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Marmion’s Dane Pardridge and Metea Valley’s Jalen Johnson catch on for NIU. The next step? ‘Gonna be great.’
Dane Pardridge and Jalen Johnson aren’t joined at the hip, but they share multiple connections. Both are local guys — redshirt sophomores who have found a home in the Northern Illinois receivers room after experiencing some success last fall in their first extended playing time. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Pardridge grew up in DeKalb and was a standout at Marmion. The 6-3, 205-pound Johnson grew ...
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