From staff reports
CHICAGO (June 20, 2014) — In its 29th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, today announced Trentavis Friday of Cherryville High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Friday is the first Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year to be chosen from Cherryville High School.
Friday was named All-Observer boys track athlete of the year last week.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the track, distinguishes Friday as North Carolina’s best high school boys track & field athlete. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year award to be announced in June, Friday joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Ryan Hall (1999-01, Big Bear HS, Calif.), Meb Keflezighi (1993-94, San Diego HS, Calif.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Candace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Mark Sanchez (2004-05, Mission Viejo HS, Calif.) and Lolo Jones (1997-98, Roosevelt HS, Ia.).
The 6-foot-2, 165-pound senior won three individual state championships and anchored the winning 4x400-meter relay quartet at the Class 1A state meet this spring, leading the Ironmen to a second-place finish as a team. Friday took gold in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.59 seconds, the 200-meter dash in 20.95 and the 400-meter run in 47.87. The New Balance Nationals Indoor champion and the NBN meet indoor record-holder in both the 60 and 200, he also captured the 200-meter crown at this month’s New Balance Nationals Outdoor championships. Friday’s season-bests of 10.17 in the 100 and 20.33 in the 200 both rank as the nation’s No. 1 performances among prep competitors in 2014 at the time of his selection.
Friday has maintained a B average in the classroom. In addition to serving on the Cherryville High school yearbook and school newspaper staffs, he has volunteered locally for two years on behalf of the First Wesleyan Church’s feed-the-homeless initiative. He has also donated his time as part of his school’s morning-announcements team and has worked with special needs students at the Webb Street School.
“He’s worked hard and stayed healthy, and he’s just a special runner,” said Cherryville head coach Keith Fox. “He can do anything. He could go out and run a 1:54 in the 800 if we wanted him to. He put in a lot of time in the offseason, worked in the weight room. We knew he was capable of a season like this.”
Friday has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at Florida State University this fall.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Cherryville's Trentavis Friday named N.C. Gatorade boys track athlete of the year
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
NBA star Stephen Curry to offer free camp Wednesday, spots available
NBA star and former Davidson and Charlotte Christian star will hold a
free three-hour instruction session for 50 underprivileged children in
the Concord, Charlotte and Huntersville areas Wednesday June 18 at Cannon School
in Concord.
The free sessions are part of Curry's annual basketball camp that he holds in the Charlotte area. Regular Spotsare still available for the 3rd to 6th grade session, 7th-10th and K-2
Accelerate Basketball, which is helping Curry put on the camp, is still able to work with additional area businesses that want to sponsor underprivileged children who wish to attend camp.
For more information on sponsoring or attending camp contact Blake Boehringer,blake@acceleratebasketball.com
Friday, June 13, 2014
MECKA 4A Spring All-Conference teams
MECKA 4A Spring All-Conference
Tennis
Tyler Armato, Hopewell; Kyle Bachner, Robinson; KyMo Baek, Robinson; Parker Evans, North Meck; Taylor Givens, Hough; Clay Kennedy, Hough; Charlie Lloyd, Hough; Evan Long, Mallard Creek; Luis Martinez, Hopewell; Gage Moore, Brown; Parker Teal, Robinson; Sean Wydra, Hough
Player of the year: Ryan Wydra, Hough
Coach of the year: Alice Hansen, Hough
Golf
Patrick Cover, David Yang, Matt Sharpstein, Blake Wagner, Blake Fiest, Hough; Zach Boatwright, Robinson; Logan Watts, TJ Long, Tim Kessler, Brian Fratelli, Hopewell
Player of the year: Patrick Cover, Hough
Coach of the year: Jerry Smith, Vance
Girls Soccer
Amanda Anderson, Katie Watkins, Brown; Kelly Flanders, Sydney Stilwell, Shelby Thompson, Ashley Whittaker, Hopewell; Emma Cangalosi, Courtney Carroll, Emmily Cowie, Alex Denny, Nicole Duncan, Nicole Ferren, Marnie Merritt, Sarah Moon, Anna Roach, Hough; Sabrina Baker, Ryan Feely, Kyla Moncrief, Bree Roberts, Maddy Smieja, Kelly Teague, Mallard Creek; Morgan Butz, North Meck; Natalie Andrejchak, Sabrina Bologna, Lauren Kataja, Natalia Lozano, Paige Manzi, Robinson
Player of the year: Marnie Merritt, Hough
Coach of the year: David Smith, Hough
Softball
Kaitlyn Shifflett, Hannah Jones, Casey Brescia, Tori Hall, Hough; Kaitlyn Moore, Kaylee Cook, Kelly Chrismon, Allie Baker, A.L. Brown; Shelby Wiggs, Meghan Whitecavage, Hopewell; Tori Zavodny, Alyssa Sciaudone, Sam Grazier, Krista Romine, Robinson; Madi Davis, Katie Stokes, North Meck; Kaelyn Brown, Mallard Creek
