{"id":145237,"date":"2026-02-05T21:37:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145237\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:37:21","slug":"tracking-the-big-bend-and-south-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/145237\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Big Bend and South Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; Wednesday was a big day across the Big Bend and South Georgia, as several schools saw student athletes sign grants of aid to continue playing their sports at the collegiate level. Let\u2019s take a look at where they\u2019re headed!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Lowndes<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Elijah McCoy \u2013 LaGrange, Jeremiah Davis \u2013 LaGrange, Markel Young \u2013 Point University, Malik Reddick \u2013 West Georgia, Chris Quinn &#8211; Shorter, Aiden Andrews &#8211; Southeastern Louisiana<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Colquitt County<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Kaden Calhoun \u2013 Jones Community College, Kam Gay \u2013 Valdosta State, Sawyer McCard \u2013 Valdosta State, Jamaal Jackson \u2013 Reinhardt University, Ni-Shawn Osby \u2013 Savannah State, Malik Walker \u2013 Savannah State, Zach Palmore \u2013 Clayton State, Brayden Ruis \u2013 LaGrange, Ja\u2019mari Stokes \u2013 LaGrange <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Godby<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Trenton Rogers \u2013 Florida State, Lazarus Chambers \u2013 NE Oklahoma A&amp;M, Tre Stenson \u2013 NE Oklahoma A&amp;M, Devin Anderson \u2013 NE Oklahoma A&amp;M, Kaleb Barnes \u2013 NE Mississippi, Demaris Bunion \u2013NE Oklahoma A&amp;M, Quay Bush &#8211; Midway University<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Thomas County Central <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Jermaine Dennis \u2013 FAMU (PWO), Jaylen Johnson \u2013 FAMU, Camden Godwin \u2013 Valdosta State, Zion Garlington \u2013 Savannah State, Triston Flounoy \u2013 Murray State <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday was a big day across the Big Bend and South Georgia, as several schools saw student athletes sign grants of aid to continue playing their sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Valdosta<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tyrieke Wade- Valdosta State, Zamarian Williams &#8211; Savannah State, Tremaine Johnson- LaGrange University, Seth Brown Jr. &#8211; Rice University, Jevaris Kier Jr.- LaGrange University<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday was a big day across the Big Bend and South Georgia, as several schools saw student athletes sign grants of aid to continue playing their sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Thomasville<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Brooks County <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Anton Graham \u2013 Hutchinson, Demarrion Washington \u2013 Tuskegee <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Branford<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Cairo <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">KhaLee Perry \u2013 Albany State, Gavin Mango &#8211; Albany State<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Leon <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Riley Knipple (beach volleyball) &#8211; Palm Beach Atlantic<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Florida High <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Keenen Jeune \u2013 Florida State (PWO), Jaylen Lurry \u2013 Florida A&amp;M, Jacob Gray (baseball) &#8211; Thomas University, Tanner Hall (baseball) &#8211; Northwestern College, Sam Clark (baseball) &#8211; Northwestern College <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Chiles<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Gavin Ford \u2013 Culver Stockton, Blanton Revell \u2013 Warner, JD Vincent \u2013 Bethel <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Lincoln<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Paul Davis \u2013 Lagrange, Jaylin Parrish \u2013 Valdosta State, Kaleb Hunter \u2013 Huntington, Demari Kendrick \u2013 Jackson State (PWO) <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Maclay<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Abram Wildrick \u2013 Missouri S&amp;T, Wyatt Long \u2013 LaGrange <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Wakulla <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Andrew Nelson &#8211; Missouri S&amp;T<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? 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