stone attended lockport high school in lockport, new york and was a student and a letterman in football, basketball, and track. in football, as a senior, he was named the team's defensive player of the year, was a first team all-league selection, and was a second team all-western new york selection. in basketball, he was a second team all-league selection. in track, he was a first team all-western new york selection. daren stone graduated from lockport senior high school in 2003.