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The North Houston Jaguars began operations in 2004 by
Anthony (Tony) Walter and Dian Walter with the assistance of
several family members and friends. Tony Walter has been
associated with little league football for over 20 years as
a coach and or team president/owner. After spending many of
those years in the Crosby, Texas area, the Walter's decided
to start a new organization in the North Houston area to
compete in the North Harris County Peewee Football League (NHCPWFL).
The inaugural year, 2004, for the Jaguars proved to be
very rewarding as the teams provided a lot of tough
competition and excitement around the NHCPWFL. Two teams, JV
& Sr. Varsity made the playoffs. The JV team managed to
finish the regular season as the number two seed in the
league. More than anything, the Jaguars set a new standard
for running a class organization.
In 2005, the team's second year of operation proved even
more fruitful and enjoyable as the same two divisions made
the playoffs once again, with the Sr. Varsity team earning
the number one seed in the newly created American Conference
of the NHCPWFL. Unfortunately, the Varsity team missed the
playoffs by one game after overcoming several early season
defeats. The JV team managed to make to the Conference
Championship game before falling in a hard-fought gridiron
battle. The Sr. Varsity team made it to the SuperBowl, held
at W.W.Thorne Stadium, where they lost a highly competitive
game.
Prior to the end of the 2005 season, Mr. Walter and
several of his staff decided to leave the NHCPWFL to start a
new league dedicated to the well-being of its member
organizations.
In 2006, the Jaguars produced winning teams at every
level for the first time in its history. All teams qualified
as the conference #1 seed going into the 2006 YFL Playoffs
for the American Conference. The Freshmen lost a
heartbreaking game to the Broncos 16-12. The other 3 teams
all won the American Conference Championship and competed in
the inaugural YFL Super Bowl. The Jr. Varsity squad won the
first ever Super Bowl championship for the Jaguars
organization with a tough 6-0 victory over the Raiders.
The year 2006 also brought the organization into the
national spotlight through the YFL's affiliation with the
AAU. The YFL hosted the "Battle of the South" in which the
Jaguars 3 Super Bowl teams competed. Again, taking it to all
comers, the Jr. Varsity squad won the very first AAU
National/Regional Championship in tackle football.
In 2007, the Jaguars stepped out further within the YFL
and on the national spotlight. The organization produced two
Super Bowl champions (Sophomore and JV). The Freshman and
Varsity teams suffered heartbreaking losses in the Super
Bowl. This was the first time that the organization had all
four teams competing for the league championship in the
Super Bowl.
The 2007 season concluded with the Sophomore and JV
squads competing in the first AAU National Championships in
Florida. Under adverse conditions, both squads took home
bronze medals finishing third in the nation.
The 2008 season started with very high expectations for
the entire Jaguar organization. Before the summer training
camp started, long-time Jaguar member and JV head coach,
Edward Hart retired from coaching to concentrate on YFL
operations and family matters. The Jaguars again won
on all levels, and produced three Super Bowl teams, with the
Varsity team winning the YFL Championship. The Varsity
team went on to compete in the AAU National Championship
Tournament finishing in 3rd place after losing a
heartbreaker in the semi-final round in double overtime.
The 2009 season began with lots of
anticipation of yet another great season for the Jaguars
organization. It was expected that all levels would be
competitive and would be in the championship hunt by the end
of the season. Those expectations were realized as there
were only two games lost out of 32 regular season games
between all divisions. All levels made it to the YFL
playoffs, with the Freshmen and JV making it to the Super
Bowl. The Varsity went on to win the AAU National
Championship (Best in America and maybe the World)!!! The
Varsity team didn't get enough and proceeded on to claim the
Battle of the South Championship. The Team finished the year
as the most prolific scoring team in YFL history and
finished with an overall record of 16-2 with 13 shut outs
from its stingy defense. |