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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Galena High School 
City: Galena 
City Population: 3,600 
County: Jo Daviess 
Enrollment: 314 
Nickname: Pirates 
Colors: Royal Blue/White 
Conference: Upstate Illini (West) 
Superintendent: Ken Hupp 
Principal: Charles A. Slagley 
Athletic Director: Ben Soat 
Head Coach: Charles Korte 
Assistant Coaches: Mike Hyland, Dan Gunning, Tim Stephenson, Brad Troeger 
Captains: Michael Cox, Kurt Rosenthal, Nate McCoy, Tim Vincent 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chenoa, 28-15, in Semifinal Round 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Michael Cox              RB/DB  5-11 174   17  Sr.
  2  Michael Gratton          RB/DB  5-10 145   17  Sr.
  3  Aaron Lange              E/DB   5-10 164   17  Sr.
  5  Brian Murphy             QB/DB  6-2  171   17  Sr.
  7  Matt Korte               RB/DB  5-10 174   17  Sr.
  8  Jamie Watson             QB/DB  5-8  126   15  So.
 10  Cory Chapman             E/LB   6-1  173   16  Jr.
 15  David Herrick            QB/DB  6-2  162   16  Jr.
 17  Brian Wullweber          E/LB   6-2  186   17  Sr.
 19  David Wachter            RB/DB  5-9  140   17  Jr.
 22  Eric Moore               RB/DB  5-10 150   17  Sr.
 23  Jesse Harris             RB/DB  5-7  163   18  Sr.
 24  Matt Snyder              E/DB   5-10 147   15  So.
 27  Nick Pititgout           RB/DB  5-10 145   17  Sr.
 28  Jeremy Werner            E/DB   6-0  145   18  Sr.
 29  Jan Pata                 RB/DB  5-9  140   16  Sr.
 32  Tom Pfile                RB/DB  5-10 164   15  So.
 33  Eric Anger               RB/DB  5-7  134   18  Sr.
 35  Corey Sciutto            RB/DB  5-10 153   16  Jr.
 36  Joe Engle                RB/LB  6-2  158   18  Sr.
 41  Mike Thole               RB/DB  5-9  151   15  So.
 42  Clint Wienen             RB/LB  6-2  160   16  Jr.
 43  Justin Daughenbaugh      E/LB   6-0  164   16  Jr.
 44  Jacob Belken             RB/LB  6-1  182   16  Jr.
 45  Matt Ohms                RB/LB  5-10 177   17  Sr.
 47  Adam Webster             RB/DB  6-0  141   18  Sr.
 50  Josh Frank               T/NG   5-8  182   17  Sr.
 51  Sam Rigopoulos           T/NG   5-8  180   17  Jr.
 52  Kurt Rosenthal           C/LB   6-1  190   17  Sr.
 54  John Rosenthal           OL/LB  5-8  205   15  So.
 55  Troy Hocker              DE/FB  6-0  186   19  Sr.
 56  T.J. Nelson              G/T    6-2  200   17  Sr.
 57  Matt Montgomery          G/T    6-3  205   17  Sr.
 58  Jason Berning            T/NG   5-10 179   17  Jr.
 60  Damon Heim               C/T    6-0  198   17  Jr.
 63  Barret Stadel            G/T    6-1  224   16  Jr.
 65  Jonathan Miller          OL/DL  5-10 180   15  So.
 66  Nate Schultz             OL/DL  5-10 194   15  So.
 70  Ben Wienen               OL/DL  5-10 232   15  So.
 71  Ben Leifker              T      6-4  188   18  Sr.
 72  Nathan Schreiner         G/T    6-0  206   17  Jr.
 73  Nate McCoy               G/T    6-1  210   18  Sr.
 74  Jake Connor              G/LB   6-0  201   18  Sr.
 75  Brian McIntyre           G/T    6-3  240   17  Jr.
 76  Tim Vincent              G/LB   6-6  234   17  Sr.
 78  Jesse Dimke              OL/DL  5-11 230   15  So.
 82  Nate Faulkner            E/LB   6-4  213   16  Jr.
 85  Casey Kaiser             E/T    6-1  204   17  Sr.
 89  Adam Einsweiler          E/DB   6-0  158   18  Sr.
OFFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   89   Adam Einsweiler      6-0   158  18  Sr.
LT   75   Brian McIntyre       6-3   240  17  Jr.
