
East Lincoln's Sage Surratt (14) matching a catch during last football season has c...[+]
By Richard Walker
Gazette staff Posted Feb. 14, 2016 at 4:24 pmUpdated Feb 14, 2016 at 4:28 PM
East Lincoln junior Sage Surratt keeps receiving recruiting offers for his talents in basketball and football.A 6-foot-4, 200-pound basketball guard and football wide receiver, Surratt has received a basketball offer from Appalachian State and football offers from Harvard, South Carolina, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke and East Carolina. Harvard and South Carolina are the latest to offer as each school offered in the last week.Already Lincoln County’s all-time leader in receptions (233), receiving yards (3,688) and touchdown catches (53), Surratt this year became East Lincoln’s all-time leading basketball scorer.And with 1,775 points entering Tuesday’s conference tournament, Surratt is closing in on the county’s top scorers – Jeremy Wilson (Lincolnton High Class of 2000) with 1,819 and Eric Wilson (Lincolnton 2004) with 1,917.