Who we are
Culture Center
The standards, history and people that define South Stone Jaguars football.
Mission
South Stone Jaguar Football develops young men who compete with discipline, serve their community, and graduate prepared for whatever comes next.
Vision
A program the whole town points to — where the standard never depends on the scoreboard and every senior leaves with a direction.
Non-negotiables
Core Values
Accountability
Every rep, every class, every commitment. We answer to each other before anyone else has to ask.
Toughness
Physical and mental. We train in July for the fourth quarter in November.
Brotherhood
Eleven playing as one, on the field and twenty years after graduation.
Service
Jaguars show up for the town that shows up for them.
How we operate
Team Standards
- Be early. On time is late for a Jaguar.
- Grades before snaps — eligibility is checked every Monday.
- Helmets off, eye contact, firm handshake with every visitor.
- Leave every locker room, bus and field cleaner than we found it.
- Represent the program the same way online as you do in the building.
Weekly culture message
Week 1: Do the ordinary things extraordinarily well
Championship programs are not built on trick plays. They are built on the eleventh rep of a walkthrough, the alignment nobody is watching, and the way a senior greets a freshman in the hallway. This week we chase the boring details until they look like excellence.
Coach Marcus Bell · 7/27/2026
Player-led
Leadership Council
Jalen Rivers
Council Captain · Offense
Isaiah Fenton
Council Captain · Defense
Aaron Kessler
Service Chair
Bryce Holloway
Underclass Representative
Give back
Community Service
Northline Food Bank drive
November 2025
The team packed and delivered Thanksgiving boxes for families across the Northline district.
412 boxes delivered
Saturday youth clinic
Spring 2026
Varsity athletes coached elementary campers through fundamentals stations at Jaguar Field.
180 young athletes
Community field cleanup
April 2026
Players, parents and alumni restored the practice fields and repainted the youth league bleachers.
300+ volunteer hours
Since day one
Program History
1962
Program founded
South Stone High School fields its first varsity football team.
1988
First conference title
An undefeated Northline Conference run behind a record-setting defense.
2004
Jaguar Field opens
The community funds a new home stadium and field house.
2019
A new standard
Coach Marcus Bell arrives and installs the Jaguar culture framework.
2025
State semifinal run
An 11-2 season and the program's best turnover margin on record.
Banner years
Championships & Accomplishments
1988
Conference Champions
10-0 regular season
2004
Conference Champions
First title at Jaguar Field
2016
State Runner-Up
Class 6A finalist
2022
Conference Champions
District sweep, 6-0
2025
Regional Champions
State semifinalist
Once a Jaguars
Alumni
Terrance Moss
Class of 2014
State University · Linebacker
Two-time all-conference, now a high school coach in the district.
Danny Vega
Class of 2017
Lakeshore College · Offensive Line
Team captain and academic all-region.
Elliot Pratt
Class of 2019
U.S. Navy
Returns each summer to run the youth camp offensive line station.
Permanent record
Hall of Fame
Coach Ellis Ward
Inducted 2001
Head coach 1974–1996, 168 wins and two conference titles.
Ray Dunbar '89
Inducted 2008
Undefeated 1988 defense, program record 19 career interceptions.
Marcus Price '05
Inducted 2018
All-state running back, 4,900 career rushing yards.