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Batavia (12-1)


School Information

Name: Batavia High School
City: Batavia
County: Kane
Classification Enrollment: 1929
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Crimson/Gold
Conference: Upstate Eight
Superintendent: Lisa Hichens
Principal: Joanne Smith
Athletic Director: Dave Andrews
Head Coach: Dennis Piron
Assistant Coaches: Matt Holm, Billy Colamatteo, Sean Anderson, Dan Cadena, P.J. White, Alvin Cole, Steve Bailey, Adam Lester, Adam Kolowski, Mike Theriault, Derrick Whitwell, Kevin Jensen, Kyle Plate, Ryan Farwell, Alex Beckmann
Athletic Trainer: Erin Finucane, Zac Roberts
Captains: Nolan Eike, Maxwell McFadden, Michael Niemiec, Tommy Stuttle
Managers: Tyler Piron, Riley Hunter, Shane Couturier, Nick Dean
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Algonquin (Jacobs), 28-14, in Second Round

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 Jared Martin WR-DB 5-10 160 Sr.
2 Drew Iutzwig TE-DE 6-6 195 So.
3 Michael Jansey RB-LB 6-2 210 Jr.
4 Reggie Phillips RB 5-9 145 Sr.
5 Luke Weerts RB-LB 6-2 230 Jr.
6 Collin Richter TE 6-3 195 Sr.
7 Jack Meyers QB 6-1 150 Jr.
8 Michael Bautch DL 6-1 230 Sr.
9 John Golden DB 6-1 170 Sr.
10 Jayden Johnson QB 6-6 210 So.
11 Eric Peterson WR 6-3 180 Sr.
12 Riley Cooper QB 5-11 175 Sr.
13 Jeremiah Evers RB 5-7 130 Sr.
14 Decorea McAlister DB 5-10 155 Sr.
15 Zack Weber WR 6-4 167 Jr.
16 Jackson Williams WR-DB 5-9 150 So.
17 Tylor Collazo QB 6-3 167 Jr.
18 Sam Barus DB 6-1 150 So.
19 Nicholas Conger DB 6-1 180 Jr.
20 Jack Haefer DB 6-0 170 Sr.
21 Julian Davis DB 6-1 160 Jr.
22 Isaiah Fields RB 5-9 200 Jr.
23 Tommy Stuttle WR-DB 5-11 165 Sr.
24 Jack Carlson WR-DB 5-10 150 Jr.
25 Andrew Stasell RB 5-8 185 Jr.
26 Elijah Green RB 5-10 190 Sr.
27 Michael Niemiec RB-DB 6-1 190 Sr.
28 Art Taylor RB-DB 5-8 145 So.
29 Taylor Winslow RB 5-11 165 Jr.
30 Payton Anselme RB 5-9 160 Jr.
31 Tommy Larson DB 5-8 145 Jr.
32 Harrison Liao RB 5-6 150 Jr.
33 Andrew Heinz LB 6-3 192 Sr.
34 Quin Urwiler RB-LB 5-10 170 So.
35 Matthew Conlon LB 5-7 185 Sr.
36 Connor Davis DB 5-11 152 Jr.
37 Josef Ruzicka DB 5-9 150 Jr.
38 Alex Balentine RB 5-8 145 Jr.
39 Gavin Bieber DB 5-10 140 Jr.
40 Joseph Oroni LB 5-11 165 Jr.
41 Liam Lo LB 5-6 161 Sr.
42 Charlie Bardol LB 5-8 157 Jr.
43 Ryan Stark RB 5-7 165 Sr.
44 Joey Sartain LB 5-10 191 Jr.
45 Carter Gette LB 5-10 190 Jr.
46 Josiah Bassett DL 5-8 185 Jr.
47 Chandler Shoaf DB 5-9 135 Sr.
48 Anthony Crews WR 5-11 150 Jr.
49 Trey Urwiler RB 5-9 145 Fr.
50 Reilly Corken LB 6-1 165 So.
51 Jacob Dunivan LB 5-10 180 Sr.
52 Cam Jones DL 6-2 185 So.
53 Matthew Stasell OL 5-7 195 Sr.
54 Jacob Randall OL 5-10 160 Jr.
55 Anthony Piper LB 5-11 165 Jr.
56 Jacob Hinzy DL 5-11 162 Jr.
57 Brandon Ungstad OL-DL 6-2 275 So.
58 Derek Bex OL 5-11 235 Jr.
59 Rocco Loffredi OL 6-1 215 Jr.
60 Devron Smith DL 5-10 175 So.
61 Zachary Davis OL 5-10 200 Jr.
62 John Bannos OL 5-11 195 Jr.
63 Nolan Eike OL 6-6 260 Sr.
64 Benjamin Stoffels OL 5-8 210 Sr.
65 Nico Monteleone OL 6-1 222 Sr.
66 Anthony Glisson OL 6-3 235 Jr.
67 Xander Montiel DL 6-0 238 Jr.
68 William Zuza DL 5-10 200 Jr.
70 Alan Poreba RB-LB 5-11 160 Fr.
71 Christopher Monroe OL 6-3 245 Sr.
72 Evan Holden OL 6-0 260 Jr.
73 Ryan Parrington OL 5-11 200 Jr.
74 Matt Weerts RB-LB 5-11 195 Fr.
75 Nico Fell DL 5-10 260 Jr.
76 Wilson Gosselin DL 5-11 210 Jr.
77 Danny Stewart OL 5-10 224 Jr.
78 Bradley Baumgartner OL 6-2 320 Sr.
79 Josh Costello TE-LB 6-4 185 So.
80 Devin Cheaney TE-LB 6-6 190 So.
81 Braden Krumwiede WR-DB 5-8 145 So.
82 Brennan Miller TE 5-11 195 Sr.
83 Evan Hitzman WR 6-0 145 Sr.
84 Ethan Neibch WR 5-10 150 Jr.
85 Tyler Cooper WR-DB 6-0 145 So.
86 Connor Keiken DB 5-9 140 Jr.
87 Jacob Weston WR 5-8 172 Jr.
88 Michael McFarland TE 6-2 175 Jr.
89 William Fitch TE 6-3 195 Jr.
90 Santiago Barbosa WR-DB 5-11 145 So.
91 Michael Lanterman TE 5-11 205 Jr.
92 Joe Burger DL 5-10 187 Jr.
93 McKinley Neville TE-DL 6-5 245 Jr.
94 Brandon Vines WR-DB 5-11 145 So.
95 Ethan Towers DL 6-5 210 Jr.
96 Jack Tryzna DL 6-0 200 Sr.
97 Aaron Fink DL 5-11 190 Sr.
98 Maxwell McFadden DL 5-10 225 Sr.

