[mysonis55]

You forgot some things there red&blk. He didn't just play on offense and defense. He also played on specail teams. He never come off of the field. When the coaches took him out for a play, he looked as though he was being beaten. Also take these things into consideration. This kid is the all time leading tackler at Mayfield. He is the all time leading scorer at Mayfield. He is the all time leading rusher at Mayfield. This is probably the most telling stat though. In 2008 Mayfield went 7-6 and didn't make it to the semi finals, which is almost unheard of in Mayfield. The program had strung together a couple of years of that kind of results. It almost felt like our program was in a downward spiral. In 2009, JJ was a freshman. We went 13-2 and were the state runners up. In 2010, he was more the focal person and we went 15-0 and state champs. In 2011, he was even more the focal point and we went 14-1 and were state runners up. In 2012, he was still the focal point and we are 14-1 and state champs again. He started in all 60 games during that time. He played the 2009 state championship with I think either a really bad sprained or partially broken ankle and played hard. He played in the 2011 state championship with a partially torn tendon in his knee. He was still carrying most of the load in that game. In the 60 games that he was a starter we went 56-4 and won 2 state championships. I also fondly remember the kid as a 6th grader starting for the 8th grade team on defense. I saw a post on another sight where someone from Cooper wanted to know if they could use him tomorrow. The funny thing is, he loves this game so much that he would play if he could legally do so. You can measure height, weight and speed. You cannot measure heart. Jonathan Jackson would be king of the entire nation of football if you could.