SEVERAL NEW RECORDSIN NCHSAA RECORD BOOK Several new records achieved by western North Carolina student-athletes have been added to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. John Cannon of Mountain Heritage High School in Burnsville finished his career as the all-time leading shot blocker in NCHSAA men’s basketball, as listed in the Record…
It has happened only on rare occasion in major league baseball, but at least up until now there was no record of it happening in a North Carolina High School Athletic Association baseball game. In a recent game between Overhills and Fayetteville Westover, Todd Matthews of Overhills succeeded in playing all nine positions in a…
NEWTON — Jonathan Tharpe will now coach the Newton-Conover High School men’s basketball program after three successful seasons as head coach of the Red Devil women’s squad. Tharpe, 29, won 72 games in three seasons as he led the Newton-Conover women’s team. The program’s resurgence lifted Newton-Conover back into prominence as a state 2A power…
T.C. ROBERSON “RING OF GOLD” WILL HONOR 7 ASHEVILLE — T.C. Roberson High School will add seven individuals to its athletic hall of fame in April. According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, the inductees into the “Ring of Gold” at T.C. Roberson include the following athletes: Joy Doner (soccer), Tom Franklin (baseball, basketball and football), Sarah-Vance…
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SMOKY MOUNTAIN PLAYER IN NCHSAA RECORD BOOK SYLVA — Jackson Simmons of Smoky Mountain High School is now listed as the most prolific rebounder in NCHSAA men’s basketball history. His 1,554 rebounds for his career, which spanned 2007 to 2011, is the largest total that has been documented and submitted for the Record Book. His…
VON RAY HARRIS DIES LINCOLNTON — Long time football coach and athletic director Von Ray Harris died on Sunday at the age of 86. Harris was the highly successful head football coach at Lincolnton High School for many years, where he coached starting in 1959 and then retired in ’87. Prior to that, he…
NCHSAA HALL OF FAME MEMBER GUS PURCELL DIES AT AGE OF 87 LAURINBURG— North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame member Gus Purcell died here on Friday at the age of 87. Purcell, who grew up in Laurinburg, graduated from Laurinburg High and then played football at the University of North Carolina,…
CHERRYVILLE BASKETBALL PLAYER IN NCHSAA RECORD BOOK CHERRYVILLE — Cherryville High School basketball star Terry Whisnant has earned his way into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association record book. Whisnant ended his career with the Ironmen with 2,561 total points, good for seventh on the all-time scoring list. His 950 points as…
CAPE FEAR NAMES NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH FAYETTEVILLE — Bryan Till has been named the new head football coach at Cape Fear High School, according to The Fayetteville Observer. The announcement was made Thursday by Lee Spruill, the principal at Cape Fear. Till goes to Cape Fear after serving as an assistant coach at Terry…
