June
J'Kyra Brown announces she is transferring from ECU to Virginia after having a successful from year winning offensive player award.
July
ECU Fired former Northern Nash graduate Billy Godwin as baseball coach, Godwin never had a losing season winning 314- while losing 224 but expectations wanted more.
WRAL's Tom Suitor and former Rocky Mount resident was named to the North Carolina Broadcasters Hall Of Fame.
Rocky Mount's 9/10 year old all stars won their district tournament and made it to the State championships in Morganton.
The Rocky Mount National 11/12 year olds won the loser bracket in district play in Elizabeth City earning them a place in the state championships in Greenville.
August
The Nash County Babe Ruth 14u team won the Eastern North Carolina Babe Ruth Tournament and made it to the SE Regional in Hickory where they finished 3rd.
Rocky Mount high school football team was featured in USA Today during the first day of football contact for all high schools across the nation.
September
Former Tarboro and Carolina football player Shaun Draughn signs a one year deal with the San Diego Chargers. He was released in November but finished the NFL season with the Cleveland Browns.
Former Gryphon and Carolina baseball player Hobbs Johnson finished his first year in pro ball going 12-8 with a 2.93 ERA in Brevard Florida.
Brian Goodwin finished the year on the IR for the Syracuse Chiefs in AAA after being injured in July. He batted 219 for the year.
Form Nash Central Bulldog Xavier Mackin was released by Gate City in the Frontier League after batting 201. It is probably X man's last stop in baseball.
October
Tarboro's Todd Gurley is suspended by the University of Georgia football team after he received $3,000 for payment of his autograph. Later after the suspended end Gurley injured his knee and now waits on the NFL draft.
Rocky Mount Tennis duo of Chandler Brice and Eliza Fike won the Regional championship and finished 3rd in the state finals.
Northern Nash boys Cross country team won the Regional and finished with their highest finish ever in the state run.
Tragedy Strikes the Gryphon nation when volleyball and basketball player Tiera Hinton was killed in and auto wreck.
November
Nash Central football team finishes the football season going winless for the 2nd season year in a row. The losing streak is 24 starting the 2015 football season.
Gryphon football coach Jason Battle got a monkey off his back with a first round upset win in the state playoffs. The Gryphons beat Western Alamance who for years have been demons to the Gryphons in the playoffs.
Rocky Mount Academy won their second straight 8 man football title gong undefeated at 12-0.
December
Former Nash Central football player Jalen Hendricks finished 3rd in the nation in DII football in all purpose yards, that's rushing , catching, kick returns and interceptions. He averaged 210 yards per game.
Rocky Mount Boys and Northern Nash girls win the Nash County Christmas Tournament at Rocky Mount
Now it is time to turn our attention to 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Look Back At 2014
Here is a review of what we covered during the 2014 year. Hard to believe that it is a new year all ready.
January
Rocky Mount Little League joins the Williamsport Little League Association leaving the Tar Heel Association making way for any state champion from Rocky Mount to go to further playoffs and possible little league world series in Willamsport Pa.
Northern Nash all Everything Alexus Hill wins the WRAL Extra Effort Award.
Febuary
Nash Central's Damien Silver wins the State Indoor 55 meter hurdles.
Rocky Mount wrestling team wins the East regionals
sending six wrestlers to the state tournament. Rocky Mount's Wilson Smith 120 pounds and Joesph Cooper 152 won regionals titles for the Gryphons. Southern Nash's Jordan Lacosse won the regional 125 weight title.
Due to such a bad winter the final week of the high school basketball season the NCHSAA lifted the band on playing games on Sunday in order to try to catch up with all the games missed in the 2013/2014.
March
The Lady Knights of Northern Nash make it to the basketball regional in Fayetteville and finish the season with a 26-2 record.
March saw retired athletic trainer at Nash Central die. Mike Caffey was famous for giving me rides on his golf cart either going to the press box for football or baseball at Nash Central. Nash Central surely believes in Cardio vascular health as they have the longest walk of any school in North Carolina to the press box.
