2000 IHSAA Football State Finals

November 24-25, 2000

RCA Dome, Indianapolis

Roster Updates: 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2000

Adams Central Flying Jets (Class A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

5

Jon Workinger

9

5-3

110

RB

11

Travis Foster

10

5-9

170

QB/DB

12

Nicholas Houk

12

6-0

170

QB/DB

15

Ked Hirschy

12

6-3

205

OE/DE

16

Lucas Everett

9

6-0

140

QB

20

Kasey Blake

10

6-0

190

QB/DE

23

Ryan Bedwell

10

5-8

140

RB/DB

24

Dustin Mitchel

9

6-0

165

RB

28

Tim Kaminsky

12

6-0

180

RB/DB

32

Troy Hirschy

9

5-9

140

RB

33

Adam Lehman

9

5-11

150

RB

34

Jesse Martin

12

5-8

180

RB/LB

36

Brian Butcher

12

6-0

190

RB/LB

40

James Colchin

10

5-9

160

RB/LB

42

Nick Foreman

12

5-8

170

RB/DB

44

Jeramy Wolfe

9

5-11

144

OE

52

Mike Eicher

9

6-2

170

OL

53

Adam Minnich

10

5-9

175

OC/DT

55

Adam Harmon

12

5-11

205

OG/DE

56

Stuart Grandlienard

9

5-9

145

RB

59

Nick Brown

12

6-4

245

OT/DT

61

Joel Burkhead

9

5-8

140

OL

62

Steven Reinhart

9

6-0

165

OL

63

Zach Tate

11

6-0

180

OC/DE

64

Jon Call

11

6-0

170

OG/LB

65

Nathan Landis

12

6-2

180

OT/LB

68

Josh Foster

12

5-10

180

OG/DE

70

Beau Butcher

9

5-4

140

OL

72

Drew Cowan

9

6-1

210

OL

73

Eric Lengerich

10

6-0

220

OT/DT

74

Jed Carter

12

5-9

220

OC/DT

75

Arron Foreman

10

5-8

209

OT/DT

77

Adam Noblitt

10

6-0

200

OT/DT

79

Eric Fravel

12

6-4

210

OG/LB

80

Matthew Houk

10

6-0

150

OE/DB

81

Mark Manley

9

5-10

170

OE

83

Curt Garwood

12

6-4

205

OE/DB

84

Matt Scheiner

10

6-2

175

OE/DE

85

Derek Hamilton

10

6-1

140

OE/DE

86

Jared Butcher

9

6-1

175

OL/OE

87

Craig Fruechte

12

5-10

165

OE/DB

Head Coach Rick Minnich

Age: 48

Family: Wife, Barbara; Children, AnnDee, 21; Joel, 20.

Education: M.A., Ball State Univesity, 1978; B.S., Taylor University, 1974, Physical Education and Health, Social Studies; Adams Central High School, 1970.

Playing Experience: Adams Central High School, Football, Basketball, Baseball, All 4 years; Taylor University, Football, 4 years; Basketball, 1 year; Baseball, 2 years.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Adams Central High School, 3 years, 1974-76; Head Coach, Adams Central High School, 24 years, 1977-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Adams Central: 170-102 (24 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 170-102 (24 years)

Semi-States Won: 2000 (A)

Regionals Won: (8) 1984, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1997-00

Sectionals Won: (12) 1981, 1984-87, 1993-95, 1997-00

Adams Central's State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

City/Town: Monroe

County: Adams

Superintendent: Dr. Michael P. Livovich

Principal: Dr. Carolyn Cochren

Athletic Director: Rick Minnich

Asst. Athletic Director: Cary Blake

Head Coach: Rick Minnich

Assistant Coaches: Randy Miller, Cary Blake, Dick Larrabee, Dave Neuenschwander

Nickname: Flying Jets

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Allen County

Enrollment: 358 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to semi-state; lost to eventual state champion Lafayette Central Catholic, 35-0

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

428/30.6

182/13

First Downs/Per Game

163/11.6

157/11.2

Rushing Yards/Per Game

3,392/242

2,359/169

Passing Yards/Per Game

1,453/104

999/71

Total Yards/Per Game

4,845/346

3,358/240

Fumbles Recovered By

24

11

Intercepted By

12

12

Total Punts/Average

38/37.3

58/30.0

Penalties/Yards

71/614

59/322

 

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Nick Foreman

14

17

0

0

0

102

7.2

Ked Hirschy

14

8

30

3

2

90

6.4

Tim Kaminsky

14

14

0

1

0

86

6.1

Curt Garwood

14

10

0

6

0

72

5.1

Brian Butcher

14

9

0

0

0

54

3.8

               

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Nick Foreman

14

172

1,142

17

81.5

   

Tim Kaminsky

14

119

1,076

14

76.8

   

Brian Butcher

14

153

684

9

48.8

   

Ryan Bedwell

14

41

168

2

12.0

   
               

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Nicholas Houk

14

71

155

11

15

1,166

83.2

Ked Hirschy

10

9

25

1

3

283

28.3

Travis Foster

2

1

3

0

0

4

2.0

               

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Curt Garwood

14

41

782

9

55.8

   

Ked Hirschy

14

27

533

8

38.0

   

Nick Foreman

14

5

72

1

5.1

   

Tim Kaminsky

14

5

47

0

3.3

   
               

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Adam Harmon

14

140

14

0

2

2

 

Eric Fravel

14

106

8

0

2

1

 

Josh Foster

14

98

8

1

2

5

 

Brian Butcher

14

90

6

2

2

1

 

Curt Garwood

14

77

7

3

1

1

 

2000-01 Results (11-3)

8/18

at Churubusco

W

47-0

8/25

Garrett

W

48-7

9/2

Leo (RCA Dome)

W

35-19

9/8

South Central

(Union Mills)

W

27-3

9/15

at Heritage

L

22-21 (2OT)

9/22

at South Adams

W

24-14

9/29

Southern Wells

L

19-14

10/6

Bluffton

W

53-6

10/13

at Woodlan

L

40-21

Sectional

10/20

at Northfield

W

35-6

10/27

at Southwood

W

42-7

11/3

Southern Wells

W

15-14

Regional

11/10

at Hagerstown

W

34-19

Semi-State

11/18

North White

W

12-6

Probable Starting Lineups

Offense

 

Defense

 

1. Zach Tate

C

1. Travis Foster

RT

2. Eric Fravel

RG

2. Arron Foreman

LT

3. Arron Foreman

RT

3. Ked Hirschy

RE

4. Ked Hirschy

RE

4. Josh Foster

LE

5. Adam Harmon

LG

5. Brian Butcher

LOLB

6. Nathan Landis

LT

6. Nick Foreman

ROLB

7. Curt Garwood

LE

7. Adam Harmon

LIB

8. Nicholas Houk

QB

8. Eric Fravel

RIB

9. Tim Kaminsky

RHB/WB

9. Nicholas Houk

HB

10. Brian Butcher

FB

10. Curt Garwood

S

11. Nick Foreman

LHB

11. Tim Kaminsky

HB

Punter: Brian Butcher

 

Kicker: Ked Hirschy

 

 

Attica Red Ramblers (Class A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

4

Tristan Green

9

5-9

145

TB

5

Kyle Sichts

9

5-7

120

FL

10

Mark Mattern

11

5-11

160

QB

11

Theron Schmid

12

6-2

200

QB

20

Travis Kirby

10

6-0

200

FB

25

David Foster

12

6-6

175

E

31

Travis Childress

11

5-8

130

FL

32

Zack Williams

11

6-0

165

FB

33

Josh Smith

12

6-3

200

TB

40

Tim Powell

11

5-7

140

TB

44

Ryan Francis

10

6-2

180

E

52

Kyle Luth

9

5-3

145

C

53

Ben North

12

5-10

155

C

54

Tyler Scheurich

10

5-8

155

G

56

Keith Irwin

12

5-9

170

C

60

Ryan Blankenship

11

6-0

250

T

63

David Serie

12

6-2

205

T

65

Jordan French

9

5-6

135

G

66

Tony Stultz

12

6-1

195

G

68

Nate Larson

12

6-1

200

G

70

Andy Moody

12

6-1

190

T

71

Willie Wheeler

11

6-0

185

G

73

Chris Stultz

9

5-6

205

T

74

Aaron Waterstraat

9

6-3

260

T

75

Josh Jones

12

6-5

260

G

81

Andy Dotson

12

6-0

165

E

83

Michael Simmons

9

5-7

125

E

85

Brandon Brier

11

5-8

130

E

87

Aaron Vredenburgh

11

6-2

150

E

Head Coach David McDonald

Age: 52

Family: Wife, Karen

Education: M.S., Bowling Green State University, 1973; B.S., Bowling Green State University, 1970; History, Health & Physical Education, Driver Education; Cory-Rawson High School (Rawson, Ohio), 1966.

Playing Experience: Cory-Rawson High School, Football, 4 years, Track, 4 years; Bowling Green State University, Football, 1 year.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Findlay (Ohio) High School, 4 years; Assistant Coach, Knox High School, 2 years; Head Coach, Indian Lake (Lewistown, Ohio) High School, 2 years; Head Coach, Seeger High School, 1 year; Head Coach, Rossville-Alvin (Rossville, Ill.) High School, 15 years; Head Coach, Attica High School, 5 years, 1996-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Attica: 42-15 (5 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 125-100 (23 years)

Semi-States Won: 2000 (A)

Regionals Won: 2000 (A)

Sectionals Won: 1989 (Illinois), 2000 (A)

Of Interest: Coach McDonald led Attica to undefeated regular seasons in 1999 and 2000; he also was named Coach of the Week by the Indianapolis Colts in 1999.

