Jersey Mike’s Team of the Week: Jackson Memorial
Every week during the regular season this fall, Jersey Mike’s and Shore Sports Network have selected a Team of the Week based on its performance over the past weekend.
The final Team of the Week for 2014 is Jackson Memorial, which ended Red Bank Catholic's 40-game winning streak against Shore Conference competition by winning a 33-27 overtime thriller in a nondivisional game to stamp themselves as the new No. 1 team in the Shore. The Jaguars were given a special game ball and treated to free Jersey Mike’s subs after practice on Tuesday.
Sophomore running back Mike Gawlik rolled up 149 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning 18-yard touchdown in overtime, as part of a 258-yard rushing night for the Jaguars. The offensive line of senior center Ryan Frasier, senior right guard Glenn Kipila, senior left tackle Brad Greenway, senior left guard Tyler Rauch and junior right tackle Dylan Smith, along with senior fullback Cole Collins and senior tight end Brody Graham, led the way up front.
Defensively, senior linebacker Zach Tetro had 16 tackles, including two for a loss, junior Kyle Johnson had an interception that set up a field goal, and Gawlik recovered a fumble that led to another score. Collins added 14 tackles and a sack, and Graham, Greenway and junior Tyler Towns each registered a sack. On special teams, junior Jared Calhoun booted crucial field goals of 34 and 35 yards in the win, and senior Matt Castronuova had a key kickoff return that set up another touchdown.
The third-seeded Jaguars will now host sixth-seeded Middletown North in the first round of the Central Jersey Group IV playoffs on Friday night in their quest for their first state title since going undefeated in 2005.
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