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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1998-99 
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 Kankakee (McNamara) (13-0)
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Name: McNamara High School 
City: Kankakee 
City Population: 35,000 
County: Kankakee 
Enrollment: 526 
Nickname: Fightn' Irish 
Colors: Green/Gold 
Conference: Catholic Metropolitan (White) 
Principal: Fr. Christopher Howe 
Athletic Director: Rich Zinanni 
Head Coach: Rich Zinanni 
Assistant Coaches: Rob Wendlick, Jim Frogge, Chris Kirkpatrick, Dave Zinanni, Brian Hassett, Denny Savoie 
Captains: Anthony Balthazor, Tim Olmstead, Ryan Magruder, Nick Bufford 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Woodstock (H.S.), 49-14, in Class 5A Semifinal 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Chad Holmberg            SE     5-9  150   16  Jr.
  2  Tim Olmstead             FB/LB  6-4  245   17  Sr.
  3  Curt Crossley            DE     6-4  210   17  Sr.
  6  Jonathon Dole            DB     6-1  165   15  So.
  7  Brian Zirkle             SE     5-8  140   16  Jr.
  9  Ryan Magruder            QB     5-8  175   17  Sr.
 11  Patrick McClure          DB     5-11 160   16  Jr.
 15  Pat Link                 TB     5-8  155   16  Jr.
 19  Adam Luhman              QB     6-3  185   16  So.
 20  Brandon Halliday         DB     5-7  140   17  Jr.
 21  Johnny Short             TB     5-8  182   18  Sr.
 22  Tyjuan Hagler            TB/DE  6-1  185   16  Jr.
 24  Nick Bufford             SE     6-0  170   18  Sr.
 25  Kelly Latting            DB     5-6  160   17  Sr.
 29  Adam Payne               DB     5-8  145   17  Sr.
 30  Jarrod Nowman            SE     5-9  140   15  So.
 31  R. J. Young              NG     5-9  155   17  Sr.
 32  Vince Singleton          TB/DB  5-11 160   17  Sr.
 33  Devin Nugent             LB     5-9  175   17  Sr.
 35  LaRue Fitch              FB     5-8  190   16  So.
 41  Nick O'Connell           DE     5-10 178   16  Jr.
 43  Michael Kimberlin        DB     5-8  160   16  So.
 44  Rob Wendinger            DT     6-1  195   18  Sr.
 45  Tim Bradley              LB     6-0  185   16  Jr.
 50  Scott Wirth              G      6-1  175   16  Jr.
 51  Tom DeBetta              C      5-10 180   16  Jr.
 54  Chris Peterson           G      5-11 180   17  Jr.
 55  Bob Beland               DT     6-1  175   16  Jr.
 56  Nick Grant               DT/G   6-0  256   17  Sr.
 57  Anthony Balthazor        LB/G   5-11 180   17  Sr.
 60  Anthony McCullough       G      5-10 170   16  Jr.
 61  Jason Phillips           G      6-2  190   16  So.
 62  Dustin Kramer            G      6-1  200   17  Sr.
 64  Brian Kinkade            G      6-0  200   16  Jr.
 65  Greg Bufford             T      6-3  230   17  Sr.
 66  Chris McCauliffe         DT     5-10 230   16  Jr.
 70  Andy Mackin              C      6-2  210   16  Jr.
 72  Mike Cross               T      5-10 280   16  Jr.
 76  Garrett Lalich           T      6-2  220   18  Jr.
 77  Nate Van Dyke            T      6-1  280   17  Jr.
 79  Jacob Bedwell            T      6-2  290   17  Jr.
 80  Andrew Proffit           TE     6-2  175   17  Sr.
 84  Joe English              SE     6-1  170   17  Jr.
STARTING LINEUPS
OFFENSE
LE     24  Nick Bufford           6-0   170  18  Sr.
LT     65  Greg Bufford           6-3   230  17  Sr.
LG     64  Brian Kinkade          6-0   200  16  Jr.
C      70  Andy Mackin            6-2   210  16  Jr.
RG     57  Anthony Balthazor      5-11  180  17  Sr.
RT     56  Nick Grant             6-0   256  17  Sr.
RE     80  Andrew Proffit         6-2   175  17  Sr.
QB     9   Ryan Magruder          5-8   175  17  Sr.
