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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1998-99 
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Name: Carthage High School 
City: Carthage 
City Population: 2,800 
County: Hancock 
Enrollment: 245 
Nickname: Blueboys 
Colors: Royal Blue/White 
Conference: Western Illinois (North) 
Superintendent: Ralph Grimm 
Principal: Christopher Rademacher 
Athletic Director: Dick Reed 
Head Coach: James Unruh 
Assistant Coaches: Bill Lapp, Lyle Klein, Bill Reed 
Captains: Luke Wessel, Jeremy Kerr, Bart Ellefritz, George Toubekis 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Hardin (Calhoun), 32-30, in First Round 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Ryan Markey              E/DB   5-10 150   18  Sr.
  2  Cole Krieg               RB/DB  5-7  155   16  So.
  4  George Toubekis          QB/DB  6-1  175   17  Sr.
  7  Chris Rogers             QB/LB  6-1  170   16  So.
 13  Jared Murphy             QB/DB  6-1  150   17  Jr.
 15  Jared Smiddy             QB     5-11 160   15  Fr.
 17  Jay Castlebury           E/E    6-1  145   15  So.
 19  Marc Huston              E/DB   5-10 150   15  So.
 20  Josh Fink                OL/DL  5-10 155   17  Jr.
 21  Will Wood                E      5-10 150   17  Sr.
 22  Andy Dietz               RB/DB  5-6  140   18  Sr.
 24  Kyle Huston              RB/LB  5-9  145   17  Sr.
 26  Ryan Robinson            LB     5-9  180   16  Jr.
 27  Bart Ellefritz           E/DB   5-11 165   17  Sr.
 28  Gabe Pettit              FB/LB  5-10 165   16  So.
 29  Eric Huston              E/DE   6-1  180   17  Sr.
 30  Wyatt Green              RB/DB  6-0  170   16  So.
 31  Willie Thompson          E/E    6-2  190   16  So.
 32  Nathan Reid              E/E    5-7  135   15  So.
 33  Adam Stoverink           RB/DB  5-6  140   17  Sr.
 34  Justin Wachtendorf       RB/DB  5-9  135   16  So.
 37  Jared Carlin             RB/LB  5-10 155   17  Sr.
 39  Brad Dixon               E/DB   6-0  155   17  Sr.
 46  Luke Wessel              RB/LB  6-0  205   18  Sr.
 48  Scott Roberts            E/DB   6-0  175   17  Sr.
 51  Curtis Bisby             RB/LB  5-10 200   17  Jr.
 55  T. J. Menn               OL/DL  5-11 180   16  So.
 56  Mark Jacob               OL/DL  5-11 190   16  So.
 57  Joe Spangler             OL/DL  6-0  220   17  Sr.
 58  Jeremy Kerr              OL/DL  6-3  215   17  Sr.
 59  Joe Carlisle             OL/DL  5-11 230   18  Sr.
 63  Jordan Fink              OL/DL  5-8  165   17  Sr.
 67  Mark Carlisle            OL/DB  5-9  150   15  So.
 68  Justin Morehouse         RB/LB  5-7  170   17  Jr.
 70  Abe Huls                 OL/DL  5-9  220   15  So.
 70  Jon Post                 OL/DL  6-0  185   17  Sr.
 75  Ryan Shirey              OL/DL  6-0  220   15  So.
 76  Chase Ufkes              OL/DL  5-8  195   15  So.
 77  Andy Trusley             OL/LB  5-7  185   18  Sr.
 78  Billy Cramer             OL/LB  5-10 175   18  Sr.
 99  Jamie Whitcomb           E/DB   5-9  120   15  So.
STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
LE     29  Eric Huston            6-1   180  17  Sr.
LT     56  Mark Jacob             5-11  190  16  So.
LG     51  Curtis Bisby           5-10  200  17  Jr.
C      58  Jeremy Kerr            6-3   215  17  Sr.
RG     77  Andy Trusley           5-7   185  18  Sr.
RT     57  Joe Spangler           6-0   220  17  Sr.
