Charlotte Observer-area college signees (Updated 2/9/18, 10 AM)

Here are Charlotte Observer-area college football signees on National Signing Day.

Note: recruits are signing for football unless otherwise noted.

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ALEXANDER CENTRAL: Bryson Godfrey (Coastal Carolina); Gunnar Anderson (Lenoir-Rhyne University)

ARDREY KELL: David Owens, Football (Georgetown University); Grant Pease, Football (Stanford University); Shamari Wingard, Football (Elon University); Avery Seward, Field Hockey (Johns Hopkins University); Anna Milia, Women's Swimming (Boston College); Clay Spurlin, Wrestling (Queen's University)

ASHE COUNTY: Grant Thompson ( Coastal Carolina)

BELMONT SOUTH POINT: Matthew Robinson (Gardner-Webb); Jake Alexander (Davidson); Lawrence Haley (Wingate); Phillip Davis (Lenoir-Rhyne); Nate Hamilton (Emory&Henry); Victor Hernandez (Averett); Mario Brandon (Union); Wesley Barker (Limestone)

BELMONT STUART CRAMER: Dylan Collins (Mars Hill)

BESSEMER CITY: Emanuel Bido (Wingate University); Jakob Moss and Wesley Summey (Surry Community College)

BOONE WATAUGA: Josh Headlee (Appalachian State); Alex McConnell (Western Carolina); Phillip Shukis (Lenior Rhyne)

BUTLER: Damel Hickman (ECU), Nijere Peoples (Wingate), Isaiah Belk (Wingate), Kinson Bridgers (Wingate); Gerrale Gates (MBB) New Orleans University’ Desmond “DJ” Little (MBB) Queens’ Ava Jay (Softball) Coker College; Madison Thomas (Softball) Salem College; Destiny Lewis (WBB) Montreat College

CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL: Amanda Langley, Softball (Fayetteville State University); Nick Huffman, Lacrosse (Brevard College)

CENTRAL PAGELAND: BR Hatcher (Old Dominion), Jacob Aldridge (Newberry)

CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC: Milan Howard-Football-Univ. Of Richmond; Chase Foley, Football-Lehigh; Sam Broom-Football-Univ of Dayton; Lindsey Poff-Women's Soccer-Appalachian State; Matteo Mattione-Men's Soccer-Guilford College; Zach Harris-Men's Soccer-Berry College; Michael Horgan-Men's Lacrosse-Washington and Lee; Aidan Byrne-Men's Lacrosse-Hampden Sydney; Riley Mulkey-Men's Volleyball-Belmont Abbey College; Nick Scibelli-Men's Basketball-Macaelster College

CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN: Justus Woods - Stanford University; Griffin Hicks - NC State; Jack Mitchell - UNC Charlotte; Ben Duyck - UNC Charlotte; Riley Carlton - Hampden Sydney; Bryan Rogers - Butler University

CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL: Carolyn Blackman (Skidmore College, Field Hockey); Linton Early (Davidson College, Women’s Soccer); John Hosmer (Davidson College, Baseball); Luke McClelland (Washington University St. Louis, Men’s Tennis); Charlotte Pedlow (Elon University, Women’s Lacrosse); Thea Reddin (Colby College, Women’s Lacrosse); Broadus Roberson (UNC-Wilmington, Baseball); Lilly Whitman (Harvard University, Field Hockey); Stuart Windell (Denison University, Men’s Soccer)

CHARLOTTE LATIN: Caroline Dickey (UNC – basketball & soccer); Caroline Balogh (Wake Forest – field hockey); Cecelia Monnin (Dartmouth – field hockey); Sutton Jones (University of South Carolina – soccer); Scott Okel (Denison University – soccer); Mary Elliott McCabe (UNC – soccer); DeMarkes Stradford (Harvard – football); Fleming Landau (Bowdoin College – tennis)

CHESTER, SC: Quay Hardin (Independence Community College-Kansas) and John Erby (University of Rhode Island)

CHESTERFIELD, SC: Savion Watson (Newberry College); Travis Bowen (St. Andrews University)

