Southern Wells Raiders (Class A)

Valparaiso Vikings (Class 5A)

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense	Position	Defense	Position
1. Jeff Samardzija	Wide Receiver	1. Adam Vail	Left End
2. Adrian Demko	Wide Receiver	2. Conner McShane	Left Tackle
3. Aaron Ewing	Tight End	3. Chris Yaros	Right Tackle
4. Matt Gast	Fullback	4. Nick Windsor	Right End
5. Matt Handlon	Tailback	5. Mike Dorulla	Viking
6. Jason Renn	Quarterback	6. Garrett Gray	SLB
7. Pat Ludwig	Split Tackle	7. Matt Handlon	MLB
8. John Maddox	Split Guard	8. Ryan Storey	WLB
9. Rich Krga	Center	9. Jeff Samardzija	Strong Corner
10. Mitch Whitehead	Tight Guard	10. Nate Hines	Free Safety
11. Ben Potts	Tight Tackle	11. Dustin Bow	Weak Corner
Kicker: Carl Gioia		Punter: Jon Krysa

Team Roster

No.	Name	Grade	Height	Weight	Position
1	David Blythe	12	5-7	142	WR
2	Nate Hines	12	6-2	180	DB/QB
3	Jeff Samardzija	11	6-4	186	WR/DB
4	Kellen Mogck	11	5-10	160	WR
5	Seth Hancock	10	6-0	172	WR/DB
6	Jason Renn	11	6-0	209	QB
7	Mike Sullivan	12	6-1	172	WR/DB
8	Ryan Nuppnau	10	5-10	154	QB/P
9	Jon Krysa	12	6-0	166	WR/P
10	Carl Gioia	11	5-10	155	K/P
11	Adrian Demko	11	6-4	180	WR/DB
12	Drew Bonaventura	10	5-7	155	RB/DB
13	Steve Hrivnak	10	6-2	168	TE/DE
14	Kevin Harkel	10	6-0	156	WR/DE
15	Bryan Koleff	10	5-5	161	RB
16	Adam Cronk	10	5-10	163	WR
17	Matt Hofferth	11	6-0	167	QB
18	Kyle Bartholomew	10	5-11	180	QB/OLB
19	Tim Lozny	10	5-11	151	WR
20	Mike Ledrew	11	5-11	152	OLB
21	Mike Dorulla	11	6-0	184	RB/OLB
22	Nate Kusmiz	11	5-10	200	LB
23	Trevor Nightingale	10	5-9	182	K
24	Matt Myer	12	5-10	170	RB
26	Bo Gilliland	9	5-9	156	QB/DB
27	Chad Furman	12	5-11	160	DB
28	Dan Wiggins	11	5-8	153	WR
29	Brian Witt	10	5-6	177	RB
30	Casey McKim	10	5-7	172	LB
31	Matt Handlon	12	6-3	210	RB/LB
32	Neal Monroe	10	5-9	156	LB
33	Matt Gast	11	6-1	180	RB
34	Nick Windsor	11	6-0	222	RB/DE/LB
35	Adam Vail	12	6-2	198	TE/DE
37	Dan Abel	12	5-9	186	LB
38	Graeme Gerdom	12	6-1	187	TE
39	Adam Ewing	10	6-0	177	LB
40	Garrett Gray	12	6-0	192	LB
41	Ryan Storey	12	5-9	163	LB
42	Chance Garbison	11	5-9	172	RB
43	Dustin Bow	11	5-9	165	DB
44	Aaron McMeans	9	6-3	170	OLB
45	Tim Zulich	12	5-11	177	OLB
46	Josh Wendrickx	11	6-1	185	TE
47	Brandon Muha	11	5-10	200	LB
48	Matt Coburn	11	6-5	233	TE/DE
49	Ryan Monroe	12	5-10	181	LB
50	Chris Yaros	11	6-0	214	DE/OG
51	Nick Zaharias	11	5-10	225	DE
52	John Maddox	12	5-10	250	OG
53	Kevin Coros	11	5-9	198	OG
54	Richard Krga	12	6-5	260	C
55	Matt Belgh	11	5-10	178	OG
56	Ben Kolodzinski	10	6-1	195	OG/DE
57	Dustin Treadway	12	5-11	200	DT
58	Sam Compton	9	5-10	204	DT
59	Connor McShane	12	6-5	278	DT/OT
60	Nate Loden	9	5-8	200	OT
61	Jon Lambeth	10	6-2	328	OG
62	Mitchell Whitehead	12	6-0	240	OG
63	John Coggins	11	6-4	251	C
64	Andy McHenry	11	6-1	246	OG
65	Chris Wasielewski	11	5-9	213	DT
66	Joe Camp	11	6-0	199	DT
67	Jeff Zdanczyk	12	5-10	200	OT
68	Ryan Raelson	11	5-10	195	OT
69	Brett Lundgren	11	5-9	350	OG
70	Andrew Rodenbarger	10	5-7	194	C
71	Pat Ludwig	12	162	200	OT
72	Ben Potts	11	6-4	265	OT
73	Brad Diekow	9	6-1	241	OT/DL
74	Jason Heroldt	9	6-2	347	OT
75	Ben Tritle	11	6-3	194	DE/OT
76	Dan Finck	12	6-3	231	OG
77	Matt Johnson	11	6-2	245	OT
78	Anthony Apostoloff	10	5-7	190	OG
79	Neal Niemeyer	12	6-2	212	OT
81	Tim Piet	12	6-1	166	DB
83	Mitch Baker	12	5-11	230	DT
84	Brad Joyce	10	5-9	148	WR
87	Josh Randolph	10	5-9	145	WR
88	Aaron Ewing	12	6-6	252	TE
90	Bill Kolada	12	6-9	180	WR
91	Brent Rosenbaum	11	5-11	152	DB
92	Ryan Brunker	10	5-8	134	OLB
93	Tim Rickard	10	5-10	156	WR
94	Adam Steiner	10	5-4	152	RB/DB
95	Tony Tratar	10	5-11	134	RB
97	Josh Sligar	12	5-9	174	DT
98	Sean Prendergast	12	6-0	177	WR
99	Steve Tratar	10	5-8	170	WR/DB

