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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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2000-01 
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 Sciota (Northwestern) (13-0)
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Name: Northwestern High School 
City: Sciota 
City Population: Sciota; Blandinsville; Good Hope 
County: McDonough 
Enrollment: 138 
Nickname: Thunder 
Colors: Royal Blue/White 
Conference: West Central 
Superintendent: Don D. Mulch, II 
Principal: Dr. Charlotte Tincher-NW/Charles Apt - La Harpe 
Athletic Director: Toby Whiteman 
Head Coach: Tim Lafferty 
Assistant Coaches: Toby Whiteman, Jay Jones, Tyler Walker, Ryan Cramer, Doug Hobby, John Earle 
Captains: Colby Yard, Jeremy Brown, Ryan Duffie, Josh Johnson, Lynard Jones, Blaze Burford 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Fulton (H.S.), 34-7, in Class 2A quarterfinal 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Caleb Thompson           PK     5-6  135   18  Sr.
  4  Jacob Hobby              QB/DB  6-0  150   18  Sr.
  5  Ben Hitz                 RB/DB  6-2  155   16  Jr.
  6  Jack Sharpe              TE/DB  6-1  175   18  Sr.
  7  A.J. Huston              QB/DB  5-8  145   16  So.
  8  Justin Sickels           QB/LB  6-0  160   16  So.
  9  Jensen Jones             QB/DB  5-10 175   17  Jr.
 10  Loren DeBold             RB/DB  5-10 150   17  Jr.
 14  Jason Apt                RB/DB  5-7  135   16  Jr.
 16  Dustin Shimko            RB/LB  5-10 155   16  So.
 17  Jordan Miller            RB/DB  5-7  140   16  So.
 24  Jesse Caston             RB/LB  5-10 150   18  Jr.
 30  Kevin Hunt               RB/LB  5-10 160   16  So.
 31  Ryan Duffie              RB/LB  5-10 185   18  Sr.
 32  Jason Myers              RB/LB  5-11 185   16  Jr.
 41  Adam Housewright         TE/LB  6-0  170   17  Jr.
 42  Jared Jones              TE/DE  6-0  155   17  Jr.
 43  Grant James              TE/DE  6-0  165   17  Jr.
 44  Lynard Jones             RB/LB  5-11 200   17  Sr.
 46  Steven Parsano           RB/LB  5-9  165   17  Jr.
 47  Josh Johnson             RB/LB  5-9  180   18  Sr.
 48  Randy Farmer             TE/P   6-0  165   18  Sr.
 50  Kyle Duffie              G/DE   6-0  200   17  Jr.
 51  Lane Metcalf             C/DT   5-9  200   17  Jr.
 52  Matt Zaehringer          C/DT   6-1  190   16  So.
 53  Davin Thompson           G/LB   5-11 175   17  Jr.
 54  Bret Owsley              G/DE   5-9  170   16  Jr.
 55  Robbie Hocker            OT/DT  5-10 230   17  Jr.
 56  Ben Brown                C/DT   5-8  200   16  Jr.
 57  Shaun Thompson           G/LB   5-9  155   17  Jr.
 58  Kyle Johnson             G/LB   5-8  140   16  Jr.
 60  Regan Jones              OT/DT  6-1  225   18  Sr.
 61  Rusty VanNiewaal         OT/DT  6-2  260   16  Jr.
 62  Lucas James              G/DE   5-9  190   16  So.
 63  Andrew Jones             G/DE   5-10 175   17  Jr.
 64  Tyler Dihle              OT/DT  6-5  240   17  Jr.
 70  Colby Yard               OT/DE  6-3  230   18  Sr.
 71  Nathan Todd              G/DE   6-0  195   16  So.
 72  Blaze Burford            G/LB   5-8  180   18  Sr.
 73  Jimmy Parsano            OT/DT  5-9  225   17  Jr.
 74  Chris Covert             G/DE   6-0  180   18  Sr.
 75  Rick Goettsche           OT/DE  6-5  220   17  Sr.
 76  Jeremy Brown             C/DT   6-0  215   17  Sr.
 77  Drew Pence               OT/DT  6-1  210   16  So.
 78  Heath Bolding            OT/DT  6-0  170   15  So.
 79  Michael Stonger          G/DE   5-8  180   17  Jr.
 88  Elias Hunerdosse         TE/DB  6-0  160   18  Sr. 
Kickoffs: 8 Justin Sickels,14 Jason Apt,5 Ben Hitz,46 Steven Parsano, 71 Nathan Todd, 1 Caleb Thompson,77 Drew Pence, 24 Jesse Caston, 74 Chris Covert, 43 Grant James 10 Loren DeBold 
Kickoff Returns: 5 Ben Hitz,24 Jesse Caston,10 Loren DeBold 
51 Lane Metcalf, 50 Kyle Duffie, 64 Tyler Dihle, 47 Josh Johnson, 43 Grant James 
Punter: 48 Randy Farmer 
Punt Returns:  
44 Lynard Jones,32 Jason Myers,4 Jacob Hobby 
Placekicker: 1 Caleb Thompson 
Placekick Holder: 9 Jensen Jones 
 
