Rainy Function At The Junction

The game was put off because of Friday night weather but Monday was not much better and the show is on.  The home team took advantage in the first half to race out to a 21-6 lead but the Vikings score just before the half to make a 21-12 SouthWest Edgecombe lead.

The second half Tarboro fumbles inside their own ten yard line and gives the Cougars a 28-12 lead.  A poor snap by SWE results in a safety but in the battle of the unbeaten streak SouthWest Edgecombe is the 2015 Edgecombe County  champion. 28-14 over Tarboro.

There is no doubt Nash Central offense has improved drastically over the last few years.  Up to this point the Bulldog defense has not improved as much as the offense.  Tonight they had a tough foe and Bunn offense scores almost at will.  Bunn 77 Nash Central 37

Other Monday scores:

The Knights of Northern Nash have scored 73 points their last two games as they keep Smithfield Selma winless 35-7.

Fike 43 Corinth Holders 21. looks like Fike has found a defense knocking Holders to a one loss team
Hunt 21 Beddingfield 14. You want to compare scores?  Fike beat Beddingfield a couple weeks back 21-13.
Here's one I love DH Conley 37 Rose 14  wonder if Rose left their starters in this one to run up the score

Last year at this time Nash Central football player Houshun Gaines was making news declaring that he was accepting a football offer from University of Florida.  Florida burst his bubble by declaring no offer had been made.  One year later Gaines now at Virginia Tech is expected to be redshirted.  He wears number 41 and is listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 225.

Speaking of Virginia Tech it seems that the Hokies are going through the same events that both Florida State and  Penn State   Went through in when is it time for a legend coach to give up coaching.  Bobby Bowden at FSU and Joe Paterno at PSU both were duking it out as the all times wins leader in college football and both during their last five years or move no longer had their school as a major power.

Tech is faced with the same problem. Frank Beamer brought VA Tech  from the unknown and ten years in a row they won at least 10 games and Mike Vick led them to a National Championship game.  Florida ST, Penn ST and now Virginia Tech hates to be the school that looks ungrateful for the service that these legendary coaches obtained while at their school.

Beamer wants to retire on his time schedule but the Hokies look to be headed for another year of 6-6 or 7-5 season.  The last 25 years they have been better than that but not Any more.

Gurley Plays First Game

Years from now Todd Gurley may not want to remember much about his first game other than it was his first game.  Gurley came in the first drive for the Rams in the second quarter and by day's end carried the pigskin 6 times for 9 yards.  He had one catch for 5 yards.

Coach Jeff Fisher of the Rams had said before the game that he wanted  Gurley to get some touches this week and feed him some more next week depending on how he felt after the game.  There is no doubt it will be a game to remember as the Rams ran out on the field The fireworks pyrotechnics caught a patch of  turf on fire.

  This caused a 25 minute delay as they had to vacuum all the plastic of the carpet and get up all the fire extinguisher residue up before they could play.  This modern world we live in.  Players use to play on fields where the infield from a baseball field portion of a stadium  was at one end.  Today the NFL protects their million dollar players at all cost.

Thank goodness for backup quarterbacks.  ECU turned to Backup quarterback James Summers late in the first half against Virginia Tech.  Tied 14-14 Summers ran 21 times for 168 yards the second highest rushing total in Pirate history for a quarterback.  He tossed one TD in leading the Pirates to another victory over the ACC.  It is their fifth win in a row.

Floundering North Carolina went with backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky  and the Carolina backup passed 17-20 and four touchdown tosses and propelled Carolina to their third win in four starts this season.

You would think on a rainy day in Durham Georgia Tech would control any game in the slop.  Duke  dominated the Yellow Jackets way more than Notre Dame did last week.

Don't care how you rate NC State's 4-0 start and it's competition they have dominated all four.  State will find out whether they are as good as their start Saturday hosting Louisville.

Winston Salem State wins the Down East Viking Classic 17-10 over Elizabeth City State.  If you listen to the David Glenn State wide radio show you would know during the fotball season he goes around with his tailgate tour and I e-mailed Glenn late last week requesting putting the Down East Viking Classic on his schedule next year.  No response as of yet.

Jordan Speith capped a great year  by winning the Fed Ex Cup championship yesterday on the PGA tour.  Two majors and two regular events and the yesterday's win.  Not a back year winning 22 million dollars on the year.