Team accepts shirts from Kellum Law Firm
December 09, 2011 4:24 PM
Adam Thompson
Sun Journal
HAVELOCK — Along with winning a state championship, comes many perks.
The Havelock Rams, who beat West Rowan in the 3-A state championship game in Chapel Hill on Dec. 3, will receive championship rings for players and coaches.
The rings are expected to cost around $175, and about 70 are needed.
The school has already received several donations and is also selling state championship items to raise money.
State championship T-shirts, donated by the Kellum Law Firm, will be on sale for $10 each beginning Monday at Havelock High School. Sweatshirts will be on sale for $20.
“We have another state champion, in Havelock, and we are going to help them get their championship rings,” said Attorney Norman Kellum. “We are going to make sure they get enough shirts to get enough rings.”
Kellum donated 500 T-shirts and 50 to 100 sweatshirts. They can be purchased at Havelock High and at home basketball games.
Kellum donated T-shirts for New Bern High when the Bears beat Charlotte Independence in the 4-AA state championship in 2007.
“It’s awesome,” said Havelock coach Jim Bob Bryant. “A lot of people have come out and supported the team. What Mr. Kellum and his law firm are doing, by donating those 500 T-shirts and sweatshirts, will be 100 percent profit for us. Thanks to his generosity, all that money will go to purchasing our rings. “
The Havelock state championship football team will be celebrated at events throughout the next couple of months in Havelock.
The celebrations begin today when the players and coaches participate in the Havelock Christmas Parade beginning at 2 p.m. on East Main Street. Staging begins at the Cherry Plaza shopping center, and the football team will make its way through town all the way to the Harrier monument as part of the parade that includes 85 units.
Havelock High School will host a celebration beginning at 10 a.m. on Dec. 21. Weather permitting, the event will be held outside at the football stadium. In the event of rain or cold temperatures, the celebration will be held inside the school gymnasium. The event is open to the public.
The football team will receive official recognition from various government boards during January.
The Craven County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to honor the team in a meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3 at Havelock City Hall.
The Craven County Board of Education will recognize the players and coaches during a meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Performing Arts Center at Havelock High School.
The Havelock Board of Commissioners will honor the team at a meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 at Havelock City Hall.
Also, high-definition DVDs of Havelock’s 38-6 victory over West Rowan in the Dec. 3 state championship game are available for $20 each at Havelock High School.
TAGG, at 106 Trader Ave., in Havelock, is selling championship sweatshirts for $30, with proceeds going toward the purchase of rings. TAGG also donated sweatshirts to the players and coaches.
The Havelock Rams Booster Club is also selling sweatshirts for $30 each to raise money for the rings. The sweatshirts are black and are printed on two sides in white and gold. Pre-paid orders will be taken from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the high school. More information is available by emailing club president Joe Hailey at
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Any businesses or individuals wishing to make contributions can make checks payable to Havelock High School, noting in the memo line that the money is for state rings, and mail them to 101 Webb Blvd., Havelock, NC 28532. Donations can also be dropped off at the school.
For more information, call Havelock High School at 444-5112.
Ken Buday contributed to this report.
Adam Thompson can be reached at 252-635-5670 or
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