Currituck Knights Football - Top Knights, 2023

2012 Note: Following the conclusion of the 2011 Knights season, the time was ripe for a vast re-evaluation of the Top 50 ranking. Part of this was the need to include the stars of '11. Part, too, was my evolution as an observer of football, and my shift of opinions on the contributions of certain players. Lastly, after spending multiple hours reading and re-reading Daily Advance microfilm at Wilson Library on the campus of UNC, I learned even more about the impact of some Knights. In this re-do, I have opted to not include units, such as an entire offensive line-this presents too much of challenge to rank, and presents contestation as to what is a "unit".

2015: This has now been updated to include the embers of 2013. I also expanded the list from 50 +1 to 54 +1.

2023: List expanded to 59 + 1

The Top 59 + 1 Knights of 2023

1. Marquise Grizzle (#38)

-A Three Year Currituck Knight (2009, 2010, 2011)-Grizzle played a variety of positions including slot receiver, outside linebacker, safety, corner, return man, and most famously running back-As a sophomore in 2009, Grizzle appeared in six contests, starting the season as a combo slot guy/second halfback-During this introductory season, Grizzle rushed for 330 yards, including a team high 120 against First Flight-Marquise also added 3 touchdowns, 2 against the Nighthawks and a kickoff return vs. Northampton-East-Grizzle returned to the Knights as a junior, this time as a starter first at wing back when the Knights were in the flex, and later at halfback in Currituck's I-During the season, he exploded onto the Northeastern Coastal Conference scene leading the way offensively with 1,605 yards, and 22 total touchdowns (17 rushing)-The best game of them all was against Camden-Though the Knights lost in the Byrd Bowl, Grizzle broke Mike Gallop's game rushing record with a 295 yard performance-Grizzle also added a 242 yard, 4 TD showing in a loss to First Flight, a 210 rush/64 receiving/4 TD game against Bertie, and had 104 yards vs. Havelock in the playoffs, while also throwing a 67 yard strike on the game's first play-On defense, Grizzle meanwhile added 78 tackles and 7 forced fumbles-Overall, Marquise earned All Area and All Conference honors for this showing, and firmly planted himself on the region's radar for his Senior season-In 2011, Grizzle turned in a totally unprecedented season-In what the Daily Advance loved to call "Video Game" numbers, Marquise turned in a 317 carry, 3129 yard, 50 rushing TD campaign, coupled with 4 other TDs (2 rec., 1 kickoff, 1 pass)-He a 100 yards rushing in every game the whole season (one of 10 players in state history to hit 13+), and 15 straight dating back to '10-He had a TD in all but one game-Against Camden, Perquimans and Pasquotank, Grizzle turned in back-back-back 300 yard, 6 rushing TD games (307, 307, 357)-Vs. Bertie, Marquise rushed for 455 yards and 7 TDs, including a 99 yarder-All told he had 1 400, 3 300, 4 200, and 5 100 yard games-At regular season's end, Grizzle had led the state in rushing (he finished 2nd after the conclusion of the playoffs), and was the number one TD producer in North Carolina in 2011-In the 3 Eastern playoff games, Marquise added 12 scores, including perhaps the best game of his career, the epic vs. South Brunswick-Against the Cougars, Grizzle had a hand in all 7 TDs, running for 4, passing for 1, returning one for a TD, and handing the ball off on a reverse-All told, Grizzle set or tied 12 Currituck records, and holds all rushing ones except average in a season-Among the numerous honors Grizzle told home during the season was a two time We It Athletics/NCPreps.com 3A Player of the Week, was All Conference and All Area, The Northeastern Coastal Conference Player of the Year (A Currituck first), the All Area Player of the Year (1st since 1989), and was an NCPreps.com 3A ALL State selection-For his Knights career, Marquise finished with 5064 rushing yards, over 9 yards a carry, and 79 total TDs (69 rushing)-Among state records, Grizzle sits at #7 on the single game rushing list, his 50 rushing TDs is 3rd in a single season, his 54 total TDs is also 3rd, he is one of 10 players to have 7 rushing scores in a single game, one of 20 to score 7 total TDs (one of two to do it twice), his 4.15 TD average per game is 2nd, his 342 points in a season is 4th all time, his total of 3129 yards is 7th all time in a single season (his total also surpassed that of Da'ronte McNeill for the area record), he is 42nd all time in career rushing yards, and he set the state record for points in a game with 50-After all of this, Marquise inked to play college football with the FCS Murray State Racers-

2. Darrell Everette (#23)

-A Three Year Varsity Player (1987, 1988, 1989)-Everette was a Running Back and a Defensive Back and Outside Linebacker for the Knights-Early in his career, Everette struggled to find the field, barely playing as a Sophomore-In his Junior season, Everette again was slow out of the gate-However, late in the 1988 season, Everette moved his way into the running back rotation, and gained field time was a defensive back-In the season's final game, against Manteo, Everette showed his speed with a 65 yard interception Return for a Score-In the playoffs against Creswell, Darrell gave a precursor for 1989 with a 7 carry, 65 yard, 2 TD contest-Overall for the season Darrell finished with 271 yards and 6 total TDs-As a Senior though, Darrell posted what was at the time the finest season in Currituck history-Everette's 1989 season line ran to the tune of 140 carries for 1656 yards and 21 rushing Touchdowns-As part of his masterful season, Everette set the single season records for yards in a season, rushing TDs, Points, Total TDs, and Rushing Average-Today, Everette's 11.8 average retains its status as the Currituck record-Among the highlights of the '89 season was a 4 TD effort against Perquimans and a stretch of 10 games in a row with a score-Most importantly, like '88 Everette got better as the season went on-In the 1989 playoffs, Everette did nothing but dominate, scoring ten times in the four Eastern playoff games, and earned the title "Deja Vu Darrell" for his three straight three touchdown games (against Manteo to close the regular season, and against Chocowinity and Swansboro in rounds one and two)-Moreover, in those latter two games, Everette started the games with scores, on a rushing play against Chocowinity and off a kickoff return vs. Swansboro-In the title game against Swain, Darrell was limited to 54 yards on 5 carries, one of which went for 55 yards-The rest of the game the infamous mud put a stop to the Knights offense-Overall, Everette earned 1A News and Observer All East honors for his spellbinding Senior Season-In his career, Everette finished with around 2,000 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns, of which were 25 came on the ground-In 2007, Everette was named a member of the 2007 Currituck Athletic Hall of Fame-He went on the play Defensive Back for Elon College following his days in Barco-

3. Mike Gallop (#22)

-A Four Year Varsity Player (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)-Gallop stared at Running Back and Defensive End for the Knights-Called up to varsity as a Freshman in '87 during Currituck's search for the "next tailback", Gallop appeared in the backfield for seven games, carrying the ball 48 times for 211 yards-The next season, Gallop started as Currituck switched its offense to the wishbone, and remained in the mix all year, running for 518 yards, including 53 during the first round playoff game against Creswell-As a Junior, Gallop, a massive back at 6'2, helped Currituck roll to the State Title Game-During the season, Mike rushed for just over a 1000 yards (1017) and added 10 touchdowns on the ground-Among his best rushing efforts included a 172 yard effort in the Sectional Finals against North Edgecombe and 4 2 TD games throughout the year-Defensively, Gallop was a stud as well, and among his better defensive games included a ten tackle performance against Roanoke Rapids and blocking a punt and returning it for a TD against Perquimans-After the let down of the '89 championship game, Gallop was among those Seniors left to pick up the pieces in the 1990 season-As the now lead back, Gallop put his best foot forward-With a second 1000 plus yard season and another double digit touchdown season, Gallop was a key reason for the Knights 1990 conference crown-Among the highlights of 1990 for Gallop included shattering the school record for yards in a game, when he gained 286 on only 15 carries against Roanoke Rapids-For his outstanding performance, Mike was named 1A AP Player of the Week-Later, against Gates, Gallop added a 5 touchdown day, and this total, along with the 36 points he put up, also set Knights records-By season's end, Mike had a 159 carry, 1277 yard, 15 TD season, plus he added three more scores via the pass, the return and a punt block-Thus, for his career, Mike had over 3,000 career yards (3023), and 32 touchdowns (27 rushing)-In addition, he earned an 1A News & Observer All East Selection in '90, and an honorable mention in '89-A member of the 2007 Currituck Athletic Hall of Fame, Gallop played basketball at South Carolina-Salk

