Lancaster, South Carolina is a small city south of Charlotte, North Carolina with a population of 10,000 people. Sindarius Thornwell put the city on the map a less than a decade ago starring at Lancaster High School before transferring to Oak Hill Academy and then helping South Carolina advance to the 2017 NCAA Final Four.
Justin Byerly has spent the past 15 years covering North Carolina prep and grassroots basketball. He has previously worked with The Recruit Scoop and Rivals.com. In addition to that he has contributed to The USA Today, Charlotte Observer, The Asheville Citizen-Times and The Sun News. He has held The Justin Byerly Upstate/WNC Showcase the past two years and has helped student-athletes from North Carolina and South Carolina receive college scholarships. He owns The Byerly Report scouting service that has over 100 college subscriptions. Justin resides in Asheville, North Carolina with his wife Danielle and four children.
