Northern Guilford High School is a public high school located in
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte, North Car ...
. It is situated in proximity to NC Highway 150, which connects to Browns Summit and to Summerfield.
It opened its doors to students on January 29, 2008. The school was built because of the overcrowding of
Northwest Guilford and
Northeast Guilford high schools.
Athletics
In 2009, the Northern Basketball Team finished 30–3 and Won the 3A Title. However, they were later stripped of their state title due to residency issues.
The Northern Men's Golf Team Won the 2010 3A State Title.
Northern Women's Golf Team 2011 & 2013 3A State Runner-Up
Northern Men's Track and Field Team 2011 3A State Runner-Up
Northern Men's Track and Field Team 2012 3A State Champion.
The Northern Guilford Nighthawks Football have won 3 consecutive 3AA State Championships, defeating Crest High School in 2010 and 2011 and Charlotte Catholic in the 2012 championship game. They have recently won the 2014 3AA State Championship as well, defeating Weddington High School.
In 2017, the Northern Guilford Women's Basketball team won the state championship.
In 2017, the Northern Guilford Baseball team won the state championship on Friday June 3, 2017 in Zebulon, N.C.
In 2020, the Northern Guilford wrestling team won the 3A NC Dual Team State Championship by defeating Enka HS. The Nighthawks defeated a favored Enka at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Notable alumni
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Keenan Allen
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, professional
football player, five-time
Pro Bowl
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wide receiver with the
Los Angeles Chargers
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Elissa Cunane
Elissa Cunane (; born September 25, 2000) is an American professional basketball player. She played college basketball at NC State. She was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the 2022 WNBA Draft.
College career Freshman season
Cunane came off the ...
, professional
basketball
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player
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Maurice Harris
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, professional football player
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T. J. Logan, professional football player
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Chris McCain, professional football player
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Tyler Yates, Professional footballer at averett university
References
External links
School websiteConstruction Video of Northern H.S., Nov., 2006
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Public high schools in North Carolina
Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina