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The powerhouse from Penn Hills, showed Jeannette exactly why they are, just that. Yesterday that powerhouse, shut down the Blue Jays, Eagles and yes even the Hawks.

Scores go as follows:

• The Braves shut down the Blue Jays first, 24-0.
• The Indians scalped the Eagles, 46-0.
• And finally the only Jeannette team to score on the Bantams of Penn Hills, was the Hawks. Unfortunately all they could get was 16. The Bantams along with a QB named Chaz Baker Whitaker (a Terrelle Pryor clone!) scored 52.

Next Saturday, September 6th, the troops will host Franklin for a 5:00pm kick off. Photo's from "Custer's Last Stand" can be seen below. Better luck next weekend boys!!

Terrelle's stats from his "strong"debut against Youngstown:

• passing - 4/6 for 35yds and 2 sacks
• rushing - 7 carries for 63yds and a touchdown!

Way to go Terrelle!

If anyone can find out how to contact J.B. direct, we got to send him an audio file with the correct pronunciation of Baradziej!

I'll say this real slow so you all can understand it. And by "you all", I mean the media and anyone else who is still doubting the abilities of the Jayhawks:


The final score of the Jayhawks and EA game was 43 - 0. A shutout folks! Monte Ashby only had 62 yards on 17 carries, did you get that? 62 yards on only 17 carries. That's an average of 3.6 yards per carry!

A statement was made tonight, by your 2008 Jayhawks, and it was made - loud and clear! Can we move on past the Terrelle stuff now?, please?

Remember the "other weapons" of last season? Well they're bigger, badder and faster this season:

• Dane Vaughan got it rolling with a 57 yd TD run
• Moziah with the Int. and a 20 yd TD catch
• an 11 yd TD catch by Dylan Roycroft from Jordan Hall put the Hawks up 18 - 0
• And then folks it was the Mariell McGowan show. Mariell busted out a 67 yd TD run, making the score 24 - 0, and on EA's next drive he got a pick which he returned 75 yds for another TD to put the Hawks up 30 - 0 with 24 secs. left in the first half.
• I know, I know... at this point your asking, What did Jordan do? Well, Jordan busted out an 84 yd TD run, and I got to tell you, I was standing on the sideline when he came zipping by, and I mean zipping. (I think my photo is actually a blur, I didn't check it yet.) And later he would add another 36 yd TD run to make the final 43 - 0.
• coach Reitz was correct, the defense is faster than last season!! WAY FASTER!!
  

So once again, we're past Terrelle, right? These boys played one hell of a game tonight, that's your 2008 Jeannette Jayhawks! It is, gonna be a very good season!

Monte Ashby - 62 yards...... I love that!!!

Look for photo's very soon. Go Hawks!!!!

If you can't make it to the game, don't fret! MSA got you covered, you can listen to the game live on the radio at 1320AM/WJAS and online at MSA here.

Pinch me!, so I know I'm not dreaming! Football Friday is finally, upon us!

This is just a reminder on some things:

• look for The "FINAL" Score week 1, game to be removed from the site around noon or so. (If you don't see the image above, it means it's been pulled from the site.) If you don't get your guesses in by then, you'll have to wait until next weeks game against Brownsville. For those of you who got them in, Good Luck!!
• You also got a chance a grabbing a T-shirt from the cheerleaders, when they launch them into the stands. I don't know when they'll do it, sorry!
• Don't forget, you can check the results, scores and stats from the game, over on the right as soon as I can get them all in there.

See ya at the game!!

Let's go Hawks!!!

Who doesn't love chicks picks over at MSA Sports? Afterall she's pretty darn good at it! You can view her week 1 picks right here!

Friday's kick off is just around the corner, are you ready for it? Can you afford to put your body through that kind of heart pounding excitement, again?

Of course we can, don't be silly! We're from Jeannette, Home of the 2007 PIAA State Champs!!!

And that my friends, sounds...better...and...better...every...time...I...say...it!

Tomorrow, under the "ever so welcomed" lights of McKee Stadium, the Jayhawks will kick off the 2008 season, against East Allegheny and the only running back to gain over 100 yards against us in 2007, in what is predicted to be a very exciting season.