LG   57   Matt Montgomery      6-3   205  17  Sr.
C    52   Kurt Rosenthal       6-1   190  17  Sr.
RG   63   Barret Stadel        6-1   224  16  Jr.
RT   73   Nate McCoy           6-1   210  18  Sr.
RE   17   Brian Wullweber      6-2   186  17  Sr.
QB   5    Brian Murphy         6-2   171  17  Sr.
HB   7    Matt Korte           5-10  174  17  Sr.
HB   1    Michael Cox          5-11  174  17  Sr.
FB   45   Matt Ohms            5-10  177  17  Sr.
DEFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   17   Brian Wullweber      6-2   186  17  Sr.
LT   73   Nate McCoy           6-1   210  18  Sr.
RT   85   Casey Kaiser         6-1   204  17  Sr.
RE   55   Tory Hocker          6-0   184  19  Sr.
NT   50   Josh Frank           5-8   182  17  Sr.
LB   76   Tim Vincent          6-6   234  17  Sr.
LB   45   Matt Ohms            5-10  177  17  Sr.
DB   42   Clint Wienen         6-2   160  16  Jr.
DB   28   Jeremy Werner        6-0   145  18  Sr.
DB   1    Michael Cox          5-11  174  17  Sr.
S    33   Eric Anger           5-7   134  18  Sr.
SPECIALISTS
Kickoffs
55  Troy Hocker
17  Brian Wullweber
Kickoff Returns
1   Michael Cox
2   Michael Gratton
7   Matt Korte
33  Eric Anger
Punts
7   Matt Korte
15  David Herrick
Punt Returns
33  Eric Anger
15  David Herrick
1   Michael Cox
2   Michael Gratton
Placekicks
55  Troy Hocker
Placekick Holds
5   Brian Murphy
 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For     Against
Points                  513     61
First Downs             171     84
First Downs Rushing     147     52
First Downs Passing     24      32
Rushes Attempted        627     387
Yards Rushing           3834    1084
Yards Passing           1205    715
Total Yards             5039    1799
Passes Attempted        139     194
Passes Completed        68      61
Passes Had Intercepted  8       29
Fumbles                 13      26
Fumbles Lost            9       20
Interceptions           29      8
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st     2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     141     172      103    97         513
Against                 6       6        33     16         61
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD      PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Michael Cox             21      4        2      0          134
Eric Anger              12      0        1      0          74
Matt Korte              11      0        1      0          68
Troy Hocker             0       28       0      4          40
Rushing                 Att.    Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Michael Cox             194     1414     17     7.3        64
Michael Gratton         92      692      6      7.5        82
Matt Korte              62      470      8      7.6        35
Eric Anger              69      408      9      5.9        36
Passing                 Att.    Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Brian Murphy            115     57       5      970        12
David Herrick           11      6        1      147        1
Matt Korte              8       3        1      61         1
Receiving               No.     Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Michael Cox             19      294      4      15.5       40
Matt Korte              11      245      3      22.3       63
Adam Einsweiler         8       192      2      17.5       39
Punting                 No.     Avg.     Long
Matt Korte              17      34.4     63
                        PAT     PAT      FG     FG
Place Kicking           Att.    Made     Att.   Made       Long
Troy Hocker             35      28       6      4          34
Tackles                 Solo    Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.
Casey Kaiser            58      52       14     48
Tim Vincent             40      34       5      28
Clint Wienen            30      22       4      18
Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.
8/29    Forreston                        W   26    8
9/5     Kirkland (Hiawatha)              W   43    0
9/12    Franklin Grove (F. Center)       W   61    0
9/19    Dakota                           W   44    0
9/26    Orangeville                      W   28    6
10/3    Lena (L.-Winslow)                W   32    0
10/10   Warren                           W   43   12
10/17   East Dubuque                     W   55    0
10/24   Stockton                         W   28    0
IHSA Playoffs
*11/1   Forreston                        W   43   22
*11/8   Greenfield                       W   38    0
*11/15  Poplar Grove (North Boone)       W   43    7
*11/22  Arcola                           W   30    6
*11/28  Toulon (Stark County)                       
Year   W-L       
1988   9-2       
1989   10-2      
1990   8-3       
1991   6-4       
1992   8-3       
1993   3-6       
1994   8-3       
1995   10-2      
1996   12-1      
1997   13-0      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Galena                          1988-97   10      87-26     
 
For Galena's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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