Playoff Picks

Finished the last week of the high school season  with a 5-1 record to finish the regular season at 71-25.  Every game rest of the way has season ending implications.

Rocky Mount Prep 3-8 at Northside Pinetown 8-3: Prep didn't beat any team during he season with a winning record so I found it hard to believe  they start now.  The Jags visit to eastern Beaufort county will make a hard long ride home Northside 36 RMP 6

Columbia 3-7 at North Edgecombe 9-1: The Warriors don't have to worry with Tarboro in their bracket and I suspect they can go deep into the playoffs but it must start with a first game win.  North Edgecombe 43 Columbia 12

James Kenan 4-7 @ Tarboro 9-2:  Kenan has grown enough they moved to 2-A next year and you have to rub your eyes to check their record. Seems in most years it is at least reversed but not this year.  This is a team that has knocked the Vikings  out the last two playoffs.  That will not be forgotten in Viking land.  Vikings win but they get a test.  Tarboro 33 JK 12

South Granville 7-4 at SouthWest Edge 5-6:  Seems like the home game team  is wrong but  the Cougars got their game together now.  This is not a bad squad at all in South Granville.  Hard game to pick as this one may go to wire.  I like the way the Cougars have turned their season around as they play another week.  SWE 32 South Granville 27

Nash Central 7-4 @ Eastern Alamance 9-2:  This has been a proud turn a round  for the Bulldogs.  If they play a perfect game they could win this one.  I think not having played in these type games in several years this will be a learning experience for the Bulldogs.  Eastern Alamance 27 Nash Central 17

Northern Nash 5-6 @ Southern Nash 11-0.  This will be another rock'em sock'em game.  I think it will be closer than 28-11.  I don't think the Firebirds can count on 14 points on defense.  They could hold the Knights to less than 11.  Southern Nash 14 Northern Nash 7

Southern  Lee 8-3 @ Rocky Mount 9-2.  Southern  Lee loves to throw the football and this season the Gryphons weakness on defense is the pass.  They will need a pass rush.  The key for the Gryphons who have been staigant on offense for three weeks is pound, pound, pound the football.  They need to control the clock and turnovers would keep that from happening. Rocky Mount 26 Southern Lee 20