1999 Class 2A State Finals
Friday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
|
Offense |
Position |
Defense |
Position |
|
Jovan Witherspoon |
WR |
Adam Griffith |
DE |
|
Troy Wyss |
WR |
Chris Custard |
DE |
|
Adam Griffith |
TE |
Anthony Spencer |
NT |
|
Joe Belschner |
OT |
Chris Kohrman |
DT |
|
Andy Niezer |
C |
Joe Belschner |
DT |
|
Chris Kohrman |
OT |
Patrick Ayelle |
LB |
|
Gene Donnelly |
OG |
Bryan Bourcier |
LB |
|
Pat Burkhart |
OG |
Matt Millhouse |
SS |
|
Michael Ledo |
RB |
Cameron Johnson |
CB |
|
Anthony Spencer |
RB |
Michael Ledo |
CB |
|
Kyle Lindsay |
QB |
Jovan Witherspoon |
FS |
|
Kyle Lindsay |
Punter |
Jovan Witherspoon |
Kicker |
Danville
PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP
|
Offense |
Position |
Defense |
Position |
|
Clint Himsel |
QB |
Ryan Gibbs |
DE |
|
Jake Powers |
FB |
Alan Still |
DE |
|
J.D. Lane |
HB |
Dwight Latshaw |
DT |
|
Brandon Campbell |
HB |
Joe Green |
DT |
|
Travis Schaffer |
SE |
Shaun Miller |
N |
|
Jordan Angle |
TE |
David Moore |
LB |
|
Josh Pyne |
T |
Matt Dugan |
LB |
|
Jesse Tucker |
T |
James Flanagan |
LB |
|
Jon Richard |
G |
Greg Schrage |
C |
|
Joe Green |
G |
Tim Wright |
C |
|
Mark Spurlock |
C |
Nick Scott |
S |
|
Matt Scott |
Punter |
Matt Scott |
Kicker |
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights
Team Roster
|
No. |
Name |
Grade |
Height |
Weight |
Position |
|
1 |
Steve Shank |
10 |
6-3 |
160 |
WR |
|
2 |
Anthony Spencer |
10 |
6-3 |
220 |
DL |
|
3 |
Kyle Lindsay |
10 |
6-2 |
185 |
QB |
|
5 |
Matt Millhouse |
10 |
5-8 |
155 |
DB |
|
7 |
Cameron Johnson |
12 |
5-9 |
175 |
DB |
|
9 |
Nick Keefer |
10 |
6-1 |
170 |
WR |
|
10 |
Jason August |
11 |
6-1 |
175 |
DB |
|
11 |
Jimmie Schindler |
11 |
6-1 |
175 |
QB |
|
12 |
Mike Oberholtzer |
11 |
6-2 |
175 |
WR |
|
15 |
Eric Smith |
9 |
5-10 |
145 |
QB |
|
16 |
Matt Romary |
9 |
5-10 |
155 |
DB |
|
20 |
Paris McFarthing |
9 |
5-8 |
145 |
RB |
|
21 |
Michael Ledo |
11 |
5-9 |
180 |
RB |
|
22 |
Joe Kinney |
10 |
5-6 |
135 |
DB |
|
23 |
Brian Carsten |
10 |
5-8 |
140 |
DB |
|
24 |
Brian Kurtz |
9 |
5-9 |
145 |
DB |
|
25 |
Brett Rupright |
9 |
5-8 |
140 |
LB |
|
26 |
Phil Casebere |
9 |
5-9 |
145 |
E |
|
30 |
Sergio Trevino |
9 |
5-10 |
145 |
E |
|
31 |
Adam Brueggeman |
9 |
5-6 |
110 |
E |
|
32 |
Chris Custard |
10 |
5-11 |
195 |
LB |
|
33 |
Adam Krouse |
9 |
5-10 |
155 |
LB |
|
34 |
Tyce Foltz |
9 |
5-6 |
125 |
WR |
|
35 |
Justin Gerardot |
9 |
5-7 |
120 |
WR |
|
36 |
Jhormy Martinez |
9 |
5-11 |
170 |
RB |
|
40 |
Jonathan Norton |
12 |
6-0 |
165 |
E |
|
41 |
Tony Kleber |
9 |
5-7 |
140 |
DB |
|
42 |
Tony Moore |
9 |
5-9 |
150 |
LB |
|
43 |
Patrick Ayelle |
12 |
5-11 |
180 |
LB |
|
44 |
Bryan Bourcier |
12 |
5-10 |
185 |
LB |
|
45 |
Steve Blevins |
9 |
5-9 |
140 |
QB |
|
46 |
Jared Gigli |
9 |
5-8 |
155 |
LB |
|
50 |
Chris Staak |
9 |
5-9 |
155 |
L |
|
51 |
Ryan Palmer |
9 |
5-8 |
150 |
L |
|
54/70 |
Harold Paskins |
10 |
5-11 |
255 |
L |
|
60 |
Nick Smith |
9 |
5-9 |
155 |