Specialists

Kickoff Specialist: Jack Carlson
Kickoff Returners: Jeremiah Evers, Art Taylor
Punter: Collin Richter
Punt Returners: Tommy Stuttle, Jared Martin
Placekicker: Jack Carlson
Placekick Holder: Eric Peterson

Starters

Offense
Position No. Name Height Weight Year
OL 63 Nolan Eike 6-6 260 Sr.
OL 64 Benjamin Stoffels 5-8 210 Sr.
OL 66 Anthony Glisson 6-3 235 Jr.
OL 71 Christopher Monroe 6-3 245 Sr.
OL 72 Evan Holden 6-0 260 Jr.
QB 12 Riley Cooper 5-11 175 Sr.
RB 13 Jeremiah Evers 5-7 130 Sr.
RB 26 Elijah Green 5-10 190 Sr.
RB 6 Collin Richter 6-3 195 Sr.
WR 11 Eric Peterson 6-3 180 Sr.
WR 1 Jared Martin 5-10 160 Sr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 5-11, 172
Line: 6-2, 242
Receivers: 6-0, 170
Defense
Position No. Name Height Weight Year
C 9 John Golden 6-1 170 Sr.
C 23 Tommy Stuttle 5-11 165 Sr.
DE 95 Ethan Towers 6-5 210 Jr.
DE 8 Michael Bautch 6-1 230 Sr.
FS 19 Nicholas Conger 6-1 180 Jr.
LB 3 Michael Jansey 6-2 210 Jr.
LB 5 Luke Weerts 6-2 230 Jr.
LB 33 Andrew Heinz 6-3 192 Sr.
LB 34 Quin Urwiler 5-10 170 So.
NT 98 Maxwell McFadden 5-10 225 Sr.
SS 27 Michael Niemiec 6-1 190 Sr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 6-1, 185
Line: 6-1, 200
Linebackers: 6-1, 200

Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS
                                                         For          Against
Points                                              369                 113       
First Downs                                   242                 136       
First Downs Rushing                    117                   57       
First Downs Passing                     103                   62       
Rushes Attempted                         501                 378       
Yards Rushing                            2333                 911       
Yards Passing                              2049               1384       
Total Yards                                  4382               2295
Passes Attempted                          224                 274
Passes Completed                         148                 127
Passes Had Intercepted                    7                   19
Fumbles                                              6                   12
Fumbles Lost                                     6                   12
Interceptions                                      7                   19

SCORING BY QUARTERS
                                                           1st         2nd         3rd          4th      Total
For                                                     73         160            58            78         369
Against                                              23            39            13            38         113

