PLAYERS OF THE WEEK CHAFFEY GAME

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
JOSE BAEZ (EASTLAKE HS) Jose, a freshman center led the way with a resergant offensive line this past week as the JAG'S rushed for over 200 yards for the first time this season. The teams strongest player, JOSE is a student of the game with excellent leadership qualities. 6'2 285 lbs.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
TORY ROBINSON (MT. MIGUEL HS) A returning starter, the 6'5 280 lbs defensive end was all over the field for the JAG'S. He recorded 8 total tackles including a tackle for loss AND...INTERCEPTED A PASS he batted from his left end position. Tory was a qualifier out of high school and walked on at the University of Alabama.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
MARCUS FLORES (GROSSMONT HS) Bouncing back from a difficult week against Grossmont, MARCUS stepped up and made two crucial field goals and punted for great field position. On punt rolled out on the 3 yard line.

BIG STICK:
TYLER ZANOLLI (ALISO NIGUEL HS) Starting free safety who bounced back from the University of Utah layed out punishment for the second straight week with the games big hit. TYLER also added to his conference leading 3 interceptions. At 6'2 185 lbs. TYLER has room to grow.

JAG’S IMPROVE PLAY ON FIELD BUT NOT RECORD… FALL TO CHAFFEY 42-34

In a frustrating game, the JAG’S returned to DeVore Stadium to face the Chaffey Panthers in a Foothill Conference game. For the third time this season the JAG’S moved out to an early lead 17-7 over traditional power Chaffey. As the game flowed, Chaffey continued to establish the run (primarily the outside zone) and went into half time with a 21-17 lead.



The JAG’S battled back with a ground game of their own… freshman RB KENSLOW SMITH (HELIX HS) continues to shine with 3 more TD’s (he leads the Foothill Conference in scoring) while rushing for nearly 150 yards on 20 carries. He had a long burst of 57 yards for a TD in the third quarter. Freshman receiver CURTIS MITCHELL (DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA) had his best game of the season with 5 catches… 2 of them were clutch 3rd down conversions. Freshman QB RYAN NELSON (LOYOLA HS, LOS ANGELES) stepped in in the 3rd quarter and moved the team with quick passes and good decisions.



On defense the JAG’S were once again hot and cold. RONNIE RUTLEDGE (MT. MIGUEL HS) came off the bench to intercept a ball and make numerous physical tackles. TYLER ZANOLLI (ALISO NIGUEL HS, ORANGE COUNTY / University of Utah) had the hit of the day with a blast of a receiver over the middle and extended his Conference lead in interceptions to 3. Sophomore DE TORY ROBINSON (MT. MIGUEL HS) had the best game of his career pressuring the QB, intercepting a pass he batted down and making 3 tackles for loss.



In the kicking game, the lone bright spot on the day was the field goal kicking of freshman MARCUS FLORES (GROSSMONT HS). Bouncing back from a tough day the previous Saturday, MARCUS kicked two field goals and punted the Panthers out of bounds on the 3 yard line.



The JAG’S travel to unbeaten 4-0 College of the Desert this weekend for a 5:00 pm start.



GO JAG’S

DREW WESTLING, SOUTHWESTERN QB IS #11 IN THE STATE IN PASSING YARDS

PASSING YARDS PER GAME [Minimum 2 games]
1. 371.0 - David Pittman (1113 yds, 3 games); Pasadena
2. 348.7 - Kevin Craft (1046 yds, 3 games); Mt. San Antonio
3. 335.3 - Jacob Bower (1006 yds, 3 games); Bakersfield
4. 335.0 - Greg Alexander (1005 yds, 3 games); Santa Rosa JC
5. 331.7 - Andrew Beam (995 yds, 3 games); San Joaquin Delta
6. 309.7 - Andr Miramontes (929 yds, 3 games); Canyons
7. 301.3 - Jason Tyler (904 yds, 3 games); West Hills
8. 298.7 - Jeremiah Masoli (896 yds, 3 games); San Francisco
9. 282.7 - Mark Iddins (848 yds, 3 games); Santa Ana
10. 277.7 - Chad Draper (833 yds, 3 games); Modesto
11. 267.0 - Drew Westling (801 yds, 3 games); Southwestern
12. 262.7 - Hunter Wanket (788 yds, 3 games); Palomar
13. 261.0 - Cody Mangusso (783 yds, 3 games); Mendocino
14. 257.0 - Matt Dardeene (771 yds, 3 games); Laney
15. 243.3 - Steve Pachan (730 yds, 3 games); Los Medanos
16. 241.7 - Andrew DeFelice (725 yds, 3 games); Long Beach
17. 237.0 - Blake Sutton (711 yds, 3 games); Grossmont
18. 230.3 - Edward Stefani (691 yds, 3 games); Hartnell
19. 230.0 - Jon Loeliger (690 yds, 3 games); Diablo Valley
20. 228.3 - Darius Reynolds (685 yds, 3 games); Reedley

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK GROSSMONT GAME

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
SHELDON GALLOWAY (CLAIREMONT HS). Sheldon, one of the leading receivers in the Foothill Conference continued to shine and do a great job blocking and catching the ball.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
ROBERT WILLIAMS (OTAY RANCH H.S.) ROBERT led all JAGUARS with 14 total tackles, a Forced Fumble and a Sack. He was a key to the defense that led the way in our opening Foothill conference game. The defense set the tone with outstanding play against the run and pass.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
ABEL PEREZ (CASTLE PARK HS) ABEL dominated the game with his kickoffs... twice he kicked it out of the endzone... over 80 YARDS. He kept Grossmont on their own side of the field the majoity of the game.

