Girls Night Out

Girls took to the floor at Southern Nash High School in night two of the Big East basketball  Tournament.  Number three seed Nash Central took on Southern Nash after just beating Southern by 22 last Friday. The Lady Birds scored the most points that they have scored in any Game this year 44 points but  it still was not enough losing 52-44. Nash Central meets Fike Thursday night at 7:30

Hunt beat Northern Nash 35-25 to earn a chance To meet the Lady Gryphons at 6pm Thursday. Projections for next week's playoffs have all four girls teams playing in the semi finals making the playoffs.

Wednesday night returns back to boys action when the top team in the Big East takes the floor at 6pm. Northern Nash 22-2 will take on rival Rocky Mount 9-11.  Two wins for Northern would guarantee the top seed in the east in next weeks state playoffs.  A loss might drop them as low as third depending on scores of other conference tournaments in the east.

Rocky Mount has no such luxury as they must win both games remaining in order to jump to second seed in conference. A loss in any game this week will knock them out of contention for the playoffs because of overall record.

The night cap will feature a Nash Central team who will play for the first time this week after receiving a bye for finishing second. Fike plays Wednesday after beating Southern Nash.  These two played each other twice during the season with Nash Central winning both  58-53 at home and 67-53 at Fike.

This week Spring training camps for all of the major league teams are breaking out in Florida and Arizona.  Brian Goodwin reports the Washington Nationals training camp Friday.  This is of course his second camp with the big club but last season was hoping to make the roster.

All of the trades made by the Nationals during the off season looks as if Brian and Michael Taylor who started in centerfield for most of last season will be competing for the job of 4th outfielder.  Taylor hit poorly last season which gave the Nationals the opportunity to bring up Trey Turner and place him in center field.  That worked so well that Turner finished second in the Rookie of the year voting.

Goodwin was brought up from AAA after an injury and the second call up because his first two weeks went so well and on his return to Syracuse continued his good play.  Looks as if he will be competing for either spot duty giving players days off in the outfield or just as a pitch hitter.  All of that changes when injuries occur.