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                                           TD         PAT1         PAT2              FG          Total
Eric Peterson                                    13                                      1                                   80
Jack Carlson                                                         47                                      3               56
Collin Richter                                    6                                                                           36
Artavion Taylor                                 6                                                                           36               

Rushing                                         Att.           Yds.              TD           Avg.          Long
Jeremiah Evers                              109             582                  4            5.34               71
Reggie Phillips                              114             491                  5            4.31               67
Artavion Taylor                               67             347                  4            5.18               43
Elijah Green                                     40             184                  2            4.60               25               

Passing                                          Att.       Comp.             Int.           Yds.              TD
Riley Cooper                                 210             138                  7           2001               27
Jack Meyers                                     10                  7                  0                52                  2

Receiving                                       No.           Yds.              TD           Avg.          Long
Eric Peterson                                    32             640                13                20               73
Tommy Stuttle                                 28             389                  4          13.89               39
Collin Richter                                  21             388                  6          18.48               38
Jared Martin                                     38             353                  2            9.29               59

Punting                                          No.           Avg.          Long
Collin Richter                                  37            29.5               48
                                                       PAT           PAT              FG              FG
Placekicking                                Att.         Made             Att.         Made          Long
Jack Carlson                                     48                47                  6                  3               35
                                                      Total                         Tackles
Defense                                   Tackles         Sacks     for Loss              Int.
Michael Niemiec                           120                  1                  9                  2
Luke Weerts                                  119                  8                22                  0
Michael Jansey                                91                13            25.5                  0

Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
8/25 Lemont (H.S.) W 21 0
9/1 Libertyville W 24 10
9/8 Streamwood W 56 0
9/15 Elgin (H.S.) W 55 8
9/22 St. Charles (East) W 7 0
9/29 Geneva W 49 0
10/6 South Elgin W 10 7
10/13 Elgin (Larkin) W 35 6
10/20 St. Charles (North) L 28 35
IHSA Playoffs
10/27 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 21 7
11/4 Wheaton (North) (OT) W 20 17
11/11 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) W 20 10
11/18 Lisle (Benet Academy) W 23 13

Head Coach Dennis Piron
Year W-L
Batavia
2011 12-1
2012 9-1
2013 13-1 (1st)
2014 8-2
2015 10-2
2016 8-3
2017 12-1
7 yrs. 72-11

Tournament History 

1991-4A    12   30  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   12   30  Midlothian (Bremen)
1993-4A    20   23  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   20   23  Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
1997-4A    14   21  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   14   21  Morris
1998-5A    14   49  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       W   19   14  Rockford (Boylan Catholic)
       L   14   49  McHenry
2000-5A    14   21  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   14   21  Rockford (Boylan Catholic)
2001-6A    15   34  0-1 (5-5)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   15   34  Rock Island (H.S.)
2003-7A    28   42  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   28   42  Chicago (Morgan Park)
2004-6A    24   27  1-1 (7-4)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       W   26   14  Lisle (Benet Academy)
       L   24   27  Freeport (H.S.)
2005-6A    19   35  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       W   15   13  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
       L   19   35  Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2006-6A    20   30  4-1 (12-2)     2nd  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       W   35   12  Crystal Lake (Central)
       W   40   37  Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
       W   15   14  Cary (C.-Grove)
       W   28    0  Geneva
       L   20   30  Normal (Community)
2007-7A    21   27  0-1 (5-5)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   21   27  East St. Louis (Sr.)
2008-6A    63   70  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   63   70  Huntley
2010-6A    14   23  0-1 (5-5)      DNP  Michael J. (Mike) Gaspari
       L   14   23  Lemont (H.S.)
2011-6A    22   33  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Dennis J. Piron Jr. & Matt Holm
       W   35   28  Niles (Notre Dame)
       W   31   17  Lake Forest (H.S.)
       W   42    0  Lake Villa (Lakes)
       L   22   33  Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge)
2012-7A    26   38  0-1 (9-1)      DNP  Dennis J. Piron Jr. & Matt Holm
       L   26   38  Downers Grove (North)
2013-6A    34   14  5-0 (13-1)     1st  Dennis J. Piron Jr. & Matt Holm
       W   48    6  DeKalb
       W   48   13  Rolling Meadows
       W   19   14  Lake Forest (H.S.)
       W   38    6  Rockford (Boylan Catholic)
       W   34   14  Oak Lawn (Richards)
2014-7A    16   21  0-1 (8-2)      DNP  Dennis J. Piron Jr.
       L   16   21  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
2015-7A    21   42  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Dennis Piron
       W   56    7  Pekin
       W   35   14  Chicago (Simeon)
       L   21   42  Cary (C.-Grove)
2016-7A    14   28  1-1 (8-3)      DNP  Dennis Piron
       W   42   12  McHenry
       L   14   28  Algonquin (Jacobs)