Allen Moving On

Saturday on this blog I told you that two baseball jobs were open in Nash County schools  in Rocky Mount.  Tuesday in the Rocky Mount Telegram you learned of one of the jobs and that was Northern Nash's Leonard Allen is leaving heading to Williamston.

I learned of this Friday night an  all the rumors floating around even before baseball season ended this was not one of them.  Allen leaving Northern comes completely out of left field for almost everyone unless you are in Leonard's inner circle.

He will be going to an area that could be considered a baseball community Williamston.  Jamesville  and Williamston Highs have been consolidated several years ago and the school was renamed Riverside and is located in what was the old Williamston  High just off highway 17 heading toward Washington.  I say the old Williamston High for if you are and old timer Williamson High used to be close to down town and the the new was built about 1988.

Patricia Haggerty stated in the Telegram that she would first look inside Northern for any candidate that may apply that would qualify for the job.  If Northern has to look outside I think the top of the Northern's  Want list would be Greg Clifton a former Northern assistant coach who for the past several year he's been the head coach at Faith Christian.

He would be a great candidate but Clifton has a very successful business which he takes care of and that leaves after school to coach Faith.  I would doubt he would be interested going back in the class room.  I think everyone knows Faith has the best kept baseball field in the area and that relates to Clifton's expert experience in in his business.

There is still one opening and that move I promised to hold the name until summer baseball is over.  Of course all the rumors have centered on both Nash Central and  Rocky Mount even when baseball season was still going strong.

Tuesday night was the opening game of the Area One East Finals.  Wilson Post 13 taking on Wayne County.  Two of what should be Post 58 players from Rocky Mount are just what the doctor ordered for Wilson.. Rocky Mount's Blake Helms took the mound and at the end of nine innings the score was tied 3-3 and Wilson coach Rusty Dail called on RMA pitcher M J Jones.

Wilson loaded the bases with no outs in the 10th but failed to plate any runs.  Wilson took the lead in the 11th inning  and then had to survive  a bases loaded two out jam but MJ Jones got the job done and post 13 wins game one of the best of five 4-3.