Worth County standouts sign letters of intent

SYLVESTER – Two Worth County stars signed their national letters of intent this week.

Anfernee McLemore, a standout on Worth’s basketball team, signed to play for Bruce Pearl at Auburn. McLemore signed the actual letter earlier in the week.

Lindsey Toneygay, the starting catcher on the Lady Rams softball team, inked her letter of intent to play at Radford University in Virginia.

The pair were honored with a mock signing Friday morning at the school.

McLemore, a three-time member of the Herald’s Super 6, averaged 19 points and 11.8 rebounds per game as a junior. The 6-foot-7 forward also averaged 6.4 blocks per game.

“I’m excited. This is the day I have been waiting on since I committed,” McLemore said. “I’ve just been waiting on this day for a long time.”

McLemore was very impressed by Pearl, who is entering his second year as head coach of Auburn.

“He is very charismatic,” McLemore said. “He plays up-tempo. He likes to run and gun. There is no slow pace, but that is what I like about him.”

Pearl spoke highly of McLemore in a statement posted on the Auburn Athletics website.

“Anfernee is a terrific student-athlete,” Pearl said. “He has a 4.0 GPA, is a hard-worker, disciplined, tremendous athleticism and a really productive player. I think he is a guy who will be four years in the program, leave with his master’s degree and will continue to get better every year.”

McLemore, who was rated a four-star by ESPN and three-star by other various recruiting outlets, plans to enroll in May and take summer classes. He will major in business administration.

He was also recruited by Yale, Brown, Mississippi State, Georgia Tech and Stanford.

Toneygay, an instrumental part of a Worth softball team that made it to the state tournament in Columbus, was very excited to sign with Radford.

“It feels great,” she said. “All this pressure has been lifted. Now, when I am playing my travel ball season and when I start in college I can just relax and just have fun and do what I do.”

One of the biggest reasons Toneygay picked Radford is because they offer sports management, which is what she wants to major in.

“I want to be a P.E. coach,” Toneygay said. “Then I can help all the high school players that I want to help. I know I’ve been through that track and I know what to expect.”

She was impressed by the coaching staff at Radford.

“I love the coach,” she said. “The coach has been looking at me since last November. We’ve just kept in contact and what not. So, I love her and she likes me.”

Toneygay also received interest from Young Harris, Savannah State and Newberry College.