That's right, the only running back. Monte Ashby rushed for 1,763 yards and scored 19 TD's last season for the Wildcats, and that is something that the Hawks had better respect. But with the new addition of 6'-3", 230lb - Jake Wyant at the tackle position, I'd have to say the Hawks are respecting, loud and clear.

The Wildcats lost 20 seniors from last year including QB-Darrale Dunn and WR-Malik Washington. They finished the 2007 season with a 6-4 overall record (6-2 in conference) losing out in the first round of WPIAL playoffs to Steel Valley, 10-0.

Another stand out addition to the Jayhawks line-up this season is, #6 Brandon Hamilton. Brandon played in Duluth, Georgia last season for those Wildcats, a AAAAA team. At 5'-9" & 187lbs, Brandon brings the element of a power short yardage gainer yet quick and elusive enough to bust out the big run. Look for Brandon's speed to be a factor in the secondary as well. Brandon's abilities, add to the already stacked backfield of the Hawks.

Returning starters of the 2007 Champs backfield are of course the ever so dangerous, Jordan Hall who has already busted 2 long TD runs out in the scrimmages this season, Mariell McGowan who has been absolutely explosive in camp, James Derry, Justin Kettren, Dane Vaughan, and Trent Errett all showing great improvements from last season's performance.

This is just a small sample of what to expect this season. I can't very well sit here and tell you everything, (well I could, but), you'll just have to see it for yourselves on Friday night. So get ready for another exciting Jayhawk season folks, cause all indicators are definitely pointing in that direction.

Lets Go Hawks!!!

Girls soccer team lost 2-0 to Charleroi yesterday, in the second and final scrimmage of the preseason. The 2008 regular season kicks off on Wed. Sept. 3rd, when East Allegheny comes to McKee Stadium for a 7:00pm start.

Thanks Dee!

If you turn on The Big Ten Network channel 72, this Saturday at noon to watch Terrelle and Ohio State, and all you get is the Penn State/Coastal Carolina game, don't throw the remote at your TV!!!

Just turn to channel 470 on your digital cable! More info here!

The Big Ten Network has decided to broadcast the Penn State game on it's regular channel(72), and move Terrelle to it's overflow channel(470). This is available with a digital package from Comcast.

Thanks for the heads up Tim!!

Direct TV - channel 610
Dish - channel 439
Comcast - channel 470

I've added a poll on the right (scroll down a bit). We'll get your thoughts on who's gonna take it all in each AA conference, except the Interstate conference, we all know who's gonna take that!! Unless you guys want to see it to?

We'll let it run for a week, and next week we'll put up another conference!

Have fun!

The below article was found at The Morning Call.com in Allentown, Pa. and the way I see it is, this is an open invitation for my "hard core Jayhawk statistical friends", to kindly answer the below question, for this young lady. (She is a lady, so be nice!)

The Morning Call officially now has two frustrated high school football writers.

The state rankings, released Tuesday by the Patriot-News of Harrisburg, short-changed a couple of local teams (last week, Andre Williams was irked by MaxPreps.com's rankings). Wilson, a team that made it to the state final in 2005 and then won it in 2006, was only an honorable mention in Class 3A. Come on now. I know the Warriors finished with only a 7-4 mark a season ago, but with the talent and depth they have back, they deserved at least a No. 10 ranking.

And Palmerton has every right to be upset. The Blue Bombers, who went 9-3 in 2007, have a host of great players back, including quarterback Matt Falcone, who accounted for almost 2,000 yards of offense last year. Yet they were only on the honorable mention list in Class 2A.

I know these rankings are tough. But too much emphasis is put on last year's records and teams from the West. Jeannette provides the perfect example of that. It may have won the state title a season ago, but the Jayhawks lost quarterback Terrelle Pryor, plus several others, to graduation. So, someone please explain to me why they are ranked seventh in Class 2A.

You can explain this for her, right here.

The next time you see Brent Whigham and Don Conde, be sure to shake their hands and thank them for all they do for high school football in western Pa., and trust me, they do a lot!

Last night, Sam Fm 107.1 held their 2nd annual High School Football Showcase at Ricks Sports Bar in Murrysville, Pa. to kick off the 2008 season. Schools on hand for the showcase were Greensburg Salem, GCC, Franklin Regional, Hempfield, and of course our boys from Jeannette - Big C, Cameron, Moziah, Jordan, Mariell and Trent along with coach Reitz. (Nice job, guys!)

