running five miles a day is something you need to do in life when there are so many other distractions for our teenagers.
Jeff Dodrill has been coaching the Northern C/C teams for many years. I met him for the first time in 1999 when I was doing the game of the week on WHIG TV. I interviewed him for halftime and then you could see how well the players reacted with him. There are many great coaches leading our youth in this area and if you could pick five from every sport our children play Jeff would have to be on that list.
He is of course the Athletic Director at Red Oak Middle and he gets first shot as those gangly seventh graders moving to Junior High. How in the world do you convince a 7th grader that running could be your passion. He has and then as Northern Nash High cross country coach he has already invested two years or more in these kids once they hit high school. You will find him almost every day running right along with his runners.
The results Northern is always near the top. Injuries at the wrong time of year effect everyone one way or another year after year but under Dodrill Northern Nash is a power in cross country. This Saturday they have a real chance in winning it all a state Crown. Good luck Knights
Rocky Mount girls tennis team travels to Terry Sanford today for the third round of the State Duel Tennis playoffs. RM 18-1 and TS 12-0 square off hoping to play in the fourth round Wednesday and if they survive that the state championships this weekend.
The Lady Gryphon doubles team of Chandler Brice and Eliza Fike finished 3rd in the state doubles losing to the two time State champion duo of the Knors Sisters.
Taylor Love the singles player from Hunt lost a heart breaker in the singles finals to Asheville's Adrienne Haynes. The scores were 2-6- 6-2-6-4.
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