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Lunceford opts to stay close to home

By Sheldon Shealer
ESPNRISE.com

Monday, July 20, 2009

Emmett Lunceford saw no point in waiting to determine his soccer future. So the 16-year-old attacking midfielder committed to the University of South Carolina on Saturday night, becoming the first major Class of 2011 boys' soccer prospect to make a pledge. "They set up a good offer for me and told me that they see me playing a big role on the team and playing straightaway as a freshman," Lunceford said Monday afternoon while awaiting a flight to Massachusetts. His club team will compete for a ...

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