Photo's from the showcase can be seen below! Thanks go out to Brent, Don and the entire SAM Fm on hand staff, I had a great time, and am already looking forward to next years showcase!

Let's call it first game jitters, or delirium from the first day of school, maybe.

The girls tennis team opened the 2008 season yesterday, against Mt. Pleasant at Altman courts. Unfortunately they lost every set to the very talented Viking squad, but none-the-less, there was a small glimmer of hope, a shining moment when you thought, "maybe, there's some light at the end of that tunnel". That moment came when my daughter, Alysha and her doubles partner, Carolyn won the only match of the set.

So winning can be done, that was proven yesterday, against a very good team. Shake off the losses, hold onto that win, (use it as motivation, why not?) and prepare for McGuffey. That's all you can do!

The girls hit the road on Wednesday, when they visit McGuffey for a 3:30 start.

Good Luck Girls!!

Photo's from the game can be seen below.

Nothing better than hearing the big hit in a game, knowing darn well that somebody got their bell rung, right? (as long as no one's hurt) But it's even "twice as nice" when the hit comes from a little guy!

I talked about this here. I'm referring to a hit that 4'-7" & 75lb - Joel Macias laid out on the QB of Seton LaSalle during the scrimmage on 8/16/08.

For those of you who can't believe it happened, bare witness to it now:


Who says "size matters"?

This hit was so big it made the Post Gazette's Varsity Blog, and you can view Colin Dunlap's posting right here.

SAM Fm's Brent Whigham talks with starting senior Mountaineer center and 2004 Jeannette graduate Mike Dent. You can hear it right here.

Here's Saturday's midget football results:

The Blue Jays dropped a heart breaker to the Termites of Morningside, in a defensive struggle. The only Blue Jay TD came from Robert Kennedy. Final score 8 - 6. Blue Jays did threaten late in the 4th but turned the ball over on a fumble, with less than a minute left to play. Jays even out, with 1 win and 1 loss on the season.

Eagles also lost a close game to Morningside, with a final score of 22 - 18. They drop to 0-2 on the season.

Hawks on the other hand, combined a 97 yard TD run off the legs of Shavonte Craft, a 56 yard TD run off the legs of Anthony Canady, the strong arm of QB Garrett Elliott, and the muscle of J.J. Matijevic to chisel out a 30 - 20 victory over the Vikings of Morningside. This win puts the Hawks at 2-0 on the season.

Photos from all games, below.

The Blue Jays, Eagles and Hawks host Morningside today, for another Saturday full of football. Blue Jays kick off at 5:00 PM, followed by the Eagles and the feature game, under the lights, with the Hawks.

It's "funner" than you think!

Post Gazette had a "Blue Chip Chat" with Jordan. Check it out right here

Ok, I wasn't live at the scrimmage, but it pays to know somebody who was! Text reports coming into my cell phone on highlights go as follows:

• Brandon Hamilton, the 5'-9" senior from Duluth, Georgia (welcome to Jeannette, Brandon), caught a TD pass in the end zone, however he fumbled it (that's your 1 for the season, Brandon, no more now!) But "Toddy on the spot", (maybe Moziah not sure), scooped it up to complete what Brandon started, 6-0 Hawks. Brian Weightman caught a nice 25yd reception on that same drive.
• The defense held West Mifflin on their first drive
• Tom Paulone tossed a perfect screen pass to freshmen Alonzo Newsuan from Monesson, (welcome to Jeannette, Alonzo), for a 40 yard gain.
• West Mifflin scored on our freshman, tied 6-6
  
• And once again, Jordan busted out another TD run, this one being 55 yards.
• Final score 12-6, Hawks
• And, Terrelle was spotted at the game. (once a Jayhawk, always a Jayhawk)

Plain and simple version...Bring on EA!!

Team photos were taken today at the field, I've posted a team photo and the Jayhawk cheerleaders photo on the right. To view the photos larger, click on them, they'll open in another window, once at that window click on them again, to view them at their full size. These photos are rather large, so it may take a little while for them to load.

I've also received the 2008 Rosters which I'll post on the right. Look for those very soon!