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

668/47.7

110/7.8

First Downs/Per Game

196/14

108/7.7

Rushing Yards/Per Game

3,850/275.0

824/58.8

Passing Yards/Per Game

1,122/80.1

1,060/75.7

Total Yards/Per Game

4,972/355.1

1,887/134.7

Fumbles Recovered By

23

13

Intercepted By

33

7

Total Punts/Average

38/28.0

--

Penalties/Yards

--

--

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Josh Smith

14

61

24

23

0

436

31.1

David Foster

14

14

0

1

0

86

6.1

Travis Kirby

14

8

0

10

0

68

4.9

Theron Schmid

14

6

0

1

0

38

2.7

Tim Powell

14

3

0

2

0

22

1.6

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Josh Smith

14

350

2,774

52

198.1

   

Travis Kirby

14

87

405

8

28.9

   

Tim Powell

14

34

298

3

21.2

   

Theron Schmid

14

93

246

6

17.5

   

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Theron Schmid

14

61

113

6

14

1,122

80.1

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

David Foster

14

30

656

10

46.8

   

Josh Smith

14

16

246

2

17.5

   

Ryan Francis

14

6

92

2

6.5

   

Travis Kirby

14

5

86

0

6.1

   

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Nate Larson

14

170

16

2

2

2

 

Josh Jones

14

142

22

0

2

2

 

Tyler Schurich

14

120

14

0

0

0

 

Keith Irwin

14

75

20

0

0

1

 

Josh Smith

14

101

12

9

4

3

 

Theron Schmid

14

55

2

13

1

1

 

Attica's State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

City/Town: Attica

County: Fountain

Superintendent: Dr. Judy Bush

Principal: Roy Jones

Athletic Director: Dave McDonald

Asst. Athletic Director: Pat Cole

Head Coach: David McDonald

Assistant Coaches: Ralph Shrader, Tony Campbell, Jack Foster

Nickname: Ramblers

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Wabash River

Enrollment: 260 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to sectional championship game; lost to Seeger, 7-6

 

2000-01 Results (14-0)

8/18

Riverton Parke

W

50-7

8/25

at Clinton Prairie

W

57-14

9/1

at Seeger

W

44-14

9/8

Rockville

W

40-7

9/15

Fountain Central

W

64-0

9/22

at North Vermillion

W

66-0

9/30

at Covington

W

65-15

10/6

North Central (Farmersburg)

W

75-0

10/13

at Turkey Run

W

50-0

Sectional

10/20

Seeger

W

28-13

10/27

at Turkey Run

W

20-0

11/3

at South Putnam

W

40-6

Regional

11/10

at Clinton Central

W

53-28

Semi-State

11/18

Perry Central

W

14-6

 

Probable Starting Lineups

Offense

 

Defense

 

1. David Foster

RE

1. David Foster

CB

2. Ryan Blankenship

RT

2. Ryan Blankenship

DT

3. Josh Jones

RG

3. Josh Jones

DT

4. Keith Irwin

C

4. Keith Irwin

DE

5. Nate Larson

LG

5. Nate Larson

ILB

6. David Serie

LT

6. David Serie

ILB

7. Ryan Francis

LE

7. Tyler Scheurich

OLB

8. Theron Schmid

QB

8. Theron Schmid

S

9. Travis Kirby

FB

9. Travis Kirby

DE

10. Josh Smith

TB

10. Josh Smith

OLB

11. Mark Mattern

FL

11. Andy Dotson

CB

Punter: Travis Kirby

 

Kicker: Willie Wheeler

 

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights (Class 2A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

1

Steve Shank

11

6-4

185

WR

2

Anthony Spencer

11

6-4

245

RB

3

Kyle Lindsay

11

6-2

190

QB

4

Jason Egts

9

5-8

155

QB

5

Matt Millhouse

11

5-8

175

DB

6

Peter Till

9

6-0

170

LB

7

Eric Smith

10

5-11

165

QB

8

Mike Oberholtzer

12

6-3

180

WR

9

Aaron Rehrer

12

6-1

175

WR

10

Jason August

12

6-1

170

E

11

Jimmie Schindler

12

6-2

195

E

12

Erik Laroe

9

5-10

155

E

15

Matt Romary

10

5-10

145

WR

16

Adam Brueggeman

10

5-5

125

WR

20

Willie Ivy

9

5-9

150

RB

21

Michael Ledo

12

5-9

185

RB

22

Jason Bowman

10

5-9

140

WR

23

Brian Carsten

11

5-9

140

DB

24

Kerry Brey

9

5-8

145

RB

25

Ben Franke

9

5-7

140

DB

26

Ryan Potchka

9

5-6

150

LB

30

Chris Lazo

10

5-8

140

WR

31

Anthony Mendez

9

5-9

150

E

32

Chris Custard

11

6-0

210

LB

33

Otaimond McFarthing

9

5-9

130

WR

34

Jason Shaw

9

5-8

160

DL

35

Justin Gerardot

10

5-7

110

WR

36

Jhormy Martinez

10

6-0

200

RB

40

Adam Krouse

10

6-0

175

DB

41

Tony Kleber

10

5-7

140

RB

42

Tony Moore

10

6-0

160

LB

43

Sergio Trevino

10

5-9

160

E

44

Brian Kurtz

10

6-0

185

LB

45

Jared Gigli

10

6-0

165

E

46

Jeff Tritch

9

5-10

210

LB

50

Kevin Budenz

12

5-11

165

LB

51

Dan Bowers

12

6-2

200

L

54

Ryan Palmer

10

5-8

200

L

55

Chris Giant

11

5-10

185

LB

56

Brad Millhouse

9

5-8

150

E

60

Nick Smith

10

5-11

175

L

61

Jim Burkhart

10

5-9

160

L

62

Brad Knipp

11

5-11

170

L

63

Pat Burkhaart

12

6-2

255

L

64

Ryan Egts

11

6-0

200

LB

65

Andy Niezer

12

6-1

215

C

66

Jon Ottenweller

10

5-11

230

L

67

Brian Zarnick

11

5-9

165

L

68

Tony Dellinger

10

6-3

210

L

69

Tom Skowronski

10

5-11

220

L

70

Corey Loubier

9

5-8

200

L

71

Skip Litral

11

5-10

230

L

72

Mickey Skordos

10

5-9

165

L

73

Andy Jackson

12

5-11

175

L

74

Harold Paskins

11

5-11

260

L

75

Greg Causey

10

5-10

250

L

76

Ben Wyss

10

6-2

235

L

77

Dana Garza

9

6-1

225

L

78

Justin Mills

10

6-1

185

L

79

Preston Allen

9

6-2

220

L

80

Grahan Hayden

11

5-6

115

WR

81

David Handel

9

5-6

130

DB

82

Jake Klingenberger

9

5-7

150

L

83

Tony Davidson

9

5-7

140

E

84

Dan Barnum

9

6-3

170

E

85

Nick Shiffley

9

5-9

180

L

86

Adam Griffith

11

6-2

215

E

87

Troy Wyss

12

5-11

165

DB

88

Jason Harless

10

5-10

155

WR

89

Pat Wyss

10

6-1

150

WR

90

Dave Bowers

9

6-0

175

L

95

Tyler Souder

9

6-0

230

L

99

Jacob Malloy

9

6-1

175

E

 

Sunni Ayelle

9

5-2

115

DB

 

Bart Drabenstot

12

6-0

245

L

 

Ian Gatton

12

6-0

170

K

 

Mike LaMaster

9

5-4

115

DB

 

Joe Ottenweller

9

5-6

115

WR

 

Pat Stone

9

5-8

185

L

Head Coach Matt Lindsay

Age: 45

Family: Wife, Mary; Children, Kyle, 17, Molly, 16, Marita, 13

Education: M.S., B.S., Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne, 1981; University of Toledo, 1977, Education & Administration; Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, 1973.

Playing Experience: University of Toledo, Football, 4 years; Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, Football, 4 years, Baseball, 4 years.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, 8 years, 1979-86; Head Coach, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, 13 years, 1987-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Bishop Luers: 122-51 (13 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 122-51 (13 years)

State Championships Won: (3) 1989, 1992, 1999 (All 2A)

Semi-States Won: (6) 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000 (All 2A)

Regionals Won: (7) 1989, 1991-93, 1996, 1999, 2000 (All 2A)

Sectionals Won: (9) 1987, 1989-93, 1996, 1999, 2000 (All 2A)

Of Interest: Coach Lindsay's biggest athletic thrill was being able to coach his son, Kyle, in the 1999 state championship game.

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

494/35.2

108/7.7

First Downs/Per Game

183/13.0

133/9.5

Rushing Yards/Per Game

3554/254.0

1444/103.1

Passing Yards/Per Game

1661/119.0

1321/94.3

Total Yards/Per Game

5215/373

2765/197.5

Fumbles Recovered By

19

14

Intercepted By

34

6

Total Punts/Average

43/33.0

77/31.0

Penalties/Yards

102/964

98/891

 

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Michael Ledo

14

36

0

0

0

216

15.4

Kyle Lindsay

14

5

53

0

3

92

6.6

Anthony Spencer

14

11

0

1

0

68

4.9

Matt Millhouse

14

6

0

0

0

36

2.6

Steve Shank

14

4

0

0

0

24

1.7

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Michael Ledo

14

294

2277

36

163.0

   

Anthony Spencer

14

80

535

8

6.7

   

Kyle Lindsay

14

78

307

5

4.0

   

Jhormy Martinez

11

50

305

2

6.0

   

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Kyle Lindsay

14

96

172

6

9

1601

115.0

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Matt Millhouse

14

26

472

2

18.5

   

Steve Shank

14

19

280

4

14.7

   

Anthony Spencer

14

18

295

2

16.3

   

Adam Griffith

14

11

225

1

20.4

   

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Brian Kurtz

14

158

26

5

2

4

 

Kevin Budenz

14

122

12

1

2

1

 

Matt Millhouse

14

114

15

10

2

0

 

Anthony Spencer

14

106

32

0

5

2

 

Brian Carsten

14

93

5

6

1

2

 

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' State Finals History

State Champions: (4) 1985 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1999 (2A)

State Runner-Up: (3) 1983 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1996 (2A)

Team Facts

City/Town: Fort Wayne

County: Allen

Superintendent: Dr. Jeanette Kam

Principal: Mary Keefer

Athletic Director: Matt Lindsay

Asst. Athletic Director: Diane Karst

Head Coach: Matt Lindsay

Assistant Coaches: Lew Goodwin, Dave Egts, Mike Egts, Jason Draper, Chris Charais, Steve Keefer, Lee Rodenbeck, Jeff Stanski, Clancy Shank, Nolan Banks, Mike Green, Derrick Dennis, Rick Kohrman

Nickname: Knights

Colors: Red & Black

Conference: Summit

Enrollment: 585 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Won Class 2A state championship; defeated Danville, 38-6

