North Carolina Coaches Association Announces 2027 All-Star Game Coaches and Games’ Details
Greensboro, NC – The North Carolina Coaches Association (NCCA) is excited to announce the selection of coaches for the 2027 East-West All-Star Games, as chosen by the NCCA Board of Directors. The coaches represent the East (NCHSAA Districts 1-4) and the West (NCHSAA Districts 5-8), showcasing the state’s talent in football, soccer, and basketball.
2027 Football All-Star Game
The 2027 East-West All-Star football game will be held in December the week following the NCHSAA football state championships. It will be held in Jamieson Stadium on the Grimsley High School campus.
2027 Carolinas’ Classic All-Star Basketball Games.
The North Carolina vs. South Carolina Carolinas’ Classic All-Star Basketball Games will be played at Dorman High School, Spartanburg, S.C., on March 20, 2027.
2027 Basketball East-West All-Star Games
The East-West All-Star Basketball Games for both men’s and women’s teams will be held on July 20, 2027, at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex’s Novant Health Fieldhouse. Games are at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
2027 Soccer All-Star Games
The East-West All-Star Men’s and Women’s Soccer Games are set for July 21, 2027, at Truist Point Stadium in High Point. Women are at 6:30 p.m., men at 8:30 p.m. Soccer is adding an assistant coach in both the men’s and women’s All-Star games. The assistant coaches will return as head coaches in soccer for the 2028 games.
2027 COACHES
EAST FOOTBALL
Craig Underwood, Head, Hoggard
Cory Barnes, Harnett Central
Jermaine Jones, Rocky Mount
Adam Seronce, Hobbton
Mike Setzer, St. Pauls
John Wheeler, Martin County
WEST FOOTBALL
Rodney Pruitt, Head, Erwin
Tony Aguilar, SE Alamance
Chris Emery, Shelby
Johnathan Simmons, Palisades
Patrick Stokes, Walter M. Williams
Kevin Wallace, West Forsyth
MEN’S SOCCER
Paul Slater, East Head, Croatan
Davis Boyle, East Assistant, Chapel Hill
Jeremy Krist, West Head, Williams
Timothy Long, West Assistant, Ballantyne Ridge
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Christopher Mizelle, East Head, Fike
Matt Pugliano, East Assistant, Apex Friendship
Brian Jillings, West Head, Hickory
Mike Kutcher, West Assistant, Hough
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Travis Pait, East Head, West Bladen
Patrick Reynell, East Assistant, Bunn
Marvin Featherstone, West Head, Hendersonville
Derrick Partee, West Assistant, Ben L. Smith
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Khadijah Bryant, East Head, Goldsboro
Ivy Johnson, East Assistant, Lumberton
Carey Pohlman, West Head, Cramer
Amanda Whitaker, West Assistant, A.C. Reynolds
NC/SC BASKETBALL
April Rose, Women’s Head, Pamlico County
Zach McCartha, Women’s Assistant, McDowell
Henry Drake, Men’s Head, Northern Nash
Jon Hancock, Men’s Assistant, East Lincoln