Moir boys, team-by-team
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 26, 2006
No. 1 East Rowan
Record: 8-1
Season record vs. Moir teams: 6-1
All-time record in Moir: 33-48
Coach: Greg McKenzie (third year at East, 50-16)
Top player: Point guard Spenser Davis (56 assists, nine turnovers) makes the Mustangs go
Underrated player: Trey Holmes (4.8 points) was spectacular off the bench in a big win over R.J. Reynolds
Wild card: Guard Justin Vanderford has scored as many as 29 points, as few as six
MVP candidates: Davis, Vanderford (16.8 points), Kurt Misenheimer (12.2 points), Shawn Eagle (12.0 points), Kenan McKenzie (11.6 points)
Best games: Beat Reynolds and West Rowan
Worst game: None so far
Key to winning tournament: Control tempo and make 3-pointers
Last Moir title: 1975
Last MVP: Former South Rowan football coach Rick Vanhoy
Last coach to win Moir: Gilbert Sprinkle
Last championship game appearance: Lost to West in 2005
Moir titles: 1
No. 2 West Rowan
Record: 7-1
Record vs. No. 7 North in Moir: 7-8
Season record vs. Moir teams: 5-1
All-time record in Moir: 46-32
Coach: Mike Gurley (10th season at West, 210-53, four Moir titles)
Top player: Senior Jamel Carpenter (15.8) is still the man for the Falcons
Underrated player: Center K.J. Sherrill (15.4 points) is becoming a dominant inside force as a sophomore
Wild card: Senior shooter Zack Martin (6.4 points) adds a dimension when he’s making 3-pointers
MVP candidates: Carpenter, Sherrill, quick freshman point guard K.P. Parks (11.1 points)
Best game: Beat East Rowan at home
Worst game: Struggled to a one-point win against winless North Rowan
Key to winning tournament: Pound teams on the glass and look for Carpenter in the fourth quarter
Last Moir title: 2005
Last Moir MVP: Carpenter
Moir titles: 10
No. 3 Salisbury
Record: 4-4
Season record vs. Moir teams: 1-2
All-time record in Moir: 47-33
Coach: Jason Causby (third year, 29-30)
Top players: Senior guard Doug Campbell (15.1 points) and senior post player Joe Allen (15.8 points)
Underrated player: Zac Rose (6.1 points) has made real strides
Wild card: Sophomore Brandon Abel (9.5 points) scored 11 points in a quarter against high-flying 3A power Concord
Best game: Thrashed East Davidson
Worst game: Put up only 39 points in a loss to East Rowan
Key to winning tournament: Take advantage of having four good big guys in the paint — Allen, Abel, Rose and shot-blocker Nick White (6.2 points)
Last Moir title: 1997
Last MVP: Former UTEP star Leonard Owens
Last championship game appearance: 2003
Moir titles: 10
No. 4 South Rowan
Record: 5-5
Season record vs. Moir teams: 4-2
All-time record in Moir: 37-44
Coach: John Davis (eighth season, 66-111)
Top players: Point guard David Wolford (13.7 points) and athletic shooter Wesley Honeycutt (17.7 points)
Underrated player: Michael Morgan (5.8 points) does a little bit of everything
Wild card: Derek Davis (10.6 points) started strong but hasn’t shot well lately
Best game: Blew out Mooresville at home
Worst game: Wiped out in second half at A.L. Brown
Key to winning tournament: Make 3s, lots of defense from Bo Caldwell (5.3 points)
Last Moir title: 1995
Last MVP: Jason Crook
Last championship game appearance: Lost to West Rowan in 2002
Moir titles: 1
No. 5 Davie County
Record: 4-7
Record vs. No. 4 South in Moir: 3-11
Season record vs. Moir teams: 1-1
All-time record in Moir vs Rowan teams: 29-35
Coach: Mike Absher (fourth year, two Moir titles)
Top player: Sophomore guard Drew Absher (17.4 points)
Underrated player: Eric Lowery (6.3 points) has had several double-figure assist games
Wild card: Post player Darius Hall (13.5 points) has scored as many as 27, but as few as seven
Best game: Win at Mooresville
Worst game: 18-point loss to North Iredell
Key to winning tournament: Hall would have to have games like his MVP brother Cliff Burns did in 2003
Last Moir title: 2004
Moir titles: 4
No. 6 Carson
Record: 0-8
Season record vs. Moir teams: 0-4
Coach: Former East Rowan star Brian Perry
Top player: Sophomore Brandon Ferguson (19.6 points) is the county’s leading scorer
Underrated player: Freshman Darius Moose (9.7 points)
is looking better every game
Best game: Made strong second-half run at West Iredell
Worst game: A 12-point loss at South Stanly
No. 7 North Rowan
Record: 0-9
Record vs. No. 2 West in Moir: 7-8
Season record vs. Moir teams: 0-5
All-time record in Moir: 39-38
Coach: Kelly Everhart (ninth season, 108-90, one Moir title)
Top player: Steady Daniel Griffith (11.0 points)
Underrated player: Freshman Winslow Cherry (10.8 points) will be a force in the near future
Wild card: Spencer Sheets (12.8 points) has highs of 22 and 30 points and lows of zero and five
Best games: Went down to the wire with West and South
Worst game: 30-point loss to East Rowan to open season
Last Moir title: 2000
Last MVP: Marcus Lawing
Last championship game appearance: 2000
Moir titles: 6