Seventy-First HS (Fayetteville, NC) Seventy-First HS finished last season at 19-6 overall and 11-1 in the Mid-South 4-A Conference. Head Coach David Simmons– ” We will have an athletic front-line, our outlook is very promising for 2016-17. One of the bigger, longer…
Seventy-First HS (Fayetteville, NC)
Seventy-First HS finished last season at 19-6 overall and 11-1 in the Mid-South 4-A Conference.
Head Coach David Simmons– ” We will have an athletic front-line, our outlook is very promising for 2016-17. One of the bigger, longer athletic 71st teams since 2013.”
Top Players:
Najee Thomas 6’9 Center Senior
Jmon Raeford 5’9 Pt.Guard Senior (8.8 points per game last season)
Transfer: Xzavier Howard 6’5 Forward Sophomore (Clinton HS 2015-16)
Transfer: Zion Autry 6’4 Forward Junior (Clinton HS 2015-16)
Dorian Rivera 6’3 Guard Senior
Dontravious Byrd 5’11 Guard Junior
James Kamara 6’5 Forward Junior
Ricardo Rubio-Santiago 5’9 Senior
Key Losses: Tyler Thomas (17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game) Deiontae Jones (9.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game)
Seventy-First alumni– Michael Joiner (Florida State) Justin Johnson (Ole Miss) La’Toya Pringle (UNC Women’s)
TC Roberson HS (Asheville, NC)
TC Roberson High School finished 9-16 last season, including a 2-10 conference record in the 3A/4A Mountain Athletic Conference
Head Coach Adam Ballard– “We return 8 players (4 starters) from last year along with 3 guys coming up from JVs and 1 transfer. We’ll play hard and fight for every possession.”
Top Players:
-Jacob McCarthy F Sr 6’4″ Led us in rebounding and was all conference last year. (8.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game)
-Alex Wallace G SR 5’10” Led us in scoring and assists last year. (12 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds per game)
-Barshia Young G/F Jr 6′ Led us in steals last year (5.4 points and 2 rebounds per game)
-Jackson Gibson G Sr 5’10” Great shooter
-Ty Gossett F So 6’3″ (JV last year) Plays both inside and out
-Davis Phillips F Sr 6’5″
Key Losses: Gilbert Whitesides (7.5 points per game, 3.2 rebounds per game)
TC Roberson alumni: Roy Williams (UNC Head Coach), Christian Moody (Kansas)