Rocky Mount-Hickory Player Rosters, 2011-12 Game Results

Class AAA Eastern Champion
ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
GRYPHONS
Rocky Mount, NC
 
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YEAR
3 Dominique McFarlin G 5'10'' 126 SR
5 Tabias Hilliard G 5'11'' 170 SR
11 Tevin Taylor G 6'1'' 186 SR
13 Mason Hines G 5'10'' 170 JR
15 Michael Hines G/F 6'0'' 163 JR
21 Broderick Caudle G 6'0'' 180 FR
23 Eddie Francis G/F 5'10'' 180 JR
25 Ahmad Harrell G/F 5'10'' 170 JR
31 Terrill Hilliard F 6'6'' 188 SR
33 Lavon Brutus G/F 6'1'' 175 SR
41 Jaquell Bryant C 6'7'' 195 SOPH
43 Jarrell Hunter C 6'3'' 207 JR
45 Michael "M.J." Gainey, Jr. G 6'3'' 190 JR
51 Kenneth "K.J." Peoples, Jr. F 6'4'' 175 SR
53 Austin Warner C 6'2'' 274 JR
55 Dante Battle C 6'5'' 231 SOPH
 
HEAD COACH: Michael Gainey
ASSISTANT COACHES: Keith Barnes, Ray Green, Jason Battle, Greg Crudup
MANAGERS: Morgan Doughtie, James Silver
STATISTICIAN: Lanazha Beifield, Ashey Boone, Chelsey Wiggins
FILM: Lamonte Fundersburke, Jeremiah Richards
 
OPPONENT, RESULT SCORE
Knightdale W 83-70
East Chapel Hill W 71-61
Beddingfield W 82-70
Hertford W 75-65
Beddingfield L 48-61
South Central W 70-54
J.H. Rose W 67-56
Northern Nash W 71-47
Nash Central W 73-67
Broughton L 56-68
Clayton L 60-62
Fike W 72-44
Hertford W 98-53
Nash Central W 66-61
Hunt W 61-57
Southern Nash W 73-63
Northern Nash W 77-73
Nash Central W 75-62
Hunt W 85-56
Fike W 100-53
Southern Nash W 95-68
Northern Nash W 77-54
Hunt W 77-69
Southern Nash W 76-61
Eastern Wayne W 90-68
Nash Central W 85-70
Hertford W 80-66
West Craven W 73-53
Triton W 82-67
 
Class AAA Western Champion
HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL
TORNADOES
Hickory, NC
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YEAR
3 Josh Linebarger PG 5'10'' SOPH
4 Zach Jarrett WF 6'4'' JR
5 C.J. Wardrick WF 6'3'' JR
10 Jalen Byrd G 6'0'' SR
11 Dishaun Witherspoon F 6'2'' SR
12 Raheim Connelly G 5'10'' JR
14 Jordan Walls-Davis PG 6'0'' SR
15 Devonte Fuller WF 6'1'' SOPH
20 Matt Mason WF 6'4'' SR
23 Kei-Shea Sims G 6'2'' SR
32 Darius Malbon PG 6'3'' JR
33 Derek Barnes WF 6'4'' SOPH
42 Byron Powell F/C 6'4'' SOPH
50 Gavin Huffman C 6'8'' JR
 
HEAD COACH: Shawn Johnson
ASSISTANT COACHES: Derick Malbon, Tracy Ray, Robin Shuford and Jordan Wilson
MANAGERS: Blake Gibbs, Shania Johnson and Mason Long
ATHLETIC TRAINER: Lisa Barron
 
OPPONENT, RESULT SCORE
Hunter Huss W 80-67
Statesville W 76-73
Ronald Reagan L 50-54
Newton-Conover W 87-43
Statesville L 62-83
Hunter Huss w 89-77
Ronald Reagan W 90-86
Watauga W 67-36
West Caldwell W 72-50
Newton-Conover W 91-54
Bunker Hill W 63-39
St. Stephens W 83-47
Alexander Central W 67-64
Alexander Central W 60-58
South Caldwell W 85-47
Hibriten W 86-50
St. Stephens W 60-53
Fred T. Foard W 84-66
Watauga W 61-46
Alexander Central L 57-60
South Caldwell W 70-54
Hibriten W 90-45
St. Stephens W 73-58
Fred T. Foard W 54-40
Watauga W 64-53
Alexander Central W 61-50
East Henderson W 85-44
Burns W 80-56
Ashbrook W 53-48
Freedom W 81-63
Concord W 81-75( OT)

Rocky Mount-Hickory - NCHSAA 3-A Boys Championship Capsules

 

ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL

Gryphons

Location: Rocky Mount

Colors: navy blue and gold

Conference: Big East

Principal: Leondus Farrow

Athletic Director: Michael Gainey

Head Coach: Michael Gainey

Record: 26-3

Rocky Mount seeks its fifth men's NCHSAA state basketball title in its seventh trip to the finals…Gryphons' last appearance in 2010 when they beat Concord 84-79… beat Chapel Hill 61-58 for 4-A title at Greensboro Coliseum in 1982…other state titles in 1963 and '78, runner-up in 1972 and '81…beat Erwin Triton 82-67 for Eastern Regional championship, with five in double figures led by Terrill Hilliard with 25 points, the Eastern Regional Most Valuable Player …Hilliard is averaging 19.0 ppg and 7.8 rebounds; he was Big East Conference Player of Year and Big East tournament MVP, and he'll play in North Carolina-South Carolina all-star game…Lavon Brutus scores at 13.0 ppg clip and was MVP of Nash County tournament…Dante Battle adds 9.5 ppg to go with 6.6 rebounds…Tevin Taylor contributes 8.7 ppg, Kenneth Peoples 7.9 ppg in balanced attack… Tabias Hilliard hands out 3.1 assists per game…Rocky Mount ranked second in the state among 3-A men’s teams in final regular season poll by NCPreps.com…22-8 a year ago and lost in regional semifinals.

HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL

Red Tornadoes

Location: Hickory

Colors: red, white, varsity gold

Conference: Northwestern

Principal: Ann Stalnaker

Head Coach: Shawn Johnson

Record: 28-3

Hickory is in the NCHSAA men’s basketball championship for the third time and is still looking for its first state title in the sport…made back-to-back appearances in 1996-97, losing to Burlington Williams 78-58 in '96 and then losing on dramatic three-pointer at buzzer by Andy Jones to lift East Chapel Hill by Hickory 60-59 the following year…beat Concord in overtime 81-75 to clinch Western Regional crown, with Zach Jarrett scoring 16 points in regional title game…Hickory has won five consecutive conference championships…Raheim Connelly was Most Valuable Player of conference tournament; he had 19 points, including four threes, in regional semifinal win over Freedom…excellent defensive team…team has won five straight Catawba Valley Christmas tournaments…Red Tornadoes were rated as the number six team in final 3-A men’s regular season poll by NCPreps.com….Shawn Johnson in his eighth year as head coach at Hickory and played on state championship team during his high school career at Eden Morehead.