Wednesday Night Make Up: Nash Central girls take the lead in Big East basketball beating Southern Nash 51-9. The Lady Birds have score just 20 points the last two nights against the conference leader in Northern Nash and Nash Central. The Lady Bulldogs are 6-1 and Northern 5-1.
They started the night tied for the Big East lead at 4-2. Southern Nash and Nash Central played a game worthy of the outright lead. Nash Central lead most of the first half but the Firebirds cranked it up from the outside in the second. But the home team prevails. Nash Central 65-62 and they have the Big East lead heading to Friday night action.
Tonight in the Dog Pound two of the three teams tied for first in the girls side of the ledger of Big East basketball play a game worthy of a championship. Fike sporting a 16-3 record and Nash Central 15-3 tied with Northern Nash for the top spot but the loser will fall to third.
Nash Central had control early but Fike would not go down easily. Fike found it hard to lead as every time they came close Nash Central would edge out only for Fike to tie the game. Down the stretch Nash Central scores the last five points to beat the Lady Golden Demons 62-57. Nash Central 5-1 finds themselves tied with Northern Nash 5-1 who laid a whipping on winless Southern Nash 50-11.
Rocky Mount Lady Gryphons jump out to a very comfortable 32-10 lead of Hunt but a rally by the Lady Warriors cut the lead to ten at the half 34-24. No need to worry as Rocky Mount out scored Hunt 38-18 in the second half and win 74-42. The Lady Gryphons were led by Keyanna Spivey who had a career high 37 points. She almost out scored Hunt by herself. Rocky Mount has fourth place at 3-3 after Hunt falls to 1-5.
They came into tonight's game with rather mediocre records but both Fike 8-11 and Nash Central 9-9 found themselves tied at the top of the heap in Big East boys basketball along with Southern Nash. The final score will be no indication how good this game was as Nash Central defends the home turf beating Fike 67-57. The Bulldogs are tied with Southern Nash at 4-2.
Southern Nash has a share of first place after defeating Northern Nash 67-58. The win runs the Firebirds record to 11-6 which is now the best overall record of any Big East team. The bottom has fallen out for Northern Nash as they drop to 2-5 in conference and 12-7 on the season.
Who in the world can believe this Rocky Mount Gryphon team after a 44-37 win over Hunt has reached the five hundred mark in conference play. Losing their first 13 games of the season the Gryphons find themselves only one game out of first with threes games to go. Hunt drops to 3-4.
Tonight was the first and second round of the Wrestling duels. Fike 32-3 and Rocky Mount 22-19 were the only Big East teams to make the state tournament. Rocky Mount traveled to Swansboro and if victory comes then there is another match but Rocky Mount falls 37-33. Next week will begin the singles portion of wrestling now that for Rocky Mount the team competition is over. The results were even worse for Fike As they lose at Cleveland 72-30. The Big East is out of the state duel championships.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Three Way Ties At Top
Two weeks to go and the boys Big East race has a three way tie for first. Oddly enough the three teams tied have all had one game missed and will have to play three games in one of the two remaining in order to complete the regular season. Fike, Nash Central and Southern Nash all stand at 3-2 while Hunt stands even at 3-3. Rocky Mount is 2-3 and Northern Nash trails at 2-4.
Fike 3-2 8-11 travels to Nash Central 3-2 9-9. Two teams tied at the top and the loser falls almost to the bottom.
Northern Nash 2-4 12-6 at Southern Nash 3-2 10-6. A victory by Southern and there will be a two way tie for first. A victory by Northern and somebody else will be in last.
Hunt 3-3 8-11 at Rocky Mount 2-3 2-13. Hunt is just a half game back and a victory they can stay just a half game back. If Rocky Mount wins they will have won three in a row and just seven days ago they were just hoping for a win.
The girls like the boys have three teams tied at the top all standing at 4-1. The boys only have two teams with overall winning records while those three tied at the top in the girls race have a combined 45-9 record.
Two of those one loss teams collide Fike 4-1 16-3 at Nash Central 4-1 15-3. This is a heavy weight bout. The loser falls to third.
Northern Nash 4-1 14-3 at Southern Nash 0-5 0-16. This will be the last easy one for Northern. Their last three games will be against the three other winning teams in Big East.
Hunt 1-4 3-14 at Rocky Mount 2-3 9-6. Last gasp for both these teams. Both still could finish as high as second but not with a loss.
Fike 3-2 8-11 travels to Nash Central 3-2 9-9. Two teams tied at the top and the loser falls almost to the bottom.
Northern Nash 2-4 12-6 at Southern Nash 3-2 10-6. A victory by Southern and there will be a two way tie for first. A victory by Northern and somebody else will be in last.
Hunt 3-3 8-11 at Rocky Mount 2-3 2-13. Hunt is just a half game back and a victory they can stay just a half game back. If Rocky Mount wins they will have won three in a row and just seven days ago they were just hoping for a win.
The girls like the boys have three teams tied at the top all standing at 4-1. The boys only have two teams with overall winning records while those three tied at the top in the girls race have a combined 45-9 record.
Two of those one loss teams collide Fike 4-1 16-3 at Nash Central 4-1 15-3. This is a heavy weight bout. The loser falls to third.
Northern Nash 4-1 14-3 at Southern Nash 0-5 0-16. This will be the last easy one for Northern. Their last three games will be against the three other winning teams in Big East.
Hunt 1-4 3-14 at Rocky Mount 2-3 9-6. Last gasp for both these teams. Both still could finish as high as second but not with a loss.
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