2016 Combined

2/5/2016

Vikings send eight on to juco ranks

Vikings send eight on to juco ranks

Published 9:07 am Thursday, February 4, 2016

One by one, Warren Central's senior football players and their families gathered in the school's library Wednesday morning. Once everyone had arrived it turned into a beehive of activity, an assembly line of photos and paperwork, and a roomful of smiles and congratulatory handshakes as they all charted their respective futures. Six players put their names on letters of intent on national signing day Wednesday, and two more accepted preferred walk-on spots. Even equipment manager Steven Gatchell got in on the fun by accepting an offer to work at Hinds Community College.

It was a morning of celebration for the Vikings, and a postscript to a season in which they won 10 games and reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2002.

"It's an awesome feeling to know your brothers have a chance to do what you love, and to do what you've been doing your whole life," said offensive lineman Sam Reed, who signed with Southwest Mississippi Community College. Reed was one of seven Warren Central players who signed or committed to one of Mississippi's junior colleges. Cornerback Derrick Dixon and safety Byron Galvin signed with Mississippi Gulf Coast, running back D.J. Knight with Copiah-Lincoln, tight end Booth Buys with Hinds and wide receiver Larry Ferguson with Mississippi Delta.

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