Playoffs Start Tuesday? SNOW?????

WEATHER HAS DONE IN TONIGHT'S STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS                       1ST ROUND.!!!!!!!!!!


Saturday basketball teams were allowed to practice even though schools had been iced in since early release on Monday.  So starting the playoffs on Tuesday gives teams an opportunity to at least go over a scouting report on their first round foes. I am sure as much as anything Saturday was a run and condition day as much as shooting since nobody has been able to see a back yard basketball goal or the inside of a gym all week.

What happens if because of expected snow  Tuesday school lets out early or even if no school Wednesday?  The basketball playoffs starting on Tuesday this year has already taken what has been a game day away and if school gets out early for weather goodbye Tuesday night basketball.  If school takes in Wednesday that leave four days through Saturday to play three playoff games.  Oh yeah another system is coming Wednesday night.  Have you ever heard two games on Saturday.  Unusual things happen when playable days disappear.

Northern Nash will host a doubleheader with the unbeaten Lady Knights  21-0 #2 seed  facing Eden Morehead  10-12 #31 seed and then the boys 9-12 #14 seed  host Southern Lee 13-9.  How will the long layoff effect every team but you hope that of all the teams least effected would be the Lady Knights.  They had a few injury issues that now might play in their favor.  Northern's boys have been the best team in Big East over the last four weeks but record wise Southern Lee could compete.

Hunt will try this double header deal with their girls 17-5  #13 seed facing Fike #20 seed  10-12.  The last time these two teams were on the court Fike won.  Don't care who you are playing any conference foe in the first round is bad but when it is your top rival this needs to be a third round matchup.  Hunt boys 15-7 #6 seed in east will host Nash Central 13-9 and #27 seed in tournament.  This must be let's pick on Hunt day as the state is sending Hunt up against two conference mates who will be fired up not only for the first round but they are playing a conference enemy that both Fike and Nash Central should know a lot about.

Any time you say Cardinal Gibbons you think of state championships in soccer, volleyball but they are only average in basketball when compared to other Gibbons sporting teams.  Gibbons 16-6 #5 seed will host Southern Nash 12-10 Seeded #28.  Southern had the most disappointing finish of all Big East teams.  Anybody see the correlation between N C State a want-a-be when they beat Duke they have been so so since.  Since Southern beat Rocky Mount a team the Firebirds would die to beat Rocky Mount in any sport. Their emotions were so high that it effect rest of their season? They have only been 2-4 since beating the Gryphons.  This is a good matchup for Southern.

Fike 15-7 #22 seed in East will travel to Northern Guilford 16-6 #11 seed.  Winnable game for Fike but guess who they are in the bracket with Hunt/Nash Central.  The Big East sectional tournament could continue into later in the week.

Nash Central girls 12-10 #27 seed travels to Havelock 14-7 #6 seed.  The early years of Nash Central this would have been a conference game.  I think Nash Central this year is in the Northern and Hunt shadow.  Better than their record, could be interesting game.

Rocky Mount will send both of their teams west with the girls 10-9 #28 seed  stopping thirty miles down the road at Corinth Holders 17-5 #5 eastern seed.  Here until the end of the season for the Lady Gryphons will totally be in the hands of how the guards handle the ball.  If the Lady Gryphons guards
play well they may play deep into the week.  If not the season ends.  The boys  12-7 # 18 are as quick as anybody and handle the ball about as good as any Mike Gainey team. Shot selection and  rebounding are this teams Achilles heel.   Eastern Guilford 18-4 #15 seed will be waiting in Gibsonville for the Gryphons.  Strong on the boards every game and this Gryphon team could play all week.

All doubleheaders will start at 6pm and single games at 7pm.  Northern is  the only home team in the county playing so let's go watch a ball game.