Sports Schedule Changes

There were way too many football games postponed Friday night  and the NCHSAA has announced that the football playoffs will begin as scheduled that second Friday night in November.  That is of course is  causing major schedule dilemmas  for conferences trying to get as many of their games in as possible.  So far the Big East has their plan in place playing three games in eight days starting this Friday night.

The Big East is a lucky one being on the western end of the storm the water headed east and the further east you go water is still covering roads and closing schools.  How is both North Edgecombe and Tarboro both unbeaten in conference play going to get back on the field.  There may be no school at all again this week.  I could see teams with only nine or ten games being lower seeded in the tournament because their records are 7-2 over. 10-0 team.  The road is always harder the further down  the seeding you are.

All fall sports have been effected and the NCHSAA has said the only sport that will not begin as scheduled in girls tennis.  The State has delayed the date of conferences announcing who the teams making the tournament as well as the individual performers who will play singles and doubles.  Last week was suppose to be conference tennis tournament in Big East but that has been shifted to Monday and Tuesday at Barton College.  The regular season Rocky Mount team went 9-1. Fike finished  second at 8-1.  Hunt was third.  Only two teams will make the tennis playoffs so if someone other than Rocky Mount and Fike get it the upset will have to happen by Tuesday. The state playoffs start Thursday now.

Volleyball and Boys soccer the conference voted to drop the conference tournaments and use that time to finish the regular season schedule and the playoff teams will be based on regular season standings.  Volleyball at this point has Hunt at 9-0, Fike 7-2 and Rocky Mount 7-3.  Depending on how many teams get in Northern Nash 3-6 and Southern Nash 2-7 could be watching from the sidelines.

Soccer is no where near as close to finishing as VB.  Right now Hunt stands 5-0 followed by Fike 4-1.  Soutthern Nash 3-2, fourth is Rocky Mount 2-4, Northern Nash 1-4 and Nash Central trails the field 1-5.  There is still time for those teams in the middle to get on a hot streak and make a push for the playoffs.

Golf regional Start Monday for our area at Reedy Creek Golf Club.

Weather almost every year whether it is snow during basketball or rain in the spring has to make adjustments accordingly to complete their schedules.  This year it is a hurricane  that has disrupted many schools and in some cases games will never be played or made up due to the extreme amount of school days lost.  There just isn't enough days to help get all games in without interrupting the playoffs. Those who have lost everything in their life their homes their clothes on their back missing sporting events is very trivial to them.  We will pray for all in distress.