2011 Hall of Fame inductees to be honored
Asheboro High School is pleased to announce the 2011 Sports Hall of Fame inductees. This is the eighth year of the Hall of Fame, first established as part of Asheboro City Schools centennial celebrations. The official induction will take place on Friday, September 23rd during half-time of the AHS vs. NE Guilford football game.
This year’s inductees are:
Randy Henderson, Class of 1975
Roger Barker, Class of 1981
Meceda Perry, Class of 1997
Dustin Bray, Class of 2000
Prior to the football game the public is invited to a reception in honor of the inductees to be held in the AHS Performing Arts Center from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. We hope the community will make plans to attend the reception, the game and the induction ceremony.
“This is a great way to honor outstanding athletes that helped build our Blue Comet legacy of excellence,” said Kemper Fitch, AHS principal. “It is also important for our young athletes of today to see how the impact of what they accomplish today has the potential to live on throughout history.”
The Asheboro High School Sports Hall of Fame is a project of Asheboro High School in cooperation with the Asheboro Blue Comet Booster Club. A permanent “Honor Roll” of inductees will be located in the lobby of the new gym and a plaque presented to the inductee (or designee) at a home football game.
Randy Henderson
(Class of 1975)
Randy “Hindu” Henderson was an outstanding three sport athlete at Asheboro High School. A five time all-conference winner in football, baseball, and basketball. Randy was named the most outstanding football player on the football team in 1974 and was a star as a 1st baseman on the 1975 state baseball champions of the WNCHSAA. This Mr. Blue Comet of 1975 also was awarded the Bobby Bulla Memorial Award, the Philip W. McNulty Award, and the Tim Howell Memorial Scholarship Award. Randy attended Mars Hill College where he played football and was a four-year letterman for the baseball team. Randy has been a resident of Fort Myers, Florida for the past 31 years and is the proud father of 3 children. He has been involved in banking and served as president of a real estate company, the Corbin Henderson Company. Randy continued his interest in sports by coaching many little league football and baseball teams in Florida. Randy and his wife Ginny continue to live in Fort Myers and he currently serves as Mayor of this striving community.
Roger Barker
(Class of 1981)
Roger Barker was an exceptional member of the AHS class of 1981. An outstanding baseball player, he earned all-conference honors for 3 years and was an all-conference member of the AHS cross-country team. While at AHS he was a member of the National Honor Society, the Junior Jaycees, the Interclub Council, and the Monogram Club. Roger attended Wingate University where he continued his career in baseball. A 4-year letterman, he garnered All Carolina Conference honors twice, All District 26 twice, Most Valuable Player, and was named the 1st Academic All-American in any sport at Wingate since its move to a 4-year university status. Roger was awarded the A. J. Geddings Award for the highest GPA of senior athletes and the A. F. Hedrick’s Award for most outstanding male at Wingate. He continued to work with the youth of Asheboro as a coach in the recreation leagues and as a church leader. Roger produced a legacy in which our entire community could take pride. He continues to reside in Asheboro today and is a proud employee of the U.S. Postal Services.
Merceda Perry, Jr.
(Class of 1997)
Merceda Perry, Jr. was an outstanding student/athlete at Asheboro High School. He excelled in track, basketball, and football. Merceda won all-county and all-conference in all three sports and was selected to the 1st Team All-State in football in 1997. As a senior, he rushed for over 1500 yards from the fullback position, made 487 career tackles as a linebacker and won State Champion Honors in the discus. He earned a scholarship in football to UNC-CH and played in Carolina’s Gator Bowl and Las Vegas Bowl appearances. He earned a B.S. in Exercise Sports Science, a master’s in Business Administration and is currently working on his PhD in Physical Therapy. He continued his playing career with stints in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks, the Buffalo Bills, and NFL Europe. Merceda also found time to be a volunteer with the Big Brother’s Big Sister’s program and the Hosea Feed the Hungry foundation of Atlanta. He currently resides in Wilmington, NC and is newly married to the former Johnetta Hayes.
Dustin Bray
(Class of 2000)
Dustin Bray was a four-time all-conference selection in Golf while at Asheboro High School. He was also named three-time Conference Player of the Year, the NCHSAA Regional Champion in 1997, 1998, and 2000. Dustin won the NCHSAA 3-A Individual State Championships in 1999 and 2000. He continued his career at UNC-CH and was a four-time All Atlantic Coast First Team player. He was named to the 2nd team PING All-American Team in 2002. As the 2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Individual Tournament Champion, Dustin was recognized as one of the best college players ever. Dustin has competed in five different professional tour divisions with multiple victories on the Tar Heel Tour and multiple top-10 finishes in the EGolf and Nationwide Tours. He continues to play today and still works toward the possibility of becoming a regular on the PGA tour.