By By KEVIN TRAVIS
Sports Editor
Angelo Sharpless has had a memorable first season with the Elizabeth City State University Vikings.
Sharpless, a former star at Plymouth High School, was unanimously voted as the 2010 CIAA Rookie of the Year. He became the first Elizabeth City player to earn the honor since Tyrone Smith in 2001. Sharpless was named CIAA Rookie of the Week six times during the regular season.
Sharpless is the Vikings' top scorer, averaging 13.4 points per game. He has eclipsed 20 points three times, including a career-high 24 in an upset win at Virginia Union.
Sharpless is also averaging 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game.
COR-J COX
Cor-J Cox, a former standout at Washington High School, is playing at Mississippi Valley State.
Cox is averaging 5.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.
BRADLEY VAN STAALDUINEN
Bradley Van Staalduinen, a former star at Terra Ceia, is playing at Wingate.
Van Staalduinen is averaging 2.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
JORDAN CANTRELL
Jordan Cantrell, a former standout at Washington High School and Terra Ceia, is playing at Randolph-Macon.
Cantrell is averaging 5.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
STEPHANIE HOLTON
Stephanie Holton, a former star at Columbia High School, is playing at Shenandoah.
Holton is averaging 6.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.
HUNTER JOHNSON
Hunter Johnson, a former star at Pungo, is a captain for the Meredith Avenging Angels.
Johnson is averaging 7.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
SAMANTHA SMITH
Samantha Smith, a former star at Washington High School, is playing at Tallahassee Community College.
Smith is averaging 3.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
COLLEGE WRESTLING
GABE GARDNER
DARIEN PEELE
Gabe Gardner and Darien Peele, former standouts at Washington High School, are wrestling at Campbell University.
Gardner is 2-3 with a pin at 133 pounds.
Peele, also a freshman, is 0-7 at 157 pounds.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CHARITY WATSON
Charity Watson, a former star at Washington High School, is playing with the Pitt Community College Bulldogs.
The freshman pitcher is 1-2 with a 1.05 ERA this season. Watson has fanned 29 and walked 12 in four games. She has allowed just two hits in 20 innings of work.
MEREDITH KNOX
Meredith Knox, a former standout at Washington High School, is playing with the Anderson Trojans.
Knox is hitting .417 with three home runs and 12 RBIs. The senior has two doubles and one triple among her 10 hits. Knox has scored 13 runs and stolen two bases.
BRINKLEY JOHNSON
Brinkley Johnson, a former standout at Pungo, is playing at Pfeiffer.
The freshman is 0 for 1 with two runs scored this season. She has one stolen base and four putouts.
NICOLE JORDAN
Nicole Jordan, a former star at Jamesville High School, is playing with the East Carolina Lady Pirates.
Jordan is 0 for 3 with a walk on the season.
DONECIA EBRON
Donecia Ebron, a former standout at Northside High School, is playing at Fayetteville. Ebron is 0 for 5 on the season.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
TRENT WHITEHEAD
Trent Whitehead, a former star at Washington High School, is playing with the East Carolina Pirates.
The junior leadoff batter is hitting .385 with four RBIs.
STYRON BARFIELD
Styron Barfield, a former standout at Williamston High School, is playing at Elizabeth City State University.
Barfield is 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA this year. He has fanned three and walked two in seven innings.
DAMIEN WILKINS
Damien Wilkins, a Washington native, is playing with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Wilkins is averaging 6.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.9 steals per game.
OVERSEAS BASKETBALL
ELTON COFFIELD
Elton Coffield, a former standout at Williamston High School, is playing for the BSW Sixers in Germany.
Coffield is averaging 19.6 points, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
JOSEPH BARBER
Joseph Barber, a former standout at Terra Ceia, is playing for CS Energia Rovinari in Romania.
Barber is averaging 8.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals per game.
RALPH BIGGS
Ralph Biggs, a former star at Washington High school, is playing for Krasnie Krilya Samara in Russia.
Biggs is averaging 9.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.3 assists per game.