RECRUITING BUZZ: Sloter switches pledge to Southern Miss

Kyle Sloter has decided to back out of his previous pledge to Tulane to instead commit to Southern Miss and Ricky Bustle. The Southern Miss offensive coordinator had previously recruited the Mt. Pisgah signal caller while as Tulane’s quarterbacks coach before the Green Wave’s coaching staff was let go in the middle of the 2011 season. According to Sloter’s father, the 6-foot-5 quarterback “wants to go where he is wanted more and where, quite frankly, the football program is at another level.” Southern Miss peaked at No. 19 in the FBS rankings this year, and Sloter is intrigued by the passionate fan base. Sloter is planning to major in business-finance, and Sloter’s father believes he can still get a great education and have fun playing on some winning teams.

Harrison girls basketball standout Nikki Hegstetter has surpassed 1,200 points for her career in addition to taking home various other individual honors such as team MVP and various tournament MVPs during her time as a Hoya. As her high school career winds down, Hegstetter is preparing to take her talents to Tuscaloosa. She recently accepted a scholarship to play basketball at Alabama and will do so as a member of the Georgia Coaches Association All-Senior team. Harrison’s boys coach Robert Churchwell, who recently coached Ryan Blumenthal to the 1,000-point plateau as well, called the milestone, “an honor that is a rarity that is revered.” Said Churchwell, “it is a mark that only the very few gifted and hard-working athletes ever achieve.”

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