Brit and Chelsea with their game faces on...

Are you ready for some football???

Ayden-Grifton vs Spring Creek

Be there under the lights tomorrow night to see homecoming. Game time is at 730 p.m.

Homecoming at Ayden-Grifton High School

Our team. Go Chargers!!!

Our principal Mr. Frazier

Part of our homecoming court

Varsity Cheerleaders

Spectators supporting AG athletics. Thanks...

The McLawhorn's supporting AG athletics

Our State representative Ms. Marion McLawhorn and her husband watching our parade. Thanks for your support.

Homecoming week....Go Chargers

AGHS Announces Homecoming Activities - Tuesday, September 05, 2006 at 11:50
Ayden-Grifton High School’s homecoming football game this year will be Friday, October 13 against Spring Creek. Two key events are planned for the week that will build school pride and community spirit. On Wednesday, October 11 at 6:30, the town of Grifton will host the school’s 10th annual homecoming parade. Units will assemble north of Grifton School on Dawson Street. The parade will feature the Ayden-Grifton High School Marching Chargers, the fall athletic teams, and floats from various clubs and organizations. In addition, the community will have their first chance to see the 24 girls who have been elected to the 2006 homecoming court. Other clubs, schools, or organizations should contact the high school before Friday, October 6 if they would like to enter the parade.
The culmination of this year’s festivities will be at half time during Friday night’s football game when the 24 girls of the 2006 Ayden-Grifton High School Homecoming court take the field. Each class has elected six young ladies, and each lady will be escorted on to the field while the Ayden-Grifton High School band plays. After the girls have assembled, the Student Government Association will announce the princess from each class and the 2006 homecoming queen. The entire community is encouraged to support the school during this special week.

IHOP early in the a.m. Who says kids can't get up early?

Part of the AGHS football team enjoying some early morning fellowship Friday before their first conference game against rival Rosewood High School.
Go Chargers...

Chargers victorious again

Ayden-Grifton 43

Rosewood 21

GOLDSBORO — Ayden-Grifton won its first Carolina Conference football game on Friday night, whipping Rosewood 43-21.

The victory lifted the Chargers to 5-2 overall and 1-0 in the conference.

Ayden-Grifton will play host to Spring Creek next Friday night.

Ayden-Grifton pics from last night's game..

Cheerleaders taking a short break

2 Motivated Charger supporters

Jack and Matt

Our motivated band...Great job...You all are so awesome

Hard Core Charger Fans...

Hard loss to North Pitt

North Pitt came into Ayden-Grifton without a win last night. The Panthers scored twice to deal the Chargers only its second loss this season. The final score was 14-6. The Chargers are now 4-2. Next week the Chargers start conference play against rival Rosewood. The game is away and starts at 7:30 p.m.

Ayden-Grifton demolishes Farmville

A-G stormed out to a 28-0 first-half lead before eventually earning a 28-8 win over the Jaguars at Ayden-Grifton High School.
"I couldn't be happier," Cornwell said. "We've worked hard to make ourselves a better football team, and I think tonight we finally played the way we're capable of playing."
The Chargers (4-1) started their domination from the outset, marching 78 yards in 6 minutes, 22 seconds before fullback J.D. Strickland's 1-yard touchdown run capped the 13-play drive and gave A-G a 6-0 lead. After only five FC plays, Strickland struck again for the Chargers from 1-yard out to cap a 10-play, 69-yard drive that ate up 4:01.
Another stalled Jaguar drive gave rise to another lengthy drive by A-G — 11 plays for 60 yards in 4:58 — which concluded with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Matt Dougherty to a leaping Courtney Fuller in the back of the end zone to make it 22-0.
"Any football game when you play, you've got to be able to control the line of scrimmage and we talk about that every single day," Cornwell said. "It's not about going through the motions, it's about winning every play. That's what we tried to do tonight, win every play."
Pictured above is 100 and 200 meter sprinter Perseus Williams
Courtesy of Daily Reflector

The Chargers roll past Farmville to go 4-1

Chelsea and Katie

Keith Jones

Charger fan of the year

Coach Pearson

Coach Cannon joined by future football star!!!

The Chargers won tonight bringing their record to 4-1. What a great game. The team will face North Pitt at home next Friday night.

