Rocky Mount looked for a tough match in the opening round of the NCHSAA state 3-A playoffs when once beaten Jacksonville rolled into town. Sunset came and Rocky Mount six singles players were winners as Rocky Mount sweeps the Cardinals 6-0 to advance to round two next Tuesday. Conference number two Fike lost 1-5 at Northern Guilford. Thursday singles and doubles player begin their quest to make it to state championship weekend.
Had a rather good day compared with other weeks going 10-4 in NFL games raising picks for the year to 49- 42. Mighty hard to pick NFL when worse team in the league can win on some days.
Thursday night game Seahawks 2-4 @ 49's 2-4: Seahawks have made it to last two Super Bowls because of their defense. Russell Wilson is doing ok but no longer is backed up by a great D. Niners win 23-21.
Bills 3-3 @ Jags 1-5: Bills have a chance to get a win and since this is a bad team Bills will play to Jacksonville level but will win somehow. 27-23
Tampa 2-3 @ Washington 2-4 Washington plays well at home and right now Winston looks like a rookie
Washington 26 Buc's 17
Falcon's 5-1 @ Titans 1-4 I think New Orleans got Atlanta's attention. 31-20 Falcons
Saints 2-4 Colts 3-3: Colts win 35 -27
Vikes 3-2 @ Lions 1-5: make it two in a row for Lions 34-24
Steelers 4-2@ Chiefs 1-5: Chiefs with no running game just doesn't have the quarter back to win. Steelers 30 Chiefs 17
Browns 2-4 @ Rams 2-3:Browns are just good enough to lose. Rams 30 Browns 24
Texans 2-4 @ Dolphins 2-3 coaching change has made a difference in South Florida Fish 24 Texans 20
Jets 4-1 @ Patriots 5-0:Jets will be pesky but will not win in Foxbourgh. Pats 31 Jets 20
Raiders 2-3@ Chargers 2-4: Chargers have lost four to teams with a combined 19-5 record. Eight of their last ten against teams with losing record plus twice against Bronco's and their luck can't hold out. In order get on a run need to beat Raiders who are always a load for Chargers. Chargers 26 Raiders 23
Cowboys 2-3@ Giants 3-3 Romoless Cowboys winless again. New York 26-20 over the boys
Eagles 3-3 @ Panthers 5-0: Everyone should be proud of the play of the Panthers and Cam is playing great but keep this in mind all five wins against losing teams. Sunday night lights Cats win 27-24
Ravens 1-5 @ Cardinals4-2: Cards stung twice last two weeks but not three weeks Cards 33 Ravens 24
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Gryphon Undefeated Girls Tennis Start Playoffs
There is one thing about playoffs in the so called minor sports that the state doesn't mess around with the seedings like they do in basketball, baseball and football. The state can make income from ticket sales of the three major sports but women's tennis let's put all the number one seeds against another number one and get this playoff over with as soon as possible.
Tennis has this strange set up that today when the playoff starts that is the day teams compete against teams and on Thursday each tennis player plays either singles or doubles working their way through the brackets.
The brackets have been release in girls tennis and undefeated Rocky Mount gets a handful right out of the gate in the duel matches. They play once beaten Jacksonville in the opening round of the playoffs Today at 4pm at Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount in the seedings process is #1 seed. Jacksonville #1 in their conference has the third best overall record in the east.
Fike who only lost to Rocky Mount during the season is 16-2 on the season as a second place team they get to travel to Northern Guilford 12-5 on the season but conference champs. Barring rain by midnight there will only be eight teams left in the duel matches in the east.
If you were not there Friday night Rocky Mount's homecoming was one of the largest crowds since the move to the new school. Public schools are fighting budget cuts from the state and even from the county. It is vital that people go to football, basketball and baseball games so the funds receive through the gate helps pay for every sport on any campus in Nash County.
I was on the far sidelines but I heard after the game that there was at least two fights in the bleachers on the Rocky Mount side. Then there was the chase. Early in the third quarter a few plays after Rocky Mount kicked off to Hunt I saw a young person running across the field an at that second I thought they were running out to pick up the kicking tee that may have been left after the kickoff.
