Lisk, three more join Tigers Hall of Fame

RANDLEMAN — The Randleman Tigers varsity football team had one of the most dominating streaks in NCHSAA history when they captured three straight state championships from 1981-1983. One of the top leaders of the program at that time was quarterback Steve Lisk.

On Friday, Lisk was among the newest class of the Randleman High School Hall of Fame. Lisk joins another Lisk, Andy Lisk, plus Wendy Sisk Willis and Dr. Tim Setzer as the 2024 inductees.

As a signal-caller, Lisk (1984) led the Tigers to a 39-2 record and those three state titles. Overall in his high school career, he earned nine letters — four in football, four in baseball and one in basketball.

One of his many highlights on the football field was a 53-yard scoring run on fourth-and-one in the 1983 state semifinals against Swain County. 

Lisk was a four-year starter in the outfield for the baseball team, earning all-league honors his final season. He was a catalyst of an offense that had a great deal of success on the diamond. 

He started at guard his only season on the varsity basketball team, leading the team in assists as well as being one of the top scorers.

Lisk was a dedicated academic student who finished near the top of his class and graduated with honors. His combination of academic achievement, athletic ability, proven leadership and personal character earned him a Morehead Scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill. 

After graduating from college, he became a high school teacher and coach. He coached football, basketball and baseball for 10 years in the greater Washington, DC, area and western Connecticut.

He is currently the Interim Headmaster at The Shipley School, a college-preparatory independent school in Philadelphia. 

Willis was a five-sport standout, who graduated in 1991. She participated in basketball, cross country, track, volleyball and powerlifting. Willis was a regional champion in cross country and a two-time regional champion in the 800-meter, 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter events in track. She was also a member of the state champion 1,600-meter relay team.

Willis was named the school’s most outstanding female athlete in 1991 and then went on to an incredible collegiate career at Kentucky Christian University.

There, she played volleyball and basketball, where she served as team captain for three seasons on the basketball team. She was a member of the 1995 NCCAA national championship team and was named an all-American three times. She was named to the national tournament all-tournament team three times and she led the nation in assists twice, while also eclipsing the 1,000-point barrier.

Willis has excelled in her professional life as a medical billing director for a multi-state narcotic treatment program, earning several awards for her quality of service to customers and clients.

She currently resides on a small farm in Kentucky.

Setzer was principal from 2007-2012 and his coaching career prior to entering administration played a key role in his success at RHS. Setzer was a key figure in starting the RHS Hall of Fame and he hired 40 coaches for various sports at RHS during his tenure.  

Setzer added a second scoreboard to the football field and encouraged all athletes to play multiple sports.

In order to increase numbers for the RHS cross country program, he had the marching band play “Eye of the Tiger” at the start and end of each cross country meet. The number of runners increased from 10 to 30 and started a string of 10 consecutive conference championships. He also did what he could to keep students informed of all athletic events to increase the attendance at home games. 

A great motivator, he started the Friday Morning Cheer, a pep rally at the beginning of first period for all the sports being played during that season. The band would march through the school and play the school fight song.

RHS won several Wachovia Cups during Setzer’s tenure, which went to the conference school with the most conference championships during the year.

Andy Lisk (1987) played football and baseball all four years, basketball for three years and track for one. He was a two-year varsity starter in football, basketball and baseball.

In a program loaded with success and tradition, Lisk had one of the most exciting plays during his senior year. In a playoff battle with No. 1 ranked and undefeated Jordan-Matthews, Lisk returned a kickoff 92 yards for a score as the Tigers posted an impressive upset.

He was the 1986 The Courier-Tribune player of the year and all-conference in two positions, the only player to be named all-league on offense and defense. He led the Tigers in both tackles and receptions.  

Lisk was 1986 and 1987 All-Conference performer in baseball, earning all-county status in both years. In his final year of baseball, Lisk hit better than .500. 

Lisk was a 1991 graduate of High Point University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics. He was a two-year starter on the baseball team, earning Academic All-American status in 1991. That year, he also won the Carolinas Conference Murphy Osborne Student-Athlete of the Year Award, recognizing the top student-athlete in the conference in all sports.

Professionally, Andy has worked over 32 years in the banking industry and ecommerce. He resides in Utah.