4. Ryan Patterson (#22)

-A Three Year Knight (1982, 1983, 1984)-Patterson was a Running Back and a Linebacker for Currituck-During his career, Ryan was dubbed the "Patterson Express" for his rushing exploits-As a Freshman on Donnie Simpson's first squad, Patterson led the team from game one, scoring an 85 yard TD against Williamston-In week two, one of the Knights' three wins, Patterson showed what was to come with a 16 carry 146 yard TD stat line-Overall, he finished his first year with a team high 824 yards-The next year, 1983, Ryan upped his total to an impressive 1432 yards, while averaging 30 carries a game-Further, he found the end-zone 15 times as a junior-That season, Patterson had 2 200 plus yard games (213 vs Gates and 217 vs Perquimans) and earned All Area, All Albamarle and 1A All East Player-On the scoreboard meanwhile, he helped make Currituck a winning team again-In 1984, Patterson's senior leadership and his on field performance was instrumental in carrying the Knights to the Albemarle Conference Crown-On the year, Patterson rushed for 1594 yards to go along with 13 rushing TDs and 2 Passing TDs (the latter on halfback options)-Finally in the true playoffs for the first time, Patterson showed up, scoring twice against Wake Forest Rolesville and once against Wallace Rose Hill. He also added an interception in the WFR game-Once again, Patterson's performances were highlighted around the region and state, as he racked up All Area, Albemarle, and East selections, along with an Honorable Mention All State nod-A durable player, Patterson never missed a game, starting at tailback 33 straight times-With 3,850 yards total on the ground, Patterson set the school record for career rushing, a mark that held until 2011-Following his Currituck career, Ryan moved on to Elon College where he was a letter winning Defensive Back for the Fighting Christians-

5. Billy Powell (#21)

-A Three Year Varsity Player (1984, 1985, 1986)-Powell was a Running Back, Linebacker and Cornerback for the Knights -As a sophomore, Powell started at corner for the Knights, and was a second string running back-After Randy Matusko's ejection against Bertie, Powell filled in a linebacker, and wound up playing as much outside linebacker as corner the rest of the season-During the '84 season, Billy rushed for 300 yards and found the end zone three times in the regular season-In the second round of the playoffs, Powell provided one of the lone bright spots against Wallace Rose Hill, with a 98 yard kickoff return for a score-In 1985, Powell replaced Ryan Patterson as Currituck's star in its I formation scheme (As opposed to Patterson, Powell was larger more powerful back), and Billy responded by carrying Currituck to its second consecutive conference title-During the season, Powell set records with a 43 carry game against Northampton West, and a 249 yard game against Perquimans (this record was broken by Mike Gallop in 1990)-Overall, Powell rushed for 1502 yards in the regular season, and finished with an even 1600 at the conclusion of the playoffs-The 1600 figure was the 4th highest total in the state during the '85 season, and Powell earned All Albemarle and News & Observer All East honors-In addition, Powell was listed as an honorable mention on the All State team-As a Senior, Powell suffered a serious shoulder injury in practice early in the season-Demonstrating his value, the Knights sunk without Billy's running, going 1-3 in his absence-Powell returned against Weldon in week 6, and gutted out a 29 carry, 155 yard TD performance in a narrow Currituck win-However, the next week, Powell was felled by the shoulder again, although he returned to play the very next week-To finish the regular season Powell had 3 straight 100 yard games, but was limited to only 45 yards on 14 carries against North Edgecombe in the playoffs (on defense, he had an interception in the game)-Despite the injuries, Billy still earned All Albemarle honors for 1986-Overall, Powell finished his Currituck career with just shy of 2,500 yards and 22 touchdowns (20 rushing, 1 kickoff return, and one interception return)-Although most colleges soured on Billy due to the injuries, Elizabeth City State stuck with the local star, and Powell continued his football career with the Vikings after leaving Currituck-

6. Reggie Leigh (#63)

-A Four Year Varsity Performer (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)-Leigh hopped around positions for the Knights, beginning at Fullback in '86 and '87, Center in 1988, and Guard in '89 on offense, as well as a Defensive End all four years, with some time played at DTackle and OLB as a Junior and Senior, as well, on defense-In his first game as a true freshman, Leigh started at defensive end, and had 7 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown against Norfolk Catholic-From that start against the Crusaders, Leigh would, at one position or another, start every other game of his career, an incredible 47 games overall, 8 of whom were playoff contests-In 1988, Leigh set the then Currituck tackles record in a game with 20, and was named all conference-In '89, Leigh was a captain of the dominating offensive line which averaged 41.4 points and 450 rushing yards a game, and help lead a defense that allowed a mere 7.9 points in a game-That season, Leigh was named All Albemarle as well as News & Observer All East-In addition, Leigh was named as a participant, at offensive line, in the 1990 East-West All Star Game, and was Currituck's lone participant until 2012-Named a member of the Currituck 2007 Hall of Fame class, Leigh continued his football career at Norfolk State University-During his time at NSU, Leigh, recruited as a linebacker, became a starter at defensive end-The team's leading tackler in 1992, he was nicknamed the squad's "Rock of Gibraltar'' and earned all CIAA honors for the Spartans-

7. Tyler Schuster (#12)

-A Three Year Varsity Player (2011, 2012, 2013)-Schuster led the Knights on Defense and Offense-Called up to Varsity early in 2011, Schuster assumed the starting Safety duties for the Knights-At safety, Schuster was a fearsome hitter, the prototypical "run-stopping safety"-He finished his first year with the Knights with 58 total tackles, including 9 total and 6 solo against South Brunswick in the 2nd round of the 2011 playoffs-In addition, Schuster added a sack, 2 Interceptions, 3 Forced Fumbles and 2 Fumble Recoveries as a Sophomore-As a Junior, Schuster reprised his role as as the starting safety accounting for 72 total tackles, with a whopping 17 total and 15 solo coming against Edenton-In 2012, he also added 5 interceptions, four of which came in the first three weeks of the season-On offense in 2012, Schuster gained additional roles, contributing first as a tailback before being moved to QB with the installation of the spread offense prior to the Northeastern game-In the final 3 weeks of the season, against Northeastern, Edenton and First Flight, Schuster completed 24 passes for for 429 yards-On the season, he rushed for 278 yards and five scores with his best performance coming against Northeastern: 14 carries for 96 yards and a TD-The starter in the 2013 season, Schuster guided the Knights to a 10-1 in games he started and completed-In total, 2013 was a magical season for Schuster, who went 126-262 for a school record 1997 yards and a record 20 TDs, shattering the previous marks of 1529 & 15-Schuster best performance came in the conference championship clincher against Hertford County when he reeled off a 417 yard game including passes of 99 and 98 yards-Schuster also tied the Currituck single game total passing record with 4 against Gates-As a result, Schuster is now etched all over the Currituck passing record book-Schuster added 6 more interceptions on the defensive side of the ball, including one to seal the game against Manteo-Schuster also had the distinction of being a multi-time all area player in both football and baseball-After Currituck, Schuster attended and played football at Fork Union Military Academy in 2014.

