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The 1999 Jennings football team coached by head coach Rob Harper, Carl Allen, Mark Harris, Darryl Williams, Kent Funkhouser, and Tim Prott, became the first 8 win football team in Jennings Senior High’s history.  This team was led by the dominating rushing of Marcus Patton who came off of a 1998 season of 2045 rushing yards.  The 8 win warriors fell to Ladue, and Lutheran North and fell to Duchesne in the first round playoff game.

The 1999 football student athlete roster was (in alphabetical order):  41 Brandon Aaron, 51 James Allen,  88 Taurence Arnold, 4 Michael Bady, 3 Vincent Bady, 14 Ronell Bell, 78 Arthur Brandt, 15 Darren Brooks, 26 Sean Brown, 71 James Buchanan, 5 Darren Chambers, 55 Cameron Cockrell, 11 Romell Colvin, 79 Marshall Duke, 23 Alphonso Halk, 32 Shaun Hargrove, 53 Marcus Henderson, 43 Del Henry, 61 Ricardo Jackson, 77 Thomas Johnson, 45 Tim Johnson, 21 Travis Johnson, 60 Derrick Jones, 87 Maurice King, 54 Greg Lumpkins, 17 Donnie Mack, 8 Steve McClenton, 44 Michael Miller, 58 Michael Moore, 70 David O’Rourke, 2 Marcus Patton, 28 Marvin Patton, 84 Maurice Patton, 73 Adam Randazzo, 80 Taron Roberts, 33 Odell Straughter, 22 David Swingler, 7 Michael Townsend, and 6 Marcus Williams.

 

Marcus Patton (1999) set the JSH football record for all time rushing yards in a season (2,045) as well as career (3,352) while at Jennings.  It was Patton’s junior year where he rushed a school record 275 times to average 7.4 yards per carry.   Marcus rushed for JUST 1307 yards his senior years as he took nearly 100 less carries (180 for 7.3 avg) which can be attributed to Jennings Hall of Famers David Swingler and Tim Johnson.   The 1999 Jennings football team went 8-3 , losing to non-conference foe Lutheran North and one conference loss to Ladue.  After winning their district, the 1999 team led by Coach Rob Harper, fell to Duchesne in the first round of the playoffs.  The 1999 team became the first 8 win team in Jennings Senior High School history.  Marcus Patton went on to play college football for Kansas State and is now living in California with his family where his is a defensive coordinator for Tarleton State University in Texas.  Marcus is married and has 3 beautiful children.

 

Frank Williams was the feature full back for the 2006/2007 Jennings Warriors. In  Frank’s sophomore year, he rushed 127 times for 806 yards, earning him first team Suburban East all-conference.   After his junior season (9-2 Conf. Champs) of roughly the same stats, Frank Williams came back his senior year to rush just 158 times for 1296 yards, ranking him 5th all time for rushing yards.  For average yards per carry on 100 minimum carries, Frank Williams is 3rd All time at JSH with an average of 8.2 yards per carry.   On  November 3rd 2007, in his last game of his high school career, Frank Williams set a school record for 337 yards rushing in one game.  This record held for the next 8 years until it was surpassed by Bobby Sanders who ran for 369 yards against Normandy in 2015.   Frank Williams was one of the most quiet, respectful, hard working athletes that came through Jennings Senior High School.  Frank is a loving father and is still in the St. Louis area.  Frank’s four year rushing total is 3,008 yards which is what I believe to be the all time career rushing record at Jennings Senior High School.

 

 

 

Bobby Sanders became one of the most electrifying football athletes in Jennings Senior High history after helping his team to 9 wins his Junior year in 2014, Bobby turned around his senior year for a school rushing record of 1473 yards on 192 carries (**2nd most carries of any Jennings running back ever).  Included with this was 339 reception yards making Bobby the Jennings Senior High record holder of total offensive yards in a season at 1,812 yards.   Bobby averaged 7.7 yards per carry which is 4th all time at Jennings (minimum 1oo carries in a season).   Bobby also recorded 18 TDs in 2015 which is third all time and holds the record for rushing yards in a single game when he ran for 369 yards against Normandy on 9/19/2015 beating Frank Williams record of 337 yards against Clayton in 2007.   Check out some of Bobby’s fantastic plays on Bobby’s 2015 highlight video.

 

**The record for most carries for a running back in a season at JSH is 208 by Rajae Johnson in 2016.

 

Darryl “Scoop” Grady (Class of 2007) was a four year track star and state champion along with one of the most elusive football student athletes to ever walk the halls at Jennings Senior High.   Scoop was a junior during the historic 2006 (9-2) Conference Champion football team where he broke the school record in receiving yards at 513 yards on 35 receptions (14.7 avg. yards per catch) along with 73 carries for 595 yards (8.2 avg.).  In his senior season, Scoop tallied 2 more receptions from the previous year with 37 receptions for 616 yards (16.6 avg.) along with and 68 carries for 433 yards (6.4 avg.).  Most of the receptions to Scoop were quick screen, wide receiver screen, play action screen, and quick hitting – high percentage passes that he would break for so many first downs and touchdowns.   The night of November 8th, 2006, Scoop compiled 237 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns from QB Nelson Rainey, who threw for a total of 343 yards in our season ending playoff loss to Parkway North.   Scoops receiving statistics are still a school record today.  When looking at his averages of when he touched the football, you can understand how he single handedly made his football teams that much more successful.  Scoop Grady went on to play college football at Highland community college in Kansas then transferred to Lindenwood University.  After college, Scoop played professional indoor football with the St. Louis Attack where he played running back.   It was in his college years where scoop discovered his gift of gab and gradually began working on his comedic podcast called “Da inside Scoop” where you can catch the latest laughs from this Jennings legend.  Scoop is a proud father to his son Brayden and husband to his wife Tam.

