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THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH JORDAN WILSON Senior tailback 2010 stats: 3 carries for 10 yards in four games; 2 catches for 31. Coach John Fey: “He’s grown up a lot and matured, which says a million things about him and will translate onto the field. He’s not a vocal leader, but leads with his actions. It’s great to see him come so far.” CURTIS CSONKA Senior offensive and defensive tackle 2010 stats: Led the way for an offense that gained 3,041 yards last year with Tevin Wilson, who rushed for 1,951 of those. Coach John Fey: “He’s someone we can depend on. He’s been a good leader. He loves the game and is passionate about it and about our team. I’m excited to see what he can do and how he’ll improve to get to the level he wants to get it. LARRY JONES Senior linebacker 2010 stats: Led team with 48 tackles, 6 for loss, 4 sacks, 2 recovered fumbles, 1 interception. Coach John Fey: “I need him there and he has to be a mainstay defensively. He’s a senior and he’s worked his tail off and he’s become a new leader for us.” FRIDAY NIGHT MOMENT 2008 BEATING A RIVAL What happened: Jensen Beach rallied to defeat Martin County 23-20. Why it mattered: The Falcons earned their first win against another team from Martin County. Jensen Beach had been 0-7 against its county rivals. Key players: Senior William Meyer kicked a 41-yard field goal with 1:28 to play for the winning score after Martin County had wiped out a 20-0 deficit in a six- minute span. Tevin Wilson ran for 145 yards and Gerald Footman added two TD runs. He said it: “It is a big win. It’s our first win over any Martin County team,” Jensen Beach coach Floyd Graham said. “There were so many things involved. District game. Our kids know their kids. We have relatives on the teams. It’s big.” STRENGTHS Coach John Fey is confident his all-new corps of skill players will make plays, but he thinks the interior line play will be key for the young Falcons. Only two starters are back on offense and both are linemen, seniors Curtis Csonka and Will McVeigh. This will be their third year playing alongside each other up front. Both will start on defense as well. Senior Mike Bird hasn’t started, but does bring plenty of experience to the field. He will also play both ways. Jake Long and Nick Castoro stepped up in spring ball and have both earned starting spots on the offensive line. WEAKNESSES The Falcons are young. Just two starters return on offense and four on defense. Further, Jensen Beach has one of the smallest senior classes in the area with just 13 on the roster — all of them will start, either on offense or defense or both, which leaves the bench short-handed, young and very inexperienced. Still, just four sophomores are listed on the preseason roster as Fey has opted to leave the younger players on junior varsity to gain playing time. KEY GAME SEPT. 23: AT WESTWOOD The Falcons will find out in their first District 14-5A game of the year if they can compete for a playoff spot. Westwood is coming off a great season, but must reload with new faces in the lineup and a new coach. Jensen Beach tested Westwood last year, before ultimately falling 12-7. Jensen Beach has never beaten Westwood, losing all five times the teams have met. The game takes on even greater importance this season considering that district newcomer Glades Central, a state runner-up last year and still one of Florida’s best teams, awaits Jensen Beach later in the year. PREDICTION 4-6, 2-2 DISTRICT 14-5A The offense has just two starters back and very little experience otherwise. The skill players are all new. Fey is excited about Jordan Wilson’s potential, but the senior back only played four games last year and touched the ball just five times in that span. Three of the top four tacklers from last year return in Larry Jones, Kristgen Stapp and Mikel Carter. The defense will have to be very good while the offense finds it way. SCHEDULE September 2 Jupiter Christian 7 9 at Eau Gallie 7:30 16 Port St. Lucie 7 23 at FP Westwood 7 30 South Fork 7 October 7 Bye 14 at Astronaut 7:30 20 at Boynton Beach 7 28 Glades Central 7 November 4 Suncoast 7 11 at Martin County 7 DEPTH CHART OFFENSE Pos Name No Cl Ht Wt TE Xavier Preston 2 So. 6-2 195 LT Curtis Csonka 72 Sr. 6-2 260 LG Will McVeigh 53 Sr. 6-1 250 C Chris. Skiperdene 52 Jr. 5-10 230 RG Mike Bird 79 Sr. 6-1 240 RT Jake Long 55 Sr. 6-2 220 SE Sean Ritz 88 jr. 5-10 180 Or Corey Preston 24 jr. 5-11 185 FL Jordan Robinson 21 Jr. 5-9 165 FB Tanner Stone 34 Sr. 5-10 190 TB Jordan Wilson 5 Sr. 5-11 175 QB Casey Glenn 6 Sr. 5-10 160 P Shane Laychur 4 Jr. 5-9 160 DEFENSE Pos Name No Cl Ht Wt DT Mike Bird 79 Sr. 6-1 240 DE Matt Curivan 51 Jr. 6-1 215 DE Mikel Carter 25 Jr. 6-2 180 DE Undecided ILB Larry