L |
|
61 |
Jim Burkhart |
9 |
5-8 |
150 |
L |
|
62 |
Brad Knipp |
10 |
5-11 |
170 |
L |
|
63 |
Patrick Burkhart |
11 |
6-1 |
240 |
L |
|
64 |
Ryan Egts |
10 |
6-0 |
175 |
LB |
|
65 |
Andy Niezer |
11 |
6-0 |
215 |
C |
|
66 |
Jon Ottenweller |
9 |
6-1 |
225 |
L |
|
67 |
Joe Belschner |
12 |
6-3 |
245 |
L |
|
68 |
Tony Dellinger |
9 |
6-3 |
200 |
L |
|
69 |
Travis Heckber |
12 |
6-4 |
210 |
L |
|
71 |
Damian Litral |
10 |
5-10 |
255 |
L |
|
72 |
Ryan Davis |
10 |
5-11 |
175 |
L |
|
73 |
Andy Jackson |
11 |
5-11 |
175 |
LB |
|
74 |
Gene Donnelly |
12 |
5-11 |
215 |
L |
|
75 |
Greg Causey |
9 |
5-9 |
230 |
L |
|
76 |
Ben Wyss |
9 |
6-2 |
220 |
L |
|
77 |
Brian Zarnick |
10 |
5-9 |
160 |
L |
|
78 |
Chris Kohrman |
12 |
6-3 |
240 |
L |
|
79 |
Mike Gerardot |
10 |
5-11 |
250 |
L |
|
80 |
Lucas Smith |
12 |
6-1 |
160 |
E |
|
81 |
Jason Harless |
9 |
5-11 |
160 |
E |
|
83 |
Josh Fleming |
9 |
5-6 |
140 |
WR |
|
84 |
Joe Wyss |
12 |
6-0 |
175 |
E |
|
85 |
Jacob Gibson |
10 |
6-0 |
155 |
WR |
|
86 |
Adam Griffith |
10 |
6-3 |
205 |
E |
|
87 |
Troy Wyss |
11 |
5-10 |
165 |
WR |
|
88 |
Jovan Witherspoon |
12 |
6-5 |
210 |
WR |
|
89 |
Pat Wyss |
9 |
5-11 |
140 |
WR |
|
91 |
Justin Mills |
9 |
5-11 |
170 |
L |
|
92 |
Mike Wellman |
9 |
5-7 |
145 |
L |
|
99 |
Chris Giant |
10 |
6-0 |
190 |
LB |
Head Coach Matt Lindsay
School No. Years W-L
Fort Wayne Luers Assitant 8 1979-86 --
Fort Wayne Luers Head Coach 13 1987-99 107-51
Totals 21 107-51
State Titles Won: 2 1989 (2A), 1992 (2A)
Semi-States Won: 5 1989 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1996 (2A)
Regionals Won: 6 1989 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1993 (2A), 1996 (2A), 1999 (2A)
Sectionals Won: 8 1987 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1990 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1993 (2A), 1996 (2A), 1999 (2A)
Team Statistics
|
|
Fort Wayne Luers |
Opponents |
|
Points/Per Game |
347/24.8 |
126/9.0 |
|
First Downs/Per Game |
158/11.2 |
119/8.5 |
|
Rushing Yards/Per Game |
2,713/193.7 |
1,881/134.3 |
|
Passing Yards/Per Game |
1,728/123.4 |
58.4 |
|
Total Yards/Per Game |
4,441/317.2 |
2,699/192.7 |
|
Fumbles Recovered By |
20 |
12 |
|
Intercepted By |
28 |
9 |
|
Total Punts/Average |
43/34.0 |
74/31.5 |
|
Penalties/Yards |
64/626 |
88/616 |
Individual Statistics
Scoring
|
|
Games |
TD |
PAT/1pt |
PAT/2pt |
FG |
TP |
Avg. |
|
Michael Ledo |
12 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
7.0 |
|
Kyle Lindsay |
14 |
3 |
37 |
0 |
4 |
67 |
4.7 |
|
Anthony Spencer |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
4.2 |
|
Jovan Witherspoon |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
4.2 |
Rushing
|
|
Games |
Att. |
Yds. |
TD |
Avg. |
|
Michael Ledo |
12 |
164 |
1,012 |
11 |
84.3 |
|
Anthony Spencer |
14 |
122 |
765 |
9 |
54.6 |
|
Kyle Lindsay |
14 |
104 |
400 |
3 |
28.5 |
|
Cameron Johnson |
14 |
58 |
291 |
2 |
20.7 |
Passing
|
|
Games |
Comp. |
Att. |
Int. |
TD |
Yds. |
Avg. |
|
Kyle Lindsay |
14 |
