Kyanna Kendrick, center, signed papers to continue her basketball career with Georgia Northwestern, Wednesday afternoon. Pictured with her are her mother and father, Shawnette and Joe Porch.

East Ridge has had another athlete sign to continue their athletic career at the next level.

On Wednesday afternoon, Kyanna Kendrick, an outstanding forward on the girls’ basketball team, signed with Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Ringgold campus.

“I’m very excited to get a chance to continue to play,” Kendrick said, as her family looked on. “They don’t have a lot of players so I have a real chance to get a lot of playing time quickly.”

Kendrick averaged about 15 points and 10 rebounds a game last year for coach Lebron Williams and the Lady Pioneers. Coach Williams said that Kendrick was a real leader on the squad.

“She’s the kind of girl that leads by doing all the things she needs to do,” Williams said. “She’s a fine young lady and I’m sure she’s going to be an asset to the team at Georgia Northwestern.”

Georgia Northwestern, a two-year school, has had one coach in the existence of the 11-year program, David Stephenson.

Coach Stephenson said that he was “super excited” to be signing Kendrick, one for her playing ability, but also because he intends to establish a recruiting base in Southeastern Tennessee.

“I hope ‘K’ is the beginning of a good relationship with East Ridge,” Coach Stephenson said. “We are looking to sign 14 players. As of today, she is the eighth one.”