 

2000-01 Results (14-0)

8/18

Fort Wayne Northrop

W

27-0

8/25

at Fort Wayne Wayne

W

28-0

9/1

Fort Wayne South Side

W

26-7

9/8

at Harding

W

31-14

9/15

Fort Wayne North Side

W

41-0

9/22

Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

W

35-14

9/29

at Fort Wayne Snider

W

14-0

10/6

Fort Wayne Elmhurst

W

49-0

10/13

at Fort Wayne Concordia

W

62-0

Sectional

10/20

Manchester

W

56-6

10/27

Woodlan

W

41-26

11/3

at Harding

W

12-7

Regional

11/10

Jimtown

W

35-14

Semi-State

11/17

at Winamac

W

37-20

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Mike Oberholtzer

WR

1. Adam Griffith

DE

2. Steve Shank

WR

2. Chris Custard

DE

3. Adam Griffith

TE

3. Dan Bowers

DT

4. Ben Wyss

OT

4. Anthony Spencer

NT

5. Dan Bowers

OG

5. Patrick Burkhart

DT

6. Andy Niezer

C

6. Brian Kurtz

LB

7. Andy Jackson

OG

7. Kevin Budenz

LB

8. Pat Burkhart

OT

8. Matt Millhouse

SS

9. Michael Ledo

RB

9. Brian Carsten

CB

10. Anthony Spencer

RB

10. Michael Ledo

CB

11. Kyle Lindsay

QB

11. Troy Wyss

FS

Punter: Kyle Lindsay

 

Kicker: Kyle Lindsay

 

 

 

Evansville Mater Dei Wildcats (Class 2A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

10

Chris Marx

10

5-9

145

WR/DB

11

Kyle Hartz

10

5-11

160

QB

12

Patrick Mallory

11

5-10

160

WR/DB

13

Jake Schiff

11

5-11

175

QB

14

Aaron Reckelhoff

11

5-6

110

DB/RB

15

Shane Render

11

5-11

165

WR/DB

16

Michael Elsner

11

6-2

180

WR

17

David Knapp

11

6-0

170

OL/DL

18

John Morrow

11

5-6

125

WR/DB

19

Allen Weinzapfel

12

6-2

175

DL

20

Jared Schiff

12

6-3

170

WR/DB

21

Nick Jureczki

10

5-7

155

WR/DL

22

Blake Kollker

11

5-10

165

WR/DB

23

Nathan Weinzapfel

10

5-7

135

RB/LB

24

Dan Alcorn

11

5-11

160

WR/DB

25

Luke Kane

12

5-11

160

WR/DB

26

Matt Johnson

10

5-10

155

WR/DB

27

Jordan Rexing

11

6-3

175

WR/DB

28

Albert Schmitt

12

5-11

165

WR/DB

29

Brandon Porter

12

5-8

135

K/LB

30

Jeremy Musgrave

11

5-6

140

RB/DL

31

Eric Dewig

12

5-10

175

RB/DB

32

Logan Riggs

11

5-8

145

RB/LB

33

Sam Wildeman

10

5-9

155

RB/DB

34

Craig Moore

11

5-10

145

WR/DB

35

Doug Martin

11

5-8

145

RB/DB

36

Ryan Dewig

11

5-11

160

RB/LB

37

Dan Schenk

11

5-8

160

RB/DB

38

Doug Cardin

10

5-9

130

WR/DB

40

Nathan Wildeman

12

5-11

185

RB/LB

41

Scott Lewis

11

5-11

185

RB/LB

43

Aaron Knight

12

5-11

205

RB/LB

45

Jonathan Gidcomb

10

5-6

140

RB/LB

47

Ryan Hoefling

11

5-9

150

RB/LB

50/81

Casey Schenk

11

6-2

200

C/E/DL

51

Matt Hoon

12

5-11

205

OL/DL

52

Brent Schmitt

11

6-3

245

OL/DL

53

Kevin Muensterman

10

5-10

150

OL/DL

54

Andy Waelde

12

6-0

200

OL/DL

55

Thomas Unfried

10

6-0

180

OL/DL

56

Kenny Miller

10

5-10

210

OL/DL

57

Josh Wildeman

10

5-11

150

OL/DL

58

Nick Gaffney

12

6-1

180

LB

60

Daryl Booth

10

5-4

120

OL/DL

61

Todd Zimmer

11

5-11

175

DL

62

Carl Ramsbey

10

5-8

146

OL/DL

63

John Fuchs

10

6-1

150

OL/DL

64

Chris Folz

11

6-1

170

DL

65

Luke Masterson

11

5-10

170

OL/DL

66

Robert Schmitt

11

6-0

190

OL/DL

67

Christian Oliver

11

6-0

175

OL/DL

68

Justin Greubel

11

5-11

230

OL/DL

70

Ben Verkamp

12

6-2

230

OL/DL

71

Steve Lamble

11

6-1

170

OL/DL

72

Brett DeVault

11

6-0

210

OL/DL

73

Bryan Benke

11

5-11

220

DL

74

Nick Weinzapfel

10

5-11

155

OL/DL

75

Dominic Faraone

12

6-3

240

OL/DL

76

Joe Kiesler

10

5-11

150

DL

77

Dustin Beal

10

6-0

190

DL

79

Bryan Coughlin

12

6-0

230

OL/DL

80

Andrew Musick

10

5-10

125

WR/DB

82

Aaron Scott

10

5-10

135

WR

83

Jacob Stephens

10

5-6

135

WR/DB

84

Keith Herrmann

12

5-10

150

WR/DB

85

David Lappe

10

5-10

130

WR/DB

87

Garen Garrison

12

6-2

210

E/DL

88

Josh Cowan

10

5-7

135

RB/LB

Head Coach Mike Goebel

Age: 48

Family: Wife, Mary Ann; Children, Mackenzie, 14, Zach, 12

Education: M.S., Indiana State University, 1978; B.S., University of Southern Indiana, 1974, Social Studies and History; Evansville Mater Dei High School, 1970.

Playing Experience: Evansville Mater Dei High School, Football, Wrestling, All 4 years.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Castle High School, 1 year, 1977; Assistant Coach, Evansville Mater Dei High School, 18 years, 1978-96; Head Coach, Evansville Mater Dei High School, 4 years, 1997-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Evansville Mater Dei: 45-9 (4 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 45-9 (4 years)

Semi-States Won: 2000 (2A)

Regionals Won: 1999 (2A), 2000 (2A)

Sectionals Won: 1997-00 (2A)

Of Interest: Mike Goebel also serves as the head wrestling coach at Evansville Mater Dei, where, last winter, his Wildcats became the first team in Indiana history to win six straight wrestling state titles. He has coached wrestling at the school since 1978 and has won seven state titles overall (1986).

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

592/42.3

187/13.3

First Downs/Per Game

270/19.3

159/11.4

Rushing Yards/Per Game

2,193/156.6

1,815/129.6

Passing Yards/Per Game

3,639/259.9

1,182/84.4

Total Yards/Per Game

5,832/416.6

2,997/214.1

Fumbles Recovered By

17

9

Intercepted By

14

13

Total Punts/Average

37/33.9

72/32.5

Penalties/Yards

88/713

58/446

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Nathan Wildeman

14

28

0

0

0

168

12.0

Patrick Mallory

14

24

0

1

0

146

10.3

B.J. Porter

12

0

65

0

5

80

6.7

Jared Schiff

14

12

0

0

0

72

6.0

Albert Schmitt

11

6

0

0

0

36

3.3

               

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Nathan Wildeman

14

236

1,701

27

113.4

   

Eric Dewig

14

36

161

2

11.5

   

Dan Schenk

14

22

136

2

9.7

   
               

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Jake Schiff

14

201

326

11

40

3,562

254.4

Kyle Hartz

14

6

11

1

0

69

4.9

             

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Jared Schiff

14

67

1,302

12

93.0

   

Patrick Mallory

14

59

1,171

17

83.6

   

Albert Schmitt

11

28

510

6

46.4

   

Dan Alcorn

14

20

368

4

26.3

   
               

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Allen Weinzapfel

14

119

27

0

4

2

 

Aaron Knight

14

148

16

0

1

1

 

Nick Gaffney

14

131

22

1

1

3

 

Eric Dewig

14

140

8

1

2

2

 

Ryan Dewig

14

114

15

0

1

1

 

Matt Hoom

14

92

13

1

2

4

 

Evansville Mater Dei's State Finals History

State Runner-Up: 1994 (2A)

Team Facts

City/Town: Evansville

County: Vanderburgh

Superintendent: Dr. Phyllis Bussing

President: Robert Wehde

Principal: Tim Weaver

Athletic Director: Joe Dippel

Head Coach: Mike Goebel

Assistant Coaches: Darin Knight, John Goebel, Scott Slaton, Gary Goebel, Dennis Wannemuehler, Jeff Schuler, David Scheu, Nick Miller, Joe Phelps, Ryan Given, Kent Reddington, Joe Herrman, Lucas Goebel, Mike Weber, Adam Seemers, Steve Ricketts

Nickname: Wildcats

Colors: Red & Gold

Conference: Southern Indiana

Enrollment: 594 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to semi-state; lost to eventual state runner-up Danville, 54-47

2000-01 Results (14-0)

8/19

Indianapolis Broad Ripple

W

38-20

8/25

at Evansville Central

W

35-7

9/1

Evansville Memorial

W

49-13

9/9

Evansville North

W

34-19

9/15

Evansville Bosse

W

28-10

9/23

at Evansville Harrison

W

56-0

9/28

at Owensboro Catholic (Ky.)