Gryphon Brian Goodwin is promoted to AAA Syracuse where he will play until a sholder injury put him down in July.
April
Nash Central's Ni'ya Styles, Northern's Alexus Hill and Rocky Mount's Dante Battle make the NCPreps.com all state basketball team.
Rocky Mount's Mike Gainey wins the Tobey Webb Award as the outstanding coach of high school students in NC.
May
Herb Greenberg founder of WHIG-TV dies. I think I have done close to 500 shows either sports, Relay for Life or Nascar shows for Herb. My fondness Memory is Herb was always a call you at the last minute kind of guy. 1999 right after WHIG got back on the air after Hurricane Floyd Herb called me on that first Saturday night about 6pm and asked if I would come and just read all the important information like the status of drinking water. He said most people don't have electricity and nobody will probably be watching but we can be a public service.
We went on the air at 7pm with him on the control board and me talking and the phone never stopped ringing finally at 2am Herb says to me. I'm tired let's go home. That night was the first time Herb found out how important his little community TV station was to Rocky Mount.
Lander University finished 5th in the Division II World Series. Lander had former Gryphon Thomas Berry as the DH and he lead DII in walks and third base coach Britt "baseball Johnson" another Gryphon.
Damien Silver won twice in the state track and field championships. Winning 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. That along with his indoor victory in the 55 meter hurdles gives him three state championships. If their was such an award he would be the From the Press Box player of the year.
Rocky Mount's Jaquel Bryant won his second straight Regional high jump and failed to repeat as the state championship finishing fourth in the state high jump.
We finish up with the review with the saddest news for me of all as Richard Murray Former Ahoskie High and Hertford County Athletic Director died of cancer. He was the one coach and teacher in my life that I can truly say made a difference in my life.
The second half tomorrow....
January
Rocky Mount Little League joins the Williamsport Little League Association leaving the Tar Heel Association making way for any state champion from Rocky Mount to go to further playoffs and possible little league world series in Willamsport Pa.
Northern Nash all Everything Alexus Hill wins the WRAL Extra Effort Award.
Febuary
Nash Central's Damien Silver wins the State Indoor 55 meter hurdles.
Rocky Mount wrestling team wins the East regionals
sending six wrestlers to the state tournament. Rocky Mount's Wilson Smith 120 pounds and Joesph Cooper 152 won regionals titles for the Gryphons. Southern Nash's Jordan Lacosse won the regional 125 weight title.
Due to such a bad winter the final week of the high school basketball season the NCHSAA lifted the band on playing games on Sunday in order to try to catch up with all the games missed in the 2013/2014.
March
The Lady Knights of Northern Nash make it to the basketball regional in Fayetteville and finish the season with a 26-2 record.
March saw retired athletic trainer at Nash Central die. Mike Caffey was famous for giving me rides on his golf cart either going to the press box for football or baseball at Nash Central. Nash Central surely believes in Cardio vascular health as they have the longest walk of any school in North Carolina to the press box.
Gryphon Brian Goodwin is promoted to AAA Syracuse where he will play until a sholder injury put him down in July.
April
Nash Central's Ni'ya Styles, Northern's Alexus Hill and Rocky Mount's Dante Battle make the NCPreps.com all state basketball team.
Rocky Mount's Mike Gainey wins the Tobey Webb Award as the outstanding coach of high school students in NC.
May
Herb Greenberg founder of WHIG-TV dies. I think I have done close to 500 shows either sports, Relay for Life or Nascar shows for Herb. My fondness Memory is Herb was always a call you at the last minute kind of guy. 1999 right after WHIG got back on the air after Hurricane Floyd Herb called me on that first Saturday night about 6pm and asked if I would come and just read all the important information like the status of drinking water. He said most people don't have electricity and nobody will probably be watching but we can be a public service.