98 |
172 |
-- |
16 |
1,630 |
116.4 |
|
Jim Schindler II |
14 |
7 |
17 |
-- |
0 |
58 |
4.1 |
|
Jovan Witherspoon |
14 |
1 |
1 |
-- |
0 |
37 |
2.6 |
Receiving
|
|
Games |
Rec. |
Yds. |
TD |
Avg. |
|
Jovan Witherspoon |
14 |
62 |
1,032 |
9 |
73.7 |
|
Michael Ledo |
12 |
13 |
210 |
3 |
17.5 |
|
Adam Griffith |
14 |
12 |
196 |
1 |
14.0 |
|
Steve Shank |
14 |
4 |
21 |
0 |
1.5 |
Defense
|
|
Games |
Tackles |
For Loss |
Int. |
FC |
FR |
|
Bryan Bourcier |
14 |
171 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
|
Patrick Ayelle |
14 |
153 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Anthony Spencer |
14 |
108 |
28 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Matt Millhouse |
14 |
92 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
Jovan Witherspoon |
14 |
66 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
Fort Wayne Luers' Tournament History
State Champions: 3 1985 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1992 (2A)
State Runner-Up: 3 1983 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1996 (2A)
Semi-States Won: 7 1983 (2A), 1985 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1996 (2A), 1999 (2A)
Regionals Won: 9 1983 (2A), 1985 (2A), 1986 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1993 (2A), 1996 (2A), 1999 (2A)
Sectionals Won: 12 1983 (2A), 1984 (2A), 1985 (2A), 1986 (2A), 1987 (2A), 1989 (2A), 1990 (2A), 1991 (2A), 1992 (2A), 1993 (2A), 1996 (2A), 1999 (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, Jason Draper, Chris Charais, Jeff Stanski, Steve Keefer, Nolan Banks, Clancy Shank, Mike Green, Lee Rodenbeck, Derrick Dennis
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Red & Black
Conference: Summit
Enrollment: 603 in four grades
Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to sectional championship game; lost to Jimtown, 63-21
1999-2000 Results (12-2)
8/20 at Fort Wayne Northrop L 37-6
8/27 Fort Wayne Wayne W 20-7
9/3 at Fort Wayne South Side W 7-0
9/10 Harding W 23-12
9/17 at Fort Wayne North Side W 27-0
9/24 at Fort Wayne Dwenger W 30-10
10/1 Fort Wayne Snider L 14-10
10/8 at Fort Wayne Elmhurst W 67-0
10/15 Fort Wayne Concordia W 24-12
Sectional
10/22 at Heritage W 35-7
10/29 at Harding W 14-6
11/5 Woodlan W 41-13
Regional
11/12 at Jimtown W 7-0
Semi-State
11/19 at Eastbrook W 35-8
Danville Warriors
Team Roster
|
No. |
Name |
Grade |
Height |
Weight |
Position |
|
1 |
Adam Stewart |
10 |
5-7 |
150 |
REC |
|
2 |
Matt Dugan |
11 |
5-10 |
190 |
LB |
|
4 |
Andy Freimanis |
9 |
6-0 |
230 |
FB |
|
5 |
Greg Schrage |
11 |
5-7 |
140 |
DB |
|
7 |
Matt Scott |
10 |
6-1 |
165 |
QB |
|
8 |
Steve Marnin |
12 |
5-8 |
150 |
REC |
|
10 |
Clint Himsel |
12 |
6-2 |
180 |
QB |
|
12 |
Tyler Schaffer |
9 |
5-8 |
140 |
QB |
|
14 |
Levi Riggs |
9 |
5-8 |
135 |
QB |
|
15 |
Andrew Bertalon |
9 |
5-7 |
140 |
K |
|
16 |
Ben Brzinski |
9 |
5-9 |
130 |
E |
|
17 |
Josh Manning |
9 |
5-9 |
165 |
E |
|
18 |
Shane Pyne |
9 |
5-7 |
130 |
RB |
|
20 |
Travis Schaffer |
12 |