HB     21  Johnny Short           5-8   182  18  Sr.
HB/FL  7   Brian Zirkle           5-8   140  16  Jr.
FB     35  LaRue Fitch            5-8   190  16  So.
DEFENSE
LE     22  Tyjuan Hagler          6-1   185  16  Jr.
LT     56  Nick Grant             6-0   256  17  Sr.
RT     55  Bob Beland             6-1   175  16  Jr.
RE     3   Curt Crossley          6-4   210  17  Sr.
LB     2   Tim Olmstead           6-4   245  17  Sr.
LB     44  Rob Wendinger          6-1   195  18  Sr.
LB     57  Anthony Balthazor      5-11  180  17  Sr.
DB     20  Brandon Halliday       5-7   140  17  Jr.
DB     32  Vince Singleton        5-11  160  17  Sr.
DB     43  Michael Kimberlin      5-8   160  16  So.
S      6   Jonathon Dole          6-1   165  15  So.
Specialists
Kickoffs: 
	43	Mike Kimberlin
Kickoff Returns: 
	32	Vince Singleton
	22	Tyjuan Hagler
Punts: 
	45	Tim Bradley
Punt Returns: 
	22	Tyjuan Hagler
	7	Brian Zirkle
Placekicks: 
	43	Mike Kimberlin
Placekick Holds: 
	9	Ryan Magruder
 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For   Against                    
Points                  349   135                        
First Downs             195   143                        
First Downs Rushing     145   79                         
First Downs Passing     50    62                         
Rushes Attempted        521   501                        
Yards Rushing           2497  1492                       
Yards Passing           1245  1247                       
Total Yards             3742  2739                       
Passes Attempted        195   218                        
Passes Completed        88    81                         
Passes Had Intercepted  5     9                          
Fumbles                 18    27                         
Fumbles Lost            8     18                         
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st   2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     96    73       110    70         349
Against                 23    26       11     75         135
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD    PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Johnny Short            25    0        1      0          152
Nick Bufford            7     0        3      0          48
Mike Kimberlin          1     17       1      1          28
Rushing                 Att.  Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Johnny Short            351   1,867    25     5.3        80
Ryan Magruder           40    110      3      2.7        18
Passing                 Att.  Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Ryan Magruder           195   88       5      1,250      11
Receiving               No.   Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Nick Bufford            38    635      7      16.7       47
Andy Proffit            12    180      1      1.5        24
Tyjuan Hagler           5     118      2      23.6       44
Punting                 No.   Avg.     Long              
Tim Bradley             38    34       55                
                        PAT   PAT      FG     FG         
Placekicking            Att.  Made     Att.   Made       Long
Mike Kimberlin          20    17       3      1          21
Tackles                 Solo  Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.  
Anthony Balthazor       66    60       4      8          
Mike Kimberlin          59    56       3      12         
Tim Olmstead            46    34       3      8          
 
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp
8/28   Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)       W  29   6
9/4    Westchester (St. Joseph)       W  44  18
9/12   Chicago (Brother Rice)         W  25   7
9/18   Joliet (Catholic)              W  12   6
9/25   Lisle (Benet)                  W  22   9
10/2   Chicago (St. Patrick)          W  26   6
10/10  Burbank (St. Laurence)         W  28   8
10/16  Oak Park (Fenwick)             W  14   6
IHSA Playoffs
*10/24 Chicago (Hales Franciscan)     W  38  13
*10/30 Jacksonville (H.S.)            W  33  16
*11/7  Peoria (Notre Dame)            W  34  11
*11/13 Pontiac                        W  15  14
*11/21 Rochelle                       W  28  21
11/28  Chatham (Glenwood)                      
Year   W-L       
1975   9-2       
1976   5-4       
1977   8-3       
1978   12-2      (2nd)
1979   5-5       
1980   8-2       
1981   11-2      (2nd)
1982   12-1      (1st)
1983   3-6       
1984   7-2       
1985   14-0      (1st)
1986   11-3      (1st)
1987   12-2      (1st)
1988   10-1      
1989   5-4       
1990   7-3       
1991   7-3       
1992   11-2      
1993   8-3       
1994   10-2      
1995   8-3       
1996   8-3       
1997   11-2      
1998   13-0      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Kankakee (McNamara)             1975-98   24      215-60    
Total                                        24      215-60    
 
For Kankakee (McNamara)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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