8. Ryland Lindsey (#30)

-A one year Currituck Wonder (1980)-Lindsey was a basketball and baseball star who decided to give football a try as a Senior-A 6'2, 200 pounder, Lindsey was placed at tailback and inside linebacker-A bruising back, Lindsey was the "Thunder" to Andre Hansbury's "Lightening"-In his 14 career games, Lindsey rushed for over 100 yards in half of them, finishing the his single season with over 1500 yards-In addition, Ryland powered his way to a then Currituck high 17 touchdowns (a record that held until 1989)-Against Perquimans, Lindsey found the end-zone four times, and he chipped in three scores against both Manteo and Gumberry-However, his most important touchdown, and one of the most iconic in school history, came against Fuquay-Varina-Battling the Bengals in the second round of the playoffs, Ryland gained 47 of the 55 yards on a drive in the game's waning minutes-Then, as Coach Sapp related, "I said dad-gum it if Ryland Lindsey can't get two yards on two plays we might not score all night"-True to form, Lindsey proved Sapp right, and he broke a 0-0 tie with a score with just 29 seconds to go in the contest to give Currituck to victory-Lindsey season tough ended on a rough note when he suffered an ankle injury in the 2nd quarter of the title game-After the season, Lindsey earned All Area and News & Observer All East honors for his monster Senior Season-In 2007, Lindsey was named as an initial member of the Currituck Hall of Fame-

9. Charles Lee (#11)

-A Three Year Varsity Player (1987, 1988, 1989)-Lee was a Quarterback, Inside Linebacker and Kicker-As a sophomore, Lee named the Knights starting QB before his first ever varsity game-That year, he had 165 yards passing in his first three games, however, he would eventually lose his starting spot due to rookie struggles-In '88, Lee returned as the starter for the Knights, however was lost from the team after 5 games as well-During the time Lee was with the team, Currituck went 4-1, with Charles accounting for 5 total scores-In 1989, as a Senior, Lee came back in force, leading Currituck to a 13-1 record-Overall, Lee was an all-everything player, going 45 for 86 (a completion percentage that held the school season record until 2007), for 930 yards and 13 TDs via passing, 400 yards and 4 scores the ground, caught a TD, and was the Knights tackles leader-At one point, Lee threw a TD pass in 7 straight games-Against Swain, Lee carried Currituck going 5-11 for 119 yards and a TD, and also had an INT that set up Currituck's other score-An underrated kicker, Lee had 19 PATs, including twice having 4 in a game (Edenton and Chocowinity), and also kicked a FG against Northeastern-At the end of 1989, Lee was honored for his solid season as the Hardee's All Albemarle Player of the Year-A superior baseball player as well, Lee was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 53rd round of the 1990 draft-Rather than playing on in college, Lee inked with the Expos, and would play four seasons of professional baseball, reaching as high as Advanced Single A-

10. Dakwon Foreman (#5)

-A Three Year Knight (2011, 2012, 2013)-Foreman was a WR, CB and Return Man Extraordinaire for the Knights-One of the early call ups in 2011, Foreman started in the secondary for the Knights, becoming a critical piece of the Knights defense, recording 46 total tackles and 3 INTs including one against South Brunswick and one for a TD against Perquimans-In 2012, Foreman became a two-way starter-On offense, he rushed for 133 yards and a score but more importantly he caught 27 balls for 480 yards and 3 TDs, with one 100 yard against (against First Flight)-He also added another score on an 89 yard kickoff return against Bertie-On defense, Dakwon recorded 36 tackles as a junior and had 5 INTs including 2 2 INT performances-As a senior, Foreman exploded to his fullest potential-With a sub 4.4 40, Foreman ran past defenders all year-In total Foreman caught a record 55 balls for a stunning 975 yards and 12 TDs, all easily Knights records, which held for a decade-His signature effort came against Hertford County when he turned quick slants into 99 and 98 yard Touchdowns, en route to a 360 yard game, which set the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record for yards in a single game-In total, Foreman caught 11 passes against the Bears, another Knight record-Foreman also turned in crucial catches against Manteo, where he caught the game winning Touchdown over two Redskins to give the Knights a monumental season opening victory, Northeastern where he recorded the Knights second TD, and Kinston where his catch, turn and burn 69 yard TD proved to be the winning margin-Dakwon was no less spectacular defensively with 10 more interceptions, tying the single season Knight record, and even had one in the loss to Little Washington-In total his 18 career interceptions is just one off the all time school mark-Against Kinston, Foreman had a spectacular all around game with 2 TD grabs, an INT and a catch of a blocked punt-After the season, Foreman was selected as Currituck's 3rd ever representative in the East-West All Star game, recording a tackle playing CB for the East-Foreman intitally signed with Fayetteville State, but later spent a season at Gray Academy before inking with Shepard University in West Virginia-

11. Ricky Etheridge (#13)

-A Four Year Knight (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)-Etheridge played the first three seasons of his career at Knapp, before leading the inaugural edition of the Currituck Knights-While at Knapp, Ricky was a inside linebacker, punter and offensive tackle-In '75, Etheridge paced the conference champion Knapp squad in tackles, while garnering all conference and all east honors-For the '76 move to Barco, however, the 6'2, 205 pound Ricky slid down into the QB's spot on offense, and was instrumental in the first Currituck conference title-In addition, he earned All East and All Conference spots for a second straight year, only at a different position-A testament to his athleticism was his 97 yard, 5 carry, 2 touchdown game against Gumberry-In the playoffs, Etheridge guided the Knights to a tie with Weldon, however, his senior season ended on a sour note as the Chargers were able to score a 2 point conversion in overtime which the Knights could not match-This, though, was not the end of Ricky's football career-As Coach Casey said, “If he’s not a college prospect, we’ve never had one and never will”, and certainly Ricky did not disappoint-In the spring of 1978, Etheridge walked onto the NC State football team, and soon became a starter at a Outside Linebacker/Defensive End Slot for the Wolfpack-During his State career, Ricky played on college's last ACC title team (1979), appeared on the cover of the premiere issue of the Wolfpacker, a magazine dedicated to State athletics, led the team in tackles for loss as a senior, won the 1981 Al Michaels Team Before Self Award, and was selected to play in the 1982 East-West Shrine Game in California-Back home in Currituck, Ricky was a member of the first and only Currituck Hall of Fame class-

12. Jesse Jones (#19)

-A Three year member of Varsity (1995, 1996, 1997)-Jones was a QB, and started the 1996 and 1997 seasons for Currituck-A passing QB, Jesse helped open Currituck's offense from a pure bone style-Over the course of his Knights tenure, Jones would throw for 2,300 career yards-He also accumulated 22 touchdown strikes through the air, and 11 scores on the ground during his time as the Knights' QB-The 1996 season was the most prolific of Jones career, as he would finish in the Top Ten of the State in passing yards with 1,529-In addition, Jones tossed 15 touchdowns in the '96 campaign alone-In the season opener, Jones guided Currituck to an upset over defending 1A Champion Williamston going 9-25 for 224 yards-However, Jesse's finest game of 1996 came against the Manteo Redskins when Jones threw four touchdown passes-Upon the conclusion of his Currituck career, Jones had totaled 13 wins in his 20 starts, the 13 wins being the 3rd highest figure won by any Knights QB-In addition, Jesse held the records for passing yards in a game and a season, attempts in a game and a season, completions in a season, yards in a game, and passing touchdowns in a game-Jones retained the Yards in a Season and Passing Touchdowns in a game and season records from the aforementioned 1996 year until the 2013 season-An All-Albemarle selection in '96, Jones was also a rare two year captain for the Knights-An even better shortstop, Jones finished his athletic career with the Diamond Vikings of Elizabeth City State-

13. John Smith (#11)

-A Three year varsity Knight (1978, 1979, 1980)-Smith was a Quarterback and Cornerback-A backup QB in '78, the Sophomore Smith was inserted by Coach Sapp in the starting lineup following a 1-6 start-Smith proceeded to rally the Knights, who beat Camden in his first start-Smith would then lead the Knights to wins over Murfreesboro and Gumberry to allow Currituck to tie for the conference crown-When Coach Sapp draw the correct number to claim the crown, Smith guided Currituck to a first round playoff victory before bowing out to Hobbton in round two-The starter in 1979, Smith would be dismissed from the team after 5 games-During the time he was on the field, Currituck went 3-2, and Smith had almost 200 yards passing, 2 TD passes and a TD rush-In the season opening win against 3A Plymouth, Smith was 5-8 for 60 yards-John returned to the Knights as a strong leader in the run-up to the 1980 season, and once again won the starting QB job-By season's end, the 5'8, 132 pound Smith had directed the Knights wishbone offense to the Eastern Regional Championship-Smith presence allowed Currituck to pass roughly 5 times a game, including on the first play of the season (though it failed)-In fact, against Gumberry, Smith had a 4-10 effort, or as Coach Sapp quipped, "We filled the airways with footballs"-Against SWO in the Eastern Finals, Smith threw two passes that wound up as TDs, the first a pass to Perry Beasley which was lateraled to Andre Hasnbury for a score, the second a "skip" pass to Steve Mullen who turned and fired it to George Harris for a TD-Against Sylva, Smith scored the only Knight TD on a QB keeper-Smith wound up being name named All Conference and 2nd Team All Area for his work in 1980 and was the Currituck Team MVP-With 24 QB starts, Smith is tied for 2nd all time in school history-

