Winless No More

Rocky Mount hosting Northern Nash on their home court looking to break an 0fer season of 13 losses in a row and  the last two last season of 15 straight losses.  The Gryphons came  out of the blocks as if this would be the night  to end the losing streak.  The entire first half the Gryphons maintained a double digit lead until a late Northern flurry cut the half time lead to seven.

The entire second half Northern stayed within striking distance but for the first time this year Rocky Mount made plays late and beat Northern Nash 62-54.  Their first win of the season gets them out of last place as they now stand at 1-3 while Northern drops to 1-4.

After winning 33 straight conference games  and having that steak broken last week Grover Battle had his Lady Knights ready to play defense as they hold The Lady Gryphons to three points in the first quarter And only three in the second.   The good news for the Lady Gryphons were playing defense too and Northern only had 17 themselves at the half.

The second  half the Gryphons found their shooting touch but by games end Northern kept their halftime margin as the Lady Knights are now 4-1 and Rocky Mount 2-2 as the Knights beat the Gryphons 48-37.

Over at North Carolina Wesleyan the Lady Battling Bishops found themselves down 14 at the end of the first quarter to Averett.  Just a couple of minutes left in the third quarter the Bishops took their first lead at 43-42 but the Cougars finished the third on a six point run to lead 48-43 and the Bishops never got closer again.

Only two Bishops hit double figures Kenyatta Harris Hit for 15 and Nash Central's Timyra  Staton had  10 on the inside.  The Bishops shot just 29 per cent for the game and only 17 per cent from the three line.  The loss drops the Bishops to 4-4 in the USAS.

Former Gryphon J'Kyra Brown and her UVA women's basketball team played tonight in Raleigh which is as close as she will play near home this year.  The Pack playing this season at Broughton's gym with Reynolds Coliseum being remodeled  lost to the Pack 63-52.  Brown scored 9 points on 3of eight shots from the the 3 point line.  She had five rebounds and 2 steals. The Cavs will be right back in the triangle next Thursday when they play Duke at 7pm.