Below are the rules for The "FINAL" Score game, coming on Sunday the 24th, to the site. These rules will also be posted at the very bottom of this page in the center, and will remain there for the entire season, in case you are new to the site, or simply need a reminder.

Look for the game to begin on Sunday (it will be posted above), all are welcome to play, but I ask that you only submit one guess, per person, per game, please.

We tested this a little last season and it seemed to go over pretty well, so we'll give it a go again, except this time, you'll be able to actually win something. A first edition Jayhawk blog t-shirt!

So let's have some fun, and good luck!! Any questions, please send me an email.

Varsity Video is back at the Post Gazette for a second term. To get the season kicked off, Mike and Colin have done a 2008 preseason show with their top 3 finishers in each Class, and you can view that, right here.

The Jayhawks hosted South Allegheny in a scrimmage yesterday, at the high school field. Goals from freshmen Alexis Shirey and Symone Clarkson, and Junior Kirstie Cortazzo gave the girls a 3-2 (and what I thought, impressive) win against SA.

The girls will scrimmage at Charleroi Aug. 27th, and the season home opener against East Allegheny is slated for 7:00 PM - Sept. 3rd at McKee Stadium

Photos from the scrimmage, click below, and remember to use the slide show feature at Flickr, to view larger photos.

Try to imagine, NO VARSITY FOOTBALL, in Jeannette. Hard to imagine, huh? Well a team from Wisconsin is doing just that.

Lomira was forced to cancel their varsity season, not because of anything they did illegal, but because of the lack of players. They will do a JV season though.

Full story here

I added the Tennis schedule to the calendar on the right. To view any schedules larger just click on the "+ google calendar" button.

John Scott Challis lost his battle with liver and lung cancer yesterday, at his home in Freedom, Pa. John was 18 years old.

Post Gazette's Mike White, kept us informed of John's struggles the best, and you can read his full article here.

If your planning on heading to the scrimmage this Friday night, below are directions to West Mifflin's Field

Terrelle Pryor took the snap from center, dropped back and surveyed the field. Reading the defensive backs, the freshman quarterback looked from his left to his right before seeing wide receiver Grant Schwartz break free.

Pryor released a perfect spiral, hitting Schwartz between the coverage and picking up a 15-yard gain in the process.

OSU held a night practice for the fans, full story here.

If your thinking the first practice after the scrimmage is a walk in the park, then your not thinking football! Mondays practice was anything but a walk in the park, photo's below.
Afternoon practice:


Evening practice:

I got an update on the high school football team from Barrow, Alaska.

They are off to a good start this season, going 2-0 with a 54-8 defeat of Seward, this past weekend. The Whalers, who were given free instruction by NFL players a few weeks ago, were led by quarterback Albert Gerke, who threw for 183 yards and three touchdowns.

Ganina Pili caught three passes for 35 yards, including the first two touchdowns of her varsity career. Yeah that's right, a girl!! Think about that Hawks, when you drop your next pass in practice.

Full article right here.

Above photo is not the sunset from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, from Venice Italy, or the Swiss Alps. No, this beautiful sunset is from the 50 yard line about 7 rows down from the top, at McKee Stadium, during a Saturday full of football. So yes..., there is beauty in football!

Blue Jays, Eagles and Hawks kicked off their 2008 season at home against Guyasuta. We'll do a quick round up for you:

• Kareem Hall scored twice to give the Blue Jays a 22-20 win in the opening thriller against the Braves.
• The Eagles weren't so successful in the second game of the evening, the Warriors of Guyasuta demolished the Eagles by a final score of 52-14
• And in the featured game of the evening, the Hawks, off the arm of Garrett Elliott, and a 89 yard TD run by Shavonte Craft to seal the deal, shut out the Chiefs, 22-0.

Next Saturday Jeannette will be at home again, hosting Morningside for a 5:00 PM kick off.

Photo's from all 3 games, and cheerleaders can be seen by clicking on image below.

Let's face it, There's a lot of places out there that you can get info on Terrelle. I get a lot sent to me, (which I thank you for), and I find a lot myself. Like The-Ozone.net.

They recently started a numbered report system to update the fans on Terrelle's status and progress at OSU.

Report number one can be viewed here

Report number two can be viewed here

As future reports are done I'll post them to the site.

