Day Late But A Tie

Starting the week Nash Central boys had a one game lead with two games to go. By  the end of Wednesday night there was a possibility of a four way tie at the top spot.  All the Bulldogs needed to ruin all possible ties was win at Southern Nash.

Southern Nash and Nash Central locked into a championship battle and when regulation time ended no one had the lead.  The Bulldogs 6-4 did all they could to take the title outright but final the Firebirds 6-4 66 the Bulldogs 65.  If it ends in a two way tie Nash Central gets the tie breaker having beaten Southern in the Christmas tournament.

Fike needed  a win and they just might be part of a four way tie.  All they needed to do was beat the defending eastern state champs.  Hunt 4-5 could not only spoil a Fike tie at the top but they would  both be tied .  Hunt gets their wish as they knock Fike out 51-47 and they both stand 5-5.

 Now the question is it going to be a three way or two way tie.  The Bulldogs and Firebirds had to wait more than two hours since they started in late after noon and the Knights and Gryphons never got going until around 8pm.

Starting later than the other conferences games Rocky Mount 5-4 knew from the early results they could be part of a three way tie for first or a three way tie for 3rd.  They were in the home of their heated rival Knights of Northern Nash who has lost all confidence during this stretch of the last three weeks.

A victory for the Gryphons would culminate one of the greatest finishes in any Gryphon basketball season considering they started 0-13 and started 0-3 in conference and in almost every game they lost by double digits.  Since that first victory the Gryphons have the best record in the league at 5-1.

If you saw the Gryphons at Christmas and see them now you would have to say. "Who are these guys?"  Tonight at Northern Rocky Mount uses a 12 point halftime lead and staves off a Northern rally to win a share of the Big East regular season and join Nash Central and Southern Nash at the top.  66-54


The girls had very little drama as expected Nash Central routed The Lady  Firebirds but not as bad as some Firebird losses 56-30

Northern Nash had no trouble with Rocky Mount 55-40.

Fike clinched the only question in the girls action beating Hunt 63-39 to take third place.

This afternoon NC W women laid a whipping on Mary Baldwin 99-60.  They play their final home game at 2pm Sunday against Meredith.

On the road the red hot men's team of NC Wesleyan won their 8th game in a row over Ferrum  63-58.  This victory clinch a tie for first as they still have two games to go.  One victory not only clinches the top spot in the conference tournament  but the Battling Bishops would host the USA South basketball tournament Feb 25-27.  Home gym advantage would be a big step in making  the NCAA D III tournament.