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Socastee High School had three students sign their letter of intent to play sports at the college level last Wednesday, Feb. 10. Jacob Perritt will attend Chowan University to play lacrosse, Jake Perito will enter Limestone to play soccer and Taylor Karnap will enroll at Charleston Southern to play football. Listed below are their credentials.聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

Jacob Perritt聽will attend Chowan University to play lacrosse. He will receive nearly a full athletic scholarship combined with his academic scholarship because of his 3.8 GPA. The Socastee senior is considering in majoring in Exercise Science or Physical Education while at Chowan.聽

Chowan University is a Baptist affiliated small private university of about 1,500 students located in Murfreesboro, N.C. The university offers both associates and bachelor degrees in 70 academic disciplines. Chowan competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II and have participated in all sports officially since the 2009 season.

Perritt has played lacrosse at Socastee for three years lettering last year and he was named to the All- County Team playing the defensive position called the d-pole, whose job it is to keep the opponents from scoring.聽

Socastee has just started their lacrosse season this year and Perritt hopes to improve on last year鈥檚 7-4 record and later lost in the first round of the playoffs. And the senior hopes to break several lacrosse records set by his predecessors that were achieved throughout earlier years.

鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be pretty hard to leave here because I鈥檝e put so much of my time in Socastee,鈥� Perritt said. 鈥淢y friends and all the teachers have made it like family here. I鈥檒l miss the atmosphere of the games and pep rallies and all the other school stuff. And my father went to Socastee.鈥�

鈥淗e鈥檚 a great kid,鈥� Socastee Lacrosse coach Matt Fox said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 played hard for us the last four years and he deserves this opportunity to play college lacrosse. Jacob is a good role model. And he鈥檚 our captain this year. A lot of the guys on the team look up to him for all the hard work and time he puts in his game.鈥� 聽

聽Jake Perito聽received an athletic/academic scholarship to play soccer at Limestone College. With a current GPA of 3.8, the senior is undecided in selecting a major and prefers to decide after taking several different college classes.聽聽聽聽

Limestone College is a private four-year, coeducational liberal arts college with over 3,500 students located in Gaffney, SC near Spartanburg. It is a Christian non-denominational college offering students 38 majors in four different divisions of study. Limestone plays sports in the 12-school Conference Carolinas and is a member of the NCAA Division II in nearly all major sports. 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

Perito began playing soccer when he was three years old and never stopped. He has played and lettered all four years at Socastee High School and was named All-Region his sophomore and junior years with his senior season coming up next month. Last year the Braves were undefeated in their region and lost in the third round of the playoffs to River Bluff High School.

鈥淚 feel sad about leaving Socastee and all my friends but at the same time I am glad to get out,鈥� Perito said. 鈥淚 take a lot of pride in what I鈥檝e done here and I鈥檓 really looking forward to playing athletics at the college level.鈥� 聽聽

鈥淗e is a very strong defensive player,鈥� Socastee soccer coach Joseph Owen said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a leader on the field and he鈥檚 the rock in the middle. If you鈥檙e going to try and come through the middle you鈥檙e going to have a hard time. You鈥檒l probably have to go outside because he is an animal in the middle. He always wins midfield headers, balls, scores goals, assists per goals鈥e does it all.鈥�

Owen spoke very highly of Perito鈥檚 talents such as possessing great vision in finding an open teammate on the field and putting the ball right on his foot. Overall, he鈥檚 a very strong soccer player and physically strong as well. And he鈥檚 smart in the classroom along with just being a well-rounded nice person.聽

鈥淗e鈥檚 really quiet and doesn鈥檛 get real excited and yell a whole bunch of orders at the other players but rather leads by example,鈥� Owen said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 one of our co-captains and I think he could have played anywhere he wanted to go so we鈥檙e excited about him going to Limestone.鈥澛犅犅� 聽聽聽聽聽聽

聽Taylor Karnap聽will attend Charleston Southern to play football as a preferred walk on this fall. He has received scholarships for his 3.7 GPA in academics. At Charleston Southern he plans on majoring in biology to eventually work in the health-care field.

Charleston Southern University is an independent comprehensive university with about 3,600 students located in North Charleston. This private Baptist affiliated university offers 48 undergraduate majors and eight graduate degree programs. The university offers intercollegiate athletics for both men and women, competing in the NCAA Division I Big South Conference.

Karnap hopes to play wide receiver for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers. At Socastee, he played varsity football all four years lettering his final three seasons, plus being named to the All-Region Team as a senior. He also played four years of varsity baseball for the Braves as a right fielder and pitcher.

鈥淚鈥檒l miss all my friends at Socastee but I look forward to going to Charleston Southern,鈥� Karnap said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a Christian school with excellent programs. And they were baseball champs last season and I look forward to playing the sport [football] I love.鈥澛犅犅� 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

鈥淗e鈥檚 an extremely hard worker,鈥� Socastee football coach Doug Illing said. 鈥淚鈥檓 very proud of him to seek a four-year degree and have the passion to continue playing football. He鈥檒l definitely succeed because he鈥檚 the kind of person that will persevere through any obstacle to attain a goal no matter what is in front of him.鈥� 聽聽 聽

Neal Peterson 鈥� 650-5505