W

45-13

10/6

at Castle

W

19-7

10/13

Evansville Reitz

W

42-21

Sectional

10/20

Paoli

W

70-8

10/27

Mitchell

W

70-28

11/3

at Tell City

W

40-6

Regional

11/10

Brownstown Central

W

24-7

Semi-State

11/18

at Danville

W

42-28

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Justin Gruebel

RT

1. Garen Garrison

DE

2. Ben Verkamp

RG

2. Allen Weinzapfel

DE

3. Bobby Schmitt

C

3. Matt Hoon

DL

4. Brett DeVault

LG

4. Brian Benke

DL

5. Dom Faraone

LT

5. Aaron Knight

LB

6. Dan Alcorn

WR

6. Nick Gaffney

LB

7. Patrick Mallory

WR

7. Ryan Dewig

LB

8. Albert Schmitt

WR

8. Albert Schmitt

DB

9. Jared Schiff

WR

9. Eric Dewig

DB

10. Nathan Wildeman

RB

10. Keith Herrmann

DB

11. Jake Schiff

QB

11. Patrick Mallory

DB

Punter: Jake Schiff

 

Kicker: B.J. Porter

 

 

 

Zionsville Eagles (Class 3A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

1

Corey Richmond

12

6-1

171

QB

2

Geoff Abel

10

5-9

160

WR

3

Kyle Hall

12

5-9

158

WR

4

Matthew Oxenrider

12

5-6

135

WR

5

Ryan Swain

11

6-0

144

QB

6

Jay Kinney

12

5-11

168

WR

7

Adam Basch

12

6-0

155

WR

8

Steve Laffoon

12

6-4

215

TE

9

Blain Bryant

12

5-11

187

RB

10

Bill Slama

12

6-1

172

WR

11

Caleb Hatcher

11

6-2

155

TE

12

Nathan Slavens

12

5-11

176

WR

13

Ryan Sommer

10

5-11

157

WR

14

Matt Fritz

12

6-1

174

QB

15

Noah Lucas

10

5-10

167

RB

16

Mark Nicolet

9

6-0

165

K

19

Bobby Carnicella

11

5-9

152

WR

20

Kevin Schmidt

11

5-8

158

RB

21

Austin Smith

11

5-11

183

RB

22

Drew Cripe

10

5-9

152

RB

23

Gary Ehlebracht

9

5-11

160

QB

24

Herb Brohn

11

5-11

139

WR

25

Ben Brown

11

5-11

179

RB

27

Jim Barry

11

5-11

151

WR

28

Ben Jones

12

6-1

210

K

29

Ryan Wills

11

5-11

137

K

31

Aaron Davis

12

6-0

190

RB

32

Chris Ransdell

12

5-9

195

RB

33

Rob Hoopingarner

11

5-8

138

WR

34

Andy Hilton

12

5-10

138

WR

36

Aaron Stevens

11

5-9

180

RB

37

Damien Decker

12

6-1

207

TE

37

Drew Madtson

12

6-0

211

RB

40

Ben Laviolette

9

5-8

153

RB

41

Scott Martin

11

6-0

180

TE

42

Jessee Hatcher

9

6-1

145

TE

44

Ryan Wagner

11

5-10

206

RB

46

Nick Huston

9

5-9

160

RB

47

Bennett Williams

10

6-1

181

TE

50

Justin Tasch

10

5-8

206

OL

51

Brandon Knight

12

6-1

233

OL

52

Evan Hardin

10

5-11

167

OL

56

Joseph Miller

11

6-0

174

OL

58

Andrew Masten

10

5-10

189

OL

60

Zach Starkey

12

6-6

335

OL

61

Chad Frazell

10

5-10

226

OL

62

Will James

11

6-2

235

OL

63

Justin Grant

12

6-1

187

P

64

Greg Boutchard

11

5-11

189

OL

66

Chad Cravens

12

6-0

214

OL

66

Clint Cravens

9

5-5

215

OL

67

Matt Mulligan

11

6-1

243

OL

68

Tyler Hecht

9

5-10

179

OL

68

Cody Smith

10

5-6

188

OL

69

Chris Stevens

11

5-11

198

OL

72

Mark Shortz

12

5-11

188

OL

74

Craig Applegate

11

6-3

265

OL

75

Scott Kern

12

6-1

210

OL

76

Matthew Dunn

9

5-11

182

OL

76

Dan Schultz

12

6-1

206

OL

77

David Horton

10

5-8

232

OL

78

Josh Pelkofer

11

5-11

230

OL

79

Chuck Robinson

9

6-1

243

OL

79

Andy White

12

6-1

240

OL

80

Nick North

12

5-10

172

WR

81

Ben Cartwright

9

5-9

140

WR

84

Greg Curtain

9

5-9

150

WR

85

Chris Therasse

12

5-10

168

WR

86

Steve Baun

10

5-8

134

WR

87

Matt Hardin

11

6-2

174

TE

88

Michael Carnicella

9

5-7

142

WR

88

Cody Selman

12

6-3

170

WR

Head Coach Larry McWhorter

Age: 45

Family: Wife, Debbie; Children, Jackson, 19, Katie, 16

Education: B.S., IUPUI, 1983, Secondary Education; B.A., Franklin College, 1977, Physical Education and Health; Ben Davis High School, 1973.

Playing Experience: Franklin College, Football, 2 years, Track & Field, 4 years; Ben Davis High School, Track & Field, 4 years, Basketball 2 years.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Pike High School, 12 years, 1977-88; Assistant Coach, Zionsville Community High School, 7 years, 1989-95; Head Coach, Zionsville Community High School, 5 years, 1996-00.

Varsity Coaching Record at Zionsville: 52-12 (5 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 52-12 (5 years)

State Championships Won: 1996 (3A)

Semi-States Won: 1996 (3A), 2000 (3A)

Regionals Won: 1996 (3A), 2000 (3A)

Sectionals Won: 1996 (3A), 1999 (3A), 2000 (3A)

Of Interest: Coach McWhorter's biggest athletic thrill was guiding Zionsville to the Class 3A state championship as a first-year head coach.

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

426/30.4

242/17.3

First Downs/Per Game

176/12.6

180/12.9

Rushing Yards/Per Game

2,682/191.6

1,992/142.3

Passing Yards/Per Game

1,637/116.9

1,813/129.5

Total Yards/Per Game

4,319/308.5

3,816/272.6

Fumbles Recovered By

20

4

Intercepted By

19

5

Total Punts/Average

46/33.6

54/33.5

Penalties/Yards

73/683

52/434

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Ryan Wagner

14

27

0

1

0

164

11.7

Mark Nicolet

14

0

42

0

4

54

3.9

Billy Slama

14

8

0

1

0

50

3.6

Chris Ransdell

14

8

0

0

0

48

3.4

               

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Ryan Wagner

14

310

1843

26

131.6

   

Chris Ransdell

14

61

257

6

18.3

   

Austin Smith

14

31

228

5

16.2

   
               

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Corey Richmond

14

118

202

6

14

1519

108.5

Matt Fritz

14

18

46

0

3

116

8.2

               

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Billy Slama

14

47

730

7

52.1

   

Kyle Hall

14

43

415

3

29.6

   

Steve Laffoon

14

15

166

2

11.8

   
               

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Chris Stevens

14

134

1

0

2

1

 

Billy Slama

14

78

1

10

1

3

 

Austin Smith

14

77

4

1

3

4

 

Aaron Davis

14

75

10

0

0

0

 

Mark Shortz

14

73

4

0

0

1

 

 

Zionsville's State Finals History

State Champions: 1987 (3A), 1996 (3A)

Team Facts

City/Town: Zionsville

County: Boone

Superintendent: Dr. Howard Hull

Principal: Dr. Teran Armstrong

Athletic Director: Kirby Whitacre

Asst. Athletic Director: Frank Sallee

Head Coach: Larry McWhorter

Assistant Coaches: Jim Uland, Bob Brennan, Andy Gall, Reggie Johnson, Tom Richardson

Nickname: Eagles

Colors: Green & Silver

Conference: Hoosier Crossroads

Enrollment: 975 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to regional; lost to Mishawaka Marian, 15-14

2000-01 Results (11-3)

8/17

North Montgomery

W

29-6

8/25

at Western Boone

L

27-25

9/1

at McCutcheon

L

21-20

9/8

Harrison (West Lafayette)

W

24-13

9/15

at Avon

L

35-21

9/22

at Roncalli

W

16-15

9/29

Lake Central

W

30-14

10/6

Culver Military

W

33-18

10/13

at Westfield

W

47-19

Sectional

10/20

Frankfort

W

44-20

10/27

West Lafayette

W

38-14

11/4

at Benton Central

W

43-13

Regional

11/10

Culver Military

W

35-17

Semi-State

11/17

at NorthWood

W

21-20 (OT)

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Steve Laffoon

TE

1. Mark Shortz

DE

2. Zach Starkey

T

2. Nick North

DE

3. Craig Applegate

T

3. Damien Decker

NT

4. Brandon Knight

G

4. Aaron Davis

DT

5. Scott Kern

G

5. Austin Smith

LB

6. Chad Cravens

C

6. Chris Stevens

LB

7. Corey Richmond

QB

7. Scott Martin

LB

8. Ryan Wagner

TB

8. Bobby Carnicella

DB

9. Chris Ransdell

FB

9. Nate Slavens

DB

10. Billy Slama

WR

10. Ben Brown

DB

11. Kyle Hall

WR

11. Billy Slama

DB

Punter: Ryan Wagner

 

Kicker: Ben Jones

 

 

 

Heritage Hills Patriots (Class 3A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

3

Jake Hollander

9

5-10

150

QB

6

Jay Cutler

12

6-4

200

QB

7

Cole Seifrig

10

6-1

180

RB

10

Greg Gogel

10

6-0

175

QB

12

Zach Goldsberry

11

5-8

150

E

20

Nate Hollander

9

5-10

150

RB

22

Ryan Elliot

12

5-11

180

K

30

Andy Seifert

12

5-11

170

FB

32

Eric Kress

12

6-1

190

RB

33

Steve Smith

10

6-0

160

E

36

Keith Welch

10

5-6

160

FB

37

Kevin Gelarden

10

5-10

140

RB

40

Daniel Graham

10

5-11

135

E

42

Caleb Knies

10

6-1

170

RB

46

Matt Hagedorn

11

6-0

170

RB

48

Cody Fritz

12

6-0

170

E

52

Adam Kress

12

6-3

220

G

53

Zach Mehling

10

6-0

175

OT

54

Jeff Meunier

11

5-10

185

G

55

Blake Voges

10

6-1

175

C

60

Matt Goffinet

10

6-0

185

OL

61

Adam Beasley

12

6-2

205

G

62

Aaron Crowder

11

5-11

170

OL

63

Jeff Gelhausen

10

6-0

150

OL

65

Bartley Arnold

10

6-1

170

OL

67

Eric Elliott

12

5-11

190

DT

68

Cody Buse

10

6-0

170

OL

70

Shawn Wilkey

10

5-9

150

OL

71

Josh Meadors

12

5-9

160

OL

72

Phillip Gessner

11

5-9

250

DL

73

Brent Meadors

11

5-11

220

C

74

Andy Williams

12

5-11

155

OL

75

Jake Knepper

11

5-9

155

OL

76

Eric Brown

11

6-2

250

DL

77

Dave Fromme

12

6-0

265

DL

78

Mike Lamar

10

6-2

190

OL

79

Ryan McManaway

10

6-3

210

OL

80

Jeff McAllister

11

6-2

180

E

82

Ryan Balbach

12

5-8

150

E

88

Ted Nord

10

5-11

150

E

89

Tim Ash

12

6-1

185

E

 

Head Coach Bob Clayton

Age: 49

Family: Children, Kelsey, 11, Laura, 9

Education: B.S., Indiana State University, 1973, English, Physical Education; Evansville Mater Dei High School, 1969.

