Jefferson Dragons Football History: 1991 - 2011

Jefferson Records

1991 (0-10-0) (8A) 10^th

Reg. H(0-3-0), A(0-5-0) (0-8-0)

H(0-5-0),A(0-5-0)

We They

A30 Fri, White County 6 28 *, ^, +

S6 Fri, Forsyth County 0 27 *

S13 Fri, Athens Academy 0 35 #, ##

S20 Fri, Banks County 0 37 #

S27 Fri, OPEN

O4 Fri, Commerce 0 42 *#, ^^

O11 Fri, Monticello 0 35 #, ^^^

O18 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 6 46 *#, &

O25 Fri, Dawson County 6 24 #

N1 Fri, Buford 14 32 *#

N8 Fri, Social Circle 14 27 #, &&, ++

*-------- Home Game, #-------- Region game

^-------- First Jefferson game for Coach Glenn Matthews

+-------- First game that Jefferson wore a Solid Red Helmet with

Dragons written in script on each side of the

helmet – (1991-1994).

##------- Friday the 13^th record, (9-3-2)

^^------ A talent deficient Dragon team was unable to adequately

^^^-----The Dragons were shut out for five consecutive

games (2^nd thru 6^th).

&------- Jefferson lost every game during the 1991 season for

only the third time in Dragon football history with the

other years being 1947 and 1948.

This loss to Social Circle completed a two year, 19-game

losing streak which is the longest in Dragon football history

and which also tied the 19-game losing streak from the

first game of 1947 through the second game of 1949.

This losing streak through the last game of 1991

dated back to the second game of 1990.

++------ Last Jefferson game for Coach Glenn Matthews

His record at Jefferson was (0-10-0), 10 games.

&&----- Previously reported incorrectly as a (6-40) score—CN

--Source of all games in 1991 is The Commerce News on microfilm at

the Commerce Public Library and the Prickett stat book which

has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards were listed in this newspaper for 1991.

1992 (5-5-0) (8A) T-6^th

Reg. H(3-1-0), A(0-4-0) (3-5-0)

H(4-1-0), A(1-4-0)

We They

S4 Fri, Glascock Co. . 7 0 *, +, ++

S11 Fri, Aquinas 36 0

S18 Fri, OPEN

S25 Fri, Dawson County 20 7 *#

O2 Fri, Buford 7 42 #

O9 Fri, Monticello 8 30 #, $

O16 Fri, Towns County 39 18 *#

O23 Fri, Social Circle 14 0 *#

O30 Fri, Commerce . 12 14 #, ^

N6 Fri, Union County 0 14 #

N13 Fri, Banks County 0 22 *#, ##

+-------- First Jefferson game for Coach Marc Wilson

++-------This victory ended the 19-game losing streak by

the Dragons from the previous two seasons.

^---------Following a Dragon TD late in the fourth quarter, Jefferson

failed on a two-point conversion pass attempt that would

have tied the game, as the rally fell just shy.

RB Wayne Borders cut the initial Tiger lead to (8-6) with a

one-yard plunge, but the two-point conversion pass failed.

In the fourth period:

QB Scott Jackson passed 43 yards down the right sideline

in front of the Jefferson bench to Tyler Truelove for the

potential tying touchdown.

However, the try for the game tying two-point conversion

pass attempt using the same combo fell incomplete, and

the Dragons lost a hard-fought game to the Tigers by two.

##--------Friday the 13^th record, (9-4-2)

. --------- 2 games were decided by 8 points or less: (1-1-0)

--Source of all games in 1992 is The Commerce News on microfilm at

the Commerce Public Library and the Prickett stat book which

has all region schedules

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1992.

24A

Jefferson Records

1993 (7-3-0) (8A) 5^th

Reg. H(2-2-0), A(3-1-0) (5-3-0)

H(3-2-0),A(4-1-0)

We They

S3 Fri, Glascock Co. 63 7 $, $$

S10 Fri, Aquinas 57 20 *, ^

S17 Fri, OPEN

S24 Fri, Dawson County 43 0 #, $$$

O1 Fri, Buford 6 26 *, #

O8 Fri, Monticello . 30 27 *, #, $$$$

O15 Fri, Towns County . 8 6 #, $$$$$

O22 Fri, Social Circle 34 0 #

O29 Fri, Commerce 6 26 *, #, ^^

N5 Fri, Union County 32 7 *, #

N12 Fri, Banks County . 14 21 #

*----------- Home Game, #--------- Region game

$-------- T-3^rd most game points scored by a Jefferson team

$$------- Keiron Rakestraw had a 75-yard kickoff return for a TD.

