Inside the Program: Thomas Jefferson football
Craig Meyer's in-depth feature on the Thomas Jefferson football team:
"With plenty of rivalry games taking place, the final week of the 2012 WPIAL regular season was one loaded with meaningful contests between some of the area's top teams. Perhaps no single squad benefitted more from last week than Thomas Jefferson. Throughout the entire season, the Jaguars ran neck-and-neck with their rival, West Mifflin, for the top spot in the Class AAA Big Nine Conference standings, with the winner of their week nine game taking the conference's top seed for the playoffs. Riding their customarily high-octane offense and a defense that gave up just 13 total yards in the second half, Thomas Jefferson notched a season-defining 28-14 victory, defeating the Titans for the sixth time in their past seven meetings. Most importantly, the win allowed the undefeated Jaguars to claim the top overall seed in the Class AAA playoffs, which will begin tonight when they play host to a 3-6 Hollidaysburg team that they defeated, 55-0, in the third week of the season. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m."
"With plenty of rivalry games taking place, the final week of the 2012 WPIAL regular season was one loaded with meaningful contests between some of the area's top teams. Perhaps no single squad benefitted more from last week than Thomas Jefferson. Throughout the entire season, the Jaguars ran neck-and-neck with their rival, West Mifflin, for the top spot in the Class AAA Big Nine Conference standings, with the winner of their week nine game taking the conference's top seed for the playoffs. Riding their customarily high-octane offense and a defense that gave up just 13 total yards in the second half, Thomas Jefferson notched a season-defining 28-14 victory, defeating the Titans for the sixth time in their past seven meetings. Most importantly, the win allowed the undefeated Jaguars to claim the top overall seed in the Class AAA playoffs, which will begin tonight when they play host to a 3-6 Hollidaysburg team that they defeated, 55-0, in the third week of the season. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m."
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