5-10 |
160 |
REC |
|
21 |
Pat Harvey |
9 |
5-9 |
165 |
LB |
|
22 |
Shaun Miller |
11 |
5-7 |
165 |
LB |
|
23 |
Jeremiah Lane |
12 |
6-0 |
175 |
B |
|
24 |
Nick Scott |
11 |
5-9 |
150 |
DB |
|
25 |
Ryan Freimanis |
9 |
5-9 |
146 |
RB |
|
26 |
Brandon Campbell |
12 |
5-11 |
175 |
B |
|
27 |
Ryan Daum |
10 |
6-0 |
150 |
B |
|
28 |
Tim Wright |
12 |
5-9 |
155 |
DB |
|
31 |
Blake Leach |
9 |
5-3 |
105 |
E |
|
32 |
John Lawrence |
9 |
5-7 |
170 |
LB |
|
33 |
Josh Boyer |
9 |
5-8 |
155 |
LB |
|
34 |
Mike Johnson |
10 |
5-11 |
160 |
B |
|
35 |
Allen Still |
11 |
6-0 |
185 |
E |
|
36 |
Dan Murphy |
10 |
5-10 |
160 |
B |
|
37 |
Josh Lane |
9 |
5-11 |
165 |
RB |
|
38 |
David Moore |
12 |
6-0 |
170 |
E |
|
40 |
Grant Cameron |
12 |
6-3 |
170 |
DB |
|
42 |
Mike Mathis |
9 |
5-8 |
135 |
RB |
|
44 |
James Flanagan |
10 |
6-1 |
185 |
LB |
|
45 |
Jake Powers |
9 |
6-1 |
185 |
B |
|
46 |
Jordan Angle |
11 |
6-0 |
250 |
T |
|
47 |
Chad Sisk |
9 |
5-10 |
130 |
E |
|
48 |
Mark Murphy |
9 |
5-9 |
135 |
E |
|
50 |
Clint Muse |
9 |
5-10 |
210 |
C |
|
51 |
Dan Hatcher |
9 |
6-0 |
235 |
C |
|
52 |
Ray Whitaker |
10 |
5-8 |
165 |
G |
|
53 |
Matt Dinkel |
9 |
6-0 |
170 |
T |
|
54 |
Jesse Tucker |
12 |
5-11 |
225 |
T |
|
55 |
Fred Cline |
11 |
5-8 |
160 |
LB |
|
57 |
Josh Clark |
10 |
6-0 |
180 |
C |
|
59 |
Jon Richard |
12 |
5-11 |
230 |
C |
|
60 |
Dwight Latshaw |
12 |
6-1 |
240 |
T |
|
61 |
Jake Martel |
11 |
6-0 |
310 |
T |
|
62 |
Joey Buttram |
9 |
5-0 |
145 |
T |
|
63 |
Alan Feller |
10 |
5-11 |
175 |
G |
|
64 |
Blake Jones |
9 |
5-6 |
185 |
T |
|
65 |
Joe Green |
12 |
5-10 |
240 |
G |
|
66 |
Kyle Richard |
9 |
6-2 |
215 |
G |
|
67 |
Brad Nicholson |
9 |
6-2 |
180 |
DE |
|
70 |
Ricky Baker |
9 |
5-9 |
210 |
T |
|
71 |
Ken Staton |
9 |
6-0 |
240 |
T |
|
72 |
Josh Pyne |
11 |
6-6 |
245 |
G |
|
73 |
Todd Smith |
11 |
6-0 |
270 |
T |
|
74 |
Michael Cooke |
9 |
5-11 |
170 |
T |
|
75 |
Brad Bailey |
11 |
6-0 |
275 |
G |
|
77 |
Mark Spurlock |
11 |
6-2 |
285 |
G |
|
78 |
Brian Alexander |
9 |
5-9 |
200 |
T |
|
80 |
Michael Still |
9 |
5-9 |
140 |
E |
|
81 |
Mark Creviston |
9 |
6-0 |
140 |
E |
|
82 |
Ryan Robinson |
9 |
5-8 |
132 |
E |
|
83 |
Tom Cline |
9 |
6-1 |
160 |
E |
|
84 |
Chris Brooks |
9 |
5-7 |
140 |
E |
|
87 |
Brian Settle |
12 |
6-2 |
175 |
E |
|
88 |
Ryan Gibbs |
12 |
6-3 |
190 |
E |
Head Coach Bob Copeland
School No. Years W-L
Indpls. Cathedral H.S. Assistant 7 1972-79 --
Eastern Hancock H.S. Head Coach 10 1979-89 71-42
Danville H.S. Head Coach 11 1989-99 98-26
Totals 28 169-68
State Titles Won: 1 1985 (Eastern Hancock in A)
Semi-States Won: 2 1985 (Eastern Hancock in A), 1999 (2A)
Regionals Won: 2 1985 (Eastern Hancock in A), 1999 (2A)
Sectionals Won: 8 1983 (Eastern Hancock in A), 1984 (Eastern Hancock in A), 1985 (Eastern Hancock in A), 1987 (Eastern Hancock in A), 1988 (Eastern Hancock in A), 1993 (2A), 1994 (2A), 1999 (2A)
Team Statistics
|
|
Danville |
Opponents |
|
Points/Per Game |
574/41.0 |
151/10.8 |
|
First Downs/Per Game |