14. Jeff Owens (#44)

-A Four Year Varsity Player (1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990)-Owens was a Fullback and an Inside Linebacker-Starting at fullback after Currituck went to the wishbone before the 1988 season, Owens was at the position during 3 conference titles-As a freshman and sophomore, Owens scored five touchdowns, and had a then career high 10 carries for 51 yards against Creswell in the '88 First Round Playoff game-In '89, Owens came into his own as part of the high-powered Knights offense, starting with the game opening upset of Northeastern where Jeff had 128 yards and 3 Tds (2 rushing, 1 Receiving)-Owens followed that up with a 2 TD game against Camden-Owens finished the season with 20 scores for the Knights, 17 rushing and 3 receiving, and scored at least once in 11 games-During the playoffs, Jeff pushed the ball into the en-zone 7 times, with 3 coming in the Eastern Finals against SouthWest Onslow-In the title game against Swain, Owens had 2 catches for 79 yards, and scored on the ground-With the TD, Currituck pulled to within 22-14-In 1990 as a Senior Owens was once again a touchdown machine for Currituck, scoring 15 more times (13 rushing)-The high water of this season came against Edenton, when Jeff scored four times-He also added 884 yards, coming on 116 carries-His 40 total career scores were the most in Currituck history until Marquise Grizzle broke the mark in 2011-Overall, Jeff also ran for some 2000 yards in his Knights career-A 1989 and 1990 All Conference and All Area Player, Owens also earned Honorable Mention All East Honors in '90 as well-After Currituck, Jeff went on to play for Elizabeth City State University-

15. Jayden Calloway (#13)

-A four year Knight (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)-Calloway was an athlete who spent time as a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and safety-Was the leader on a co-conference champion-Calloway played at QB in multiple games as a Sophomore in 2017-In 2018, Calloway began the season as a run-first QB and ultimately ended the season as the Knights tailback-That season Calloway tallied 23-54 for 379 yards and 4 TDs through the air, eclipsing 100 yards in a game once, and going 6-6 against Camden-On the ground, Calloway ran for 1,204 on a 7.8 yard average, with 11 TDs-He ran for 100 yards 7 times-Scored 3 TDs in the narrow playoff loss to Croatan-In 2019, Calloway began the season as the tailback, before shifting to QB following an injury to the Knights season opening starter-Calloway passed 37 for 82 for 543 yards and 9 TDs-Had 2 100 yard passing games and was 7 for 10 against Hertford-As a runner, Calloway had 9 100 yard games and 2 200 yard games-Finished with 1,802 yards on 178 carries, good for a 10.1 yard average and 23 TDs-Had a career high 248 yards against Bruton and had 208 yards in the playoff loss to South Granville-Also had a receiving TD against St. Pauls-Overall, Calloway surpassed 3,000 rushing yards and 4,000 total yards, along with 35 TDs and kicked 1 field goal and two extra points-3X All Conference and All Area performer-After Currituck, Calloway signed with Barton College as BC established a football program and was on the roster during the 2020-21 academic year.

16. Andre Hansbury (#22)

-A two year Knight (1980, 1981)-Hansbury was a Running Back and Defensive Back-In 1980 as a Junior, Hansbury served as part of a "big, little" combo with Ryland Lindsey-That season, Hansbury was a 5'8, 138 pound speedster for the Knights, en route to a 1500+ yard, 12 TD season-Among his top games in the regular season included against Perquimans where Andre rushed for 221 yards, against Gates where he had a key INT in Knights territory to keep the Red Barons scoreless, against Gumberry he he had 90 yards in the first quarter alone-In the playoffs, Andre had an 82 yard TD run against Gaston, and also scored against SW Onslow-In the1980 title game, Hansbury took over the entire Knights offense following an injury to Lindsey-Overall, Andre was a All Area 2nd Teamer and Honorable Mention All East player in 1980-Expected to be the star in '81, Hansbury guided the Knights to a season opening win over 3A WIlliamston-However, he was soon hobbled by a knee injury that robbed him of most of the season-

17. Damon Duke (#1)

-A three season Knight (Fall 2021, 2022, 2023)-Duke was a wide receiver-In fall 2021, Duke was a multiple offensive threat, rushing for 163 yards and catching 240 yards and scoring a combined 5 times-In 2022, Duke grabbed 24 balls for 470 yards and 8 TDs-He had 2 100+ yard games, against Hertford and Manteo-As a senior, Duke broke out, with 45 catches for 1,188 yards and 20 TDs-In doing so, Duke became the first 1,000 yard receiver in a single season in Knight history-Total was 13th in the state of North Carolina for 2023-He also set the WR record for TDs in a season-Highlights included 5 100 yard games and outputs of 252 against Manteo and 246 against Edenton in back to back weeks-Was recognized by HighSchoolOT.com as a "starting 22: best players from week 8" for his Edenton game-His 50.4 yard average against Manteo is the school record-Also had 4 TDs in the Manteo game, breaking the school record of 3-Against Fike in the playoffs, had 166 yards and 2 TDs-Overall, ended with 83 catches for 1,898 yards and 31 TDs and exceeded 2,000 all purpose yards-Participated in the 252 All Star Showcase Game in Greenville-Committed to Davidson College-

18. Steve Mullen (#88)

-A varsity Player for three seasons (1978, 1979, 1980)-Mullen Played Tight End and Defensive End for Currituck-Over his Knights career, Mullen evolved from a 6'1, 175 proto-receiver into a 6'3, 200 pound extension of the offensive line-As such, Mullen was two way Tight End, excelling both in the run and passing games-Steve burst onto the scene for the '78 Knights, catching a TD in his first game, and being a vital part of the second half comeback-As a junior, Mullen was a the target of a rare passing game, but hauled in several TDs nonetheless-As a Senior, Mullen again served in his dual function on offense, and once again started the season strong with 2 TDs vs. Plymouth-However, 1980 was a year he took off as a key member of the Knights Defense-Along his exploits during the season including knocking Perquimans' QB out of the game, returning a fumble for a score against Gates (though the TD was nullified, the TO was counted), had a 40 yard TD recovery against Murfreesboro-Against SW Onslow, Mullen tossed a 44 yard TD pass to George Harris on a trick play, that proved to be the difference maker-In the title game, Mullen kicked an extra point and also added several tackles for losses-Overall,Mullen would earn Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors, and was named to the 1980 All Albemarle and All East teams-In addition, Mullen was selected to play in the North Carolina Boys Home All Star Game-After Currituck, Mullen signed to play for East Carolina University-

19. Corey Barrow (#10)

-Varsity Member in 3 seasons (1987, 1988, 1989)-In 1987, amidst a losing season, Barrow was among the core of Sophomores who were put on varsity to get future experience-By 1988, it had paid off, as Barrow was the Knights' starting receiver-But, when Charles Lee was dismissed from the team, Barrow was forced to slid into the starting role at Quarterback-During his time at QB, Barrow help guide Currituck to a surprise conference title-For the season, Barrow, guiding an option based wishbone, rushed for 7 scores, including 6 carries for 58 yards and a TD in the playoff win over Creswell-In '89, Barrow return to his WR slot, to have one of the most productive seasons to school history-The 1989 Knights leader in receiving, Corey finished with over 600 yards and 9 Touchdowns (9 being the school record)-Among his key efforts was a 3 TD game against Gates, a 134 yard performance against SW Onslow in the Eastern Regional Finals (a school return until broken by Ken Simmons) and catching a scoring strike against Swain-He also turned in an 8 interceptions season on defense for the Knights, and added 2 Interception Returns for TD; one of which once held longest in Knights history-For his myriad of efforts (12 total TDs), Barrow earned A 2nd Team All East selection-In addition, Corey was named a Member of the 2007 CCHS Hall of Fame Class-After Barco, Barrow went on to play for Delaware State University and achieved All Mason Dixon Status for DSU, in addition to being Currituck's only D1 player between 1983 and 2012-

