February signing period: Here's where Gastonia, Shelby athletes will play college sports

Another batch of high school senior athletes in the tri-county area signed their National Letter of Intent on Wednesday as part of National Signing Day. Here are the athletes in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties who made their college plans official.

If you are an athlete, coach or parent in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties who had an athlete sign at any point during the 2023-24 school term, please email jhughes@gastongazette.com with the athlete’s name, sport and the school they’ll be attending.

This story will be updated as more athletes put pen to paper.

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Ashbrook

• Jamir Fox, football, Lenoir-Rhyne

• Tavon Leslie, football, Guilford College

• Camryn Massey, track and field, Auburn*

• Trent Mitchell, football, NC State*

Burns

• Kayvahn Bonner, football, Livingstone

• Zach Currier, football, Lawrence University (Wisconsin)

• Ben Mauney, football, Gardner-Webb*

Crest

• A.J. Adams, football, Davidson*

• Finn Allen, football, Wesleyan

• Cam Anderson, Catawba

• Malachi Addison, football, Wingate

• Javarius Green, football, North Carolina*

• Zyreion Jamison, football, Livingstone

• Ny’Tavious Huskey, football, Livingstone

• Dezmun Porter, football, Livingstone

East Lincoln

• Meredith Bolen, softball, Gaston College*

• Makaela Cowgill, women’s soccer, USC Lancaster*

• Carson Dahle, baseball, East Tennessee State*

• Marcel Johnson, football, Wingate

• Autumn Keziah, softball, Columbia College*

• Tatum Martin, softball, Western Carolina*

• Jaylen Roseboro, football, North Carolina A&T

• Trey Spees, baseball Western Carolina*

Forestview

• Jaxson Hill, football, Ferrum College

• Nicolas Aguilar, football, Ferrum College

• Brittany Isaac, volleyball, Cleveland Community College*

• Blair Riley, softball, Newberry

Gaston Christian

• Gabby Comery, track and field, Gardner-Webb

• Stephen Stroupe, baseball, Montreat College

Kings Mountain

• Mary Grace Hogue, volleyball, Belmont Abbey*

• Robert Kendrick, football, Norfolk State*

• Jason Melton, football, Fayetteville State

• Meile Songaila, volleyball, Davidson*

• Zay Smith, football, Catawba

• Curtis Simpson, football, North Carolina*

• Kali Weaver, softball, Gaston College*

Lincoln Charter

• Kallie Lusk, women’s basketball, Belmont Abbey

• Sarah Terrell, softball, Longwood*

• Brody Thompson, baseball, Catawba Valley Community College*

• Ethan Yates, men’s soccer, UNC Wilmington*

Lincolnton

• Geviaunta Walker, football, Wingate

Mountain Island Charter

• Kola Abudu, men’s golf, Prairie View A&M

• Reggie Daniel, football, Johnson C. Smith

• Mariah Dennis, volleyball, East Stroudsburg University (Pennsylvania)*

• Giselle Little, volleyball, Winthrop*

• Thomas Loving, football, Bowdoin College (Maine)

• Khiyale Washington, football, Barton

Shelby

• Izay Bridges, football, East Tennessee State

• Drew Hollifield, football, Western Carolina

• Jason McNeilly, football, Livingstone

• Jaden Pierce, football, East Tennessee State

South Point

• Camden Ashe, baseball, Mars Hill*

• Charlie Birtwistle, football, NC State*

• Johnny Armstrong, football, Hampden-Sydney College (Virginia)

• Talon McConnell, baseball, Wingate*

• Ezra Taylor, baseball, Mars Hill*

Stuart Cramer

• Rich Wills, men’s golf, Clemson*

* — Signed National Letter of Intent during earlier signing periods.

This article originally appeared on The Gaston Gazette: National Signing Day: Gastonia, Shelby athletes finalize college plans