Jake Flaherty
Wakefield, R.I. (South Kingston HS)
High School: Two-time all-state and all-division selection ... 2003 U.S. Army High School All-American ... Rated 25th-best outside linebacker in the country by Tom Lemming ... Rated the No. 121 prospect in the country by SuperPrep ... Rated the No. 10 prospect in New England by Rivals.com ... Named defensive MVP at the 2003 Thanksgiving Day Game ... Selected to the Rhode Island All-Star Football Team and will play in the June 2004 game versus Connecticut ... Rhode Island Interscholastic League All-Academic selection ... A four-year starter at linebacker ... Recorded a team-high 64 solo tackles and 11.5 sacks, including a school-record five sacks in one game and had three fumble recoveries as a senior ... Recorded 998 passing yards and six touchdowns in 2003 ... Rushed for 441 yards, six touchdowns and four two-point conversions as a senior ... 2003 team MVP and team captain as a junior and senior ... Four-year football letterwinner ... Also earned four letters in track and field ... 2002 and 2003 Rhode Island state high jump champion (cleared 6’ 6” in 2003) ... Posted a personal-best high jump of 6’ 8” ... Earned two letters in basketball ... Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro ... Personal: James Douglas Flaherty ... Born July 28, 1985 in Providence, R.I. ... Son of Todd Flaherty and Joellen Golberg ... One brother ... Father played linebacker at SU and lettered in 1969 ... Uncle, Ted Kakas, was a captain on SU’s crew team and competed from 1961-64 ... Aunt, Robin (Flaherty) Kakas attended SU 1964-68 ... Cousin, Tayah Flaherty, competed on the Orangewomen rowing team during the 1995-96 season ... Academic Interest: Arts & Sciences.