"Jordan is very strong for his size," Reitz said. "The other day he benched 330 pounds"

Hall said. "I just lifted and ran this summer. I've improved my speed through speed drills."

You can read the rest of these great comments in, Jordans article in the Trib, right here.

Come one, come all! and bring some friends! To the Jayhawks Football Cash Bash. I'm told there won't be any dancing girls, but none the less, they are giving away a lot of cash!

October 4th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM, at Jeannette American Legion. Doors open at 6:30 PM. And you don't even have to be present to win! But you'll need a ticket and you can get those at J&J Jewelers at 511 Clay Ave. in Jeannette.

Good Luck!!

MSA Sports Network breaks down the Interstate conference, team by team. You can check it out right here.

Well, if your keeping score, it would have been 12 - 12.

Scrimmage one is in the books and plain and simple - both teams looked good, and both teams still need work. But after all, that's why they hold scrimmages!

Jordan busted one out for a TD, about 75yds or so, but my player of the game goes to newcomer freshman, Joel Macias. (Joel has notified me, that this is his last name. Sorry for getting it wrong Joel, we're still learning the new guys!, we won't forget you now though!!)

If Joel is anymore than 5'2" and weighs anymore than 120lbs, I'll buy him a steak dinner! (to beef him up a little if nothing else) As little as Joel is, he took out the legs (completely), of a Rebel player during a run. It was by far, one of the best text book tackles, I've ever seen. And coming from a little guy like that, made it that much more sweeter.

Awesome tackle Joel!

Photos from the scrimmage below, remember to use the slide show feature at Flickr, to view larger photos!

Hey Jeannette, check your comcast line up, The Big Ten Network has been launched yesterday on channels 72 and 192 and in HD on channel 250. Just in time to watch Terrelle on Aug. 30th!

More on The Big Ten Network, right here.

I'm gonna give you 2 ways to wrap your hands around this beauty.

The first way is by far the easiest, and carries a 100% guarantee that you'll get one. Just simply email me at jeannettejayhawksblog@gmail.com with your interest in purchasing these, we'll then discuss the details of shipping it out to you, the cost is $12.00 per shirt (I'll cover shipping cost), and all you'll have to do then is sit back and wait for the mailman to come. Pretty easy, huh?

The second method of achieving one of these beauties will certainly be a lot more fun for you, however the percentage of the guarantee that you'll get one, will decrease. That's because these shirts will also be the prize for winning at the upcoming site game, The "FINAL" Score. Watch for details and rules to follow, next week.

These Jayhawk Blog shirts are 100% cotton with the Site logo on the back and our awesome Jayhawk logo on the front.

So there you have it, 2 ways to get one, 1 easy way and 1 fun way. But either way you do it..., your gonna look great in it!

A step in the right direction:

THE CITY OF JEANNETTE HAS INSTALLED TWO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AT ALTMAN FIELD IN AN EFFORT TO STOP VANDALISM.

THE CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED LAST WEEK BUT THE MOVE WAS ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THERE HAS BEEN A RASH OF VANDALISM AT THE PAVILION AND AT THE PLAYGROUND AT ALTMAN FIELD.

THE CITY PLANS TO PROSECUTE ANYONE CAUGHT ON CAMERA DEFACING PUBLIC PROPERTY.

Jeannette's varsity coaching staff is getting a little volunteer help this season.


Retired North Allegheny coach, and 1966 Jeannette graduate, Jim Rankin is up at camp with Coach Reitz and staff, lending a well "experienced hand".

Coach Rankin built North Allegheny into one of the state's most successful football programs. He retired from North Allegheny in Oct. 2004. With a 181-105-3 record in 26 seasons, including eight seasons at Ellwood City from 1979-1986. He guided North Allegheny to the WPIAL playoffs 14 times in his 18 years. The Tigers reached the semifinals 10 times and the finals four times. North Allegheny won WPIAL and PIAA titles in 1990.

Coach Rankin was also inducted into the Pennsylvania High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.

When asked how he thought the Jayhawks looked, he chuckled "I've been telling them not to hit so hard in practice, not to knock anyone to the ground, but I don't think it's getting through, they're hitting real hard!!", and on the defense: "Big and quick, b i g and q u i c k!"

