Biography

Smart, tough, and durable are three adjectives used by then Assistant Football Coach Paul Sullivan to describe North Attleboro’s Jason Mikulis.  As a 6’6” and 210 lb. receiver, Mikulis amazed the Rocketeer coaches with his ability to catch the ball in a crowd or while being hit low.  Jason also had the strength to ward of physically stronger defensive tackles during the 1989 and 1990 seasons as a defensive end.  Using his wing span, good feet, and intelligence, Mikulis was particularly effective at outside containment, making it very difficult for option quarterbacks to make effective reads.

Anchoring the line with 6’5” teammate Chris Sullivan and 6’7” Brian Vandenberg, Mikulis helped lead a dominating defensive unit that recorded 5 shutouts,  and limited their foes to a total of 34 points during the entire 1990 season.  They did this   without allowing more than a single touchdown to any opponent.

Jason registered his best performances during the biggest games.  With North ranked #6 in Division III heading into a battle at Canton, Mikulis had both North touchdown receptions, along with two sacks, to help lead the Rocketeers to a 14-7 upset over the #1 ranked Bulldogs.  Against a tough Franklin squad he had 96 yards receiving and a 36 yard TD reception in the 20-0 victory.  In a 16-0 shutout over Oliver Ames, Jason caught a 77-yard scoring strike from Hall of Fame QB Brian Sankey to help clinch a share of the Hockomock League title, the 1st in Head Coach Ray Beaupre’s legendary career.  And finally on Thanksgiving Day in his final high school game against Attleboro, Mikulis had 4 catches for 69 yards and one TD, a 2 PT conversion catch, and 47 yards rushing on an end-around to setup another score in North’s 52-6 victory.

Over his two varsity seasons Jason accumulated 31 catches for 624 yards and 8 TDs, while defensively he contributed 28 tackles and 5 assists as the Rocketeers compiled a 17-3 record.  For his efforts during his senior season he was named to The Sun Chronicle, Hockomock League, and Boston Globe Div III All Star teams.  He was also selected to play in the prestigious Shriners All Star Game, and he was awarded a full football scholarship by Northeastern University.