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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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 Maple Park (Kaneland) (13-0)
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Name: Kaneland High School 
City: Maple Park 
City Population: 637 
County: Kane 
Enrollment: 619 
Nickname: Knights 
Colors: Black/White 
Conference: Suburban Prairie (Blue) 
Superintendent: Bernie Looney 
Principal: Dan Bertrand 
Athletic Director: Jill Holmes 
Head Coach: Joe Thorgesen 
Assistant Coaches: Rich Kearney, Tom Fedderly, Steve Auchstetter, Pat Sheetz, John Pavlak, Barney Callahan, Gary Baum, Greg Algrim 
Captains: Ryan West, Rusty Pozen, Brian Herra, Luke Peterson, Chad Herst 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Addison (Driscoll), 24-6, in Second Round 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  2  Luke Peterson            E/DB   5-10 165   17  Sr.
  4  Kyle Schrader            RB/LB  5-11 185   17  Jr.
  5  Ryan West                RB/LB  6-0  190   17  Sr.
  7  Josh Miller              E/DB   6-1  175   18  Sr.
  8  Aaron Siebens            QB/DB  6-2  175   18  Sr.
  9  Eric Delaney             QB     6-2  180   16  Jr.
 10  P.J. Fleck               E/DB   5-10 160   16  Jr.
 11  Matt Gladd               K      5-11 180   17  Sr.
 12  Colin Baumgartner        E      5-11 160   16  Jr.
 13  Mike Merfeld             RB/DB  5-8  155   15  So.
 15  Tony Signorella          LB     5-9  165   15  So.
 17  Colin Nolan              QB/LB  5-10 165   15  So.
 19  Ian Thomas               RB/LB  5-9  175   17  Sr.
 20  Shaun Anderson           E      5-9  160   17  Jr.
 21  Kurt Long                RB     5-9  155   17  Jr.
 22  Ben Rogers               RB/DB  5-8  155   15  Fr.
 23  Ryan Schrader            RB/DB  5-8  160   15  Fr.
 24  Max Andrews              RB     5-7  150   17  Jr.
 25  Josh Dimitri             LB     5-7  150   16  So.
 29  Mike Behrens             E      6-0  155   15  So.
 31  John Morong              DB     5-8  155   18  Sr.
 33  Matt McGinnis            DB     5-10 160   15  So.
 34  Jason Cornell            RB/LB  5-10 180   16  Jr.
 40  Aaron Berkland           LB     5-11 180   16  So.
 44  Shaun Wenz               E/DB   5-9  175   16  Jr.
 45  Bill McKeown             E/LB   6-0  175   15  So.
 46  Mike Lemmer              RB/LB  5-9  165   17  Jr.
 49  Nick Poss                DL     5-9  160   16  So.
 50  Jason Stayner            DL     6-0  190   17  Jr.
 51  B.J. Mires               OL/DL  5-10 190   18  Sr.
 52  Adam Schultz             C      5-8  155   15  Fr.
 55  Rusty Pozen              LB     5-9  205   18  Sr.
 56  Anthony Parrilli         DL     5-9  175   18  Sr.
 58  Mike Sondelski           DL     5-10 170   15  So.
 60  Ron Easto                OL/DL  6-0  230   16  So.
 62  Jason Harley             OL/DL  5-9  170   17  Jr.
 64  Will Schmidt             OL/DL  6-0  190   16  So.
 65  Brad Thill               DL     6-5  240   17  Sr.
 66  Brian Herra              OL/DL  5-9  225   18  Sr.
 69  Chad Herst               OL/DL  6-2  200   18  Sr.
 70  Mike Varley              OL     6-0  220   16  Jr.
 72  Brian Staker             OL/DL  6-0  230   16  So.
 73  Erik Franzen             DL     5-9  160   15  So.
 74  Casey Barrett            OL/DL  6-2  180   17  Sr.
 75  Adam Wallace             C      5-10 185   18  Sr.
 76  Seth Mateas              OL     6-0  190   17  Jr.
 77  Keith Snyder             OL     5-9  220   16  Jr.
 80  Jared Lackey             E      6-0  155   16  Jr.
 86  Beau Belmont             DL     5-11 190   15  So.
 95  Mike Reynertson          DL     6-2  195   15  So.
OFFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   7    Josh Miller          6-1   175  18  Sr.
LT   72   Brian Staker         6-0   230  16  So.
