lˌæ ɹˈuː ɐtˈɛndᵻd nɔːɹθwˈɛst ɡˈɪlfɚd hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn ɡɹˈiːnsbɚɹˌoʊ, nˈɔːɹθ kˌæɹəlˈaɪnə, wˈɛɹ, ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə bˌiːɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːnɚz stˈuːdənt, hiː ˈɜːnd ˈɔːlstˈeɪt ˈɑːnɚz ɪn bˈeɪsbɔːl, bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl, ænd fˈʊtbɔːl.
LaRue attended Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, where, in addition to being an honors student, he earned All-State honors in baseball, basketball, and football.