We went on the air at 7pm with him on the control board and me talking and the phone never stopped ringing finally at 2am Herb says to me. I'm tired let's go home. That night was the first time Herb found out how important his little community TV station was to Rocky Mount.
Lander University finished 5th in the Division II World Series. Lander had former Gryphon Thomas Berry as the DH and he lead DII in walks and third base coach Britt "baseball Johnson" another Gryphon.
Damien Silver won twice in the state track and field championships. Winning 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. That along with his indoor victory in the 55 meter hurdles gives him three state championships. If their was such an award he would be the From the Press Box player of the year.
Rocky Mount's Jaquel Bryant won his second straight Regional high jump and failed to repeat as the state championship finishing fourth in the state high jump.
We finish up with the review with the saddest news for me of all as Richard Murray Former Ahoskie High and Hertford County Athletic Director died of cancer. He was the one coach and teacher in my life that I can truly say made a difference in my life.
The second half tomorrow....
Playoff Time College And Pro
The greatest two weekends of the NFL season are the next two when they have double headers on both Saturday and Sundays. Joining the fray this year is the semi finals of the College playoffs on New Years day.
Thursday College Semi Finals:
Florida State and Oregon play in the Rose Bowl. FSU trying to repeat as the National Champion seems to have nothing going for them except they keep winning ugly. Oregon has ripped through the Pac Ten and would seem to have the scoring punch to take the Noles down. The Seminoles get the job done taking down Oregon 38-35.
Alabama and Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Quite frankly am surprised Alabama made it undefeated this year. Ohio State romped in the Big Ten Title game with their third string quarter back. Despite losing to Virginia Tech the second week of the season Ohio State is primed to knock off Bama. The SEC Nation will be in shock Ohio State 33- Bama 24
Arizona @ Carolina: Cardinals can't score. Panthers have not let too many points get by them in December will be hard for the punch less Cardinals to win this one. The Panthers will get to 500 with a win. Cam and Company 17-9
Detroit @ Dallas: If Detroit can keep from stomping on Tony Romo they have a real shot in winning this game. This is the best Dallas team in four lustrums. This game might go down to the final play and I 'll take Big D as I see too much thug toughness coming from Detroit lately which means in
tough situations they will have a penalty to lose the game. 27-23 Dallas.
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh: Get out the band-aids, arm slings and anything else needed by a medical staff. This will be the slammer game of the weekend. Despite tough this will be a high scoring game. Pittsburgh will survive a vicious game 30-20.
Cincinnati @ Indianapolis: Cincy is the Dallas Cowboys of the AFC. Everybody expects them to do something stupid at the wrong time. I thing they have a really good draw here as Indy has won only one game all year against a team with a winning record. Bengals 38-Indy 34.
Thursday College Semi Finals:
Florida State and Oregon play in the Rose Bowl. FSU trying to repeat as the National Champion seems to have nothing going for them except they keep winning ugly. Oregon has ripped through the Pac Ten and would seem to have the scoring punch to take the Noles down. The Seminoles get the job done taking down Oregon 38-35.
Alabama and Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Quite frankly am surprised Alabama made it undefeated this year. Ohio State romped in the Big Ten Title game with their third string quarter back. Despite losing to Virginia Tech the second week of the season Ohio State is primed to knock off Bama. The SEC Nation will be in shock Ohio State 33- Bama 24
Arizona @ Carolina: Cardinals can't score. Panthers have not let too many points get by them in December will be hard for the punch less Cardinals to win this one. The Panthers will get to 500 with a win. Cam and Company 17-9
Detroit @ Dallas: If Detroit can keep from stomping on Tony Romo they have a real shot in winning this game. This is the best Dallas team in four lustrums. This game might go down to the final play and I 'll take Big D as I see too much thug toughness coming from Detroit lately which means in
tough situations they will have a penalty to lose the game. 27-23 Dallas.
