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.

Kristen 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.

East Chapel Hill quarterback Drew Davis, the son of former University of North Carolina coach Butch Davis, has set a state high school record for completions in a single game.

Photo by Damon Thomas

Chris Crumity's big performance didn't lead to a South Johnston victory last Friday.

But it did unofficially place him among the top five in N.C. High School Athletic Association history for most receiving yards in one game.

Since the News & Observer examined how difficult it is for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association to keep a valid record book, the issue has sparked discussion around the state.  

Chris Hobbs of the Hickory Daily Record wrote a column shortly after N&O story was published. He wrote new standards are needed for verifying records. And our own J. Mike Blake has given suggestions to help the state association in his column that appeared in the Cary News.

Yet, the NCHSAA has not responded. Rick Strunk, associate commissioner for the state association and editor of the record book, has not spoken about issues regarding the record book or whether Will Cooper’s stats would be adjusted.

Strunk has not been reached for comment after six attempts by the N&O after a week-long period.

“It would not be unprecedented if that number is not right,” Strunk said of Cooper’s stats in April. “If that proves to be inaccurate, then we’ll adjust. The goal is to be as accurate as possible.”

As of now, Cooper, a rising senior quarterback for Broughton, still holds the record at 600 passing yards against Wakefield on Oct. 28. After reviewing videotape of the game, the N&O reported Cooper passed for 585 yards, tying instead of surpassing Charlotte Independence star Chris Leak.

Though Broughton coach Chris Martin sent the same tape along with an Excel spreadsheet of each offensive play to the NCHSAA to verify the record, Strunk said he didn’t have time to review it and approved the record after watching “most of the first quarter.”

“We have our process and I think our process has been consistent over the years,” said Davis Whitfield, commissioner of the state association. “Until our membership feels like we need to have addition steps and requirements to submit records, I think our members are comfortable with our process, and therefore I am comfortable with our process.”

A few days ago I was assigned to cover an American Legion baseball game. One of the players on the North Raleigh Post 297 Black team was Patrick LaGanke. One of his best friends is Cooper, and he asked me a question when I spoke with him about the record book story.

“How can that guy not look at the video?” LaGanke said.

It’s a question some are still asking, which made me think about giving more information about the record book and Cooper. Below are notes we learned during our reporting that were not included in the original story:

Union Pines and East Montgomery combine for 13 home runs.

Sanderson junior Kim Brunson is having a record-setting season.

Through 13 games, she has 10 home runs, which puts her in elite company.

As the final score might suggest, Fuquay-Varina's 26-0 beating of Panther Creek in softball on Wednesday was a one-sided affair. It was also record-setting.

Fuquay pitcher Heather Ratcliff threw a no-hitter -- but that's not what will show up in the NCHSAA record books.

Garrett Leatham didn't need an outstanding night to make history on Friday.

North Johnston's Jacques Alston tied the N.C. High School Athletic Association state record for kickoff returns for touchdowns during a game on Friday night. Alston returned kicks 90 and 91 yards for scores in the Panthers' 42-14 loss to Roanoke Rapids.

He becomes the 12th player in NCHSAA history to return two kickoffs for TDs in a game and the third this season. Harnett Central's Jarrod Spears and Apex's Malik Hayes did the same earlier this season.