Playing Experience: Indiana State University, Football, 3 years; Evansville Mater Dei High School, Football, 4 years, Wrestling, 4 years, Track & Field, 4 years.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Columbus North High School, 1 year, 1975; Assistant Coach, Cascade High School, 1 year, 1976; Assistant Coach, Heritage Hills High School, 1 year, 1977; Head Coach, Heritage Hills High School, 23 years, 1978-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Heritage Hills: 195-54 (23 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 195-54 (23 years)

Semi-States Won: 2000 (3A)

Regionals Won: 1996 (3A), 2000 (3A)

Sectionals Won: 1996 (3A), 1997 (3A), 2000 (3A)

Of Interest: Clayton has coached two NFL draftees while at Heritage Hills, Bruce King and current Indianapolis Colts tight end Ken Dilger.

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

719/51.4

61/4.4

First Downs/Per Game

203/14.5

136/9.7

Rushing Yards/Per Game

2,918/208.4

1,557/111.2

Passing Yards/Per Game

2,262/161.8

903/64.5

Total Yards/Per Game

5,180/370.0

2,460/175.7

Fumbles Recovered By

7

20

Intercepted By

3

25

Total Punts/Average

14/38.6

69/27.5

Penalties/Yards

45/425

57/390

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Cole Seifrig

14

27

0

1

0

164

11.7

Jay Cutler

14

19

0

0

0

114

8.1

Eric Kress

14

18

0

0

0

108

7.7

Ryan Elliott

14

0

82

0

2

88

6.3

Matt Hagedorn

14

11

0

0

0

66

4.7

Jeff McAllister

14

11

0

0

0

66

4.7

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Cole Seifrig

14

76

710

14

50.7

   

Jay Cutler

14

59

477

10

34.0

   

Eric Kress

14

73

461

11

32.9

   

Matt Hagedorn

14

61

392

10

28.0

   

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Jay Cutler

14

113

186

3

31

2,150

153.5

Cole Seifrig

14

4

4

0

0

112

8.0

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Jeff McAllister

14

30

674

11

48.1

   

Cole Seifrig

14

36

667

9

47.6

   

Eric Kress

14

20

316

6

22.5

   

Tim Ash

14

14

252

3

18.0

   

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Cole Seifrig

14

68

2

5

0

1

 

Adam Kress

14

66

3

2

0

1

 

Jay Cutler

14

59

0

9

1

2

 

Jeff Neunier

14

55

3

3

4

1

 

Matt Hagedorn

14

46

6

0

0

0

 

 

Heritage Hills' State Finals History

First Apperance

Team Facts

City/Town: Lincoln City

County: Spencer

Superintendent: Ron Etienne

Principal: Al Logsdon

Athletic Director: Jay Burch

Head Coach: Bob Clayton

Assistant Coaches: Tom Goldsberry, Stan Jochim, Chris Sigler, Aaron Mundy

Nickname: Patriots

Colors: Red, White & Blue

Conference: Pocket

Enrollment: 705 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to sectional championship; lost to Mt. Vernon, 6-3

2000-01 Results (14-0)

8/18

at Boonville

W

48-0

8/25

at Tell City

W

52-7

9/1

Oakland City Wood

W

79-0

9/8

at Southridge

W

42-6

9/15

North Posey

W

69-3

9/22

Tecumseh

W

65-0

9/29

at Gibson Southern

W

63-0

10/6

at Pike Central

W

90-0

10/13

South Spencer

W

14-6

Sectional

10/20

at Washington

W

55-3

10/27

at Mt. Vernon

W

36-7

11/3

Evansville Memorial

W

47-7

Regional

11/11

at Whiteland

W

32-22

Semi-State

11/18

at Roncalli

W

27-0

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Jay Cutler

QB

1. Matt Hagedorn

LB

2. Cole Seifrig

RB

2. Adam Kress

LB

3. Eric Kress

RB

3. Tim Ash

DE

4. Andy Siefert

FB

4. Adam Beasley

DE

5. Brent Meadors

C

5. Nathan Hancock

T

6. Josh Meadors

G

6. Eric Elliott

N

7. Adam Beasley

G

7. David Fromme

T

8. David Fromme

T

8. Cole Seifrig

DB

9. Adam Kress

T

9. Jay Cutler

DB

10. Tim Ash

E

10. Eric Kress

DB

11. Jeff McAllister

E

11. Zach Goldsberry

DB

Punter: Ryan McManaway

 

Kicker: Ryan Elliott

 

 

 

East Noble Knights (Class 4A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

1

Matt Spencer

12

5-11

174

WR

2

Jake Leighty

12

5-9

151

WR

4

Ryan Everage

12

6-5

225

TE

5

Chris Soboslay

10

5-10

152

RB

8

David Ley

12

5-10

156

WR

10

Nathan Rodenbeck

12

5-10

150

QB

12

Ty Conley

10

5-10

150

QB

13

Anthony Mangona

12

5-8

145

K

14

Matt Shire

11

6-2

192

QB

20

David Gater

12

5-10

167

QB/DB

21

Joe Ackerman

10

5-8

142

WR

22

Paul Rouch

12

5-8

145

RB

23

Jesse Cox

12

5-10

155

WR

24

Brock Treesh

11

5-11

182

QB

25

Josh Hitzeman

12

6-0

190

TE

30

Justin Krause

11

5-8

150

RB

32

Tom Merriman

10

5-8

141

WR

33

Jeremy Happel

12

5-10

180

RB

34

Matt Vice

10

5-10

205

RB

40

Tyler Knox

12

6-2

225

RB

41

Matt Kostielney

12

5-11

190

RB

42

Chris Carpenter

11

5-9

175

FB

45

Matt Wedding

10

6-0

197

TE

53

Alex Bruce

11

5-10

211

OL

54

Brian Young

11

6-3

240

TE

60

Dustin Forker

10

5-8

225

OL

61

Josh Schermerhorn

11

6-0

181

OL

64

Josh Smart

12

5-11

209

OL

65

Zach Ruse

10

6-0

240

OL

68

Josh Morris

11

5-7

230

OL

73

Thad Conley

12

6-2

235

OL

75

Daniel Agee

10

5-10

259

OL

76

Darrin Taylor

10

5-11

206

OL

77

Jordan Lawrence

12

6-3

230

OL

78

Brad Bowman

11

6-4

265

OL

79

Rob Montoya

10

6-0

245

OL

80

Draik Hecksel

12

5-11

180

WR

81

Robert Smith

10

5-7

150

RB

82

Tyler Martin

10

6-1

182

TE

85

Brad Cole

12

5-11

150

WR

89

Devin Cain

11

5-8

145

RB

 

Travis Marzion

12

5-9

145

RB

 

 

Head Coach Tim Able

Age: 40

Family: Wife, Ronda; Children, Daphne, 13, Ryne, 12

Education: M.S., Ball State University, 1988; B.A., Taylor University, 1983, Health & Physical Education; Martinsville High School, 1978.

Playing Experience: Taylor University, Football, 3 years, Baseball, 3 years; Martinsville High School, Football, 3 years, Baseball, 3 years, Basketball, 3 years.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Maconaquah High School, 9 years, 1983-92; Head Coach, North Daviess High School, 3 years, 1992-94; Head Coach, East Noble High School, 6 years, 1995-00.

Varsity Coaching Record at East Noble: 28-37 (six years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 49-48 (nine years)

Semi-States Won: 2000 (4A)

Regionals Won: 2000 (4A)

Sectionals Won: 1993 (A at North Daviess), 1999 (4A), 2000 (4A)

Of Interest: While previously working at Maconaquah High School, Coach Able served as the school's baseball coach for four years. He also was an assistant football coach to the North team for the annual North-South All-Star Game last summer.

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

510/36

158/11

First Downs/Per Game

256/18

145/10.5

Rushing Yards/Per Game

4,091/292

1,774/127

Passing Yards/Per Game

825/59

1,155/82

Total Yards/Per Game

4,616/330

2,752/197

Fumbles Recovered By

10

10

Intercepted By

19

5

Total Punts/Average

321/32

44/131

Penalties/Yards

74/670

68/617

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

David Gater

14

25

0

7

0

164

11.7

Jesse Cox

14

18

0

0

0

108

7.7

Matt Spencer

14

10

0

1

0

61

4.3

Tyler Knox

14

8

0

0

0

48

3.4

Jeremy Happel

14

2

0

0

0

12

0.1

               

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Jesse Cox

14

279

1860

18

132.8

   

David Gater

14

161

812

18

58.0

   

Jeremy Happel

14

64

345

2

24.6

   

Tyler Knox

14

46

275

8

19.6

   
               

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

David Gater

14

64

107

5

11

825

58.9

               

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Matt Spencer

14

32

542

10

38.7

   

Draik Hecksel

14

13

107

2

7.6

   
               

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Tyler Knox

14

148

3

3

2

3

 

David Gater

14

120

1

11

1

2

 

Jeremy Happel

14

101

3

0

1

1

 

Matt Kostielney

13

96

3

0

4

1

 

East Noble's State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

City/Town: Kendallville

County: Noble

Superintendent: Dr. Jacqueline Beery

Principal: Michael Horton

Athletic Director: Thomas E. Crist

Head Coach: Tim Able

Assistant Coaches: Chris DePew, Thom Wogomon, Chad Sutton, Kirby Miller, Gary Ort, John Austin

