Lorenzo Carter can be called many good things. Perhaps the most impressive adjective is champion, as he helped lead his football and basketball squads to Georgia state crowns.
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is living a charmed existence as it pertains to his high school athletic career.
As a junior, the 6-foot-5, 235-pound defensive end helped the
Norcross (Ga.) football team go 15-0 en route to
Georgia's Class AAAAAA state title. The Blue Devils finished the 2012 season ranked No. 16 nationally by MaxPreps and head into this fall as a state and national title contender once again.
Carter lends his time to his classmates to help them learn English.
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Carter's run of success continued with the powerhouse Norcross hoops team, which has produced standouts like Jodie Meeks, Gani Lawal, Al-Farouq Aminu and Jeremy Lamb in recent years. After a late arrival following football, the hulking power forward helped the Blue Devils win their final 17 games to capture the school's fifth state crown since 2006.
Despite his status as the nation's
No. 4 overall football recruit in the Class of 2014 by 247Sports.com, basketball was actually Carter's first love. After fouling out of one too many games as a seventh grader due to his aggressive nature, coaches pushed him toward the gridiron.
Carter was a finalist for
MaxPreps 2012-13 Male Athlete of the Year honors, won by Alabama-bound running back Derrick Henry.
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"Zo" is getting plenty done outside of athletics, as well. According to Norcross basketball coach Jesse McMillan, Carter is an honors student, an active mentor for underclassmen at Norcross and a lunchtime volunteer for the ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages).
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