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What the four reigning NCHSAA football state runners-up return in
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Trey Jones - Football - Central Michigan University Athletics
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Owen Daffer - Football - East Carolina University Athletics
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ECU Cruises To 49-10 Win Over Campbell - East Carolina University
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Hugh Ryan - 2023 - Football - Furman University
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Ryan Jones - New York Giants Tight End - ESPN
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Mr. Jones tells fairytales. Is Zay Jones a fairytale the Bears are
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Eags ranked 21st in Stats Perform Top 25 after bye week - Eastern
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East Carolina's 2023 NFL Draft prospects led by Keaton Mitchell
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East Carolina's Ryan Jones (4) tries to break a tackle by North