Class of 2015

Saundra "San" Harrison Bethea

San graduated from Andrews in 1987 and culminated her outstanding track career that spring. At the 1987 3A state meet she won four events – the 100 Meter and 200 Meter Dashes and the 4x100 and 4x200M relays.  She was All-Conference all four years and still holds Andrews' school records in the 200M dash and 4X100M relay.  She graduated from St. Augustine’s in Raleigh in 1991 with a degree in Criminal Justice and while there was a five-time NCAA Division II Track All-American.

Shannon Thomas Booth

Shannon excelled as a four-year starter in volleyball, track and basketball during her years at Andrews. She was All-Conference in volleyball for four years, leading Andrews to the conference championship in 1985. In track, Shannon was on state championship teams in the 4x200M relay in 1985 and 1987. She still holds Andrews' track records in the 110M hurdles, high jump and triple jump. In basketball, she was Conference Player of the Year for three years and helped lead Andrews to Sectional Championships in 1984, 1986 and 1987. Shannon was All-State in 1987 and an East-West All-Star Game selection. Needless to say Shannon was selected as Andrews Most Outstanding Senior Athlete in 1987. Shannon took her basketball talents to Appalachian  State. She led the Mountaineers to two NCAA Playoff Tournaments in 1990 and 1991 and was Appalachian’s Player of the Year in 1990 and Most Valuable Player in 1991. She also is the 5^th leading scorer, 4^th leading rebounder and 3^rd leading shot blocker in the school’s history.

Eugene "Trey" Curtain

Trey Curtain is a 1992 graduate of Andrews who excelled in wrestling and track. Trey was all-conference in track for three years and a regional champion and state runner-up in the 110M hurdles. He was a member of three state 3A championship track teams. In wrestling, Trey was a two-time back-to-back state champion at 140 lbs. in 1991 and 1992, compiling a perfect 34-0 record in 1992. He was a member of three Individual and three dual team state championship teams. Trey completed his wrestling career at Andrews with a record of 100 wins against only 11 losses. His senior year he was named the Mat News 3A Wrestler of the Year in North Carolina.

Craig Gill

This Durham native served as Captain of the Elon football team during his senior year. Craig came to Andrews in 1977, serving as assistant football and head track coach. He served as offensive line coach for 15 years during which time Andrews was in the playoffs 13 years - winning the state 3A championship in 1991. He is credited with developing the strength training program which was crucial to the success of the Red Raiders. He served as Head Football Coach for two years, compiling a 26-3 record and reaching the state championship game. During his 17 years as track coach, his teams won 14 Conference, six Regional and seven State Championships- one Indoor and six consecutive Outdoor championships in the late '80s and early '90s. His overall dual meet record was 163-1 and the 1991 team was ranked #1 in the country by USA Today. While at Andrews he coached 19 individual event and 16 relay event state champions and coached four High School All-Americans. Upon induction, Craig was in his 20^th season as head football coach at Buckingham County Virginia.

Adell Harris

This 1998 graduate was a four-time All-Conference and two-titime Conference Player of the Year during her basketball career at Andrews. During her senior year, Adell was Guilford County Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player in the East-West All-Star game and was named to the All-State team. She finished her high school career with 1,746 points and went on to Wake Forest on a basketball scholarship. At Wake Forest. she played both point and shooting guard and holds the Joel Coliseum single-game assist record of 10, which she accomplished twice. After graduating from Wake in 2002, Adell went on to a career in coaching – serving as Assistant Coach for six years at UNC-Asheville and three years as Head Coach at Tusculum. At Tusculum, she compiled a 61-30 record and guided the Pioneers to the NCAA Division II tournament all three years, including the school's first-ever NCAA Division II Elite Eight. From 2012-2017 she served as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at UNC-Wilmington, amassing more than 100 career wins. Adell served as the Chief of Staff for the Vanderbilt men's basketball program for five seasons and is currently Assistant Coach - Director of NIL & Program Operations at Middle Tennessee State University.

Ruth Ellen McDowell

Ruth McDowell has been a fan, booster and strong advocate for Andrews for over 47 years. Whether it was battling for favorable policy decisions before the High Point Board of Education in 1968 or presenting the cause for Andrews before the Guilford County Board in 2015, Ruth has always stood for the best interests of TWA. Along with husband Perry, Ruth was a founding member of the Red Raider Athletic Booster Club- helping to raise money for the first weight machine for the Athletic Department. She spearheaded the group instrumental in having Sam Burford named the first principal and J.Y. Bell its first Band Director-moves that helped unify the Andrews community. Ruth purchased and donated the Red Raider Indian mascot that stood in the gym commons for years and is now on display in the auditorium lobby. For over 30 years her distinctive cowbell could be heard ringing in the stands in support of Red Raider football.  A recent High Point Enterprise article on Ruth and the history of Andrews dubbed her “Miss Andrews” for her long-lasting and positive involvement in Andrews High School.

