STANDINGS
JAMES KENAN 12-1
KINSTON 9-4
*WALLACE ROSE HILL 9-4
*EAST DUPLIN 6-6
*NORTH LENOIR 4-7
*SOUTHWEST ONSLOW 2-8
*SOUTH LENOIR 0-10
* Season over
LAST WEEK RESULTS
(12)James Kenan 14
(4)Wallace Rose Hill 13 ot
(19)Kinston 20
(6)Ayden-Grifton 9
THIS WEEK GAMES
(19)KINSTON @ (2)WHITEVILLE
(12)JAMES KENAN @ (1)NORTHEASTERN
MY PICKS (2-0 Last Week
8-3 Playoffs 48-13 Season)
(19)KINSTON VIKINGS 9-4 @ (2)WHITEVILLE WOLFPACK 12-1
The Vikings are on a roll, and are playing better than anyone would’ve expected. They have won all three of their playoffs games on the road. Kinston is known for their air attack offense, but it's been their defense that's surprising everyone. The Vikings have beat two conference champs thus far in the playoffs, and their other playoff win was against South Columbus who finished 2nd in Whiteville's conference. The Wolfpack has been playing good, but not as dominant as one would expect. Will Kinston make enough stops on defense to pull off another upset on the road against a 3rd conference champ! We know that Whiteville has one very good DB, but Kinston is full of athletes at the receiver position. Kinston has played good against a power run team, holding Wallace to 14 points. For the ECC to be down this season they do make up half of the final 4 teams remaining in the east. And I believe Kinston goes to Whiteville and walks away victorious. Vikings 27 Wolfpack 17
(12)JAMES KENAN TIGERS 12-1 🐅 @ (1)NORTHEASTERN EAGLES 13-0
Heading into the last week of the regular season both of these teams seemed to be looking to collide in the Eastern Championship with both being undefeated. But my Tigers 🐅 had a slip up on the road in the Dog Pound, dropping them from a one seed to a twelfth seed, Giving the Eagles the one seed in the East. Well my Tigers 🐅 has gotten over their fear of dogs 🐕, and the Eagles has destroyed everyone in their path. Two teams that will match each other athlete for athlete, so who gets the edge in the trenches. Both teams have good size up front, and both can run and pass the ball. I think the difference in this one is that the Tigers are battle tested, and the Eagles are not. The Tigers are coming off an emotional overtime victory over the Bulldogs, will that play apart in getting the Tigers focused for a long bus ride, to face an undefeated Eagles squad. I do believe that my Tigers have the best secondary in the East, in three playoff games thus far, they have 5 interceptions, with two pick sixes. The Eagles defense is no slouch neither, holding 9 opponents to a touchdown or less. While their high powered offense has scored over 40 points in 12 of their 13 games. It's safe to say that my Tigers 🐅 hasn't faced a foe like this one this season, and I don't think Northeastern has faced a physical power run team like JK this season. So which offense can take control, and finish drives, or which defense can create turnovers to give their offense more opportunities? This should be a good one. And many have doubted my Tigers all season, while many have crowned the Eagles with the East Championship before the season started. After getting the monkey 🐒 off our back with the win over the Bulldogs last week, I believe my Tigers 🐅 will be ready for this challenge, and prove yet again naysayers wrong, and will give them Eagles their first and last loss of the season. Tigers 🐅 28 Eagles 21
Good luck to both Kinston and James Kenan, and let's have an ECC Eastern Championship game in Warsaw. That's a "down" ECC Eastern Championship game!!! LET'S GOOOO TIGERS 🐅
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