Thursday, January 21, 2016

Conference Winning Streak Over

Tonight for the first time since the last regular season game of 2012 Northern Nash girls have lost a conference game.  Tonight playing a day early to beat the impending weather  Northern girls lose their first conference game at Fike 49-45.

The Lady Knights had not lost a conference game since February 10th 2012 when they lost at home to J'Kyra Brown and the Lady Gryphons 50-43.  They won all ten regular season games in 2013, 2014 and 2015. They started this season winning their first three this year.  Tonight's loss drops the Lady Knights to 3-1 in the 2016 conference play.  This is the first victory ever by Fike since the creation of the Big East conference seven years ago.

Fike sweeps Northern Nash as the boys game goes towards the Golden Demons  76-68. It is Fike's  first win as they go to 1-2 but they are one less conference game played after the Wednesday night at Rocky Mount  was postponed.  Northern drops to 1-3 as they are right on schedule as to this point they have not been effected by weather.

The pain continues for Rocky Mount as their visit to Southern Nash Resulted in their 13th straight loss this season and they are 0-3 in the Big East after a 61-46 victory by the Firebirds. So far in conference plays none of the gryphon losses have been close. Southern climbs to 3-1.  Rocky Mount is one game off schedule and still have a home game against Fike to make up to be even in games with all other conference members.

The Hunt at Nash Central games as far as I can tell was not played tonight and of course with classes already cancelled for Friday the games will be made up next week. I am hearing they will be played the 27th.