Thursday, February 10, 2011

Gainey nearing 250 career wins

The Rocky Mount boys basketball team can get their head coach Mike Gainey his 250th career victory with three more wins this season.

Rocky Mount hosts Northern Nash Friday. With a victory, it would get the No. 2 seed from the Big East Conference and will get a bye in next week's tournament - ironically, at RMHS.

Should the Gryphons then make the tourney finals and win, Gainey would get his 250th triumph - and head into the playoffs on a double high note.

But these games aren't played on paper. So come out Friday and next week to see if the Gryphons can get him this nice milestone.

THE MIKE GAINEY FILE - updated

2010-11 - 17-7
2009-10 - 24-3, NCHSAA 3-A state champions, Big East champs, regional champs, sectional champs, playoffs
2008-09 - 17-11, NEW 6 tourney champ, playoffs
2007-08 - 19-7, NEW 6 champs, tourney champs, playoffs
2006-07 - 14-14, playoffs
2005-06 - 16-12, NEW 6 champs, tourney champs, sectional champs, playoffs
2004-05 - 17-9, playoffs
2003-04 - 22-7, playoffs
2002-03 - 25-2, Big East champs, tourney champs, sectional champs, playoffs
2001-02 - 19-2, Big East champs, tourney champs, playoffs
2000-01 - 13-11, playoffs
1999-00 - 12-12, playoffs
1998-99 - 16-10, Big East tourney champs, playoffs
1997-98 - 17-6, playoffs


Career - 248-113, .675 winning percentage (14th season)

(Five conference titles, six conference tournament crowns, three 20-win seasons, three sectional titles, one regional title, state championshp, made playoffs all 14 seasons)

2011 Nash Central Football Schedule announced

2011 NASH CENTRAL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Aug. 19 - TARBORO
Aug. 26 - SMITHFIELD-SELMA
Sept. 2 - ROANOKE RAPIDS
Sept. 9 - @ Hertford County
Sept. 16 - @ New Bern
Sept. 30 - @ Rocky Mount
Oct. 7 - WILSON FIKE
Oct. 14 - NORTHERN NASH
Oct. 21 - @ Wilson Hunt
Oct. 28 - @ Southern Nash