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COACH JACOBS 

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URGENT

Panther Family, I am extremely proud of the feedback I've been getting about our character and effort that was given this past Friday to our school district! We need to answer the bell again. We have been requested to be at Illini Middle School at 8am this Tuesday, May 31st, to help load and move again. Please make every effort to be there. It is another great "opportunity" to serve our district and display our character! It's things like this that make us SPECIAL!!!

SPECIAL ATTENTION

John Kaylor from Kesslers Sporting Goods will be at JCHS at 10am (after Strength/Speed Training) on Wednesday June 8th. You will have the opportunity to order Nike Football cleats from him, or, you will be able to order them online.

FOOTBALL FORMS

2011 JERSEY OPPORTUNITY FOOTBALL CAMP 

Please get Summer Opps forms in as soon as possible. We need to get shirts and  shorts ordered. Forms and Calendar are posted on this website for your convenience. You can either mail them in or drop them by the high school office.

Attention Freshman

You will be getting equipment on Monday June 13 after practice. Please make arrangements to be picked up after 10:30am, as we do not want your rides waiting.

2011 JERSEY OPPORTUNITY FOOTBALL CAMP 

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2011 JERSEY AREA YOUTH FOOTBALL CAMP

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FROM 

COACH JACOBS

Hello All-

As the summer approaches, it is a necessity that we get our practice field in shape.  We are starting to put treatments down to help the current practice field conditions. So--Sunday Gatherings and Open Field Sessions are cancelled as of today.  We want to make sure we have the best facility available when Summer Opportunities start in June.  Please stay off the grass.  We will also be doing some renovations to the inside of the Complex as well. 

Pending school board approval, Camp/Opportunity forms will be available soon.  Please look for them via e-mail and at each school. 

The energy and enthusiasm is high.  I can't wait to actually move and start having some fun!

Contact me with questions.

Let's be special!!!!!!!

Thanks!!

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Jacobs aiming to stir interest in Jersey football

 

Dave Jacobs named as new football  head coach at JCHS  

    JCHS seeks new head coach to replace Gary Carter
JCHS vs CM/Complete Audio Replay
JCHS vs CM/Fox2 Sports Now

1900 TEAM PHOTO

1956 Jersey County Democrat Photo turns up evidence that Jersey had a football team in 1900.

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Rank Team Record
1. 

Joliet Catholic

(7-1)
2. 

Richwoods

(8-0)
3. 

SHG

(7-1)
4. 

Lombard Montini

(7-1)
5. 

Kaneland

(6-2)
6. 

Kaneland

(8-0)
7. 

Vernon Hills

(7-1)
8.   

CL Central

(8-0)
9. 

Sterling

(7-1)
10.

 

Marion

(7-1)

2009 Mr. Panther Winner

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SINCLAIRS 

MR. PANTHER AWARD

This award is presented to the Panther player who best displayed dedication, Integrity and Loyalty for the sake of his team. 

2010 Winner:

Jason Hamilton

JCHS Football Hall of Fame

1928

1928 was a struggle to find game articles, but alas pantherfb.org dug deep into the archives of the old and now defunct Jersey County Democrat. Although the material shows it's age and is very hard to read, most of the game stories are more detailed than those from previous years. Notice that the author of most of these stories was Frederick Miller a Sophomore. Miller, joined the Varsity football team in 1929 as a Junior and also played in 1930 while a Senior. He was a very special young man and gets a special salute from this website for all he accomplished for our football program.

PANTHERFB.ORG HALL OF FAME TREE

 

1925 

Jersey Township High School

JTHS 1925 OPP
0 Granite City 6
6 Troy 0
0 Carrollton 34
0 Wood River 34
0 Troy 6
0 Carrollton 20
7 Edwardsville 13
13 Record:  1-6 113
Coach: Mr. M. Guy Norris
Assistant Coach: Mr. W. Howard Nicol
Assistant Coach: Mr. Herbert C. Kimes
Captain: Raymond Lofton
        

 

FOOTBALL 1925- '26



Our second year of football proved to be a success. Under utmost difficulties, when some teams would have gone under, we seemed to pull through. Accidents and injuries held back our progress and, as a result in every game we had to use a different backfield. The team worked very hard and much credit must be given to them, as well as to Coach Norris, Mr. Kimes, and Mr. Nicol. Every man who played on the squad received a letter this year.

Our first game was played in a downpour at Granite City. It was a tight game since neither team scored until the final minute. Granite used her "fake" pass that beat Western Military-Academy and scored the lone six points.

Troy came here Nov. 10 and a victory was in the mind for us. Plummer received the opening kick and was tackled. That tackle cost him the remainder of the season on crutches. Time and time again we plunged through for gains and twice lost the ball 10 inches from the line. Lofton started a rally in the last quarter with an 8 yard gain; Sid gained 10 yards and Lofton 14 more; Sidwell made 12 yards for the counter of the game. We tried for another touchdown and were eight inches of it when the gun sounded proclaiming our first football victory.

