By Bob Sutton
Special to The Alamance News
Micah Woods is planning to be back in action on basketball courts later this spring when the Amateur Athletic Union travel circuit heats up.
The Graham High School sophomore guard is recovering from a fractured ankle sustained last month, ending a season that included a high-scoring accomplishment.
Woods poured in 54 points in a game this winter. Weeks later, he suffered an ankle fracture February 3 at Jordan-Matthews, so he missed the Red Devils’ final five games.
Surgery wasn’t necessary. A cast has been removed and he’ll be sidelined in a walking boot for a few more weeks.
“That’s what I’m trying to do, work to get back later this spring,” Woods said.
The 54-point outing came in early January at home against North Moore. The Red Devils won that game 79-70.
Woods shot 11-for-15 on 3-pointers and 9-for-13 on free throws in the North Moore game. He had 22 points at halftime.
“I was in the zone for real,” Woods said. “I was just thinking about the game all day.”
And the following day?
“When I went to school the next day, everybody was talking about it,” he said.
Woods broke the school record, which had been set at 41 points by T.J. NeSmith as a senior in 2018-19 vs. Southern Alamance. Prior to that, the record of 39 points by Caren Neal stood for about four decades. NeSmith just finished his redshirt senior college season at Radford.
Prior to this season, the North Carolina High School Association listed 41 instances of a boys’ player in the state scoring 54 or more points in a game. Those feats ranged from 1950 to the 2023-24 season.
Woods, a 6-foot-1 player, averaged 24.6 points per game during 17 outings this season. Among the highlights, he said, was dunking a couple of times, something he had never done in a game until early in the season.
Woods’ injury occurred while he was defending a Jordan-Matthews fast break. He was a spectator for the rest of the season.
“I was still there supporting the team,” Woods said. “I just want to have a great team because we haven’t been good.”
Graham finished with a 2-20 record.
Woods was 15 years old when he set the school record, though he has a March birthday. His mother, Alisa Moore-Woods, is a former college player at UNC Greensboro.
This month, Woods has been observing practices for the Graham-based Mid-State Magic, which is his travel team.
As a freshman, Woods averaged 18.4 points across 24 games.
Micah Woods is planning to be back in action on basketball courts later this spring when the Amateur Athletic Union travel circuit heats up.
The Graham High School sophomore guard is recovering from a fractured ankle sustained last month, ending a season that included a high-scoring accomplishment.
Woods poured in 54 points in a game this winter. Weeks later, he suffered an ankle fracture February 3 at Jordan-Matthews, so he missed the Red Devils’ final five games.
Surgery wasn’t necessary. A cast has been removed and he’ll be sidelined in a walking boot for a few more weeks.
“That’s what I’m trying to do, work to get back later this spring,” Woods said.
The 54-point outing came in early January at home against North Moore. The Red Devils won that game 79-70.
Woods shot 11-for-15 on 3-pointers and 9-for-13 on free throws in the North Moore game. He had 22 points at halftime.
“I was in the zone for real,” Woods said. “I was just thinking about the game all day.”
And the following day?
“When I went to school the next day, everybody was talking about it,” he said.
Woods broke the school record, which had been set at 41 points by T.J. NeSmith as a senior in 2018-19 vs. Southern Alamance. Prior to that, the record of 39 points by Caren Neal stood for about four decades. NeSmith just finished his redshirt senior college season at Radford.
Prior to this season, the North Carolina High School Association listed 41 instances of a boys’ player in the state scoring 54 or more points in a game. Those feats ranged from 1950 to the 2023-24 season.
Woods, a 6-foot-1 player, averaged 24.6 points per game during 17 outings this season. Among the highlights, he said, was dunking a couple of times, something he had never done in a game until early in the season.
Woods’ injury occurred while he was defending a Jordan-Matthews fast break. He was a spectator for the rest of the season.
“I was still there supporting the team,” Woods said. “I just want to have a great team because we haven’t been good.”
Graham finished with a 2-20 record.
Woods was 15 years old when he set the school record, though he has a March birthday. His mother, Alisa Moore-Woods, is a former college player at UNC Greensboro.
This month, Woods has been observing practices for the Graham-based Mid-State Magic, which is his travel team.
As a freshman, Woods averaged 18.4 points across 24 games.
