TJ kicker joins sack parade in win over Connellsville

Thomas Jefferson running back Aidan Whalen (4) celebrates his touchdown run with Shepherd Turk (55).

By LIAM BELAN

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It’s not every day that a team gets nine sacks in one game, including one from its kicker, but that’s what happened for Thomas Jefferson in a dominant 58-0 victory over Connellsville in the penultimate game of Big 7 Conference play. The Jaguars (6-3, 4-1) got after the quarterback early and often, sacking Connellsville’s starting quarterback Anthony Piasecki seven times and Grayden Gillot twice after he entered in the fourth quarter. 

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