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Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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2001-02 
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Name: Aledo High School 
City: Aledo 
City Population: Aledo; Seaton; Millersburg 
County: Mercer 
Enrollment: 331 
Nickname: Green Dragons 
Colors: Green/White 
Conference: Olympic 
Superintendent: Ira Cunningham 
Principal: Christine LaCroix 
Athletic Director: Roy Webb 
Head Coach: Cullen Welter 
Assistant Coaches: Tom Hasson, Neal Thompson, Brad Hofmann, Steve Welter, Andy Frye, Dennis Mellgren, Dennis Runbom, Justin Thies, Scott Earl 
Captains: Troy Blaser, Jeromy Swanson, Cody Hessman, Matt Hessman, Chase Dooley 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Fulton (H.S.), 15-12, in Class 2A First-Round Game 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
     Andy Anderson            RB/LB  5-8  145   15  So.
     Quincy Lee               QB/DB  5-7  120   15  Fr.
     Craig Lingafelter        G/DT   5-6  155   16  So.
      MattMcCleary            WR/DB  5-11 160   15  So.
     Harold Odeen             G/LB   5-8  160   15  So.
     Tyler Zenk               WR/DE  5-11 150   15  Fr.
  1  Troy Blaser              WR/DB  5-9  150   17  Sr.
  3  Brock Adolphson          RB/DB  5-11 150   18  Sr.
  4  Brett Lee                QB/NG  5-11 150   17  Jr.
  6  Jeromy Swanson           WR/DB  6-2  165   17  Sr.
  8  Chris Dixon              RB/LB  5-9  160   17  Jr.
  9  Josh Bigham              QB/LB  6-0  165   15  So.
 10  Jordan Clark             QB/DE  6-0  160   16  Jr.
 13  Robby Rice               TE/DE  5-11 150   16  Jr.
 15  Breck Bigham             G/DE   5-10 170   17  Sr.
 19  Nick Bloomfield          WR/DB  5-6  165   17  Sr.
 22  Brad Franks              RB/DB  5-5  140   16  Jr.
 26  Jeff Mugford             RB/DB  5-6  160   16  Jr.
 30  Nick Lee                 TE/DE  6-2  215   18  Sr.
 31  Ryan Gilliland           RB/LB  5-9  145   16  So.
 32  Jj Dunn                  RB/LB  6-0  175   16  Jr.
 33  Cody Hessman             RB/LB  5-9  160   17  Sr.
 35  Aaron Willits            RB/LB  5-9  180   16  So.
 36  Daniel Glidden           WR/DB  5-7  145   16  So.
 45  Matt Randall             RB/LB  5-10 160   16  Jr.
 47  Brandon Dowd             WR/DB  5-9  125   16  So.
 49  Brenton Bush             WR/DB  5-7  155   16  Jr.
 51  Andy Hutchins            T/DT   6-0  210   15  So.
 54  Jeff Jenkins             G/LB   5-11 150   16  Jr.
 55  Shay Litwiler            T/DT   6-2  250   17  Sr.
 56  Michael Reick            T/DT   6-1  225   18  Sr.
 59  Shane VanDolah           G/DT   5-8  150   15  So.
 60  Matt Hessman             C/DT   5-10 200   18  Sr.
 65  Chase Dooley             T/DT   6-3  280   18  Sr.
 66  Chris Kozelichki         G/DE   6-0  165   17  Jr.
 69  Barry Olson              T/DE   6-2  160   16  Jr.
 70  Jason Mugford            G/DT   5-6  160   15  So.
 71  Mike Steele              G/DT   5-8  160   17  Jr.
 74  Mark Hessman             C/DT   5-6  200   15  So.
 75  Thomas Harrison          T/DT   5-10 250   16  Jr.
 76  Matthew Heard            T/DT   5-9  210   16  Jr.
 77  Brian Greer              G/DE   5-9  175   16  Jr.
 79  Nick Smith               T/DT   5-11 215   16  Jr.
 81  Matt Simpson             WR/DB  5-8  145   16  Jr.
 82  James Anderson           TE/LB  5-9  150   15  So.
 84  Sam Salmon               WR/DB  6-0  150   17  Jr.
 86  Ryan Thirtyacre          WR/DB  5-9  150   17  Jr.
 87  Jesse Korns              TE/DE  6-0  150   15  So.
 88  David Carpenter          TE/LB  5-9  165   17  Jr.
 99  Nick Weber               TE/LB  5-9  135   15  So.
Kickoffs: 56 Michael Reick 
 9 Josh Bigham 
Kickoff Returns: 1 Troy Blaser 
3 Brock Adolphson 
Punter: 30 Nick Lee 
Punt Returns: 1 Troy Blaser 
3 Brock Adolphson 
Placekicker: 30 Nick Lee 
Placekick Holder: 19 Nick Bloomfield 
 
Offense 
 
FL       1  Troy Blaser              5-9  150   17  Sr.
TE      30  Nick Lee                 6-2  215   18  Sr.
RT      65  Chase Dooley             6-3  280   18  Sr.
RG      77  Brian Greer              5-9  175   16  Jr.
C       60  Matt Hessman             5-10 200   18  Sr.
LG      71  Mike Steele              5-8  160   17  Jr.
LT      56  Michael Reick            6-1  225   18  Sr.
SE      19  Nick Bloomfield          5-6  165   17  Sr.
QB       4  Brett Lee                5-11 150   17  Jr.
FB      32  Jj Dunn                  6-0  175   16  Jr.
TB       8  Chris Dixon              5-9  160   17  Jr. 
Offense Averages 
Backs: 5-11, 162 
Line: 5-11, 208 
Receivers: 5-10, 177 
 
