1994
Jaguars Fight Hard Under New Coach Phil Reynolds
Thomas Jefferson brought back former head coach Phil Reynolds for a second stint as the head man, and the pre-season enthusiasm instilled form the previous Jack Garrity era was still very much intact. Coach Reynolds, having served under Coach Render of Upper Saint Clair for many years, had high expectations of his return to the place where he got started. The team had high hopes of returning to the playoffs with returning players such as three year starters Jeremy Maxa and Brett Adams, as well as other starters like Jonathan Roesch and the speedy Mike Yablonsky.
Coach Reynolds brought with him new offensive and defensive systems that the team would need to adjust to, but they just did not get to the level of efficiency needed to secure wins.
Offensively, they were led by Brett Adams, Mike Yablonsky, and a solid offensive line led by Roesch and Maxa that at times were able to score points, but would then have dry spells due to inconsistency. Other contributors were first year player Ken Machesky, CJ Ferraro, Buddy Shaffer and Justin Siemon who led the team with 4 touchdown receptions. Eric Keith would take over for the graduated Brandon Adams, and continued a building tradition of strong quarterback play in addition to the traditionally strong offensive lines.
Defensively they were led by Jeremy Maxa, as his dominant play continued from his middle linebacker position. He recorded 20 tackles in the McGuffey game. Jeff Bono, a super sophomore played well from his safety spot, and contributed with a few terrific returns in the kicking game.
The season was not the best of seasons in TJ lore, but the team played hard, completed their season at 2-8, and nearly upset the #1 ranked AAA team in the WPIAL McGuffey during week 8 which demonstrated the Jaguar Machine played hard until the end. However, the season ended poorly versus West Mifflin, and later Phil Reynolds resigned.
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Schedule
TJ 13 vs. Belle Vernon 28: Video and articles
TJ 6 vs. Moon 27: Video and articles
TJ 39 vs. EF 28: Video and articles
TJ 7 vs. KO 17: Video, articles
TJ 7 vs. Char Valley 8: Video, articles
TJ 28 vs. South Park 34: Video articles
TJ 41 vs. Waynesburg 14:Video and articles
TJ 17 vs. Peters Twns 29:Video and articles
TJ 6 vs. McGuffey 7: Video and articles
TJ 15 vs. West Mifflin 34: Video and articles
Roster:
Seniors
Brett Adams
Matt Breneman
Eric Keith
Mike Yablonsky
Brian Morobitto
Jonathan Roesch
Darren Hall
Clinton Moon
Jason Yovich
Chris Altemare
Chuck Cain
Gary Ferraro
Ken Machesky
Josh Orendi
Chris Kiley
Juniors
Mark Proud
Bud Shaffer
Dave Ziolkowski
Brandon Ging
Larry Ging
C.J. Ferraro
Michael Kirsch
Brian Krasneski
Aaron James
Justin Siemon
Mark Turnquist
Brandon Pasinky
Jason Scott
Ryan Inks
Ken Fritch
Bryan Maola
Phil Larcinese
Derek Vrabel
Brandon Yustince
Marc Ginsburg
Sophomores:
Jeff Bono
Matt Harrison
Mike Harrison
Rob Perkins
Scott Schlutz
Chris Mikolaj
Jim McConeghy
Rob DeCostro
Jason Cowan
Marty Fabian
Charlie Sable
TJ Srsic
Jake Richter
Kevin King
Glenn Bootay
Andy Fennell
Jason Cowan
Tom Tuladziek
Mike Frankert
Tim Seimon
Greg Geis
Jason Grimes
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Videos:
1994 Jaguar Highlight.mp4
Coaching Staff
Phil Reynolds- Head Coach
Jamie Kirsch- Assistant Coach
John Mitruski- Assistant Coach
George Wilson- Assistant Coach
Dave Kiray- Assistant Coach
Bill Wright- Assistant Coach
Stats
Points scored per game: 17.9
Points allowed per game: 22.6
Rushing Yards (TD's):
Mike Yablonsky: *(3)
Brett Adams: (5)
C.J. Ferraro:
Mark Ginsburg: (2)
Receptions/yards (TD's):
Brett Adams: 9/ 103 (1)
Mike Yablonsky: 13/ 263 (2)
Bud Shaffer: 8/ 148 (2)
Chris Altemare: 2/ 24
Justin Siemon: 8/ 89 (4)
C.J. Ferraro: 6/62
Michael Kirsch: 3/ 44
Ken Machesky: 8/ 212 (1)
Passing Yards/ Completions-Attempts (TD's):
Eric Keith: 904/ 53-117 (8)
Mark Proud: 160/ 12-37 (2)
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