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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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 Rock Island (H.S.) (13-0)
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Name: Rock Island High School 
City: Rock Island 
City Population: 41,000 
County: Rock Island 
Enrollment: 1722 
Nickname: Rocks 
Colors: Crimson/Gold 
Conference: Western Big Six 
Superintendent: Dr. William Mitchell 
Principal: Nathaniel Anderson 
Athletic Director: David Smith 
Head Coach: Vic Boblett 
Assistant Coaches: Norm Allbritton, Craig Allison, Steve Ebner, Ed Lillis, Travis Mackey, Rick Miers, Todd Williams, Pharoah Gay 
Captains: Jim O'Melia, Alonzo Wise, James Britton, Tyler Carroll 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Mt. Carmel), 39-0, in Semifinal Round 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  8  Bryan Tyson              QB/DB  5-11 160   14  Fr.
  9  Jim O'Melia              QB/DB  6-3  205   18  Sr.
 10  Jeff Tubbs               QB/DB  5-10 160   17  Jr.
 11  Tyler O'Donnell          QB/DB  5-11 165   17  Sr.
 12  Antwon Davis             RB/DB  5-6  140   16  So.
 13  Adam Bain                QB/LB  6-1  165   16  So.
 14  Bryce Palar              QB/DB  5-9  150   15  So.
 15  Tyler Carroll            OE/DB  5-10 150   17  Sr.
 21  Tyson Shivers            OE/DB  5-11 170   18  Sr.
 22  Kevin Raisbeck           RB/DB  5-9  145   16  Jr.
 23  Andre Davis              OE/DB  6-1  160   17  Jr.
 24  Tom Gross                OE/DB  5-10 150   16  Jr.
 25  Alonzo Wise              RB/DB  5-9  185   18  Sr.
 26  James Pugh               RB/DB  5-10 170   17  Jr.
 28  Ranel Muskeyvalley       RB/DB  5-9  163   16  Jr.
 30  Raychar Taylor           RB/DB  5-9  168   17  Sr.
 31  Robbie Locklin           OE/DE  6-1  183   17  Jr.
 32  Brad Pannell             RB/LB  6-1  185   15  So.
 33  Ashley Harris            RB/LB  5-10 192   17  Jr.
 34  Mike Stahl               RB/LB  5-8  165   15  So.
 35  Kirk Kettler             RB/DE  6-1  175   16  Jr.
 40  Corey Lewis              RB/DB  5-9  147   18  Sr.
 41  Adam Hill                RB/DB  5-9  152   18  Sr.
 42  Tony Montz               RB/DB  5-10 150   17  Sr.
 43  DeMarlo Morrow           RB/DB  5-9  140   17  Jr.
 44  Bill Sheeder             RB/DE  5-11 180   16  Jr.
 45  Gary Goins               RB/DE  6-0  175   16  Jr.
 49  Jason Nunn               OL/DL  5-11 200   15  So.
 50  Casey Wallace            OL/DE  5-10 165   16  So.
 51  Jeff Brown               OL/DL  6-1  305   17  Sr.
 52  Jeff Dennis              OL/DL  5-10 180   16  So.
 53  Brandon Roessler         OL/DL  5-7  205   16  Jr.
 54  Jason Morelock           OL/LB  6-2  185   16  Jr.
 55  Alex Ortega              OL/DL  5-11 245   15  So.
 56  Nick Thompson            OE/LB  6-3  210   16  Jr.
 57  Phil Rockwell            OE/LB  6-2  203   17  Sr.
 58  Kelly Sullivan           OL/DE  5-6  160   16  Jr.
 59  Travis Stecher           OL/DL  6-1  179   15  So.
 60  Marc Brunat              OL/DL  5-11 205   18  Sr.
 61  Justin Peterson          OL/DL  5-7  155   16  So.
 62  Dan Novitske             OL/LB  6-0  165   17  Jr.
 63  Joe Campagna             OL/DL  5-10 280   17  Sr.
 64  Chad Kennelly            OL/DL  5-8  155   16  So.
 65  Eldred Nunn              OL/DL  6-0  252   16  Jr.
 66  Eric Black               OL/DL  6-0  214   18  Sr.
 67  Jeffrey Vincent          OL/DL  5-8  190   16  Jr.
 68  Duan Kerr                OL/DL  5-11 207   16  Jr.
 70  Lars Sundfor             OL/DL  6-5  220   18  Sr.
 71  Josh Kaha                OL/DL  5-11 210   17  Jr.
 72  Nick Kester              OL/DL  6-3  245   16  Jr.
 73  Mike Shorten             OL/DL  6-2  225   16  Jr.
 74  Jimmie Lee               OL/DL  5-11 252   17  Jr.
 75  Paul Bergstrand          OL/DL  6-4  190   15  So.
 76  Jason Brown              OL/DL  6-2  320   17  Sr.
 78  Mark Roman               OL/DL  6-0  350   17  Sr.
 79  Justin Roessler          OL/DL  6-2  350   17  Jr.
 80  Joseph Porter            OE/DB  5-11 156   17  Jr.
 81  Ryan DeBarr              OE/DB  5-11 156   16  Jr.
 83  James Britton            OE/DE  6-3  195   17  Jr.
 84  Terry Rosenthal          OE/DE  6-1  180   17  Sr.
 86  John Lillis              OE/DE  6-2  190   16  Jr.
 87  David Sill               OE/DE  6-1  180   16  Jr.
 88  Justan Each              OE/DE  6-1  196   17  Sr.
 89  Jason Britton            OE/DE  6-5  205   18  Sr.
OFFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   88   Justan Each          6-1   196  17  Sr.