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh: Get out the band-aids, arm slings and anything else needed by a medical staff. This will be the slammer game of the weekend. Despite tough this will be a high scoring game. Pittsburgh will survive a vicious game 30-20.
Cincinnati @ Indianapolis: Cincy is the Dallas Cowboys of the AFC. Everybody expects them to do something stupid at the wrong time. I thing they have a really good draw here as Indy has won only one game all year against a team with a winning record. Bengals 38-Indy 34.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Hold On To Your Drawers Curious One
Give me a break please. I'm not running a daily newspaper here but a blog with only a few words per blog. We have so many athletes playing so many sports that one blog can not cover all of them in one day. My plan was to do the girls on Monday following the guys from Sunday but the Panthers winning the NFC South preempted to today. So here you go what our ladies from our local high schools are doing in college.
J'Kyra Brown : Rocky Mount and University of Virginia... Sitting out after transferring from ECU. Won best offensive player award as a freshman at ECU.
Alexus Cooper: Rocky Mount and Eastern Kentucky...Junior averaging 3.1 points per game. Has started four of ten games.
Alexus Hill: Northern Nash and Gardner Webb...freshman back up point guard averaging 15 minutes per game playing time and 5.8 points.
Carmen Richardson Rocky Mount and Queens College....playing 15.8 minutes and scoring 5.3 points per game.
Ni'ya Styles: Nash Central and Mount Olive University.... Freshman started seven of ten games averaging 27.8 minutes per game and 11.7 points per game.
TyAis Cooper: Rocky Mount and Catawba Valley Community College... Basketball On roster but has not played this year.
Camille Branch: Northern Nash and Winston Salem State....sophomore volleyball. Had seven kills this past fall.
Randi Price: Nash Central and Barton Tennis....was 10-6 in singles matches and between three doubles partners went 13-5 as a sophomore.
Dana Kelly: Rocky Mount and Barton tennis sophomore had 1-1 record playing in the number six position And in doubles 3-2 when partnering with Randi Price.
Abby Glover: Northern Nash and Barton golf.... Sophomore had a scoring average of 95.25 this fall.
Lindsey Sharp: Nash Central and Barton softball. Batted 33 times last spring for a 242 batting average.
Evie Hunter: Rocky Mount and NC Wesleyan... Sophomore volleyball had 150 points as outside hitter for the Lady battling Bishops.
Kasey Cooke : Rocky Mount and Western Carolina.... On roster but did not play this fall. Her freshman year 2013 played in 20 games and scored twice to be only freshman player to score a goal.
Casey Strickland: Southern Nash and Barton Tennis. On roster but did not play this fall.
Meredith Bissette: Leesville Road Raleigh and University of South Florida Freshman softball player has many family members in Rocky Mount area.
We have so many athletes playing all over and in all kind of sports. If you know of one that I have missed let me know.
J'Kyra Brown : Rocky Mount and University of Virginia... Sitting out after transferring from ECU. Won best offensive player award as a freshman at ECU.
Alexus Cooper: Rocky Mount and Eastern Kentucky...Junior averaging 3.1 points per game. Has started four of ten games.
Alexus Hill: Northern Nash and Gardner Webb...freshman back up point guard averaging 15 minutes per game playing time and 5.8 points.
Carmen Richardson Rocky Mount and Queens College....playing 15.8 minutes and scoring 5.3 points per game.
Ni'ya Styles: Nash Central and Mount Olive University.... Freshman started seven of ten games averaging 27.8 minutes per game and 11.7 points per game.
TyAis Cooper: Rocky Mount and Catawba Valley Community College... Basketball On roster but has not played this year.
Camille Branch: Northern Nash and Winston Salem State....sophomore volleyball. Had seven kills this past fall.
Randi Price: Nash Central and Barton Tennis....was 10-6 in singles matches and between three doubles partners went 13-5 as a sophomore.
