Week Two Football Ready To Roll

Last week our local teams in Nash and Edgecombe Counties were 5-4 in their opening games.  This week the level of competition picks up as several games are top level games.

Kipp Pride 1-0 @ NorthEast Carolina Prep 0-1.  Even in losing Prep played a 4A school last week and Kipp Pride is not to that level.  NEC Prep 26 Kipp Pride 13

Word of God 0-1 @ Rocky Mount Prep 0-1.  Word of God left eight man for eleven man football and this will be a really interesting game.  WOG lost by 42 last week and Prep was shocked by Kipp Pride.  Word of God will win this one 32-22 over RM Prep.

SouthWest Edgecombe 0-1 at North Edgecombe 1-0.  Despite the drubbing the Cougars took last week they should have enough to win this one.  SWE 26 North Edgecombe 20

Smithfield Selma 0-1 @ Nash Central 0-1.  This is a must for the Bulldogs.  This will probably be a down to the last second game.  Nash Central 27 Smithfield Selma 26

Northeastern 1-0 @ Northern Nash 1-0. The last several years the Eagles have been too quick for the Knights.  This game will tell us a lot about the 2016 Knights.  I want to see one more game before I get on the Northern bandwagon.  Northeastern 26 Northern Nash 21

Southern Nash 1-0 @ Beddingfield 1-0. Any time you play Beddingfield you need to be ready to score.  I think the Firebirds can.  Southern Nash 36 Beddingfield 21

Washington 0-1 @ Tarboro 1-0. Washington was shutout last week by Havelock which surely is no sin.  This is a 3-A -1-A matchup.  Don't think Washington is all that bad but this will be a game to tell us if this is an expectation year to go deep in playoffs for the Vikings.  Tarboro 26 Washington 23

Middle Creek 1-0 @ Rocky Mount 1-0. The entire state will be watching this one as Middle Creek is expecting to go deeper in 4-A playoffs.  Rocky Mount still talking about giving the game away to Middle Creek last year.  This could be just like last year that this is a fourth quarter victory.  Middle Creek 21 Rocky Mount 14

There are games when playing well can propel a team forward much like last season when Rocky Mount saw they could play with Middle Creek even in defeat.  Tarboro and Northern Nash are facing 

Those type games like the Gryphons this week.  Win or lose we will know a lot more just how good these teams are after Friday.