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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Farmington High School 
City: Farmington 
City Population: 5,520 (Farmington 3,000; Hannah City 1,360; Yates 860; Trivoli 300) 
County: Fulton 
Enrollment: 465 
Nickname: Farmers 
Colors: Purple/Gold 
Conference: Olympic 
Superintendent: Harold Palishen 
Principal: Gary Schultz 
Athletic Director: Dan Dillard 
Head Coach: Tom Wierzba 
Assistant Coaches: Mike Larson, Brian Wojtysiak 
 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Williamsfield, 69-63 (OT), in Reginal Final 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 10  Kent Johnson             G      5-9  135   18  Sr.
 12  *Scott Coykendall        C      6-3  175   17  Sr.
 14  Jeff Banister            G      5-9  145   18  Sr.
 21  *Seth Nelson             G      5-11 150   16  Jr.
 22  *Tom Clardy              G      5-10 146   18  Sr.
 30  Chris Kolowski           G      5-9  175   16  Jr.
 32  *Rhet Wierzba            F      6-2  160   16  So.
 34  Rick Doubet              F      5-11 165   18  Sr.
 40  *Greg Romane             F      6-1  195   17  Sr.
 41  Mike Nelson              F      6-1  165   17  Jr.
 42  Nick Stevens             F      6-2  195   18  Sr.
 44  Will Smith               F      6-0  170   18  Sr.
 
Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Jeff Banister           31    15    51     0     6     8    15    38    1.2    29    28
Tom Clardy              31   163   369   116   260    36    55   478   15.4    58    42
Scott Coykendall        31   188   302     6    22   109   160   491   15.8   295    42
Rick Doubet             31    48   119    10    31    23    30   129    4.2    56    47
Kent Johnson            28     9    24     5    15     5    10    28    1.0    27    25
Chris Kolowski          25    17    36     4    11     7    14    45    1.8    14     7
Mike Nelson             25    28    60     0     0     6    15    62    2.5    41     7
Seth Nelson             31   164   310    28    73   141   166   497   16.0    95   200
Greg Romane             31    79   142     1     1    33    42   192    6.2   129    51
Will Smith              31    23    61     1     1     5    14    52    1.7    50    13
Nick Stevens            25     2    19     0     3     5    10     9    0.4    30     9
Rhet Wierzba            31    68   155    39    99    61    84   236    7.6   114    72
TEAM TOTALS             31   813  1658   210   523   432   623  2268   73.2   997   548
OPPONENTS TOTALS        31   560  1389    99   358   303   494  1522   49.1   840      
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
Fulton County Tournament
*11/24 London Mills (Spoon River Valley)   W  84  53  Seth Nelson     26  Scott Coykendall  5
*11/25 Cuba                           W  78  40  Tom Clardy      21  Scott Coykendall  7
*12/2  South Fulton                   W  80  37  Seth Nelson     17  Scott Coykendall 10
*12/5  Lewistown                      W  71  46  Tom Clardy      23  Scott Coykendall  8
12/9   Dunlap                         W  58  45  Tom Clardy      22  Scott Coykendall  5
                                                                     Tom Clardy       5
12/12  Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)       W  93  43  Tom Clardy      24  Scott Coykendall 11
12/13  Orion                          W  66  37  Scott Coykendall 21  Scott Coykendall 11
12/16  Glasford (Illini Bluffs)       W  64  36  Tom Clardy      14  Scott Coykendall  8
Macomb Christmas Tournament
*12/27 Canton                         W  50  49  Scott Coykendall 22  Scott Coykendall 10
*12/29 Rochelle                       W  77  46  Tom Clardy      15  Scott Coykendall 10
*12/30 Pittsfield                     W  71  61  Tom Clardy      19  Scott Coykendall  8
*12/30 Quincy (Notre Dame)            W  77  67  Seth Nelson     25  Scott Coykendall  7
                                                                     Greg Romane      7
1/6    Monmouth (H.S.)                W  93  39  Tom Clardy      18  Scott Coykendall 12
1/10   Eureka                         W  68  46  Tom Clardy      23  Scott Coykendall  5
                                                                     Greg Romane      5
1/16   Sherrard                       W  59  45  Tom Clardy      18  Scott Coykendall 18
1/21   Macomb                         W  77  59  Scott Coykendall 26  Scott Coykendall 14
1/24   Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)       W  71  45  Tom Clardy      19  Scott Coykendall  6
1/27   Knoxville                      W  79  63  Seth Nelson     26  Scott Coykendall  6
1/30   Orion                          W  82  38  Seth Nelson     23  Scott Coykendall  6
2/3    Monmouth (H.S.)                W  76  50  Scott Coykendall 21  Scott Coykendall  7
2/5    Aledo                          W  83  48  Scott Coykendall 20  Scott Coykendall  6
2/10   Macomb                         W  59  48  Scott Coykendall 24  Scott Coykendall 13
2/13   Sherrard                       W  58  36  Scott Coykendall 16  Scott Coykendall 12
2/14   Brimfield                      W  87  71  Seth Nelson     27  Scott Coykendall 12
2/17   Aledo                          W  82  53  Scott Coykendall 15  Scott Coykendall  8
2/20   Knoxville                      W  74  35  Scott Coykendall 17  Scott Coykendall  6
                                                                     Greg Romane      6
Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central) Regional
*2/25  Dunlap                         W  69  58  Scott Coykendall 29  Scott Coykendall 14
*2/27  Brimfield                      W  91  62  Tom Clardy      27  Scott Coykendall 12
Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) Sectional
*3/3   Abingdon                       W  63  42  Seth Nelson     13  Scott Coykendall  7
                                                 Rhet Wierzba    13  Rhet Wierzba     7
*3/6   Kewanee (H.S.)                 W  64  63  Seth Nelson     33  Scott Coykendall  8
Moline Super-Sectional
*3/10  Rock Falls                     W  66  62  Scott Coykendall 24  Scott Coykendall 13
Year   W-L       
1975   11-14     
1976   18-8      
1977   13-11     
1978   5-18      
1979   14-10     
1980   12-14     
1981   4-21      
1982   10-15     
1983   4-19      
1984   14-11     
1985   11-14     
1986   18-6      
1987   9-16      
1988   11-15     
1989   9-15      
1990   22-7      
1991   21-4      
1992   19-6      
1993   21-9      
1994   18-13     
1995   27-3      
1996   18-11     
1997   22-7      
1998   31-0      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Greenview                       1975-79   5       61-61     
At Bushnell (B.-Prairie City)      1979-80   1       12-14     
At Jerseyville (Jersey)            1981-83   3       18-55     
At Farmington                      1984-98   15      271-137   
Total                                        24      362-267   
 
For Farmington's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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