LT   70   Lars Sundfor         6-5   220  18  Sr.
LG   66   Eric Black           6-0   214  18  Sr.
C    51   Jeff Brown           6-1   305  17  Sr.
RG   71   Josh Kaha            5-11  210  17  Jr.
RT   76   Jason Brown          6-2   320  17  Sr.
RE   86   John Lillis          6-2   190  16  Jr.
QB   9    Jim O'Melia          6-3   205  18  Sr.
HB   25   Alonzo Wise          5-9   185  18  Sr.
HB   42   Tony Montz           5-10  150  17  Sr.
FB   33   Ashley Harris        5-10  192  17  Jr.
DEFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No.  Name                 Ht.   Wt. Age  Yr.
LE   89   Jason Britton        6-5   205  18  Sr.
LT   74   Jimmie Lee           5-11  252  17  Jr.
RT   79   Justin Roessler      6-2   350  17  Jr.
RE   84   Terry Rosenthal      6-1   180  17  Sr.
NG   65   Eldred Nunn          6-0   252  16  Jr.
LB   54   Jason Morelock       6-2   185  16  Jr.
LB   56   Nick Thompson        6-3   210  16  Jr.
DB   15   Tyler Carroll        5-10  150  17  Sr.
DB   41   Adam Hill            5-9   152  18  Sr.
DB   11   Tyler O'Donnell      5-11  165  17  Sr.
S    10   Jeff Tubbs           5-10  160  17  Jr.
SPECIALISTS
Kickoffs
10  Jeff Tubbs
Kickoff Returns
25  Alonzo Wise
41  Adam Hill
Punts
83  James Britton
Punt Returns
10  Jeff Tubbs
25  Alonzo Wise
Placekicks
10  Jeff Tubbs
Placekick Holds
42  Tony Montz
 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For     Against
Points                  473     137
First Downs             195     161
First Downs Rushing     182     142
First Downs Passing     13      19
Rushes Attempted        591     508
Yards Rushing           3,789   2,211
Yards Passing           302     860
Total Yards             4,091   3,071
Passes Attempted        60      157
Passes Completed        19      69
Passes Had Intercepted  3       14
Fumbles                 16      40
Fumbles Lost            6       26
Interceptions           14      3
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st     2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     122     110      141    93         473
Against                 26      24       46     37         139
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD      PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Alonzo Wise             28      0        1      0          170
Tony Montz              16      0        1      0          98
Jeff Tubbs              0       53       0      4          65
Raychar Taylor          6       0        0      0          36
Rushing                 Att.    Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Alonzo Wise             226     2,098    26     9.3        87
Tony Montz              122     757      15     6.2        41
Raychar Taylor          76      343      6      4.5        21
Ashley Harris           81      347      5      4.3        23
Passing                 Att.    Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Jim O'Melia             58      19       3      302        5
Receiving               No.     Yds.     TD     Avg.
John Lillis             11      185      3      16.8
Tony Montz              6       69       1      11.5
Alonzo Wise             2       48       1      24
Punting                 No.     Avg.     Long
James Britton           27      38.4     53
                        PAT     PAT      FG     FG
Placekicking            Att.    Made     Att.   Made
Jeff Tubbs                      53              4
Tackles                 Solo    Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.
Jason Morelock          92      42       2      8
Terry Rosenthal         37      36       8      12
Nick Thompson           30      40       0      0
Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.
8/29    Pekin                            W   26   19
9/5     Peoria (Manual)                  W   52    0
9/12    Chicago (Hyde Park)              W   62   14
9/19    Galesburg                        W   59    0
9/26    Rock Island (Alleman)            W   35    6
10/3    Quincy (Sr.)                     W   48   13
10/10   Moline                           W   15   12
10/17   East Moline (United)             W   24   12
10/24   Milw. (Wisconsin Lutheran), WI   W   42   24
IHSA Playoffs
*10/31  O'Fallon                         W   49    6
*11/8   Chicago (Mather)                 W   30   13
*11/15  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)             W   17    7
*11/22  Cary (C.-Grove) (OT)             W   14   13
*11/29  Woodstock (H.S.)                            
Year   W-L       
1987   9-2       
1988   7-3       
1989   8-2       
1990   12-2       (2nd)
1991   1-8       
1992   5-4       
1993   9-2       
1994   9-2       
1995   6-3       
1996   11-2      
1997   13-0      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Geneseo (Darnall)               1987-90   4       36-9      
At Rock Island (H.S.)              1991-97   7       54-21     
Total                                        11      90-30     
 
For Rock Island (H.S.)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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