Nickname: Knights

Colors: Royal Blue, Gold & White

Conference: Northeast Hoosier

Enrollment: 1,200 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to regional; lost to eventual state runner-up Goshen, 34-7

2000-01 Results (13-1)

8/18

at Concord

W

34-13

8/25

Lakeland

W

42-0

9/1

at Homestead

W

31-30 (OT)

9/8

DeKalb

W

54-14

9/15

at Carroll

(Fort Wayne)

L

28-27

9/22

Norwell

W

14-7

9/29

Columbia City

W

48-6

10/6

at New Haven

W

43-7

10/13

Bellmont

W

47-0

Sectional

10/20

at DeKalb

W

34-20

10/27

at Carroll

(Fort Wayne)

W

49-14

11/3

Fort Wayne Wayne

W

35-7

Regional

11/10

at Goshen

W

21-14

Semi-State

11/17

Plymouth

W

25-7

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Matt Spencer

FL

1. David Ley

OLB

2. Draik Hecksel

SE

2. Nathan Rodenbeck

OLB

3. Jesse Cox

TB

3. Thad Conley

DT

4. Tyler Knox

FB

4. Matt Shire

DT

5. David Gater

QB

5. Tyler Knox

ILB

6. Zach Ruse

LT

6. Jeremy Happel

ILB

7. Darrin Taylor

LG

7. Jake Leighty

CB

8. Jordan Lawrence

RT

8. Matt Spencer

CB

9. Josh Smart

RG

9. David Gater

FS

10. Thad Conley

C

10. Ryan Everage

DE

11. Josh Hitzeman

TE

11. Josh Hitzeman

DE

Punter: Josh Hitzeman

 

Kicker: Anthony Mangona

 

 

 

Plainfield Quakers (Class 4A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

1/13

Tyler Roberts

10

6-0

152

DB/WR

3

Jamaal Edwards

12

6-1

178

DB/WR

5

Scott Hamlin

11

5-8

160

DB/WR

8

Jacob Turner

11

5-10

160

RET

9

Mark Dayhuff

10

6-1

165

P

10

Eric Newlin

12

5-10

160

DB/WR

11

Brad Patterson

11

6-0

140

DB/QB

12

Wes Hall

12

5-8

155

DB/WR

14

Jake Wiltrout

12

6-0

175

DB/QB

15

Tommy Restivo

12

5-10

210

LB/RB

19

Ted Brandt

11

6-2

190

WB/TE

20

Josh Crisp

10

5-9

160

DB/WR

24

Scott Williams

10

5-8

150

DB/RB

25

Jerrad Richmond

10

5-10

170

LB/RB

26

Josh White

11

6-3

170

DB/WR

27

Aaron Holderfield

11

5-10

170

LB/RB

28

Shawn Pike

10

6-3

165

DB/TE

29

Nathan Woods

12

6-0

185

LB/TE

34

Mark Server

11

5-9

160

K

37

Levi Singleton

12

5-9

170

LB/WR

38

Greg Ferguson

12

5-10

210

LB/RB

40

Nick Bower

10

6-0

150

DB/WR

41

Ryan Wolfe

11

6-0

155

DB/WR

43

Cory Partlow

12

6-0

200

LB/RB

45

Jeff Newlin

10

6-0

190

LB/RB

50

Josiah Boling

10

6-0

210

OL/DL

52

Chris Jones

12

6-1

220

DL/OL

55

Jimmy Pepper

10

6-1

200

LB/OL

57

Mike Lee

10

5-11

185

LB/OL

58

Adam Fuller

11

6-0

195

DL/OL

59

Tommy Ritter

10

6-1

210

DL/OL

60

Josh Gath

10

6-2

211

DL/OL

61

Brenden Cage

12

5-10

260

DL/OL

62

Dustin Moffit

10

6-2

235

DL/OL

64

Chase Blaschke

10

5-10

175

DL/OL

65

Mike Brown

11

6-3

290

DL/OL

66

Dan Brown

12

6-1

240

DL/OL

67

Antonee Weinbrecht

12

5-6

200

DL/OL

68

Anthony Bell

12

6-4

265

DL/OL

70

Josh Dyess

10

6-1

221

DL/OL

72

Don Mucho

10

6-1

265

DL/OL

73

Wayne Walker

12

6-2

250

DL/OL

75

Joe Hignite

12

6-2

325

DL/OL

77

Kyle Paxton-Wade

10

6-2

230

DL/OL

80

Jason Pociask

12

6-4

230

LB/TE

81

Jimmy McGonigal

11

6-1

160

DB/WR

82

Justin Hoyt

10

5-8

140

DB/WR

84

Dustin Fish

12

6-4

210

LB/TE

88

Ray Wright

12

6-1

160

DB/WR

94

Nate McAtee

11

6-3

205

LB/TE

99

Tyler Carmichael

11

6-0

210

LB/TE

 

Isaac Arthur

9

5-11

230

DL/OL

 

CJ Bushong

9

5-9

250

DL/OL

 

Pete Cavanaugh

9

5-5

118

K

 

Neil Church

9

5-10

160

DL/OL

 

Mike Cox

9

5-11

150

DB/WR

 

Brandon Felix

9

5-5

190

DL/OL

 

Fred Fisher

9

5-5

135

DL/OL

 

Virgil Fugate

9

5-9

240

DL/OL

 

Michael Gray

9

6-1

180

LB/RB

 

Jordan Grimes

9

6-2

240

DL/OL

 

Gaston Groninger

9

5-11

145

DB/QB

 

Greg Horn

9

5-11

175

LB/RB

 

Tony Hudson

9

5-3

120

DB/WR

 

Justin Kroh

9

6-0

166

LB/TE

 

Blaze Long

9

6-0

240

DL/OL

 

Tony Lucio

9

5-7

140

LB/WR

 

Casey McCarty

9

6-0

155

DL/OL

 

Aaron McDuffee

9

6-0

180

LB/RB

 

James Padgett

9

5-7

139

DB/WR

 

Mike Rahr

9

5-9

145

DL/OL

 

Justin Sawyers

9

6-4

167

LB/TE

 

Eddie Sears

9

6-0

147

DL/TE

 

Mike Suter

9

5-8

140

LB/OL

 

Matt Swager

9

5-11

145

DB/WR

 

Jasper Tanner

9

6-3

170

LB/WR

 

Chad Todisco

9

5-7

140

DB/WR

 

Jacob Watson

9

5-10

145

DB/WR

Head Coach Chuck Schwanekamp

Age: 44

Family: Wife, Diane; Children, Brent, 20, Alyssa, 17, Dan, 14

Education: M.S., Butler University, 1986, Secondary Education; B.S., Butler University, 1978, Secondary Education Social Studies; Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter High School, 1974.

Playing Experience: Butler University, Football, 4 years; Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter High School, Football, 4 years; Track & Field, 3 years; Wrestling, 2 years; Basketball, 1 year.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School, 1978-82; Head Coach, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard High School, 1983-86; Head Coach, Plainfield High School, 1987-90; Assistant Coach, Franklin College, 1991-95; Head Coach, Plainfield High School, 1996-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Plainfield: 48-40 (nine years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 95-46 (13 years)

State Championships Won: 1983, 1984 (2A at Indpls. Chatard)

Semi-States Won: 1983 (2A), 1984 (2A), 2000 (4A)

Regionals Won: 1983 (2A), 1984 (2A), 1986 (4A), 2000 (4A)

Sectionals Won: 1983 (2A), 1984 (2A), 1985 (4A), 1986 (4A), 2000 (4A)

Of Interest: Coach Schwanekamp also teaches a U.S. History course online as part of Plainfield High School's new alternative program.

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

507/36.2

206/14.7

First Downs/Per Game

279/20

191/14

Rushing Yards/Per Game

3,916/280

1,743/125

Passing Yards/Per Game

1,333/93

1,562/112

Total Yards/Per Game

5,249/375

3,305/236

Fumbles Recovered By

13

10

Intercepted By

17

5

Total Punts/Average

26/32.6

43/31.5

Penalties/Yards

96/870

53/327

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Tom Restivo

12

27

0

1

0

164

13.7

Cory Partlow

13

18

0

0

0

108

8.3

Mark Server

14

0

58

0

4

70

5

               

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Tom Restivo

12

299

2027

26

168.9

   

Cory Partlow

13

110

841

18

64.7

   

Greg Ferguson

14

56

411

2

29.4

   

Jeff Newlin

14

31

199

0

14.2

   
               

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Jake Wiltrout

14

78

131

5

8

1303

93.1

               

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Jason Pociask

14

29

640

3

45.7

   

Jamaal Edwards

14

22

367

3

26.2

   

Eric Newlin

14

10

148

0

10.6

   
               

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Tom Restivo

12

163

2

1

3

3

 

Jason Pociask

14

113

8

3

1

0

 

Tyler Carmichael

14

107

3

1

1

1

 

Cory Partlow

13

106

10

1

1

2

 

Jamaal Edwards

14

94

0

6

0

1

 

Plainfield's State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

City/Town: Plainfield

County: Hendricks

Superintendent: Dr. Jerry Holifield

Principal: Dr. Bill Wakefield

Athletic Director: Dan Williams

Asst. Athletic Director: Chris Sweeney

Head Coach: Chuck Schwanekamp

Assistant Coaches: Randy Vanderbush, Jeff Leath, Paul Nicodemus, Jon Utterback, Brian Woodard, Brent Baker, Mike Pociask, Chris Pearson, Jason Schoeff, Alan Owen, Jesse Walton, Stacey Peters, Bob Williams, Brent Schwanekamp, Bob Crosby

Nickname: Quakers

Colors: Scarlet & Royal Blue

Conference: Mid-State

Enrollment: 1,188 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to the second round of sectionals; lost to eventual state champion Indianapolis Cathedral, 33-7

 

2000-01 Results (14-0)

8/18

Lebanon

W

44-21

8/25

at Brownsburg

W

41-7

9/1

Mt. Vernon (Fortville)

