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05-05-2006, 10:35 AM
MSU kicker rated in top three of kickers this year. He is invited to Chiefs mini-camp this weekend.
Jon Scifres
At MSU: After a banner season in 2004, Jon Scifres goes into this season having established himself as one of the premier kickers in college football. He was the most decorated kicker in Division I-AA a year ago, earning consensus first team All-America honors to go with his all-Gateway first team selection after connecting on all 15 field goal attempts, an NCAA record for most without a miss, and 34-of-35 PATs last season. Scifres finished fourth nationally with 1.36 field goals per game and was the only one of the top 48 kickers who did not miss a field goal. He didn’t discriminate in his attempts, hitting five each from 20-29 yards, 30-39 yards and 40-49 yards. His longest three-pointer of the year of 49 yards came at Northern Iowa, while his high game for field goals kicked was three against Western Illinois. His only PAT miss of the year was vs. Western Illinois. Scifres booted a game-winning field goal with two seconds left to beat Indiana State, and also provided the winning margin with his kick-scoring points against Drake, Sam Houston State, Western Illinois and Youngstown State. Scifres enters his senior year third in SMS career field goals. He also doubled as the Bears’ punter, earning honorable mention all-Gateway honors after averaging 39.2 yards on 57 punts, with 15 downed inside the 20-yard line. He connected on 11-of-20 field goals, with a long of 42 yards, and 28-of-30 extra point attempts as a sophomore. He was voted Freshman Player of the Year by the coaching staff in 2002 after connecting on 3-of-6 field goals in the latter half of the season and providing most of the kickoff work for the Bears over the last eight games of the campaign. Scifres saw his first action against Southeast Missouri State and tried his first field goal Oct. 12 at Indiana State. He then hit three of his final five attempts during his freshman year, with a long of 46 yards coming against Western Illinois.
Background: Scifres came to Missouri State from Destrehan High in suburban New Orleans, where he was a three-year letterman and averaged 42 yards per punt to help Destrehan to an undefeated 10-0 season his senior year. He earned all-district honors his last two years and added all-metro and Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: His full name is Jonathan Kyle Scifres. He was born December 19, 1983, in Metairie, Louisiana, the son of Jim and Debborah Scifres. He is the brother of former Western Illinois record-holding punting standout and current San Diego Charger Mike Scifres. The two brothers faced each other 11/2/02 when MSU and WIU met at Plaster Field. Jon’s major is crime and society.
Jon Scifres
At MSU: After a banner season in 2004, Jon Scifres goes into this season having established himself as one of the premier kickers in college football. He was the most decorated kicker in Division I-AA a year ago, earning consensus first team All-America honors to go with his all-Gateway first team selection after connecting on all 15 field goal attempts, an NCAA record for most without a miss, and 34-of-35 PATs last season. Scifres finished fourth nationally with 1.36 field goals per game and was the only one of the top 48 kickers who did not miss a field goal. He didn’t discriminate in his attempts, hitting five each from 20-29 yards, 30-39 yards and 40-49 yards. His longest three-pointer of the year of 49 yards came at Northern Iowa, while his high game for field goals kicked was three against Western Illinois. His only PAT miss of the year was vs. Western Illinois. Scifres booted a game-winning field goal with two seconds left to beat Indiana State, and also provided the winning margin with his kick-scoring points against Drake, Sam Houston State, Western Illinois and Youngstown State. Scifres enters his senior year third in SMS career field goals. He also doubled as the Bears’ punter, earning honorable mention all-Gateway honors after averaging 39.2 yards on 57 punts, with 15 downed inside the 20-yard line. He connected on 11-of-20 field goals, with a long of 42 yards, and 28-of-30 extra point attempts as a sophomore. He was voted Freshman Player of the Year by the coaching staff in 2002 after connecting on 3-of-6 field goals in the latter half of the season and providing most of the kickoff work for the Bears over the last eight games of the campaign. Scifres saw his first action against Southeast Missouri State and tried his first field goal Oct. 12 at Indiana State. He then hit three of his final five attempts during his freshman year, with a long of 46 yards coming against Western Illinois.
Background: Scifres came to Missouri State from Destrehan High in suburban New Orleans, where he was a three-year letterman and averaged 42 yards per punt to help Destrehan to an undefeated 10-0 season his senior year. He earned all-district honors his last two years and added all-metro and Special Teams Player of the Year as a senior.
Personal: His full name is Jonathan Kyle Scifres. He was born December 19, 1983, in Metairie, Louisiana, the son of Jim and Debborah Scifres. He is the brother of former Western Illinois record-holding punting standout and current San Diego Charger Mike Scifres. The two brothers faced each other 11/2/02 when MSU and WIU met at Plaster Field. Jon’s major is crime and society.