Graduated from Illini Bluffs High School in 2008…lettered four years for Tyler Hesh…recorded over 1,500 points in high school…three-time All-State selection…in senior season was All-State third team…two-time All-Tomahawk and ICAC first-team selection…averaged 23.4 points per game, 4.6 assists per game, and 2.3 steals per game as a senior…statistically, made 58% of his shots from the floor and 49% from the three-point line…for two tournaments (Warrior Classic and Williamsville Holiday) was a unanimous selection for the All-Tournament team…nominated for four All-Star games (Tomahawk vs. Praireland, IBCA All-Star game, Heart of Illinois North vs. South All-Star game, and Kiwanis Club All-Star game…was the Journal Star "Athlete of the Week" twice as a junior…won the three-point contest at the regional, sectional, and super-sectional competitions and qualified for state…scored 30 or more points in 12 different games over his career…member of the National Honor Society and Art Club…four-year member of the honor roll.

Son of Vince and Cathy Edwards…born on January 19, 1990…is undecided in a major…loves to hunt and fish…favorite food is peach cobbler…is a fan of the Chicago Bulls…has met MLB player Albert Pujols and NBA player Steve Nash…favorite music group is Grits…loves to vacation at his Grandma's house.