Local athletes decide future on National Signing Day

National Signing Day has become a national holiday around the country and has increased in popularity each year. 

Every year in the beginning of February, athletes from around the country make very important decisions for their futures: what university they will attend and what uniform they will wear.

Dozens of Charlotte-area athletes chose which hat to don on Wednesday.  Channel 9 had cameras all over the area. 

We have also included all of the 2012 WSOC-TV "BIG 22" players, sponsorsed by OrthoCarolina, and where they are headed next year below.

2012 Big 22 players:

EMMITT AFAM (Cuthbertson) -

BJ BEECHER (Concord) -

LARENZ BRYANT (Vance) - Committed to South Carolina

QUA'SHAUN CHAMBERS (Monroe) - Committed to Duke

TYRONE CROWDER (Richmond) - Committed to Clemson

RILEY FERGUSON (Butler) - Committed to Tennessee

BRYON FIELDS (Providence Day) - Committed to Duke

ELIJAH HOOD (Charlotte Catholic) - Uncommitted junior

PETER KALAMBAYI (Butler) - Committed to Stanford

DES LAWRENCE (Charlotte Christian) - Committed to North Carolina

URIAH LEMAY (Butler) - Committed to Georgia

MARQUEZ NORTH  (Mallard Creek) - Committed to Tennessee

CARLIS PARKER (Statesville) - Committed to Virginia Tech

DEVIN PEARSON (South Pointe) - Committed to Charlotte

KALIF PHILLLIPS (A.L. Brown) - Commiitted to Charlotte 49ers

MICHAEL RADFORD (Charlotte Country Day) - Committed to Wake Forest

DEVAN ROBBINS (South Point) - Devan Robbins, RB - Citadel

DANE ROGERS (Crest) - Committed to Clemson

LACHASTON SMITH (South Iredell) - Committed to Virginia

JACK TOCHO (Independence) - Committed to N.C. State 

MATT WOGAN (Porter Ridge) - Committed to Oregon

LEE WRIGHT (York) - Committed to Appalachian State

READ:   Where are they now: Past Big 22 players


Notable signings around Charlotte area schools (alphabetical order by school):

AL Brown

Andrew Jackson

William Cunningham -south Carolina state

Ashbrook

Demetrius Oliver, WR - Elon

Anthony Hambright, DB - Elon

Grant Stafford, WR - Wingate

Chance Barnett, LB/DL - Limestone

Brian Jackson, WR  - Limestone

E.J. Vanderpuye, WR - Limestone

Butler


Cannon School

Blake Brewer - UNC-Charlotte

Charlotte Christian

Desmond Lawrence - UNC Chapel Hill

Adrian Robinson - Colorado State University

Wes Medeiros - Norwich University

Eric Lynch - TBD

Charlotte Country Day

Lauren McFayden- Field Hockey - Davidson College

Michael Radford- Football- Wake Forest University

Alex Gakenheimer- Football- Dartmouth College

Ben Kepley- Football- Dartmouth College

Reavis Ford- Football- Elon University

Sean Stranick- Football- Kenyon College

Adelaide Cummings- Soccer - Davidson College

Jimmy Kleitches - Football- Washington and Lee University

Cherryville

Daniel Owens, OL - Wingate

Chester

Crest

Dane Rogers Jr. - Clemson

Quinton Patterson - NC State

Michael Smith - Lenior Ryhne

East Burke

Robbie McGee RB/LB – Brevard College

Forest Hills

Roderick Poag- Western Carolina

Forestview

Josh Mills- Wingate

Freedom

James Caldwell-Lenior Rhyne University

Highland Tech

James Taylor, OL - Limestone

Hopewell

Michael Zanders-  Gannon University

Kailan Chavis- Gannon University

Lake Norman

Alex Scearce- Coastal Carolina University



Mallard Creek

Marquez North - Committed to Tennessee


Mooresville

Dre Howell - Elon University

North Mecklenburg

Tahjai Watt- Western Carolina

Olympic



Porter Ridge

Matt Wogan - Oregon

Chris Duffy - UNCC

Avery Worsham - Western Carolina

Ryan Dilworth - Wingate

Providence Day

Chase Ferguson, Football, Quarterback, Butler University

Bryon Fields, Football, Duke University

John Carrick, Football, Washington and Lee University

Grant McGarity, Football, Limestone College

Linley Busby, Tennis, Villanova University

Providence

Daniel Graces - Ball State

Trevor Sheets - Campbell

Jaleel Roberts - TBD

Richmond Sr.

Tyrone Crowder - Clemson

Rocky River

Sidney Lawson, ATH Winston-Salem State

Brandon Harris, WR Winston-Salem State

Shelby

Erik McCauley - OL -Signed with Fordham University, NY

South Pointe

Devin Pearson - UNCC

Dakota Mozingo - Newberry

Armon Lindsay - SC State

CJ Pendergrass - Mercer University

Devin Starnes - Tusculum

Statesville

Breon Borders - Duke

Stewart Sherrill - Lenior Rhyne.

Carlis Parker - Virginia Tech

Tristan Mumford -

Marquis Willis -


Union Academy

Ra’Sheed Rushing - Elizabeth City State University

Vance

Jalen Latter- Wake Forest

Nolan Corpening- UNCC

Justin Fritts - Liberty

Brandon Hudson - Navy

Keon Brewer - undecided

Larenz Bryant- University of South Carolina

Kirk Donaldson - East Carolina University

Jalik Williams- undecided

Jerome Beatty - NC A&T

Xavian Burch - undecided

Ki-jona Boger- undecided

Rashaan Brown- undecided

Hans Honer- UNCC (soccer)

West Charlotte

Blake Porter - Hampton

West Iredell

Ryan Wilusz - Catawba


York

Beau Nunn - App State

Lee Wright - App State

Spencer Carroll - Limestone

Chad Hill - US Air Force Academy

Hunter Nunn - Western Carolina Offer/App State Preferred Walk On

Romonique Mobley - Arizona Western/Hutchinson Kansas Offer

Shamal Sanders - North Greenville/Charleston Southern Offers

Jiquese Brown

Ty Currence

Lamin Yansaneh

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