Just about time where the tee should have been I noticed that two police officers in pursuit of this person. He ran across the field as both teams were about 30 yards down the field. Once past the bench of Hunt he cut to the right and was running down the track in front of the Hunt crowd when Athletic Director Mike Gainey called out on the PA for someone to tackle the boy.
Several people made moves but by this time the young man was out of gas and fell face first on the track where the officers handcuffed him behind the Hunt bench but totally in front of the Hunt crowd.
The referee held up the game waiting for the officers to remove the indivual. They started moving him and near the goal line still on the track they took him down again and the ref delayed the game until he was totally removed.
If you think that fights are funny or the chase was hilarious you need to think again. There were many people who were going to their first game in several years but the fights and the flight across the field they will never attend a game again. Just think of the future dollars lost from uncontrolled people who have no respect for anyone except themselves. Most folks at the game did not feel safe and will have to think hard about going to any game ever again. Now this is not a Rocky Mount problem alone.
My favorite newsman of all time was Paul Harvey. I heard him say many times self government will not work without self discipline. Our country has lost self desipline. We only care about ourselves and don't care what our actions do to others.
We must as a society that gets control of ourselves and respect others. If we don't high school sports will only be played by those who will have to pay as if they were a travel league teams. No one will be allowed to watch because security can't be controlled with idiots watching who don't respect others.
Tennis has this strange set up that today when the playoff starts that is the day teams compete against teams and on Thursday each tennis player plays either singles or doubles working their way through the brackets.
The brackets have been release in girls tennis and undefeated Rocky Mount gets a handful right out of the gate in the duel matches. They play once beaten Jacksonville in the opening round of the playoffs Today at 4pm at Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount in the seedings process is #1 seed. Jacksonville #1 in their conference has the third best overall record in the east.
Fike who only lost to Rocky Mount during the season is 16-2 on the season as a second place team they get to travel to Northern Guilford 12-5 on the season but conference champs. Barring rain by midnight there will only be eight teams left in the duel matches in the east.
If you were not there Friday night Rocky Mount's homecoming was one of the largest crowds since the move to the new school. Public schools are fighting budget cuts from the state and even from the county. It is vital that people go to football, basketball and baseball games so the funds receive through the gate helps pay for every sport on any campus in Nash County.
I was on the far sidelines but I heard after the game that there was at least two fights in the bleachers on the Rocky Mount side. Then there was the chase. Early in the third quarter a few plays after Rocky Mount kicked off to Hunt I saw a young person running across the field an at that second I thought they were running out to pick up the kicking tee that may have been left after the kickoff.
Just about time where the tee should have been I noticed that two police officers in pursuit of this person. He ran across the field as both teams were about 30 yards down the field. Once past the bench of Hunt he cut to the right and was running down the track in front of the Hunt crowd when Athletic Director Mike Gainey called out on the PA for someone to tackle the boy.
Several people made moves but by this time the young man was out of gas and fell face first on the track where the officers handcuffed him behind the Hunt bench but totally in front of the Hunt crowd.
The referee held up the game waiting for the officers to remove the indivual. They started moving him and near the goal line still on the track they took him down again and the ref delayed the game until he was totally removed.
If you think that fights are funny or the chase was hilarious you need to think again. There were many people who were going to their first game in several years but the fights and the flight across the field they will never attend a game again. Just think of the future dollars lost from uncontrolled people who have no respect for anyone except themselves. Most folks at the game did not feel safe and will have to think hard about going to any game ever again. Now this is not a Rocky Mount problem alone.
My favorite newsman of all time was Paul Harvey. I heard him say many times self government will not work without self discipline. Our country has lost self desipline. We only care about ourselves and don't care what our actions do to others.
We must as a society that gets control of ourselves and respect others. If we don't high school sports will only be played by those who will have to pay as if they were a travel league teams. No one will be allowed to watch because security can't be controlled with idiots watching who don't respect others.
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