The Jaguars were young,  endured changes at quarterback, and had a rash of injuries to key players, but what this team did have was the heart and desire of a champion.  They overachieved in every sense of the word, and may have been head coach Bill Cherpak and his staff's greatest coaching job.  The team finished in second place in the conference, won a playoff game, and nearly made it to the semifinals of the AAA playoffs.

The season started less than well with an opening season loss to rival Belle Vernon.  Not only would they lose the game, they lost senior starting wide receiver and defensive back Dave Yanief for the season.  One game later the team would lose its main running threat who had a 99 yard punt return to his credit in senior Tom Campedel.  This prompted the move, by the suggestion of senior quarterback Jake Schneider, to move to wide reciever and have the quarterback position go to Brian Dawson. This capped a spark in the team, as having the athlete in Schneider out in space gave the team another weapon, and forced defenses to respect the threat of the pass.

Offensively they were a running team with the bruising combination of Kasey Kartman and Ryan Kenny, as each ran for over 900 yards.

Defensively they were tough as they posted 4 shutouts and were led by Clint Baldwin.  The defense included players such as Schneider, Matt Virgin, and Sean Malley.

The season was a complete success, as the Jaguar tradition of playing hard nosed football and being a force within the WPIAL AAA ranks continued.

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Season:

TJ 7 vs. Belle Vernon 21: Video and articles

TJ 21 vs. South Park 0: Video and articles

TJ 14 vs. KO 0: Video and articles

TJ 21 vs. Char Valley 0: Video and articles

TJ 28 vs. Peters 14: Video and articles

TJ 47 vs. Waynesburg 0: Video and articles

TJ 6 vs. Steel Valley 21: Video and articles

TJ  17 vs.  McGuffey  14: Video and articles

TJ 29 vs.  West Mifflin  17: Video and articles

Playoffs:

TJ 21 vs. Mount Pleasant 16: Video and articles

TJ 13 vs. North Catholic 21: Video and articles

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Roster:

Seniors:

Tom Campedel

Jake Schneider

Matt Virgin

Sean Malley

Clint Baldwin

George Richardson

Dave Yanief

Mike Frankert

Chuck Correll

Tom Tuladziek

Juniors:

Brian Dawson

Kasey Kartman

Ryan Kenney

Tom Bost

Ben Hritz

Mike Mitruski

Mike Jura

Brian Owens

John Sedor

Brian Coleman

Mike Tomich

Joe Wagner

Gary Pritchard

Matt Cornacchion

Sophomores:

Steve Scott

Mike Virgin

Tom Chapman

Matt Perkins

Jordan Roth

Jesse Sallinger

Brandon D'Alessandro

Rob Guido

Pedriac Finnegan

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