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Seven East Forsyth football standouts signed their letters of intent to attend college and play football in a ceremony on Feb. 12 at the school.
Three of them — Xavier Crawford, Chris Kirby and Nathan Stewart — will attend N.C. Wesleyan College. Corey Blair will attend South Dakota State. JP Gilchrist will go to Catawba College. Kendal Sawyer will go to the University of Charleston in West Virginia. Cayden Martin will go to Cabrillo Community College in California.
In addition, East’s Elijah Edwards is already enrolled at Greensboro College and will play football there.
Crawford, 6’0”, 315 pounds, is a versatile player who helped anchor the Eagles’ offensive line, Eagles Head Coach Todd Willert said.
“He played everywhere on the offensive line. He was all-conference and was a three-year starter. He played center, guard and played some at tackle. Last season he was mainly at center. He was one of our leaders on the offensive line. He will have a chance to play early just because he has played so many spots, but I think he will be at center or guard. He already has the size for it. I think him being able to play multiple positions really helped his recruiting, It is harder to do that on the offensive line. I think his chances to play early are good,” he said.
Kirby, 6’0” 255 pounds, was a three-year starter on the defensive line and an all-conference player.
“He had multiple offers. He went on a couple of visits to N.C. Wesleyan and felt comfortable there. With his quickness, I think he has a chance to possibly play early. He has great quickness for a bigger guy. He will play inside for them. He will be undersized, but his quickness and strength will make up for that,” Willert said.
Stewart was a standout middle linebacker.
“Nathan had multiple offers, and he had been on multiple visits to schools….
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Author : The High Point Enterprise, N.C.
Publish date : 2025-03-01 04:59:00
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