By Tom HamSenior Staff WriterSTANHOPE — Southern Nash High defensive stalwarts Aaron McFarland and Alkeem Thomas have been football teammates since they were youngsters.On Wednesday morning (National Signing Day), the pair signed a pact to extend the relationship possibly fourmoreyears. ^^ i .?McFarland, the 18-year-old son of Richard and Devon Hall of bailey; and Thomas, the 18-year-old son of Carolyn and Garland Sessoms of Wilson County, signed national letters of intent to accept football scholarships to Coastal Carolina University (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) of the NCAA Division I/Football Championship Subdivision. '.. ’ ’; r V-4 T'%McFarland, a defensive end, and Thomas, a defensive back, were among 21 signees announced by Chanticleers head coach David Bennett on Wednesday afternoon,See FIREBIRDS, Page 2BSigning letters of intent on National Signing Day to continue their football careers at the collegiate level was the Southern Nash High quartet of, from left, Aaron McFarland, Alkeem Thomas, Trendell Lynch and Brandon Jones. Gray Whitley | Times