The NCHSAA announced last week that 127 schools were ejection free for the last athletics year (2011-12).

In 2007, 202 schools (54.8 percent of the association at the time) were ejection-free. This year's percentage was down to 32.6, but up from the previous year where only 113 (29 percent) of the schools were ejection-free. 

Sportsmanship and ejections have been a hot topic lately as several top football teams have either been deemed ineligible for the postseason or came close due to ejections.

The following area schools (sorted by county) were among the NCHSAA's ejection-free schools for 2011-12

• Cardinal Gibbons (Wake)
• Leesville Road
• Raleigh Charter
• Corinth Holders (Johnston)
• North Johnston
• Princeton
• Durham School of the Arts (Durham)
• Kestrel Heights
• Southern Durham
• Voyager Academy
• Franklin Academy (Franklin)
• Franklinton
• Louisburg
• Roxboro Community (Person)
• Lee County (Lee)
• Triton (Harnett)
• Western Harnett

Havelock advances to the fourth round after South Brunswick is eliminated from the playoffs because of ejections.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced today that 12 member schools  have been without an ejection in any sport for five consecutive academic years. Each of the 12 will be recognized at the NCHSAA regional meetings held across the state later this month.

Players ejected from N.C. High School Athletic Association games will be required to take an on-line sportsmanship course before being allowed to participate.

The NCHSAA Board of Directors approval a proposal on Wednesday in Chapel Hill to require any player who is ejected for fighting to colmplete a STAR sportsmanship course on-line before returning to play. The on-line tests takes about 50 minutes.

If a coach is ejected, he must take the coach's STAR course.

The athlete or coach is required to file a certificate of completion with the NCHSAA before returning to participation.