A native of China Grove, North Carolina, the late Frank Barger was an outstanding athlete at China Grove High School, serving as captain of both the football and baseball teams his senior year. He went from there to Lenoir-Rhyne College, where he earned all-North State Conference honors three years in football during a career interrupted…
Jack Young excelled as a coach and administrator during his educational career. A graduate of East Carolina, Young compiled a brilliant record as a coach at Ahoskie High School. His football teams were 128-36-4 in 16 years and won eight league titles, including a 24-game win streak and a 12-game string in which his teams…
Toby Webb helped build Albemarle into a well-known football power and served the schools there in a number of different capacities. During his tenure as head football coach and athletic director, Webb's teams posted an amazing 103-18-6 record, winning five conference championships and a couple of Western North Carolina High School Activities Association (WNCHSAA) crowns….
A native of Robbinsville, the late Modeal Walsh put together an outstanding career as an educator very involved in athletics right in his own hometown. A 1955 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Western Carolina, Walsh returned to Robbinsville High as a teacher in 1956 and spent over 35 years involved in education in Graham County….
Choppy Wagner became a coaching legend during his career as a coach and athletic director, with 31 years spent at Washington High. A 1938 graduate of Wake Forest, Wagner is the most successful football coach in Washington history, with a record of 153-73-12 during a coaching career there that started in 1941, missed World War…
The first woman to be inducted into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame has been involved in high school athletics as a teacher, coach, athletic director and assistant principal. Norma Harbin coached at the junior high level for several years before going to West Forsyth High in 1968. During her 10 years as a coach there…
The late George Cushwa helped establish Thomasville High School as a football powerhouse during his tenure there. A World War II paratrooper, Cushwa was a 1949 graduate of Appalachian State. He went on to become a teacher and coach at Bethel Hill and Roxboro Highs, the latter his own alma mater, before going to Thomasville…
This native of Jacksonville wound up serving his hometown in a number of significant ways during an almost 40-year career in education. A 1955 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Waters returned home to Jacksonville and became a teacher at Jacksonville High while coaching several sports. He also wound up serving…
Shu Carlton was a highly successful football coach, athletic director and principal during a career that covered five decades in education. A 1948 graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College, he began his coaching career at Kings Mountain, where his teams posted 43-27-8 marks and won two conference crowns. Then from 1957 through 1972, he served as head…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association in conjunction with Wells Fargo released the final standings in the 40th annual Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2018-19 academic year. The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. This year…