CHRIST THE KING: Trey Schneider (University of Dallas, men’s golf)

CLAREMONT BUNKER HILL: David Flores (Piedmont, men’s soccer)

CONCORD: Rick Sandidge (South Carolina)

CONCORD COX MILL: Isabella Moreno, Belmont Abbey College, Women’s Soccer; Sarah McHale, UNC-Charlotte, Women’s Soccer

CONCORD FIRST ASSEMBLY: D’Wayne Crawford, WR, East Carolina

CONCORD ROBINSON: Que Reid – Football, (James Madison); Dawson Williams – Football, (Mars Hill); Trevon Miller – Football, (Concordia University – Ann Arbor); Noah Love – Baseball, (UNC Asheville); Jason White – Baseball, (Belmont Abbey); Emily Cole – Volleyball, (Belmont Abbey)

COVENANT DAY SCHOOL: Sophie Lindner, Women’s Swimming (UNC-Chapel Hill) Coleman Ulry, Men’s Soccer (Calvin College) Caleb Embry, Baseball (Lenoir Rhyne University)

EAST MECKLENBURG: Khalil Gilliam (NC A&T); Tarshawn Reed (Mars Hill University)

FORT MILL: Emily Ambrose (The University of West Florida, soccer); Ryan Heriot (Newberry, football); Madelyne Reilly (Charleston Southern, soccer)

GASTON DAY: McKaley Boston (Greensboro College); Caroline Garrido (Tufts University), Nate Hinton (University of Houston), Quan McCluney (College of Charleston)

HARDING: Boss Parson (Campbell); Marquise Nelson (N.C. Central); Crystal Rivas (Piedmont International); JoVaughn Gwyn (South Carolina); Braheam Murphy (Army); Marcellous Harris (Liberty); Malik Dunlap (N.C. State)

HICKORY: Torey James- Men’s Basketball- USC Upstate; Jackson Bell- Men’s Basketball- Lee University; Chris Cohens- Wrestling- Queens University; Anna Durak-Swimming- Princeton; Ethan Deffke- Cross Country- Lenoir Rhyne University; Derrien Phillips-Football- Guilford; Jaekwon Staton- Football-Lenoir Rhyne University; Bradley Fleenor- Baseball- Surry Community College

HICKORY GROVE: Jalen Brooks (Wingate), Brynn Douglas (UNC-Charlotte, Women's Soccer), Anna Keightley (Lenoir-Rhyne, Women's Soccer), Quinn White (Southeastern CC, Baseball)

HICKORY HAWKS: Kendell Johnson (Mars Hill)

HICKORY RIDGE: Brynn Douglas (UNC-Charlotte, Women's Soccer), Anna Keightley (Lenoir-Rhyne, Women's Soccer), Quinn White (Southeastern CC, Baseball); Jalen Brooks (Wingate, football); Cal Wallerstedt (UTEP

, football); Jarett Garner (Duke, football)

HOUGH: Ashtyn Smith (Queens, Charlotte Triathlon); Lucas Jayne (Averett, men’s lacrosse); Will Crane (Radford, men’s tennis); Brooke deGorter (Queens, women’s lacrosse); Miranda Addison (UNC-Pembroke, women’s soccer); Madison Oracion (Maryland, women’s soccer); McKenzee Johnson (Queens, women’s soccer); Reilly Kucko (Jacksonville State, women’s soccer); Adam Dempski (Lenoir-Rhyne, baseball); Jack Carter (Princeton, football); Jonnie Varga (UNC-Pembroke, football); Spencer Blair (Wingate, football); Miller Gibbs (Appalachian State, football)

INDEPENDENCE: Matthew Mangum (baseball) Glenville State College; Tylon Clawson (catawba); Kaleb Baker (UNC Pembrooke);Dalton Eller (catawba); Jacob Lee (brevard)

INDIAN TRAIL PORTER RIDGE: Melvin Covert (UNC-Greensboro, men’s soccer); Jackson Wheatley (Shorter University, men’s soccer)

