Class of 2022

Jason Blackwood

Jason played varsity basketball all four years at Andrews, graduating in 1998. He became the starting point guard toward the end of his freshman season when Andrews won the state 3A basketball championship and remained a starter for his final three seasons. Jason was a three-time team Captain and three-time All-Conference player. He was runner-up for Conference Player of the Year his senior season, was named to the All-Conference tournament team twice and made the All-Northwest North Carolina team. He scored over 1,000 points for his career, averaging 15 points and five assists per game. After attending High Point University for his freshman year, Jason transferred to Guilford College where he played basketball for two years. He graduated from Guilford College in 2002 with a degree in Sports Management.

John Rhinehardt

 John was a two-sport athlete at Andrews, graduating in 1999. After playing jv football as a freshman, John started at tackle for the varsity for three years. He made All-Conference three years and was the Conference Player of the Year as a senior. John was selected for the 1998 Shrine Bowl team and was also selected to the 1998 All-State Football Team. He threw the shot put in track, was All-Conference and qualified for the state 3A track meet in 1999. John accepted a football scholarship to Hampton University and lettered for three years as an offensive guard and tackle. He completed his undergraduate education at Winston-Salem State in 2013 with a degree in Recreation Therapy and then earned a Master’s degree in 2017 from Grand Canyon University in Health Care Administration.

Nathan Ritter

This 1977 graduate distinguished himself as an outstanding kicker for both Andrews and NC State in the mid and late 1970’s. Nathan scored 165 career points kicking field goals and extra points for the Red Raiders – a record that still stands to this day. During his 1976 senior season he kicked extra points, field goals, punted and kicked off. He made 51 of 53 extra points and kicked 10 field goals that year, including his high school career longest of 45 yards, scoring 81 points as the Red Raiders finished 13-1 and won the state 4A championship. He made All-Conference for two years and earned a football scholarship to NC State. After serving as the back-up kicker his freshman year, Nathan burst onto the collegiate scene in 1978 by kicking five field goals against East Carolina in his first college game-still an NC State individual game record. The 1978 team finished 9-3, won the Tangerine Bowl, and finished ranked 18th in the nation. Nathan kicked three field goals, including his career long of 51 yards, in that Tangerine Bowl and was named the Offensive Player of the Game. For the 1978 season he scored 76 points and was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference. In 1979 he scored 54 points kicking as NC State won the ACC Championship. Nathan finished his NC State career having scored 180 points while kicking 33 field goals.

Lonnie Smith

Lonnie played basketball, ran track and was a member of the marching band during his three years at Andrews, graduating in 1980. He was All-Conference in track in the high jump with a personal best of 6’6”. He was All-Conference all three years in basketball, earning team MVP honors while averaging 20 points and nine rebounds his senior year. Lonnie also won the Charles Carroll Sportsmanship Award at Andrews and was selected to the East-West All-Star Basketball Game. He earned a basketball scholarship to Lees-McRae Junior College where he averaged 18 points per game and was All-Conference both years. He won Lees-McRae’s top scholar-athlete award as well as the school’s outstanding character award. He went on to Radford University for his final two years and was a letterman at both the guard and forward positions. Lonnie graduated from Radford in 1984 with a degree in Psychology and then served as a graduate assistant coach while earning his Master’s in Counseling Psychology. Lonnie moved to Knoxville, Tennessee where he studied and became an ordained minister and later earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. He is currently a guidance counselor in the Guilford County Schools while also serving as Minister of Eastside Church of Christ in Winston-Salem. 

Willie Williams

Willie played basketball under Hall of Fame Coach George Foree at Andrews, graduating in 1974. He was All-Conference, the team’s Most Improved Player and Best Free Throw Shooter while averaging 15 points per game during his career. Willie earned a basketball junior college scholarship to Durham Business College where he played point guard. The team made it to the national junior college playoffs during his second season at the school. Willie then went to North Carolina Central where he graduated in 1978 with a degree in Business. He remained in Durham and has worked for the Duke University Stores for 35 years and currently serves as Assistant General Manager.