Head Coach Mark Hoffman

Age: 51

Family: Wife, Sue; Children, Heather (Walker), Tim (son-in-law); Grandchildren, Whitney, 10, Amy, 2, Brock, 1.

Occupation: Health Teacher (29 years), Valparaiso Community Schools.

Education: M.S., Butler University, 1977, Secondary Education; B.S., Butler University, 1972, Physical Education, Health, Special Education; Andrean High School, 1968.

Playing Experience: Butler University, football, 1968-71; Andrean High School, football, 1964-67, basketball, 1964-65.

Coaching Experience: Head Coach, Valparaiso High School, 25 years, 1977-2001; Head Coach, Connersville High School, one year, 1976; Assistant Coach, Valparaiso High School, four years, 1972-75.

Varsity Coaching Record at Valparaiso: 168-113 (25 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 170-121 (26 years)

Semi-States Won: 1985, 2001

Regionals Won: 1985, 1986, 1989, 2001

Sectionals Won: (7) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2001

Of Interest: Coach Hoffman was a Valparaiso assistant coach when the Vikings won the 1975 Class 3A state championship and the head coach during the Vikings' Class 5A state runner-up season in 1985. He also had the chance to coach his now son-in-law, Tim Walker, in the 1988 IFCA North-South All-Star Game.

Team Statistics	Home	Opponents
Points/Per Game	495 / 35.3	152 / 10.8
First Downs/Per Game	272 / 19.4	149 / 10.6
Rushing Yards/Per Game	3,032 / 216.5	1,534 / 109.5
Passing Yards/Per Game	2,143 / 153.0	1,121 / 80.0
Total Yards/Per Game	5,175 / 369.6	2,655 / 189.6
Fumbles Recovered By	7	9
Intercepted By	19	7
Total Punts/Average	1,410 / 37	2,410 / 33.9
Penalties/Yards	72 / 567	56 / 486

Individual Statistics

Scoring	Games	TD	PAT/1pt	PAT/2pt	FG	TP	PPG
Matt Handlon	14	32	0	0	0	192	13.7
Carl Gioia	14	0	60	6	0	72	5.1
Jeff Samardzija	14	12	0	0	0	72	5.1
Jason Renn	14	10	0	0	0	60	4.2
David Blythe	14	3	0	0	0	6	0.4

Rushing	Games	Att.	Yds.	TD	YPG
Matt Handlon	14	282	1,787	30	127.6
Matt Gast	14	38	311	1	22.2
Jason Renn	14	103	298	9	21.2
David Blythe	14	14	129	2	9.2

Passing	Games	Comp.	Att.	Int.	TD	Yds.	YPG
Jason Renn	14	214	123	7	15	2,085	148.9

Receiving	Games	Rec.	Yds.	TD	YPG
Jeff Samardzija	14	52	1,155	9	82.5
Matt Handlon	14	20	211	2	15.0
Jon Krysa	14	12	149	0	10.6
Adrian Demko	14	8	143	2	10.2

