Doing All They Can

Whenever school gets out early because of weather any after school activities are cancelled  so that eliminates any Big East Basketball tournament for tonight.  If there is any chance school takes in tomorrow on a delay they may try the two games at Rocky Mount and Fike like they were shooting for tonight.  If we get anywhere near the type weather they are calling for tonight and know the temperature is only going to be 35 once this week and a couple of nights this week in the single digits what ever falls today will be with us for a while I doubt this tournament goes off this week.  Hoping it does!!!!!


Hope you have already heard that the Big East is doing everything possible to get the basketball tournament in this week.  Two locations Rocky Mount High and Fike High will try to get two days worth of Tournament in tonight.

It is really sweet that all four games of both Monday and Tuesday are teams that both the boys and girls  play each other.  Tonight since Rocky Mount boys play Nash Central on Monday and Rocky Mount girls play Nash Central Tuesday they are now trying to play both games Monday at the higher seed which in this case is Rocky Mount in both games.  Same thing is happening at Fike where they are not only suppose to be the tournament host but they are seeded higher than Southern Nash and they play tonight at Fike.  Both locations the girls start at five and the boys right after.

The closer we get to Monday afternoon the worse the forecast is for this wintery weather may start Monday afternoon so despite trying all they can there is no guarantee there will be any games tonight.   So what happens if school is missed for at least a couple of days this week. The Tournament  might get cancelled all together?  Remember the state playoff seedings will be announced sometime Saturday afternoon so the way this season has unfolded for the boys a Southern Nash, a Rocky Mount all think they can win this tournament so if they don't get the tournament in they all will rely on their regular season record to get an at large bid.

Should they just get games in tonight and none rest of the week a six seed like Nash Central could if they upset Rocky Mount improve their at large bid while Rocky Mount would hurt their seeding.  If we do get four to six inches of anything over night there is a good chance there might not be any school for the rest of the week.

Former Gryphon Collins Cuthrell was the Peach Belt player of the week last week after ripping apart opposing pitching.  Cuthrell who transferred from Barton to UNC Pembroke batted 11-19.  Had three doubles, five home runs, 16 rbi,12 runs scored and also walked 5 times.  Those are the kind of numbers most players have for the entire season much less one week.  UNCP swept a doubleheader from 8th rank Columbus State on Saturday to run the Braves record to 9-0.  Cuthrell in the double header was 7-9 three doubles and a homer.  Opposing pitchers are throwing beach balls to him right now.

Rocky Mount Gryphon sophomore Wilson Smith has won his second straight eastern regional 126 pound wrestling title.  He has qualified to wrestle next week in the state finals.  Three other Gryphons made the top four to qualify.  Sedrak Sheppard 3rd at 170, Alexander Henderson 4th at 160 and Kenard Johnson 4th at 182.

Southern Nash has two wrestlers who both lost regional championship matches Saturday.  Ryan Ashley 220 and Clinton Walker 145.  Northern Nash will be sending Jamie Williams  to the states after finishing 3rd in the heavyweight division.