191/13.6 |
136/9.7 |
|
Rushing Yards/Per Game |
4,731/337.9 |
1,093/78.1 |
|
Passing Yards/Per Game |
561/40.1 |
1,760/125.7 |
|
Total Yards/Per Game |
5,292/378.0 |
2,853/203.8 |
|
Fumbles Recovered By |
20 |
10 |
|
Intercepted By |
27 |
7 |
|
Total Punts/Average |
23/34.5 |
-- |
|
Penalties/Yards |
-- |
-- |
Individual Statistics
Scoring
|
|
Games |
TD |
PAT/1pt |
PAT/2pt |
FG |
TP |
Avg. |
|
Clint Himsel |
14 |
31 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
190 |
13.5 |
|
Brandon Campbell |
14 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100 |
7.1 |
|
Matt Scott |
14 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
1 |
61 |
4.3 |
|
Tim Wright |
14 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
4.2 |
|
Matt Dugan |
14 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
48 |
3.4 |
Rushing
|
|
Games |
Att. |
Yds. |
TD |
Avg. |
|
Clint Himsel |
14 |
186 |
1,474 |
31 |
105.2 |
|
Brandon Campbell |
14 |
145 |
940 |
16 |
67.1 |
|
Jake Powers |
12 |
86 |
517 |
7 |
43.0 |
|
Matt Dugan |
14 |
74 |
507 |
7 |
36.2 |
Passing
|
|
Games |
Comp. |
Att. |
Int. |
TD |
Yds. |
Avg. |
|
Clint Himsel |
14 |
35 |
84 |
7 |
7 |
561 |
40.0 |
Receiving
|
|
Games |
Rec. |
Yds. |
TD |
Avg. |
|
Brandon Campbell |
14 |
13 |
192 |
1 |
13.7 |
|
Travis Schaffer |
14 |
8 |
137 |
1 |
9.7 |
|
Tim Wright |
14 |
4 |
84 |
2 |
6.0 |
Defense
|
|
Games |
Tackles |
For Loss |
Int. |
FC |
FR |
|
David Moore |
14 |
106 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
James Flanagan |
14 |
98 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Matt Dugan |
14 |
80 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tim Wright |
14 |
68 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
|
Dwight Latshaw |
14 |
56 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
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Danville's Tournament History
Semi-States Won: 1 1999 (2A)
Regionals Won: 2 1986 (2A), 1999 (2A)
Sectionals Won: 4 1986 (2A), 1993 (3A), 1994 (3A), 1999 (2A)
Team Facts
City/Town: Danville
County: Hendricks
Superintendent: Dr. John McKinney
Principal: Dave Marcotte
Athletic Director: Mark Callighan
Head Coach: Bob Copeland
Assistant Coaches: Dick Burrows, Dave Teany, Lyle Messenger, Glenn Humerickhouse, Andy Copeland, Bill McClain, Kelly Lehr, Greg Scott, Greg Richards
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Cardinal & Gray
Conference: Sagamore
Enrollment: 630 in four grades
Last Year's Tournament: Advanced to sectional championship game; lost at Indianapolis Chatard, 50-14
1999-2000 Results (14-0)
8/20 Cascade W 48-0
8/27 vs. Crawfordsville W 54-0
9/3 Western Boone W 41-0
9/10 at Southmont W 56-21
9/17 North Putnam W 55-6
9/24 Frankfort W 35-21
10/1 at North Montgomery W 20-6
10/8 Lebanon W 28-12
10/15 at Tri-West Hendricks W 64-21
Sectional
10/22 Tri-West Hendricks W 49-0
10/29 at Southmont W 21-17
11/5 at Monrovia W 29-0
Regional
11/12 Western Boone W 20-0
Semi-State
11/20 at Evansville Mater Dei W 54-47