20. Julius Sampson (#45)

-A four year CCHS Varsity player (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)-Sampson was the first ever freshman Currituck Knight-As a freshman, Sampson was a defensive end and a Center-In the third game of the '77 season, Sampson was inserted into the starting lineup, the first Knight (including Knapp years) to start as a freshman since the 1970 season-In that game, against Manteo, Sampson had 3 tackles for losses-In 1978, Sampson was converted to Inside Linebacker and eventually also moved from center to fullback-As a LB, Sampson was an all conference player in 1978 and 1979, as well as All Area in '78-In 1979, Sampson had a 2 INT game, 1 fumble recovery contest against Plymouth as well as a 1 INT, 2 fumble recovery game vs. Northampton-In 1980, Sampson suffered a preseason knee injury which kept him out of most of the regular season (he returned against Gates)-Always gutty, Sampson provided a spark plug on D for the Knights during the playoff run, instead of realizing his worst fear-being on crutches will Currituck kept playing-Despite being around for only the end, Sampson's impact was so great he earned 2nd Team All Area Honors-Overall, Samspon started 37 games as a Knight-After Currituck, he signed to play for East Carolina but after just one season transferred to Winston Salem State-At WSSU, Sampson would return to Center, and ended his career as a starter for WSSU-

21. William Powell (#73)

-A dual Knapp and Currituck Knight-Powell started as a Sophomore with Knapp in 1975, before moving to Currituck for his Junior and Senior Seaons (1976, 1977)-Powell started at both Offensive Tackle and Inside Linebacker during his three years-As a Senior in 1977, Powell set the Currituck records with 122 tackles for the season, and 23 against Murfreesboro-For his monster season, Powell earned All Albemarle, All East and Honorable Mention All State honors-After his graduation, Powell was the first ever Knight to play in the now defunct North-South All Star Game-From Currituck, Powell was recruited by and played for North Carolina State: to this date he is Currituck's only recruited ACC player-At State, Powell's head coach was Monte Kiffin, his Defensive Coordinator was Pete Carroll and a Senior LB was Bill Cowher-In addition, Powell, a Defensive Tackle, would practice in 1979 against Outland Winner Jim Ritcher-

22. Traveon Powell (#9)

-Three year performer (2018, 2019, Spring 2021)-Played running back and corner back-As sophomore in 2018, Powell ran for 953 yards and 8 TDs-Had 3 100 yard games, capped by a 207 yard game against First Flight-Ran for 112 in the playoffs-Exceeded 1,000 total yards in 2018-Added 1 interception and 5 pass defenses-As a Junior, Powell ran for 1,261 yards on 154 carries and had 11 TDs-Had 9 100 Yard games-Carried the ball an impressive 26 times against Hertford County-Had 21 tackles and 5 pass defenses-Only played 4 games as a Senior due to the Pandemic shortened season but had 704 yards and 2 TDs-Hit 100 yards in all four games played-In his last game, had an exceptional 326 yards against First Flight, with 29 carries-For his career, Powell ran for over 600 yards against First Flight in 3 games-Overall, Powell had 2,918 rushing yards in 25 games, good for over 100 per game for his career-Career 7.8 yards per carry-21 career rushing TDs and 25 total TDs- Participated in the 2021 Hawaii Tiki Bowl-Signed as a Preferred Walk On with ECU-

23. Sean Kelleher (#44)

-A Four year Varsity player (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)-Kelleher was a Inside Linebacker and a Running Back-Called up along with Shea Kirkwood and Tim Vinick as Freshman, he was part of the core that constituted that '07 Knights-A three year starter, Sean was Currituck's Defensive Captain in 2006 and 2007-During his time at Currituck, Kelleher racked up over 300 career tackles, becoming the first player to do so in school history-As a Junior, Kelleher also set the School Record for Tackles in a season with 141 in '06-Perhaps his biggest tackle was a strip sack of Edenton's QB in the end-zone on a sneak, in which Kelleher also recovered for a TD-As a Senior, Sean added 126 Tackles in 2007 (11 of which went for losses)-For his efforts, Sean was named a 2006 and 2007 All Albemarle and All Northeastern Coastal Conference Player-Following his graduation, Sean attempted to play college ball at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, but injuries ended his career-

24. Walter Denby (#84)

-A 3 time Varsity performer (1982, 1983, 1984)-Denby was a Wide out and Defensive Back-As just a sophomore in 1982, Denby recorded four touchdowns for the Knights-In 1983, Denby made the Daily Advance All Area squad for both Offense and Defense, as he turned in a nine interception season-Returning as a Senior in 1984, Denby once again was a two way All Area selectee, with an amazing 10 interceptions on defense (the Currituck record), and 23 receptions for 388 yards and 6 touchdowns on offense-Among his stellar games included a 4 catch, 130 yard output against North Lenoir (the yards per catch average record), and recording 2 TD catches against Wake Forest Rolesville-Against Wallace Rose Hill, Denby provided one of the few Currituck highlights with an interception-After Currituck, Denby played baseball for Elizabeth City State University

25. Ken Simmons (#12)

-A Three Year Varsity Knight (1994, 1995, 1996)-Simmons was a stud Wide Receiver as well as a Defensive Back-In 1996, with a more pass happy offense, Simmons set CCHS records for receptions (50) and yards (858) in a season-Simmons also holds the Currituck record for receiving yards in a game with a 154 yard game against Hertford County, which was accomplished in the Knights first ever win over the Bears-After the first month of the 1996 season alone, Simmons had 392 yards, which lead the state of North Carolina-Among other impressive stats Simmons ended his Knights career just shy of 1500 receiving yards, had Over 10 Career Touchdowns, and averaged over 15 years per catch in his career-An All Albemarle and All Northeastern Conference Player in 1995 and 1996-After initially signing a letter of intent at Wake Forest University, Simmons went to Elizabeth City State, where he briefly played for the Vikings-

26. Travis Saunders (#11)

-A Two year Varsity Player (1984, 1985)-Saunders played Wide Receiver, Quarterback and Defensive Back-As a junior in 1984, Saunders caught 4 touchdowns passes from his Wide Out slot, including 2 against Murfreesboro (in a 100 yard game)-Moved to QB to replace Vernon Owens in 1985, Saunders excelled some more, leading the Knights to a 10-1-1 record, including an unbeaten regular season-During the campaign, Travis Put Ten Touchdowns on the board (4 passing and 6 rushing), and was Selected to the 1985 All Albemarle 1st Team at the QB position (while going 33-72 for 454 yards in the regular season)-During the season, Saunders had a remarkable 13 for 14 performance against Murfreesboro, and that 93% rate is the CCHS record for completion percentage in a game-A Basketball player also, Saunders was named the 1986 1A Basketball Championship Game MVP while leading Currituck to the state crown-After the conclusion of his dazzling Knights career, Saunders attended North Carolina Wesleyan for basketball, where he was an All Dixie Conference Player-In 2007, Travis was selected as part of the inaugural Currituck Hall of Fame Class-

27. Johnnie Sampson (#73)

-A Three Varsity Currituck Knights (1978, 1979, 1980)-Sampson was an offensive guard and a nose tackle during his playing career-Just the second freshman to ever play varsity for Currituck, Sampson had excellent ability, especially on defense to plug the middle of the field, despite being only 5'9, 210-A two way starter on the 1980 Eastern Regional Championship Squad, Sampson earned All Area 1st Team in 1980-In addition to his defensive prowess, Sampson helped drive back defenders from the left guard position, as Currituck rushed for well over 3,000 yards on the season-

28. Mike Miller (#12)

-A three year Varsity Knight (1978, 1979, 1980)-Miller was an unusual Defensive End-Quarterback combo for Currituck, while also punting-A two year starter at defensive end, Miller earned First Team All Area honors for the 1980 Eastern Champion Knights-At end, Miller successfully cut off opposing backs attempts to get outside, and thus helped Currituck have a stout run defense-At punter meanwhile, Miller was also a key contributor for Currituck, including setting the record for most punts in a game with 7 against Williamston in 1979 (for an average of 33 yards), and continuing his efforts in '80-After graduating, Miller signed and played college ball for NAIA champion Elon College-Today, Miller serves as an assistant coach for Norfolk Christian-

