High school football: Walker a Shrine Bowl pick

Published 8:03 pm Tuesday, September 19, 2023

 

Staff report

Rosters for the 87th Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas were announced.

The North Carolina team includes Salisbury defensive back Deuce Walker, a Georgia State recruit.

The annual all-star game features seniors from North Carolina taking on their counterparts from South Carolina. It is the oldest all-star game in the nation.

The game is scheduled for Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. at Spartanburg High.

It will be played on the Saturday after the NCHSAA state championship games.

Tickets are available through the Shrine Bowl’s website.

The North Carolina team:

Quarterbacks

• Tyler Budge, Weddington HS (Matthews)

• Evan Medders, Marvin Ridge HS (Waxhaw)

Running Backs

• Cuttler Adams, Robbinsville HS (Robbinsville)

• Corbin Kerr, Wallace-Rose Hill HS (Wallace)

• Tyler Mason, Mount Airy HS (Mount Airy)

• Nick Segarra, Charlotte Catholic HS (Charlotte)

Wide Receivers

• Izay Bridges, Shelby HS (Shelby)

• Mike Carlock, Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville)

• Javarius Green, Crest HS (Shelby)

• Jonathan Paylor, Cummings HS (Burlington)

• Truitt Manuel, West Henderson HS (Hendersonville)

• Josiah McLaurin, Clinton HS (Clinton)

• Ross Smith, Forest Hills HS (Marshville)

Offensive Linemen

• Kai Greer, Marvin Ridge HS (Waxhaw)

• Desmond Jackson, West Forsyth HS (Clemmons)

• Kedar Mangum, Cleveland HS (Clayton)

• Darius McDougald, Scotland HS (Laurinburg)

• Trent Mitchell, Ashbrook HS (Gastonia)

• Jani Norwood, Eastern Randolph HS (Ramseur)

• Jason Smith, Hoggard HS (Wilmington)

• Tyler West, Andrews HS (Andrews)

• Thomas Wilson, Myers Park HS (Charlotte)

Defensive Linemen

• Masion Brooks, East Bladen HS (Elizabethtown)

• DJ Bryant, West Columbus HS (Cerro Gordo)

• Keenen Hatcher, Grimsley HS (Greensboro)

• Henry Hicks, Northampton County HS (Gaston)

• Chris Kinsey, Clayton HS (Clayton)

• Nnamdi Ogboko, South Garner HS (Garner)

• “Deebo” White, Jay M. Robinson HS (Concord)

Linebackers

• Jadin Baptist, Pinecrest HS (Southern Pines)

• Deric Dandy, Mount Airy HS (Mount Airy)

• Brandon Guest, A.C. Reynolds HS (Asheville)

• Curtis Simpson, Kings Mountain HS (Kings Mountain)

• Jamarcus Smith, St. Pauls HS (St. Pauls)

• Paul Widerman, Reidsville HS (Reidsville)

• Billy Wilkes, Providence HS (Charlotte)

• Ryan Ziegler, Cardinal Gibbons HS (Raleigh)

Defensive Backs

• Ben Black, Mallard Creek HS (Charlotte)

• Landan Callahan, Reagan HS (Pfafftown)

• Phillip Harris, Butler HS (Matthews)

• Zakhi Mitchell, East Forsyth HS (Kernersville)

• Tre Mittman, Southern Durham HS (Durham)

• Deuce Walker, Salisbury HS (Salisbury)

Kicker/Punter

• Nolan Hauser, Hough HS (Cornelius)