Friday, October 23, 2015

A Little Slap in Face

 Some times a good slap in the face gets you on track.  Fike popped Rocky Mount with a 14-0 lead mid way of the second quarter and then it happened.  Rocky Mount scored 21 in about three minutes. Down 14 Rocky Mount drove the field and scored on a Nick Bynum 6 yard run.  First play for Fike from scrimmage Sherrod Green picked up a loose ball and rambled 26 yards for a Gryphon Touchdown.  A Fike punt after a three and out Nick Bynum goes 70 yards to give Rocky Mount 21-14 half time lead.

The Gryphons fumble the second half squib kick and Fike scores on a 35 yard drive.  Rocky Mount proceeds to take two drives the first B J Sanders scores from 15 yards out to up the lead to 28-20 as the Gryphons respond to the Fike score.  After a Fike Punt to RM four yard line the Gryphons go 96 yards using up nearly nine minutes and Nick Bynum caps off a great Gryphon come back 35-20

You know ever since the Big East voted Northern Nash last in the preseason even though Nash Central was still on a 20 something losing streak it has been a focus for Northern all year. Tonight Northern Nash takes out a full season of frustration on Nash Central and rolls.  Ahead 34-0 at the half
The Knights play with the Bulldogs like a kitten plays with a ball 51-0 Northern Nash.

Southern Nash broke a 13-13 tie and scored with :26 seconds to play to beat the Hunt Warriors 20-13.  This sets up a Rocky Mount Southern Nash winner take all game next week in Rocky Mount for the number one seed in a big East

Final St David's  46 RMA 22
Final SWE 35 Farmville Cent 20
Final Northampton  34 North Edgecombe 32
Final Tarboro 49 Riverside Martin 28
Final South Creek 44 Rocky Mount Prep 8

1St round of Volleyball playoffs Eastern Alamance 3-1 over Rocky Mount. Hunt plays noon Saturday , Fike  6pm Saturday night

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

RMT - Fike score could have been worse if the Gryphons were not so hung up on throwing the ball in the first half. Gryphon passing game was inept. Fike could not stop the run especially #1 and #32. Defensively, #44, 90 and 9 dominated for the defense. Fike had no passing game so the Gryphons secondary were not tested ... unlike against Hunt.

Unknown said...

That's spot on. Forest is in a funk lately, and the choice of pass plays called could not get him in rhythm. I fear that if we do run deep into the playoffs and the run game stalls, won't have a credible passing game.