What A Basketball League

One of the things I like  about the new gym is Rocky Mount is I can sit on press row right on the floor by the visiting team.  This night you could just tell that Southern Nash had that look in their eyes as the game began.  The first four minutes they swamped Rocky Mount and jumped to a 14-2 lead.

There is something within our bodies that emotion can only carry you  so far  and by the end of the quarter the Firebirds were huffing and puffing and looked tired.  Don't know what is is if a coach could figure it out they would be a genius.  Rocky Mount tied the game at 22 and had a basketball taken away in a charge and by this time Southern had found that second wind and finished the half up. 35-27.

Rocky mount played catch up until about the two minute mark and found their first lead of the game. Forty seconds to go in the game Rocky Mount leads 64-61 and all they need to do is make free throws.  They didn't and with four second left lead 68-66 after a Southern basket and on the inbounds Rocky Mount commits only their ninth turnover of the game but Southern ties to send the game to overtime.

Southern in the first two minutes of OT scored the first seven points and Rocky Mount could not catch up.  Southern  Nash beats Rocky Mount 78-75.  Southern committed 29 turn overs to only nine for Rocky Mount and won.  Rocky Mount out rebounded Southern 41-38 and lost.   Rocky Mount missed more free throws and lost.

Marquise Wright lead Southern with 23 points but he was a monster on the boards grabbing 14.  Bryan Vines aided the Firebird cause with 20.  Isaiah Alston did all he could do firing in 38 points  but like other Gryphons missed several free tosses.

Southern and Rocky Mount are now tied at 2-2 Southern is now 10-6 while Rocky Mount drops to 9-4.

I was late getting to the girls game it was already 7-0 Rocky Mount with four minutes to play in the first quarter.  Sitting there a few minutes I asked the question where is Destiny Burgess  for Southern and the answer was she was not playing tonight and with it was all the scoring punch Southern Girls have.

Rocky Mount led 12-0 at the first quarter mark.  It's not like Rocky mount played great as they had many turnovers and poor shooting.  It was 23-1 at the half.  Southern didn't score their first bucket until thiry six second to go in the third where it was 37-4 at the quarter.  Four minutes to go with a 45-4 lead it he clock was started and Southern finished the game making a ten foot shot and two threes to get to double digits and Lose  48-12.    Rocky Mount gets even at 2-2 and Southern has yet to win this season.

Hunt boys take over First in the Big East with a 65-46 win over Nash Central while the Hunt girls own Second beating Nash Central 56-46.  Northern Girls continue to dominate everyone winning 60-36 over Fike