SIGNS WITH NAVARRO - Jayce Murry, outstanding deep snapper for the Diboll Lumberjacks, traveled to Navarro Junior College in Corsicana Monday to try out for the Bulldog team. Head coach Ray Woodard liked what he saw and immediately signed Murry to fill the center spot for the team. Jayce is shown with his dad, Randy Murry.
Good things seem to always come to those who wait and Jayce Murry is no exception.
Jayce, an outstanding deep snapper for the Diboll Lumberjacks, will now be under center for the Navarro Junior College Bulldogs in Corsicana.
"Coach Ray Woodard, head football coach of Navarro, called me and asked if I knew where he could find a deep snapper," said Diboll Head Coach Gary Martel. "Of course I said I had one of the best around and he needed to contact Jayce and see if he was interested and set up a tryout."
Jayce, who had planned to attend the University of Houston and tryout for that squad as a walk-on, and his dad made arrangements to travel to Navarro on Monday and tryout. "Evidently, Coach Woodard and the rest of the staff liked what they saw because Jayce was signed immediately." said Martel.
Jayce will be handling the snapping duties for extra point attempts, field goals and snapping for the punter.
Navarro Football is a member of the NJCAA Division I, and plays in the tough Southwest Junior College Football Conference. The "Dawgs" have won 13 conference championships and won the National Championship in 1989. Since 1987, Navarro has been in 7 bowl games and 3 conference championship games. Over the years, Navarro football has been recognized as one of the top junior college programs, 13 All Americans since 1998, numerous All American Academic players as well as numerous All Conference All Academic players. In 2005, 8 division I players signed scholarships to play at the division I level. The 1989 National Championship Team was inducted to the National Junior College Football Hall of Fame in the Spring of 2006.
Jayce will join former Lumberjack Edwin Simon and Trevor Drayton from neighboring Corrigan-Camden.
Editors note: If the name Ray Woodard sounds familiar - it should! Ray, born in Lufkin and attended Corrigan-Camden, played pro-ball for the Chargers, Broncos and Chiefs and was a member of the 1986 Bronco Super Bowl team
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