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Boys Wrestling State Final Qualifier
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1997-98 
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Name: Rockford East High School 
City: Rockford 
City Population: 130,000 
County: Winnebago 
Enrollment: 1741 
Nickname: E-Rabs 
Colors: Red/Black 
Conference: Northern Illinois (NIC-9) 
Superintendent: Dr. Ronald Epps 
Principal: Sam Parkinson 
Athletic Director: Gary Giardini 
Head Coach: Perry Giardini 
Assistant Coaches: Mike West, Bob Nunez, Mel Schwartz, Gene Lee, Ben Mena 
 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to St. Charles, 41-19, in Sectional Final 
 
 
Wt.  Name                     Ht.    Age  Yr.
103  Dan Carlson              5-4     15  Fr.
103  Scott Hoel               5-4     18  Sr.
112  Leo Medrano              5-3     18  Sr.
119  Phillip Graham           5-5     15  So.
119  Jimmy Wolf               5-4     18  Sr.
125  Steven Wolf              5-7     16  Jr.
130  Aaron Watson             5-6     14  Fr.
135  Sean Devine              5-7     15  Fr.
135  Desmond Pitts            5-8     17  Sr.
140  Ben Johnson              5-7     18  Sr.
145  Jeremiah Tews            5-8     18  Sr.
145  Grant Ticknor            6-0     15  So.
152  Mike Miller              5-9     17  Jr.
152  Carlton Neely            5-9     18  Sr.
160  Kevin Rogers             5-10    17  Jr.
171  Aaron Powers             6-0     17  Jr.
189  Justin Sornsin           5-9     17  Jr.
215  Aaron Davis              6-4     18  Sr.
215  Josh Jack                5-10    15  Fr.
275  Eric Anderson            6-1     16  So.
275  Alex Wemmer              6-2     18  Sr.
 
Name                           W-L   TD   PF-PA
Dan Carlson (103)              2-0    1     0-0
Scott Hoel (103)             11-14   23    5-12
Leo Medrano (112)             35-2   63    18-0
Phillip Graham (119)           0-4    0     0-4
Jimmy Wolf (119)              45-2   97    15-0
Steven Wolf (125)            34-10   60     7-1
Aaron Watson (130)           19-16   38     5-6
Sean Devine (135)              0-0    0     0-0
Desmond Pitts (135)           39-4   57    20-1
Ben Johnson (140)            34-11   84    11-0
Jeremiah Tews (145)          14-16   15     7-2
Grant Ticknor (145)            0-0    0     0-0
Mike Miller (152)             6-11   10     1-6
Carlton Neely (152)           31-4   83    10-2
Kevin Rogers (160)           35-11   51    13-3
Aaron Powers (171)            42-4   68    17-0
Justin Sornsin (189)         33-10  124    10-2
Aaron Davis (215)             14-8   15    10-3
Josh Jack (215)                0-4    2     0-2
Eric Anderson (275)            0-1    0     0-1
Alex Wemmer (275)             17-6   21    13-2
Date   Opponent                     W/L Pts Opp
11/26  Rockford (Boylan)              W  73   6
11/26  Rockford (Guilford)            W  65   9
12/4   Freeport (H.S.)                W  61   9
12/11  Rockton (Hononegah)            W  35  29
12/13  East Moline (H.S.)             L  31  34
12/13  Moline                         L  31  41
12/13  Galesburg (H.S.)               W  69   6
12/18  Machesney Park (Harlem)        W  50  13
12/18  Rockford (Auburn)              W  67   6
1/3    Arlington Heights (Hersey)     W  41  24
1/3    Naperville (Central)           W  65  12
1/16   Villa Park (Willowbrook)       L  26  33
1/17   Chicago (Lane)                 W  57  15
1/17   Bartlett                       W  68  12
1/17   Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown)   W  47  27
1/22   Byron                          W  41  25
1/23   Belvidere                      W  53  22
1/23   Rockford (Jefferson)           W  57  12
Rockford (East) Regional
*2/10  Rockton (Hononegah)            W  50  15
Rockford (East) Sectional
*2/24  Grayslake                      W  46  15
*2/24  Cary (C.-Grove)                W  49  16
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 Head Coach Perry Giardini
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Year   W-L       
1972   9-11      
1973   8-12      
1974   11-9      
1975   12-8      
1976   14-7      
1979   7-7       
1980   14-4-1    
1981   9-11      
1982   12-2-1    
1983   16-3-1    
1984   6-10-2    
1985   4-12      
1986   9-8       
1987   18-4      
1988   15-3      
1989   17-2      
1990   12-4      
1991   15-4      
1992   7-10      
1993   17-6      
1994   17-5      
1995   18-1      
1996   16-4      
1997   17-6      
1998   18-3      
School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Rockford (Auburn)               1972-76   5       54-47     
At Rockford (East)                 1979-98   20      263-105-5 
Total                                        25      317-152-5 
 
For Rockford (East)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book. 
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