29. Randy Matusko (#85)

-A Member of Currituck Varsity in three seasons (1984, 1985 and 1986)-Matusko was a Tight End and an Outside Linebacker, and started since game one of his Sophomore season-In 1984, Matusko was the only underclassman to make the '84 All Area team-During that season he provided a dump-off weapon for Vernon Owens, in addition to blocking for Ryan Patterson-Among his key performances was catching and outrunning the opposing defense for 54 yards in notching the eventual game winning TD against Perquimans to win the conference championship, and a 10 tackle, Interception playoff game against Wake Forest Rolesville-Matusko continued his two way performances in being named Honorable mention all Albemarle in 1985 and a 1st team selectee in 1986-Matusko also holds the longest pass reception in school history, with an 88 yard catch against Gates-From Barco, Randy continued his career as a member of the Elizabeth City State Vikings-

30. Vernon Owens (#40)

-A two year member of varsity (1983 and 1984)-Owens was a Wide Receiver and Corner as a Junior, and scored 3 TDs that season-Then, as a Senior, Owens was shifted to quarterback for the 1984 campaign, and proved to be the added boost Currituck needed-At QB, Vernon guided the Knights to a conference championship while throwing for 1232 passing yards and 14 TDs, totals that led the area in their respective categories-As a result, Owens picked up All Area 1st Team honors and even was listed as an Honorable Mention All East QB in '84-In addition, the 1232 yards was the all time season record in Barco, until it was broken in 1996-Owens also added a touchdown rushing and a fumble recovery for a score during the 1984 campaign-At the conclusion of his Currituck career, Owens attended Fayetteville State and was a member of the football squad-

31. Dewayne Griffin (#54)

-A three year varsity member (1987, 1988, 1989)-Griffin played on both the offensive and defensive line-In 1989, Griffin started at left guard for the the Knights, and was dominant and essential part of the 1989 Eastern Regional Champions, which rushed for over 4,000 yards-One of the iconic photos of the title game, which ran in the Daily Advance is of Griffin leaving the field in tears after the defeat-

32. Troy Smith (#72)

-A Four Year Currituck Knight (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)-Smith was a Center, Guard and Tackle on Offensive, and a Nose Tackle and Defensive End on Defense, as well as Punting for the Knights and handling Kickoffs-Started at center on day one, Troy would make 43 starts on the offensive line over his career, which is 2nd among offensive lineman, and 3rd all time at Currituck-He played Center as a Freshman, Tackle as a Sophomore and Guard as a Junior and Senior, and in the latter two Troy served as the pulling blocker for Marquise Grizzle-As a Junior, Smith had 41 tackles and 3 sacks, and blocked a Bertie punt to set up the Knights' first ever win over the Falcons-However, it was as a Senior that Troy became a Currituck great-In addition to his numerous critical pancakes, 2011 allowed Smith to contribute with traditional offensive stats scoring 2-2 passing for 36 yards, 6 carriers for 35 yards and a Touchdown and 6 2 point conversions, four of which came in the playoffs-Smith was also an outstanding punter, setting the record for average with 47.0 against Northampton East in 2010, and totaling over 1500 yards over his final two seasons-A two time all Area pick in 2010 and 2011, Smith has signed to play college ball at Newport News Apprentice-

33. Kevin Norman (#55)

-A Three year Varsity Knight (1981, 1982, 1983)-Norman played on both the Offensive and Defensive Lines -On offense, Norman began at guard as a Junior, before moving to Left Tackle as a Senior in 1983-On defense, Kevin was the starting Knights Nose Tackle all three years-As a Senior, Norman had his biggest impact, leading Currituck in tackles on a resurgent 7-3 1983 squad-Offensively, Norman led the way for Ryan Patterson, including a game when Patterson rushed for 213 yards nearly entirely on Iso Left plays-For his performance, Norman was named All Conference, All Albemarle and All East in '83-In addition, Norman placed 2nd Team All State Squad-After Currituck, he would go on to play football for Chowan College, and later went to Elizabeth City State to compete for the Vikings-

34. Collin Jennings (#55)

-A Four Year Varsity Player (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)-Jennings was an offensive and defensive lineman-At left guard, Jennings was the anchor of Currituck's offensive line-Behind Jennings, Jayden Calloway and Traveon Powell ran for over 5,000 yards-Totaled 88 pancakes-All Conference player in 2019-Second Team All Conference in 2018-Added 6.5 career tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks-Originally committed to Shippensburg, Jennings walked on at ECU instead-

35. Tim Vinick (#9)

-A Four Year Varsity Player (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)-Vinick was all over the map for the Knights, playing Quarterback, Wide Receiver, Defensive Back and spending time as a return man-One of four freshman (with Kirkwood, Hines, and Kelleher) to get placed on varsity in 2004, Vinick was the part of the core that rebuilt Currituck football-In 2005, Vinick set the Currituck record for longest fumble return against Northeastern, when he returned the ball 92 yards for a score-Moved from WR to QB for the 2006 season, Tim had the Knights at a 4-2 record before being lost to a knee injury which derailed the '06 season-During his time on the field, Tim threw for 342 yards and 4 Tds, and had 618 yards and 6 scores on the ground, good for a 9 yard a carry average, with four straight 100 yard games-In '07, Vinick guided Currituck down the field against Manteo on the opening drive, before hurting his ankle-With 3 points on the board, it was enough for Currituck's only win over Manteo since 2000-After returning from the injury, Vinick was mainly a rushing QB, with 592 yards and 6 TDs on only 57 attempts-He set the record for yards per carry with 22.3 against Edenton (since broken)-

36. DJ Morey (#74)

-A 3 year varsity player (1996, 1997, 1998)-Morey was an offensive and defensive lineman as well as getting some action at linebacker-Not only was he the lone underclassman on the 1996 team, but Morey even started at defensive tackle and on the line-Morey continued to start his Junior and Senior seasons, both ways, and was the team leader in 1998-That year, he set the Knights solo tackles record- Against Plymouth, DJ brought down, by himself, 17 Vikings-At the conclusion of his Currituck career, Morey would go on to play for Elizabeth City State, where the Daily Advance ran a story titled "DJ is ECSU's anchor"-With the Vikings, Morey was a rookie, 2nd team (Junior season) and 1st team (Senior Season) all CIAA selection at Center/Guard/Tackle and was selected to play in the East Coast Bowl-In the mid 2000s, DJ returned to Currituck as the offensive line coach for Currituck, including during the 2007 season-

37. Aubrey Patterson (#22)

-A three year varsity Knight (1977, 1978, 1979)-Patterson played running back and defensive back-A starter in the 1978 split I formation of Bob Sapp, Patterson gained 1100 yards on the ground and was named all conference-Among his better efforts was a 123 yard game against 3A Plymouth, and 3 TDs vs. Gumberry-Patterson also turned into a solid playoff effort with 131 yards and a score in the first round against Gaston, but was held to 57 yards versus Hobbton in round two-In 1979, Patterson was Currituck's leader, and he rushed for 900 yards on 149 carriers (a 6 yard average)-He also turned in 10 total TDs: 7 on the ground, 1 on a catch, and 2 passing-Patterson was at his best against archrival Camden, scoring a then record 3 interceptions as well as punching home the winning touchdown on the ground-After his Knights career concluded, Patterson would play for the Elon Fighting Christians including for two straight NAIA championships under Coach Jerry Tolley (an Edenton graduate)-

38. Nigel Powell (#77)

-A four year member of varsity (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)-Powell was a defensive line star and also played offensive line, contributing at times all all three line positions-The nephew of former Currituck star Billy Powell, Nigel was on the varsity roster from his first game as a freshman-Powell became a contributor as a Sophomore on the 2011 Knights Defense playing mainly defensive end and recording 34 total tackles including 15 in the playoffs and a sack against Camden-As a junior, Powell added another 31 tackles including 5 for loss-As a senior, Powell excelled as a defensive captain-An all area selection, Powell topped his until then career tackle total with 73 from the defensive line position-His most memorable tackle was being the lead on the stop of Ryan Weaver at the goaline as time expired to allow Currituck a conference championship-In another, Powell had a comical 39 yard tackle for a loss against Bertie-In the playoffs, Powell had 20 total tackles and had 2 TFLs-After initially signing with Fayetteville State, Powell briefly played at Gray Academy before moving on to Shepard University in West Virginia-

