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2014 Signee: CB Chris Turner

Posted: February 6th, 2014, 12:11 pm
by Sly Fox
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Chris Turner
6' 3" 175 lbs Cornerback
Columbia (SC) Denmark-Olar HS (Transfer from Lake Marion HS)


Liberty News Release wrote:Chris Turner, CB, 6-3, 175, Columbia, S.C./Denmark-Olar HS (signed at 9:43 a.m.)
Two-year high school letterwinner … graduated from Denmark-Olar High School where he played his senior year … played in two games as a senior before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury … during his junior year at Lake Marion High School, he finished the year with 10 interceptions, seven of which he returned for a touchdown … named Orangeburg Touchdown Club Player of the Week during his junior year … also a standout in basketball … 2AA all-region and all-state in 2012 … SCBCA preseason top five senior in South Carolina … helped lead Lake Marion to the state title in 2012.

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Re: 2014 Signee: CB Chris Turner

Posted: February 8th, 2014, 2:38 pm
by Sly Fox
Orangeburg (SC) The Times and Democrat wrote:D-O two-sport star Turner signs to play football for Liberty

DENMARK — This time a year ago, Chris Turner was at Lake Marion helping the Gators make their run to the school’s first-ever state title in basketball.

A few weeks before that historic basketball season, Turner was quietly making a name for himself as a shutdown cornerback as a part of Chris Carter’s program. Fast forward nearly a year later and Turner found himself in Denmark-Olar’s media center signing on to be a member of Liberty University’s football team.

“On the visits I had, I liked the environment,” Turner said. “It seemed like they were a real family to me. That’s what really caught me. They really care about their players.”
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