JAY – Ask the Jay receiving troika of Ryan DiPompo, Andrew Deering and Joel Ouellette which one of them is quarterback Justin Wells’ favorite receiver, and Tom Brady’s satellite radio commercial breaks out.

“Looking at the stats, I think I am,” joked DiPompo, noting his team-leading 43 catches for 710 yards.

“Whoa,” interrupts fellow senior receiver Andrew Deering, owner of nine touchdown catches. “In the red zone, he throws me the ball.”

Ouellette, the running back of the trio, remains out of the argument, in the background, just as he does on the field. He’ll get the dump-off from Wells if DiPompo or Deering isn’t open downfield.

“I have the utmost confidence in all of (his receivers), those three especially,” said Wells, who completed 104 of his 121 passes to the trio for over 1,600 of his 1,890 yards this season.

The Tigers’ quick-strike offense revolves around Wells and his three favorite receivers, each of whom brings speed and good hands to the passing game. Whether it’s Deering running a slant or a one-yard out, DiPompo sprinting for the post or Ouellette sitting in the flat, Wells knows he has a sure-handed target that can make a big play.

Few teams enjoy the luxury of two wide receivers who can stretch the field. Going into the season, the Jay coaches weren’t sure they’d have that luxury because Deering, though a senior, was an unproven commodity, unlike DiPompo and Ouellette, who were two of Wells’ most trusted receivers as juniors.

“We were hoping he was going to become the player that he has and he’s been a big plus for us,” Bonnevie said.

Deering quickly established himself as a threat. The result was less double-teaming of DiPompo and more coverage over the top of both wideouts.

“I think me and Drew really balance out the field well,” DiPompo said. “You can’t really overplay one side or the other.”

“A lot of teams will put someone in our face at the line and then try to place us over the top, but you really open up a lot of holes in the middle of the field,” he added.

“We try to put them in situations where we can take advantage of some single coverage,” Jay coach Mark Bonnevie said. “Not too many teams can line two guys up like that.”

How about three guys who can break even the shortest route for a big gain? All of the attention that DiPompo and Deering attract gives Ouellette a lot of breathing room coming out of the backfield.

“Out in the flat is always open, and over the middle,” Ouellette said.

“I just tell him to find an open spot,” Wells said.

Ouellette isn’t just a last resort for Wells to dink and dunk the ball to when nothing is open downfield. He’s averaging nearly 18 yards per catch, which is higher than both of the wideouts average.

“Very seldom do you get a group of kids, that many of them, that can catch the ball and not fight it, you know?” said Bonnevie. “They make it look so easy, and they know if they keep running their route and working to get open, (Wells) is going to find them.”