Finally Basketball Again

You know when ever your star player almost outscores the other teams total you know a stomping is on the way and the undefeated girls of Northern Nash remain so after they open the 3-A playoffs with a 60-31 victory over Morehead.  Kiana Thomas scored 27 for Northern as they advance to round two Monday night at home when they will take on Walter Williams from Burlington.

Northern Nash boys were the only Big East team playing in the first round with a losing record and Adam Renner's shot at the buzzer missed and Northern's basketball season is over as they lose 49-48 to Southern Lee.

If there was any question about whether the Big East having all the teams jammed together would pay off in the playoffs it hasn't.  Being so even almost every boys team was on the road and they all lost.

Rocky Mount made  a good account for themselves but both the boys and girls season has ended on this the first day of the playoffs.  Rocky Mount boys trip to Gibsonville to play Eastern Guilford was close but no cigar as the Gryphons lose 78-74.  The girls played a higher seed in Corinth Holders and the Lady Gryphons came close but lose 46-43.  The boys finish 12-8 and the girls are even at 10-10.  I think considering the first day of practice for the Lady Gryphons was the day after senior forward Tiara Hinton  was killed in an auto accident this team has a heavy heart all year.

Hunt boys the conference champion and Hunt girls who are rather good except they are in the same conference with Northern Nash's girls both win impressively against conference foes  Hunt girls beat Fike 61-46 and they travel to Chapel Hill Monday while Hunt boys beat Nash Central 63-45.  The Bulldogs could not get a rebound.

Southern Nash big moment this season was beating Rocky Mount in Rocky Mount and it was uphill rest of the way.  A trip to Cardinal Gibbons ends the FireBirds season 78-52.

Fike gave a good account for themselves but in the end another Big East team loses 76-68 at Northern Guilford.

Nash Central girls traveled to Havelock and once again the Big East comes up on the losing end  58-45.

We worried all year about all the teams having no height and every one of the so call just alike teams fall in the opening round.  Hunt the top boys team looks  to host Northern Guilford Monday while the two tallest teams in Big East girls  Northern Nash and Hunt move on to Monday playoff basketball.

Hunt boys and girls each played a Big East team.  The other boys teams were 0-4 and the girls were 1-2 against other conference competition.