HAMPTONVILLE - In the latest NCPreps.com HS/Media Basketball 3-A Polls released Monday evening, Rocky Mount's girls team is ranked No. 5, up three spots from No. 8 last week. The Gryphon girls will take their 15-2 record to Red Oak tonight for a matchup with Northern Nash, which is 10-1 and ranked in the honorable mention.category. I am one of 17 voters in the weekly poll and I had the Lady Knights ranked No. 10 on my ballot, but they didn't receive as much love from my fellow voters this week.
An upset by Northern tonight (a rare Tuesday meeting) might garner it more attention statewide.
As for the boys, Rocky Mount will be looking for a bit of payback when it visits the Knights. Thanks to Michael Brackett's 12-footer, Northern beat RMHS in the Nash County Christmas Tournament. Both teams have dropped a Big East contest already (RM to Wilson Hunt, NN to Southern Nash), so both will be fighting to stay a half-game behind Wilson Hunt in the win column in league play.NCPreps.com HS/Media 3A Girls Basketball Poll
1. North Iredell 12-1 (13) - 164
2. Forestview 11-3 (2) - 117
3. South Point 14-1 (2) - 109
4. Asheboro 15-2 - 97
5. Rocky Mount 15-2 - 90
6. South Central 10-4 - 63
7. Union Pines 15-2 - 61
8. Parkwood 15-2 - 53
9. Williams 13-1 - 40
10. Eastern Guilford 14-2 - 33Honorable Mention: Erwin (14-3) - 29; Hickory (15-2) - 23; RS Central (12-4) - 12; Freedom (13-6) - 5; Ledford (11-3) - 5; West Carteret (12-3) - 4; Tuscola (12-4) - 4; Northern Nash (10-1) - 3; Carson (11-4) - 1; Northern Guilford (15-3) - 1
