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PANTHER
TEAM CALENDAR
2007 PANTHER
TEAM GUIDELINES
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| 5A |
Final
2007 Poll |
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| Rank |
Team |
Record |
| 1. |
Metamora |
(9-0) |
| 2. |
Lombard
Montini |
(8-1) |
| 3. |
Mattoon |
(8-1) |
| 4. |
Woodstock
Marian |
(7-2) |
| 5. |
Effingham |
(9-0) |
| 6. |
Geneseo |
(7-2) |
| 7. |
Marion |
(7-2) |
| 8. |
Pontiac |
(7-2) |
| 9. |
Morris |
(7-2) |
| 10. |
Belvidere |
(7-2) |
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OF
1971
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Darrell Jones
Led
Panthers in defense with 62 solo tackles and 10 assists. He also led
the team with 6 interceptions and was named the Lions "Player
of the Week" four different times. Darrell was named the 1971
JCHS Panther "Back of the Year". |
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Kelly Sitton
Kelly
was third on team defense with 47 tackles and 4 assists. He scored 2
TD's while rushing for 214 yards on 53 carries. He was named Lions
"Player of the Week" three times. |
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Tom Goetten
Tom
was selected Lions "Player of the Week" three times
because of his solid defensive play. He was amongst the team leaders
with 47 tackles and 6 assists. |
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Paul Allen
Paul
was a member of the MVC All-Conference team while being named to the
Lions "Player of the Week" twice. He had 34 tackles and 12
assists. Allen was named as the 1971 JCHS Panther "Lineman of
the Year". |
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Bill Robertson
Robertson
was second on the team with 52 tackles and 11 assists. He was also
named to the Lions "Player of the Week" twice. He led the
team in total offensive yards with 595. He also led the team in
rushing yards with 289 yards on 69 carries. He was second on the
team in Interceptions with 3 and returned 15 kick-offs for 263
yards. |
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John Davis
John
led the team in scoring with 5 touchdowns. He also had 23 tackles
and 4 assists and a Lions club "Player of the Week". He
punted for 432 yards on 14 attempts and had 13 kick-offs for 575
yards. Davis also led the team in receptions with 19 catches for 433
yards. |
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Chuck Gast
QB
Gast was a Lions "Player of the Week" twice while
completing 27 of 74 passes for 547 yards. He also scored 2 TD's. |
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Mark Powell
Mark
was named Lions "Player of the Week" twice primarily for
his defense. He had 19 tackles and 4 assists and 2 Interceptions. |
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William Kuebrich
William
had 41 tackles and 11 assists |
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Randy Parish
Randy,
who was a Junior had 25 tackles and 9 assists and was a Lions
"Player of the Week". He also picked up one fumble
recovery. He was amongst the team leaders in offensive yards with
302 total yards. He was the second leading rusher on the team
picking up 240 yards on 55 carries. |
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| PANTHERFB.ORG
SINCLAIRS
MR.
PANTHER AWARD
This award is
presented to the Panther player who best displayed dedication,
courage and stamina for the sake of his team.
2007 Winner:
JARED PEGUE
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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
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Game
of the Past
JCHS
21 CM 20
September
- 1993
Griffith
gets tackled from behind by a CM defender in this 1993 Play-off game.
With it's offense
relentlessly pounding JCHS throughout the second half, CM had the
defending Mississippi Valley Conference champions staggered and on the
ropes.
But the Panthers
promptly served notice that they are not about to relinquish the Valley
title without a fight.
After CM battled
back from a 14-3 halftime deficit to take a 20-14 lead with eight
minutes left, JCHS sophomore Dylan Griffith answered with a
78-yard touchdown run and Kyle Breden added the PAT that vaulted the
Panthers to a 21-20 victory over CM at Jersey Community High School.
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| AWAY
AT COLLEGE
Mitch
Watkins at Joliet Junior College
"How do you feel,
Mitch"?
Mitch Watkins leads JJC to a 10-9
big win vs Grand Rapids.
Read all about it
JJC
clamps down the 'D'
Click on thumbnails to see Mitch
in action for Joliet Jr. College Homecoming game.
(PHOTOS BY MICHAEL DINOVO)
Adam Hayes
at Wabash Valley College
Fred
Pohlman at Millikin University
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The following
links contain yearly history that I have researched. It is likely that many of
us have never seen this information before, but I felt it was important to include
as much of it as I could. I have worked hard to re-produce each year with its
original content and look. The font matches the way these stories appeared in
their original form. And, though the storytelling is different than the
way it would be told today, I feel it is important not to change a word of the
authors work.
I dedicate all of the following links to the players of today, because to know
where you are going, you have to know where you have come from, Tradition! |
Years open: 1924-1953,
1980, 1993 and 2003
(More
Coming Soon)
AND ALSO COMING SOON
TO THE PANTHER TIMELINE
(Click on any
decade for faster access)
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1999
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Bill
Breden
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1998
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Bill
Breden
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1997
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Bill
Breden
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1996
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8
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2
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0
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Bill
Breden
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1995
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8
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Bill
Breden
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1994
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8
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2
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Bill
Breden
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4
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Bill
Breden
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1992
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9
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1
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0
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Bill
Breden
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1991
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11
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1
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0
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Bill
Breden
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1990
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7
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3
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0
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Bill
Breden
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1989
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5
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4
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0
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Bill
Breden
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1988
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4
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5
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Bill
Breden
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1987
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8
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3
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Ed
Test
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1986
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7
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3
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Ed
Test
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1985
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2
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7
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0
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Ed
Test
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1984
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6
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3
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0
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Ed
Test
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1983
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10
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1
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0
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Ed
Test
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1982
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6
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3
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0
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Ed
Test
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1981
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7
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2
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0
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Ed
Test
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5
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4
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0
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Larry
Decker
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1979
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4
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5
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0
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Larry
Decker
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1978
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5
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4
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0
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Larry
Decker
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1977
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2
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7
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0
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Larry
Decker
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1976
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0
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9
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0
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Larry
Decker
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1975
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2
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7
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0
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Phil
Mann
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1974
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3
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7
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0
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Phil
Mann
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1973
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Phil
Mann
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1972
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5
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4
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0
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Phil
Mann
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1971
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1
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8
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0
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Paul
Rogers
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1970
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3
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6
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Paul
Rogers
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2
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3
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Paul
Rogers
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Paul
Rogers
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5
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0
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Paul
McGarvey
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4
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5
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0
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Paul
McGarvey
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4
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6
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Paul
McGarvey
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