Head Varsity & Head JV Mens Basketball Martin Co HS BB / NCCA BOD District 1 Rep / Health and PE teacher at Riverside Martin HS / ECU Pirate for Life!!!
I watch Team USA struggle, then watch eybl / youth basketball online. And we wonder where the issue is? Teams 0-5 ,1-4 on weekend etc but kids get a "mixtape" / tweet for leak out dunk.
Riverside VB (also known as TW & the JV lol) 72-63 over Perquimans. 2024 Tyler Whitehurst 41 (passed 1000 with the 31 basket) in only 55 HS VB games. Conf POY Runner UP SMH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to Riverside 2022 Avion Pinner being named as Coastal Plains Player of the Year. This is back to back for Avion. The Jr lead the Knights to 14-1 record and East Regional Runners Up.
Can't say enough thanks to our kids and staff for a great year. Obviously for most programs it ends with a loss. I hope all remember the good times and not tonight. Time for rest and FB for many. We will get back to work soon!!!
As many of you know my county decided to merge high school sports. In next 48 hours I will transition this account over to Martin Co Basketball. I look forward to building a program with a different name, new kids & new relationships. We must come together and build it!
Riverside 63 East Carteret 61. What a game to welcome back fans! Man we where sloppy but found a way. 2021 Nashaun White 24 points / 16 rebs, 2022 Avion Pinner 18 pts / 12 rebs. Knights Eastern Finals bound vs Wilson Prep Tuesday
Riverside VB 85 NECP 55 not sharp and there kids play super hard….. The story again is 2024 Tyler Whitehurst who set a Riverside school record with 47 points tonight. Congrats to
#12
. People think Im and will say I’m crazy but there is no 2024 in ENC playing the way he is.
What a 72 hours. One of best BB experiences of my career. I was honored to be selected by
@NCCoachesAssn
to coach what will go down as one of best NC HS collections of all time. Obviously big time BB talent on the court but man what a fine group of young men off the court.
GM Knight nation! Time to get in a stance and defend. Knights travel to Wilson Prep for Eastern Regional Finals. Throw in at 7 pm. No tickets available, stream info available later this morning.
Well after only 2 team practices your JV Boys and Varsity Boys open up in less than 24 hours. I'm excited and definitely love the young pieces BUT will not sleep tonight.
Thanks to many followers for the text and calls. Rough 2 weeks for Knight nation. Losing 2 former athletes (2 PG for me) and also a "super fan". Please keep our current kids in your prayers. They grow up watching KJ and Coop.
24 hours away from a battle. Best small school rivalry in ENC. Old timers say Plymouth at Williamston, young folks say Washington Co at Riverside. Throw the predictions out, throw the records out, throw all the smack talk out, simply It’s Time for War!!! JVB 430 / VB 730
Packing bags this morning. Did not sleep. Almost like excitement for my annual Final Four trip. Pumped to see the Big House and spend time with lifelong friends meet in Greenville 25 years ago.
Riverside VB 69 Tarboro 37. 2024 Tyler Whitehurst with 31. There is not a 2024 in ENC in any class having the month he has. Six more 3s tonight. 2023 Shamir Basnight 12. Knights at red hot Gates Co on Tuesday. Old Photo creed
@PhenhomTV
2022 Avion Pinner , Con POY, All Conf, 20.5 pts, 11.8 rebs, 2.7 assist, 2.5 Steals, 2.5 BS. Current offers from East Carolina and Fla International. Time for more!!!!!
Well Deserved Coach 🔥🏀🔥🏀!!!
It was A Great Season!!! Being Under Your Leadership Was Wonderful!!!
@Riversidehsbb
#Riverside
Knights
#11
-0 Conference Champions
#14
-1 Overall
#Regionals
Runner Up 1A
# Ranked
#3
In State Ranking For 1A
Well after coaching clinic my next yearly tradition is to start making Final Four trip plans. Wasted no time this year, ✈️ to New Orleans 2022 booked!!!
Martin Co 68 Bertie 66 great HS BB game. MC down as many as 15 in 3rd keep chipping away. Jaquavion Sheppard steal to Jordan Matthewson layup at the buzzer for the win. 2025 Kel’Javious Moore again a spark off the bench for 17. 2027 Matthewson with 17 and 2024 Tayvon Lee 14
Today was pretty good for one of my guys. Thanks to the many coaching followers who reached out. The sky is the limit for Avion and we know this is only the beginning. PS: folks will soon learn we have others as well!
Riverside 65 Northside 63 on a Aashaun "Manny" Belcher drive with :10 to play. What a game to open up conference play. Belcher 15 pts, Kiam Bethea 14, Jadakis Bonds 14, Ben Beach 10. Northside lead by Rashod Smith w/23.
Opening summer workout, loved the excitement and the alertness to learn. 25 total, with some key components away on vacation. Thanks to
@GarrettShortTV
and
@SzDotNation
for stopping in.
Today begins the process for C/O 2021 NCHSAA players for this summers East / West BB game. Coaches please take the time to nominate your deserving Sr players. Coach Eric Davis (Laney) and I look forward to this opportunity to lead the East Boys squad.
Twice in the last week I've seen law enforcement waiting to lead state championship indvds / teams back in to their communities. HS sports, friends, in a community is special.
Riverside Var 92 Jones 40. Combination of a good night for RHS and Jones return from a covid break. 2021 Javion Griffin 29, 2021 Nashaum White 20, 2022 Avion Pinner 16, 2022 Aiden Felton 10. Knights 9-0 (9-0) host Northside next Tuesday.
Played 27 guys tonight in 6 quarters of running clock BB vs pretty good program. Some of the pieces are starting to work themselves out. Play hard, Play Smart, Play together! You will get a opportunity, what will you do with it?
The state constantly says you can’t treat the charters different. Okay then let traditional 1A get kids from 25 miles of there front door? I can now go into 4/5 surrounding counties. Some of the area charters currently do that. I can’t get some kids five miles from my door.
With the addition of Richmond's Nygie Stroman and Lumberton's Charlie Miller to the NC Coaches Association's East-West All-Star Game next Monday, nearly half of the East team will be made up of Sandhills Athletic Conference standouts.
1/2 Crazy 48 hours of my coaching career. Thanks to many of u who have reached out. Appreciate you. Most know what you see is often part of the story. The game was a intense rivalry game with to much talk from both teams and fans. Many things could have been handled better
What a big time comeback. 78-77 win. Honestly not much went right most of the night. Manning, Griffin, Evans, Scott off the bench with a big time spark! Love guys stepping up when called on. Knights vs Edenton 830 tomm at Bertie.
Riverside 61 South Creek 35. Sloppy Sloppy Sloppy but Knights move to 11-0 (11-0). 2022 Avion Pinner with 21 pts. Few days of rest b4 closing r season out next Friday at Southside.
Never been this restless the night before state tournament brackets. "Random draw" could be anywhere from
#1
overall seed in East to
#9
seed in East. 🙏