Vance-Granville Basketball Ready for 2015-2016 Season

by Kevin Bullock

The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguard Basketball Team kicked off the season on October 1st with media day at Western Vance High School. Coach Michael Woody introduced the 2015-2016 version of the Vanguards to the media, and allowed questions after a 15 minute scrimmage in the Western Vance Gym. Below is the active roster for VGCC Basketball.

Aaron Robinson, Freshman, Shooting Guard, Southern Alamance High School

Alcyone Moore, Sophomore, Shooting Guard, Myers Park High School

Chris Pernell, Freshman, Shooting Guard, East Wake School of Arts

Darius Williams, Freshman, Small Forward, Carvers Bay High School (SC)

Phillip Williams, Freshman, Power Forward, Hemingway High School (SC)

Donal Gooch, Jr, Freshman, Power Forward, East Wake School of Arts

Dy’Quan Marrow, Freshman, Point Guard, Northern Vance High School

Joseph Avery, Freshman, Off-Guard, Westover High School

Raekwon Hall, Sophomore, Point Guard, Wakefield High School

TyQuon Reid, Freshman, Point Guard, Hillside High School

Tyrek Beverly, Sophomore, Off-Guard, J.F. Webb High School

Antonio Adams, Freshman, Small Forward, J.F. Webb High School

Anthony Mims, Freshman, Small Forward, Northern Vance High School

Stefan Cates, Sophomore, Off-Guard, J.F. Webb High School

Coach Woody is excited about the opener against Wake Tech, but acknowledges that they may not be Vance-Granville’s primary rival this year. Woody said, “Everybody thinks that Wake Tech is our big rival, but we’ve got Pitt circled on the calendar.” Vance-Granville will play their home games this year at Aycock Recreation Center. See their full schedule below.

 

Oct 24              Juco Jamboree (Scrimmage)                  Myrtle Beach SC                                  TBD

Oct 27              Saint Andrews University (Scrimmage)  Laurinburg SC                                       TBD

Nov. 6                      Wake Tech                 Aycock Recreation Center                7:00pm

Nov. 10           Brayant Stratton         Aycock Recreation Center                6:00pm

Nov. 14                       Davidson Co. CC        Aycock Recreation Center                3:00pm

Nov. 16                        Saint Andrews              Saint Andrews                                      6:00pm

Nov. 18                      Patrick Henry CC       Aycock Recreation Center                6:00pm

Nov. 20                       Univ. of VA at Lynchburg Aycock Recreation Center                      7:00pm                                   

Nov. 24                        Richard Bland College   Richard Bland College                           7:00pm

Dec. 2              Louisburg College      Aycock Recreation Center                7:00pm

Dec. 4              Pitt CC Tournament      TBD                                                     TBD

Dec. 8              Central Carolina CC      Central Carolina CC                              7:00pm

Jan. 5              USC-Salkehatchie       Aycock Recreation Center                7:00pm

Jan. 7              Lenoir CC                   Aycock Recreation Center                7:00pm

Jan. 11              Methodist Univ.             Methodist University                              8:00pm

Jan. 13              Patrick Henry CC         Patrick Henry CC                                 6:00pm

Jan. 18              Louisburg College          Louisburg College                                  3:00pm

Jan. 19              Lenoir CC                     Lenoir CC                                             7:00pm

Jan. 23              Guildford Tech CC        Guildford Tech CC                                3:00pm

Jan. 25              Pitt CC                         Pitt CC                                                 7:00pm

Jan. 27                        Catawba Valley CC     Aycock Recreation Center                6:30pm

Feb. 3              Richard Bland College           Aycock Recreation Center                7:00pm

Feb. 5               Mid-Atlantic Christian    Mid-Atlantic Christian                            6:00pm

Feb. 8               Wake Tech CC             Wake Tech CC                                     7:00pm

Feb. 11                        Pitt CC                                    Aycock Recreation Center                7:00pm

Feb. 13             Bryant/Stratton College  Bryant/Stratton College                          3:00pm

Feb. 15             Sandhills CC                 Sandhills CC                                         6:00pm

Feb. 16             Catawba Valley CC      Catawba Valley CC                              6:30pm

Feb. 23                        Guildford Tech CC     Aycock Recreation Center                7:00pm

 

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