The first East-West All-Star Games were held in the summer of
1949. The East football team coached by Leon Brogden of Wilmington High School (now New Hanover HS) won by a score of
20-7 over the West team coached by Bob Jamieson of Greensboro High School (now Grimsley HS). Charles Smith of
Wilmington High School was named the outstanding player. The West team outscored the East 62-53 to
take the first victory in basketball. Paul Sykes of Durham High School and Tony Simeon of
High Point Central High School were the first head basketball coaches and Warren "Sonny"
Russell from New Bern High School was the outstanding player.Women’s basketball was added to
the All-Star Games in the summer of 1975. The West team coached by Judy Flynn of Ragsdale
High School defeated the East team coached by Bobby Miles of West Montgomery High School. The West’s
Robin Simpson of Monroe High School was named the outstanding player in the 82-36 victory.
Soccer for men and for women became a part of the All-Star line-up in the summer of
1992. In the women’s match, Coach Paul Hesse’s
(Northern Durham High School) East team and Coach Herk DeGraw’s (Grimsley High School) West team played
to a 1-1 tie. Kasey Monroe of Garner High School was named the outstanding player. The East
men guided by Coach Bob Catapano of Sanderson High School pulled out a 2-1 victory over the West
team coached by Zack Osborne of Page High School. Caleb Whitaker of Jordan High School was the match’s
outstanding player.
The 2008 East-West All-Star Games will be the 60th football and men’s basketball games,
the 33rd women's basketball game, and the 17th men's and women's soccer games.
