Lincolnton High’s Sage Surratt named to Parade Magazine’s All-America football team

Lincolnton High receiver Sage Surratt was named a Parade Magazine high school football All-American. The entire team will be released in Sunday’s edition of the Observer.

A year ago, Surratt’s brother, Chazz, was named national player of the year by Parade Magazine. Chazz Surratt is now a freshman quarterback at North Carolina.

Sage Surratt, who has committed to play in college at Wake Forest, was named to Parade’s first-team offense. Garner’s Matthew Butler, a defensive lineman who’s going to Tennessee, was named first-team defense.

Surratt, 18, caught a state-record 129 passes for a state-record 2,104 yards and scored 28 touchdowns last season. The touchdowns are the second-most scored in state history. For his career, he holds state records for catches (366), yards (5,926) and touchdown receptions (80).

In 2016, Surratt helped lead Lincolnton to the N.C. 2A semifinals.

This story was originally published January 30, 2017 at 9:15 AM with the headline "Lincolnton High’s Sage Surratt named to Parade Magazine’s All-America football team."