W

38-21

9/8

at Avon

W

21-7

9/15

Greenwood

W

41-14

9/22

Mooresville

W

40-14

9/29

at Whiteland

W

41-21

10/6

at Franklin

W

34-12

10/13

North Montgomery

W

55-13

Sectional

10/20

Greenwood

W

48-26

10/27

Indianapolis Cathedral

W

14-7

11/3

at Mooresville

W

34-7

Regional

11/10

Evansville North

W

35-21

Semi-State

11/17

at Delta

W

19-14

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Greg Ferguson

FL

1. Dan Brown

Anchor

2. Tyler Carmicheal

TE

2. Wayne Walker

Nose

3. Jason Pociask

TE

3. Dustin Fish

Rush

4. Mike Brown

T

4. Adam Fuller

Sam

5. Anthony Bell

G

5. Jason Pociask

Will

6. Brendan Cage

C

6. Tommy Restivo

Buck

7. Dan Brown

G

7. Tyler Carmicheal

Mike

8. Chris Jones

T

8. Jamaal Edwards

Corner

9. Cory Partlow

FB

9. Eric Newlin

Corner

10. Jake Wiltrout

QB

10. Cory Partlow

SS

11. Tommy Restivo

TB

11. Jake Wiltrout

FS

Punter: Mark Dayhuff

 

Kicker: Mark Server

 

 

 

 

Penn Kingsmen (Class 5A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

1

Matthew Nagy

12

6-1

160

K-P

2

Ryan Hill

11

5-9

195

LB

3

Hollis Yenna

11

6-2

167

QB

4

William Nutting

10

5-7

153

RB

5

Nicholas Parker

11

5-7

180

K-P

6

Adam Cramer

10

6-0

160

WR

7

Collin McGann

10

5-10

144

DB

8

Jeffery Sorenson

12

5-10

156

WR

9

Ryan Cole

10

5-7

135

DB

10

Blair Donat

12

6-0

169

WR

11

Anthony West

10

5-8

139

WR

12

Eric Moore

12

5-9

165

QB

13

Eric Larson

12

6-0

210

TE

14

Wade Iams

9

5-7

155

RB

15

Justin Smith

12

6-1

185

QB-WR

16

Mitchell Dreisbach

12

6-5

185

WR

17

Brian Rzepka

10

5-10

141

DB

18

Patrick Davis

10

6-0

180

QB

19

Andrew Trossen

10

6-0

170

QB

20

Ian Smith

12

5-9

191

RB

21

Dennis O'Donnell

12

5-11

180

WR

22

Brian Post

11

5-9

181

RB

23

Tyler Iams

10

5-7

154

DB

24

Samuel Penrod

11

5-8

160

DB-WR

25

Ryan Tackas

12

5-9

154

RB

26

Kyle Walton

11

6-0

170

WR

27

David Cramer

12

5-10

168

LB

28

Bruce Orr

11

5-8

175

RB-LB

30

Robert Jones

11

6-0

186

RB

31

Michael Peterson

10

5-8

150

DB

32

Kyle Boehnlein

10

5-9

176

RB

33

Joshua DeLoddere

10

6-0

168

DB

34

Ryan Kisrow

12

5-10

190

RB

35

Christopher Shelley

12

6-4

185

LB

36

Matthew Szabo

11

6-0

160

DB

37

Ryan Aiello

10

5-7

155

LB

38

David Gordon

12

6-0

178

DE

39

Ryan Bonek

10

5-7

151

RB

40

Benjamin Weber

10

5-8

150

RB

41

Christopher Gurchiek

12

5-10

150

DB

42

Brent Forte

10

5-7

135

DB

43

Cole Ridenour

12

6-10

157

LB

44

Mark Leach

11

6-3

184

TE

45

Teddy Bradley

10

5-8

163

LB

46

Adam Minegar

11

5-11

199

LB

47

Adam Sobecki

12

5-10

200

LB

48

Brian Petersen

10

5-6

121

WR

49

Christopher Maggart

9

6-0

185

DL

50

Benjamin Wilkey

12

5-9

195

DT

51

Casey Sponseller

9

6-1

185

DE

52

Brian Lee

10

5-9

158

LB

53

Brian Phillips

10

5-8

190

LB

54

Ted Williams

10

5-7

170

LB

55

Jeffery Thompson

12

6-5

250

QT-DT

56

Gabriel Kovatch

12

6-0

195

LB

57

John Simmons

11

6-6

229

QT

58

Blake Bikowski

10

5-11

199

C

59

Nathaniel Krouse

10

5-10

235

OG

60

Todd Howland

10

5-5

165

DT

61

Timothy Bugg

10

5-10

217

OG

62

Erik Tapia

11

5-9

206

OG

63

Jason Speraw

10

5-10

157

LB

64

Joseph Robertson

11

5-8

253

OG

65

Kevin Kujawski

11

6-1

172

DE

66

Adam Claeys-Smith

10

5-9

207

OT

67

Nicholas Stober

12

6-1

239

C

68

Joshua Toth

10

6-2

180

OT

69

Nicholas Portolese

10

5-10

182

C

70

Fray Hatfield

10

6-1

215

OT

71

Justin Keller

11

5-10

253

OG

72

Joel Lopez

10

5-10

200

OT

73

Ross Mroczek

11

6-2

199

OT

74

Alex Stscherban

11

5-11

205

OT

75

Mark Bemenderfer

11

6-2

220

OG

76

Brian Grupp

10

5-11

170

DE

77

Mark Bauernfeind

10

6-2

217

DT

78

Jon Carroll

10

6-0

200

OT

79

Michael Pinter

11

6-1

264

OG

80

Bryan Mattison

10

6-1

184

TE-DT

81

Jeffery Johnson

11

6-0

162

WR

82

Joshua Ringer

11

5-10

140

WR

83

Mark Beres

11

6-1

174

TE

84

Kevin Violette

12

6-5

214

DE

85

Matthew Waggner

10

6-2

181

TE

86

Joshua Young

12

6-4

189

TE

87

Joshua Redman

11

6-2

183

TE

88

Cal Tharp

12

6-7

201

TE

89

Drew Welsheimer

12

5-11

156

DB

90

Anthony Camparone

11

5-10

171

DE

91

Joshua Mortimore

10

5-9

147

WR

92

Jeremy Kline

11

6-1

238

DT

93

Steven Bush

10

5-10

132

DB

94

James Morris

10

6-2

164

DE

95

Alex Sandroni

10

5-8

178

LB

96

Blake Heberle

12

6-1

183

DE

97

Brandon Morgan

12

6-0

157

WR

98

Daniel Geans

12

6-4

180

LB

99

Brian Bugg

12

6-0

190

DE

 

Joshua McAlexander

10

5-9

150

DB

 

Joshua Smith

10

5-7

140

DB

 

Head Coach Chris Geesman

Family: Wife, Jane; Children, Tim, 26, Matt, 22

Education: M.S., Indiana University, 1963; B.S. Hanover College, 1962; English and Physical Education; Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) High School, 1958.

Playing Experience: Hanover College, Football, 4 years, Basketball, 4 years; Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) High School, Football, 4 years, Basketball, 4 years, Baseball, 4 years.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Rensselaer Central High School, 5 years, 1963-68; Head Coach, Kenton (Ohio) High School, 5 years, 1968-72; Head Coach, Penn High School, 27 years, 1973-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Penn: 286-44 (27 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 314-62-3 (32 years)

State Championships Won: (4) 1983 (4A), 1995 (5A), 1996 (5A), 1997 (5A)

Semi-States Won: (8) 1983 (4A), 1989 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1995-97 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2000 (5A)

Regionals Won: (9) 1983 (4A), 1989 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1995-00 (5A)

Sectionals Won: (11) 1979 (3A), 1983 (4A), 1987 (5A), 1989 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1995-00 (5A)

Of Interest: Coach Geesman was elected to the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1996. Some of his biggest coaching thrills were winning his first state championship in 1983 and coaching both of his sons in the RCA Dome.

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

565/40.3

101/7.2

First Downs/Per Game

213/15.2

145/10.3

Rushing Yards/Per Game

3,467/247.6

1,274/91.0

Passing Yards/Per Game

1,708/122.0

1,319/94.2

Total Yards/Per Game

5,175/369.6

2,593/185.2

Fumbles Recovered By

12

--

Intercepted By

16

5

Total Punts/Average

20/35.5

--

Penalties/Yards

--

--

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Matt Nagy

14

0

63

0

10

93

6.6

Samuel Penrod

14

11

0

0

0

66

4.7

Ryan Kisrow

14

9

0

0

0

54

3.8

Kyle Boehnlein

14

8

0

0

0

48

3.4

Eric Moore

14

8

0

0

0

48

3.4

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Ryan Kisrow

14

122

710

--

50.7

   

R.J. Jones

14

70

558

--

39.8

   

Brian Post

14

87

487

--

34.7

   

Ian Smith

14

46

353

--

25.2

   

Kyle Boehnlein

14

38

326

--

23.2

   

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Eric Moore

14

84

151

5

18

1,613

115.2

Justin Smith

14

5

6

0

2

95

6.7

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Samuel Penrod

14

11

425

9

30.3

   

Josh Young

14

16

425

3

30.3

   

Blair Donat

14

14

234

2

16.7

   

Ryan Kisrow

14

14

181

0

12.9

   

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Gabe Kovatch

14

95

15

0

0

3

 

Chris Shelley

14

53

12

2

2

1

 

Josh DeLoddere

14

49

2

3

0

1

 

Jeff Thompson

14

46

16

2

1

2

 

Kevin Violette

14

46

26

0

4

0

 

Chris Gurchiek

14

43

2

4

0

0

 

Samuel Penrod

14

33

1

4

1

0

 

 

Penn's State Finals History

State Champions: (4) 1983 (4A), 1995 (5A), 1996 (5A), 1997 (5A)

State Runners-Up: (3) 1989 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1999 (5A)

Team Facts

City/Town: Mishawaka

County: St. Joseph

Superintendent: Dr. Vickie Markavitch

Principal: Pat Weil

Athletic Director: Ben Karasiak

Asst. Athletic Director: Teri Woodruff

Head Coach: Chris Geesman

Assistant Coaches: Chuck Wegner, Trent Yeoman, Joe Sassano, Rod Pawlik, Wes Doi, Jeremy McCaskill, Don Monhaut, Cory Yeoman, Wally Yeoman, Todd Yeoman, Pat Barrier, Art Klinger, Dave Manspeaker, Ryan Randolph, John Hedrick.

