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…
WINSTON-SALEM—This particular situation may not have an exact category in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association record book for men’s basketball, but it is still amazing. Kedrick Flomo of North Forsyth scored his team’s first two points in a game at Asheboro recently, which is not unusual at all. The fact that he scored…
SEVENTH ANNUAL FCA STATE FOOTBALL COACHING CLINICSCHEDULED FOR PINECREST HIGH SCHOOL PINEHURST—The seventh annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes State Football Coaches Clinic is scheduled for Saturday, January 25, at the Pinecrest High School auditorium. The event is scheduled to run from 9 am to 3 pm, with registration beginning at 8:30 am. The clinic is…
January 16, 1957 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Kinston High School hit an amazing 45 out of 47 free throws in a 97-74 men’s basketball victory over Washington.
