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Southern Wayne Trio Sign National Letters Of Intent

Southern Wayne Trio Sign National Letters Of Intent

On Tuesday afternoon, three Southern Wayne student-athletes signed national letters of intent to play at the collegiate level. Offensive linemen Knowledge Broadie and Isaiah Sharpe will continue their football careers at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh. At the same time, three-sport athlete Tayvon Callahan will run track at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.…read more »

North Carolina A&T’s Justin Cates Signs With A CFL Team

North Carolina A&T’s Justin Cates Signs With A CFL Team

Justin Cates’ road to becoming a professional football player had some potholes, but he never wavered in his commitment to becoming a professional football player. The former N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University standout was invited to the National Football League’s first Historically Black Colleges and Universities Combine last spring. However, the NFL canceled the…read more »

Eastern Wayne’s Quadrez Lassiter signs with Johnson C. Smith

Eastern Wayne’s Quadrez Lassiter signs with Johnson C. Smith

Recent Eastern Wayne graduate Quadrez Lassiter, whose prep football career spanned four varsity seasons and included reps along both lines of scrimmage, recently signed a national letter of intent to continue his gridiron career at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. The sturdy Lassiter — who measures at 6-foot-1 and 302 pounds — selected Johnson…read more »

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