Jones 15 Sr. 5-10 215 OLB Sam Lenz 47 Sr. 5-10 185 OLB Cody Merrill 54 Jr. 6-2 210 OR Tony Romano 9 Jr. 5-10 195 CB Tyler Pellett 36 Sr. 5-10 175 CB Tyai Jackson 8 Sr. 5-10 170 S Jordan Wilson 5 Sr. 5-11 175 Or Kristgen Stapp 44 Sr. 5-9 185 K Kevin Barry 7 Sr. 5-10 170 RESERVES Al Robinson (3, Jr., LB); Daniel Lucas (10, Jr., RB/DB); Trent Slattery (11, Jr., 6-1, 160); Max Hellkamp (12, Jr. DB); Chris Marolf (14, Jr., TE); Ulises Hernandez (17, Jr., OL/DL); Alex Ogle (18, So., QB); Frank Kelly (22, Jr., DB); Michael Mc- Bride (22, So., WR); James Keyes (63, Jr., OL/DL); Nick Castoro (70, Jr., OL); Austin Notenboom (73, Jr., OL/DL); Jarrad Buncy (77, So., 6-2, 230); Joseph Brush (81, Jr., WR); Keegan Crawford (87, Jr., WR); Jonathan Hayes (90, Jr., OL/DL) COACHING STAFF Coach: John Fey (second year) Record: 6-4 with Jensen Beach; 6-4 (overall) 2010: 6-4, 2-2 District 13-3A Assistant coaches: Chris Dorminey (assistant head coach, offensive coordinator); Chuck Eckhardt (offensive/ defensive line); Justin Van Tassell (quarterbacks); Roy Stevens (receivers); Aaron Gluff (linebackers/special teams coordinator); Aaron Gilbert (head JV coach); Mike Geraghty (JV offensive/defensive line); Jared Woodruff (JV running backs/ defensive backs); Kurt Ladwig (JV defensive coordinator/ linebackers). STADIUM FALCON STADIUM (4,500) Playing surface: Grass Address: 2875 NW Goldenrod Road, Jensen Beach Directions: Take U.S. to Jensen Beach Blvd. and go east. Turn right onto Goldenrod at first light. Stadium is on the left. Main office: 772-232-3500 On the web: www.jbhs.sbmc.org RIVALS ■ South Fork ■ Martin County ■ Port St. Lucie By Aimee Ford Foster Special to Treasure Coast Newspapers JENSEN BEACH — No matter what task Jensen Beach is doing this year, the main goal for every player is to finish. Drives, quarters, games, the season — if they’re doing it, the Falcons want to be able to get it done. That has remained one of the biggest challenges for the young program, and one that sec- ond-year coach John Fey wants to solve. “Every game last year, we had a chance to win,” he said. “We’ve got to finish those games and learn how to do that the proper way when it comes to crunch time. We do not want to put that in the hands of other people.” Jensen Beach has a small but dedicated group of seniors who can teach that lesson firsthand. Just 13 seniors are on the team, whittled down from a group that began with 30 freshmen four years ago. The survivors are all about getting the job done. Jensen Beach is coming off its first winning season ever, finish- ing 6-4. Those four losses were by a total of 16 points. “We were always prepared; we just didn’t finish in the fourth quarters,” said senior linebacker Larry Jones. “If we had played then like how we did in the whole game, we would have done better. That’s the goal this year.” Jensen Beach maintains its pro- set offense, but it likely will look different given that leading rusher Tevin Wilson has graduated and there is a new offensive coordi- nator in Chris Dorminey. Wilson rushed for 1,951 yards, by far the most in the area. The Falcons ran 477 plays on offense last year — and 383 were rushes. “Balance is great,” Fey said. “We’ll have great backs again, but we can catch the ball, too. We have to figure out who we are. ... We’re a small unit and we have to find out where we stand as a team and how we’ll come together as a team. “We have a lot to prove includ- ing to ourselves.” Jordan Wilson steps in at tail- back. Quarterback Casey Glenn and receivers Jordan Robinson, Corey Preston and Sean Ritz also will be counted on to make an im- pact. “I’m ready and I’m excited,” Wilson said. “I’ve been waiting for this chance.” Two mainstays will be linemen Curtis Csonka and Will McVeigh. Both are three-year starters and both will start on offense and de- fense. Their play will be crucial in the trenches. “Everyone is working hard be- cause people are doubting us,” Csonka said. The defense, with its familiar three-man front, is stocked with a little more experience than the offense. Jones led the team with 48 tackles last year. Kristgen Stapp (43 tackles) and Mikel Carter (41) also return. “The biggest thing is we’ve got to stay consistent,” Fey said. “There are teams we match up well against and we need to make sure we play well. There will al- ways be times when we are not favored and we need to see how we react to that. “That’s where finishing comes in, and learning how to do that.” Stay consistent A small but dedicated team, Jensen Beach is learning how to finish games strong ERIC HASERT/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Jensen Beach High running back Jordan Wilson, a three-year starter, completes a reception during practice at the school. 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