^-------- Sixth most points scored by Jefferson

$$$----- Matt Childress had a 70-yard punt return for a TD.

Childress also had an 86-yard touchdown run.

$$$$$-- QB Jody Pollock had a 70-yard TD pass to Kendrick

Harris; Pollock passed to Childress for the two-point

conversion which proved to be the game winner.

^^------ The Dragons were unable to stop the Commerce ball

control offense on this very rainy, muddy and cold

night at Jefferson’s Memorial Stadium.

The Dragons’ only score of the night came late in the

4Q on a 4-yard run by Donnie Denton.

. -------- 3 games were decided by 8 points or less: (2-1-0)

--Source of all games in 1993 is The Commerce News on microfilm at

the Commerce Public Library and the Prickett stat book which

has all region schedules

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1993.

Coach Marc Wilson

1994 (7-3-0) (8A) 5^th

Reg. H(4-0-0), A(1-3-0) (5-3-0)

H(5-0-0), A(2-3-0)

We They

S9 Fri, Lumpkin County 42 7 *

S16 Fri, Banks County 22 0 *#

S23 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 0 14 #

S30 Fri, Rabun County 37 14 *#

O7 Fri, Monticello 12 31 #

O14 Fri, Athens Academy 0 21 #

O21 Fri, Social Circle 29 12 *#

O28 Fri, Union County 28 0 #

N4 Fri, Towns County 21 8 #, $$

N11 Fri, Commerce . 9 6 *#, ^, ^^

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game

$$------- Towns County did not play a region schedule.

^-------- Jefferson ended its 11-game losing streak to the Tigers

with this close win; the margin of victory was a first

quarter touchdown by the Dragons who at one point

in the contest had held a (9-0) advantage.

Chunta Gill was the catalyst for the Dragons with a

35-yard TD run in the first quarter, and he added a

23-yard FG with only five seconds remaining in the

first half for the (9-0) Jefferson lead.

After Commerce had cut the second half Dragon lead to

(9-6), a late Tiger fourth quarter rally was stopped by

the Jefferson defense near midfield.

The Jefferson defense was outstanding, as they shut

down the Tiger offense for most of the evening.

^^------ This was the last game that Jefferson wore a

Solid Red Helmet with Dragons written in

script on each side of the helmet – (1991-94).

. -------- One game was decided by 8 points or less: (1-0-0)

--Source of all games in 1994 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1994.

25A

Jefferson Records

1995 (9-2-0) (8A) 2^nd Coach Marc Wilson

Reg. H(3-1-0), A(4-0-0) (7-1-0)

H(4-2-0),A(5-0-0)

We They

S8 Fri, Lumpkin County 30 0 ^

S15 Fri, Banks County 42 6 #

S22 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 44 0 *#

S29 Fri, Rabun County 24 7 #

O6 Fri, Monticello . 14 20 *#, $

O13 Fri, Athens Academy . 15 8 *#, ##

O20 Fri, Social Circle 36 14 #

O27 Fri, Union County 37 0 *#

N3 Fri, Towns County 50 6 *#, $$

N10 Fri, Commerce (1) 21 7 #, ^^

N17 Fri, Commerce (2) . 18 22 *#, &, ^^^, ###, ++

*----------- Home Game, $$--------- Towns Co. did not play a region schedule.

#----------- Region game, &---------- Playoff Game

^-------- This was the first and only year that Jefferson wore a Solid

Red Helmet with a Furman diamond on either side and

a “J” in the middle of the diamond – (1995).

$-------- This loss ended an eight game winning streak

which dated back to the seventh game of 1994.

##------- Friday the 13^th record, (10-4-2)

^^------ Jefferson controlled the game in every aspect following

the Tigers’ first quarter score, as the Dragon defense

manhandled the Tigers.

QB Jody Pollack had two touchdown passes of 8 and

17 yards to Steve Fields and Brandon Anglin, while

Matt Childress added another TD on a 2-yard run.

in Jefferson. Jefferson was the 2^nd seed behind

Buford, and Commerce was the 3^rd seed.

Jefferson jumped out to an early (6-0) lead and later led

(12-7) at the half following TD runs of 7 and 6 yards

by Jody Pollock. However, Commerce scored on its first

two drives of the third quarter, as the Dragons fell behind

(12-22). Jefferson closed the gap to (18-22) with a TD in

the middle of the fourth period when Pollock hit Matt

Childress with a 43-yard pass over the middle. However,

Commerce kept the ball for the last 6:00 of the fourth

###----- This was the final game that Jefferson wore a Solid Red

Helmet with the Furman diamond on each side and

a “J” in the middle of the diamond – (1995).

