New Hanover County's Kadeem Allen, Raleigh Upper Room's Rodney Purvis and Cary Green Hope's Kristen Gaffney headline the 2011-12 Associated Press all-state prep basketball teams for North Carolina.
Gaffney, Ingram named N.C. players of the year
Submitted by timstevens on 03/09/2012 - 13:19Denzel Ingram of Chapel Hill and Kristen Gaffney of Green Hope have been named the North Carolina high school boys and girls players of the year by ncpreps.com.
NCHSAA, Green Hope impose sanctions
Submitted by timstevens on 02/28/2012 - 12:53The NCHSAA and Green Hope impose sanctions following Friday night altercation.
Gaffney out with ACL injury
Submitted by timstevens on 02/27/2012 - 09:08Kristen Gaffney, who helped led Green Hope High to the state quarterfinals, is not expected to play Tuesday when the Falcons play Hope Mills South View in the Eastern Regional in Fayetteville.
Gaffney sets new county mark
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/25/2012 - 22:05
Kristen Gaffney needed 12 points to make history Wednesday night -- and she wasted no time in doing it.
The Green Hope senior girls basketball player became Wake County's all-time leader in points -- among N.C. High School Athletic Association member schools -- in the first quarter of a 75-46 defeat of visiting Wilson Hunt.
Gaffney made a layup with 2:41 left in the first, and the game was paused for the announcement and recognition of the feat. Green Hope athletics director Wayne Bragg said that the game ball will be retired.
Gaffney joins 2,000-point club
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/06/2011 - 22:35Kristen Gaffney joined elite company on Tuesday.
The Green Hope senior and Vanderbilt recruit scored her 2,000th point in the third quarter in the Falcons' 51-44 win against Holly Springs. Gaffney scored 18 in the win and now has 2,006 in her career.
Below is video of Gaffney's 12th and 13th points of the night (Nos. 2,000 and 2,0001 for her career), which came from the free throw line.
Gaffney selects Vanderbilt
Submitted by jmikeblake on 09/14/2011 - 15:33
Green Hope's Kristen Gaffney, one of the state's top girls basketball players, will play for one of the nation's premier collegiate programs.
The senior forward has verbally committed to Vanderbilt, she announced Wednesday.
"I chose Vanderbilt because I know coach (Melanie Balcomb) and her staff will push me to the absolute max so I can become the best player I can be," Gaffney said in a prepared statement.
Gaffney down to seven schools
Submitted by jmikeblake on 06/16/2011 - 19:53
Rising senior Kristen Gaffney, a girls basketball standout at Green Hope, is down to seven schools and should take at least one visit to each before making a final decision by July 30, according to her father.
Gaffney makes coaches' all-state
Submitted by timstevens on 04/04/2011 - 14:45Kristen Gaffney of Green Hope is the only junior chosen by the N.C. Basketball Coaches Association for its all-state girls basketball first team. Ariel Bursey of Western Harnett was a second-team pick.
Among the boys, Siler City Jordan-Matthews' James Milliken is a second-team pick and Princeton's Ben Jacobs and Garner's Donald Johnson are on the third team.
Gaffney named AP all-state
Submitted by timstevens on 03/24/2011 - 11:44Kristen Gaffney of Green was named to the Associated Press all-state girls basketball team as selected by sports writers throughout the state. South Central Pitt's Danielle Butts and Janesha Ebron also were selected.
Terry Whisnant of Cherryville and Tyler Lewis of Forsyth Country Day lead the boys team.
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