Tonight was a special night at Everett Gym. The preseason pick as the number team in the USA South Athletic Conference was in the house Averett University. So far this season the Cougars have lived up to their billing going 9-2. Not only was the top pick in the house but the team picked to finish second laid waiting in the Battling Bishops.
Emotions were high as Averett first year coach David Doino just last year had spent seven years as John Thompson's assistant as well as Cornelius Snow IV and David Gurganus former Bishop players are his assistants.
This game started with neither team getting more than a two point lead but at around the five minute mark of the half Averett made a couple of threes and got out to a nine point lead. They lead 44-37 at the half. During halftime NCW President Dr Dewey Clark presented the Rocky Mount Gryphon Football team a plaque congratulating them for winning the 3A state Championship.
Right out of the hopper to start the second half the Bishops cut the lead to one before Averett got on a run and built and 11 point lead. Right around the 14 minute mark with the Battling Bishops on the come back trail tied the score and for almost for the rest of the game neither team could get any advantage over the other.
Eleven seconds remained and the Bishops own a two point lead with one free throw left but missed and Averett quickly scored to tie the game and a last second rush to the basket left the game tied at the end of regulation 72-72.
Over time saw Averett jump out to a 76-72 lead but Bishops Brandon Brown made three straight three points and the the Bishops found themselves leading by one at 83-82 but missed a jumper and Averett got a jumper to lead by one. The Bishops responded to make it 85-84 but a layup gave Averett the lead with under ten seconds in overtime. The Bishops missed a shot and got the ball out of bounds with 1.9 seconds to go. The inbound pass went into the left corner where guard Marcus Williams let go a three pointer. It was almost blocked by a charging defender but as the score board lights went off William's three fell neatly through the net for an 88-86 over time win. The Bishops are now 8-4 and 1-0 in conference play.
Saturday at 2pm there will be a double header with the Wesleyan Ladies playing at 2pm and the men at 4pm.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
College Football The New Game
N. C. State joined Carolina getting blistered on defense giving up 51 points to a team that was bigger stronger and faster. That is a bad combination we you line up against a team that is better than you. State's last gasp was the fumbled punt by Mississippi State ruled interference on State, which was the worse call of the night. Still State could not get to their quarterback while their defense had no problem getting to ours.
This new style offense of passing to wide receivers and another receiver blocking has to be officiated better when the blocker is across the line of scrimmage before the ball it caught. Even Rocky Mount faced almost every game this style passing attack during the playoffs. When the defense does a good job it is hard to hold any play to five yards.
Clemson has eased any pain suffered by the ACC by getting the ACC their second team in three years in the National Championship game. Once Clemson clinched the ACC championship game they went on cruise control on defense but against Oklahoma they showed everyone they will be a load for Alabama
It is obvious that both State and Carolina in order to get to elite status in the ACC they have to get athletes on defense that can cover those receiver on the sideline and then run and stay with wide receivers when they run slants or deep patterns. I don't care what level it is I hate seeing a defender running about a step behind a receiver and has no idea where the ball is.
So Clemson carries the ACC banner. They represent the conference that the team I love plays in and I know for many of you your team is in the ACC. We all need to pull for Clemson because any ACC win is good for all of it's conference members.
This new style offense of passing to wide receivers and another receiver blocking has to be officiated better when the blocker is across the line of scrimmage before the ball it caught. Even Rocky Mount faced almost every game this style passing attack during the playoffs. When the defense does a good job it is hard to hold any play to five yards.
Clemson has eased any pain suffered by the ACC by getting the ACC their second team in three years in the National Championship game. Once Clemson clinched the ACC championship game they went on cruise control on defense but against Oklahoma they showed everyone they will be a load for Alabama
It is obvious that both State and Carolina in order to get to elite status in the ACC they have to get athletes on defense that can cover those receiver on the sideline and then run and stay with wide receivers when they run slants or deep patterns. I don't care what level it is I hate seeing a defender running about a step behind a receiver and has no idea where the ball is.
So Clemson carries the ACC banner. They represent the conference that the team I love plays in and I know for many of you your team is in the ACC. We all need to pull for Clemson because any ACC win is good for all of it's conference members.
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