Second Game Perspective

Two games are in the books and every coach now can see exactly what their team is trending towards.  Many teams will continue to improve and be a different team two months from now.  Lots will never be much better than they have been so far.  Thoughts from me so far.

Folks at Middle Creek were talking a thousand would show up at Rocky Mount but they were lucky if 400 were there.

Middle Creek was the better football team.  They are a school near 2000 students where Rocky Mount has around 1200.  Would you not expect Middle Creek to be better just on size of the school alone.  Throughout the years even when Rocky Mount was the smallest 4A school they always had trouble beating Rose because Rose always had 3-500 students more than Rocky Mount.

Yes, The Gryphons used last year's game as one of those look at how close we came from winning.  Rocky Mount was stopped twice on four down and Middle  Creek made three fourth down plays.  Those five plays were the difference.  Gryphon fans there should be hope that maybe this could be another good year.

I am not sure why all games in the Big East are starting at 7pm this year.  Friday night it was still 90 degrees at 7 and I think the early start will hurt attendance later in the season.  Many people are pushed to get home after work and get to  the game by seven even when it is a home game.

There has been talk coming from Tarboro that they thought they might advance deep in the 1A playoffs this year.  Shutting out 3-A Washington just might be a testament that the Vikings are really good again.  I say that as though they have been bad the last few years but when you play for state championships a lot and have a few years when you don't expection makes it look as if you are bad.

The Firebirds look as they just might be looking forward to the conference game with Rocky Mount at home this year.  That game just might be for the conference championship.  I liked what I saw in the scrimmage from the Firebirds and so far they have played like what I saw in the scrimmage.

Looks like a long year in Pinetops for the Cougars  of SouthWest Edgecombe. They lost 20 some seniors last year and it shows.

Could the season end with a Tarboro-North Edgecombe game for the conference title.  This looks like the Warriors best team since Raymond Cobb left for SWE.

I know Northern Nash gave up 21 points in the fourth quarter but it still looks to me as if they have turned the corner.    Every team at some point in a season has a quarter they would like to have back.

Nash Central gets their first win equaling all their wins last year.  I doubt it is their last on the season.