Elks Hoop Shoot 2023

Elks Lodge hosts annual Hoop Shoot The Roxboro Elks Lodge hosted its annual Hoop Shoot free throw contest in partnership with Person County Recreation on Jan. 14 at Huck Stansbury Gym. Rhys Fitzgerald hit 20-of-25 free throws to win the local 10-11 age group and will advance to the state competition on Feb. 11. This marks the second year in a row a Roxboro winner will advance to the state finals as Mason Hurdle advanced all the way to the national competition in Chicago in 2022.

The Roxboro Elks Lodge hosted its annual Hoop Shoot free throw contest in partnership with Person County Recreation on Jan. 14 at Huck Sansbury Gym. Rhys Fitzgerald (middle) hit 20-of-25 free throws to win the local 10-11 age group and will advance to the state competition on Feb. 11. Fitzgerald is joined by (left) Roxboro Lodge Hoop Shoot Chairman Derrick Sims and (right) East Central Hoop Shoot Director John Evans.

This marks the second year in a row a Roxboro winner will advance to the state finals as Mason Hurdle advanced all the way to the national competition in Chicago in 2022. 

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