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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Wake Forest High School for coach Reggie Lucas … Earned All-USA honors from USA Today as a prep senior after registering a conference-best eight interceptions and 47 pass break-ups … Also forced 10 fumbles and returned two fumbles for touchdowns … Earned all-state, all-conference and conference defensive player of the year laurels … Also collected team most valuable defensive player and academic all-conference accolades … Helped lead Cougars to an appearance in the state championship game … Earned all-conference and academic all-conference honors as a junior … Registered six interceptions, 20 pass break-ups and five forced fumbles as a junior.

PERSONAL: The son of Paula and Nelson Massey … Maintained a 3.59 cumulative grade point average at Wake Forest High School and graduated in the top 40 percent of his 441-member senior class … A business management major at UNCP.