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Southern Durham wideout Jonathan Dillon offered by UNC

Rising sophomore impresses Tar Heels at King of the Hill 7-on-7

Gary Adornato

South Durham wide receiver Jonathan Dillon, from the Class of 2027, received an offer from the University of North Carolina following his performance at last week's King of the Hill 7-on-7 event.
South Durham wide receiver Jonathan Dillon, from the Class of 2027, received an offer from the University of North Carolina following his performance at last week's King of the Hill 7-on-7 event. / 247 Sports

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – Southern Durham wide receiver Jonathan Dillon, a member of the Class of 2027, turned in an impressive performance at last week's King of the Hill Tournament in Chapel Hill, leading to a scholarship offer from the University of North Carolina.

Dillon, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 175-pounds, impressed the Tar Heels with a series of highlight reel grabs to earn his ninth offer. Among the others are Miami, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Charlotte, East Carolina and West Virginia.

During the 2023 season, as a freshman, Dillon made 23 catches for 461 yards and scored four touchdowns. He also ran the ball seven times for 64 yards and three touchdowns.

With Dillon leading the way, Southern Durham hopes to improve on the 7-5 record it posted a year ago when it reached the second round of the NCHSL Class 3A state playoffs.

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Gary Adornato

GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.

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