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's team name is the Green Wave. The school colors are kelly green and white. Sports offered at Ashbrook include:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Notable alumni
- Darrell Armstrong, former NBA player, assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks
- British Brooks, NFL running back
- Wes Helms, former MLB player and current manager of the Charlotte Knights
- Patrick McHenry, U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district
- Ricky Rainey, UFC fighter
- Michal Smolen, Olympic slalom canoeist, represented USA at 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics
- Jeb Stuart, American screenwriter, film director, and producer
- Isaiah Whaley, professional basketball player, plays professionally for USC Heidelberg in Germany
- James Worthy, former NBA player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
References
- ^ "Staff Directory". Gaston County Schools. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ "Ashbrook High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Ashbrook (Gastonia, NC) High School Sports. MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Walker, Richard. (June 12, 2015). Hometown heroes: Former Ashbrook standout Ricky Rainey improves MMA record. Gaston Gazette. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ Chávez, Karen. (May 18, 2016). Nantahala River spawns another Olympian. citizen-times.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
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