As of this moment, everything is still a go for tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m., except for two games.
Jones Senior’s game at Goldsboro has been moved to 2 p.m. on Monday. And I think that idea is awesome: It’s a holiday, most folks will be out of work (thus defeating the “no fans will show up” argument) and the kids will get a night to study, etc., before heading back to class on Tuesday.
That is a brilliant idea.
Also, the APA game is now at 6 or 6:30 p.m.
As of right now, every other game is scheduled to be played at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, although I don’t see how it’s going to happen. Here are the contingency plans IF they are not played tomorrow…
Kinston at North Lenoir: Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
West Craven at South Lenoir: Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Greene Central at C.B. Aycock: Monday at 7 p.m.
North Pitt at Ayden-Grifton: Friday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Definitely on:
Lawrence Academy at Parrott Academy: Playing Monday at either 6 or 6:30 p.m.
Jones Senior at Goldsboro: Playing Monday at 2 p.m.
Here you go…let the rain stay away! Remember, pick ‘em all or have the ones you don’t pick count as losses.
Prep
Kinston at North Lenoir
West Craven at South Lenoir
Lawrence Academy at Parrott Academy
Greene Central at C.B. Aycock
North Pitt at Ayden-Grifton
Jones Senior at Goldsboro
College
East Carolina at Navy
Richmond at Duke
Rutgers at UNC
Appalachian State at N.C. State
Syracuse at Wake Forest
Virginia at Pittsburgh
Florida State at Miami
California at Tennessee
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech
I was 13-2 last week and am now 24-5 after two weeks. I missed the EWayne-Goldsboro game and the Jax N’Side-James Kenan game. That’s two weeks in a row I’ve underestimated James Kenan…maybe I’ll learn.
There’ll be college games in next week’s picks, so maybe that’ll spread us out some. It’s pretty bunched up after two weeks.
Congrats to Spence (the legend), Jagshouse, RJarman, The Kid, Go Twins and Heelatious for their 12-3 weeks.
Remember that when I post the games (probably tomorrow), you have to pick EVERY game or the ones you don’t pick will be counted as losses.
UPDATE: Thanks, Flagan, for the corrections. If anyone else sees a mistake, feel free to share them.
Name Overall Last week
HANKS 24-5 13-2
Spence 23-6 12-3
Tate Mooring 22-5 10-4 (Didn’t pick Jax N’Side-Kenan)
Jagshouse 22-6 12-3
Flagan 22-7 10-5
JWade 22-7 11-4
Lee 22-7 10-5
BW 21-8 10-5
Clay 21-8 10-5
Taplie Coile 21-8 10-5
ENCMetalhead 21-8 11-4
RJarman 21-8 12-3
Johnny Kennedy 21-8 11-4
The Kid 21-8 12-3
Greg Melvin 21-8 11-4
DubG GC 20-9 10-5
JGoodson 20-9 9-6
K-Town Pirate 20-9 11-4
GWhitley 19-7 9-3 (Didn’t pick three games)
Bward 19-9 11-4
Devil27 19-10 9-6
Go Twins 19-10 12-3
S. Lovick 19-10 11-4
Blue Dog 18-5 10-3 (Didn’t pick two games)
ECPirates11 18-11 7-8
Jeff Howard 18-11 9-6
PantherFan 18-11 9-6
James Roberts 18-11 10-5
Natis9988 17-12 11-4
Will the Thrill 15-14 7-8 (You’re treading water, Will!)
Heelatious* 12-3 12-3
SLfootball15* 11-3 11-3 (Didn’t pick Rocky Mount-Hunt)
COliver* 11-4 11-4
DJTyndall06* 11-4 11-4
KHS loving sister* 10-5 10-5
Mr_NL1991 9-4 —–
CBeaman101 9-5 —–
* indicates first week of selections
Kinston 29, South Lenoir 6
East Duplin 27, North Lenoir 26
Parrott Academy 26, Northeast Academy 6
Greene Central 28, Wilson Beddingfield 14
Ayden-Grifton 36, Pinetown Northside 0
Union 30, Jones Senior 6
My picks for this week’s action (posted 5:30 p.m.):
Kinston 8, South Lenoir 6
East Duplin 36, North Lenoir 12
Parrott 56, Northeast 0
Greene Central 21, Wilson Beddingfield 20
Ayden-Grifton 48, Pinetown Northside 0
Union 35, Jones Senior 21
C.B. Aycock over Clayton
Goldsboro over Eastern Wayne
Central over South Central
Southwest Onslow over Jacksonville
Wallace-Rose Hill over Southern Wayne
Rocky Mount over Wilson Hunt
Swansboro over Dixon
Jacksonville Northside over James Kenan
Raleigh Wakefield over Wilmington Ashley
I’ve heard your arguments and I think we need to come up with a new policy for our blog pick ‘ems…starting NEXT WEEK (to give everyone a chance who has already picked their games for this week), if you leave a game out, accidentally or otherwise, it will count as a LOSS.
And the reason why I go with percentage over total wins is because of a situation like our good friend Chris Oliver. The man was on his honeymoon for God’s sake last week, how could he be expected to remember to pick some games??? I’ll determine — like last year — what the mininum number of games is to be considered for the season title.
Former North Lenoir basketball coach Charlie Stevens was found guilty on three felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor and one misdemeanor count of sexual battery.
He was given the maximum penalties, which include: 60 days in the Department of Corrections; having to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life; 90 months of supervised probation; $1,500 fine; surrendering his teaching certificate; forced to take a psychiatric examination; 150 hours of community service; and he can’t be in the same room with a girl under the age of 18 without consent of a probation officer.
For more on this, see Katie Marshall’s story in Friday’s Free Press.
As we’ve let you guys know through the years, we’re huge fans of Brian North’s “Blitz” on Friday nights on WCTI ABC-12. Now, you’ll get to see even more of the “Blitz.”
The show airs live at 11:15 p.m. on ABC-12; now, it’ll re-air at 1 a.m. on UPN-3 and again at 8:30 a.m. on UPN-3.
Nothing against the other two football shows on WNCT CBS-9 and WITN NBC-7, but North’s show is head and shoulders ahead of their’s. North always, always makes a point of getting to Lenoir County, where the other guys usually have us as their secondary or even third or fourth choice. Witness the fact that North had South Lenoir’s Casey Corey as his first coach of the week last week. He also had Parrott’s Bill Rowe and North Lenoir’s Wayne Jackson on last year, too.
You saw the leaders, here are this week’s games:
South Lenoir at Kinston
North Lenoir at East Duplin
Parrott Academy at Northeast Academy
Wilson Beddingfield at Greene Central
Ayden-Grifton at Pinetown Northside
Jones Senior at Union
Clayton at C.B. Aycock
Eastern Wayne at Goldsboro
South Central at Farmville Central
Southwest Onslow at Jacksonville
Wallace-Rose Hill at Southern Wayne
Rocky Mount at Wilson Hunt
Dixon at Swansboro
Jacksonville Northside at James Kenan
Wilmington Ashley at Raleigh Wakefield (that’s for you, JWade!)
I had the opportunity to observe the afternoon session of the Charlie Stevens trial today. The prosecution and defense will give their final arguments tomorrow and the jury should have the case before by 10:30 a.m.
I am not going to share my personal feelings…yet. But when the verdict is handed down tomorrow, I will have a column in the paper and will let you guys know what happened.
