High School Sports

Here’s where Charlotte-area football recruits are heading after the early signing period

The early signing period for high school football players began Wednesday and runs through Friday. Other athletes are also signing.

Here’s where area players are heading for college.

AL BROWN: Torren Wright, Football, NC State

BUTLER: Bryce Dixon, football, Liberty; Xavion Brower, football, Gardner-Webb; Aaron McIver, football, Gardner-Webb; Jason Chambers, football, NC Central

CANNON SCHOOL: Todd Pelino, football, Duke University.

CHAMBERS: Amari Swindell, football, Wake Forest; James Pearce, football, Tennessee

CREST: Eli Hall, Football, Wake Forest

DAVIDSON DAY: Logan Zucker, Swimming, University of Michigan Gerren Tomlin, Volleyball, Old Dominion; Delaney Brown, Lacrosse, Flagler College

HICKORY: Madeline Mosteller, soccer, track, Lincoln Memorial

HICKORY RIDGE: Cade Goldman, football, UNCC; Sabin McLaughlin, football, Davidson; Aniya Woodruff, track, Howard; Abigail Thomas, track, Northeastern

HOUGH: Gavin Gibson, Football, Maryland; Isaiah Brown-Murray, Football, East Carolina; Ethan Johnson, Football, Appalachian St; Omari Philyaw, Football, Appalachian St; Brodrick Gooch, Football, Appalachian St; Kouri Crump, Football, Virginia Military Institute; Curtis Neal, Football, Wisconsin; DaShawn Davis, Football, Georgia Southern

LANGTREE CHARTER: Jaxon Hinds, Men’s Soccer, UNC Greensboro.

METROLINA CHRISTIAN: Bryce McFerson, Football, Notre Dame University; Sarah Fleury, Swimming, Liberty University; Sadie Thompson, Soccer, Gardner Webb University; Brady Halstead, Baseball, Surry Community College

MONROE: Shaleak Knotts, Football, Maryland

MOORESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL: Ellie Goins, softball, NC State; Avery Lefebvre, womens soccer, UNC-A, Braeden Major, baseball, Bluefield State College, Jay Leonard, baseball, Bryant and Stratton College, Chad Harvey, baseball, Wingate University, Aidan Picciano, baseball, King University, Tanner Smith, cross country, Catawba College, Davyn Reid, football, Campbell University; Davyn Reid, Football, Campbell University

MYERS PARK: Jaidan Scott, football, Sam Houston State

NORTH MECKLENBURG: Jahlani Biddersingh, football, Austin Peay

PARKWOOD: Cody Hardy, Football, Elon University

PORTER RIDGE: Braeden McAlister, football, UNC-Charlotte

PROVIDENCE DAY: Cam Nichols, Football, United States Naval Academy

SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN: Tyler Herkey, Baseball, George Mason University; Caleb Johnston, Lacrosse, Berry College; Matt Lutzel, Lacrosse, High Point University; Nicholas Noto, Baseball, Samford University; Micah Handlogten, Basketball, Marshall University; Michael Carroll, Baseball, Gardner-Webb University

STATESVILLE: Zamari Stevenson, football, Wake Forest

THOMAS JEFFERSON: Dakota Twitty, football, University of Virginia

This story was originally published December 15, 2021 at 10:46 AM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
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