Nash Central High School | Archive | May, 2016

On Thursday, May 26th, Nash Central High School held its annual athletic banquet, and several Bulldog student-athletes were honored for their achievements. Each student-athletes that was honored on Thursday evening is definitely deserving of their award, and these particular student-athletes have represented Nash Central High School well throughout the school year.

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NC Wesleyan College’s Baseball Diamond

After an outstanding high school career, Nash Central senior Noah Shrock has decided to continue his education and baseball career at North Carolina Wesleyan College as he signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Battling Bishops baseball program on Wednesday, May 25th.

In respect to his decision to attend NC Weselyan College, which is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Shrock says “NC Wesleyan College and Methodist University were the only schools that had interest in me, and Wesleyan stood out to me because my previous coach, coach Guzzo, was a very successful coach at Wesleyan and that influenced my decision.”

Also, in terms of high school career, Shrock’s Nash Central baseball career has been filled with several memorable moments, and one of his best earliest memories would have to be winning the Big East conference title as a freshman member of the JV baseball team. Aditionally, Shrock considers receiving his varsity call-up during his sophomore year to be a great memory that stands out to him.

Besides this, Shrock also feels that his junior year was quite memorable as he didn’t a commit a single error at first base during the entire season, and this is surely an impressive accomplishment.

However, above all, Shrock feels that his walk-off homerun to beat Fike High School 3-1 in the Big East conference tournament just a few weeks ago is his most memorable moment of his Nash Central baseball career, and this was a fitting way for Shrock to conclude such an accomplished high school career.

On top of this, Shrock also illustrated how important education is in his life when he said “Also, staying on top of my school work and having good grades all four years to earn a scholarship to Weselyan has been something I have always kept at the forefront while playing baseball.”

With this being said, Shrock, who garnered Big East All-Conference honors this past season, has definitely achieved tremendous success while at Nash Central, and he has had several guiding and influential role models in his life that have helped supported him during his career, and he undoubtely appreciates and is thankful for all the support that he has received.

In regards to this, Shrock says “Coach Guzzo, Coach Langley, and my dad are my biggest role models. They have taught me so much information about baseball that I’m glad I know. They just overall helped me with everything.”

Now, with his Nash Central baseball career over, Shrock, who will major in Excercise Science at NC Wesleyan, will look to continue to have success athletically and academically at the college level, and, in respect to his goals at Wesleyan, Shrock says “My goals at Wesleyan are to keep my good grades coming and for myself to earn some playing time with the baseball team.”

Simply, Noah Shrock has been a key member of Nash Central’s baseball program for the last few years, and, in the years to come, he will absolutely be able to contribute much to the academic and athletic prosperity of North Carolina Wesleyan College.

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Two Nash Central seniors were recently honored on Tuesday, May 24th for showcasing excellence in the areas of academics, athletics and community involvement. These two seniors are definitely deserving of this honor, and they have represented Nash Central extremely well during their Bulldog careers.

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After a distinguished season, the Nash Central girl’s soccer team will have three representatives on the Big East All-Conference team.

Sophomore forward Linzi Long  and sophomore goal keeper Anna Shaye Thompson were both key to Nash Central’s success this season, and, due to this, Long and Thompson will both headline the Big East All-Conference 2nd team.

Long was especially instrumental offensively as she finished the season with 28 goals and 7 assists. Also, Thompson’s defensive prowess in the net  was crucial for Nash Central’s success as she finished the season with 284 saves.

Besides this, freshman midfielder Hailey Dinota was also vital Nash Central’s season as Dinota garnered honorable mention honors.

With this being said, the fact that Nash Central’s underclassmen were the most pivotal for the Bulldogs this past season is a definite positive, and this youth could ultimately culminate into something extremely special in the future.

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Nash Central senior Harley Winders headlined the Big East All-Conference team as she earned All-Conference honors and Big East Player of the Year honors as well.

