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CHARLOTTE, N.C. —
WSOC-TV Channel 9 and High School Football Extra’s Big 22 brought to you by Bojangles’ Famous Chicken’n Biscuits announced the 22 high school football players who have been determined as the top pre-seasonstandouts from area high school teams for the 2015 season. They will be featured throughout the season on Channel 9’s weekly “High School Football Extra” show along with in-depth coverage on wsoctv.com.
Coaches from public and private high-schools located in the WSOC-TV, Channel 9 DMA viewing area in NC and SC were asked to nominate three players from their team and two players from other schools to be considered for the “Big 22.” The final twenty-two were selected by the WSOC-TV sports department after reviewing the coaches’ nominations and using a set of judging criteria.
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“Recognizing the
“Big 22” players is a great way to showcase these young athletes and demonstrates Channel 9’s ongoing commitment to our community”, said Joe Pomilla, WSOC-TV Vice President and General Manager.
For the 2015 High School Football season the “Big 22” are (in alphabetical order by last name):
Jaret Anderson, Charlotte Catholic High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Joshua Brown, Mallard Creek High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Cade Carney, Davidson Day School, Davidson, N.C.
JT Cauthen, Cuthbertson High School, Waxhaw, N.C.
Christian Colon, Independence High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Elijah Deveaux, Charlotte Christian School, Charlotte, N.C.
Landon Dickerson, South Caldwell High School, Hudson, N.C.
Myles Dorn, Zebulon B. Vance High School, Charlotte, N.C.
BJ Emmons, Freedom High School, Morganton,
N.C.
Zack Gilbert, South Mecklenburg High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Tre’ Harbison, Crest High School, Shelby, N.C.
Austin Kendall, Cuthbertson High School, Waxhaw, N.C.
Moe Neal, Forestview High School, Gastonia, N.C.
Conner O’Donnell, cfa Academy, Concord, N.C.
Julian Okwara, Ardrey Kell High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Marquill Osborne, William Amos Hough High School, Cornelius, N.C.
Travis Ramseur II, Statesville High School, Statesville, N.C.
Cody Reece, Mt. Pleasant High School, Mt. Pleasant, N.C.
James Smith, Jr., Mallard Creek High School, Charlotte, N.C.
Chazz Surratt, East Lincoln High School, Denver, N.C.
Hank Tuipulotu, Nation Ford High School, Fort Mill, S.C.
Robert Washington, Jr., Mountain Island Charter School in Mount Holly, N.C