Tidbits
Sort of a bummer knowing I won’t be covering a game Friday night, but it’s probably just as well — there are so many good ones it would have made picking ONE a difficult call.
Later today, the N.C. High School Athletic Association is expected to announce the hiring of Davis Whitfield as its new executive director. He will replace longtime director Charlie Adams, whose retirement will take effect on Feb. 1.
Don’t know a lot about Davis at this point, other than he is an assistant commissioner of the ACC. He also spent four years (1998-2002) working as an assistant athletics director at Wake Forest and he is a 1993 graduate of North Carolina.
It will be interesting to see how his young blood meshes with the seasoned staffers at the NCHSAA office in Chapel Hill.
Next week, I am looking forward to — for the first time — watching some girls golf! I am going to the Central Piedmont 4-A championship Monday afternoon, where I plan to talk to some of the best golfers around for a story next week. Also, weather and newspaper space permitting, I plan to cover my first soccer match of the year Monday night when Mount Tabor plays at West Forsyth, which is having its best season in years.
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By Mason Linker on 10/08/2009 (2:14 pm)
Comments
HWT,
Great question. The only thing I know is that I will be there. Looking real forward to this one.
Having seen both teams, the big thing I wonder is whether Mount Tabor will remain in their overly aggressive defense and use man-press coverage on Reynolds receivers. All along, I have felt that would be a losing proposition for the Spartans, but we will see.
Mount Tabor is bigger and stronger (and certainly not slow by any means). Reynolds is super fast and their quarterback, Craven Knotts, has been spectacular.
I hate to see all this rain, because that certainly could be a factor. You would think a wet track would favor Mount Tabor, but the Spartans haven’t been lighting it up on offense so far, and I don’t understand why.
At any rate, looking really forward to the game. Your guess is as good as mine as to who will win, but both teams are very good. To think of Mount Tabor as a dark horse in this conference is almost laughable. The Spartans are good enough to run the table, but so is Reynolds, and so is West.
mason on 10/14/2009 (1:40 pm)
What do you think about the Mount Tabor and RJR game. This could be one of the best games in forsyth county in years. MT has been down, but they showed alot of heart against caver beening down 21 to 3 in 4q and coming from behind to win 27 to 21. RJR has a great pass attack. The only real test they had was against East forsyth. Alot has to be said about that game and the wrist ban issue. But the fact of the matter is that RJR is 7 and 0 and tabor is 5 and 2. Does MT tough D holds up against RJR pass happy O, or does Brad Morton win the game. Mt 14 and RJR 7
HWT football lover on 10/14/2009 (9:45 am)
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