Defense	Games	Tackles	For Loss	Int.	FC	FR
Garrett Gray	14	155	17	2	1	0
Nick Windsor	14	105	11	0	0	1
Michael Dorulla	14	94	6	4	0	0
Ryan Storey	14	92	4	1	1	2
Conner McShane	14	79	3	0	0	0

Valparaiso's State Finals History

State Champion: 1975 (3A)

State Runner-Up: 1985 (5A)

State Finals Appearances: (3) 1975 (3A), 1985 (5A), 2001 (5A)

Team Facts

Town/City: Valparaiso

County: Porter

Superintendent: Dr. Michael Benway

Principal: Ken Brist

Athletic Director: A.T. (Sam) Rasmussen

Asst. Athletic Director: Herb Hofer

Head Coach: Mark Hoffman

Assistant Coaches: Terry Cox, Dave Coyle, Brian Eaton,Todd Evans, John Gutierrez, Matt Hefner, Eddie Herbert, Herb Hofer, Randy Kerns, Dan Klimczak, Steve Krutz, Wayne Lichtenberger, Jim McCall, Steve Osburn, Rich Renn, Tom Renn, Rich Spicer, Doug Starewicz, Doug Stanford, Bruce Stoltzfuz, Pete Turpa, Bob Westwater, Todd VanKeppel, and Leo VanLaan

Nickname: Vikings

Colors: Green & White

Conference: Duneland Athletic

Enrollment: 2088 in four grades

Last Year's Tournament: Finished 9-4; lost to eventual Class 5A state champion, Penn, 28-7, in regional championship game

2001 Results (13-1)

8/17	Penn	L	35-28
8/24	Gary Roosevelt	W	50-8
8/31	at LaPorte	W	34-20
9/7	Michigan City	W	49-0
9/14	at Chesterton	W	39-7
9/21	at Crown Point	W	45-7
9/28	Merrillville	W	41-0
10/5	at Portage	W	14-7
10/12	Hobart	W	35-0

Sectional

10/19	at Portage	W	32-14
10/26	Lake Central	W	17-6
11/2	Chesterton	W	42-14

Regional

11/9

at Penn

24-21(OT)

Semi-State

11/16

Fort Wayne Snider

45-13

Ben Davis Giants (Class 5A)

Probable Starting Lineup

Offense	Position	Defense	Position
1. Brian Abney	C	1. Quinten Wilburn	DE
2. Rich Gregory	QG	2. Dontae Hart	DT
3. Jared Evans	QT	3. Mike Owens	DT
4. Ryan Culp	SG	4. Mike Richardson	DE
5. Joe Spinks	ST	5. Jon Polston	WLB
6. Brian Faires	TE	6. Jeff Jones	MLB
7. Zach Rainey	SE	7. Brian Meeks	SLB
8. Bo Thompson	F	8. Todd Barnard	SS
9. Adam Blakey	FB	9. Josh Foster	FS
10. Dontae Hart	TB	10. Charles Harris	CB
11. James Banks	QB	11. James Banks	CB
Punter: James Banks		Kicker: Casey Huffman