39. Christan Burton (#17)

-A three year varsity member (1995, 1996, 1997)-Burton was a running back for the Knights-As a member of the Currituck backfield, Burton rushed for over 2000 career yards-In 1997, as the sole back following an injury to Dayreum Robertson, Burton fully stepped up to the plate-During the '97 season, Christian ran for 1233 of his career yards, and also pounded the endzone with 16 scores-One of those was an incredible 99 yard scamper against Perquimans-Overall, Burton scored 32 touchdowns in his Knights career, 30 of them rushing-He also had two double digit rushing touchdown seasons, including that 16 figure from 1997-For his performances, Burton was an All Albemarle Player in both 1996 and 1997-

40. Josh Garrett (#44)

-A four year Knight (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)-Garrett was a Inside Linebacker and Fullback for the Knights-As a freshman, Garrett was a contributor early in the season, recording half of his season tackles (7 of 14) against Camden and adding a sack-Sophomore season, Garrett was plugged into the linebacker corps and was revelation for the Knights-A vital piece in the middle of the defense, Garrett had 73 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 10+ tackle games in such important contests as Camden, Hertford County and Little Washington-In the 3 playoff games, Garrett had 23 total tackles and an Interception-In addition, Garrett was one of the two fullbacks in the Knights' short yardage and goaline Power I package and scored 3 2 point conversions himself-As a junior, Garrett again was a key player for the Knights with 78 tackles, 8 for loss, and 3 sacks-Of these tackles, he again had 3 10+ games against Camden, Hertford and First Flight-Garrett, however, saved the best for last-As a senior, Garrett was an instinctive and impactful player, leading the Knights defense while recording 138 tackles-In this run, Garrett had some crazy games, including a 4.5 TFL game against Bertie that marched the Falcons backwards over 40 yards-In the playoffs, Garrett again was at his best-Against East Duplin, Garrett had 14 total tackles, 3.5 for loss-Versus Kinston, Garrett added 9 tackles, 1.5 for a loss-In his final game, Garrett left nothing on the field with 16 total tackles in a defeat against little Washington-After Currituck, Garrett attended Gray Academy for a season-

41. Jon Miller (#65)

-A Four Year Varsity Member (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)-During his Currituck, tenure, Miller played Tackle and Inside Linebacker-Returning from a devastating car wreck, Miller was a defensive cog for the 1996 Knights, leading the team in tackles with over 100-A Team Captain as a Senior during the 1997 season, Miller proved his selection on the field by tying the twenty year old CCHS Single Game Total Tackle Record-In the last game of the season, needing to beat Edenton to make the playoffs, Miller brought down 23 Aces in a losing effort-Overall, Miller would finish the 1997 season with a total of 119 tackles, which at the time 2nd in Knights history-In addition, Miller ended his career as the Knights career tackles leader, though that record has since been broken-Offensively, Miller was also a solid tackle, and helped lead the way for Knights backs to rush for almost 2,000 yards as a Senior-In all, Miller was an All Albemarle player in 1997-

42. Ryan Seymore (#25)

-A Four Year Varsity Player (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)-Seymore was a running back for the Knights from the very beginning in 1991, and also served as a return man-During his four year career, Ryan rushed for over 2500 yards-As the lead back in 1994, Seymore rushed for nearly 1000 yards in his senior season-Overall, Seymore scored 26 touchdowns for the Knights, and had two double digit TD seasons-In addition, Seymore holds the Currituck Record for longest kickoff return, when he took a Camden kick 98 yards for a score in 1994-Ryan also was awarded the Virginian Pilot Player of the Week for September 17th 1993 for his efforts against Northampton-West-In addition, a typical Seymore game was exemplified against Roanoke Rapids in '93 when he rushed for 63 yards and one score, added 113 receiving yards and two more TDs and returned a fumble 60 yards for a 4th TD-

43. Kentrial Harvey (#11)

-A one year Knight (2019)-Harvey played running back and defensive end-A disruptive force, Harvey had 14.5 Sackes-Had a sack in 9 games-Twice had 3 sacks (Manteo and Bertie)-Had a sack in the playoff win over St. Pauls-Was #18 in the state of North Carolina in sacks for the 2019 season-Harvey recorded 132 total tackles (16 solo, 116 combined)-Had 19 total tackles versus Manteo- Totaled 15 tackles for loss, including 3 against Bruton-Also forced 3 fumbles and recovered 2.

44. Kris McCoy (#75)

-A Four Year Varsity player (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)-McCoy was a leader on the Offensive and Defensive Line-He started at right guard for Currituck in '05, '07, and '08 (missing 2006 due to an injury)-In 2007, McCoy was a member of the that open enough holes to allow Currituck to rush for 2600 yards and pass for 750-For himself, Kris had 45 pancakes that season-McCoy was the Currituck offensive Captain in 2008, and was Offensive MVP-He was all named All Area and All Northeastern Coastal Conference in the 2007 and 2008 seasons-McCoy signed with Elizabeth City State, as Vikings Coach Tillar remarked: "He had that energy that we're looking for on the offensive line"-Alas, another knee injury early in August practice robbed McCoy of any college career-

45. Dimitrius Lindsey (#23)

-Lindsey was a Currituck Knight for three years (1991, 1992 and 1993)-As a freshman in 1991, he earned a spot as the starter at running back, and would hold that role for all three years he played-During that time, Lindsey reached the 2000 yard club, and finished at just shy of 2500 total in his Knights career-In addition, he scored 31 touchdowns in his three seasons, including two campaigns of 10+in a season-Of all his contests, Lindsey was at his best on October 15, 1993 when he turned in a 220 yard effort against Manteo-For his performance in the win over the Redskins, Lindsey would earn Virginian Pilot Player of the Week honors-

46. Mel Pollock (#40)

-A two year varsity player (1991 and 1992)-Pollock was a halfback, fullback and outside linebacker-In his two years in the backfield including as the starting fullback in 1992, Pollock rushed for over 1200 yards-He also scored 13 touchdowns for the Knights-On the Defensive side of the ball, Pollock lead Currituck in tackles in 1992-That year he also set the then CCHS record for solo tackles in a game (12) and had the second highest total tackles in a game in school history (20)-Against Manteo in 1992, Pollock caused a Redskin fumble at the Knights' 20 to allow the Currituck to seal the game-Pollock was named to both the 1991 and 1992 All Albemarle teams and also was on the 1992 All Area Team-After leaving Currituck, Pollock attended and played for the US Coast Guard Academy-

47. Juwan Harvey (#3)

-A Three Time Knight (2009, 2010, 2011), Harvey also appeared down the stretch in 2008-A Two Time All Albemarle Utility Player, Harvey was a Quarterback, Halfback, and Receiver on offense, a Safety and Corner on Defense and a Kick and Punt Returner and a Kicker-In his first true game in 2008 as a freshman against First Flight, Harvey returned a punt for a touchdown-As a Sophomore, Harvey was the Knights leading tackler from the starting safety spot-He also added a 75 yard INT return for a score against Northampton-East, and a TD catch against Bertie-As a Junior, Harvey continued his success against Northampton with a TD pass and 2 kickoff returns, including a 93 yarder for TDs, tying a state record-Overall, Harvey rushed for 369 yards and 2 scores, and had 225 yards receiving including a TD and a game opening 67 yarder against Havelock in the playoffs-On defense, Juwan totaled 4 picks and 3 fumble recovers-In his senior season, Harvey once again proved to help Currituck in all manners, including having 157 yards and 3 scores on the ground, 166 yards off catches, and 2 picks- The highlights included an end-around score against South Brunswick in the playoffs and a critical kick return score against SE Halifax-As a kicker, Harvey totaled 10 touchbacks in 2011, for 2873 total yards-

48. Steve Saunders (#85)

-A Three Year Varsity Performer (1988, 1989, and 1990)-Saunders played a variety of positions for CCHS including Offensive Tackle, Defensive End, Tight End, Defensive Tackle and Punter-At 6'5, Saunders provided a key weapon at Tight End, as well as at defensive end for the 1989 Eastern Regional Champs, and was the team's 2nd leading receiver-For the season, Saunders caught two touchdown passes-Against Swain, Saunders caught two balls for 37 yards-During his Knights career, Steve was a member of 3 Albemarle Championship Teams-As a punter, Saunders set the Knights records for most punts (7) and yards in a game (245) against North Edgecombe in the 1988 playoffs-Today, Saunders is an assistant basketball coach at First Flight High-

