PAHOKEE – J’Tavious Jones is a player with lots of potential for the Pahokee Blue Devils.
For his junior season, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound defensive back recorded the following statistics:
•24 tackles (15 solo)
•9 pass breakups
•1 interception returned for touchdown (pick-six)
The best individual game for Jones came in Week 2 at Inlet Grove. He posted the following stats:
•3 tackles
•2 pass breakups
•1 pick-six
“I didn’t play too well the first game against Santaluces, so I had to come into that game with a different mindset,” Jones said. “I didn’t start the game off but when I got in, I took advantage of it.”
Jones on how his junior season went with Pahokee:
“I had a decent season but missed out on a lot of opportunities,” Jones said. “I wish I would’ve took advantage of them. The season could’ve been better, but it taught me the things I need to work on to improve my game.”
At this time, Jones has offers from the following colleges:
•West Virginia
•Western Kentucky
Jones has interest from Maryland, Western Michigan, FAU, FIU, Old Dominion, and USF.
Jones on West Virginia:
“It’s a good program and everybody grew up watching Tavon Austin before every game,” Jones said of West Virginia. “It made everybody want to play at that school.”
Jones on Western Kentucky:
“Western Kentucky develops a lot of good defensive players, so I know It’ll be good to be a
part of their program,” Jones said. “They have Coach [Da’Von] Brown. He came to our practice, seen my potential and offered me. I’m forever grateful for him giving me an opportunity.”
Jones is looking to make the most of his upcoming senior season with the Pahokee Blue Devils.
“My goal is to come into the season strong and finish strong,” Jones said. “Our team goal is to make it to states. We lost a lot of good players, but we got some underclassman that’s gonna step up and get the job done.”
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