Pop quiz! What's the best course of action to take if you want to whip a tennis team into shape, and save the season?

Give up?

You bring in a retired military Sergeant.

After failing to return, Coach Ceasar for a consecutive season, and jeopardizing the team's 2008 season without a coach, Murph hopped on the horn, and put a distress signal out, to his "ace in the hole", Sergeant Nina Sarpolis.

Does that name sound familiar? It should, Nina is a 99 graduate from Jeannette, who played on the tennis team through out her high school years, and then coached for Jeannette in 2001 and 2003.



And there was no "R&R" on the first day of practice. Coach Sarpolis had the girls running full force, doing suicides, and practicing serves. And not one of the girls complained. As a matter of fact, they welcomed the new Seargent like good soldiers should. You see, they all thought that maybe there would be no tennis, at all this year.

So if your a tennis fan, or even if your not, be sure to thank Nina for stepping in and pulling her duty, once again, and thank Murph, for calling in the reserves.

Practice resumes today at 5:00pm, any girls interested in joining the team, stop up the courts at Altman Field.

The Jayhawk tennis team opens the season at home against Mt. Pleasant on Aug. 25th at 3:45PM

Good luck girls, and thanks Nina!

"Right now, it's Cameron's job," Reitz said. "Jordan is going to see some reps, but Cameron is the man."

Full Trib article, right here.

Join Sam-fm 107.1 - Tuesday, August 26th for the second annual high school football showcase.

Don Conde and Brent Whigham will discuss every WPIAL team in Westmoreland county and tell you about their chances this season plus interviews with local players and coaches all live at Rick's sports bar on route 22 in Murrysville from 6 to 9pm.

Join them live at Rick's for all-u-can-eat fajitas and great give aways, including Steelers jerseys and autographed footballs.

Mark your calendars, that's Tuesday, august 26th for 6 to 9pm at Rick's sports bar on route 22 in Murrysville.

They don't have players like this guy or this guy that we know of anyhow. After all, the season didn't start yet. And if they do, Coach Conte is keeping that info under wraps.

Either way, the Jeannette girls soccer team would love to get off to a great start this season. Especially after the "not so good" performance from last season. The girls finished the 2007 season with a 2-13 overall record, pulling in the only wins against East Allegheny and Monesson.

But if past seasons are any indication of what lies ahead, then take this into consideration. In 2006 the girls finished 6-9-2, in 2005 they finished the season at 12-7-1, and to go back one more year, in 2004 the girls strolled their way into the WPIAL quarter finals where they unfortunately lost to the soccer powerhouse, South Park by a final score of 3-0. Jeannette finished that season at 19-2-1, led by 3-time all-WPIAL player, Jamie Morrison.

Jeannette kicks off the 2008 season at home against East Allegheny on Sept. 3rd at 7:00PM, but if you want to get a look at them sooner, then come up to the high school field on Aug. 20th, when they scrimmage South Allegheny at 4:00PM.

The 2008 Soccer schedule has been added to the schedules calendar on the right, for your viewing pleasure, and to view them in a larger window, just click on the '+ google calendar' button, in the bottom right corner of the calendar.

That's Adam at practice with The Raiders. You can view some more pics, (without my silly comments on them), right here. And the news coverage of these night practices, with video, right here. Good Luck, Adam!

"People underestimate us because we're from a small school, We'll be ready"

Installed a quicker means for you to gather the season game results and standings, from the entire Interstate conference. And game stats, from the Jayhawk games. Consider it a one stop shop, thru the season. Heck, make it a Saturday morning ritual!

Seems that MSA Sports, needs a little help in determining the top players to watch going into the 2008 season. Jordan is on the running backs list, and Big C is on the O-line. But I can personally think of about 10 more candidates that they didn't get on their list yet. How about zippin' over there and helping them out with this?

Yesterday was media/photo day for Terrelle and the Buckeyes Full story here. And more photos here.

Added 2 new videos in the media section:

Jordan's TD pass to Terrelle in the State Title game

Dane's sack against Shady Side Academy

You can check out some photos from the 2008 Kennywood Preseason All Star team right here. But somebody is missing from those photos, hum... I wonder who, Jordan can you help me out with this?

Ah that's what this was all about then.

"DNice21" sent this link over to me, talk about your football helmet history! All I can say is check it out, there is so much stuff over there, that I didn't get to check it all out yet.

