BOILING SPRINGS, SC - In the world of sports, not everyone gets to continue their playing careers at the next level but for nine Boiling Springs athletes on Tuesday morning they got the opportunity to continue their athletic careers at the college level next season.
Boiling Springs football player JoJo Barrett, who is also a member of the wrestling team, the lacrosse team, and the track team, signed to continue his football career at Lenior-Rhyne next season where he plans on majoring in medical science with a minor in creative writing. Barrett was named to the North-South game this season while being named All-State and wo-time All-Region while recording 160 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and an interception. He said that the coach had the right answer to a question that he had that made him want to commit to Lenior-Rhyne. "It's a nice community and I just kind of fell in love with it," said Barrett. "When I talked to the coach, I was looking for an answer from him and he said that it was more about building the people than just about football which is what I wanted to hear. They are also a great football team, and I can't wait to get up there." Barrett was known for the energy he brought to any event that he was participating in at Boiling Springs and said he's going to continue that at the next level. "I'm just going to keep being me," said Barrett. "I'm going to continue to uplift my brothers at the next team and being myself." The Boiling Springs baseball team had three athletes sign on Tuesday as Chansen Cole, Justin Dawkins, and Mason Shuford all got the opportunity to continue their baseball careers next year at the collegiate level. Chansen Cole will be continuing his career at Newberry College next year where he plans on majoring in business management. This season he is 5-1 as a pitcher with a save and struck out 63 batters faced with a 1.90 ERA while at the plate, he is second on the team with 20 RBIs. "It's a place that I could see myself at the next four years and it really felt like home," said Cole. "The coaching staff and players there just made it feel like home as I got to meet a lot of the guys." Justin Dawkins will be continuing his career at Spartanburg Methodist College where he plans on majoring in computer science. He has been the starting right fielder for the Bulldogs the last two seasons. "It's close to home and I'm not too far away from anyone," said Dawkins. "It's a really great opportunity and I'm grateful for it. It also gives my parents the opportunity to see me play college ball regularly." Mason Shuford will be continuing his college career at Kings University in Bristol, TN where he plans on majoring in business. He has been a pitcher for the Bulldogs program the last four years. "I went on a visit up there and liked it because everyone seemed like family to me," said Shuford. "They welcomed me and took me in as their own when I went up there to visit." The Boiling Springs girls' basketball team had two players sign on Tuesday as they saw forward Sarah Ezell and guard Natalie Trudell sign to continue their basketball careers at the next level. Natalie Trudell, a two-sport athlete at Boiling Springs in both basketball and soccer, signed to continue her college career at Southern Wesleyan University next season where she plans on majoring in pre-veterinarian science. She led the Bulldogs this season in three-point percentage and in assists as her biggest game this season saw her have 22 points and nine assists against Union. She said that the campus along with coaching were keys to her commitment to Southern Wesleyan next year. "I liked the environment and when I went on the visit, I like how Christ centered it was which played a big part in my decision," said Trudell. "When I went to their practices, I really liked how their coaches handled things as they were able to give criticism but in a different type of way." Sarah Ezell has been a leader of the Bulldogs girls' basketball team during her time four years playing for the Boiling Springs girls basketball program and she committed to Newberry College for the next four years. She finished this season with 400 points, 257 rebounds, 54 blocks, 45 steals, and 30 assists including 33 double doubles. She said the coaching at Newberry is the main reason for her commitment to the school. "I just love the coach because she's super sweet and super nice," said Ezell. "She's going to help me reach some goals over the next four years and I'm super excited." Boiling Springs girls' lacrosse player Kellan Harvey signed to continue her college career at Converse University next season where she plans to major in graphic design. She said that Converse has been where she has wanted to go for quite a while. "I've been wanting to go to Converse since I was little and finding out they had lacrosse just sold it for me," said Harvey. "I've always loved the campus and offer the art majors that I want to study." Boiling Springs girls' soccer team also saw Morgan Baird sign to continue her college career at Milligan University in Johnson City, TN where she plans on majoring in business and administration. She has been a key member of the Bulldogs defensive backfield for the last three years playing both right back and center back over that time. "It's a small Chrisitan school and not many people go there so I was excited to be offered," said Baird. "The environment is small, but the campus is big, and it's just filled with really nice people." A key member of the Boiling Springs boys' tennis team, Sam Corbitt, signed to continue his playing career at Converse University next season where he plans on majoring in computer science or data science. Corbitt has been the number one singles player for the Bulldogs tennis team the last two seasons, who just wrapped up their first region championship since 1989 last week and has been named to the All-Region team. He said that the campus and being close to home was key to his college choice. "I like the campus and the environment at Converse along with it being in my hometown," said Corbitt, who also added how special winning the region championship as a team was this season. "It was special to bring the first region championship to the school here in 35 years in my senior year." Comments are closed.
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