Little drama expected from area on National Signing Day

National signing day for the Grand Strand’s high school football players won’t have the drama associated with the biggest commitments from around the country.

Nearly all of the area’s players have already announced which school they’ll be attending, taking some of the guessing game out of Wednesday, the opening of the NCAA signing period in football and boys and girls soccer.

At least three football players will commit to NCAA Division I programs. Myrtle Beach running back Brandon Sinclair, who gave a verbal pledge to Old Dominion last summer, will sign with the Monarchs. Conway’s Jah’Maine Martin will do the same with Coastal Carolina. Aynor offensive lineman Dalton Hubbard has accepted a preferred walk-on spot at The Citadel and will be included with the Bulldogs’ 2016 signing class, according to Aynor coach Jody Jenerette.

Joining some of the in-school athletes will be a pair of St. James students who competed in outside competition. Sharks seniors Conor Sloan and Cole Gulledge, who have been playing for the South Carolina Battery Developmental Academy in Charleston, will formally sign with Furman and College of Charleston, respectively.

This story was originally published February 1, 2016 at 5:27 PM with the headline "Little drama expected from area on National Signing Day."