N.C. boasts the nation’s No. 1 high school recruit in both football, basketball

Posted Jun 10, 2015
A couple of new national recruiting lists came out this week, and two N.C. high school stars landed at the top. Rivals ranks Wake Forest defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence the nation’s top high school football player. ESPN has Harry Giles of High Point Wesleyan’s nationally ranked basketball team as the nation’s top recruit in basketball. (Charlotte Observer)

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