First Loss Ends Season

This past weekend at the singles and doubles championship the Rocky Mount Gryphons two Lady Gryphons doubles teams watched the doubles team from Union Pines win the state championship. Wednesday the entire Union Pines team showed up in the early afternoon to the Gryphon Tennis courts and before dark Union Pines gives Rocky Mount their first loss on the season 5-1.  Senior Chandler Brice playing her final high school match was the only winner of a point for the Lady Gryphons.  The Gryphon season ends with a 14-1 record.

The final week of the high school football season is upon us and in the Two Rivers and the Big East the champions are already known.  The Eastern Plains is another story.  Last week went 7-1 to boost my overall picks to 65-14.  We will start out with the only game that has an impact on the a conference championship.

Beddingfield 6-4 4-0 @ SouthWest Edgecombe 9-1 3-1:  If Beddingfield wins they are the Eastern Plains champions.  A lost and a possible three way tie including Washington who lost to Beddingfield but beat SWE.  The Cougars have rolled since their lone loss.  This by far hardest game to pick this week.  The Bruins losses are to no light weights.  Bruins 26 SWE 22

Rocky Mount Prep 1-7 @ Northampton 5-5:  this might be a fairly close game Northampton 26 Prep 14.

Eight man playoffs begin and I don't understand why some teams played five conference games and others played  10.

RMA  7-3 @ Arendell Parrott 9-1:  They started the season and it was the first game for Terrell Hudgins as the new head coach at RMA.  I am sure ten games in Hudgins feels he can call a better game now over then. I am sure he can but Parrott will win.  38-26
Other  Eight man picks:

Cary Christian 3-7 @ St David's 10-0. St Davids plays Parrott -RMA winner next week. St Davids 65-0
Lawrence Academy 4-6 @ Southampton Academy 8-2.   SA 38-13
Community Christian 6-4 @ Northeast Academy: NE won last week at CC 52-40.  This one is in Lasker NE 54 Community Christian 36

Tarboro 9-1 @ North Edgecombe 5-4:  The Warriors have lost 3 in a row.  It comes down to how much Tarboro wants 48-6 Vikes

Rocky Mount 8-2 @ Northern Nash 3-7:  Perfect game for Northern.  Rocky Mount fat and happy and Northern still has playoff implications.  28-7 Gryphons.

Nash Central 1-9 @ Southern Nash 7-3:  The Firebirds need to forget the Rocky Mount game.  If they do 48-6 Firebirds.

Hunt 7-3 @ Fike 6-4:  I think Hunt has been the most steady team of these two.   Hunt 28 Fike 24