Team Roster

No.	Name	Grade	Height	Weight	Position
1	Jermell Whorton	10	5-11	171	TB
2	Jonathon Polston	11	5-10	186	QB
3	Jared Jackson	11	5-7	137	PK
4	Bruce Williams	11	6-1	163	WR
5	Randy Darrough	11	5-9	152	WR
5	Levan Warthaw	10	6-2	162	WR
6	Gus Davenport	10	5-6	125	CB
7	Charles Harris	11	5-8	136	CB
8	Matthew Wohlstadter	12	5-8	148	WR
9	Corey Nardi	10	6-0	164	QB
10	James Banks	12	6-3	191	QB
10	Scott Morrow	9	5-11	155	QB
12	Quinten Wilburn	12	6-3	206	DE
13	Angus Davenport	11	5-7	135	WR
14	Richard El	9	5-8	176	LB
15	Brock Vanderbush	11	6-2	171	QB
16	Joshua Foster	12	5-11	163	FS
17	Todd Barnard	11	6-1	186	TB
18	Nate Tubbs	10	5-10	188	FB
19	Casey Huffman	10	5-8	150	PK
20	Charles Anthony	12	5-9	184	RB
21	Dontae Hart	11	5-10	228	TB
22	Jon Jones	12	6-2	169	SS
23	Keith Hodges	10	5-9	146	WR
24	Douglas Alger Jr.	10	5-7	140	CB
24	Cameron Mason	10	5-10	155	RB
26	David Strayhorn	10	5-9	147	FS
27	Christopher Lunn	11	5-10	132	FS
28	Ryne Tatum	11	5-3	127	WR
29	Joshua Bowen	10	5-7	120	SS
30	Craig McNeal	11	5-11	161	TB
31	Anthony Cumbee	12	5-7	170	WLB
32	Brandon Warner	11	5-10	166	FB
33	Tywan Aldredge	10	5-11	150	CB
33	Jeff Jones	12	5-8	185	FB
34	Casey Bell	10	5-10	175	MLB
35	Tyler Montgomery	10	5-9	170	FB
36	Jonathon Kirschner	10	6-0	181	TE
37	Justin Leary	11	5-11	158	TE
38	Brandon Lewis	11	5-10	154	SS
38	Jon Turk	11	5-8	154	MLB
39	Jarrod White	10	5-10	172	TE
40	Timothy Baker	10	5-6	163	SLB
41	Mychal Byrd	10	5-10	187	SLB
42	Garrett Phillips	12	5-6	164	TB
45	William Pippens	10	5-7	160	FB
46	Antoine Sims	10	5-10	150	CB
47	Adam Blakey	11	6-0	223	FB
48	Michael Richardson	11	6-0	185	DE
50	David Cook	12	5-9	286	DT
51	David Scherer	11	5-10	216	SG
52	Brian Meeks	11	5-11	160	SLB
53	Steven Fry	11	5-8	208	QG
54	Brian Abney	12	5-11	227	C
54	Justin Scheffel	9	5-10	193	OL
55	David Luppino	11	6-2	235	QT
55	Justin Smith	10	5-8	209	SG
56	Jeffery Smith	12	5-11	315	ST
57	Clint Reed	11	5-10	168	C
58	Matthew Petrey	11	6-2	346	ST
59	Kyle Lawson	10	6-1	198	C
62	Zachary Billington	10	5-9	220	SG
63	James Pulliam	12	5-11	191	QG
64	Richard Gregory	11	6-1	236	QG
65	James Jackson	11	6-3	220	QT
66	Joseph Spinks	12	6-2	229	ST
67	Ryan Culp	12	6-2	242	SG
68	Richard Roy	10	5-10	254	QG
69	Michael Owens	11	6-2	196	QG
70	Karl Rousseau	12	5-11	241	DT
71	David Dugger	10	5-9	186	C
72	Shane Hinsley	11	6-4	292	ST
73	Hasani Taylor	12	6-0	206	DT
74	William Sircy	11	6-1	214	DE
75	Michael Franklin	10	5-7	277	ST
75	Ross Gaddy	10	5-11	208	C
76	Nicholas Greathouse	10	6-0	220	ST
77	Jeremy Lee	10	5-9	230	DT
78	Danny Markus	11	6-3	267	SG
79	Jared Evans	11	6-3	345	QT
82	Mark Howard	10	5-9	135	WR
83	Charles Thompson	11	6-4	190	WR
84	Zachary Rainey	11	5-11	152	WR
85	Brian Faires	11	6-4	210	TE
87	Andrew Socks	11	5-8	162	SS
88	Emmanual Howard	11	6-0	172	FS
89	Clint Clements	10	5-6	125	CB
91	Travis Johnson	10	5-9	185	TE
93	Anthony Whiteman	10	6-1	212	ST
94	James Sanders	10	5-11	185	DE
95	Aaron David Delp	12	5-9	180	SLB
96	James Granberry	11	5-9	206	DT
97	Jacob King	10	5-8	165	ST
97	Timothy Statzer	10	5-6	155	DT
98	William May	11	5-11	196	WLB
99	Jamurral Corbin	10	5-9	148	FS

Head Coach Dick Dullaghan

Age: 57

Family: Wife, Antoinette; Children, Shawn (Schilling), Jeffrey; Grandchildren, Courtney, 12, Lee, 3, Samantha, 9 months, Christiana, 7, Eddie, 1.

Occupation: Keyboarding, Advanced Physical Education Teacher (18 years), Football Coach, Wayne Township Schools.

Education: B.S., Butler University, 1966, Business, Physical Education; Cathedral High School, 1962.

Playing Experience: Butler University, football, 1962-65, baseball, 1962-63; Cathedral High School, football, 1958-61, baseball, 1958-61, wrestling, 1958-59.

Coaching Experience: Head Coach, Ben Davis High School, 18 years, 1984-2001; Assistant Coach, U.S. Military Academy, one year, 1983; Assistant Coach, Purdue University, three years, 1980-82; Head Coach, Carmel High School, seven years, 1973-79; Head Coach, Bishop Chatard High School, four years, 1969-72; Assistant Coach, Bishop Chatard High School, three years, 1966-68.

