To the delight of a standing-room only crowd at a sports bar near campus, dynamic guard Ryan Harrow signed his national Letter of Intent with N.C. State on Wednesday afternoon.

Wolfpack fans watched highlights of the 25th-ranked high school basketball player in the country on the flat-screen TVs at Sammy's and cheered as he made his commitment official.

"We're going to turn some heads," said Harrow, who's joined in the recruiting class by highly-rated combo guard Lorenzo Brown and forward Luke Cothron."We're going to be one of the best teams in the ACC."

Leslie says he is "wide open."

Leslie in the process of getting his list to five schools

Leslie wants to get stronger

Even Dave Telep can't be in two places at once.

Not that he doesn't try. Telep has two courts set up at Cary Academy for his Carolina Challenge, a showcase of the top 80 high school basketball players in the state. As much as he wants to, Telep can't watch every game.

Scout.com's national recruiting director took time for a few questions on Saturday to talk about the third annual challenge:

CARY — C.J. Leslie is not in a hurry.

After committing to N.C. State as a freshman, the Word of God junior wants to take a second look at his college options. As the 16th-rated prospect in the country in the class of 2010, Leslie has plenty of options.

"I wanted to open it up and see what else is out there," Leslie said Saturday at Dave Telep's Carolina Challenge in Cary. "I wanted to make sure I didn't miss any opportunities."

Power forward C.J. Leslie, a junior at Word of God Academy who committed verbally to N.C. State his freshman year, wants to visit other schools, his mother says. Read more here.

Lisa Leslie has confirmed that her son, Word of God Christian Academy basketball player C.J. Leslie, has withdrawn the verbal commitment he made to N.C. State as a high school freshman, while making clear that she still likes NCSU and her son is still considering playing for Wolfpack coach Sidney Lowe.

"He just wanted to expand his visits to other schools," said Lisa Leslie, who added that she and her son had decided Saturday night to open the search again. 

RALEIGH — Word of God bounced back from its Saturday night loss to Fayetteville Christian emphatically. 

The Rams destroyed Ridgecroft School in the first round of the NCISAA tournament.

The Rams, the 2008 state champions but seeded third this year, play Wayne Country Day or Hobgood Academy on Thursday at 5:30 at Charlotte Latin.

Six players scored in double figures for Word of God.

John Wall, the top  uncommitted player in the country, notched 10 points and N.C. State commitment C.J. Leslie got 15.

Points: RGS—Bilday 4, Britlon 11, Newbern, Pearce 2, Phelps 2, Sumner 8, Taylor 2. WOG—M.Baines 4, B.Daniels 10, J.Denning 2, S.Drane 16, C.Leslie 15, D.McDonald 18, J.Parker, J.Summerfield 8, J.Wall 10, D.Wells 12.