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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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 Ashland (A-C Central) (30-1)
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Name: A-C Central High School 
City: Ashland 
City Population: 2,100 (Ashland 1,200; Chandlerville 750; Prentice 150) 
County: Cass 
Enrollment: 160 
Nickname: Knights 
Colors: Black/Gold 
Conference: New Salem 
Superintendent: Dr. Larry K. Dodds 
Principal: Dan Williams 
Athletic Director/Head Coach: Rod Grimsley 
Assistant Coaches: Roger Turner, Eric Weaver, Tim Richard 
Captains: Matt Petefish, Drew Petefish, Chad Nelson 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Virginia 69-59, in Regional Semifinal 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  4  *Matt Petefish           G      6-0  150   17  Sr.
  5  *Drew Petefish           G      5-11 145   17  Sr.
 10  Kristopher Ring          G      5-10 145   17  Sr.
 14  Mike Flinn               G      5-10 140   16  So.
 22  Ryan Blakemon            G      5-9  135   18  Sr.
 23  Derek Geiss              F      6-0  175   17  Jr.
 30  Ryan Lindsey             G/F    6-2  160   16  So.
 32  *Nathan Potts            F      6-0  180   17  Jr.
 34  Tyler Carter             G/F    6-0  160   16  So.
 40  Brett Keyes              F/C    6-0  175   17  Sr.
 42  *Chad Nelson             F      6-0  175   18  Sr.
 44  Brian Moffitt            C      6-3  180   17  Jr.
 50  K.C. Kirchner            G/F    6-0  165   17  Jr.
 51  John Davin               F      6-0  210   17  Jr.
 52  Morgan Richard           G      5-9  165   18  Sr.
 54  *Dusty Cookson           C/F    6-5  170   17  Jr.
 
Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Ryan Blakemon           26    13    39     0     3    16    32    42    1.6    12     5
Tyler Carter             7     3     3     2     2     0     0     8    1.1     5     5
Dusty Cookson           30    55   108     0     0    30    51   140    4.7    58     6
John Davin               0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0            0     0
Mike Flinn              12     2     5     0     0    10    14    14    1.2     8     1
Derek Geiss              0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0            0     0
Brett Keyes             26    10    31     0     0    17    30    37    1.4    35     3
K.C. Kirchner           12     0     3     0     1     2     3     2    0.2     6     0
Ryan Lindsey            20    19    51     6    18    15    21    59    3.0    22    11
Brian Moffitt           26   163   276     1     1    51    85   378   14.5   221    19
Chad Nelson             31   141   288    14    31    42    63   338   10.9   121    31
Drew Petefish           31   173   358    31    93    95   133   472   15.2   108   163
Matt Petefish           31   202   436    45   114    85   135   534   17.2   129   159
Nathan Potts            31   105   228    27    63     7    16   244    7.9   140    72
Morgan Richard          27    17    45     0     0    15    36    49    1.8    29     6
Kristopher Ring         24     5    26     5    19     0     4    15    0.6     6     2
Opponent Totals         31   650  1685   154   494   270   422  1724   55.6   739      
Team Totals             31   913  1911   131   345   388   631  2345   75.6   908   484
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
12/2   Springfield (Lutheran)         W  76  59  Matt Petefish   19  Brian Moffitt   12
12/6   Nokomis                        W  63  53  Matt Petefish   18  Brian Moffitt   12
12/9   Petersburg (PORTA)             W  97  61  Matt Petefish   20  Brian Moffitt    5
12/12  New Berlin                     W  88  57  Drew Petefish   16  Brian Moffitt    8
                                                 Chad Nelson     16
12/13  Jacksonville (Routt)           W  68  47  Matt Petefish   17  Brian Moffitt   12
12/16  White Hall (North Greene)      W  81  68  Drew Petefish   27  Brian Moffitt   10
12/19  Springfield (Ursuline)         W  92  45  Brian Moffitt   23  Brian Moffitt   12
Waverly Holiday Tournament
*12/26 Greenfield                     W  73  52  Brian Moffitt   30  Brian Moffitt   15
*12/27 Auburn                         W  86  80  Drew Petefish   19  Matt Petefish    7
                                                                     Brian Moffitt    7
*12/29 Athens                         W  76  53  Drew Petefish   15  Brian Moffitt    8
                                                 Chad Nelson     15
*12/30 Waverly                        W  87  67  Drew Petefish   22  Brian Moffitt   12
Ashland (A-C Central) Tournament
*1/5   Franklin                       W  67  36  Brian Moffitt   20  Brian Moffitt   10
*1/7   Beardstown                     W  74  44  Brian Moffitt   24  Brian Moffitt   14
*1/9   Waverly                        W  90  72  Matt Petefish   22  Matt Petefish   10
Mid-Winter Classic
*1/10  Nokomis                        W  47  46  Drew Petefish   14  Brian Moffitt    7
1/13   Havana                         W  89  65  Matt Petefish   22  Brian Moffitt    6
1/16   Virginia                       W  65  43  Drew Petefish   19  Chad Nelson      7
1/20   Greenview                      W  95  38  Matt Petefish   20  Brian Moffitt    7
1/23   Franklin                       W  81  32  Matt Petefish   19  Brian Moffitt   10
                                                 Brian Moffitt   19
1/27   Pleasant Plains                W  64  45  Matt Petefish   21  Chad Nelson      6
                                                                     Nathan Potts     6
1/30   Chrisman                       W  89  67  Brian Moffitt   25  Brian Moffitt   13
1/31   Pittsfield                     W  66  55  Matt Petefish   19  Drew Petefish    7
2/10   Waverly                        W  81  69  Drew Petefish   26  Brian Moffitt   10
2/13   Riverton                       W  77  57  Drew Petefish   17  Nathan Potts    10
                                                 Chad Nelson     17
2/14   Carrollton                     W  80  61  Matt Petefish   23  Nathan Potts    10
2/20   Athens                         W  79  65  Matt Petefish   30  Dusty Cookson    5
Jacksonville (Routt) Regional
*2/25  Jacksonville (Routt)           W  80  62  Matt Petefish   26  Matt Petefish   10
*2/27  Concord (Triopia)              W  70  58  Matt Petefish   33  Matt Petefish    7
Petersburg (PORTA) Sectional
*3/4   Carrollton                     W  84  65  Ryan Lindsey    25  Matt Petefish    9
*3/6   Bluffs                         W  39  37  Matt Petefish   12  Matt Petefish    5
Macomb (WIU) Super-Sectional
*3/10  Nauvoo (N.-Colusa)             L  56  59  Matt Petefish   18  Matt Petefish    7
Year   W-L       
1997   25-3      
1998   30-1      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Ashland (A-C Central)           1997-98   2       55-1      
Total                                        2       55-1      
 
For Ashland (A-C Central)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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