Head Coach Paul Cornwell

We want to congratulate Paul Cornwell and his awesome staff on the great job they have done so far this year. The is Coach Cornwell's second year at the helm and the guys are looking better than ever. Our Chargers are now 3-1. They will face cross county rival Farmville Central at home next Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Be there under the lights to support these great athletes...

Chargers win again

The Ayden-Grifton Chargers ran their record to 3-1, bouncing back from their loss to Greene Central last week to beat South Robeson, 22-6."We played good defensive football tonight," Ayden-Grifton coach Paul Cornwell said.
The Chargers struck quickly, scoring on their third play from scrimmage on an inside handoff to Jeremy Hardy. The junior running back scored from 13 yards out, which followed his second play of a 70-yard pass reception. That reception set up first and 10 on the 13. The Chargers converted on the two-point conversion attempt when Perseus Williams out-ran the Broncos' defense to the home field pylon making the score 8-0 with 10:41 left in the first quarter.
From that point in the game, it was three-and-out for both squads when the defenses stepped up. Early in the second quarter, Hardy scored again from 4 yards out to give A-G a 16-0 lead.
The Broncos came out for the second half pumped, taking their first possession and marching 69 yards in a 10-play scoring drive that ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass.
The Chargers added another score in the fourth quarter when Hardy ran for his third TD of the night. The Chargers were led by the running back duo of Hardy, who had 98 yards on 10 carries with three touchdowns, and J.D. Strickland, who had 133 yards on 24 carries.
The Charger defense held the Broncos to 160 yards of total offense and 15 tackles for loss, including five sacks.
Ayden-Grifton (3-1) will host Farmville Central next Friday.
Courtesy of the Daily Reflector

Ayden Collard Festival Road Race

September 9, 2006
Downtown Ayden, NC
5K Road Race: 8:00 am
1 Mile Fun Run/Walk: 7:45 am
T-Shirts
will be given to all 5K and Mile participants while supplies last
Awards
Top Overall Male and Female, Top Two in Each Age Group
Divisions
12 and Under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over
Registration --
mail form to:
PO Box 186, Ayden, NC 28513
Make checks payable to:
Ayden Collard Festival Road Race
5K Entry Fee
$15.00 on or before August 27, 2006
$18.00 after
Mile Fun Run/
Walk entry fee
$10.00

AG's Tough Defense

Josh Hunter and Andrell Tyson keep finding new ways to make themselves angry before stepping onto the football field.
But their scowls consistently keep smiles on the faces of Ayden-Grifton fans."To me, it's the only way I know how to play," Hunter said. "You've got to have that anger inside of you that makes you want to get to the ball. I think it helps a lot when you're playing defense."
Opposing quarterbacks would agree. The A-G senior defensive linemen have haunted signal-callers during their combined seven seasons of varsity play, and this year they've taken on a new responsibility — leadership.
It's the latter quality that Chargers coach Paul Cornwell is counting on most from Hunter and Tyson, and through the first two weeks of play the coach has liked what he's seen.
"They held it down last year for us, and now they're seniors and this is their chance to be on top," Cornwell said. "So far they've done a great job as kind of the anchors of our defense. If they're playing well then we've got a good chance, and if they're not then we're in trouble."
The Chargers (2-0) are coming off a shutout victory over Northside led by the efforts of Hunter and Tyson. Cornwell is hopeful he'll get a similar result from his squad tonight when it hosts cross-county rival North Pitt in a game that was moved up one day due to the forecast of heavy rain.
A-G rolled past NP by a 53-7 count last season in Bethel.
Sidenote- Josh finished 6th in the discus at the state track meet last year.
Courtesy of the Daily Reflector

AG Tracksters shine again

Quarterback Matt Dougherty threw a touchdown pass tonight to speedster Perseus Williams as the Ayden-Grifton Green Machine continues to roll. AG is now 2-0 . Great job...

Gatlin banned from Track and Field for 8 years

Sprinter Justin Gatlin received an eight-year ban from track and field Tuesday, avoiding a lifetime penalty in exchange for his cooperation with doping authorities and because an earlier positive drug test was deemed an honest mistake.
He will forfeit the world record he tied in May, when he ran the 100 meters in 9.77 seconds. At age 24, the lengthy ban is less than the maximum penalty, but could still knock Gatlin out of competition the rest of his life.
Gatlin tested positive in April for testosterone or other steroids, five years after his first positive test, which was for medicine to control attention-deficit disorder. Since that first test, Gatlin has positioned himself as a champion of drug-free competition in a sport dogged by scandal.