++-------Last Jefferson game for Coach Marc Wilson – (1992-95)

His record at Jefferson was (28-13-0), 41 games.

. ----------- 3 games were decided by 8 points or less: (1-2-0)

--Source of all games in 1995 is the Prickett stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1995.

1996 (1-9-0) *** (8A) Division B 5^th

S. Reg. H(0-2-0), A(1-2-0) (1-4-0)

H(0-5-0), A(1-4-0)

We They

S6 Fri, GAC 12 35 ^, +

S13 Fri, Commerce 0 40 *, ###, ^^, ##

S20 Fri, Franklin County 12 34 *

S27 Fri, OPEN

O4 Fri, Dawson County 21 35 *, ###

O11 Fri, Buford 0 42 ###

O18 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 7 40 *#

O25 Fri, North Forsyth 28 42 #

N2 Sat, Riverside . 21 14 #, $

N8 Fri, Athens Academy 7 30 *#

N15 Fri, Banks County 6 25 #, ^^^, ++

*----------- Home Game,

#----------- Sub-Region game, ###----------- Region game

^-------- Jefferson returned to the Red Helmet with the

Single White stripe and Number on each side

for one season only in (1996) before going

to another helmet combination in 1997.

+---------First Jefferson game for Coach Jere Parker

^^-------The Dragons were never in the contest, as they were

shut out and overrun by the Commerce offense.

##------- Friday the 13^th record, (10-5-2)

$-------- This win ended an eight game losing streak dating

back to the eleventh game of the 1995 season.

This was a Saturday afternoon game, because Riverside

had no lights at their field. This was the first time that

Jefferson had played an afternoon game since the

Commerce game in 1949.

^^^-----This was the last game that the Dragons wore the

Red Helmet with One White stripe and a

number on each side – (1996).

However, this traditional Jefferson helmet was

introduced once more in 2002 and remained

through 2007 as the Jefferson helmet.

(1967-78), (1982-90), (1996) and (2002-2007) 28 years

++------ Last Jefferson game for Coach Jere Parker

His record at Jefferson was (1-9-0), 10 games.

. ----------- One game was decided by 8 points or less: (1-0-0)

--Source of all games in 1996 is the Prickett stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1996.

26A

Jefferson Records

1997 (3-7-0) (8A) Division B 3^rd

S. Reg. H(3-0-0), A(0-2-0) (3-2-0)

H(3-2-0),A(0-5-0)

We They

S5 Fri, GAC 0 21 *, +, ^

S12 Fri, Commerce 7 27 ###, ^^

S19 Fri, Franklin County 14 34

S26 Fri, OPEN

O3 Fri, Dawson County . 18 23 ###

O10 Fri, Buford 18 47 *, ###

O17 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 12 21 #

O24 Fri, North Forsyth . 32 29 *#, $

O31 Fri, Riverside 20 6 *#, $$

N7 Fri, Athens Academy 7 31 #

N14 Fri, Banks County . 28 20 *#

*-------- Home Game,

#-------- Sub-Region game, ###------ Region game

^-------- Beginning with this first game in 1997, the

Dragons used a new format of helmet. The helmet

was Red Helmet with a Wide Blue stripe down

the middle flanked by two white stripes on

either side. A slanted “J” was on both sides

of the helmet with a Dragon in the middle

of the “J”. This helmet was used by the

Dragons from – (1997-2001).

+---------First Jefferson game for Coach Bob Gurley

^^-------The Dragon offense was stalled by the Tiger defenders,

and the Jefferson defense had trouble stopping the

Commerce I-Bone offensive attack.

Shanga Moon scored the only Dragon TD from

five yards out in the fourth period.

$---------This win ended an eight game losing streak dating

back to the ninth game of the 1996 season.

$$------- Halloween record, (4-2-0)

. -------- 3 games were decided by 8 points or less: (2-1-0)

--Source of all games in 1997 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1997.

Jefferson Records

1998 (8-3-0) (8A) 4^th

Reg. H(3-1-0), A(3-1-0) (6-2-0)

H(4-1-0), A(4-2-0)

We They

S4 Fri, Glascock Co. 48 14 *

S11 Fri, GMC 34 20

S18 Fri, Commerce 18 49 #, ^

S25 Fri, GAC 12 21 *#

O2 Fri, Riverside 33 13 *#

O9 Fri, Dawson County 36 26 #

O16 Fri, Towns County 39 21 #

O23 Fri, Buford 14 0 *#

O30 Fri, OPEN

N6 Fri, Banks County 28 6 #

N13 Fri, Wesleyan 54 21 *#, ##, ^^

N20 Fri, Darlington 6 41 &

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game

^-------- Jefferson led (12-7) in the second quarter;

the Dragons only trailed (18-21) early in the

third period, before the Tiger offense got

into high gear with (28) straight points.