Offense 
 
C       76  Jeremy Brown             6-0  215   17  Sr.
RG      72  Blaze Burford            5-8  180   18  Sr.
LG      50  Kyle Duffie              6-0  200   17  Jr.
RT      70  Colby Yard               6-3  230   18  Sr.
LT      75  Rick Goettsche           6-5  220   17  Sr.
RE      41  Adam Housewright         6-0  170   17  Jr.
LE      43  Grant James              6-0  165   17  Jr.
QB       9  Jensen Jones             5-10 175   17  Jr.
FB      32  Jason Myers              5-11 185   16  Jr.
HB      44  Lynard Jones             5-11 200   17  Sr.
HB      31  Ryan Duffie              5-10 185   18  Sr. 
Offense Averages 
Backs: 5-10, 186 
Line: 6-1, 209 
Receivers: 6-0, 168 
 
Defense 
 
RE      70  Colby Yard               6-3  230   18  Sr.
LE      74  Chris Covert             6-0  180   18  Sr.
LT      60  Regan Jones              6-1  225   18  Sr.
RT      61  Rusty VanNiewaal         6-2  260   16  Jr.
OLB     32  Jason Myers              5-11 185   16  Jr.
OLB     31  Ryan Duffie              5-10 185   18  Sr.
MLB     47  Josh Johnson             5-9  180   18  Sr.
MLB     44  Lynard Jones             5-11 200   17  Sr.
DB       6  Jack Sharpe              6-1  175   18  Sr.
DB       5  Ben Hitz                 6-2  155   16  Jr.
S        4  Jacob Hobby              6-0  150   18  Sr. 
Defense Averages 
Defensive Backs: 6-1, 160 
Line: 6-2, 224 
Linebackers: 5-10, 188 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For   Against                    
Points                  587   86                         
First Downs             215   84                         
First Downs Rushing     166   51                         
First Downs Passing     37    27                         
Rushes Attempted        581   402                        
Yards Rushing           3964  1102                       
Yards Passing           1233  642                        
Total Yards             5197  1744                       
Passes Attempted        124   180                        
Passes Completed        73    57                         
Passes Had Intercepted  6     23                         
Fumbles                 12    28                         
Fumbles Lost            6     18                         
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st   2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     145   225      104    113        587
Against                 31    22       12     21         86
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD    PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
Lynard Jones            23             2                 142
Jason Myers             14             1                 86
Caleb Thompson          0     58       1      7          81
Ryan Duffie             13    0        0      0          78
Rushing                 Att.  Yds.     TD     Avg.       
Lynard Jones            156   1193     19     7.6        
Jason Myers             114   717      10     6.3        
Jensen Jones            120   691      12     5.8        
Ryan Duffie             73    513      10     7.0        
Passing                 Att.  Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Jensen Jones            118   69       6      1161       10
Jacob Hobby             6     4        0      72         1
Receiving               No.   Yds.     TD     Avg.       
Grant James             14    258      1      18.4       
Ryan Duffie             14    239      3      17.1       
Jason Myers             12    187      2      15.6       
Punting                 No.   Avg.     Long              
Randy Farmer            24    36.3     67                
                        PAT   PAT      FG     FG         
Placekicking            Att.  Made     Att.   Made       Long
Caleb Thompson          68    58       8      7          40
Tackles                 Solo  Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.  
Josh Johnson            50    47       3                 
Ryan Duffie             56    20       17                
Rusty Van Niewaal       50    26       10                
 
Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp
8/25   Hamilton                       W  57   6
9/1    Mendon (Unity)                 W  69   0
9/8    Camp Point (Central)           W  62   0
9/15   Carthage                       W  23  22
9/22   Beardstown                     W  42   7
9/29   Pittsfield                     W  37   0
10/6   Rushville                      W  31   0
10/13  Warsaw                         W  82   6
10/20  Mt. Sterling (Brown County)    W  55   0
IHSA Playoffs
*10/28 Monmouth (Yorkwood)            W  39   8
*11/4  Forreston                      W  32  14
*11/11 Lexington                      W  35   7
*11/18 East Dubuque                   W  23  16
Year      W-L       
LaHarpe
1986      6-4       
1987      6-4       
1988      0-9       
1989      0-9       
1990      2-7       
1991      3-6       
6 yrs.    17-39     
Sciota (Northwestern) (N.-LaHarpe Coop)
1992      3-6       
1993      3-6       
1994      3-6       
1995      10-2      
1996      13-1       (2nd)
1997      9-1       
1998      7-3       
1999      10-2      
2000      13-0      
9 yrs.    71-27     
GRAND TOTAL
15 yrs.   88-66     
1988       0   14  0-1            DNP  Bill McCarty
      L    0   14  Carthage (Hancock Central)
1989      57   61  3-1            DNP  Bill McCarty
      W   22   11  Monmouth (Warren)
      W   22    0  Carthage (Hancock Central)
      W    7    0  Alexis
      L    6   50  Orangeville
1995      68   30  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Tim Lafferty
      W   34    8  Stronghurst (Southern)
      W   34    8  Flanagan
      L    0   14  Carthage
1996     129   58  4-1 (13-1)     2nd  Tim Lafferty
      W   26    0  Oneida (ROWVA)
      W   41    0  Biggsville (Union)
      W   20   13  Monmouth (Warren)
      W   14   10  Greenfield
      L   28   35  Chenoa
1997       9   14  0-1 (9-1)      DNP  Tim Lafferty
      L    9   14  Villa Grove
1998       8   35  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Tim Lafferty
      L    8   35  Sterling (Newman)
1999      73   69  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Tim Lafferty
      W   30    0  Forreston
      W   36   35  Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) (OT)
      L    7   34  Fulton (H.S.)
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