Carrollton took our left overs for a 33-0 defeat. We next went to Woodriver without Kinsey and played in a pool of water to our disadvantage. We went to Troy and again it was a tight game. Briggs saved the day in the third quarter with 2 "shirt tail" tackles. In the last quarter, however, they blocked our punt and scored. In Carrollton our patched eleven held them to twenty points. Then came our final game with the Edwardsville squad, since they had not lost a game this year and were conference champions. They opened the game with their second team, with Sid, Lofton, John and Furge all back in our lineup, we started playing evenly but soon began to take advantage. We worked the ball to the thirty-five yard line, thirteen yard line, and then to the four yard, but luck was against us and we did not make it. In the second quarter Edwardsville scored a touchdown, In the third quarter Sidwell caught a punt and ran fifty yards to tie the score. Then their first team entered but because our line tightened they did not do as well as the second squad had done. After they had worked the ball within scoring position "Sid" broke a pass but they blocked our attempt to punt and scored six more points. Led by Kitten, and Bud, we kept Edwardsville "scared stiff". After a series of gains we were three yards of the tying and winning points when the gun spoke our defeat.

The "J" of 1926

 

PERSONNEL

Mr. Herbert C. Kimes

 (Assistant Coach)

Mr.M. Guy Norris

 (Head Coach)

Mr. W. Howard Nicol

 (Assistant Coach)


1925 Football Letter Men

Charles Erwin

"Swipe" played center in almost every game. He was an unusually accurate passer and his presence in center stopped the foe more than once. We lose Charles by graduation.

 

John Gilworth

John was a valuable man for wrecking the opponents plays. He made himself unpopular with his opponents by preventing their backfield from running off their plays. John was out about three weeks with a broken rib. We are sorry to lose John by graduation.

Raymond Lofton (Captain)

"Bud" made a fine captain for our second year. His lengthy gains put the ball in scoring position several times. Although Bud ran a nail through his foot and was out for a few weeks he showed a strong comeback in the final game. It will take a strong man to fill his position next year.

Theodore Geirs

A stubborn man who would not step aside for his opponents. "Ted" was right there when it came to "mussing up" line bucks. We lose "Ted" by graduation from our Alma Mater.

 

Frederick Kinsey

Kinsey was on the receiving end of most of the forward passes. On offense, he kept clipping them off until the referee blew his whistle. Our supporters regret that he will not be with us next year.

 

 

Lyle Ferguson

Although "Ferge" never put on a football suit until last fall, he had a natural tendency to "get" someone and his opponent realized this before the game was over. "Ferge" turned over in his Ford and was out two games, but returned as strong as ever to finish the season., for this is his last year.

Edward Bauer

"Barney", playing guard, made up in fighting sprirt what he lacked in weight. He broke through the line time and time again to spoil the plans of the opposition for a gain. "Barney" will be back again next fall to play for the honor of the squad.

 

Immanuel Ayres

Playing his first year of football, Ayres showed himself capable. He was always in the fight and his was a hard position for opponents to get around. Ayres, too, will be back again next fall to do his best.

 

Kenneth Sidwell

"Sid" made an excellent running mate for Captain Bud. He was a speedy backfield man and hard tackler, also an open field runner and a marvel at carrying the ball. Sid made our only touchdowns, running over sixty yards for the last one. Sid was out four games with a broken arm. Kenneth too, is among the


Ray Farmer

Farmer was one of the hardest hitting full backs we had, for he was always there with a hard punch. Farmer will be back again next fall to do his best in football.

 

William Plummer

Plummer was a hard man to stop and would have scored many a touchdown had he remained on the team. Injuries in the second game caused him to lay out for the season. Plummer will not be with us next year, which we regret sincerely.

Harold Catt

"Kitty" started at end and was shifted to half back. He was ready wherever he was needed. A reliable man will be lost when "Kitty" graduates this year.

 

Morris Briggs

A very light man but they don't make them any tougher than "Piggie". He proved unlucky for visitors, especially his "shirt tail" tackles. He has two more years with the J.T.H.S. football squad.

 


Francis Murphy

"Pat" played in most of the games and showed that he could punt out of danger when ever he was called upon. Murphy will be a valuable man to the squad next year.

Herman Goltz

"Doc" played his first year for J.T.H.S. He was a quiet and business-like sort of chap, who broke up passes and did anything that the occasion required. "Doc" has two more years with us.

Francis Worthey

A worthy man was Frank. His defense was like that of a stone wall and we trust he will perform for us next year.

 

Kenneth Neely

Short and fat but all there, Neely could show his worth. Opposing men gained little ground when working against him. He, too, leaves J.T.H.S. this year. 

 


Reserves  

Thurlow Frost Duwayne Waddell William Scott Kenter Simpson Robert McPheron

The "J" of 1926