INDIAN TRAIL SUN VALLEY: Taylor Coleman(Presbyterian); Kameron Powell (Grambling State, women’s soccer)

KANNAPOLIS BROWN: Najee Williams- St. Andrews University; Jeremy Davis- Jireh Prep; Equaris Baldwin- Union College; Zaquan Clyburn- Union College

LAKE NORMAN: Cole Jackson (Football – Jacksonville University, FL); Brandon Greene (Men’s Soccer – Johnson and Wales, NC); Christian Garcia (Men’s Soccer – Johnson and Wales, NC); Morgan Gilley (Women’s Soccer – Greensboro College, NC); Lauren Hartley (Women’s Soccer – Meredith College, NC)

LAWNDALE BURNS: Stormy Mosteller (Gardner-Webb)

LENOIR HIBRITEN: Miles Simon (North Carolina A&T); Charles Tassinari (Lenoir-Rhyne); Noah Haney (Lenoir-Rhyne)

MAIDEN: Keygan Mayfield (Lenoir-Rhyne)

MALLARD CREEK: Kalen Allen (Western Carolina); Nasjzae Bryant (Catawba); Teddy Creecy (UNC Pembroke); Jordan Davis (Georgia); Max Durschlag (Appalachian State); Charles Johnson (Arizona Western); Masanka Kanku (UNC Pembroke); Cameren Lowery (UNC Pembroke); Keeshon Martin (UNC Pembroke); Angel Rivera (Western Carolina); Jalen Weddington (Gardner Webb); Lovelle Williams (Catawba)

MARSHVILLE FOREST HILLS: Jaleel McLaughlin (Notre Dame College in Ohio)

MARVIN RIDGE: Caleb Deveaux (The Citadel, football), Devin Powell (Dartmouth, football), Cole Hopkins (Jacksonville, football), Myles Hunt (Jacksonville, football), Ian White (St. Francis, PA,football), Hunter Orloff (Culver-Stockton, football); Lauren Seibold (Lenoir-Rhyne, women’s soccer); Luke Wolaver (UNC Charlotte, men’s track)

METROLINA CHRISTIAN: Tyrek Funderburk (University of Richmond); Ishod Finger (Charlotte)

MONROE: McKinley Nelson (Mars Hill); Justin Crowder (Mars Hill); Johnathan Phillips (Mars Hill)

MONROE PARKWOOD: Nick Saldiveri (Old Dominion, football) Caroline Ruth (Limestone, softball); Mary Pierce Barnes (App State, softball); Grant Bartlett (NC Wesleyan, baseball); Mason Stickney (UNC-Pembroke, baseball); Jordan Harley (Wingate, baseball); Daisy Hardy (Belmont Abbey, women’s basketball); Anna Bristle (East Carolina, women’s track/cross-country)

MOORESVILLE: Miranda Lutz (Meredith, soccer); Matthew Martinez (Charlotte, football); Jessica Peters (App State, women’s soccer); Julia Vero (Catawba, women’s soccer)

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER: Mason King (Hampton); Taylor McClinton (Volleyball)- Erskine College

MOUNT PLEASANT: Landon Parker (Wofford); Gage Redmond (Mars Hill)

MYERS PARK: Abby Britt, Women’s Soccer, (Ferrum College); Madeline Collins, Women’s Lacrosse, (Savannah College of Art and Design); Jocelyn Riopel, Women’s Lacrosse (Sewanee); Jack Singleton, Baseball (Emory and Henry College); Matt Start, Rugby (Arizona University); Conner Collins, Football (Harvard); Shane Collins, Football (Lehigh University); William Doyle, Football (Hampton Sydney); Brayden Hawkins, Football (UTEP); Emma Walker, Women’s Swimming (University of South Carolina); Turner Bobbitt, Women’s Swimming (Washington and Lee University); Jack Dickinson, Men’s Lacrosse (Lenoir Rhyne); Will Kittelson, Men’s Lacrosse (Hampton Sydney); Cameron Walker, Men’s Lacrosse (Mary Washington University); Wynne Weatherly, Equestrian (Texas Christian University); Shaw Castleman, Equestrian (Converse College)

