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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1998-99 
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Name: Newman Central Catholic High School 
City: Sterling 
City Population: 16,000 
County: Whiteside 
Enrollment: 260 
Nickname: Comets 
Colors: Blue/White/Grey 
Conference: Three Rivers 
Superintendent: Phillip Bellini 
Principal: Don Loftus 
Athletic Director: Mike Papoccia 
Head Coach: Mike Papoccia 
Assistant Coaches: Tim Nelson, John Ybarra, Tim Stewart, Chuck Rosenberry, Terry Messer 
Captains: Andrew Papoccia, Tim Fritts, J.R. Gisi 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Stillman Valley, 21-14, in Second Round 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Darren Bellini           E      5-10 160   17  Sr.
  1  T.J. Miller              QB     6-0  185   15  So.
  7  Ryan Marshall            QB     5-5  125   15  So.
 11  Ryan Dawson              QB     5-11 175   17  Jr.
 12  Brian Demmer             QB     5-9  160   18  Sr.
 13  Eric Warren              HB     5-8  150   16  Jr.
 14  Justin Sword             FB     5-9  165   15  So.
 17  Luke Kobbeman            E      6-1  180   17  Sr.
 20  Brandon Rosengren        HB     5-10 160   16  Jr.
 21  Jonathon Turnroth        E      5-10 170   18  Sr.
 22  Andrew Papoccia          HB     5-11 185   17  Sr.
 24  Jake Amesquita           HB     5-9  160   16  Jr.
 30  Kelly Mohr               HB     6-1  180   16  So.
 31  Tim Fritts               FB     5-10 180   17  Sr.
 32  Sam Cassens              FB     5-10 200   16  So.
 33  Nigel Collins            FB     5-9  175   16  Jr.
 34  Mitch Magnafici          HB     5-8  155   17  Sr.
 40  Pat Hermes               E      6-0  160   17  Jr.
 41  Jeremy Steder            E      5-10 155   17  Sr.
 42  Brandon Musgrave         FB     6-0  175   18  Sr.
 44  Seth Cassens             HB     6-1  165   17  Sr.
 50  Nathaniel Nguyen         C      5-10 210   16  Jr.
 51  Toby Paxton              G      5-8  155   17  Sr.
 52  Mitch Haugen             G      5-9  165   16  So.
 60  Tim Bruketta             G      6-0  190   17  Sr.
 61  Jeff Cady                T      6-1  210   16  So.
 62  Matt Danler              G      6-2  195   18  Sr.
 63  James Friel              G      5-8  185   15  So.
 65  Jesse Whitesbread        G      5-11 180   17  Jr.
 66  Tom Imel                 C      5-10 215   15  Fr.
 70  David Gabler             T      6-0  175   18  Sr.
 73  Kyle O'Connor            G      6-3  230   17  Jr.
 74  Jonathon Gilbert         T      5-9  185   16  Jr.
 75  Chris Butzen             G      5-8  145   15  So.
 75  Tyler Donahue            G      5-11 180   17  Sr.
 76  J.R. Gisi                T      6-1  270   18  Sr.
 77  B.J. Healy               T      6-2  330   17  Sr.
 80  Will Stump               E      6-0  160   18  Sr.
 81  Matt Papoccia            E      6-4  195   17  Sr.
 82  Joe Kapp                 E      6-1  170   16  Jr.
 83  Mike Wahl                E      6-3  185   17  Jr.
 83  John Weier               E      6-1  160   16  So.
 85  Ray Larkey               E      5-10 175   17  Jr.
 89  Matt Terbush             E      6-1  180   14  Fr.
STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
LE     1   Darren Bellini         5-10  160  17  Sr.
LT     76  J.R. Gisi              6-1   270  18  Sr.
LG     73  Kyle O'Connor          6-3   230  17  Jr.
C      50  Nathaniel Nguyen       5-10  210  16  Jr.
RG     75  Tyler Donahue          5-11  180  17  Sr.
RT     70  David Gabler           6-0   175  18  Sr.
RE     81  Matt Papoccia          6-4   195  17  Sr.
QB     12  Brian Demmer           5-9   160  18  Sr.
HB     22  Andrew Papoccia        5-11  185  17  Sr.
HB     34  Mitch Magnafici        5-8   155  17  Sr.
FB     42  Brandon Musgrave       6-0   175  18  Sr.
DEFENSE
LE     17  Luke Kobbeman          6-1   180  17  Sr.
LT     76  J.R. Gisi              6-1   270  18  Sr.
RT     73  Kyle O'Connor          6-3   230  17  Jr.
RE     60  Tim Bruketta           6-0   190  17  Sr.
LB     24  Jake Amesquita         5-9   160  16  Jr.
LB     31  Tim Fritts             5-10  180  17  Sr.
LB     42  Brandon Musgrave       6-0   175  18  Sr.
LB     75  Tyler Donahue          5-11  180  17  Sr.
DB     21  Jonathon Turnroth      5-10  170  18  Sr.
DB     34  Mitch Magnafici        5-8   155  17  Sr.
S      22  Andrew Papoccia        5-11  185  17  Sr.
 
STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For   Against
Points                  506   109
First Downs             240   56
First Downs Rushing     216   36
First Downs Passing     16    16
Rushes Attempted        666   322
Yards Rushing           3840  728
Yards Passing           617   1054
Total Yards             4457  1782
Passes Attempted        72    218
Passes Completed        40    93
Passes Had Intercepted  6     17
Fumbles                 15    26
Fumbles Lost            8     14
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st   2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     268   223      83     32         506
Against                 14    42       7      47         109
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD    PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Andrew Papoccia         27             1                 164
Mitch Maguafici         9     21              1          78
Brandon Musgrave        6              2                 40
Tim Fritts              5     1                          31
Rushing                 Att.  Yds.     TD     Avg.
Andrew Papoccia         195   1533     22     7.9        73
Mitch Maguafici         150   760      9      5.2        59
Bradnon Musgrave        95    453      6      4.9        38
Tim Fritts              58    294      5      5.1        29
Passing                 Att.  Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Brian Demmer            57    34       6      538        6
Ryan Dawson             13    5        0      61         2
Receiving               No.   Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Andrew Papoccia         12    130      1      11         22
Matt Papoccia           9     164      4      16.25      47
Mitch Maguafici         8     115      0      17.8       27
Punting                 No.   Avg.     Long
Brandon Musgrave        31    35       52
                        PAT   PAT      FG     FG
Placekicking            Att.  Made     Att.   Made       Long
Mitch Maguafici         24    21       1      1          21
Tackles                 Solo  Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.
Tim Fritts              43    36       1      22
Jake Amesquita          33    25       4      17
Andrew Papoccia         34    42       3      16
 
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp
8/29   Huntley                        W  41   6
9/4    Ottawa (Marquette)             W  50   0
9/12   Erie                           W  41   6
9/18   Fulton (H.S.)                  W  41  14
9/25   Amboy                          W  40   7
10/2   Prophetstown                   W  56   0
10/9   Morrison                       L   6  13
10/16  Savanna                        W  45   0
10/23  Port Byron (Riverdale)         W  61   7
IHSA Playoffs
*10/31 Sciota (Northwestern)          W  35   8
*11/7  Concord (Triopia)              W  48  21
*11/14 Galena                         W  17  14
*11/21 Lexington                      W  21  14
*11/27 Carthage                                
Year   W-L       
1980   6-3       
1981   2-7       
1982   4-5       
1983   6-3       
1984   7-2       
1985   6-4       
1986   3-6       
1987   7-4       
1988   4-5       
1989   11-1      
1990   12-2       (1st)
1991   4-5       
1992   6-3       
1993   13-1       (2nd)
1994   14-0       (1st)
1995   12-1      
1996   10-1      
1997   9-2       
1998   12-1      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Sterling (Newman)               1980-98   19      147-56    
Total                                        19      147-56    
 
For Sterling (Newman)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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