Colonels, Terriers Join Signing Frenzy

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ROANOKE (WSLS 10)-  The spring signing week frenzy continues, and today a half dozen standouts at William Fleming high school make it official. 

Girls basketball star Courtney Martin will play at Emory and Henry, and boys counterpart Steven Jones with next hoop it up at Ferrum college. 
And four more sign for football-- Nijay Wade to Averett University, Isiah Fletcher to Bridgewater college Justin Jarrett to Hamden-Sydney and Michael Gravely to Emory and Henry.

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Meanwhile, at William Byrd high, nationally ranked triple jumper Marcellus Fletcher will take his considerable talents to the University of Tennessee.

"Mainly because its family oriented, that's pretty much what I looked for in a team, a team to be like my team, and I can trust the coaches, I feel like they wouldn't deceive me in any way- Tennessee just felt like home, says Fletcher.