QB Josh Greene’s 38-yard TD pass to halfback

Alvin Martin and HB Stephen Sims’ one-yard

touchdown run in the second stanza gave Jefferson

a (12-7) 2Q lead. Sims’ 38-yard touchdown run

in the 3Q closed the Tiger lead to (18-21).

##------- Friday the 13^th record, (11-5-2)

^^------ Tied for seventh for most Jefferson game points

with games in 1952 and 1987

&------- Playoff game

. -------- No games were decided by 8 points or less.

--Source of all games in 1998 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1998.

27A

Jefferson Records

1999 (5-5-0) (8A) 8^th

Reg. H(2-2-0), A(1-3-0) (3-5-0)

H(4-2-0),A(1-3-0)

We They

S3 Fri, Glascock Co. 47 18 *

S10 Fri, GMC 39 8 *

S17 Fri, Commerce 27 56 *#, ^, $

S24 Fri, GAC 19 34 #

O2 Sat, Riverside 49 18 #, ^^

O8 Fri, Dawson County 33 21 *#

O15 Fri, Towns County 35 0 *#

O22 Fri, Buford 6 40 #

O29 Fri, OPEN

N5 Fri, Banks County . 20 21 *#, OT

N12 Fri, Wesleyan 6 17 #

*--------- Home Game

#--------- Region game

^--------- Jefferson had difficulty stopping

Monte’ Williams and company as the

Tigers built a (35-6) halftime advantage.

Tailback Stephen Sims had TD runs of

(5, 3 and 80) yards for the Dragons.

$-----------56 points is tied for 3^rd most surrendered by Jefferson.

>See also ’48, ’49, ’84, ’85, ’90, ’10

^^------- This game was played on Saturday

afternoon because Riverside had no

lights at their stadium. This is the last

complete day game played by Jefferson.

OT------ Jefferson’s very FIRST OVERTIME game,

(0-1) record

. --------- One game was decided by 8 points or less: (0-1-0)

--Source of all games in 1999 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 1999.

Jefferson Records

Coach Bob Gurley

2000 (6-5-0) (8A) 3^rd

Reg. H(1-1-0), A(0-1-0) (1-2-0)

H(3-2-0), A(3-3-0)

We They

S1 Fri, Athens Christian 27 0

S8 Fri, Banks County 48 21 *, $

S15 Fri, Johnson-Gaines. . 20 21 *

S22 Fri, Madison County 0 37

S29 Fri, Social Circle . 19 13 *, OT

O6 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. . 21 18

O13 Fri, Landmark Chr. 27 0 ##

O20 Fri, OPEN

O27 Fri, Buford 6 49 *#

N3 Fri, Commerce 14 42 #, ^

N10 Fri, Wesleyan . 10 9 *#

N17 Fri, Athens Academy 0 45 &

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game

$-------- Ryan Gurley had an 80-yard TD on a punt return.

QB Kyle Potts had 239 yards passing for the

game and a 55-yard touchdown run.

OT----- Jefferson’s SECOND OVERTIME game, (1-1) record

##------- Friday the 13^th record, (12-5-2)

^-------- Jefferson was unable to stop Tiger tailback

Monte’ Williams from breaking the

Georgia High School career rushing record.

QB Kyle Potts had two TD passes of 20 and 12 yards

to Blake Gooch and Braxton Pittman.

&------- Playoff game

. -------- 4 games were decided by 8 points or less: (3-1-0)

--Source of all games in 2000 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2000.

28A

Jefferson Records

2001 (5-6-0) (8A) 3^rd

Reg. H(0-1-0), A(1-1-0) (1-2-0)

H(3-2-0),A(2-4-0)

We They

A31 Fri, Athens Christian 40 6 *

S7 Fri, Banks County 35 7 ^

S14 Fri, Johnson-Gaines. Postponed >N16--(911), ^^

S21 Fri, Madison County . 11 14 *

S28 Fri, Social Circle . 21 28

O5 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 42 20 *

O12 Fri, Landmark Chr. 23 14 *

O19 Fri, OPEN

O26 Fri, Buford 0 41 #

N2 Fri, Commerce 0 14 *#, ^^^

N9 Fri, Wesleyan 31 14 #

N16 Fri, Johnson-Gaines. 7 23, rescheduled <S14

N23 Fri, Lincoln County 14 26 &, ^^^^, ++

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game

^-------- The 10,000^th point was scored for Jefferson with

their final TD in this game versus Banks County.