James "JJ" McQueen

JJ McQueen was an outstanding three-sport athlete at Andrews. He competed in the high jump and triple jump in track, but it was in football and basketball that he made his mark. He was the team Captain his senior year on the 1995 basketball team that won the 3A State Championship, the first ever for Andrews basketball. He is still the TWA all-time leading rebounder. JJ was a tight end and defensive end in football and was named All-State  and Honorable Mention All-American his senior year. He played in the 1994 Shrine Bowl and the 1995 East-West All-Star game. He earned an athletic scholarship to East Carolina and played both football and basketball, lettering three times in each sport. In the final football game of his senior year, he caught eight passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns. He graduated in 1999 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and went on to play seven years in the Arena Football League.

Neal Morris

Affectionately nicknamed “Moose”, this 1988 graduate of Elon and Denton native came to Andrews in 1995 to serve as assistant football and head track coach for both girls and boys, after a six-year stint at Northwest Guilford. During the eight years he coached track at Andrews, his boys' teams were conference and regional Champions all eight years and his girl’s teams five times. His teams won four state 3A track championships – two in girls and two in boys. In fact, his 2001 teams each won the state championship- the first time that has ever been done outright in North Carolina. Neal was named both North Carolina and National High School Girl's Track Coach of the Year in 2001. Neal’s life was tragically cut short at the age of 39 in 2003 when he passed away after a long battle with cancer. He has previously been inducted into the Davidson County Hall of Fame in 2006 and the South Davidson High School Hall of Fame in 2014.

Shannon Pope

You could say that this three-sport 1992 Andrews graduate has soared to great heights. Shannon wrestled for three years and played football and ran track for four years. He was the member of eight state championship teams – two in wrestling, one in football, one in indoor track and four in outdoor track. In addition, he was the individual state champion in the pole vault in 1991 and 1992, both indoor and outdoor. In 1992 he set a then state meet record of 15’3”. He holds the Andrews school record of 16’3”. In the 1992 outdoor state meet, Shannon was also a member of the winning 4x100M and 4x400M relays as well as finishing 6^th in the 300 intermediate hurdles. He was named a Gatorade Academic All- American. Shannon attended UNC-Chapel Hill on a track scholarship and was four-time ACC Champion in the Pole Vault and named All-American three times. He was a captain on the UNC team that finished 4^th in the NCAA Championship. Shannon graduated from UNC in 1996 and coached track there for five years. He currently competes in the extreme sport of Hydrofoiling, having been ranked in the top five in the world for the last four years.

Sam Sanders

Sam Sanders is a 1985 graduate of Andrews who excelled on the football field. During his senior year, Sam served as a team captain and rushed for over 1,850 yards, scoring 21 touchdowns. He set the Andrews single game rushing record of 308 yards against Lexington. Sam was named Conference Player of the Year and was Honorable Mention All-State. Sam was also a member of the 1984 4x100M relay team that competed in the State 4A Track Meet. Sam accepted a football scholarship to Appalachian State where he was converted to outside linebacker his sophomore year and became a three-year starter. He helped lead the Mountaineers to Southern Conference Championships in 1986 and 1987 and served as a team captain in 1988. Sam graduated from Appalachian State in 1989 with a degree in Communications and Public Relations. He has stayed close to the game he loves by officiating high school and other levels of football for the last 20 years.

Pat Walsh

As one of Andrews High School early “pioneers”, Pat Walsh was another strong reason for the success of TWA. Pat was the point person in the formation of the first Andrews PTA and was involved with it for years. When Andrews first opened, the gymnasium was not completed. Pat worked closely with the contractor to have the gym operational as quickly as possible. She served as a cheerleading parent/sponsor, traveling with the squad to games as well as helping with the mending and maintaining of the uniforms. Pat and her husband Jim owned the Zesto and Varsity restaurants on Main Street (later named Gordy’s) and would deliver meals to the gym for the football team and cheerleaders after Friday night games. Pat was proud to be a strong supporter of Andrews High School and its athletic success.