Defense 
 
DE      15  Breck Bigham             5-10 170   17  Sr.
DT      55  Shay Litwiler            6-2  250   17  Sr.
DT      56  Michael Reick            6-1  225   18  Sr.
DE      30  Nick Lee                 6-2  215   18  Sr.
LB      45  Matt Randall             5-10 160   16  Jr.
LB      33  Cody Hessman             5-9  160   17  Sr.
LB      32  Jj Dunn                  6-0  175   16  Jr.
SS       8  Chris Dixon              5-9  160   17  Jr.
CB       3  Brock Adolphson          5-11 150   18  Sr.
CB       6  Jeromy Swanson           6-2  165   17  Sr.
FS       1  Troy Blaser              5-9  150   17  Sr. 
Defense Averages 
Defensive Backs: 5-11, 156 
Line: 6-1, 215 
Linebackers: 5-10, 165 
 
TEAM STATISTICS
                        For   Against                    
Points                  472   186                        
First Downs             247   169                        
First Downs Rushing     137   124                        
First Downs Passing     110   45                         
Rushes Attempted        433   425                        
Yards Rushing           2260  1694                       
Yards Passing           2583  1011                       
Total Yards             4843  2705                       
Passes Attempted        254   179                        
Passes Completed        163   67                         
Passes Had Intercepted  6     13                         
Fumbles                 23    31                         
Fumbles Lost            10    19                         
SCORING BY QUARTERS
                        1st   2nd      3rd    4th        Total
For                     84    136      181    71         472
Against                 41    53       56     36         186
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                 TD    PAT1     PAT2   FG         Total
J.J. Dunn               17             1                 104
Troy Blaser             14             5                 94
Chris Dixon             12             2                 76
Brock Adolphson         8              1                 50
Rushing                 Att.  Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Chris Dixon             112   858      12     7.7        76
J.J. Dunn               78    373      12     4.8        26
Brock Adolphson         69    328      3      4.8        94
Brad Franks             35    208      1      5.9        51
Passing                 Att.  Comp.    Int.   Yds.       TD
Brett Lee               250   162      6      2540       22
Jordan Clark            2     0        0      0          0
Nick Lee                1     0        0      0          0
Nick Bloomfield         1     1        0      20         0
Receiving               No.   Yds.     TD     Avg.       Long
Troy Blaser             53    968      11     18.3       82
Jeromy Swanson          35    431      4      12.3       42
Nick Bloomfield         28    431      1      15.4       44
Punting                 No.   Avg.     Long              
Nick Lee                29    31.0     46                
                        PAT   PAT      FG     FG         
Placekicking            Att.  Made     Att.   Made       Long
Nick Lee                26    20       0      0          0
Tackles                 Solo  Assist   Sacks  Sack Yds.  
Cody Hessman            24    71       1      6          
Breck Bigham            26    31       5      29         
Troy Blaser             31    30       0      0          
 
Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp
8/25   Rockford (Lutheran)            W  49  29
9/1    Bunker Hill                    W  62   0
9/7    Macomb                         W  22  14
9/14   Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)       W  16  13
9/21   Monmouth (H.S.)                W  33   0
9/28   Knoxville                      W  41  13
10/5   Sherrard                       L  14  36
10/12  Orion                          W  40   0
10/19  Farmington                     W  28   0
IHSA Playoffs
*10/27 Carthage                       W  48  36
*11/3  Westville                      W  44  19
*11/10 Sidell (Jamaica)               W  40   0
*11/17 Forreston                      W  35  26
Year      W-L       
Colfax (Ridgeview)
1994      2-7       
1995      6-4       
1996      6-4       
1997      9-3       
4 yrs.    23-18     
Aledo
1998      12-2       (1st)
1999      10-2      
2000      6-4       
2001      12-1      
4 yrs.    40-9      
GRAND TOTAL
8 yrs.    63-27     
1975      14   28  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Ray Harris
      L   14   28  Eureka
1988      91   57  4-1 (13-1)     2nd  Brian Applegate
      W   13   10  Bushnell (B.-Prairie City)
      W   18   13  Prophetstown
      W   33    0  Morrison
      W   14   13  Genoa (G.-Kingston)
      L   13   21  Carlyle
1992      83   42  3-1 (10-3)     DNP  Bill McCarty
      W   28    0  Toulon (Stark County)
      W   28   12  Tremont
      W   21   14  LeRoy
      L    6   16  Richmond (R.-Burton)
1993     102   64  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Bill McCarty
      W   14    0  Morrison
      W   27   24  Byron
      W   42   20  Stillman Valley
      L   19   20  Coal City
1996      79   70  3-1 (10-3)     DNP  Bill McCarty
      W   18   12  Winnebago
      W   20    7  Sterling (Newman)
      W   27   14  Byron
      L   14   37  Moweaqua (Central A & M)
1997      77   28  2-1 (11-1)     DNP  Bill McCarty
      W   33    0  Fulton (H.S.)
      W   30    8  Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)
      L   14   20  Stillman Valley (OT)
1998     170   88  5-0 (12-2)     1st  Cullen Welter
      W   35   25  Beardstown
      W   22   20  Tolono (Unity)
      W   39   20  Illiopolis
      W   49    7  Casey (C.-Westfield)
      W   25   16  Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
1999      80   33  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Cullen Welter
      W   41    8  Peru (St. Bede)
      W   27   12  Morrison
      L   12   13  Stillman Valley
2000      12   15  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Cullen Welter
      L   12   15  Fulton (H.S.)
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