Sixteen Yellow Jackets cement future plans at Fort Mill signing ceremony

Fort Mill High held one of its largest signings ever with 16 athletes from five different sports committing to college Thursday afternoon.

Baseball and track had the most with four signees each, while lacrosse and swimming had three sign and football had two sign.

“It is an outstanding accomplishment for our school,” said Fort Mill athletic director Dwayne Hartsoe. “These kids are getting an opportunity to play the sport they love at the next level. It is a great way to end the year athletically.”

The signees:

Banks Bullard – swimming, Randolph College

Mia Davis – cross country/track, USC-Upstate

Ryan DeLuca – football, Furman University

Alexandra Forfare – track, Limestone College

Gunner Grabb – lacrosse, Birmingham Southern College

Noah Griffin – baseball, Emory and Henry College

Hunter Helms – baseball, USC-Beaufort

Ryann Katz – swimming, West Virginia Wesleyan College

Kobie MacKinnon – baseball, Brunswick Community College

Patrick Mead – football, Jireh Prep Academy

Olivia Rosener – cross country/track, Valdosta State University

Ania Rzepka – cross country/track, St. Bonaventure University

Andrew Scales – swimming, Randolph College

Matthew Scriven – lacrosse, Birmingham Southern College

Joey Tepper – baseball, Spartanburg Methodist College

Patrick Thomas – lacrosse, Tusculum College

This story was originally published May 4, 2017 at 3:10 PM with the headline "Sixteen Yellow Jackets cement future plans at Fort Mill signing ceremony."