Rocky Mount High School sports news, factoids, tidbits, Twin Counties info and more!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
NEW 6 Tournament Champs!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Two more Gryphons get scholarships
Bring the total of Gryphons from the 2008 football class that are headed to college on a scholarship to six!
At 6-foot-2 1/2 and 215 pounds, Fields tallied 56 tackles and recorded five sacks. He also recovered three fumbles and deflected two passes. Fields also scored a touchdown this season when he blocked a punt against East Forsyth and recovered it in the end zone for a score.
An NEW 6 All-Conference selection, his best league game was his his nine tackles against Northern Nash.
Pittman, at 6-1, 192 pounds, received a first-team All-Conference nod for the second straight season and was voted as the league's Defensive Player of the Year and the Rocky Mount Telegram's Defensive Player of the Year. The NCPreps.com 3-A All-State selection led the Gryphons in tackles with 97 and had two sacks and two deflected passes. His conference high was his 11 tackles against Northern Nash.
At least two more Gryphons may sign in the coming days.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Former Gryphon Cobb inks with Arizona
Cobb originally gave a verbal commitment to Utah before switching to the Wildcats.
Arizona went 8-5 under fifth-year head coach Mike Stoops last fall and closed out the season with a 31-21 win over Brigham Young in the Las Vegas Bowl in Dec.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Former Gryphon sees son follow him to NCWC
By Geoff Neville, Nashville Graphic RED OAK -- If the leaf doesn’t fall too far from the tree, Tyler Clark is destined to enjoy a successful baseball career at North Carolina Wesleyan College. |
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Gainey gets No. 200!
Gainey, with his win over SouthWest Edgecombe Friday, now has a career record of 201-102 (.663) in 12 seasons as the team's head coach.
His wife, Pam Gainey - girls basketball coach, is churning her way toward 300 career wins. Gainey, who recently moved over to RMHS as a physical education teacher (replacing retired Debbie Webb) after several years at Edwards Middle School, has 272 wins (272-127, .681) as she coaches her 16th season with the Lady Gryphons.
If the girls go really deep into the state playoffs and do well next season, Gainey might just reach the 300-win mark late next season. The only other girls coaches in the Twin Counties with more wins are SouthWest Edgecombe's Sandra Langley and Northern Nash's Grover Battle.
RMHS cancer donation in honor of Dudley Whitley
The family of the late Dudley Whitley was on hand on Friday, Jan. 30 at the Rocky Mount-Northern Nash basketball game as $1,379.16 was raised and given in his name and Rocky Mount High to the Jimmy V Foundation as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer initiative sponsored by the N.C. Coaches Association.
One dollar for every ticket sold that evening, plus donations from the crowd, went toward that total.
Whitley served in many posts during his tenure with the then-Rocky Mount City School System, including athletic director, principal and superintendent.
Pictured were (l-r) grandson Lee Whitley, son-in-law Dwayne Pridgen, daughter Beth Pridgen, widow Sheila Whitley, daughter-in-law Crystal Whitley, son Dee Whitley and grandson Ben Whitley.
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(Photo/David Hahula)
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Gryphons sign on the dotted line - Photos from National Signing Day Wednesday
Gryphon senior center Whit Barnes signs with Wake Forest. He is flanked by his dad and mom, Russ and Martha. Behind them are (l-r) RMHS principal Leon Farrow, head football coach B.W. Holt and athletic director Michael Gainey.
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Photos/David Hahula