Matt McGouran is a junior at Johnson. He is originally from River Vale, New Jersey and has lived in San Antonio for almost 4 years. He is a die hard Jets, Nets and Yankees fan. Matt also HATES Mark Sanchez and will support Geno Smith no matter how bad he is because he is not Mark Sanchez.
When people think of the NFL draft they think of their favorite teams drafting prospects that could make or break their future in Radio City Music Hall in New York City in late April. 25, 26 and 27.
A cinderella team is a team from a mid-major conference that upsets one or a couple of the top teams in the NCAA tournament. Every year a couple teams from these conferences come in and win a couple games that no one expected them to even be competitive. Usually, there are about two or three cinderella's each year.
At the start of every season, teams have to replace key guys at many positions along the field because members of previous year’s teams have graduated, and this is not any different for Johnson because many starters from last year’s team are now gone.
In the sixth year of school history, the Johnson football team played in the state semi-finals for the first time. Coming into the season with no playoff wins, no one expected the jags to make it past the first round of the playoffs,let alone make it to the final four in the state.
Whether it is because they moved away, have a family member on the team or they just like the colors, it is common to see fans of professional teams outside the state of texas.
Every year the football team plays the annual homecoming game. This years game will be against district foe Churchill with the jags having a chance to improve their record to 5-1.
Johnson football games are always a memorable experience for students and fans. And now that some new rules have been put in place, the experience can be more enjoyable and safer as well.
Last year Johnson comfortably defeated the Harlingen Cardinals 36-0 on the road. This year the Jaguars defeated the Cardinals once again by the score of 35-23 after a summer of working hard and preparing for the upcoming season. The next game for Johnson was against the Brandeis Broncos, who defeated the Jaguars 30-13 in last year's matchup. This years team was looking for revenge, but fell short, losing 68-53.