Ledford High School Explained

Ledford High School
Type:	Public
District:	Davidson County Schools
Ceeb:	343962
Principal:	Matt Coloton
Address:	140 Jesse Green Rd
City:	Thomasville, North Carolina
Country:	United States
Zipcode:	27360
Pushpin Map:	North Carolina#USA
Grades:	9–12
Enrollment:	839 (2022)
Teaching Staff:	59.18 (2018–19)
Ratio:	16.91 (2018–19)
Campus:	Rural
Mascot:	Panthers
Colors:	Black, White, Silver
Conference:	3A; Mid Piedmont

Ledford High School is a public high school in Thomasville, North Carolina. It is part of the Davidson County Schools system and serves parts of Thomasville, Wallburg, High Point, Winston-Salem, and Kernersville areas.

Administration

Principal: Matt Coloton
Assistant principals: Zsaquia Green, Dr. Lori Powell

Feeder schools

Friendship Elementary
Hasty Elementary
Wallburg Elementary
Ledford Middle

Athletics

Ledford is a member of the 3A Mid Piedmont Conference. Ledford’s main rivals are North Davidson and Oak Grove.

Sports Ledford offers:

State Championship Appearances

1981 1A/2A Women's Volleyball State Champs
1981 1A/2A Women's Softball Slow Pitch State Champs
1983 1A/2A Women's Softball Slow Pitch State Runner-Ups
1984 Women's Volleyball State Champs
1991 2A Women's Softball Slow Pitch State Champs
1992 2A Men's Basketball State Runner-Up State Finals (1992 2A Men's Basketball - Team Academic State Champions)
1992 2A Men's Golf State Champs
1995 2A Women's Basketball State Champs; MVP Stacey Hinkle
1995 2A Women's Softball State Champs
1996 2A Women's Softball State Champs
1997 2A Women's Basketball State Champs; MVP Stacey Hinkle
1998 2A Women's Basketball State Runners-up
2000 2A Women's Basketball State Champs; MVP Lindsay Smith
2002 2A Women's Basketball State Champs; MVP Leslie Hinkle
2005 2A Men's Golf State Champs
2006 2A Men's Golf State Champs
2007 2A Men's Golf State Champs
2008 2A Men's Golf Runners-up
2011 3A Women's Golf State Champs
2012 3A Women's Golf State Champs
2013 3A Women's Golf State Champs
2018 2A Men's Baseball State Runners-up
2019 2A Men’s Tennis Doubles State Champs
2019 2A Women's Track 4 X 400m Relay State Champions
2021 2A Men’s Tennis Doubles State Champs
2021 2A Men’s 4 x 400m Relay State Champs

Conference Cup Champs

1990–91 2A Central Carolina Conference
1991–92 2A Central Carolina Conference
1993–94 2A Central Carolina Conference
1994–95 2A Central Carolina Conference
1995–96 2A Central Carolina Conference
1996–97 2A Central Carolina Conference
1998–99 2A Central Carolina Conference
1999–00 2A Central Carolina Conference
2002–03 2A Central Carolina Conference
2006–07 2A Central Carolina Conference
2011–12 3A Mid Piedmont Conference
2012–13 3A Mid Piedmont Conference
2013–14 3A Mid Piedmont Conference
2014–15 3A Mid Piedmont Conference
2015–16 3A Mid Piedmont Conference
2016–17 3A Mid Piedmont Conference
2017–18 2A Central Carolina Conference
2018–19 2A Central Carolina Conference

Cheerleading State Champs

1996 2A State Champs
2002 2A State Champs
2003 2A State Champs
2004 2A State Champs
2005 2A State Champs
2006 2A State Champs
2007 2A State Champs
2008 2A State Champs
2010 3A State Champs

Wachovia Cup

1985 2A Wachovia Cup Winners (Best overall sports programs in 2A)
1991 2A Wachovia Cup Winners (Best Overall sports programs in 2A)

Music

Ledford Senior High School offers a variety of music programs to its students, such as chorus, concert band, marching band, an indoor percussion ensemble and an honors band. The Ledford Senior High School marching band, also known as The Panther Regiment, has had many successful marching seasons.

Notable alumni

Madison Hedgecock – NFL fullback and Super Bowl XLII Champion with the New York Giants^[1]
Erin Hendricks – Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2003^[2]
Brad Hoover – NFL fullback for the Carolina Panthers
Jessica Jacobs – Miss North Carolina USA 2007
Harrison Rhodes — NASCAR driver^[3]
Steve Videtich – professional arena league football kicker for the Utah Blaze^[4]
Jill Wagner – actress and television show host; former co-host of Wipeout^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Ledford Alumni Pro Stats . . October 20, 2019.
Web site: Fisher . Michelle . North Carolina 2003 . Turn For The Judges . October 26, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20090813210349/http://www.tftj.com/db/preliminary.htm/9/4/2003/298. August 13, 2009. dead.
Peeler, Tim. (Feb. 20, 2014). NASCAR's Rhodes a Fast Learner. ncsu.edu. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
News: Wolfpack Vaults to No. 18 in Second AP Poll . Bill . Nichols . . East Rutherford, New Jersey . 31, 33 . 1992-08-31 . 2024-06-18 . Newspapers.com.
News: Lopez . Robert . 'Wipeout' co-host Jill Wagner likes going full steam ahead . . Greensboro, NC . September 11, 2009 . https://archive.today/20090914082822/http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/09/10/article/wipeout_co_host_jill_wagner_likes_going_full_speed_ahead . dead . September 14, 2009 . September 17, 2009.