Dana Kelly: Rocky Mount and Barton tennis sophomore had 1-1 record playing in the number six position And in doubles 3-2 when partnering with Randi Price.
Abby Glover: Northern Nash and Barton golf.... Sophomore had a scoring average of 95.25 this fall.
Lindsey Sharp: Nash Central and Barton softball. Batted 33 times last spring for a 242 batting average.
Evie Hunter: Rocky Mount and NC Wesleyan... Sophomore volleyball had 150 points as outside hitter for the Lady battling Bishops.
Kasey Cooke : Rocky Mount and Western Carolina.... On roster but did not play this fall. Her freshman year 2013 played in 20 games and scored twice to be only freshman player to score a goal.
Casey Strickland: Southern Nash and Barton Tennis. On roster but did not play this fall.
Meredith Bissette: Leesville Road Raleigh and University of South Florida Freshman softball player has many family members in Rocky Mount area.
We have so many athletes playing all over and in all kind of sports. If you know of one that I have missed let me know.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Look At Those Panthers
There was a point in this NFL football season that the Carolina Panthers had a stretch where they were 1-8-1. That part of the season made you forget that they won their first two games of the season. The Panthers go undefeated in the month of December to finish 7-8-1 and by virtue of playing in the worst division in football win the NFC South.
The amazing December run the Panther defense took control allowing only 40 points in December. Two of those four games were on the road in New Orleans and Atlanta the two teams that were suppose to be the king pins of the NFC South. Carolina beat New Orleans 41-10 and last night with win and you are in for the winner the Panthers destroy Atlanta 34-3.
Yes the NFC South is the worse division in football and the Panthers have a losing record. In fact there are 11 teams in the AFC with at least 8-8 record and the NFC have six so the Panthers have the 18th best record in football. Yet, they will host the Arizona Cardinals next Weekend.
The Seattle Seahawks earn home field in the NFC while the Packers get the week off as the second seed. Carolina as the fourth seed will host Arizona while Dallas will host Detroit. The AFC New England gets home field while Denver get the week off as the two seed. The Steelers will host Baltimore and Cincinnati will travel to Indianapolis.
The Arizona Cardinals who are down to their third quarterback has and outstanding defense but what has developed is the defense can't hold NFL teams to no points. The Cardinals have scored only 36 points their last six games and yet their defense has them in the playoffs.
Who can believe this the Panthers will be the favorite next week and if they lose to Zona it will be an upset. NFL history tells us the hot team in the end will win and right now Seattle is the only other team in the NFL with four wins in a row.
The amazing December run the Panther defense took control allowing only 40 points in December. Two of those four games were on the road in New Orleans and Atlanta the two teams that were suppose to be the king pins of the NFC South. Carolina beat New Orleans 41-10 and last night with win and you are in for the winner the Panthers destroy Atlanta 34-3.
Yes the NFC South is the worse division in football and the Panthers have a losing record. In fact there are 11 teams in the AFC with at least 8-8 record and the NFC have six so the Panthers have the 18th best record in football. Yet, they will host the Arizona Cardinals next Weekend.
The Seattle Seahawks earn home field in the NFC while the Packers get the week off as the second seed. Carolina as the fourth seed will host Arizona while Dallas will host Detroit. The AFC New England gets home field while Denver get the week off as the two seed. The Steelers will host Baltimore and Cincinnati will travel to Indianapolis.
The Arizona Cardinals who are down to their third quarterback has and outstanding defense but what has developed is the defense can't hold NFL teams to no points. The Cardinals have scored only 36 points their last six games and yet their defense has them in the playoffs.
Who can believe this the Panthers will be the favorite next week and if they lose to Zona it will be an upset. NFL history tells us the hot team in the end will win and right now Seattle is the only other team in the NFL with four wins in a row.
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Twin County's College Basketball Players
There are so many players from this area playing at some level of college basketball. Here is the list that I have been able to find and how they are doing at their schools.
