Game Of Century Week

Had a horrible 4-4 week to drop to 58-13 on the year.  North East Carolina Prep season is over and we now look at the next to last week of the high school football regular season.

SWE 8-1 @ North Johnston 5-4:  The Cougars have injuries in the offensive line which is not good for a running football team.  North Johnston has lost three in a row and I think the Cougars are just too powerful for them SWE 26 North Johnston 19

Rocky Mount Prep 1-6 @ Riverside Martin 6-3.  Riverside is the second best team behind Tarboro in the conference.  Enough said. Riverside Martin 36 RM Prep 8.

North Edgecombe 5-3 @ South Creek 6-2:  the Warriors have fallen on hard times.  The team from Robersonville seems to be playing better than NE right now.  South Creek 30 North Edgecombe 25

Tarboro 8-1 @ Northampton County 5-4: Don't know if Tarboro has ever been to Conway before.  Hard place to play out in the middle of Northampton County and where the football field is it gives you the  feel you are playing in the middle of a field.  Tarboro 42 Northampton 16

Rocky Mount Academy 6-3 @ Halifax Academy 2-7:  Final regular season game for RMA before playoffs.  This game will be a game of not getting any more injuries this close to the playoffs.  Eagles 44 Halifax 6.

Nash Central 1-8 @  Hunt 6-3:  Hunt has lost two conference games in a row which hasn't happened often in their history.  Nash Central is floundering on defense.  Hunt big 45 -14

Fike 5-4 @ Northern Nash 3-6:  Northern may be good enough defensively to hold down the Golden Demons.  Northern has gotten better all season on offense.  Northern just might pull this one out and since the preseason coaches pick Fike first and Northern last that would be a major upset but not the way both teams are playing now.  NN 27 Fike 20

Southern Nash 7-2@ Rocky Mount 7-2:  I see this game coming down to Rocky Mount ability to rush the passer.   Both sides should be equal running the ball.  The Gryphons have been beaten in the pass game against some really good receivers.  Nobody has stopped the Gryphons on offense.  The Firebirds have balanced passing and running.  Rocky Mount has been shaky passing the last couple of weeks.

  You realize that The Firebirds have played at Fike, at Hunt and will now play at Rocky Mount.  Boy talk about a tough conference schedule.  Rocky Mount's two losses come from the #4 Middle Creek  and #21 Rose ranked 4-A schools.  Should have beat the #4 Middle Creek team.  The Firebirds lost to #2 Tarboro in 1-A and a team lower than them #40 South Johnston.  I like the Gryphons 28-20

The loser will not have a high seed but should get at least one home game.  The winner because of the two losses could get at least two home games if they win their first playoff so a lot is on the line and it is not November yet.