Brown makes early commitment to East Carolina

Rocky Mount's J'Kyra Brown drives to the basket against Northern Nash in a game last season. (Photo/David Hahula)

Rocky Mount athletic director Mike Gainey confirmed Tuesday afternoon that Gryphon guard J'Kyra Brown, who played her first year of varsity basketball this past season, has verbally committed to play college basketball at East Carolina.

The rising junior, who missed her entire freshman year due a torn ACL, had a phenomenal season for her first time out of the gate. 

Brown was named to the NCPreps.com 3-A All-State Girls Basketball Team last season to go with her Player of the Year honor from the Big East Conference. 

She led the Lady Gryphons to a school-record 25 wins (25-4), a share of the Big East Conference regular season title, the conference's tournament championship and an Eastern sectional final berth with eventual state champion South Central.

Brown scored 14.8 points a game, pulled down 5.3 rebounds an outing and dished out 3.1 assists a contest. She also popped in a team-leading 44 3-pointers.

Take in a scrimmage this week

It's now time for every high school football team, should it decide to accept it, to enter "The Scrimmage Zone."

Beginning Wednesday and running to end of the week, every Nash County team will participate in at least one scrimmage or jamboree. Rocky Mount and Nash Central will do it - twice!

So here's the list where each team will be playing. And interestingly enough, all four will do it on the road!

Nash County HS Football Scrimmage Schedule

Wed., Aug. 10 - Rocky Mount @ Roanoke Rapids, 6 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 12 - Northern Nash @ North Johnston Football Jamboree, 5 p.m.

Fri., Aug. 12 - Southern Nash @ Wilson Fike Football Jamboree, 6 p.m.

Fri., Aug 12 - Nash Central @ Greene Central Football Jamboree, 6 p.m.

Fri., Aug, 12 - Rocky Mount vs. Leesville Road @ Merry Mushroom Pigskin Classic, 7 p.m.

Sat., Aug. 13 - Nash Central @ East Wake Football Jamboree, 5 p.m.