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Vikings send eight on to juco ranks

"They made me feel like I was at home," Ferguson said of Mississippi Delta. "I felt comfortable going on my visit there. They kept checking on me and made me feel like they wanted me."

Buys spent last season as a backup quarterback for WC and did not catch a pass, but at 6-foot-6 and 240 pounds was the right size for Hinds to sign as a prospect at tight end.

"i:his is great. I'm extremely excited and blessed," Buys ~aid. "It's something I've dreamed about since I was a kid, and being able to sign is pretty great."

Reed felt that way, too. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive tackle missed half of his junior season and nearly had his football career end because of a kidney ailment. He was treated and came back this . season to be one of the Vikings' best linemen.

"It was a goal to come back stronger," Reed said. "I came back with a chip on my shoulder, and I'm going to make this the best season I've ever played."

Defensive end Caleb Watts accepted a preferred walk-on spots at Hinds.

Another player, running back D.J. Lane, accepted an offer to be a preferred walk-on at Alcorn State.

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The eight players who are moving on to the next level represent nearly a quarter of the 29 seniors on Warren Central's roster. Two other players from past teams, corner:back Devontae Wilson and linebacker DeArius Christmas, also signed. Wilson, who had been at East Central Community College, signed with Delta State and Christmas, a three-time Vicksburg Post Defensive Player of the Year who spent the 2015 season at East Mississippi, is headed to Grambling. Both players signed during the junior college signing period in December.

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Warren Central coach Josh Morgan said he was proud of all of his players, past and present, and the way they've gone about their business.

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"These are all program guys who have been here since the seventh grade," Morgan said. "We watched them grow. A lot of folks fell by the wayside, but not these guys. They made their mark on the football field, and to play at the next level, what else can you ask for if you're a football player?"

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