Bottom line... Don't do drugs

Leadville Trail 100 Miler

Congratulations to Joey Anderson of the Mangum Track Club for finishing the Leadville 100 miler. Joey finished in 29:50:40. Yes, you read that correctly. 29 hours. I also tip my hat to local runner Jeffrey Welsh of Greenville, NC. Jeffrey crossed the line in 22:57:35 and was 22nd in an overall completion field of 199 runners. Quite a feat and a great job...

South Central's XC Schedule

If you're interested in running any of the local races, you must contact me asap either by email or by phone. If you show up alone you will not be allowed to run. Coach D...
Local Runs are as follows:

DATE TEAMS SITE

Tu. 9/19 Conference “Kickoff” Race B. Lee
Tu. 9/26 SCHS, Rose, Washington, Conley (host) B. Lee
Sa. 9/30 ECU/Overton’s Invitational Lake Kristi
Th. 10/5 Bo Run B. Lee

All Tu. race times are 4:00 Walk times are 3:30.
We. races start at 5:00
Sat. races have various start times and will be announced

2006 Endowment Game. A.G.H.S. vs. Pamlico H.S.

Great job to Paul Cornwell and his staff in their first win of the season against the Pamlico Hurricanes by a score of 26-14. The Chargers are now 1-0. Keep up the good work...

Pamlico ...7 7 0 0—14
Ayden-Grifton ...14 6 6 0—26
Scoring summary
AG — Jeremy Hardy 10 run (run failed), 1st, 5:16.
P — Fraqwan Jones 1 run (kick good), 1st, 1:43.
AG — Jeremy Hardy 99 kick return (Jamal Hardy run), 1st, 1:26.
P — Tony Smith 12 run (kick good), 2nd, 7:31.
AG — Jeremy Hardy 27 run (run failed), 2nd, 4:24.
AG — Courtney Fuller 31 pass from Matt Dougherty, 3rd, 6:35.

Coach Janarde Cannon

Coach Cannon's work on the AG football team is evident. Great job. We are so proud of you and the coaching staff...

Jeremy Hardy

Jeremy had a spectacular evening scoring on three different occasions. The spotlight was on his 99 yard kickoff return that was run in pure Ayden-Grifton fashion. Jeremy run the hurdles for the AG track team. We knew that those hundreds of fence kicks he did during track season would come in handy one day...Great job Jeremy...

Jamal Hardy

Jamal Hardy started quarterback Friday night in Littlefield. He did a great job running the Charger offense. We look forward to seeing more of you this year. Awesome job...

Courtney Fuller and Matt Dougherty

Distance expert Matt Dougherty started quarterback in the second half and threw a 31 yard touchdown to Courtney (The Hurdler) Fuller in the end zone during the 3rd quarter. It was exciting to see these two hook up in action once again. Great job guys...

Joshua Hunter

Joshua Hunter had a great game playing both sides of the field. Josh placed 6th last year at the state track meet in the discus. Great job Josh...

Track Athletes shine in season opener

Our track blog will be used during the season to highlight the accomplishments of Ayden-Grifton athletes. We wish Paul Cornwell and his staff well during his second season at the helm of the Charger football program.

Pictured at right is Speedster Steven Vines as he breaks up a pass. Steven also had an interception during the second half. Steven runs sprints and hurdles for the AG track team. Great job...

Uwharrie Mountain Run 2007

I am placing this link here to stimulate interest in fielding a team that are Pitt County runners next year for the Uwharrie Mountain Run in February 2007. This will be open to both male and female participants and will include the 8,20 or 40 miler. You pick your poison. The registration begins online November 1st 2006. The race is normally full in less than a month. The website has all of the sordid details on elevation gain and descent. I completed the 40 miler last year. I have ran the 20 miler and the 8 miler as well. They are all great runs in a fantastic place. This is a great kickoff to track season.This team offer is open to anyone over 16 or as old or older than me...If there is any interest please contact me at Dufourj.eba@pitt.k12.nc.us


