the 2007 3A state title game at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, and brought home its very first 3A state basketball championship ever in history, defeating Kinston High School 85-79. This win secured a state championship in both basketball and football in the same academic school-year, giving the Spiders the honor of being the first 3AA team to ever win both championships in the same school year. Principals Holland M. Thompson (1895–1899) Dr. A.S. Webb (1900 – 1910) W.J. Weddington (1913–1916) W.E. Futrelle (1916–1921) Hinton MacLeod (c. 1921 – 1928) A.H. Jarratt (c. 1921 – 1928) J.M. Tignor (c. 1921 – 1928) Dr. J. Eris Cassell (1928–1933, 1939–1945) H.F. Krause (1933–1939) Ralph A. Glenn (1946–1969) Charles E. Rimer (1969–1986) Alan Voigt (1986–1988) Elbert F. Thomas (1988–1995) Charles Borders (1995–1996) D.M. "Sonny" Pruette (1996–2003) Dr. Bill Kinsey (2003–2005) Carla Black (2005–2016) Mike Jolley (2016) Dr. Adam Auerbach (2016–present) Notable alumni Ty-Shon Alexander, professional basketball player Shane Atwell, radio personality known as "Jack Daniel" Smith Barrier, American sports journalist Dee Bost, professional basketball player Cydney Clanton, professional golfer, LPGA tour player Jay Graham, former NFL running back and college coach Jimmy Hitchcock, former NFL cornerback Nick Leverett, current NFL offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lance Lewis, former NFL wide receiver Hamsah Nasirildeen, current NFL linebacker Silda Wall Spitzer, businesswoman, lawyer, and former First Lady of New York State Beth Troutman, former host of Right This Minute and former anchor at WCNC-TV in Charlotte References High School Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Cabarrus County, North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1895 1895 establishments in North Carolina