Montrezl Harrell: Louisville and North Edgecombe. Has started every game that he has been eligible to play in. Louisville is 11-1 losing for the first time yesterday to Kentucky. Montrezl is averaging 16.7 points per game and 10 rebounds for a national power.
TaShawn Mabry: Rocky Mount and Tarleton State: Tarleton is 10-0 in division 2 basketball. Mabry averaging 10.6 points per game.
Dante Battle: Rocky Mount and Wallace State Community College Hanceville Al junior college . Team is 8-7 Dante averaging 10.8points and 8.4 rebounds.
Immanuel King Rocky Mount and Wallace State Community College Hanceville Al Junior College. Immanuel has started over half the games joining Dante in Alabama. Averaging about 4 points per game.
Exzavier Cooper: Rocky Mount and Harford Jr College Bel Air Md. Harford is 5-10 in the Maryland Juco league. The former Gryphon is averaging 12.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
Tabias Hilliard: Rocky Mount and Methodest College 2-5: The junior is starting for his third year in Fayetteville averaging 10.3 points per game and is shooting 44% three pointers and 3.4 assist per game.
Terrill Hilliard: Rocky Mount and Wingate College. May remember Terrill played his senior season at RM with stress fracture of his leg. Sat out freshman year at Wingate to heal and as a Redshirt sophomore is averaging about 20 minutes per game and scoring 5.5 per contest.
Follow up on Jalen Hendricks. You might remember that in late October I made mention that Jalen the former Big East football player of the year from Nash Central lead D2 football in all purpose yards playing for Livingston College. Jalen finished third in the nation averaging 210 plus yards per game. At the time he was averaging about 209 plus yards per game but two others past him as the year went on.
While I was looking up Jalen's Stats and since this is now a pass happy world of college and pro football I checked to see where former Gryphon Terrell Hudgins Elon stands in the NCAA record books now five years after he caught his last college pass. Terrell stands as the all time leader in D2 pass catches 395. All time average catches per game 8.55 in 45 college games. All time leader in total receiving yardage 5,250. The only stat he no longer is the leader in is average yards receiving per game. He is now second at 116.7 per game. The leader is 118.
Montrezl Harrell: Louisville and North Edgecombe. Has started every game that he has been eligible to play in. Louisville is 11-1 losing for the first time yesterday to Kentucky. Montrezl is averaging 16.7 points per game and 10 rebounds for a national power.
TaShawn Mabry: Rocky Mount and Tarleton State: Tarleton is 10-0 in division 2 basketball. Mabry averaging 10.6 points per game.
Dante Battle: Rocky Mount and Wallace State Community College Hanceville Al junior college . Team is 8-7 Dante averaging 10.8points and 8.4 rebounds.
Immanuel King Rocky Mount and Wallace State Community College Hanceville Al Junior College. Immanuel has started over half the games joining Dante in Alabama. Averaging about 4 points per game.
Exzavier Cooper: Rocky Mount and Harford Jr College Bel Air Md. Harford is 5-10 in the Maryland Juco league. The former Gryphon is averaging 12.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
Tabias Hilliard: Rocky Mount and Methodest College 2-5: The junior is starting for his third year in Fayetteville averaging 10.3 points per game and is shooting 44% three pointers and 3.4 assist per game.
Terrill Hilliard: Rocky Mount and Wingate College. May remember Terrill played his senior season at RM with stress fracture of his leg. Sat out freshman year at Wingate to heal and as a Redshirt sophomore is averaging about 20 minutes per game and scoring 5.5 per contest.
Follow up on Jalen Hendricks. You might remember that in late October I made mention that Jalen the former Big East football player of the year from Nash Central lead D2 football in all purpose yards playing for Livingston College. Jalen finished third in the nation averaging 210 plus yards per game. At the time he was averaging about 209 plus yards per game but two others past him as the year went on.
