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MIDDLETOWN — Middletown senior Deejay Hunter has several college visits left this summer, but has narrowed his choices to five Division I programs according to his father.

Dwayne Hunter said in a phone interview from Gatlinburg, Tenn., that his son is considering Ohio State, Indiana, Tennessee, West Virginia and Louisville. Hunter has been to Ohio State, Indiana and Tennessee and has visits scheduled later this month at West Virginia and Louisville. He will also visit Wisconsin this weekend.

"He doesn't really want to go that far away," Dwayne Hunter said Wisconsin, "but he also doesn't want to rule anyone out without looking at them.

"It's going to be a busy July," he continued. "Once he's been to them all, then he'll make his decision."

Hunter said his son's target date to make a decision is Aug. 25, Deejay's birthday.

Hunter is the 14th-ranked cornerback in the nation according to Rivals.com. He also is ranked as the 151st player overall nationally.

In his junior season with the Middies, Hunter recorded three sacks and had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He also averaged 28.4 per kick-off return and took one for an 87-yard touchdown.

Several other schools have previously shown interest in Hunter, such as Purdue, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Michigan and Georgia Tech.

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