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Using PathModifier or MoveYModifier to simulate sprite jumping
@Override
public boolean onSceneTouchEvent(Scene pScene, TouchEvent pSceneTouchEvent) {
     if(pSceneTouchEvent.isActionDown()) {
         Log.e("Arcade", "Scene Tapped");
                   //Simulate player jumping

     }
    return false;
}

@Override
public boolean onSceneTouchEvent(Scene pScene, TouchEvent pSceneTouchEvent) {
     if(pSceneTouchEvent.isActionDown()) {
         Log.e("Arcade", "Scene Tapped");

          final Vector2 velocity = Vector2Pool.obtain(mPhysicsWorld.getGravity().x * -0.5f,mPhysicsWorld.getGravity().y * -0.5f);
          body.setLinearVelocity(velocity);
          Vector2Pool.recycle(velocity);
         return true;
     }
    return false;
}

Entity playerEntity = ..//It doesn't matter if the player is a sprite, animated sprite, or anything else. So I'll just use Entity here, but you can declare your player as you wish.

final float jumpDuration = 2;
final float startX = playerEntity.getX();
final float jumpHeight = 100;

final MoveYModifier moveUpModifier = new MoveYModifier(jumpDuration / 2, startX, startX + jumpHeight);
final MoveYModifier moveDownModifier = new MoveYModifier(jumpDuration / 2, startX + jumpHeight, startX);
final SequenceEntityModifier modifier = new SequenceEntityModifier(moveUpModifier, moveDownModifier);

playerEntity.registerEntityModifier(modifier);

private ContactListener mContactListener = new ContactListener() {
/**
 * Called when two fixtures begin to touch.
 */
public void beginContact (Contact contact) {
    final Body bodyA = contact.getFixtureA().getBody();
    final Body bodyB = contact.getFixtureB().getBody();

    if(bodyA.getUserData().equals(PLAYER_ID)) {
        if(bodyB.getUserData().equals(GROUND_ID))
            mIsJumping = false;
    }
    else if(bodyA.getUserData().equals(GROUND_ID)) {
        if(bodyB.getUserData().equals(PLAYER_ID))
            mIsJumping = false;
    }

}

/**
 * Called when two fixtures cease to touch.
 */
public void endContact (Contact contact) { }

/**
 * This is called after a contact is updated.
 */
public void preSolve(Contact pContact) { }

/**
 * This lets you inspect a contact after the solver is finished.
 */
public void postSolve(Contact pContact) { }
};