The area will be well represented in the North Carolina/ South Carolina All-Star Basketball Classic on March 21. The all-star game matching a team from North Carolina against a South Carolina squad will be played at Socastee High School in South Carolina.
The women's game will begin at 6:30 and the men's game will
follow. Tickets are $10. On Friday, March 20, there will be a slam dunk
contest and 3-point contest starting at 7:30 at Socastee High School. The
price for Friday evening is $5.
The North Carolina's men team will include Earnest Ross of Panther Creek, Garrius Adams and Tom Tankelewicz of Middle Creek, and Josh Adams of Athens Drive. Rocky Mount's Trey Sumler also is on the team.
The girls squad includes Wakefield's Kelsey Evans and Sarah Wollett and Southeast Raleigh's Lakevia Boykin.
2009 North Carolina vs South Carolina All-Star Games
Men’s Basketball Roster
Name Ht. Wt. Hometown School / High School Coach
Garrius Adams 6'5 185 Apex Middle Creek HS / David Kushner
Brandyn Curry 6'1 180 Huntersville Hopewell HS / Eric Davis
Josh Davis 6'6 198 Raleigh Athens Drive HS / Robert Clemmons
Calvin (C J) Harris 6'3 177 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor HS / Andy Muse
Andre Marhold 6'6 210 Huntersville North Mecklenburg HS / Duane Lewis
Earnest Ross 6'5 210 Cary Panther Creek HS / L.J. Hepp
Keith (K. J.) Sherrill 6'7 220 Cleveland West Rowan HS / Mike Gurley
Tommy Spagnola 6'7 200 Todd Ashe County HS / Marc Payne
Trey Sumler 6'2 170 Rocky Mount Nash Central HS / Mike Mosley
Tom Tankelewicz 6'4 172 Apex Middle Creek HS / David Kushner
Head Coach: Reggie Peace (Lee County HS)
Assistant Coach: John Harder (Eden Morehead HS)
Women’s Basketball Roster
Name Ht. Hometown School / High School Coach
Lakevia Boykin 5'9 Raleigh Southeast Raleigh HS / Nicole Sampson
Nikki Burton 5'10 Charlotte West Charlotte / Reginald Mobley
Amber Calvin 5'7 Fayetteville South View / Brent Barker
Jazmine Cooper 6'0 Fayetteville South View / Brent Barker
Kelsey Evans 6'2 Raleigh Wakefield / Danielle Blackburn
Ali Ford 5'4 Morganton Freedom HS / Amber Fox
Celeste Stewart 5'6 Charlotte Butler HS / Stephanie Butler
Helen Terry 5'2 Greensboro Dudley HS / Kris Britton
Erinn Thompson 6'4 Winston-Salem Bishop McGuinness HS /Brian Robinson
Sarah Wollett 5'10 Wake Forest Wakefield / Danielle Blackburn
Head Coach: Tony Denning (Douglas Byrd HS)
Assistant Coach: Cissy Dyer (Murphy HS)



Comments
Garner's DaMetrius Upchurch
Fri, 02/13/2009 - 11:45 — PAyscueIts a shame they did not consider Upchurch, who scored 27 and pulled down 10 rebounds against Middle Creek this year in Garner's 72-62 win:
http://gmhs-athletics.blogspot.com/2008/11/coach-gray-reaches-historic-300th-win.html