Broughton defensive back Juston Burris won't have to travel far on college moving day after committing to N.C. State.
Burris, a 6-foot, 180-pound defensive back, is believed to be the Wolfpack's first commitment from the class of 2011.
"He is a kid who can change a game in one play," Broughton coach Chris Martin said. "He anticipates what is going to happen on the field very well."
Burris runs 40 yards in about 4.6 seconds, but Martin said he plays much faster.
"He is just a good football player," Martin said. "He'll hit you."
Burris had two kickoff returns for touchdowns as a junior and returned three interceptions for touchdowns as a sophomore, when he was a starter on the Caps' varsity.
"It is an exciting day for him," Martin said.
Maryland also had made a written offer, and several Division I programs were interested as well.
"He knew where he wanted to go and decided to go ahead and commit," Martin said.
James picks UNC: Jarrod James hoped one day to receive an academic scholarship to attend the University of North Carolina.
Last weekend, the 6-foot-4, 283-pound junior offensive tackle, got a lot more than that when he accepted a Tar Heels football scholarship.
"He wanted to go to school there," Pikeville Aycock coach Randy Pinkowski said. "The chance to go there and play on the football team was more than he could have imagined."
Pinkowski said Carolina was the dream school of James, the son of Livingstone coach Elvin James.
"Jarrod would be an asset wherever he went," Pinkowski said. "He runs a 5-second 40, can lift half the gym, has a 4.0 overall grade-point average, has tremendous feet and he gets after people."
Pinkowski said James has extraordinary footwork and has great hip extension.
"He hits with power," Pinkowski said. "When we can get him on a linebacker, the linebacker disappears. Jarrod is a superb athlete. All the work he has done - in the weight room, on the field and in the classroom - is paying off for him."
Little Steve Rivers is huge: Stephen Rivers, the younger brother of former N.C. State and Pro Bowl quarterback Philip Rivers, is turning a lot of heads at Athens (Ala.) High.
The junior quarterback is 6 feet 7 and 210 pounds and threw for 2,100 yards last season on a 7-4 team. He has written offers from UCLA, Arizona State, Stanford, Tennessee, Mississippi State, South Alabama and N.C. State.
"At this stage in their development, there is no comparison between Steve and Philip as quarterbacks. Stephen is way ahead," Athens coach Allen Creasy said. "Stephen has been our quarterback for two years. Phillip was a linebacker as a sophomore. Stephen is bigger and faster.
"And a big thing is that when Philip was here, we'd throw maybe 10 times a game. We'll throw it 25-30 times a game now. Stephen is ahead in reading defenses, and he can throw it and hit a postage stamp."
Steve Rivers, the boys' dad and former Raleigh Wakefield High coach, is an assistant coach at Athens High and coaches the quarterbacks. He also brings in a certain star quarterback on occasion, too.
"You don't know how Stephen is going to develop. Philip certainly got a lot better, but Stephen is really an outstanding prospect," Creasy said.
Chapman leads N.C. boys: Enloe point guard Emanuel Chapman scored 21 points to earn MVP honors for North Carolina in a 106-86 loss to South Carolina in the Carolinas All-Star Classic basketball game at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Socastee High School on Saturday.
The game matches all-star basketball teams from North Carolina and South Carolina.
North Carolina won the girls game 106-86. Gastonia Forestview's Shannon Smith scored 20 points and had five assists. Northern Durham's Nashika Williams had 18 points.
Frazier sets records: Ravenscroft freshman Wesley Frazier set meet records in the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters in the fourth annual Phoenix High School Classic track and field meet at Elon University on Saturday.
Frazier ran the 1,600 in 5 minutes, 1.93 seconds to break the meet mark of 5:04.16 set by East Chapel Hill's Carolyn Baskir in 2009. Frazier set the meet and school record in the 3,200 with a time of 10:46.52. She won the race by almost a minute.
Frazier already holds the Ravenscroft 1,600 record with a 5:00.64.
The Broughton boys and the Wakefield girls won team titles.
George is top rookie: Leesville Road graduate Harrison George was chosen the basketball rookie of the year in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
George averaged 14.4 points and 7.2 rebounds and made 48 steals for Hampden-Sydney. He scored in double figures in 22 of 25 games.
Peoples' swimmers: Former Enloe High swimming coach Vickie Peoples is trying to get in touch with her former swimmers. E-mail her at vpeoples@wcpss.net.
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