High school stars: The best of the boys in 2007-08

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New Bern ended Charlotte Independence string of NCHSAA 4-AA championships with a 28-17 victory. Nick DeMuro of Athens Drive passed for more than 4,000 yards and Leesville Road quarterback Thomas Wilson led the Pride to the state 4-AA semifinals. Millbrook put together a late-season surge that pushed it to the third round and a 40-38 loss to the eventual champions.

NCHSAA CHAMPIONS: 4-AA: New Bern; 4-A: Wilmington Hoggard; 3-AA: Greensboro Dudley; 3-A: Western Alamance; 2-AA: Reidsville; 2-A: Lincolnton; 1-AA: Warsaw Kenan; 1-A: Plymouth

NCISAA CHAMPIONS: 11-man Division I: Charlotte Latin; 11-man Division II: First Assembly; 8-man: Fayetteville Trinity

REPORTED SIGNINGS: Brandon Allen (S. Johnston, Methodist University); Brett Allen (Wakefield, Western Carolina); Brandon Barnes (Bunn, N.C. State); Will Barnette (East Chapel Hill, Louisburg); Shawn Batters (Pittsboro Northwood, Methodist); Dustin Bennett (Millbrook, Guilford College); Demetrius Boswell (S. Johnston, Hargrave Military Academy); Reggie Bowens (Garner, South Carolina); Darius Brodie (Bunn, Louisburg); Dane Carroll (Wake Christian, Greensboro College); Paul Constantine (Enloe, Campbell University); Ameer Corbett (Cedar Ridge, Methodist); Cody Cunningham (Washington, N.C. Wesleyan); Terry Davis (Bunn, N.C. A&T); Travis Daniels (Washington, UNC-Pembroke); Bryant Derbyshire (Green Hope, Averett University); Rico Diggins (East Chapel Hill, UNC-Pembroke); Gary Douglas (Hillside, Maryland); Kyle Ennis (Franklinton, Guilford); Kajon Farrow (Farmville, Louisburg); Tyler Fisher (Wakefield, Brevard College); Chris Fleurmont (Bunn, Livingstone College); Reuben Ford (Green Hope, Florida A&M); Anthony Garner (Siler City Jordan-Matthews, East Carolina); Justin Gillespie (Chapel Hill, Presbyterian College); DeVaughn Gibbs (Farmville, Louisburg); T.J. Graham (Wakefield, N.C. State); Joaquin Green (Northwood, St. Augustine's College); Josh Grizzard (East Wake, Yale); Demetrius Hartsfield (SE Raleigh, Maryland); Otis Henderson (Jordan, Randolph-Macon College); Jay Hollingsworth (Lee, Duke); Geo Irving (Hillside, N.C. Central); Jamont Jones (Washington, Lenoir-Rhyne College); Kevin Jordan (S. Johnston, Methodist); Mitch Kamphuis (Wake Christian, Campbell); Decarius Kanyinda (Apex, Catawba); Richie Kazazain (Apex, Wingate); Cody Lyon (Leesville Road, Campbell); Jody Maness (North Moore, Campbell); Justin Kenyon (Chapel Hill, Dodge City CC); Jody Maness (N. Moore, Campbell); Ben Martin (Sanderson, N.C. Central); Alex Mayo (Wake Forest-Rolesville, Averett); Larry McDonald (Orange, Fayetteville State); Lee McKinnis (East Chapel Hill, Blinn College); Ceo Moore (Apex, Connecticut); Jamal Miller (Lee, Louisburg); Tony Morgan (Garner, Garden City CC); Bernard Palmer (Northwood, Newport News Apprentice); Tobais Palmer (Pittsboro Northwood, N.C. State); Garrett Paschall (Cedar Ridge, Wesleyan College); Lakeem Perry (Louisburg, Catawba); Shaun Quezada (Wakefield, University of Richmond); John Reece (Wakefield, Elon University); Andrew Reid (Jordan, Randolph-Macon); Denzel Reina (Wake Forest-Rolesville, U.S. Naval Academy); Immannuel Rich (East Wake, Western Carolina); Bryson Rose (Wakefield, Mississippi); Gabe Skwara (Ravenscroft, Bucknell University); Kameron Smith (Garner, U.S. Naval Academy); C.J. Starkey (Jordan, Campbell); John Michael Stone (Lee, Campbell); Jonathan Stutts (Cedar Ridge, Methodist); Tyler Troutman (Wakefield, East Carolina); Darcell Wade (Cedar Ridge, N.C. Wesleyan); Daryl Ware (Louisburg, Louisburg); Charon Watson (Cedar Ridge, Methodist); James Weaver (Leesville Road, Catawba); Jamal Williams (Millbrook, UNC-Pembroke); Richard Williams (Farmville, Louisburg); Ronnie Williams (Hillside, Catawba); Vince Williams (East Chapel Hill, UNC-Pembroke); Thomas Wilson (Leesville Road, Elon); Chris Wojnarowski (Cedar Ridge, Methodist); Earl Womble (Siler City Jordan-Matthews, Mars Hill College)