48 Is Enough

High school basketball season is underway in most quarters but at this point the high school playoffs have over shadowed the beginning of the season.  There is one game played so far that over shadows football talk for just a moment.

The Lady Firebirds of Southern Nash have not won a basketball game since the end of January of 2013.  There have been times when they struggled to even score in a quarter and getting 20 in a game has been a big offensive output.  Jordan Bass in his second year endured through a winless season as a rookie coach.

The Lady Birds opened the season playing Bunn and their 48 game losing streak is over after they beat Bunn.  31-29,  Their chance to make it two wins in a row could happen Tuesday when they have a trip to Corinth Holders.

Rocky Mount's 28 points Friday night was the most that Southern Nash football team  gave up all year.  They gave up 18 to Nash Central which had been the highest all season.

What a difference a week makes.  After six fumbles losing four last week against Southern Lee the Gryphons did not put it on the ground against the unbeaten Firebirds.  When the Gryphons hold on to the ball they are really good but when they put it on the ground multiple times average at best.

Last year had to miss the East Alamance Eastern Finals game having PA duty for NC Wesleyan.  Friday and Saturday at Wesleyan is the Roger Taylor Invitational and I'm stuck in Rocky Mount again.  The Gryphons need to play as well on 1-85 as they did last year.

Three teams remain alive from the Twin Counties.  This week Rocky Mount 11-2 is on the road to Southern Guilford.  The other bracket is West Craven 13-0  hosting Havelock 12-1 from the same conference.
Tarboro 11-2 travels to East Carteret  12-0 unbeaten while the other bracket has Lakewood hosting Wallace Rose Hill.  North Edgecombe hits the road playing Plymouth.  Win or lose there will be no more high school football played in the twin counties this year.

If you were in Chapel Hill Friday during the State Carolina football game you might have heard the loudest cheer of the day was the Carolina Basketball team making an appearance at the football stadium having just arrived back from Hawaii  after winning the Maui Classic with three convincing wins.


I realize the football team had a bad start Friday against the Pack and the crowd had little to cheer about as the basketball team made their appearance.  It only proves that basketball is still king on campus and most Carolina fans could care less if Fedora leaves Chapel Hill to go any where else.