The name of the player who accomplished this feat

is unavailable to this historian at this time. JP, 2005

^^------ All Georgia high school football games were postponed

until 11/16 because of the 911 attacks.

^^^-----Two very even teams competed, but Commerce

prevailed in this shutout win over Jefferson.

&------- Playoff Game

^^^^--- This was the last game that the Dragon helmet

that was introduced in 1997 was used. It was a

Red Helmet with a Wide Blue stripe down the

center flanked by two white stripes. On each

side was a slanted “J” with a Dragon in the

middle of the “J” – (1997-2001).

++------ Last Jefferson game for Coach Bob Gurley – (1997-01)

His record at Jefferson was (27-26-0), 53 games.

. -------- 2 games were decided by 8 points or less: (0-2-0)

--Source of all games in 2001 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2001.

Jefferson Records

2002 (5-6-0) (8A) 4^th

Reg. H(2-0-0), A(0-3-0) (2-3-0)

H(5-0-0), A(0-6-0)

We They

A30 Fri, Apalachee . 27 19 *, ^, +

S6 Fri, Union County . 27 19 *, ++

S13 Fri, Lumpkin County . 28 31 ##

S20 Fri, Landmark Chr. 21 45

S27 Fri, Monticello 42 26 *

O4Fri, OPEN

O11 Fri, Athens Christian 34 0 *#

O18 Fri, Towns County 41 14 *#

O25 Fri, Social Circle . 7 10 #

N1 Fri, OPEN

N8 Fri, Commerce 7 36 #, ^^

N15 Fri, Athens Academy 10 27 #

N22 Fri, Landmark Chr. 7 48 &

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game

^-------- The traditional Jefferson helmet that had first been

introduced by Coach Jim Lofton in 1967 was

used again by the Dragons – (2002-2007).

It was the standard Red Helmet with a Single White

stripe down the middle and had white numbers

on each side of the helmet.

This type of helmet has been used by Jefferson at

various times – (1967-78), (1982-90), (1996) and

presently (2002-2007) for a total of 28 years.

+-------- First Jefferson game for Coach Bill Navas

++------ Yes, Jefferson’s first two games were both (27-19) scores.

##------- Friday the 13^th record, (12-6-2)

^^------ The Jefferson defense could not stop the

Tiger running game which had propelled

Commerce to a (22-0) lead at the half.

Jeremy Smith had the only Jefferson score of the

game with a 7-yard TD run in the 3Q.

&------- Playoff game

--Source of all games in 2002 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2002.

29A

Jefferson Records

Coach Bill Navas

2003 (7-5-0) (8A) 2^nd

Reg. H(2-1-0), A(2-0-0) (4-1-0)

H(3-3-0),A(4-2-0)

We They

A29 Fri, Apalachee 23 7

S5 Fri, Union County 28 7

S12 Fri, Lumpkin County 7 17 *

S19 Fri, Landmark Chr. 17 28 *

S26 Fri, Monticello . 0 7

O3 Fri, OPEN

O10 Fri, Athens Christian 37 7 #

O17 Fri, Towns County 34 0 #

O24 Fri, Social Circle 35 14 *#

O31 Fri, OPEN

N7 Fri, Commerce 13 35 *#, ^

N14 Fri, Athens Academy . 13 9 *#

N21 Fri, Heard County . 21 13 * &, ^^

N28 Fri, Trion 0 35 &

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game

^-------- Jefferson’s loss to Commerce caused the

Dragons to finish second behind

Commerce in the sub-region.

Again, the Commerce running attack

overpowered Jefferson in building a

(21-0) halftime lead.

RB Seth Potts had a 2-yard TD run, and

QB Wade Johnson passed 25 yards to

Lamorian Sims for a second touchdown

for the Dragons.

&-------- Playoff Game

. --------- 3 games were decided by 8 points or less: (2-1-0)

--Source of all games in 2003 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2003.

2004 (8-3-0) (8A) 3^rd

Reg. H(1-2-0), A(1-0-0) (2-2-0)

H(3-2-0), A(5-1-0)

We They

A20 Fri, White County 23 8

A27 Fri, Warren County 30 14 *

S3 Fri, Lumpkin County 28 0

S10 Fri, Whitefield Acad. 23 0 *

S17 Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 30 0

S24 Fri, OPEN

O1 Fri, Athens Academy . 19 20 *#

O8 Fri, Towns County 42 8 #

O15 Fri, Commerce . 31 34 *#, 2OT

O22 Fri, North Oconee 55 19 ^

O29 Fri, Social Circle 28 14 *#

N5 Fri, Bremen 14 28 &

*--------- Home Game, #-------- Region game

2OT----- Jefferson’s THIRD OVERTIME game historically;

Commerce won in the second overtime

period with a field goal.

