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Jones: Mingo Central looking to retire Dillon's No. 5 jersey
NEWTOWN – Jeremy Dillon's high school football career is well documented. The former Kennedy Award winner led Mingo Central to the 2016 Class AA state championship and put up video game-like numbers in two seasons with the Miners, passing for a staggering 5,699 yards and 78 touchdowns, while running for 2,551 yards and another 44 scores.
Preseason football games set for Miners, Panthers
NEWTOWN – The Mingo Central High School football team will certainly get a tough test right out of the gate in the upcoming 2024 season. The Miners are scheduled to open up the preseason on Friday, Aug. 16 at home as Mingo Central is slated to host Kentucky state powerhouse Johnson Central at Mingo's Buck Harless Stadium in a 7 p.m. start.
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