Fuquay-Varina will have five athletes signing scholarships this week, including four football players that will sign today. None is more heralded than defensive tackle Shawn Underwood, a two-time all-state player who will play for Butch Davis at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Lee leads North Carolina squad in Shrine Bowl game.

Click "Read More" to see who the Tri-Nine offensive, defensive and special team players of the year are, as well as the coach of the year and first and second teams.

Juston Burris, Shawn Underwood, Ethan Gardner, Dylan Intemann, Vad Lee, T.J. Thorpe and Sherman Ragland will represent the Triangle in the 2010 N.C.-S.C. Shrine Bowl game, to be played on Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. on the campus of Wofford College.

UNC recruit, a 6-foot-2, 317-pound senior, will miss about 10 weeks.

A slight tear in the knee of Shawn Underwood will keep Fuquay-Varina defensive tackle/offensive guard sidelined for the next two months.

Underwood, who committed to UNC two weeks ago, has made the all-conference team three times in the last two years.

Shawn Underwood, rising senior, Fuquay-Varina football

A dream came true for Fuquay-Varina's Shawn Underwood. The defensive tackle, rated as one of North Carolina's top 30 players by Rivals.com, committed to UNC earlier today.

Underwood had narrowed his choices down to UNC, Penn State and Wake Forest after receiving dozens of offers.

"I'm pretty estatic about it," Underwood said.

Fuquay-Varina defensive tackle Shawn Underwood is ranked as one of the state's top 30 senior football recruits by Rivals.com.

Don't you hate it when some writer makes a bunch of predictions but never follows up on it? I'm bucking that trend each Saturday morning with "a quick look back at Friday." I'll also name the "stat of the week" and "player of the week."
How I did
Winners called correctly: 7-of-8 (21-5 this year)

Margin of victory within 7-points: 3-of-8 ("Middle Creek by 8" was actually 1, "Athens Drive by 11" was actually 7, "Leesville Road by 34" was actually 31).

I'm proud of: Improving my record for another week. Only Fuquay has a better winning percentage than mine (81%). I'm also just proud of the Tri-Nine in genera

Fuquay-Varina Bengals

Last year: 11-2 (7-0). Lost to Douglas Byrd 17-14 in the second round of the 4-A playoffs.

All-Conference players graduated: OL John Matt, OL Joe Figueroa, RB Corey Mixon

All-Conference players returning: RB Cory Hunter (Tri-Eight Player of the Year), DT Shawn Underwood, LB Isaac Minor