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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Scotland High School for coach Richard Bailey … Earned all-region accolades for second-straight year, as well as his third-straight all-conference nod as a prep senior … Went 66-for-71 on point after attempts and connected on a season-long 39 yard field goal in pacing the Fighting Scots to a 13-1 record … Also registered 60 touchbacks on kickoffs and registered a season-best 53-yard punt … Earned Scotland's special teams most valuable player honors after each of last two prep seasons … Also captained the Scotland baseball team and earned offensive most valuable player nods as a senior.

PERSONAL: The son of Camille and Charles Utter … Has a younger sister, Caiti, and a younger brother, Cameron … Maintained a 3.8 cumulative grade point average at Scotland High School and graduated in the top 14 percent of his 306-member senior class … A biology major at UNCP.