http://www.raceuwharrie.com/index.html

Cross Country-Individual fall 2006

There will be no Cross Country team again this year at AGHS. I have managed to get some of you that want to participate (that ran track)to do so as individuals. Our A.D. said we can run individually and that I can coach you. We CAN NOT start a team due to missing the deadline for starting a new sport. I am willing to meet you during the week and the weekends and to be at the meets as well. DH Conley, Farmville, and South Central all have meets that you can participate in. I will have the schedules next week and there may be some conflicts for some of you doing soccer. I need to know asap via email or by phone if anyone is interested. You will be responsible for getting yourself there and back. There will be no chance of qualifying for regionals or state. I thought I would let you know this first. This may be our test year to get the program some interest. I will consider taking all of the soccer team and a few ladies if we have any. Thanks and I hope I hear from some of you soon.
Coach D.

Smartwool Socks

I am posting the Smartwool sock site I talked about at the camp. The sock I wear is the Adrenaline lite mini crew. It can be purchased on the site but is much less expensive at the Bicycle Post in GVegas. I saw it today at the downtown store for $10.00.

http://www.smartwool.com/default.cfm

DH Conley XX Camp 2006

I just returned yesterday from the running camp put on by DH Conley's Head XX Coach Coleman Bailey. The camp was a week long and was in the Christmount Facility located in Black Mountain North Carolina. Also participating were runners from South Central HS led by Head Coach Scott Johnson and Farmville HS led by Head Coach Pat Greene. I assisted even though I had no runners at the camp. We did a variety of talks and there were plenty of runs each and every day. I was impressed by the tenacity of each and every one of the runners. The runners got the opportunity to go to Sliding Rock and to go white water rafting. All in all it was a good time for the runners to tune up for the upcoming XX season. As a runner, I just couldn't pass the opportunity to pass on what I have learned about mountain running and to be in the presence of such great athletes. Congratulations to South Central High School for setting new 5K course records this year. Sarge ran a blazing 24:02 and Kimberly set a new girls record with a 29:19. I wish all the schools and their athletes the best in their fall seasons.

Gatlin Facing Possible Lifetime Ban

While his coach claimed Justin Gatlin's positive drug test was a result of sabotage, the leader of the World Anti-Doping Agency on Sunday called for the American sprinter to be banned for "up to life" if the results are confirmed. Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham, said in an interview on Jamaican television that the Olympic and world champion and co-world-record holder in the 100 meters was victim of a setup. "We are 100 percent sure who it is," Graham said. "The individual that did it, it's an individual that we fired and we went back and hired ... he came to the Kansas relay and was (upset) with Justin." On Saturday, Gatlin acknowledged he had been informed by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that he had tested positive for testosterone or other steroids after a relay race in Kansas in April.

Jurek defends Badwater title

Scott Jurek didn't reach his goal of becoming the first competitor to ever finish the Kiehl's Badwater Ultramarathon in less than a day, but the Seattle man, nonetheless, retained his title.

Challenge yourself this summer

Team USA roster announced for the 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships

INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field announced the Team USA roster for the 11th IAAF World Junior Championships, held August 15-20, in Beijing, China. The Team will also culminate their training camp by competing alongside some of the nation's top elite athletes at the Road to Eugene '08 on August 8 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.
More...http://www.usatf.org/news/view.aspx?DUID=USATF_2006_07_21_11_59_23

Umstead Distance Running Camp-Summer 2006

Here's the link to the camp page...http://udrc.blogspot.com/

End of the year for the girls team

The girls finished 34th out of 160 schools. Great job this year...

34) Ayden-Grifton 2

End of Year...

Note: Heide-Trask DQ'd from state and regionals due to ineligible athlete. The boys finished 17th out of 160 1A schools.

1) South Stokes 77 2) Pamlico 48 3) Southside 46 4) Polk County 39 5) East Carteret 34 6) Heide Trask 31 7) Jordan-Matthews 28 8) Hendersonville 26 9) Union 24 9) South Stanly 24 11) Thomasville 21 12) Perquimans 18 13) Murphy 17 13) Lejeune 17 13) Mt. Airy 17 16) West Wilkes 16 16) Topsail 16 18) Ayden-Grifton 15 19) North Johnston 14 19) Swain County 14 19) Robbinsville 14 22) Rosewood 13 23) Pender 12 24) Wallace-Rose Hill 11

Umstead Distance Running Camp

The camp is scheduled for July 8th and 9th. Any questions email or call me. Coach D.