Nickname: Kingsmen

Colors: Black, Gold & White

Conference: Northern Indiana

Enrollment: 2,793 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Finished as state runner-up; lost to Ben Davis, 27-3

2000-01 Results (13-1)

8/18

Valparaiso

W

35-14

8/25

at Ben Davis

L

28-21

9/1

Elkhart Memorial

W

52-0

9/8

at South Bend LaSalle

W

56-0

9/15

South Bend Adams

W

58-0

9/22

at Mishawaka

W

38-0

9/29

at South Bend Clay

W

52-0

10/6

at Lake Central

W

20-0

10/13

South Bend Riley

W

45-6

Sectional

10/20

at LaPorte

W

58-10

10/27

Warsaw

W

10-7

11/3

at Mishawaka

W

54-14

Regional

11/10

Valparaiso

W

28-7

Semi-State

11/17

at Noblesville

W

38-15

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Eric Larson

LE

1. Josh DeLoddere

S

2. Ross Mroczek

LT

2. Sam Penrod

RC

3. Justin Keller

LG

3. Chris Gurchiek

LC

4. Mike Pinter

C

4. Gabe Kovatch

ILB

5. Joe Robertson

RG

5. Jeremy Kline

ILB

6. J.J. Simmons

RT

6. David Cramer

OLB

7. Josh Young

RE

7. Chris Shelley

OLB

8. Blair Donat

FL

8. Mark Bauernfeind

RT

9. Ian Smith

RB

9. Jeff Thompson

LT

10. Ryan Kisrow

RB

10. Dan Geans

LE

11. Eric Moore

QB

11. Kevin Violette

RE

Punter: Matt Nagy

 

Kicker: Matt Nagy

 

 

 

Center Grove Trojans (Class 5A)

Team Roster

No.

Name

Grade

Height

Weight

Position

2

Jonny Zwitt

12

6-1

210

RB

3

Evan Hutson

10

5-8

175

RB

5

Adam Taylor

10

5-8

175

LB

6

Dallas Johnson

12

5-10

180

SS

7

Matt Kaler

12

5-11

185

FS

8

Ryan Skelton

10

6-3

175

SE

10

Mike Rifkind

11

5-10

165

DB

15

Kyle Geiger

12

6-1

210

QB

16

Jeff Manning

11

5-7

145

CB

17

Andy Halterman

11

6-4

215

LB

19

Nick Lyon

11

6-1

190

E

20

Ryan Baker

9

5-11

175

QB

20

Ben Hoffeld

10

5-10

150

QB

22

Daren Johnson

10

5-8

175

QB

23

Jason Gritton

10

5-9

155

DB

26

Eric McClurg

11

6-0

180

RB

28

Adam McClurg

10

6-0

175

FB

29

Kyle Kazmierzak

11

6-2

180

LB

30

Mike Baker

11

5-8

160

SE

31

John Gosnell

10

5-8

155

LB

32

J.T. Spencer

12

6-2

190

LB

34

Gary McClure

12

5-10

175

SS

35

Ron Smith

11

5-10

165

CB

37

Robert Mullen

12

6-0

185

LB

38

Bobby Orr

10

5-9

160

LB

39

Jimmy Ladd

9

6-1

185

RB

42

A.J. Brady

11

6-0

190

C

43

Ryan Gomez

10

5-11

170

DB

44

Brent Lay

12

6-2

185

LB

45

Kurt Peter

9

6-1

165

SE

47

John Brown

9

5-11

150

WR

49

Kevin Shaw

9

5-7

155

RB

50

Chris Long

12

5-11

220

C

52

Christian Troiano

11

5-11

205

LB

53

Cory Yaryan

10

6-0

210

OT

54

John Meyer

12

6-2

210

OG

55

Brad Beeson

12

6-1

210

LB

56

Donnie Barton

11

6-2

255

OT

58

Bobby Greathouse

10

6-0

175

OG

60

Ryan Gardner

9

6-4

220

OL

62

Joe Chapman

10

5-11

185

C

63

Adam Howe

10

6-0

215

OT

64

Zach Sullivan

9

5-8

210

C

65

Adam Bauer

11

5-11

205

OG

66

Larry Mayes

11

6-2

215

OG

67

Tyler Small

10

6-0

215

C

68

Todd Small

12

6-2

255

C

69

Clint Farwell

11

6-2

260

T

70

Andy Moore

12

6-3

305

OT

71

Richard Hickey

10

6-3

205

OT

72

Matt Fleck

11

6-2

225

OT

73

Robert Williamson

12

5-11

165

G

74

Dustin Johnson

12

5-11

205

G

75

Matt Roberts

11

6-2

220

OT

76

Richard Cramer

12

6-0

250

OT

77

Jeremy VanAlstyne

11

6-3

230

LB

78

Chris Snodgrass

10

6-2

220

OT

79

Sean Edmundson

9

6-3

185

OT

80

Kevin Dietel

10

6-0

180

SE

81

Ryan Maples

12

5-8

160

SE

82

Matt Saba

10

5-11

160

SE

87

Andy Hammond

11

5-10

170

SE

88

Andy McRoberts

11

6-3

215

TE

91

Andrew Rice

11

6-1

235

DT

93

Matt Shelton

10

6-0

165

TE

94

Brent Beeson

9

6-0

190

OT

98

Brad Olausen

11

5-11

205

E

Head Coach Eric Moore

Age: 39

Family: Wife, Brandy; Children, Tyson, 8, Hannah, 7, Jackson, 2 mos.

Education: B.S., Indiana University, 1985, Physical Education; Edgewood High School, 1979.

Playing Experience: Indiana University, Football, 5 years; Edgewood High School, Football, 1 year, Basketball, 1 year.

Coaching Experience: Assistant Coach, Charlotte (Punta Gorda, Fla.) High School, 6 years, 1989-94; Head Coach, Charlotte (Punta Gorda, Fla.) High School, 4 years, 1995-1998; Head Coach, Center Grove High School, 2 years, 1999-present.

Varsity Coaching Record at Center Grove: 17-6 (two years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 83-13 (six years)

Semi-States Won: 2000 (5A)

Regionals Won: 2000 (5A)

Sectionals Won: 2000 (5A)

Of Interest: While a football player at Indiana University, one of Coach Moore's biggest thrills was being able to play at Michigan Stadium. His interests include salt water fishing, track and powerlifting.

 

Team Statistics

Home

Opponents

Points/Per Game

501/35.7

221/15.7

First Downs/Per Game

--/15.3

--/11.3

Rushing Yards/Per Game

--/337.2

--/140.5

Passing Yards/Per Game

--/54.0

--/108.7

Total Yards/Per Game

--/391.2

--/248.6

Fumbles Recovered By

8

12

Intercepted By

20

1

Total Punts/Average

--/32.3

--/36.8

Penalties/Yards

87/805

114/861

Individual Statistics

Scoring

Games

TD

PAT/1pt

PAT/2pt

FG

TP

Avg.

Jonny Zwitt

14

24

0

0

0

144

10.2

Kyle Geiger

14

6

62

0

7

119

8.5

Eric McClurg

14

15

0

0

0

90

6.4

Matt Kaler

14

10

0

0

0

60

4.2

Rushing

Games

Att.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Jonny Zwitt

14

321

2,388

24

170.5

   

Eric McClurg

14

103

926

9

66.1

   

Matt Kaler

14

84

740

7

52.8

   

Kyle Geiger

14

51

137

6

9.7

   

Passing

Games

Comp.

Att.

Int.

TD

Yds.

Avg.

Kyle Geiger

14

37

76

1

12

756

54.0

Receiving

Games

Rec.

Yds.

TD

Avg.

   

Andy McRoberts

14

23

286

3

20.4

   

Eric McClurg

14

8

185

2

13.2

   

Jonny Zwitt

14

6

164

2

11.7

   

Matt Kaler

14

11

148

3

10.5

   

Defense

Games

Tackles

For Loss

Int.

FC

FR

 

Jeremy VanAllastyne

14

115

9

0

3

1

 

Gary McClure

14

58

4

1

2

0

 

Matt Kaler

14

51

0

3

0

0

 

Robert Mullen

14

51

3

2

0

0

 

Eric McClurg

14

45

0

7

0

1

 

Center Grove's State Finals History

First Appearance

Team Facts

City/Town: Greenwood

County: Johnson

Superintendent: Dr. Al Long

Principal: Dr. James Mervilde

Athletic Director: Jon Zwitt

Asst. Athletic Director: Carol Tumey

Head Coach: Eric Moore

Assistant Coaches: Paul Clodfelter, Clayton Cowling, Dave Gandolph, Brian Harbin, Travis McMahen, Russ Milligan, John Moran, Ryan Spoonmore, Brad Timmons, Ryan Williamson, Shawn Sanders

Nickname: Trojans

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Metropolitan

Enrollment: 1,987 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Lost in the first round of sectionals to Bloomington South, 39-20

2000-01 Results (13-1)

8/18

at Martinsville

W

28-3

8/25

at Greenwood

W

34-18

9/1

Carmel

W

10-9

9/8

Lawrence North

W

52-30

9/15

at Ben Davis

L

29-14

9/22

Terre Haute South

W

38-21

9/29

Warren Central

W

56-27

10/6

at Terre Haute North

W

37-0

10/13

at North Central (Indpls.)

W

64-16

Sectional

10/20

Terre Haute South

W

35-7

10/27

at Terre Haute North

W

55-7

11/3

Bloomington South

W

24-14

Regional

11/10

Castle

W

24-12

Semi-State

11/17

at Ben Davis

W

30-28

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense

Position

Defense

Position

1. Andy Moore

RT

1. Andy Rice

LT

2. Dustin Johnson

RG

2. Donnie Barton

RT

3. Todd Small

C

3. Clinton Farwell

NG

4. John Meyer

LG

4. Brad Beeson

DE

5. Chris Long

LT

5. J.T. Spencer

DE

6. Andy McRoberts

TE

6. Jeremy VanAlstyne

LB

7. Ryan Maples

SE

7. Robert Mullen

LB

8. Eric McClurg

HB

8. Gary McClure

SS

9. Matt Kaler

WB

9. Matt Kaler

FS

10. Jonny Zwitt

FB

10. Eric McClurg

CB

11. Kyle Geiger

QB

11. Dallas Johnson

CB

Punter: Kyle Geiger

 

Kicker: Kyle Geiger