Friday, January 16, 2015

Inter State Pileup

Hold on  to your hats the Big East basketball race is up for grabs as Hunt visiting Northern Nash has gone down to defeat to the Paul Cherry led Knights of Northern Nash.  Cherry had his greatest game ever for the Knights getting a double- double  10 points and 10 rebounds as the Knights Upset Hunt 65-61.  This puts Northern at 4-9 1-1 and Hunt 8-6 1-1.

We thought it would go   down to the wire game and it did as Rocky Mount hosting Nash Central tonight a two point game in Rocky Mount's favor at the half, tied at the third quarter mark and at the buzzer Rocky Mount holds of Nash Central 67-62  Both are 1-1 in the Big East and  overall Rocky Mount is 8-3 while the Bulldogs drop to 8-4.

Asaiah Alston lead RM with 22.  Got plenty of help from Amir Pittman and Broderick Caudle with 13 each.  Nash Central had a trio of double figure scores led by Aaron Spivey 20, Keshun Peoples 15 and Josh Mullins with 12.

Tonight in Bailey Fike has beaten  Southern Nash 62-61 so the Big East is in a six way tie for first everyone is 1-1.  I am sure that has happened to some conference some where in this world but this is the first time I have ever heard of all three 1-0 teams last week played teams 0-1 and all three 0-1 teams won creating mass confusion.

If this was the last game of the season I think they would have to pick the seedings out of the hat.  I doubt that any possible tie breaker goes as far as what happens when there is a six way tie.


Don't think that there is anybody that has seen the Lady Gryphons of Rocky Mount play  that they have had moments where they looked the part of a very promising basketball team.  Then they for a quarter they would play as if they were on a ship without a rudder.  Everything that they did well for three quarters would go away from the play in one.

Tonight the Lady Gryphons  keep it together for an entire game and down the Lady Bulldogs 50-38 as both even their record in conference play at 1-1. 

Keyanna Spivey 21 and Tamar Harper are proving to be and all conference type front court with Spivey getting 21 points and Harper 18.  Nash Central had three led by Kathryn Wilkes and Myia Spivey 11 each and Michaela Nelms 10.

Not quite the mess in girls basketball as Northern played Hunt and Northern was in complete control winning by 18.  Fike as expected had little trouble with Southern Nash 47-30.  Now that the smoke has cleared Northern is the only undefeated at 2-0.  Rocky Mount, Nash Central. Fike and Hunt are 1-1 and Southern trails at 0-2

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