DURHAM—Darius Robinson has been named as Southern Durham High School’s new head football coach, just a few weeks removed from the Spartans winning the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-AA football championship, according to a number of media reports including the Raleigh News and Observer and the Durham Herald-Sun. Robinson takes…
January 22, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, St. Stephens and Watauga battled through eight overtime periods in a Northwestern Conference men’s basketball game in Boone. St. Stephens prevailed by a score of 103-98, led by Karigan Farley’s 37 points.
Newton-Conover and East Burke both have new football coaches which have been approved by their respective Boards of Education, according to a number of reports including The Observer-News-Enterprise. Matt Beam, former head coach at Burns, will take over the Red Devil program at Newton-Conover, while North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame member…
ASHEVILLE— David McCoy has been named as the new head coach of the Asheville High School softball team, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. He replaces David Burdette, who had been Asheville’s coach for the past five years. McCoy brings 15 years of coaching experience to his new position, including his time as…
GASTONIA—Forestview High School receiver Mykelti Armstrong had a great 2013 season, and now has been added to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record book. Armstrong, who was named to the North Carolina Shrine Bowl team, had 101 receptions for 1,444 yards during the ’13 campaign. His 101 catches put him in…
January 20, 1995 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Kathy Roupe of Western Harnett connected on nine three-point field goals in a women’s basketball game against Fayetteville Cape Fear. The performance ranks in the top ten of three-pointers made in a single game.
January 18, 2002 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Lumberton knocked down 12 three-point field goals in an 83-36 victory over Fayetteville Terry Sanford in a women’s basketball game. The performance ranks among the top five all-time for three-point field goals by a team.
LONG-TIME COACH DARYL ALLEN DIES AT AGE OF 76 AHOSKIE—Long-time coach Daryl Allen died on Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville at the age of 76. A native of northeastern North Carolina, Allen spent a total of 52 years as a football coach, including two stints at Hertford County High School. His career record…
INDIANAPOLIS— Twenty-one high school coaches from across the country, including one from North Carolina, have been selected as 2013 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association. David Gentry, long-time head football coach at Murphy High School, was named the recipient of the national award in…
CHEROKEE—Cherokee High School has named Kent Briggs as its new head football coach, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. Briggs is a former head coach at Western Carolina University, where the Catamounts went 22-43 during his seasons at WCU. Since leaving Western he has been an assistant coach on the staff…
