Football: Craig Jones Excels in Classroom and on field for Central Modesto
Balancing act: Central’s Jones true student-athlete
While many of his football-playing peers are analyzing X’s and O’s and trying to uncover weak areas in the cover-five zone, Craig Jones is busy working on a different level.
The Central Catholic senior is splitting time between his playbook and four Advanced Placement courses as he tries to earn an invite to Stanford.
If the Cardinal deems Jones acceptable, it would be merely as a student — not as a football player. He’d have to earn that distinction, as well, as a walk-on player at the school.