While I was looking up Jalen's Stats and since this is now a pass happy world of college and pro football I checked to see where former Gryphon Terrell Hudgins Elon stands in the NCAA record books now five years after he caught his last college pass. Terrell stands as the all time leader in D2 pass catches 395. All time average catches per game 8.55 in 45 college games. All time leader in total receiving yardage 5,250. The only stat he no longer is the leader in is average yards receiving per game. He is now second at 116.7 per game. The leader is 118.
Friday, December 26, 2014
No Surprise Here
The University of Georgia announced Friday that Tarboro's Todd Gurley will enter the NFL draft this coming spring. Gurley a two time state champion at Tarboro High is projected as the second best running back in the upcoming draft despite finishing the season with a torn ACL knee injury.
Gurley ran for over 3200 yards for Georgia and score 36 touchdowns in less than 30 games played for the Bulldogs. If you remember he missed several games as a sophomore when he sprained his ankle being tackled out of bounds and this year was suspended for taking 3,000 dollars for signed Georgia football gear and then the knee injury. He should be a first round pick if his knee responds to treatment which Georgia announced yesterday as going well.
The University of North Carolina played like a team 6-6 in their bowl game in Detroit on Friday. Rutgers at 7-5 looked as if they wanted to be there and the North Carolina looked like they wished to be some where else.
They found themselves down 40-7 in the fourth quarter but recover two consecutive on side kicks that help make the score more respectable. 40-21. Carolina finishes with a 6-7 record. It was reported on ESPN that the ticket sales of 23,000 was the lowest since Detroit has hosted a bowl game since 1997. There official attendance was 13,000 actually at the game. I would assume the 23,000 was what the teams had to buy and didn't sell.
On the other side of the spectrum N C State was the underdog to UCF and was glad to be in a bowl game after a 3-9 record last season. The Pack tried a couple of trick plays during the game and played inspired when Carolina just played.
From the second quarter on State dominated UCF until the final five minutes and the Pack wins their eight game of the season 34-27 over UCF
Jacoby Brissette was named games MVP passing for 255 yards but the Pack running game helped the Pack Pull away to a 34-13 lead in the fourth quarter.
Haven't heard the attendance figures yet for this game but there was surely more folks at this one with UCF campus only 110 miles away but still no where close to a sellout.
Duke gets into the bowl action today in the Sun Bowl in El Paso. Game time is 2pm.
Gurley ran for over 3200 yards for Georgia and score 36 touchdowns in less than 30 games played for the Bulldogs. If you remember he missed several games as a sophomore when he sprained his ankle being tackled out of bounds and this year was suspended for taking 3,000 dollars for signed Georgia football gear and then the knee injury. He should be a first round pick if his knee responds to treatment which Georgia announced yesterday as going well.
The University of North Carolina played like a team 6-6 in their bowl game in Detroit on Friday. Rutgers at 7-5 looked as if they wanted to be there and the North Carolina looked like they wished to be some where else.
They found themselves down 40-7 in the fourth quarter but recover two consecutive on side kicks that help make the score more respectable. 40-21. Carolina finishes with a 6-7 record. It was reported on ESPN that the ticket sales of 23,000 was the lowest since Detroit has hosted a bowl game since 1997. There official attendance was 13,000 actually at the game. I would assume the 23,000 was what the teams had to buy and didn't sell.
On the other side of the spectrum N C State was the underdog to UCF and was glad to be in a bowl game after a 3-9 record last season. The Pack tried a couple of trick plays during the game and played inspired when Carolina just played.
From the second quarter on State dominated UCF until the final five minutes and the Pack wins their eight game of the season 34-27 over UCF
Jacoby Brissette was named games MVP passing for 255 yards but the Pack running game helped the Pack Pull away to a 34-13 lead in the fourth quarter.
Haven't heard the attendance figures yet for this game but there was surely more folks at this one with UCF campus only 110 miles away but still no where close to a sellout.
Duke gets into the bowl action today in the Sun Bowl in El Paso. Game time is 2pm.
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