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Valentino Green commits to Iowa Western

Sun - 31 Jan Written by Metro Sports Report

Cedar Rapids Jefferson football star Valentino Green has committed to play for Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs next season.

Green, 6-foot-3, 196 pounds, was a two-way star for the J-Hawks last season when they finished 7-4 and reached the second round of the Class 4A playoffs.

He rushed 44 times for 608 yards and nine touchdowns and caught 22 passes for 430 yards and seven touchdowns. All told, he scored 104 points for Jefferson last season.

Green also excelled on defense, where he finished second on the club with 74.5 tackles.

Green was named second team all-state by the Iowa Newspaper Association as a defensive back.

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Washington quarterback TJ Vogel waits behind the protection of Tavian Patrick before throwing a 24-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Nimmers to give the Warriors a 27-21 lead in the third quarter Monday night at Kingston Stadium. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).

Wash tops Jeff, gets Kennedy next

Tue - 03 Nov Written by Jim Ecker

The Washington Warriors have been waiting for two long months to get another shot at the Kennedy Cougars.

Now it's here.

TJ Vogel fired three touchdown passes Monday night as the Warriors topped Jefferson, 42-21, in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs at Kingston Stadium for their 23rd victory in their last 25 games.

Washington (10-1) will battle Kennedy (11-0) in the quarterfinals Friday night at Kingston Stadium, with the winner earning a trip to the Class 4A semifinals in the UNI-Dome.

Kennedy nipped Washington, 28-24, in the second game of the regular season on Sept. 4. Now they'll meet again in a high-stakes showdown of Metro powers.

The Warriors were hoping to draw the Cougars and their wish has been granted.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 03 November 2015 05:51

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Jared Eivins wins Metro Spotlight Award

Sun - 01 Nov Written by Metro Sports Report

Jared Eivins of Cedar Rapids Jefferson is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school boys this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Eivins, a senior quarterback, had a big game Wednesday night when the J-Hawks defeated Dubuque Senior, 61-43, for their first victory in the playoffs since 1992.

Eivins carried the ball 12 times for 84 yards and four touchdowns. He also completed 6 of 10 passes for 172 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions. All told, he collected 256 yards of total offense and five TDs.

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Warriors, J-Hawks collide in Round 2

Thu - 29 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

The Washington Warriors and Jefferson J-Hawks began the 2015 high school football season back in August when they collided in the season-opener at Kingston Stadium.

Now one of them -- either the Warriors (9-1) or the J-Hawks (7-3) -- will see their season come to an end when they collide again in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs at 8 p.m. Monday at Kingston.

Washington topped Jefferson, 27-14, on Aug. 29 in the opener. The game was tied in the fourth quarter before the Warriors scored twice to claim the victory.

Both clubs won their playoff openers Wednesday night, with the Warriors skinning Cedar Falls 28-21 and the J-Hawks rolling to a 61-43 victory over Dubuque Senior after a slow start in Mount Vernon.

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Valentino Green scored three touchdowns for Jefferson Wednesday night in its wild 61-43 victory over Dubuque Senior in the opening round of the Class 4A playoffs in Mount Vernon. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion).

J-Hawks make breakthrough playoff flight

Wed - 28 Oct Written by Clete Campbell

MOUNT VERNON – Valentino Green ran in fifth gear without brakes Wednesday night, as if he was trying to outrun the Union Pacific trains barreling alongside Ash Park.

“I had to fight for my team,” he explained, “they fight for me.”

Fittingly, Green and the Jefferson J-Hawks never stopped running full speed en route to a breakthrough playoff victory. For this victorious, special feeling and moment were 23 years in the making.

Playing the same brand of thunder-and-lightning running football that carried them here, the J-Hawks scored their first postseason victory since 1992 with a 61-43 super shootout victory over Dubuque Senior.

Quarterback Jared Eivins scored four touchdowns, the dazzling Green produced 234 yards of electric offense plus a hat trick of scores, and Devonte Taylor delivered a game-sealing 24-yard interception return as the J-Hawks (7-3) scored a milestone program victory.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 23:24