Slow Night On The Ball Field

You have to give the Eagles of RMA a lot of credit having had two games forfeited and a week off so they haven't played a game in a month.  Tonight they traveled to Kinston to take on Arendell Parrott the defending state champs who will be a test for a team that hasn't played in a month.

When the mud had been slopped through the Eagles of Rocky Mount Academy score a touchdown in each of the first three quarters to take a 20 to zero lead and just maybe not playing in a month shows up in the fourth quarter as Parrott puts on a 4th quarter rally scoring twice on passes to cut the lead to 20-12.  But when needed The Eagles put on a drive and get a field goal late and hold off Parrott 23-12.  The Eagles are 6-0 and 2-0 in conference.

Saturday North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops will have their second home game of the season.  It is mighty hard to have any better first two home games as the Bishops will have.  Their opener they played the top team in all Division three football in Mount Union.  Today they will play the team favored to win the conference USA South Huntingdon.

So far this season Huntingdon has a 3-0 record.  They just might not have a very good defense because in their three games to date they are giving up almost 34 points per game.  The problem the Bishops face is Huntingdon is scoring 55 per contest.  The game starts at 1pm at the sports complex.

A couple weeks back many high school teams had to alter their schedules to try to beat the tropical storm that passed.  Tarboro and Northern Nash were rained out on Friday night and decided to play ten days later causing three games in eight days for both.

Hunt had their game washed out on that Friday and washed out again that Monday.  Instead of trying to deal with a three games in eight days deal Hunt and Corinth Holders chose to play this past Wednesday.  Both were off  scheduled to be off tonight and wanted to play Wednesday night to give their players some time off before conference play starts next week.  Rained out, let's try again Thursday rained out again.  So both teams were forced to either cancell all together or play Friday which was suppose to be and off night.  Sorry rained out again.  They will try again at 6:30 Monday.

Just how much practice can any team have when you want to practice Monday and Tuesday for a Wednesday night game.  I am sure they didn't practice Wednesdsy, Thursday or Friday because they thought they were playing that night until cancelled.  Hunt plays Monday and can not start to get ready for Northern Nash until Tuesday.

Other Action
Northeast Carolina Prep at Pamlico postponed
Rocky Mount Prep 28 SE Halifax 20 2ot

Big Four Match Up

One third of the college football season is in the books and each and every week more and more conferences games occur.  Running out of gimme games.  Last week went 6-2 to push my college picks to 39-14.  We start this week in Raleigh.

Wake Forest 4-0 @ NC State 2-1:  Besides Notre Dame being 1-3 the surprise team of the year is Wake Forest.  The big question is how strong is their schedule with Duke being one of the wins who by the way beat Notre Dame in South Bend.  Dave Doeren job is in serious trouble If the Pack fails to win this one. State 34 Wake 24

Huntingdon 3-0 @ North Carolina Wesleyan 1-2:  Huntingdon voted as pre season favorites and the Battling Bishops third.  Hard way to start conference play against top seed.  Expect high scoring game Huntingdon 35 Bishops 27

UCF 2-2 @ ECU 2-2:  If the Pirates don't buckle their chin straps before the game they could get clipped in this one.  Since opening night the Pirates have not played well and they had better in this one ECU 36 UCF 32

North Carolina 3-1 @ Florida State 3-1.  This game might have 100 points scored in this one.  The big question is can the Heels defense hold the Noles under 50.  Seminoles 52 Carolina 37

Miami 3-0 @ Georgia Tech 3-1:  I think we will  find out in this one whether Miami is a player or a pretender in this game.  Canes 38 Tech 24

Louisville 4-0  @ Clemson 4-0:  This just might be the game of the year in the ACC. If two ACC teams were to make it to the playoffs these would be the two.  However being in same division means one will not make it to the ACC championship game which is now set for Orlando.  The Tigers win at home 42-38.

Virginia 1-3 @ Duke 2-2:  Duke won where few others do.  Looked like they were going to be blown out and yet they win in South Bend.  Duke 40 Virginia 20

Marshall 1-2 @ Pitt 2-2:  Pitt is a team that if you have them on the schedule for rest of the year you had better look out.  Pitt 45 Marshall 24

Notre Dame 1-3 @ Syracuse 2-2:  This will be the kind of game that tells us whether the Fighting Irish are this bad or not. If they struggle in this one they are bad.  Irish should win this one easily. ND 38 Cuse 21

Buffalo 1-2 @ Boston College 2-2:   BC has won twice against weaklings.  They should get another  BC 31 Buffalo 24.

Georgia State 0-3 @ App St 2-2:  The Mounties truly need this one.  App 42 GS 21