JAG SPECIAL TEAM COACH JEFF PERSON TALKS FOOTBALL WITH FORMER AUBURN UNIVERSITY HEAD COACH TERRY BOWDEN

JAG football coach JEFF PERSON met up with Terry Bowden (from the first family of college football) recently at a breakfast he and Coach Carberry attended for the Business Club of America. Bowden was their as the key note speaker for the day but took time to chat with COACH PERSON on the keys to outstanding special teams play.

BOWDEN who was a head college coach at three different levels focused on committment and the importance of team...

GO JAG'S

JAG'S MUST PLAY TWO HALFS OF FOOTBALL... SWC 14 GROSSMONT 34

SWC 14 – GROSSMONT 34


The JAG’S stormed out to a 14-10 halftime lead behind the play of our vastly improved defense. The front line of sophomore DE’s TORY ROBINSON (Mt. MIGUEL HS – 6’5 270) and LJ BROWN (STRANHAN HS/FLORIDA 6’5 280) anchored the defense against the run for our best effort this season. Freshman Free Safety TYLER ZANOLLI (ALISO NIGUEL HS/ORANGE COUNTY 6’3 180, former University of Utah walk on) intercepted two passes and stepped out of bounds on a third in the back of the end zone. He also delivered several big hits defending the middle of the field.


The scoring was a HELIX HS connection. Freshman safety DERRICK PERRAULT (HELIX HS) scooped and ran a fumble recovery 80 yards for a TD while his former high school team mate KENSLOW SMITH (HELIX HS) scored his 5 TD of the season coming off a 3 TD performance this past week.


Freshman place kicker ABEL PEREZ (CASTLE PARK HS) had two of his four kickoffs sail out of the endzone… an 80 YARD KICK!


In two of the three games we have been in the lead at half time… we have to learn how to close people out….


We have made great strides in our development and will continue next week at home against Chaffey College at 5:00 in DeVore Stadium.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PASADENA GAME

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
KENSLOW SMITH (HELIX HS). Kenslow led the way scoring 3 TD's and catching 9 passes out of the back field against Pasadena. His tough inside running on the GOAL LINE was the key.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
MIKE JOHNSON (NEW SEMYRNA HS. Mike bounced back from a tough first game to dominate the inside run game. He was outstanding one on one against a very aggressive Pasadena center.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
MARCUS FLORES (GROSSMONT HS) Marcus averaged 48 yards on 3 punts with two inside the 10 yard line... one of his punts went so high that the return man fumbled on the 5 yard line and it led directly to a score. He also handled the kickoff duties on the day.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK FROM RIVERSIDE GAME

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
KEVIN PIKE (HILLTOP H.S.) Kevin led the way with 7 receptions and a Touchdown including the first two passes of the 2007 season. An excellent route runner with great potential for the next level.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
CHRIS SIDDENS (OTAY RANCH HS)Chris had a couple of key pass breakups early in the game and was a force in defending the run. The former OTAY RANCH QB is a two year starter at corner for the JAG'S.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
ABEL PEREZ (CASTLE PARK HS). Abel dominated the game both kicking and punting. With his ability to kick off into the endzone (6 yards deep) from the 30 yard line, time and time again he forced RCC to drive the ball the length of the field.

GREAT JOB! GO JAG'S

SAN DIEGO MESA PREVIEW IS IN

San Diego Mesa head coach Matt Kofler and his Olympians squad got off to a good start last weekend with a 48 - 27 victory over Santa Monica and he was gracious enough to speak to JCFootball.com about some of the top players on his roster. Read on to see who Kofler thinks could have an outstanding season and move on to the next level with a solid 2007 season...

QB Robert Sagarian (pictured) – "Robert is 6-3, 195 and is just now starting to come into his own. He's got great arm strength and he's really smart. He can make plays with his arm or his legs. He's a great leader and quarterback."

OT David Norman – "He's 6-6, 285 and he was a full qualifier out of high school. He'll have three to play two when he leaves. He's an excellent athlete and he's smart with great feet. We flip our tackles, but generally he's our left tackle. He's also on of our captains."

OG T.J. Kamfornik – "He's a natural guard or center. He's got a great frame. He's 6-3, 285 and he's a San Diego kid who transferred to us from Indiana State. He's strong and he's got lots of room to grow. He's going to be a good one for us this fall."

RB Corey Thompson – "He's a big back (6-0, 220), but he's got great speed. He's strong and fast and he's got great vision. He's going to be a good one for us. He's a bounceback from Weber State so he'll need to get his AA degree before he leaves, but he'll have three to play three when he's done."

