National Signing Day l local football recruits sign for college (Update: 12.19/5:20 p.m.)
Wednesday was the first day of the college football early signing period. Here are Observer-area signees.
AL BROWN: Justin Holsclaw, Charleston Southern
CENTRAL CABARRUS: Derek Boykins, University of South Carolina
CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN: Garrett Shrader Mississippi State; Ricky Kofoed Appalachian State; JT Killen Coastal Carolina; Obi Egbuna University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill);Jeremiah Gray Wake Forest; Josh Eboboko Yale
CHARLOTTE COUNTRY DAY: Triston Miller, UNC
CHESTER, SC: Wyatt Tunall, UNC
CONCORD: Jourdan Heilig, Appalachian State
COX MILL: Terrell Dawkins, NC State; Justin Ford, Kansas
EAST RUTHERFORD: Demetrius Mauney, East Carolina University
HIBRITEN: McKinley “Gee” Witherspoon, Elon
HICKORY RIDGE: Garrett Williams, Syracuse
HOUGH: Cam Lewis, Oregon; Nolan Groulx, Wake Forest; Austin Robinson, Miami (OH); Kennique Bonner-Steward, Temple; Tyus Fields, Tennessee; Gio Paez, Wisconsin; Jalen Frazier, NC State; Bryson Whitehead, UNCC; Myles Baker, Coastal Carolina; Kevon Hilliard, Charleston Southern; Will Fording, Charleston Southern; DiAndre Phillips-Davis, East Tennessee St
MALLARD CREEK: Adonis Henderson, Gardner-Webb
MARVIN RIDGE: Jason Stricker, Liberty
MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHARTER: Marcus Graham, Stanford
MYERS PARK: Jaylen Nichols, South Carolina; Elijah Bowick, Va Tech; Juwan Truesdale, Marshall; Trey Bly, Charlotte
NORTH MECKLENBURG: Justin Olson, North Carolina
NORTH STANLY: Cameron Davis, Campbell; CJ Clark, N.C. State; Drew Little, UNC
PORTER RIDGE: Jaylen Coleman: Football (Duke); Grayson McCall: football (Coastal Carolina); Will McDonald: football (Coastal Carolina; Jared Wheatley: football (Vanderbilt)
PROVIDENCE: Patrick Bloomingburg, Gardner-Webb
PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL: Osita Ekwonu, Notre Dame; Ikem Ekwonu NC State
RICHMOND SENIOR: Malik Stanback, Wofford
ROCKY RIVER: Jaylon Sharpe, UNC Charlotte; James Maye, University of Miami (Ohio)
SOUTH IREDELL: Jack Cutler, Elon
SOUTH POINTE (SC): Joe Ervin, Kansas St., Jaylen Mahoney, Vanderbilt
STATESVILLE: Jabril Williams-Elon University
This story was originally published December 19, 2018 at 9:35 AM.