Counting the four ties, the lead changed hands eleven times

in this contest. This was one of the greatest and most

exciting games ever played between Jefferson and

Commerce. It was a tough one for the Dragons to lose

after earlier missing a 37-yard field goal wide right at

the end of regulation which would have broken the

(24-24) tie and given Jefferson the victory.

The (24-24) tie score at the end of regulation is tied for

second as the highest tie score in a regulation game in

Jefferson football history; also (1990) -OT Record, (1-2)

Jefferson scores were:

Adam Rooks, a 68-yard TD run; J.J. Brueshaber had

a 32-yard FG; Travis Martin, a 20-yard TD run;

Wade Johnson, a 1-yard TD run;

Justin Mize, had a 7-yard TD run

^-------- Tied for sixth for the most Jefferson game points>’88, ‘07

&-------- Playoff Game

. --------- 2 games were decided by 8 points or less: (0-2-0)

-- Source of all games in 2004 is the Prickett stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2004.

30A

Jefferson Records

2005 (5-6-0) (8A) 4^th

Reg. H(1-0-0), A(0-3-0) (1-3-0)

H(4-1-0), A(1-5-0)

We They

A19  Fri, White County 0 21 *

A26  Fri, Warren County 6 25

S2  Fri, Lumpkin County 21 7 *

S9  Fri, Whitefield Acad. 35 0

S16  Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 35 13 *

O23  Fri, OPEN

S30  Fri, Athens Academy . 14 17 #

O7  Fri, Towns County 34 0 *#

O14  Fri, Commerce 15 33 #, ^

O21  Fri, North Oconee 20 10 *

O28  Fri, Social Circle 13 34 #

N4  Fri, Lincoln County 7 27 &

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game

^-------- Jefferson got behind by two TD’s early in the

first quarter and was unable to fully recover

from their (19-0) halftime deficit.

QB Wade Johnson had a 6-yard TD

pass to Jake Brown and a 9-yard

touchdown pass to Mark Newton.

&------- Playoff Game

. -------- One game was decided by 8 points or less: (0-1-0)

--Source of all games in 2005 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2005.

31  Jefferson Records

2006 (5-5-1) ^^ (8A) 3^rd

Reg. H(1-1-0), A(1-1-0) (2-2-0)

H(2-2-1), A(3-3-0)

We They

S1  Fri, Johnson-Gaines. . 7 7 *, ^^^

S8  Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 31 12

S15  Fri, OPEN

S22  Fri, Warren County . 13 ^^ 15 *

S29  Fri, Mt. Pisgah . 19 15 *

O6  Fri, Trion . 28 27 OT

O13  Fri, Bremen 14 ^^ 42 ##

O20  Fri, Social Circle 31 14 #

O27  Fri, Prince Avenue 32 7 *#

N3  Fri, Commerce . 13 ^^ 15 #, $

N10  Fri, Athens Academy 14 ^^ 23 *#, $$

N17  Fri Eagles Land. Chr. 14 ^^ 41 &, ++

*------------ Home Game, ^^^--------- First tie game since 1990

#------------ Region game, &------------ Playoff Game Record, (10-18)

OT------ This is the FOURTH OVERTIME game in Jefferson

football history. OT Record, (2-2)

The Dragons went for two and the win following a TD in overtime,

Tab Martin’s two-point conversion run was successful and

propelled the Dragons on to an exciting victory.

##-------- Friday the 13^th record, (12-7-2)

$--------- Jefferson rallied from a (12-0) halftime deficit to cut the Commerce lead

to (15-13) midway through the fourth period after a TD and a missed

two-point conversion. However, the rally fell just shy of a victory,

when late in the fourth period a game-winning field goal by the

Jefferson kicker sailed just barely wide left after a determined drive.

RB Tyler Hill had a 1-yard TD run, and QB Josh Bohanan had

an 18-yard TD pass to HB Zac Crosby.

$$-------- Jefferson rallied from a (13-0) halftime deficit to take the lead at (14-13)

in the fourth period after a 45-yard TD run by Zac Crosby and a

76-yard TD pass from Bohanan to Williamson, only to have AA gain

the win with a late field goal and later add another TD.

A win vs. AA would have given Jefferson part of a three way tie for first

place in the Region 8A title hunt with Athens Academy and Commerce.

^^------- All five losses by Jefferson in 2006 were to teams that finished in the

Class A Top Ten AJC Final Poll.

++------- Bill Navas is still the coach at Jefferson, and his record

at Jefferson is (30-25-1), 56 games - (2002-06)

---Jefferson’s Career Playoff Record, (10-18).