 

 

The 1984 Warrior Football team earned JSH Hall of Fame honors as they were the first Jennings football team to reach the Missouri State Playoffs.   During this time, teams were put into a district tournament bracket for the last 3 games of the season.  Jennings became a district champion and thus earned their ticket to their first playoff game.  Unfortunately, the playoff run was halted in their first game as they fell to Lutheran South.

They are (pictured from L to R)–

1st Row:  Duan Rockette, Larry Hanrahan, David Henderson, Toby Cupstid, Barry Thames

2nd Row: David Fitzgibbons, Roger Thomas, Kenny Rockette, Kelven Campbell, Joe Ingrande, Dan Jackson, Cealus Manning, Archie Roberson , Mike Polito, Rvelette Jackson, Kirk Schinzing Brad Becks, Marvin Esper, Darnell Payne, Robert Collins

3rd Row: Coach Darrel Williams, Maurice Morgan (Mgr), Coach Rick Smith, ANthony Helem, Ocie Smith, Mark Buchanan, Rodney Scales, Carl Williams, Roy Taylor, Winston Williams, Darrel Sutherland, Terrance Sutherland, Ty Wright, Steve Gotsch, Jeff Morris, Jim Williams, Ron Costephens, Leslie Dickson, Chris Wright, Coach Kent Funkhouser, Wendell Byrd, Coach Hank Barrere, Coach Jack Karl

4th Row:  David Rose, Tom Miller, Robert Caldwell, Ken Flowers, Chris Alexander, Ken Lucia, Reggie Stocking, Dwight Batiste, Chris Sexton, Ed Newton, Darylle Penrod, Marvin McClendon, Garland McCoy, Bryant Turks, Joe Wroblewski, Marcus Glover.

David Swingler was a 2002 graduate from Jennings Senior High School.  Mr Swingler participated in football and track all four of his high school years.  After college at Tennessee State University and Lindenwood University, David was hired by the Jennings School District as a Home/School Coordinator and Community Liaison.   Mr. Swingler also became the Dean of Students at his old school Woodland Elementary.  David was an all conference football player, yet more importantly, he was an incredible leader in every building he attended as a student and now as a member of the faculty.  David is married to his wife Alleta.

 

Andrew Baker (2007) was an outstanding student athlete during his years in the Jennings School District.  Andrew “Drew” was most proud of being a member of the 2006 Conference and District Championship Warrior Football team which he served as the Captain on.   Drew earned honor roll every semester of his high school career and lettered in the football program.

Andrew became a police officer shortly after graduation and served on the Law Enforcement Advisory Board for the the North Technical High School Law Enforcement Program.  He has been a police officer for the last ten years and is currently a State Trooper for the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

After the Coach Hank Barerre-Jennings Football era ended, it was long time assistant Rob Harper who took over the Warrior Football program.  The 1998 football season marked the third year that Coach Harper would go to battle with his gritty warriors.   Senior running back Marcus Patton helped Coach Harper and the rest of the football team to a 6-4 record and the schools first district championship since the 1984 historical 1st Jennings football district championship.   The JSH yearbook stated that this team was particularly inexperienced  and smaller in size from Jennings teams of the past, which shows a remarkable job by the coaching staff and players for what the accomplished this season.

The Warriors are (as pictured L-R)-

1st Row:  Coach Funkhouser, Marcus Patton, Vincent Bady, Mike Bady, Mike Miller, Marvin Patton, Steve McClinton, Tony Allen, Coach Harris

2nd Row: Coach Webb, Joel Reynolds, Charles Manley, Tim Johnson, Alfonzo Halk, Shawn Brown, Charles Bernard, Zane Dickinson, Anthony Derricks, David Swingler, Cameron Cockrell, Coach Allen

3rd Row: Coach Williams, Ali Collins, Micheal Townsend, Mark Rhodes, Tim Johnson, James Allen, Anthony Bird, Quintin Lewis, Brian Orock, Ira Hamdin, Earl Rainey, Jay Williams, Coach Harper

4th Row:  Tarron Roberts, Darren Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Marshall Duke, Antonio Raddick, Artie Brandt, Jermain Weaver, Horrell Simms, Derrick Hichs

 

Ra’Jae Johnson was a standout 3 sport student-athlete at Jennings Senior High.  Ra’Jae played Football, basketball and baseball where he was a game changer for each program and leading the 2017 basketball warriors to a district championship.  Rajae holds the school record for rushing attempts (208) in 2016.  Rajae ranks 5th overall as a Jenning running back to have a minimum of 100 carries averaging 6.4 yards per carry.   His 208 carries worked out to be 1,331 yards, which is 2nd all time at Jennings (behind Bobby Sanders 2015). In 2015 Rajae also caught 22 receptions for 379 yards.

It was Ra’Jae’s passion for football and his family that led him to The College of San Mateo in California directly out of high school.  While at San Mateo, Ra’Jae became a nationally ranked Junior College wide receiver that eventually earned him a scholarship to “UAB”…The University of Alabama Birmingham.  Rajae is currently in his Junior year due to a medical redshirt year.  TheUAB Blazers became Conference USA Champions after defeating Marshall in December of 2020.   In 2022, Rajae utilized the transfer portal option to make a move to Troy University where he will complete his NCAA eligibility with the Trojans.   Make sure to check out Troy this upcoming season to see some explosive plays by a big pride of “The J”….Mr, Ra’Jae Johnson-Sanders.