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Little also serves as South Stanly’s head football coach, which is why he was entertaining assistants from Clemson, N.C. State, North Carolina and Texas A&M on Monday.

Members of those coaching staffs and others began pouring into the town of Norwood since the start of the NCAA evaluation period to recruit South Stanly’s two-way star, Terry Shankle.

Shankle, a 5-foot-11, 165-pounder, was selected Stanly County’s Player of the Year as a junior. He caught 47 passes for 957 yards and scored 12 touchdowns as a wide receiver on offense, and added 78 tackles and produced 15 interceptions that tied him for the state lead as a safety and cornerback on defense.

The performance has earned Shankle scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Clemson, Florida, North Carolina, N.C. State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M among others.

Many recruiting analysts regard Shankle as the best cover corner in the state this year.

“Texas A&M told me they were visiting three kids in North Carolina, and that Terry was the No. 1 lockdown corner in the nation that they wanted,’’ Little said.

Clemson, Florida, N.C. State and UNC are schools Shankle has expressed an early interest in, but Little said that could change as his offers increase.

“He’s getting calls from Southern Cal, Texas, everywhere,’’ Little said. “I think he’s still pretty wide open at this point.’’

Shankle isn’t the only Rebel Bulls player college recruiters have their eye on, according to Little.

Junior Detric Allen, a 6-2, 180-pounder, served as quarterback in South Stanly’s spread offense last season. Allen completed 109 of 187 passes for 1,649 yards and 21 touchdowns.

“When Carolina left yesterday they said they thought they’d offer him as a junior,’’ Little said.