Additionally, Nash Central junior Haley Baker also earned All-Conference honors. Besides this, senior McKenzie Latham was also honored as she earned honorable mention honors.

Simply, Nash Central softball certainly achieved success this past season, and Harley Winders, Haley Baker, and McKenzie Latham were all key for the Bulldogs this season.

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After a successful tennis season, Nash Central senior Chandler Johnson was named to the Big East All-Conference team, and Johnson has definitely been a key member of Nash Central’s team this season.

Also, Nash Central junior Austin Luper garnered Big East All-Conference honorable mention honors, and Luper has also been huge for Nash Central this past season.

Essentially, Chandler Johnson and Austin Luper were both instrumental for Nash Central this past season, and they are certainly well-deserving of these honors.

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After a successful regular season, several members of Nash Central’s varsity baseball team have garnered All-Conference honors.

Seniors Noah Shrock and John Michael Kelly and junior Cameron Taylor highlight the All-Big East team, and these three players have been particularly instrumental to Nash Central’s success this season.

Also, Nash Central’s Zack Patterson also received an All-Conference honor mention nod, and Patterson was also huge for Nash Central this season.

Simply, Noah Shrock, John Michael Kelly, Cameron Taylor, and Zack Patterson have all been key for Nash Central this season, and their performances this season will certainly be remembered.

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The Nash Central boys and girls track teams were exceptionally impressive at the Big East conference track championships this past week.

Nash Central’s varsity girls4 x 200 meter relay team finished in first place with a time of 1:46.3 minutes. Also, Nash Central’s varsity boys 4 x 200 meter relay team also competed well, finishing in 2nd place.

Also, in the pole vault competition event, A.J. Styles, Quante Downing, and Montre Cash represented Nash Central’s boys varsity team, and, out of ten total participants, these particular competitors finished in first, third, and fifth, respectively. Additionally, in the girls pole vault competition,  Sarah Hicks, Myka Hedgepeth, and Sarah Lamm competed for the Bulldogs, finishing in first, third and sixth place, respectively.

On top of this, in the varsity boys 100-meter dash finals, McKinley Lyons finished in fourth place while Tyreice White finished in seventh place. On the other hand, Michaela Nelms  finished in second place while Kiera Ausby finished in fifth place in the varsity girls 100-meter dash finals.

With all this being said, both the Bulldogs boys and girls varsity track teams finished in second place in the Big East track championship.

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With the Nash Central Bulldogs and Fike Demons both tied for fourth place (5-5 record) in the Big East conference standings, Monday night’s matchup in the first round of the Big East tournament at Nash Central certainly contained many far-reaching implications for both programs.

The Bulldogs and Demons both fought resiliently and showed their great will to win while also exhibiting exceptional play throughout the night. Heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, however, the Demons were up 1-0, but with the Nash Central home crowd behind the Bulldogs, the atmosphere bode well for Nash Central.

In light of this, after sophomore Colby Carter was hit by a pitch and after an infield hit by senior John Michael Kelly, the Bulldogs were in business with two runners on base. Then, with one out and with the ball-strike count at 3-2, senior Noah Shrock had what could be his most clutch moment of his Bulldog career as Shrock blasted a three-run walk-off home run to secure the Bulldogs a decisive, hard-fought tournament win.

On top of this, junior Cameron Taylor was outstanding for the Bulldogs as he pitched a complete game while giving up just one run and striking out seven Fike batters. Without Taylor’s dominant pitching performance, the Bulldogs definitely wouldn’t have been in the position they were in heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, and he should certainly be commended for his extraordinary efforts.

After this memorable win, Nash Central was set to move on to the second round of the Big East tournament, but, due to the threat of inclement weather, Nash Central’s second round matchup with Rocky Mount along with the entire Big East tournament was canceled

While the Bulldogs would have liked to continue playing, Nash Central still experienced great success this season, and it’s fitting that Noah Shrock’s final at-bat for the Bulldogs was as momentous as his entire Nash Central baseball career has been.

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