All Lady Bulldogs

It is no surprise that the battle for first place in the Big East girls basketball went to the home team tonight the Lady Bulldogs but for most of the game it seemed as it would be a laugher.  The Bulldogs led by ten at the quarter pole, eight at the half and eighteen at the end of the third.  The Lady Knights are a proud program and for more than half of the fourth quarter they had the home folks antsie in their seats as they cut the lead by more than two thirds.  Sometimes what it takes to make up a big deficient runs out of gas and the Lady Bulldogs take hold of sole pocession of the Big East with a 53-45 win over the Lady Knights of Northern Nash. The Knights drop to a tie for second with Fike at 5-2.

Tonight the Lady Gryphons 3-3 hosted Fike and with the regular season ending next Friday  night this was the Gryphons chance to start moving from fourth place.  Including tonight and three games next week three of the next four games are against teams ahead of Rocky Mount.  Fike enters 4-2 and one game out of first but a lost and any possible thought of still finishing in first would be fading.  Tonight Fike hopes of still taking the Big East crown as they come to Rocky Mount and win a shoot out behind a career night from Dajah Horne with 41 as  the Golden Demons win.72-64.  The fate of the Gryphons falls now to protecting fourth next week.

The Hunt Lady Warriors survived the battle with The Lady Birds of Southern Nash for last place in the Big  East as Hunt wins 50-26.  It is the third most points scored by the a Lady  Birds all season.  Their high mark on the season is 30 and once they scored 29.  Despite the offensive output they still lost by 24.

First place was playing last in boys basketball  as the Bulldogs  5-2 hosted Northern Nash 2-5.  Much of the night the Knights looked as if an upset was possible but down the stretch the Nash Central Bulldogs made the plays and they up their conference record to 6-2 after a 60-53 win over Northern Nash.

The Fike boys made it a sweep  for the Golden Demons on a night they expected to be playing at home but a leaking gym floor sent the Golden  Demons north to Rocky Mount.  Fike maintained a five to eight point lead most of the way and when the final buzzer sounded Rocky Mount's three game win streak is over 63-55.  The two teams who were tied at 3-3 now have Fike 4-3 and Rocky Mount 3-4.  They meet again next Wednesday night at Fike.

Southern Nash stayed within striking distance in the Big East race knocking off Hunt  59-51.  The Firebirds are 5-3 while Hunts  drops 3-5.

I know it is hard to believe but Saturday Morning at 11am baseball season begins at North Carolina Wesleyan.  It's early I know but all spring sports will be finished by mid April in Division 3.  Two players from Nash County are on the roster.  Dillon Moore and Garrison Vick.