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Rocky Mount High-Nash Central observations
It seems that some of the Gryphons were not happy with the stories I wrote about Friday’s game in that day’s edition of the Telegram. Namely, the inference that the Bulldogs were a faster team. Well, Nash Central probably is. Rocky Mount is a stronger team, however, and in football I’ll take that over who can win a track meet.
This was not a one-shot deal for Nash Central. Coach Kenneth Grantham has been building this program slowly, establishing the bricks of success. Cameron Holloway and a host of others will graduate come May, but do not be surprised to see this team in this game a year from now.
Three fumbles ruin what was an amazing first-quarter from Eric Moore. He had 71 yards on 12 carries in the first 12 minutes, running the ball on the Gryphons like no one else has.
What will it take for Rocky Mount to lose the NEW 6? Wilson Fike has to win Monday against Southern Nash (they postponed based on the forecast, which proved wrong), then beat Rocky Mount next Friday. If that happens, Rocky Mount and Wilson Fike are tied with one game left — the Gryphons at Northern Nash, SouthWest Edgecombe at the Golden Demons. That’s a lot of things that are not likely to happen. Expect the Gryphons to finish this one out at 11-0 and come back home for the first round of the state playoffs.
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By gryphonanalysis86
October 22, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this
The game was definitely much closer than the 17-0 score. If Nash Central could have held onto those critical three fumbles and was more of a passing threat to mix with the run then the end results could have been much different. Of course RM had a critical fumble in its own red zone that could have helped them have a 10 - 0 lead going into the half. There was no mention in The Telegram of the starting QB, Bunn missing the game due to injury nor when he will be back. Hopefully, he can get healthy in time for the play-offs. I like how he uses deception with the fakes running the “Wing-T” offense. Tough games like the Nash Central game should only prepare RM for the play-offs versus having consistent blow-out against weaker opponents. Go Gryphons and let’s beat Fike!