More on Boo; Tristan Kennedy MVP

Boo Jackson: Another View

BOO JACKSON's sensational spring football performance last Saturday at Ohio University got a dramatic twist from writer Matt O'Donnell of the university staff.

When quarterback Boo Jackson awoke on Saturday, he saw the sun shining and smiled. But it wouldn’t be the last time he had a reason to smile on that day.
Jackson had another impressive outing in Ohio’s Green and White game Saturday. He completed 16-of-20 passes for 190 yards as the White defeated the Green, 20-14. The junior consistently hit his receivers in stride for large gains, while showing off his arm strength and avoiding turnovers during the first half for the White and the second half for the Green.


“Leaps and bounds,” Jackson said when asked how much he had improved since the beginning of spring. “The first week I was here, I was bobbling snaps, looking like a freshman coming out of high school, but then as the weeks progressed I caught on real quick.”
“I just felt good and I ended good, so today was a good day.”


After stalling on White’s first drive of the day, the junior-college transfer from Gardena, Calif., settled down and made some big plays. He had nine plays of more than 10 yards, including a string of three straight plays for 20, 29 and 13 early in the second half. His biggest play of the day was a 29-yard pass to wide receiver Riley Dunlop, a Liberty Township native.


“Boo had a big game,” coach Frank Solich said. “He’s done an excellent job of picking up the system, and the system is not an easy system especially from a quarterbacks standpoint. There’s a lot to learn.”


While Jackson had one of his best performances of the spring, quarterback Theo Scott had one of his worst. The Long Beach, Calif., native struggled early as Donovan Fletcher, of Youngstown, Ohio, intercepted him on the Green’s first two drives of the game. The two interceptions were Scott’s first of the spring in live scrimmages.

After those drives, Scott settled down to finish the day with 7-of-12 passing for 102 yards and the two interceptions.


“I think Theo was probably pressing a little bit,” Solich said. “He’s had a very, very good spring and I think he wanted to show that today. I think he was pressing early and then came around and played well.”

Could Scott feel Boo's breath over his shoulder??

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Tris Kennedy Stars in JC Swim

In San Diego County TRISTAN KENNEDY had a great week. She led Palomar's women's swim team to a second-place finish in the Pacific Coast Conference Championships that concluded Saturday.

The Palomar women won eight events, led by Kennedy who placed first in the 100 IM (1:06.01), the 200 IM (2:24.46) and the 100 backstroke (1:05.64) and also swam on four victorious relay teams.

For her efforts she was named co-MVP of the conference.