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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1998-99
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Name: Aledo High School
City: Aledo
City Population: 3,700
County: Mercer
Enrollment: 362
Nickname: Green Dragons
Colors: Dark Green/White
Conference: Olympic
Superintendent: David Marshall
Principal: R. Bruce Hall
Athletic Director: Carl Carlson
Head Coach: Cullen Welter
Assistant Coaches: Kris Kline, Neal Thompson, Jim Widdop, Job Linboom
Captains: Michael O'Brien, Michael Vipond, Richard Bigham, Zac Harlan
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Stillman Valley, 20-14 (OT), in Quarterfinal
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
2 Josh Frick WR/DB 5-10 150 17 Sr.
4 Andy Frye QB/DB 5-10 150 16 Jr.
8 Jay Hiscocks FB/LB 6-0 170 16 So.
9 Joe Franks WR/DB 5-10 150 16 Jr.
12 Dustin Swanson QB/DB 5-10 150 15 So.
13 Brandon Hofmann FL/DB 6-1 175 17 Sr.
15 Richard Bigham WR/DE 6-0 170 17 Sr.
17 Adam Bewley WR/DB 6-0 150 16 Jr.
20 Michael O'Brien RB/LB 6-2 225 16 Jr.
21/33 Jason Childs TE/DB 6-0 170 18 Sr.
23 Jim Unsworth TE/DB 6-1 175 16 Jr.
24 Jason Franks RB/LB 5-11 160 16 So.
35 Nick Gissel RB/LB 5-7 175 17 Jr.
40 Wyatt Thomas RB/LB 5-10 190 17 Jr.
44 Kelan Thompson RB/OB 5-10 160 16 So.
49 Kent Brown WR/OB 6-2 170 16 Jr.
53 Matt Bloomfield OL/LB 5-9 200 17 Sr.
53 Doug Huston OL/DL 5-10 160 15 So.
54 Matt Downey OL/DL 6-2 250 16 Jr.
56 Andrew O'Brien OL/DL 6-0 200 16 Jr.
62 James Mayford OL/DL 5-8 150 15 So.
67 Tim Lingafetter OL/LB 5-8 170 16 So.
68 Brandon Thompson OL/DL 6-0 170 16 Jr.
76 Jacob Weese OL/DL 6-0 200 16 So.
77 Travis Weeks OL/DL 6-1 215 17 Jr.
78 Michael Reick OL/DL 6-0 160 15 Fr.
79 Zac Harlan OL/DL 6-5 240 18 Sr.
80 Jesse Bewley WR/OL 5-10 140 16 Jr.
82 Joe Newowander WR/DB 6-0 150 15 So.
83 Michael Vipont WR/DB 5-10 140 17 Sr.
86 Jarrin McNall WR/DB 5-5 130 16 Jr.
87/98 Chad Randall TE/DL 6-1 180 18 Sr.
88 Andy Lafferty TE/OL 6-0 175 16 Jr.
89 Charlie Appleton WR/DB 6-0 150 15 So.
90 Joe Toby WR/DB 5-10 160 17 Jr.
STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
LE 15 Richard Bigham 6-0 170 17 Sr.
LT 79 Zac Harlan 6-5 240 18 Sr.
LG 53 Matt Bloomfield 5-9 200 17 Sr.
C 68 Brandon Thompson 6-0 170 16 Jr.
RG 56 Andrew O'Brien 6-0 200 16 Jr.
RT 54 Matt Downey 6-2 250 16 Jr.
RE 21 Jason Childs 6-0 170 18 Sr.
QB 4 Andy Frye 5-10 150 16 Jr.
HB 40 Wyatt Thomas 5-10 190 17 Jr.
HB/FL 13 Brandon Hofmann 6-1 175 17 Sr.
FB 20 Michael O'Brien 6-2 225 16 Jr.
DEFENSE
LE 88 Andy Lafferty 6-0 175 16 Jr.
LT 79 Zac Harlan 6-5 240 18 Sr.
DG 83 Michael Vipont 5-10 140 17 Sr.
RT 54 Matt Downey 6-2 250 16 Jr.
RE 56 Andrew O'Brien 6-0 200 16 Jr.
LB 20 Michael O'Brien 6-2 225 16 Jr.
LB 35 Nick Gissel 5-7 175 17 Jr.
LB 40 Wyatt Thomas 5-10 190 17 Jr.
DB 13 Brandon Hofmann 6-1 175 17 Sr.
DB 15 Richard Bigham 6-0 170 17 Sr.
S 49 Kent Brown 6-2 170 16 Jr.
SPECIALISTS
Kickoffs:
54 Matt Downey
Kickoff Returns:
40 Wyatt Thomas
44 Kelan Thompson
Punts:
40 Wyatt Thomas
Punt Returns:
15 Richard Bigham
13 Brandon Hofmann
Placekicks
54 Matt Downey
Placekick Holds:
13 Brandon Hofmann
TEAM STATISTICS
For Against
Points 394 204
First Downs 156 107
First Downs Rushing 106 79
First Downs Passing 50 28
Rushes Attempted 469 475
Yards Rushing 2309 1879
Yards Passing 1895 877
Total Yards 4207 2756
Passes Attempted 727 169
Passes Completed 110 71
Passes Had Intercepted 8 14
Fumbles 34 29
Fumbles Lost 17 20
SCORING BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
For 52 182 96 64 394
Against 28 100 20 56 204
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total
Richard Bigham 16 0 5 0 106
Michael O'Brien 15 0 0 0 100
Wyatt Thomas 15 0 5 0 70
Brandon Hofmann 7 0 5 0 52
Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg.
Wyatt Thomas 209 1162 14 5.6 59
Michael O'Brien 163 962 12 5.7 63
Kalen Thompson 30 134 0 4.5 35
Brandon Hofmann 5 73 0 14.6 44
Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD
Andy Frye 192 106 7 1716 17
Brandon Hofmann 7 4 1 177 3
Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg.
Richard Bigham 49 1065 13 21.7 73
Brandon Hofmann 34 422 4 12.4 52
Michael O'Brien 18 240 3 13.3 55
Punting No. Avg. Long
Wyatt Thomas 24 35.7 50
PAT PAT FG FG
Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long
Matt Downey 9 7 0 0 0
Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds.
Michael O'Brien 70 72 9 33
Nick Gissel 37 42 1 2
Wyatt Thomas 33 40 8 37
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp
8/28 Port Byron (Riverdale) W 41 0
9/4 Bushnell (B.-Prairie City) W 41 0
9/11 Knoxville W 14 6
9/18 Monmouth (H.S.) W 19 0
9/25 Orion W 48 24
10/2 Macomb L 14 17
10/9 Farmington W 28 16
10/16 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) L 0 49
10/23 Sherrard W 44 20
IHSA Playoffs
*10/31 Beardstown W 35 25
*11/7 Tolono (Unity) W 22 20
*11/14 Illiopolis W 39 20
*11/21 Casey (C.-Westfield) W 49 7
*11/27 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
Year W-L
1994 2-7
1995 6-4
1996 6-4
1997 9-3
1998 11-2
School Years No. W-L
At Colfax (Ridgeview) 1994-97 4 23-18
At Aledo 1998 1 11-2
Total 5 34-20
For Aledo's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.
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