Jefferson Loses Football Coach
Jefferson will be searching for a new head football coach this off season now that Bill Navas has packed up and headed to Duluth for an AD job. With the economy being jacked up, who can blame him for taking a better job? I assume it is a good bit more money because of the location and the increased responsibility. Usually the Dragon coaches leave after being invited to do so. That is code for they are normally fired for losing to Commerce on a regular basis.
Navas, however, had plenty of good will in the bank after two straight years with decisive wins over the Tigers. I joked that he would get a lifetime contract after this past season’s win in Commerce. If he did I guess he was not as happy with it as the program was with him. I wonder how much he really like coaching if he was willing to give up that duty to oversee the athletic program in Duluth. I’m sure there is plenty to keep him busy but there will be a big difference from that and calling plays on Friday night.
I imagine Jefferson will be willing to spend good money replacing coach Navas. They would like to keep the two game streak against Commerce going if possible. For anyone who thinks Navas is abandoning his team just realize that he would have been fired without a blink had he lost to the Tigers two years ago. Rightly so I would add. Also he never made it out of the second round of the playoffs so it is not like they are replacing a legend. He was offered a better gig and took it just like most regular people would.
Commerce News Story
High School Baseball Coach Goes UFC
Nice little forearm to the head of the umpire.
Commerce City Schools Closed
Snow day for Monday March 2 so that means no school for Commerce City Schools…. children will weep for hours no doubt.
Tiger Basketball Season Ends
I got this score from an unofficial source but I am pretty confident in it. Paideia 49 Commerce 30 final.
Multi Sports
Commerce is clearly a football school. Other schools lean toward basketball and some toward baseball. Why these trends start or how is probably just timing or luck. It likely is hard for a small school to thrive in more than one sport if the athletes are pushed to stay away from anything except the main sport in the school. When the pool of athletes is a small one then other sports suffer. That is just the way it is. One example is Jefferson’s QB who apparenly is a great basketball player. He was allowed the opportunity to show his talents on the football field while helping the Dragons to one of their best season in decades. A team benefits from cross over athletes. The athlete sometimes gains nothing except extra work and the possiblity of injury. So hats off to those unselfish enough to help their school in more than one way.
Commerce Boys Basketball Playoffs
For the first time since 2004 the Commerce boys basketball team will enter the state playoffs. They will play #2 seed Paideia at their gym on Saturday. WJJC will cover the game if you cannot make the trip.
Favorite High School Sport
Ok I am assuming football is #1 by a long shot so I really want to see what is the second most popular High School Sport. Vote here.
Commerce Wrestling Results
Placed second as a team behind Wesleyan. Lost by half a point , 218.5 to
218
Eleven qualified for the State Tournament:
112- Addison Davis 4th
119- Doug Maloch 1st
130- Casey Drinkard 2nd
135- Nick Arostegui 1st
140- Jon Cash 2nd
145- Philip Edwards 3rd
152- Thomas Sears 1st
160-Terrence Martin 3rd
171- Tyler Austin 4th
189- josh Streetman 3rd
215- Andrew Minish 4th