NEWTON FOARD: Tate Beaver (Lenoir-Rhyne); Holden Aldridge (Lenoir-Rhyne)

NORTH LINCOLN: Reed McRorie (Wingate), Caleb Holley (Wingate), Daekwon Camp (Guilford), Matt McMahan (Fork Union)

NORTH MECKLENBURG: Dantevian Byrd (North Greenville University); Jamonte Gray (Johnson C Smith); Emanuel Wilson (Johnson C Smith); William Avery Gambill (UNC Wilmington, men’s swimming);

NORTH STANLY: Daniel Brabaw (St. Andrews); Taylor Chandler (UNCC)

NORTHWEST CABARRUS: Ben Coates III (Georgia Military College), Chance Gladden (Union College), DeAnthony Barnhardt (Union College).

OLYMPIC: Damon Rouse (Chowan), Josh Owens (Guilford)

PROVIDENCE: Nathan Kibambe (Garden City Community College); Jack Cherry (Presbyterian College); Bryson Porzenski (San Houston State); Ryan Graham - UNC Wilmington - Soccer; Allison Gonzalez - Pfeiffer University - Soccer; Nathan Kibambe (Garden City CC, football)

PROVIDENCE DAY: Bryce Daniels (Dartmouth College, baseball); Justin Murray, (Dartmouth College, baseball); Cole Brown (Middlebury College, football); Elijiah Brown (Duke University, football); Thomas Gelorme (Denison University, football); Kevin Wolf (PWO - Georgia Tech, football); Kyle Wood (Washington and Lee University, football); Will Filiault​ (​Jacksonville University​, lacrosse)​

RICHMOND SENIOR: Dante Miller - RB - Columbia University; Chase Coulthard - OL - UNC- Pembroke

ROCKY RIVER: Kentrelle Groom(Hampton University); A.J.Davis(Western Carolina University); James Battle(Louisburg College); Jailyn Wilson (Louisburg College); Devon Beckford (Louisburg College); Abrion Pearson(Louisburg College).

SHELBY: Dax Hollifield (Virginia Tech); Malleek McMullens (Gardner Webb); Xavier Brooks (Union College KY); Josh Smith (Union College KY); Jordan Brown (Union College KY)

SOUTH IREDELL: Gabriel Young (Wingate)

SOUTH MECKLENBURG: Paxton Williamson – Football – Davidson College; Jordan McKinney – Football – Livingstone College; DeAngelo Blair-Young – Football – UNC Pembroke

STATESVILLE: Izaiah Gathings-Gardner-Webb; Zach Nicholson-Gardner-Webb; Josh Tilque-Toledo

VANCE: Gerald Nathan Jr. (Missouri), Gary Williams (Colorado State), Jaylen Riley (Saginaw Valley State); Kalen Clark (Wingate), Faheem Diaab (UNC Pembroke), Luke Thrower (Bluefield College), Xavier Johnson (Fairmont State), Teonne Porter (Fairmont State ), Markilius Williams (Hutchinson Jr. College); Damir Faison (Army @ West Point); Marquise Blount (Citadel), Nick Felder (Louisburg College); Joseph Little (Gardner-Webb, men’s soccer)

WEST CHARLOTTE: LaMontay Carr (Union College, KY), Jadarius Horton (Union College, KY), Tajaee Lanier (Union College, KY), Jayveon Love (Union College, KY); JaVon Hines (Johnson C. Smith); Joshua Hollingsworth (Saint Augustine’s)

WEST MECKLENBURG: Cristian Alvarez- Fairmont State University; Tyler Barnes- NC Central University; Dyami Brown- UNC Chapel Hill (early enrollee); Aaron Judkins-Fayettville State University; Chris Neal- St. Andrews University; Preston Nichols- Charleston Southern University

This story was originally published February 7, 2018 at 12:13 PM with the headline "Charlotte Observer-area college signees (Updated 2/9/18, 10 AM)."