Player of the year: Leah Murray, Hough
Pitcher of the year: Kaeleigh Romine, Robinson
Coach of the year: Jim Allen, Robinson
Friday, June 6, 2014
NCHSAA baseball, softball state championship scoreboard
all series best of three games
FIVE COUNTY STADIUM, ZEBULON
CLASS 1-A CHAMPIONSHIP: WHITEVILLE (24-5) vs. EAST SURRY (30-0)
Game 1: East Surry 7, Whiteville 4, final
Game 2: Saturday, June 7 at 11 am
Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, June 7 at 5 pm
CLASS 3-A CHAMPIONSHIP: HAMPSTEAD TOPSAIL (19-8) vs. MONROE PIEDMONT (21-8)
Game 1: Topsail 5, Piedmont 3, final
Game 2: Saturday, June 7, 2 pm
Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, June 7 at 8 pm (5 pm if no third game in 1-A)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
CLASS 2-A CHAMPIONSHIP: MIDWAY (25-4) vs. BUNKER HILL (26-5)
Game 1: Midway 10, Bunker Hill 3, final
Game 2: Saturday, June 7, 2 pm
Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, June 7 at 8 pm (5 pm if no third game in 4-A)
CLASS 4-A CHAMPIONSHIP: RICHMOND SENIOR (23-7-1) vs. WEST FORSYTH (27-5)
Game 1:West Forsyth 6, Richmond 4, final
Game 2: Saturday, June 7 at 11 am
Game 3: if necessary, Saturday, June 7 at 5 pm
2014 STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES—40th ANNUAL
all series best of three games
WALNUT CREEK SOFTBALL COMPLEX, RALEIGH
CLASS 4-A: FAYETTEVILLE CAPE FEAR (26-1) vs. ALEXANDER CENTRAL (33-0), Field 4
Game 1: Alexander Central 4, Cape Fear 3, final
Saturday, June 7: Game 2, 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 7: Game 3, if necessary, 2 p.m.
CLASS 3-A: PIKEVILLE CHARLES B. AYCOCK (21-3) vs. SUN VALLEY (24-5), Field 5
Game 1: Sun Valley 6, C.B. Aycock 5, final
Saturday, June 7: Game 2, 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 7: Game 3, if necessary, 2 p.m.
CLASS 2-A: SILER CITY JORDAN-MATTHEWS (24-4) vs. EAST RUTHERFORD (25-3), Field 2
Game 1: East Rutherford 2, Jordan-Matthews 1, final
Saturday, June 7: Game 2, 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 7: Game 3, if necessary, 2 p.m.
CLASS 1-A: WHITEVILLE (25-6) vs. NORTH STOKES (26-3), Field 1
Game 1: North Stokes 3, Whiteville 0, final
Saturday, June 7: Game 2, 11 a.m.
Saturday, June 7: Game 3, if necessary, 2 p.m.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Gary Gadsden named head boys basketball coach at United Faith
Gary Gadsden has been promoted to head boys basketball coach at United Faith.
Gadsden had been an assistant under former Charlotte Hornets star Muggsy Bogues for the past three seasons. Bogues resigned last month.
Gadsden inherits a team that reached the N.C. Independent Schools 1A state semifinals. He'll return several starters from that team, including his son, Ty, a 6-foot-2 point guard generally considered among the state's top prospects in the class of 2016.
Ty Gadsden has several Division I scholarship offers, including from the Charlotte 49ers. He was an Observer All-Mecklenburg pick last season.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Hough wins second NCHSAA 4A girls soccer state title
Hough High's Courtney Carroll got an unassisted goal with 3 minutes, 33 seconds left of the second sudden death overtime to lift the nationally ranked Huskies to a 1-0 win over previously unbeaten Panther Creek of Cary.
Hough won its second state title in three seasons and its second straight overtime game after beating rival Myers Park in the semifinals Tuesday.
Hough made its third straight N.C. 4A state championship appearance, a record for a Mecklenburg County girls 4A team.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Cleveland Jackson named boys basketball coach at Olympic High School
Olympic athletics director Ken Konstanty told the Observer Thursday that the school has named Cleveland Jackson as its new boys basketball coach. Jackson was one of more than 80 applicants to apply for the job after Ty Baumgardner resigned to take a similar job in Georgia.
Baumgarder led the Trojans to a 30-0 record and a N.C. 4A state title in 2012-13. In 10 seasons, Baumgardnerwas 229-63. In the past four seasons, Olympic was 109-9.
Jackson’s son, C.J., was the leading scorer for Baumgardner’s 2013-14 team, which finished 23-5. C.J. Jackson is a senior who will graduate next month.
“Coach Jackson’s basketball history, passion for the game and commitment to improve the lives of young men makes him a perfect fit,” Konstanty said. “He has a complete understanding of our program and a desire to continue the family tradition that has become Olympic basketball.”
Jackson played college ball at Georgia, and played professionally in South America. He was an assistant coach at Belmont Abbey last season and was an assistant at Mercer for seven years before that. Jackson also coached in high school for four years, producing 15 college players.
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