Northern Claims County Title

Northern Nash backed up their good start to the 2015/2016 basketball season by winning the Nash County Christmas Tournament with a 74-70 victory over Nash Central.  Darius Spradley earns the MVP of the tournament.  Northern Nash wins for the 10th time this season which is more wins than all three other public schools  in Nash County combined.


The championship night of the Nash County Christmas Tournament started with the boys consolation game and the home standing Firebirds got a sweet one beating Rocky Mount 61-48.  The Firebirds are 5-3 while Rocky Mount is 0 for the season 0-9.

As promised yesterday Tom Suiter gave the 3A State Champions the Rocky Mount Gryphons the trophy for winning the WRAL TV Fabulous 15 which is considered the top football team in the Big Five's viewing area.  If you failed to see it you can go to highschoolot.com to see the news item.

The NCHSAA has released their first draft  of the prospective realignment coming up in 2017.  The Big East will lose Nash Central who is falling to 2-A while Franklinton will take their place.  Northern Nash, Rocky Mount, Southern Nash, Fike and Hunt will all remain.

So off to 2A goes Nash Central where they will join what has been called the Eastern Plains.  Beddingfield, Bunn, Nash Central, North Johnston, North Pitt and SouthWest Edgecombe will comprise the conference.

The new local 1A conference will have eight teams which I think eight is the perfect size for a high school conference.  Tarboro, Weldon, SE Halifax, Rocky Mount Prep, NW Halifax, North Edgecombe and Kipp Pride.

Now that football is complete the fall standing are in in the Wells Fargo Cup.  Championships in football, women's tennis and women's cross country help propel Rocky Mount to 68.5 points.  Hunt gained 68 points followed by Fike 61, Southern Nash 56.5, Northern Nash 49 and Nash Central 42.