Three times within the Last decade the Lady Gryphons have played a fellow conference member five times in a season. Twice it has been Northern Nash
Just like this year the Gryphons played Northern in the Christmas Tournament just like they collided with Nash Central this year. They met in both conference meeting and met Northern for the conference tournament. Twice just like with the Bulldogs this year. One of those meetings with Northern was for the right to go to the semi finals in Fayetteville just like tonight except tonight's winner is heading to Northern Durham who crushed topsoil 61-25. The team heading to Greensboro will be the Lady Gryphons who handle Nash Central 56-39.
Keyanna Spivey scored 25 points and Michelle Gainey 15 in Scoring more than the entire Bulldog team.
Just maybe Terry Sanford's 16-11 record was very deceiving. The Knights of Northern Nash have not run over anybody in the playoffs so far and again tonight all Northern Knights fans can be glad Darius Spradley plays for the the green and gold.
Northern led by six at end of the first quarter. The second, third and almost all the fourth Terry Sanford inched closer and closer and then it happened again. Tied 56 all and the clock ticking down to under ten seconds Henry Drake knows there is only one person who needs the ball in his hands with the clock ticking down Darius Spradley. Spradley and the Knights are heading to round four as Terry Sanford fails to tie and another home game beating Terry Sanford 58-56.
Northern will take on the number three seed Eastern Guilford who shipped East Alamance 82-62. Round four is Tuesday.
It has not happened since 2012 when Rocky Mount boys and girls advanced to the Regional Semi finals so Northern boys and Gryphons girls help send two Big East teams to the Regionals.
The playoff ride is not good news for the Jaguars of Rocky Mount Prep. Their fourth meeting of the year goes to Riverside Martin for the third time but surely this is the most important one Riverside 66 RM Prep 62.
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