5A high school football: 'Air Jordan' has well-deserved reputation

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 14 2012 7:39 a.m. MST

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Dating back to 2005, Jordan High has thrown for 233 passing touchdowns and accumulated enough passing yards (23,968) to stretch from Beetdigger Boulevard in Sandy to EnergySolutions Arena downtown, literally.

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Prep Fanatic

Los Angeles, CA

this one won't be close. Jordan's air attack will be to much for Syracuse to handle. Two weeks ago, Alta had almost 400 yards passing against Syracuse, and scored 24 pts. Jordan's offense is more potent than Alta's, as they also More..

6:33 a.m. Nov. 14, 2012
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bbzebra

Sandy, UT

Coach Kjar's influence started in 2005 as the offensive coordinator, when Sean Taylor was a junior. Before that year, Jordan was running the speed option offense. In 2004, Jordan's offense only passed for about 600 yards, with Sean Taylor More..

9:11 a.m. Nov. 14, 2012
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plyxply

SLC, UT

Coach Kjar is a great play caller and offensive coach. This years team is definitely a run first team with an outstanding offensive line and two good runners with Moss and Kafentsis. While the Jordan qb's in the past have been great passers, More..

9:36 a.m. Nov. 14, 2012
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Trevor Phibbs

Trevor Phibbs is a reporter who joined the Deseret News in 2008. He currently is the Weber State beat writer and also covers high school athletics and the Utah Blaze. Phibbs was raised in Sandy, Utah where he graduated more ..

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