Gryphons Get Their Home Loss Back

The way this Big East basketball season has started you can not afford to lose a home game.  The very first game of the season Rocky Mount lost to Hunt at home and in order to finish above 5-5 in the standings then you have to win games on the road as well as don't lose another game at home.

Tonight Rocky Mount made up for their home loss going to Fike and came out charging and never gave Fike a chance.  The Gryphons lead by nine at the end first, 23 at the half and increased the lead to 25 by the end of the third.   Rocky Mount allows Fike to  cut into the lead in the fourth but the Gryphons come home with a resounding 74-55 over the Golden Demons.

Rocky Mount record jumps to 9-3  and 2-1  and Isaiah Alston tossed in 28 for the Gryphons and the only other double digit scorer  was Sherrod Green with 10 .  Fike falls to 10-4 1-2 in the Big East  and now  tied for last at 1-2.  Rocky Mount joins a three way tie for first.

Rocky Mount girls struggled on offense with only one player getting double figures Tamara Harper 12 as she scores almost half of the Lady Gryphon points as Fike knocks of Rocky Mount 39-26.  The Lady Gryphons are now 6-6 1-2 while Fike ups it record to 7-7 2-1.

Hunt played host to Southern Nash and this night has become the night of big wins.  Hunt has little trouble holding off the Firebirds in a big way beating Southern Nash 71-48.  Be interested
To see how this one got so one sided.

We are down to two teams left in the NFL and Seattle and New England.  I was 2-0 this weekend and because of a Russell Wilson was pulling hard for Seattle.  You know quarterbacks get all the glory but let's be for real. The Seattle defense kept the Seahawks in the game and an onside kick muffed by the Packers gave Wilson one more chance and even with the comeback was still his worse game in NFL career.

Now it will be interesting about inflate gate.  The Colts turned over one of the game balls in which Brady had been passing with that was soft.  Does a soft ball help the passing game in wet weather?  We will see the outcome from this but I can tell you from my limited experiences as a quarterback it helped to have a smaller ball.

During my junior high days I was a backup quarterback and the balls we used were way bigger that what I could grip.  I could hardly throw the ball 20 yards until we used smaller balls which were easier to grip and easier to throw.  Be interesting in what the results will be from this.

Smoke Clears Time To Start Over

Six way tie in a six team conference.  Everyone is tied for first and everyone is tied for last.  Twenty per cent of the season is over and everyone is back like it is the first  game.  Nobody wants to lose the first game which is now the third game.  Somebody needs to step up soon or the Big East will be a mess by playoff time.

Rocky Mount @ Fike:  The Gryphons have already played twice at home with mixed results.  They need to make up for the home loss with a road win.  Rocky Mount 8-3 and Fike 10-3.  Fike won at home lost on the road and if they do that all season they would be 5-5.  Somebody has to say enough is enough and grab hold of first place.

The girls game features two teams at 1-1 both either hovering above 500 Rocky Mount 6-5 Fike 6-7 just below.   Both are 1-1 in Big East and after Friday's destruction by Northern of Hunt it should show everyone they are playing  for second.  The team of the four at 1-1 Rocky Mount, Nash Central, Hunt and Fike the one that has the best record from the other three will get second.

Southern Nash 9-5 @ Hunt 9-6:  Southern had  a one point loss on the road Friday so they have shown the ability to keep it close on the road.  Hunt is the only road winner so far beating Rocky Mount so at this point two games in they still have the edge plus they have two road games off the schedule.

The girls game will feature Hunt's chance to get their second win facing the winless Lady Firebirds.

Northern Nash 4-9 @ Nash Central 8-4.  Only home game amongst Rocky Mount teams.  After watching Nash Central in the Nash County Christmas Tournament NC has improved more than any other team.  I have stated The Knights are better than their record.  All teams in the league being tied we are back to where one loss just drops you out of first so even having two conference losses is not as bad as it has been in the past at least until Wednesday.

The question in the girls game Northern 13-0 against Nash Central 10-4 is there anybody in the league that can push Northern?  The Lady Bulldogs get them at home and here is their big chance.