Inter State Pileup

Hold on  to your hats the Big East basketball race is up for grabs as Hunt visiting Northern Nash has gone down to defeat to the Paul Cherry led Knights of Northern Nash.  Cherry had his greatest game ever for the Knights getting a double- double  10 points and 10 rebounds as the Knights Upset Hunt 65-61.  This puts Northern at 4-9 1-1 and Hunt 8-6 1-1.

We thought it would go   down to the wire game and it did as Rocky Mount hosting Nash Central tonight a two point game in Rocky Mount's favor at the half, tied at the third quarter mark and at the buzzer Rocky Mount holds of Nash Central 67-62  Both are 1-1 in the Big East and  overall Rocky Mount is 8-3 while the Bulldogs drop to 8-4.

Asaiah Alston lead RM with 22.  Got plenty of help from Amir Pittman and Broderick Caudle with 13 each.  Nash Central had a trio of double figure scores led by Aaron Spivey 20, Keshun Peoples 15 and Josh Mullins with 12.

Tonight in Bailey Fike has beaten  Southern Nash 62-61 so the Big East is in a six way tie for first everyone is 1-1.  I am sure that has happened to some conference some where in this world but this is the first time I have ever heard of all three 1-0 teams last week played teams 0-1 and all three 0-1 teams won creating mass confusion.

If this was the last game of the season I think they would have to pick the seedings out of the hat.  I doubt that any possible tie breaker goes as far as what happens when there is a six way tie.


Don't think that there is anybody that has seen the Lady Gryphons of Rocky Mount play  that they have had moments where they looked the part of a very promising basketball team.  Then they for a quarter they would play as if they were on a ship without a rudder.  Everything that they did well for three quarters would go away from the play in one.

Tonight the Lady Gryphons  keep it together for an entire game and down the Lady Bulldogs 50-38 as both even their record in conference play at 1-1. 

Keyanna Spivey 21 and Tamar Harper are proving to be and all conference type front court with Spivey getting 21 points and Harper 18.  Nash Central had three led by Kathryn Wilkes and Myia Spivey 11 each and Michaela Nelms 10.

Not quite the mess in girls basketball as Northern played Hunt and Northern was in complete control winning by 18.  Fike as expected had little trouble with Southern Nash 47-30.  Now that the smoke has cleared Northern is the only undefeated at 2-0.  Rocky Mount, Nash Central. Fike and Hunt are 1-1 and Southern trails at 0-2

Critical Week For Big East Basketball

Everyone has played once in conference play and once again only one conference game this week due to exams.  If the "old wives tales" are right next week will be under stress of weather .  I don't know about you but it thundered at work on Monday while a drizzle was falling in the fog and depending on how many days you have heard it should snow sometime between Monday and Wednesday of next week.  If it does happen no telling what the schedule might be next week.  Vital match ups high light this weeks games.

Hunt @ Northern Nash:  On the girls side this will pit two 1-0 teams  and record wise Hunt 10-3-1-0 could give Northern a tussle 12-0  1-0.  I doubt it will happen at Northern Nash.  This game does pit two of the three conference undefeated teams in this one.

The boys find Hunt 8-5 visiting Northern Nash 3-9:  Hunt showed the world against Rocky Mount that their height will be a major factor for any team wanting to take away from the defending conference and regional champs the 2015 conference championship.  This will be a tall task for Northern.

Southern Nash @ Fike:  Fike 9-3 - 0-1stumbles at Nash Central while Southern 9-1- 1-0 did their business to Northern.  This is a must game for Fike.  Nobody wants to be  0-2 but if it happens  to anyone the key to this season and any other is the ability to hold on for home court wins and steal a few on the road.  All three boys games Friday are1-0 team playing 0-1 teams.  We could have three teams 2-0 or three 0-2 or somewhere in between.

Southern girls 0-13-0-1 will not get too many opportunities to win this year.  This might be one  even though it is ever so slight.  Fike 5-6 - 0-1 will be on it's home court and this is surely not a game anyone in Big East can afford to lose.  As far as conference games go not many games on any one's schedule that they will be  out right favorites other than Northern.   Fike can't let this one get away.

Nash Central @ Rocky Mount:  Nash Central girls 9-3- 1-0 seems primed while Rocky Mount 5-5 0-1 still needs to get the water pump gushing.  Vital game for Rocky Mount having already lost at home. Here we go again looking at stealing one on the road for the traveling team and holding serve at home.   If Nash Central wins and goes  to 2-0 this could give them  the confidence to push on while if Rocky Mount drops to 0-2 it could work the other way.  Talk about a big game but this is it.

Nash Central Boys 8-3 - 1-0 Rocky Mount 7-3  0-1.  Both seem to have the same roster in size and speed.  Classic inter city Rocky Mount game.  I would suspect the gym will be over flowing by game time of the boys game.  Rocky Mount is staring at five of last eight games on the road and this is a must for them.