Nash Central has put and end to the third longest active losing streak in North Carolina High School football beating Smithfield Selma 36-21. It took two games into the 2015 season for new coach Chris Lee to end the streak which has been going on since the ninth game of the 2012 season.
Just how good was the beating Rocky Mount laid on South Granville last week was answered tonight in Apex when the Gryphons took on the Mustangs of Middle Creek. Middle Creek is expected to go deep in the 4-A playoffs . What the Mustangs got was a hand full of Gryphons.
Middle Creek struck first late in the first quarter moving the ball down field with the pass to take a 7-0 lead. The Gryphons defense held the Mustangs in check and a long pass under two minutes in the half set up the Gryphons Sherrod Green for a two yard dive to tie the score at 7. MC with .18 seconds in the half threw a pass dropped by the receiver. Rocky Mount scooped up the ball and ran 40 yards with the Middle Creek crowd in a uproar To take a 14-7 half time lead.
Motivated Middle Creek roared out of the locker room and almost ran the kickoff back but three plays tied the game at 14. Late in the third Sherrod Green from three yards out gave the Gryphons the lead again 21-14.
Early fourth quarter MC returns a punt fifty yards to tie the game at 21. Rocky Mount went to the air and two ints set up the Mustangs to kick a field goal with 3:30 to play. That would be enough. The Gryphons give great effort but too many penalties especially a penalty after a first down killed a Gryphon drive. Gryphons fine respect in Apex but lose 24-21 to Middle Creek.
Other scores:
Southern Nash 23 Beddingfield 14
Tarboro 26 Washington 7
SouthWest Edgecombe 35 North Edgecombe 14
Hunt 17 Hertford County 12
East Wake 40 Fike 27
Northeastern 53 Northern Nash 13
RMA 53 Lawrence Academy 25
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Critical penalties, big plays given up by the "D" and turnovers really doomed RM. This was a game they were in control of with 8 minutes to go but RMT seemed to get confused and miscommunication by coaches to the players. Substitutions, positioning, play calling, etc. the team went south. RMT has the speed and based on what I saw can do well in 3A. They just need to cut out the mistakes and improve the communication between the coaches and players .... especially late in the game. For all the hype Middle Creek is given in the Triangle I was left unimpressed. They had the roster and physical size of Div I-AA team with several college prospects but I was not impressed. #44 for RMT @ RB and MLB was the real deal for RMT. Coach Battle should have kept pounding the running attack with #44 when they were up 21-14 with 8 minutes to go. Good effort by RMT but disappointing outcome.
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