At the end of the season, the Jefferson career record

was (343-260-22) covering 60 seasons – (1947-2006).

--Source of all games in 2006 is the Prickett stat book which has all region schedules

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2006.

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2007 (8-4-0) +++ (8A) 2^nd

Reg. H(2-0-0), A(1-1-0) (3-1-0)

H(6-0-0), A(2-4-0)

We They

A31  Fri, Johnson-Gainesville 7 16

S7  Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 34 7 *

S14  Fri, OPEN

S21  Fri, Warren County (1) 28 40

S28  Fri, Mt. Pisgah 36 7 ^

O5  Fri, Trion 55 0 *, ^^

O12  Fri, Bremen 41 28 *

O19  Fri, Social Circle . 19 12 *#

O26  Fri, Prince Avenue Chr. 37 7 #

N2  Fri, Commerce 42 7 *#, ^^^

N9  Fri, Athens Academy 6 28 #

N16  Fri, Bowdon 24 13 *, &

N23  Fri, Warren County (2) _7____28 &, ++

*-------- Home Game

#-------- Region game, &-------- Playoff Game

+-------- Beginning with the start of the 2007 season, the Jefferson

football record (1947-2006) was 343-260-22.

^-------- Patrick Allen had an 85-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

^^------ Tied for sixth as the most game points scored by Jefferson > ’88, ‘04

Dragons forced seven turnovers by Commerce.

+++---- After a season record of (8-4-0), the (1947-2007) total Jefferson football

record now stands at (351-264-22), 637 games in 61 seasons.

--------Jefferson’s Career Playoff Record, (11-19).

---Jefferson Playoff Record --- Home (9-3), Away (2-16)

. -------- 1 game was decided by 8 points or less: (1-0-0)

--Source of all games in 2007 is the Prickett

stat book which has all region schedules

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2007.

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2008 (11-1-0) @, +++ (8AA) 1st

Reg. H(5-0-0), A(4-0-0) (9-0-0)

H(6-1-0), A(5-0-0)

We They

A29  Fri, Commerce 35 14 $

S5  Fri, Dawson County 19 0 #, $$

S12  Fri, Fannin County 41 6 *#

S19  Fri, Oglethorpe Co. 48 20 *#, ^

S26  Fri, Union County 50 14 #, %

O3  Fri, Riverside Mil. 47 20 *#, ^^, ^^^

O10  Fri, OPEN

O17  Fri, Banks County 34 22 #, $$$, %

O24  Fri, Rabun County 47 0 *#, +, %

O31  Fri, North Oconee . 17 16 *#, ##, @

N7  Fri, East Jackson 48 0 #, ###, %

N14  Fri, Coosa 31 13 *, &, ++, %%

N21  Fri, Lovett 24_____34_ *, &, ^^^^

*-------------- Home Game, #----------- Region game, &---------- Playoff Game

@------------- Jeff erson introduced a new Red Helmet with a White Stripe down the center and a Furman

diamond on each side with a block “J” in the middle of the diamond ( 2008-10) .

Jefferson’s first undefeated and untied regular season. - (10-0-0)

$--------- Darius Minor had a 62-yard run for a touchdown, as the Dragons

built a 21-0 lead at one point in the first half.

$$----------- Zac Crosby had a 76-yard punt return for a touchdown.

^------------ Virgil Appleby had four touchdown runs.

^^---------- Darius Minor threw four touchdown passes.

^^^-------- Zac Crosby had a 50-yard touchdown run.

$$$------ Zac Crosby had a 79-yard non-scoring punt return.

+--------- Virgil Appleby had 158 yards rushing and one touchdown;

Lucas Redd had a 58-yard touchdown run.

##-------- Halloween record-(5-2-0), %---Drizzle-4 games, %%---Rain-1 game

@@----- A North Oconee kicker missed a PAT late in 4Q that would have tied

the game. Running back Virgil Appleby had a 60-yard touchdown

run, and Tab Martin had a 60-yard interception return for a TD.

###----- At (10-0-0), this is Jefferson’s second unbeaten season; see 1950, and

the Dragons first undefeated and untied season ever in 62 seasons.

386 points scored in ten games by Dragons is the most in regular season.

++------- Tab Martin scored on an 85-yard TD pass from Darius Minor.

QB Darius Minor was 16 of 30 for 260 yards and 4 touchdown passes. ^^^^---- Jefferson lost a (10-0) 1Q lead and lost in the fourth quarter, after the

lead had changed hands six times during the course of the game. Redd

hit 24-yard FG; Minor threw a 62-yard TD pass to Hoytez Damons.

