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MEBANE, N.C. -- A North Carolina basketball recruit and the state's all-time leading scorer was arrested Wednesday on drug charges, Alamance County officials said.



Eastern Alamance High School's JamesOn Curry was among 49 students arrested in a sweep of the county's high schools, sheriff's office spokesman Randy Jones said.

Curry is charged with two counts each of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana; two counts of sale and delivery of marijuana; and two counts of possession and selling and delivering a controlled substance on school grounds.

Becky Shoffner, a spokeswoman for the Alamance-Burlington School System, said the crackdown followed growing concerns among high school principals about the presence of drugs on school property.

A parent survey also found "an increased perception that drugs were an increasing problem on campus," Shoffner said.

Steve Kirschner, North Carolina's sports information director, did not immediately return calls requesting comment.

John Moon, Eastern Alamance's athletic director and basketball coach, could not be immediately reached for comment.

Curry scored 41 points in a 84-76 win against High Point Andrews in December to set the state's career scoring record. A two-time Associated Press All-State first-team pick, Curry set a state record earlier this season by hitting his 282nd career 3-pointer.


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Damn! I hate to hear that about any kid, especially one with the potential he had.

:bang: doh

Coach Doh Wrote:Damn!&nbsp; I hate to hear that about any kid, especially one with the potential he had.

:bang: doh

Potential is when you have the ability to score 65 points.
Jameson Curry has scored 65 points.

Doesn't sound like Jameson is hanging out with the right people, but when you are a star like him, especially at his age, people look to take you down. Hopefully this blows over.

This is such a stupid reason to get in trouble and potentially threaten your college career.

Already wrote about this in the Recruiting forum... but if this is true, then JamesOn did a very, very stupid thing.

I hate it for the kid that he may have thrown away his college career... but he made his bed, and he has to lie in it.

-JD

"Curry is charged with two counts each of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana; two counts of sale and delivery of marijuana; and two counts of possession and selling and delivering a controlled substance on school grounds"

They apparently have him on tape selling to an undercover agent.

Would like to have seen him play, but I can't see that happening now.

Maybe some other kid somewhere else will pick up on this story and learn something from it if there is anything good to come out of it.

doh

Well that solves our scholarship crunch.