Blue Jays Ready for a Tough Battle Tonight Against the Warriors
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Juniors Dillon Knight (28) and linebacker Robert Lobrano tackle this Tiger runner who is in the process of losing the football. The Jays recovered the fumble.
The Blue Jays will face East Jefferson Thursday evening, Oct. 3 with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 at Joe Yenni Stadium. Note the starting time is 30 minutes earlier than typical kickoffs.
Pre-sale tickets are available for purchase at the Jesuit switchboard throughout the day from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., and in the Student Commons during lunch. The pre-sale and at-the-gate price is $7 for adults, students, and children (ages 6-11). Please note that student and faculty IDs, as well as season passes, will not be accepted at the gate.
Jesuit fans might want to avoid potential long lines at the gate by purchasing their tickets at the switchboard on Thursday. Just make sure you do so before 4 p.m.
Jesuit head coach Wayde Keiser ’78 will talk Blue Jay football when he is the featured guest on Ken Trahan’s Original Prep Football Report, a sports program that will air live on WGSO-990 AM (and at www.wgso.com) on Friday, Oct. 4 beginning at 6:05 p.m. The show will broadcast on location at the WOW Wingery, corner of Carrollton and Bienville. All Blue Jay fans are invited to attend the live broadcast, which will also feature scoreboard updates of the prep games with Jesuit alumnus Jude Young ’95.
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Football vs. Pensacola, Sept. 27, 2013
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Junior running back Michael McMahon peels off 25 yards on this scamper into Tiger territory. -
The Jesuit cheerleaders are exceptionally talented. -
Jayson and the fans play in the sparkling white sand of Pensacola. -
... tight end Foster Moreau, who holds on to the ball even though he is triple-covered. The play sets up the Jays' fourth touchdown, a short run by Malcolm Ben. -
Malcolm Ben takes a handoff from Trey LaForge and suddenly stops. He looks downfield and spots his receiver, throwing a long pass to... -
Michael McMahon drives his truck through a huge opening. -
Crew Jacobs kicks the point after. -
Malcolm Ben jaunts up the middle for his second score of the game. -
Senior wide receiver Daron Wilford floats on air and picks up a first down with the help of a great block from junior offensive lineman Jeff White. -
Juniors Dillon Knight (28) and linebacker Robert Lobrano tackle this Tiger runner who is in the process of losing the football. The Jays recovered the fumble. -
As the pocket collapses, quarterback Trey LaForge manages to pick up a few yards while maintaining a precarious grip on the ball. -
This might have been the only running play where Malcolm Ben was tackled behind the line of scrimmage for a loss. -
During the halftime show, during which the Blue Jay Marching Band continued to polish its rendition of Yes' Close to the Edge, the junior Jayettes were thrilled to perform alongside their mentors -
At halftime, Jayson greets some of the young Blue Jay rail birds. -
Senior Brad Davis (90) slows down this Tiger. -
Junior tight end Alex Rabalais (30) caught this touchdown pass in the second quarter and celebrates in the endzone with his teammate Foster Moreau. -
The theme for the game against Pensacola was not difficult to guess. If you thought "Back to the Beach," you win a sand dollar. -
Junior defensive back Dillon Knight wraps up this Tiger as Jack Hebert rushes to lend assistance. -
As is the custom after Jesuit scores, seniors run a lap or two carrying the six flags that spell J-E-S-U-I-T. -
Junior running back Malcolm Ben crosses the goal line - dragging along a Tiger from Pensacola - to put the Jays up, 6-0. Crew Jacobs kicked the extra point to make it 7-0, Jays on top. -
Junior running back Malcolm Ben is two yards away from scoring his first of three touchdowns that night. -
Junior quarterback Trey LaForge is nailed just after throwing to one of his wide receivers. -
Senior defensive lineman recovers a Tiger fumble deep in Jesuit's territory to snuff out an early threat. -
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Sophomore Crew Jacobs punts this ball downfield. -
Senior wide receiver Quentin Marks catches this pass but is hauled down short of a first down on the Jays' first possession. -
The Blue Jays and their fans stand with hands over hearts during the singing of the National Anthem. -
Jesuit's Marine Corps J.R.O.T.C. Color Guard marches to its designated location for the singing of the National Anthem. -
The captains from the two teams meet at mid-field for the coin toss. The honorary coin tosser is Jesuit alumnus Phil Foto of the Class of 1946. Foto played against Pensacola in the early games of the series. By the way, Jesuit won the toss. -
This quartet of Blue Jays were among the players who participated in games against Pensacola during the 20-year rivalry. From left are Ken Adolph '59, Bob Menard '54, Dickie LaCour '67, and Larry Stoulig '67. -
Assistant coach Benny Baptiste '81 pumps up the players, including senior Mikey McCombs (74). Looking on are sophomore Trevor Roussel (61), freshman Corey Dublin (67), and senior Quentin Marks (3).