49. TC Haubold (#41)

-A two year Varsity player in 2007 and 2008, with one game played in 2006-A versatile athlete, Haubold played Defensive Line, Inside Linebacker, Fullback and Guard for the Knights-Playing mostly nose guard, Haubold had 77 tackles and 7 sacks in 2007, to earn honorable mention All Area-As a Senior, TC was a starting linebacker, and had well over 100 tackles and was the squad's defensive MVP in 2008-As the defensive leader, he was a key reason for the strong defensive performance that season, and was named All Area-On the offensive side, TC was a fullback in '08, before moving to guard for a brief stint when Currituck needed lineman-Following his Knights career, Haubold played club football for UNC Chapel-Hill in 2009 and again in 2010-

50. Daniel Hines (#1)

-A four year varsity player (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)-A Kicker, Hines was Labeled by the Daily Advance as one of the state's top at that position -During his tenure, Hines set the Currituck records for most FGs in a game, and a season, longest FG and most PATs in a season-Always at his best against Camden, he kicked 45 and 42 yard FGs against the Bruins in '05, another 42 yarder in '06, and in '07 added 3 FGs in a game-For his efforts, Hines was selected All Area in 2007-Also, in '07 Hines booted Currituck's first playoff points in four years against Dudley-A testament to his value came in 2006, when Currituck lost a game to Northeastern, 14-12, as Hines sat out due to suspension from a soccer red card, and Currituck failed to convert the conversion points-He also provided the win points in several other contests including breaking a 12 all tie with 2:55 to go against First Flight in '05, and the only points of the game against Manteo in '07-

51. Chris Rivera (#72)

-A Two year varsity player (1988 and 1989)-Rivera started at offensive guard in 1988 for the Knights-In 1989, Rivera voluntary moved down the line to center and plugged a hole in an otherwise solid offensive line-At Center, Rivera was a key blocker for the 1989 Eastern Regional Champions that rushed for over 400 yards a game-

52. Shane Gubbs (#33)

-Three Year Knight (2009, 2010, 2011) with an end of season call up in 2008-Starting Linebacker for the Knights in all three years-Also started at wingback for the Knights in '10 and fullback in '11-As a Senior, Gubbs had 541 rushing yards, 4 TDs and 8 two point conversions including 108 yards on only 8 carries against Perquimans-Gubbs also served as a lead blocker for 3,000 yard back Marquise Grizzle, a role that led to All Conference Fullback and Honorable Mention All Area Honors-On Defense, Gubbs had 34 tackles as a Senior-In his Junior Year, Gubbs had 224 yards on the ground and a TD in the playoff game against Havelock-His 103 tackle performance in 2010 earned him All Area Honors-Of the 103, 18 came against the Hertford County Bears-As a Sophomore, Gubbs carried the depleted overmatched Knights through the Cardinal Gibbons game with a gritty rushing effort-During his career,Gubbs took home Coach's Award Sophomore Year, Defensive Player of the Year Junior Season and the Donnie Simpson Distinguished Leadership Award as a Senior-

53. Randy Joesph

-A Two Year Member of Varsity (2003 and 2004)-Joseph was a Wide Receiver, Kick Returner and Defensive Back for the Knights as a Junior-Led Currituck as the Starting QB in 2004, the Knights first in Coach D's spread offense-in 2003, Joseph set the Knights record for Interceptions in a game, with an incredible 4 against Northeastern Currituck's first defeat of Northeastern since 1989-In the contest, Joseph was matched up one on one against Eagles star (and future ECU Pirate) Javon Brumsey-Earlier in the season, Joseph had 2 interceptions against Camden-In 2004, Joesph set Currituck records for Completions (16), Attempts (45) and Yards (244) in a game -He also set the Currituck record for completions and attempts in a single season (93 for 250)-After Currituck, Joesph played a year of spring ball for North Carolina A&T-

54. JJ Ferebee (#42)

-Four Years of Varsity Football (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)-JJ was a fullback for the first three years, and was a linebacker for all four-At fullback, he started two seasons, '90, and '91, while he started at LB from '90-'92-At fullback, JJ scored his first ever touchdown in the 1989 playoffs, against Chocowinity-He would add four touchdowns to his career totals in his remaining years at fullback-In 1992, JJ, for the good of the team, switched positions to play offensive guard-As a result, he was named the 1992 Coach's Award Winner-Also, in 1992, JJ was name to the All Area Team as a LB-Lastly, JJ was named Honorable Mention All East as a Fullback for the 1990 season-

55. Shea Kirkwood (#17)

-Varsity player in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007-Shea Played Halfback, Inside and Outside Linebacker and Punted for the Knights-As the starting tailback in 2007, he rushed for 896 yards and 6 TDs and added two more scores through receptions-On the defensive side of the ball, Shea had 46 tackles, two sacks, an five pass deflections from the outside linebacker's spot-As a punter, he averaged 37.1 yards per attempt, and once had a 60+ yard punt, though said punt was negated due to plenty-Over 50% of his punts ended inside the 20-As a junior, Shea contributed 184 yards and two touchdowns offensively, while racking up 63 total tackles-He also averaged 34.5 yards per punt-Kirkwood had 3 total TDs as a Sophomore-Shea was an All-Albemarle Section in 2007

56. Mark Bell (#62)

Bell was a two year varsity Knight in 1987 and 1988-At 6'4, Bell was an imposing figure on both the Offensive and Defensive Lines-In 1987, Bell led Currituck in tackles with over a 100-Of the more memorable games in '87, Bell shined against Camden-In the first Camden game, he had 15 tackles, while in the second contest, he recovered a Shaun Bigbie fumble with under a minute to go to preserve the win for the Knights-In 1988, Bell served as a Senior Anchor for the Knights, as Currituck unexpectedly won the conference championship-During the '88 campaign, Bell was named to the All Albemarle Squad

57. Don Williams (#54)

-A four year varsity Knight (1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993)-Williams was a Center and Defensive Lineman-A starter at D Tackle from the beginning of his career, Williams is second on the all time Currituck career starts list with 44-During his time as a Knight, Williams served as a blocker for four playoff squads-For his efforts, Don was named both All Albemarle and All Area in 1991 as a Sophomore-In addition, as a Junior in 1992, he was once again named All Area in 1992 as well as Honorable Mention All Albemarle-

58. Antwan Woodley (#23)

-A 2 year Currituck Knight (2007, 2008), Woodley also played one game in '06-A return man and slot receiver '07, he was a running back in 2008 and made one start at QB in the '08 season, a win over Gates-On the defensive side of the ball, Woodley played corner-The fastest player in Currituck history, Woodley had a scorching 4.38 40 time-During his junior season, he rushed for 361 yards and 6 Touchdowns-Among the 6 was a playoff TD against Greensboro Dudley, Currituck's only touchdown in the game-Woodley also had 204 receiving yards and another touchdown and had a 90 yard kickoff return for a score against Pasquotank-As a Senior, Woodley was the Daily Advance Player of the Week for his 189 yard output against conference champion Northeastern and added another kickoff return for a touchdown-Overall, Woodley was an All Area performer in 2078 and was honorable mention in 2008

59. Justin Hill (#10)

-A three year member of varsity (1993, 1994, and 1995)-Hill was the starting quarterback for the Knights in '94 and '95-Hill also played Defensive Back during his career-At QB, he started twenty contests and guided Currituck to 8 wins-For his career, Hill passed for over 1000 yards and had a total of 10 touchdowns-In the 1994 game against 4A Northeastern, Hill also rushed for a 100 yards-After the conclusion of his Knights career, Hill played Defensive back for two years at Chowan as well as baseball for four years-Hill also served on the Currituck Coaching Staff in the latter half of the 2000s as the Defensive Backs Coach-In addition, Hill served as Defensive Coordinator in 2007 and 2008-

Our Plus One....

Least We Ever Forget:

Ethan Gallop (#22)

-A Varsity Player during the 2006 season, he would have also been for 2007-A Wide Receiver and Defensive Back-He had 30 tackles and 7 pass deflections during his Junior Season-Alas, for the world, a tragic accident in June 2007 took "E" away-However, his legacy remained and in 2007, the season was played for number 22-

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