Thursday, January 22, 2009

Sharpe joins the 1,000-point Club

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Rocky Mount senior guard Alonzo Sharpe became the sixth boys basketball player in school history to score 1,000 points in a career when he hit a shot late in the second period of the Gryphons' NEW 6 contest at Northern Nash on Jan. 9.

Ahead of the four-year starter are Phil Ford (1974), teammate Tashawn Mabry, Buck Williams ('78), George McClain ('82) and Jeff Battle ('78). Four girls players have also accomplished the milestone.

In the picture above, Sharpe was given a commemorative ball for the feat before RMHS' game with Southern Nash last Friday. Sharpe is flanked by family members and Gryphon head basketball coach Mike Gainey.

(Photo/David Hahula)

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