Minor ended the season with 890 yards rushing and nine TD’s, 147 of 233 passing for 1914 yards, 26 TD’s.

-- 441 total points in 2008 is the most scored in a season by Jefferson.

. -------------- 1 game was decided by 8 points or less: (1-0-0)

--Source of all games in 2008 is Prickett newspaper clippings-- The Athens Banner-Herald, GHSFHA,

The Commerce News, The Jackson Herald, www.accessnorthgeorgia.com, www.gainesvilletimes.com

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2008.

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2009 (11-1-0) + (8AA) 1^st

Reg. H(4-0-0), A(5-0-0) (9-0-0)

H(6-1-0), A(5-0-0)

We They

A28  Fri, Commerce 30 13 * ^

S4  Fri, Dawson County 56 16 *#, ^^

S11  Fri, Fannin County 42 27 #, ^^^

S18  Fri, Oglethorpe County 54 14 #, ^^^^

S25  Fri, Union County 63 28 *#, ^^^^^

O2  Fri, Riverside Mil. 27 0 #

O9  Fri, OPEN

O16  Fri, Banks County 35 6 *#, @

O23  Fri, Rabun County 36 6 #

O30  Fri, North Oconee 20 6 #, @@

N6  Fri, East Jackson 35 21 *#, @@@

N13  Fri, Heard County . 21 13 * , &, !, @@@@

N20  Fri, Buford . 22 30 * , &, ?

At the beginning of the season, the total Jefferson football record was

(362-265-22), (1947-2008) following a record of (11-1-0) in 2008.

+-------- Jefferson had their second consecutive undefeated and untied regular season. - (10-0-0)

^-------- Darius Minor, 51 yd. punt form. run, 2 TD passes, a 55-yarder.-Tyler Porter

^^------ Minor had an 84-yd. punt return TD;J.J. Damons had a 56-yd. punt ret. TD

^^^---- Cain Finch had a ??? long-yard or so kickoff return for a touchdown.

^^^^-- Lucas Redd, 90-yard TD run, Darius Minor 66-yard TD pass to J.J. Damons

.------------- 2 game was decided by 8 points or less: (1-1-0)

--Source of all games is newspaper clippings and the GHSFHA

No other scoring plays of over 50 yards are known for 2009.

Jefferson Records

2010 (6-4-0) ## (8AA) South 4^th

Reg. H(5-0-0), A(1-4-0) (5-3-0)

H(5-0-0), A(0-3-0)

We They

A27  Fri, Commerce 17 14 ^

S3 Fri, North Hall 21 24 ^^

S10  Fri, Dawson County 35 14 *#, ^^^

S17  Fri, Hart County 17 27 #, ^^^^

S24  Fri, OPEN

O1  Fri, North Oconee 22 35 #, $

O8  Fri, Oglethorpe County 34 7 *#, $$

O15  Fri, Elbert County 7 51 #, $$$

O22  Fri, Jackson County 42 21 *#, $$$$

O29  Fri, East Jackson 49 15 *#, +

N5 Fri, East Hall 49 0_ *#, ++

*------- Home Game, #--------Region game, &-------Playoff Game

^-------LB Zach Allen blocked a Tiger field goal try on the game’s last play.

^^-------Down 17-0 at half, QB Shirreffs threw 2 TD passes of 23 & 61 yds. to Cole Givens.

Drequn Sewell returned the second half kickoff for a 90-yard scoring touchdown.

^^^----- QB Bryant Shirreffs threw for two short TD’s and ran for two more touchdowns.

an option pitch in EZ in 2Q and recovered for a touchdown. Asher Orr had a 35-yard Field Goal.

$-------- Asher Orr had a 27-yard field goal. Cole Givens had 4 receptions for 105 yards.

$$------- Receiver Cole Givens had four receptions for 148 yards.

$$$-------51 points is the 10^th most ever scored against a Jefferson football t eam.

>See also 1948, ’49, ’84, ’85, ’90, ’99

$$$$-----QB Shirreffs was 11 of 14 for 169 yards & 4 TD’s passing, 2 went to Will Puckett

for 40 and 51 yards.

+ ------- Shirreffs, 12 of 19-222 yards and 3TD passes, team had 477 yards of total offense.

++ ------ Cole Givens recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown. HB Chris

Jackson had 35 carries for 160 yards and two TD’s. He also added one TD reception.

Jefferson finished the season with a career record of (379-270-22), 1947-2010 following a record

of (6-4-0) in 2010. 64 seasons, 671 games *** Jeff Prickett, 12/6/10

---Jefferson’s Career Playoff Record, (13-21)

---Jefferson’s Playoff Record --- Home (11-5), Away (2-16)

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