RB Zay Shepherd – "He'll split time with Corey, but he's a hard runner and really fast with great moves in the open field. He led San Diego county in rushing when he was in high school so you can see he's a really good player. He'll have two to play two when he finishes up this year."

WR Tobias Cox – "He's a big receiver for us. We actually have quite a few receivers that are going to be big playmakers for us. He's 6-3, 190 and he might even be bigger than that. He's a tremendous athlete and he's got great hands and runs really well."

TE/WR Theo Sharp – "He's got a big body (6-4, 220) and he's just a great looking athlete. He can play tight end, wide receiver and slot and that's where we line him up. He can do anything you want him to do. In our game he had eight catches and two touchdowns because he was such a mismatch physically. He can also block really well."


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DT/DE Jordan Topp – "He's goes 6-4, 270 and he was a full-qualifier out of high school so he'll have four to play three after this fall. He's really athletic and very tough. Just to give you an idea of his athleticism, he intercepted a pass and ran it back 60 yards for a touchdown. He ran run really well. He could play almost anywhere along the line really, but we use him inside."

LB Tony Epenesa – "We play him on the outside. He's got great instincts and he's really fast and he's got great toughness. He's also got a good frame (6-1, 225) and he can run really well."

LB Micah Madlock – "He's our other outside guy and he's an ideal strongside player because he can run and cover really well, but he could play weakside as well because of his instincts and toughness. We really like him a lot."

CB Xavier Weathersby – "When you talk about a tough and physical corner, (Xavier) is really an ideal guy out wide. He can do it all – play zone, play bump and run – he's adept at everything he does back there. He's 5-11, 180 and he runs pretty well as well."

S Guy Riccardulli – "He's our defensive captain so he's a really good leader. He's 5-11, 195, but he really hits and makes excellent decisions. He's got great instincts and he's a really hard hitter who just goes after guys. He's also a punt and kick returner."

S Winn McElony – "He's our big safety. He's 6-1, 210 and he really hits hard. As you can see, we have two really good safeties and we feel comfortable with them doing anything back there. Winn can play the run or come up and cover guys too and then run with them. He's a specimen."

Other Mesa players to keep an eye on: CB Jonathan Shoate; CB Elzie Gatson; WR Brett Sanders

JAG'S ARE OFF TO A SLOW START... FALL TO PASADENA

Currently we lead all conference teams with 29 penalties for a two game average of 135 yards in penalties a game.

This past weekend we traveled to Pasadena City College and lost 53-27... The word for PCC was FAST... they went out to a 35-7 half time lead... we came back and scored two TD's in the third quarter and one more in the fourth. Defensively we actually played better than in game one... we did a good job against the run, the DL improved and shut down the inside run... the perimeter players are another story.

Offensively we struggled early... 4 interceptions on the day... 1 TD passing and 3 rushing. We also had a 100 yard kickoff return for a TD called back by a clip... We also dropped a TD pass on the goal line and then missed the ensuing FG. That's two more TD's and a score of 53-42...

We lead the Foothill Conference in numerous categories... Total Offense, Passing Offense, Punting, Kickoff Returns and PENALTIES. Forward we go!

GO JAG'S

JAGUARS DROP HOME OPENER 34-28

The Jaguars exploded for 28 first half points against a tough RCC defense and went into intermission with a comfortable half time lead 28-7. The heat, numerous penalties and a relentless running attack by RCC proved to be fatal for the JAG'S as the Tigers scored to take the lead 34-28 with under five minutes to play in the game.

The JAG'S had two chances to win the game in the end, driving the first time to the Tiger 30 yard line and turning the ball over on downs. The defense stiffend and forced an RCC punt. With 1:30 remaining, the JAG'S had one more chance. After a big catch by freshman wide out SHELDON GALLOWAY (CLAIREMONT HS) and a roughing the passer penalty by RCC set the JAG'S in position for a final Hail Mary attempt. The ball went off the finger tips of sophomore receiver LARRY DANIEL (OTAY RANCH HS).

Offensively the JAG'S opened the season and game with a 3 play 60 yard TD drive with two big catches by sophomore KEVIN PIKE (HILLTOP HS) and a final catch and run by GALLOWAY for the score. Freshman RB KENSLOW SMITH (HELIX HS) had an exceptional game with a TD run and 4 big catches on the night. His blocking was outstanding. Also catching TD passes from sophomore QB DREW WESTLING, 21 for 42 for 264 yards and 3 touchdowns(ALISO NIGUEL HS/UNIV OF TULSA) were sophomores DANIEL (OTAY RANCH HS) and PIKE (HILLTOP HS).

The JAG special teams were exciting with great kickoffs by freshman ABLE PEREZ (CASTLE PARK HS). Our kick coverage team stopped RCC inside the 20 yard line twice and the deep kick by PEREZ force a touch back. All from the new kickoff point the 30 yard line.

Our game this week will be a Pasadena City College... a 1:00 pm game time.

GO JAG'S