LG   77   Keith Snyder         5-9   220  16  Jr.
C    75   Adam Wallace         5-10  185  18  Sr.
RG   51   B.J. Mires           5-10  190  18  Sr.
RT   66   Brian Herra          5-9   225  18  Sr.
RE   10   P.J. Fleck           5-10  160  16  Jr.
QB   9    Eric Delaney         6-2   180  16  Jr.
TB   5    Ryan West            6-0   190  17  Sr.
FL   44   Shaun Wenz           5-9   175  16  Jr.
FB   19   Ian Thomas           5-9   175  17  Sr.
DEFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   69   Chad Herst           6-2   200  18  Sr.
LT   56   Anthony Parrilli     5-9   175  18  Sr.
RT   65   Brad Thill           6-5   240  17  Sr.
RE   66   Brian Herra          5-9   225  18  Sr.
LB   55   Rusty Pozen          5-9   205  18  Sr.
LB   4    Kyle Schrader        5-11  185  17  Jr.
LB   5    Ryan West            6-0   190  17  Sr.
DB   31   John Morong          5-8   155  18  Sr.
DB   10   P.J. Fleck           5-10  160  16  Jr.
S    8    Aaron Siebens        6-2   175  18  Sr.
S    2    Luke Peterson        5-10  165  17  Sr.
SPECIALISTS
Kickoffs
11  Matt Gladd
Kickoff Returns
21  Kurt Long
4   Kyle Schrader
Punts
45  Bill McKeown
Punt Returns
5   Ryan West
10  P.J. Fleck
Placekicks
11  Matt Gladd
Placekick Holds
10  P.J. Fleck
 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For     Against
Points                  493     103
First Downs             217     111
First Downs Rushing     142     64
First Downs Passing     58      38
Rushes Attempted        514     395
Yards Rushing           2,887   1,364
Yards Passing           1,616   875
Total Yards             4,,503  2,239
Passes Attempted        188     198
Passes Completed        101     85
Passes Had Intercepted  6       17
Fumbles                 18      23
Fumbles Lost            8       18
Interceptions           17      6
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st     2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     153     178      101    61         493
Against                 28      13       47     15         103
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD      PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Ryan West               23      0        1      0          138
Kyle Schrader           17      0        1      0          104
Matt Gladd              0       64       0      2          70
P.J. Fleck              9       0        0      0          54
Rushing                 Att.    Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Kyle Schrader           167     1135     13     6.8        76
Ryan West               143     769      18     5.4        32
Kurt Long               38      349      4      9.2        55
Ian Thomas              51      251      3      4.9        14
Passing                 Att.    Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Eric Delaney            178     95       6      1480       14
Aaron Siebens           7       4        0      31         0
Receiving               No.     Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
P.J. Fleck              57      841      8      14.75      54
Ryan West               12      201      4      16.75      43
Bill McKeown            11      256      3      22.8       58
Punting                 No.     Avg.     Long
Bill McKeown            36      35.9     65
                        PAT     PAT      FG     FG
Placekicking            Att.    Made     Att.   Made       Long
Matt Gladd              68      64       6      2          37
Tackles                 Solo    Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.
Rusty Pozen             65      48       21     92
Ryan West               56      45       9      29
Kyle Schrader           40      36       10     46
Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.
8/29    Fox Lake (Grant)                 W   41    0
9/5     Sycamore                         W   42   14
9/13    Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)      W   34    0
9/19    Morris                           W   14    7
9/27    Yorkville                        W   45    0
10/3    Norridge (Ridgewood)             W   28   26
10/10   Herscher                         W   42    0
10/18   Evergreen Park                   W   49    0
10/24   Westmont                         W   42    0
IHSA Playoffs
*11/1   Lisle (Sr.)                      W   38   14
*11/8   Byron                            W   56   21
*11/15  Woodstock (Marian)               W   21   14
*11/22  Marengo                          W   41    7
*11/28  Harrisburg                                  
Year   W-L       
1981   1-8       
1982   6-3       
1983   4-5       
1984   4-5       
1985   4-5       
1986   5-4       
1987   3-6       
1988   0-9       
1989   4-5       
1990   4-5       
1991   3-6       
1992   4-5       
1993   1-8       
1994   5-4       
1995   9-2       
1996   8-3       
1997   13-0      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Maple Park (Kaneland)           1981-97   17      78-83     
Total                                        17      78-83     
 
For Maple Park (Kaneland)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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