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FNR 2015

BEST IN CLASS

Trinity Christian Academy Guard
Dennis Smith Jr #4
Class 2016

More than just a dunker, but he does it so well!

MLK Classic @ UNCG- Sponsored by David West

Page defeats High Point Christian

Trinity Christian defeats Dudley

See Photos and Game Footage in the Basketball and Gallery Sections

Congratulations to National Champions Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State wins 1st College Football Playoff national championship game with 42-20 win over Oregon Ducks.

Belk Bowl - Georgia vs Louisville
Charlotte, NC

Georgia coach Mark Richt holds up the trophy after his team defeated Louisville in the Belk Bowl NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Georgia won 37-14

Photos By Michael A. Crenshaw

Best Big Man Around
Wesleyan Christian Academy's power forward Harry Giles is the #1 ranked PF in the state and #3 country. At 6'10", Harry is listed as a power forward, but for most teams, he would play the center position. With his size and athletic ability he can takeover a game easily. Expect to hear even more about him as the season goes on to find out where he will end up in college.

Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, N.C.) 67
Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 62 12/27/14
Harry Giles and the Trojans snapped Mater Dei's 46-game win streak with a late rally after trailing for most of the contest. Giles, a consensus five star junior forward, scored 29 points as Wesleyan Christian Academy improved to 12-0. A defending state champ in the North Carolina independent school ranks, Wesleyan will meet Wheeler in Monday's second semifinal. Mater Dei had not lost since March of 2013.

Wesleyan vs High Point Christian

Photos By Kevin Dorsey

NBA Newcomers Share Some KNOWLEDGE

NY Knicks
Tim Hardaway Jr. and Shane Larkin
give advice to young players and some insight of the NBA Life.

Like Father
Like Son

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? FNR ALUMNI IN THE NFL

Chargers WR - Keenan Allen N. Guilford Nighthawk

Redskins DB - David Amerson Dudley Panther

Lions TE - Eric Ebron Former Smith Eagle

Chargers DB - Marcus Gilchrist Andrews Red Raider

Dolphins DE - Chris McCain N. Guilford Nighthawk

According to calculations by the NFL Players Association, the chances that any high school football player makes it to the NFL are about 0.2 percent. This percentage is based on the statistic that only about 215 out of 100,000 high school seniors who play football every year make it to the NFL. Only about 9,000 people of the original 100,000 make it to play at the college level.
So what are the chances of 5 players who all played in the Guilford County and all played against each other not only making it to the NFL, but all are starters.
All of them are making major impacts on there respective teams. See below the states of each as of Sunday October 26, 2014:

Keenan Allen WR           43 Receptions 427 yards 1 TD    2013 Rookie of the Year
David Ammerson DB      32 Tackles   2 Pass Deflections
Eric Ebron TE                10 Receptions 103 Yards 1 TD     10th Player Chosen in 2014 Draft
Marcus Gilchrist DB        30 Tackles   1 Sack 4 Pass Deflections 1 Fumble Recovery
Chris McCain DE             Just activated

These young men are a testament to the talent and the character of the Athletes in the FNR coverage area. We at Friday Nite Rivalries wish them all the best and much success not only in their NFL lives but in life in general.

"Legendary Coach Spotlight"

Marion Kirby
Page High School Head Football Coach
1973-1996
Career Record:
291-51-5
State Championships:
1980, 1983, 1984, & 1985
Hall of Fame Inductee:
2013

In 1973, Kirby departed for the plum assignment of head coach at Greensboro’s Walter Hines Page High School. There, aided ably by Frank Starling, Ken Page, and Jim Collins, assistants on one of the most stable and talented coaching staffs in North Carolina history, Kirby steadily built a dynasty in red jerseys and silver helmets. Early seasons of mixed results in the 1970s gave way to dominating, mythic seasons in the 1980s, when Kirby’s teams won the state’s 4-A title in 1980, ’83, ’84, and ’85, and were runners-up in 1982. During that time they strung together 46 consecutive games without a loss and 50 straight regular-season victories – both state records.

Several of Coach Kirby's players went on to play college ball, CFL and even the NFL.

Coach Kirby resigned from Page after 23 years on its sidelines with a record of 219-51-5, 13 conference championships, and four state championships. At the time, he was the second winningest high school football coach in North Carolina history.