Playoffs Underway

The Lady Gryphons of Rocky Mount were the first Big East team to take the court because Both Rocky Mount teams were playing a double header.  Most all single games in the playoffs start at seven except  for those schools fortunate to have both boys and girls playing home games which would mean both are high seeds.

The Lady Gryphons jumped all over the visitors from Lee County with defense and timely baskets and have advanced to the second round of the girls 3-A tonight in Rocky Mount winning 54-31.  They will travel to Rockingham  County a 70-57 victory over Morehead.

Talking about playing defense the  Lady Knights of Northern Nash gave up less points that what the LadyGryphons did.  Northern beat Swansboro 45-28 and advance to round two where they will face the top seed Terry Sanford who was a 79-42 win over Southern Wayne.

In a game much too close for a top seeded team the Lady  Bulldogs of Nash Central survive the visitors from West Brunswick winning 55-52.

The top boys team in the Big East Southern Nash hosted Western Alamance and the favored Firebirds had a struggle on their hands as neither team could muster enough offense to pull away from the other.  In the end the Big East  top seed advances Southern Nash 37-35.

The Knights of Northern Nash had their hands full on the road at Jacksonville.  Midway the fourth quarter the Knights lead 50-48 and upset is on everyone's mind.  The final couple of minutes Jacksonville pulls all the rights strings and beat the Knights 71-59.

The highest seeded team with the worse record Rocky Mount hosted Cedar Ridge and CR jumped on top of the Gryphons  from the opening tap and the Gryphons had to crawl back the entire game.  They got to the mountain top but could never tie or take the lead.  A run and gun games goes to Cedar Ridge 81-77.

The Bulldogs  of Nash Central have have two weeks that their season went from on the verge of a regular season title to a tie for the top spot and losers of any tie breaker.  Tonight their season ends in Lee County losing 69-50.

The Fike Golden  Demons traveled to Asheboro and the Golden Demons season is over after a 69-48 loss.

The only Big East girls team on the road got punished by Northern Guilford losing 71-42

Hunt on the road to Southern Durham  had no luck what so ever as Southern  Durham dispatches the Warriors 77-53.

Three girls team were home and all three advanced.  Nash Central, Northern Nash and Rocky Mount.  Two boys teams played at home and Southern Nash advances.  Rocky Mount's season is over.  Fike girls the only girls team on the road lost.  All four boys teams on the road all four lose.  Fike, Hunt, Nash Central and Northern Nash