Soccer Joins The Playoffs

The 2016 soccer brackets are out and only one Nash County High School gets in.  Southern Nash 9-7-4 is seeded 12th in the East and will begin play in 3A boys soccer at Terry Sanford 5th seed and 15-3-1 on the season.  Big East  teams Hunt 1st seed 19-1-1 will host 16 seed Ledford 11-10 while Fike rounds out the Big East seeded 9th traveling to Southern Lee 8th seed 11-6.

The third round of the Girls tennis season is the end of the line for the Lady Gryphon Tennis season losing at Union Pines 6-0  Thursday.  One piece of late business from last week Sarah Bland and Grace Warner won their doubles match in the round of 16 in the state doubles championships.  They were beaten in the round of eight.

This is the part of the season for DIII teams that if you don't finish first then all there is to the season is to play out the string.  The Battling Bishops 3-4 2-2 find themselves with two games to go and no NCAA playoffs coming forth.  They meet LaGrange 2-5 1-3 also out of the running.  It comes down to the team that the coaches can convince to play for pride.

This is suppose to be the last home game of the season which will only be the fourth home game of the year having lost a home game which was Hall of Fame weekend.  The Hall of Fame went off that Saturday night but a home football game was lost.  Bishops get back on winning track 36-27 over LaGrange.

Florida State 5-3 @ NC State 4-4:  Totally confused about the mental health of the Wolfpack. Since the give-a-way of the Clemson game and total first half flop at Louisville and now a no show against BC.  What reason or motivation does FSU have now?  I can't pick the Pack again until they look healthy again.  Noles 35 Pack 20

Virginia Tech 6-2 @ Duke 3-5:  All the Hokies need to do is win out and they are in the ACC championship game. They can't afford a slip up in Durham.  This will be too close for comfort.  Tech 27 Duke 23

Georgia Tech 5-3 @ North Carolina 6-2:  Carolina needs to win out and hope that VT falls somewhere.  GT is always a load for anybody. Heels can probably score just enough to win this one.  Carolina 42 Rambling Wreck 27

Virginia 2-6 @ Wake Forest 5-3 :  Records show the Deacons should win this one but hold the phone.   The Deacs don't really run away and hide from anybody.  WF qualifies for a Bowl. 26-23.

Pitt 5-3 @ Miami 4-4:  Hard one to call.  Pitt can Score and Pitt can give up points.  Miami has lost four in a row.  Find it hard to believe the Canes outscore the Panthers.  Pitt 38 Miami 31

Syracuse 4-4 @ Clemson 8-0:  The Tigers have had a rabbitt's foot all season and I just cannot see them letting a decent Orangeman team destroy the playoffs Clemson 38 Syracuse 24

Louisville 7-1 @ Boston College 4-4:  I doubt Louisville will show up in Boston asleep like they were in Charlottesville.  Louisville 38 BC 17

Notre Dame 3-5 @ Navy 5-2.  The Sailors hardly ever beat the Irish. They will this year. Navy 33 The Irish 27

Last week went a meek 5-5 to send my record for the 62-23.