Varsity Coaching Record at Ben Davis: 189-36 (17 years)

Overall Varsity Coaching Record: 288-53 (29 years)

State Championships Won: (6) 1978, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1999

Semi-States Won: (11) 1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1990-92, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001

Regionals Won: (14) 1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1990-92, 1995-2001

Sectionals Won: (14) 1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1990-92, 1995-2001

Of Interest: Coach Dullaghan's biggest athletic thrill was winning the 1990 Class 5A state championship when son, Jeff, was a two-way starter at defensive tackle and center for the Giants. Dullaghan has coached six state championship teams during his career, tied for the state-best with Sheridan's Larry "Bud" Wright.

Team Statistics	Home	Opponents
Points/Per Game	43.9	9.7
First Downs/Per Game	18.4	3.7
Rushing Yards/Per Game	267.3	116.1
Passing Yards/Per Game	117.9	79.5
Total Yards/Per Game	385.1	195.6
Fumbles Recovered By	18	10
Intercepted By	13	5
Total Punts/Average	31.5	28.4
Penalties/Yards	996	581

Individual Statistics

Scoring	Games	TD	PAT/1pt	PAT/2pt	FG	TP	PPG
Garrett Phillips	14	23	0	0	0	138	9.9
James Banks	14	16	0	0	0	96	6.9
Casey Huffman	14	0	53	0	2	59	4.2
Dontae Hart	14	9	0	0	0	54	3.9
Bo Thompson	13	8	0	2	0	52	4.0

Rushing	Games	Att.	Yds.	TD	YPG
Garrett Phillips	14	176	1,340	21	95.7
James Banks	14	98	782	12	55.8
Dontae Hart	14	6	450	8	32.1
Jermell Whorton	9	42	389	5	43.2

Passing	Games	Comp.	Att.	Int.	TD	Yds.	YPG
James Banks	14	87	167	3	19	1,389	99.2
Jon Polston	14	8	17	1	1	113	8.7
Brock Vanderbush	11	7	23	0	0	74	6.7

Receiving	Games	Rec.	Yds.	TD	YPG
Brian Faires	14	19	247	3	17.6
Zach Rainey	12	19	200	1	16.6
Bo Thompson	13	18	534	8	41.0
Garrett Phillips	14	14	164	2	11.7
Augus Davenport	14	11	174	2	12.4

Defense	Games	Tackles	For Loss	Int.	FC	FR
Josh Foster	14	166	1	3	0	1
Todd Barnard	13	112	5	0	0	3
Jon Polston	13	97	7	1	0	0
Mike Richardson	13	95	17	0	0	3
Brian Meeks	11	85	7	0	0	1
Quinten Wilburn	14	85	9	0	0	0

Ben Davis' State Finals History

State Champion: (5) 1987 (5A), 1988 (5A), 1990 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1999 (5A)

State Runner-Up: 1992 (5A), 1996 (5A)

State Finals Appearances: (8) 1987 (5A), 1988 (5A), 1990 (5A), 1991 (5A), 1992 (5A), 1996 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2001 (5A)

Team Facts

Town/City: Indianapolis

County: Marion

Superintendent: Dr. Terry Thompson

Principal: Dave Marcotte

Athletic Director: Priscilla Dillow

Asst. Athletic Director: Doug Opel

Head Coach: Dick Dullaghan

Assistant Coaches: Steve Purichia, Tom Allen, Jason Berkholz, Damon Black, Doug Bradburn, Michael Davidson, Mike Kirschner, Barry Polston, John Crum, Grant Veith, Dave Root

Nickname: Giants

Colors: Purple & White

Conference: Metropolitan Interscholastic

Enrollment: 2,514 in three grades

Last Year's Tournament: Finished 12-2; lost to eventual Class 5A runner-up Center Grove, 30-28, in semi-state championship game

2001 Results (14-0)

8/17	Indianapolis Cathedral	W	33-0
8/24	at Penn	W	13-6
8/31	Warren Central	W	38-28
9/7	Terre Haute South	W	53-0
9/14	at Center Grove	W	21-13
9/21	North Central (Indpls.)	W	41-6
9/28	at Lawrence North	W	42-6
10/5	Carmel	W	38-3
10/12	at Terre Haute North	W	52-7

Sectional

10/19	Pike	W	51-12
10/26	at Southport	W	48-0
11/2	Decatur Central	W	68-14

Regiona

11/9

Warren Central

56-21

Semi-State

11/17

Evansville Reitz

61-20