Ashbrook High School
Ashbrook High School is a public high school in the Gaston County Schools public school district located in Gastonia, North Carolina. The school was the result of the merger of two former senior high schools, Holbrook Senior High and Ashley Senior High. The first class graduated in 1971. Its attendance range covers most of the central and eastern portions of the City of Gastonia, as well as the towns of Ranlo and Lowell, and the community of Springdale.
Athletics
Ashbrook High School last won the North Carolina State Football Championship in 2002 as well as the Baseball State Championship in 2003. In 2015, the Ashbrook men's basketball team made it to the 3A state championship basketball game.
Notable alumni
- Darrell Armstrong – former NBA player, assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks
- British Brooks - NFL running back for the Houston Texans
- Wes Helms – former MLB player and current manager of the Charlotte Knights
- Patrick McHenry – U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district
- Michal Smolen – Polish-American Olympic slalom canoeist
- Isaiah Whaley – American basketball player who plays professionally for USC Heidelberg in Germany
- James Worthy – American sports commentator, television host, analyst, and former NBA player
- Jeb Stuart (writer) – American screenwriter and producer of films like Die Hard and The Fugitive
References
- ^ "Staff Directory". Gaston County Schools. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Ashbrook High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ "Darrell Armstrong Statistics". Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2008.
- ^ Stark, Emma (October 7, 2023). "British Brooks walked on, overcame season-ending injury at UNC". The Daily Orange. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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