RE     27  Bart Ellefritz         5-11  165  17  Sr.
QB     4   George Toubekis        6-1   175  17  Sr.
HB     30  Wyatt Green            6-0   170  16  So.
FB     46  Luke Wessel            6-0   205  18  Sr.
WB     22  Andy Dietz             5-6   140  18  Sr.
DEFENSE
LE     26  Ryan Robinson          5-9   180  16  Jr.
LT     55  T. J. Menn             5-11  180  16  So.
RT     70  Jon Post               6-0   185  17  Sr.
RE     31  Willie Thompson        6-2   190  16  So.
LB     46  Luke Wessel            6-0   205  18  Sr.
LB     51  Curtis Bisby           5-10  200  17  Jr.
LB     7   Chris Rogers           6-1   170  16  So.
DB     27  Bart Ellefritz         5-11  165  17  Sr.
DB     30  Wyatt Green            6-0   170  16  So.
DB     4   George Toubekis        6-1   175  17  Sr.
S      22  Andy Dietz             5-6   140  18  Sr.
SPECIALISTS
Kickoffs: 
	70	Jon Post
Kickoff Returns: 
	27	Bart Ellefritz
	22	Andy Dietz
Punts: 
	31	Willie Thompson
Punt Returns: 
	27	Bart Ellefritz
	22	Andy Dietz
Placekicks: 
	N/A
Placekick Holds: 
	N/A
 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For   Against                    
Points                  536   99                         
First Downs             137   102                        
First Downs Rushing     N/A   N/A                        
First Downs Passing     N/A   N/A                        
Rushes Attempted        535   434                        
Yards Rushing           3899  1687                       
Yards Passing           355   479                        
Total Yards             4254  2166                       
Passes Attempted        39    137                        
Passes Completed        17    36                         
Passes Had Intercepted  0     11                         
Fumbles                 13    21                         
Fumbles Lost            7     16                         
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st   2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     170   161      131    74         536
Against                 8     27       18     46         99
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD    PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Luke Wessel             25    0        13     0          176
Andy Dietz              17    0        10     0          122
Wyatt Green             11    10       5      0          86
Rushing                 Att.  Yds.     TD     Avg.       
Luke Wessel             202   1316     25     6.51       
Andy Dietz              105   939      15     8.94       
Wyatt Green             116   1213     9      10.46      
Passing                 Att.  Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
George Toubekis         39    17       0      355        5
Receiving               No.   Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Eric Huston             8     176      2      2.2        34
Andy Dietz              5     81       1      16.4       24
Punting                 No.   Avg.     Long              
Willie Thompson         16    45       51                
                        PAT   PAT      FG     FG         
Placekicking            Att.  Made     Att.   Made       
Tackles                 Solo  Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.  
Luke Wessel             58    55                         
Curtis Bisby            42    47                         
Jon Post                55    40                         
 
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp
8/28   Mendon (Unity)                 W  43   0
9/4    Camp Point (Central)           W  50   6
9/11   Rushville                      W  46   6
9/18   Mt. Sterling (Brown County)    W  55   0
9/25   London Mills (Spoon River Valley)   W   1   0
10/2   Stronghurst (Southern)         W  58   0
10/9   Avon                           W  57   6
10/16  Sciota (Northwestern)          W  46  18
10/23  Monmouth (Yorkwood)            W  43   7
IHSA Playoffs
*10/31 Dakota                         W  46   8
*11/7  Lewistown                      W  34  14
*11/14 Monmouth (Warren) (OT)         W  28  20
*11/21 Milledgeville                  W  30  14
*11/27 Sterling (Newman)                       
Year   W-L       
1986   6-4       
1987   7-3       
1988   13-1       (2nd)
1989   10-1      
1990   5-4       
1991   7-3       
1992   9-3       
1993   10-1      
1994   10-1      
1995   14-0       (1st)
1996   8-3       
1997   6-4       
1998   13-0      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Carthage                        1986-98   13      118-28    
Total                                        13      118-28    
 
For Carthage's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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