Thanks DNice21!

Posted the Blue Jays, Eagles & Hawks schedules under the JV schedule on the right.

3 new rules:
1) On a scoring play, if there is a foul on the non-scoring team, there is an option to take the penalty on the try for point or enforce on the ensuing kickoff, the change comes when the choice is made to enforce on the kickoff and the non-scoring team commits a foul during the try, the scoring team now has the right to take both penalties on the kickoff.

Example: Team A scores a touchdown, during the play, Team B commits a 5 yard face-mask penalty. A's captain chooses to enforce the penalty on the kickoff, during the extra point try, a B player runs into the kicker, both 5 yard penalties would be enforced on the kickoff, meaning A would kick from midfield.

2) If on the last play of the first half, there is a penalty on any scoring play against the non-scoring team, the scoring team now has the option of enforcing the penalty on the second half kickoff.

Example 1: Team A scores on a long run to end the first half, during the play Team B commits a 15 yard face mask penalty. A has the option of taking the penalty on the try for point or on the second half kickoff. If choosing the kickoff, it would come from B's 45.
Example 2: Team A kicks a field goal to end the first half, Team B runs into the kicker. Team A now has the option to take the penalty to the second half kickoff.

3) Clarified that timeouts not called in the second half do NOT carry into an overtime period. Unused timeouts in overtime do not carry over to the next overtime period.

More info on this, right here.

Back on May 20th, 2008 - Sports Illustrated ranked Jeannette as one of the top 25 athletic programs for 2007/2008. And for a large part, Terrelle's performance on the field is what caught the attention of Sports Illustrated, and triggered their ranking of Jeannette. But the real deal is this program has been going on here for well over 40 years.

Jayhawk football players don't fall from the sky, they're not recruited, traded for, nor is there a "magic potion" that they receive at birth. Instead, they're ran through one of the top 25 athletic programs in the country. The same one that produced Terrelle Pryor!

Yesterday, I got a good look at how guys like Terrelle are produced, and I'll share that experience with you in a moment. First off though, recognition needs to be given to the coaches and everyone involved with this program, who give their time freely, and who have been shaping and molding these kids all along, they truly do deserve the Sports Illustrated ranking.

Not one of them will tell you that though, they're aware of the ranking, but it's not why they do what they do. You see, most of them if not all of them, have been ran through one of the top 25 athletic programs also, you got it - the same one that produced Terrelle Pryor

A small note here: this is also where we produce our cheerleaders, watch for them in the photos.

The Blue Jays, Eagles and Hawks are in the Keystone Bantam League, and will scrimmage at home against Penn Trafford today at 5:00. Come on down and witness this "player molding machine", first hand!

On Monday morning the team puts on the pads, and the hitting finally begins! So here's the last bunch of conditioning camp photos, for the "faint of heart" fans, the next round of photo's may be less to your liking.

This was emailed to me to help get the word out. If you are a golfer, a beer drinker and a Jayhawk fan, then this is right up your alley!

Ineligible player, due to changing grades, Full story here.

Terrelle's TV debut will be on Aug. 30 at 12:00PM on the Big 10 Network. And if you live in Jeannette and have Comcast like I do, you're in luck.

Comcast will pick up the Big 10 Network in time for the beginning of the 2008 season. You can read the full press release here.

And another big debut, bigger than the Big 10 Network coming to Comcast, is Terrelle at preseason camp for the Buckeyes, which kicks off tomorrow.

See what his new teammates think about the "Big Debut"

Just a real quick note,
I had the Oct. 25th game against GCC on the schedule, with a 7:00PM start time. That time is incorrect. The correct start time is at 6:00PM.

There, I said it!!

And after watching the many you tube entries for Demetrius Cox, and going to a couple midget league games to see him play, I've concluded that this "new Phenom" has all the makings of the next Terrelle Pryor. Only time in the weight room and experience gained on the field, will tell, I guess.

"De-De" (pronounced day-day) is a freshman this year, but since there won't be a freshmen team, he is sure to see action at the JV, possibly even the Varsity level. I've mentioned "De-De" before, here, and here, and now again below.

And I'm stickin' to my original statement, "Just when you thought it was safe to play Jeannette again..."