A national recruiting service says six of North Carolina’s top 10 seniors from Charlotte-area
Rivals.com is going to update it rankings for the top seniors in North Carolina soon.
Right now, six of the top 10 are either from Mecklenburg County, or counties that border it.
No. 1 overall is Greensboro Dudley’s Payton Page, a 6-foot-4, 315-pound defensive tackle committed to Clemson.
The next three players are area stars: No. 2 Will Shipley from Weddington High in Union County; No. 3 DeAndre Boykins from Central Cabarrus High in Cabarrus County; and No. 4 Hough running back Evan Pryor.
Shipley, a running back, is committed to Clemson. Boykins, a multi-positional athlete, is committed to North Carolina. Pryor, a running back, is committed to Ohio State.
Myers Park quarterback Drake Maye, committed to North Carolina, is No. 6; Tar Heel commit Gavin Blackwell, a wide receiver from Sun Valley is No. 8; and Hunter Huss’s Dontavius Nash, a safety committed to North Carolina, is No. 10.
This story was originally published August 21, 2020 at 11:44 AM.
