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Ann Fish: Morehead and NFL alum recall 'Panther stadium was electric'

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Ann Fish: Morehead and NFL alum recall 'Panther stadium was electric'

• By Ann Fish Special to News & Record
• Apr 24, 2016
• Apr 24, 2016
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Morehead High School Touchdown Club, from left, President Richie Jeffries, Assistant Football Coach Jerry Ellis, Neville Hall and Tommy Carter are among the organizers of the MHS Panther Alumni Association.

• Ann Fish/Special to News & Record

Antico Dalton, shown here during his years as a player at Morehead High School in Eden, says, “Friday night football at Morehead High School was always exciting when the fans were there. Panther stadium was always electric. It was like the whole city was out to support us.”

• Courtesy of Antico Dalton

Morehead High School’s “Cinderella Team” that went to the quarter-finals this year.

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The first Morehead High School Panther to be drafted by the NFL, Antico Dalton (left, playing for the New Englan Patriots in 2000) has three championship rings from his professional career.

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Antico Dalton played college football at Hampton University. The first Morehead High Panther to be drafted by the NFL, Dalton has three championship rings from his professional career.

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By Ann Fish Special to News & Record

EDEN — When former NFL players Jermaine Smith and Antico Dalton played at Morehead High school in the ’90s, the teams always had a support system from family and friends in the community.

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Reidsville native Ann Fish has lived in Eden since 1979. Contact her at annsomersfish@yahoo.com.

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For an application and information about the Morehead High SchoolTouchdown Club and the Panther Football Alumni Association, contact Richie Jeffries at (336) 613-3314 or rjeffries@edennc.us.

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Morehead High School Touchdown Club, from left, President Richie Jeffries, Assistant Football Coach Jerry Ellis, Neville Hall and Tommy Carter are among the organizers of the MHS Panther Alumni Association.

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The first Morehead High School Panther to be drafted by the NFL, Antico Dalton (left, playing for the New Englan Patriots in 2000) has three championship rings from his professional career.

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Antico Dalton played college football at Hampton University. The first Morehead High Panther to be drafted by the NFL, Dalton has three championship rings from his professional career.

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