VETERAN COACH ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM BASKETBALL WEST JEFFERSON— Veteran men’s head basketball coach Marc Payne of Ashe County High School has announced his retirement from his coaching position. Payne said, “I have come to the incredibly tough decision to retire from my position as head basketball coach at Ashe County High School. The decision is…
NAMES IN THE BOOK Nick Maddox- A.L. Brown (1995-98) One of the prized student-athletes of the NCHSAA is Nick Maddox from A.L. Brown High School. The three-sport standout excelled on and off the field. A National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes member, Maddox was a NCHSAA state qualifier in the 100…
NCHSAA WOMEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT BRACKETS SET CHAPEL HILL– Here are the opening round pairings in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state women’s tennis tournaments in all four classifications, set to begin on Friday morning at the designated sites: NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 2012 WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1-A WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Cary…
One of the members of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has been hard at work in her local community. Kalen Perry, a senior at Croatan High School in Carteret County, had a meeting with all her school’s coaches to ask each team to commit to at least one…
INDIANAPOLIS— A member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association staff has been appointed to an important National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) committee. Assistant commissioner Mark Dreibelbis of the NCHSAA, supervisor of officials and director of the Association’s student services program, has been appointed to the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee. The…
DPI has provided the NCHSAA with the 2012 Average Daily Membership numbers for the 396 member schools (including non-football playing schools). These numbers will be used to seed the 2012 football playoffs and reflect adjustments for early/middle colleges where applicable. The ADM numbers are posted on the football page of the website. 2012 ADM…
CHARLOTTE— Dream Teams at North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools do lots of service projects as part of their involvement with the NCHSAA’s Student Services program. The Independence High School Dream Team has come up with a unique project, according to the South Charlotte News and a story by Melinda Johnston. Members of…
WAKEFIELD QUARTERBACK HAS ANOTHER AMAZING NIGHT RALEIGH– Wakefield quarterback Connor Mitch has put his name in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book before, but he had perhaps his best night ever on Friday. Mitch threw nine touchdown passes in a 70-42 victory over Raleigh Broughton. That would eclipse the record of eight…
October 22, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Deangelo Ruffin of South Johnston hauled in 23 receptions for 258 yards in a 63-9 loss to Harnett Central. His 25 receptions is tops for NCHSAA single-game receptions and ranks top-five all-time nationally, while his 258 yards ranks him among the state’s elite performers.
October 21, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Chris Varela of Fayetteville Pine Forest dished out eight assists en route to a shut out defeat of Cornerstone Academy in men’s soccer. His mark ranks second all-time in NCHSAA men’s soccer history behind Raymundo Fumo’s (Parkwood) 9 assists set in 2000. October…
