Sciota (Northwestern)-LaHarpe (Coop) (13-0)
School Information
Name: Northwestern High School
City: Sciota
City Population:
County: McDonough
Enrollment: 149
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Blue/Gold
Conference: Bi-County
Superintendent/Sciota (Northwestern): Gail Lester
Principal/Sciota (Northwestern): Barbara Shrode
Superintendent/LaHarpe: Dr. Steve Breckon
Principal/LaHarpe: Charles Apt
Head Coach: Tim Lafferty
Assistant Coaches: Jay Jones, Eric Bryan, Fred Lucas
Captains: Jackson Jones, David Spencer, Joe DeBold, Andy Royer
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Carthage, 14-0, in quarterfinals
Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
1 Travis Metcalf RB/DB 5-10 155 Jr.
2 Zach Kern FL/DB 5-10 135 Sr.
4 Tyler Walker RB/DB 5-10 160 Sr.
5 Shane Owsley RB/DB 5-10 160 Jr.
8 Nathan Cobb QB/DB 5-9 150 Jr.
9 Jackson Jones QB/LB 6-3 205 Sr.
10 Jessie Little TE/LB 6-0 185 Jr.
21 Brett Bennett QB/LB 6-0 170 So.
22 Stephen Worthington RB/LB 5-10 160 So.
23 Bryce Forquhar RB/DB 6-0 155 Jr.
25 Justin Smith FL/DB 5-8 140 Sr.
30 Jesse Jones FB/LB 5-10 180 So.
33 Dan Waldinger FL/DB 5-11 140 Sr.
37 Mike McClain TE/DB 6-0 180 Sr.
40 Devin Lenix FB/LB 5-10 190 Sr.
43 Jacob Hunt FB/LB 5-10 180 Jr.
44 David Spencer RB/DB 5-10 145 Sr.
48 Joe DeBold TE/LB 6-0 185 Sr.
49 Craig James TE/LB 5-11 150 Jr.
52 Bryan Starbuck T/DT 6-3 210 Jr.
53 Sam DeCounter G/LB 5-10 175 Sr.
54 Craig Smith G/LB 5-11 180 Jr.
56 Phil Driskell G/LB 5-11 180 Jr.
57 Andy Royer G/DT 5-11 190 Sr.
58 Ryan Cramer T/DT 6-0 265 Jr.
59 Adam Brown T/DT 6-3 235 Sr.
60 Nathan Lester C/DT 6-0 220 Sr.
61 Shane Moore T/DE 6-2 190 Jr.
63 Larry Burkholder T/DE 6-4 200 Sr.
69 Dustin Jackson C/DT 5-9 215 Jr.
73 Brett Housewright T/DE 6-0 175 Sr.
74 Tanner Melvin T/DT 6-2 200 Sr.
75 Jared Thrapp T/DT 6-0 265 Jr.
77 David Owsley C/DT 6-0 215 Jr.
78 Brad Collins C/DT 6-1 185 Sr.
82 Grant Curtis C/DT 6-4 180 Sr.
84 Lucas Huffman RB/LB 5-9 155 Sr.
85 Drue Calvert TE/DE 6-0 175 Jr.
88 Jordan Burg TE/DE 6-1 180 Jr.
89 Jordan Danner TE/DE 6-4 215 Sr.
Starting Lineup
OFFENSE
No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.
LE 48 Joe DeBold 6-0 185 Sr.
LT 59 Adam Brown 6-3 235 Sr.
LG 53 Sam DeCounter 5-10 175 Sr.
C 60 Nathan Lester 6-0 220 Sr.
RG 57 Andy Royer 5-11 190 Sr.
RT 58 Ryan Cramer 6-0 265 Jr.
RE 89 Jordan Danner 6-4 215 Sr.
QB 9 Jackson Jones 6-3 205 Sr.
HB 44 David Spencer 5-10 145 Sr.
HB/FL 4 Tyler Walker 5-10 160 Sr.
FB 40 Devin Lenix 5-10 190 Sr.
DEFENSE
No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.
LE 57 Andy Royer 5-11 190 Sr.
LT 61 Shane Moore 6-2 190 Jr.
RT 58 Ryan Cramer 6-0 265 Jr.
RE 73 Brett Housewright 6-0 175 Sr.
OLB 54 Craig Smith 5-11 180 Jr.
ILB 9 Jackson Jones 6-3 205 Sr.
OLB 48 Joe DeBold 6-0 185 Sr.
DB 4 Tyler Walker 5-10 160 Sr.
DB 33 Dan Waldinger 5-11 140 Sr.
LB 40 Devin Lenix 5-10 190 Sr.
S 44 David Spencer 5-10 145 Sr.
Averages
Offense
Line: 6-0, 212
Backs: 5-11, 175
Team: 6-0, 198
Defense
Line: 6-0, 205
Linebackers: 6-0, 190
Backs: 5-10, 148
Team: 5-11, 184
Specialists
Kickoffs
89 Jordan Danner
Kickoff Returns
44 David Spencer
4 Tyler Walker
Punts
9 Jackson Jones
Punt Returns
44 David Spencer
4 Tyler Walker
Placekicks
89 Jordan Danner
Placekick Holds
33 Dan Waldinger
Statistics
For Against
Points 544 58
First Downs N/A N/A
First Downs Rushing N/A N/A
First Downs Passing N/A N/A
Rushes Attempted 579 500
Yards Rushing 4,217 1,320
Yards Passing 1,258 560
Total Yards 5,475 1,880
Passes Attempted 104 149
Passes Completed 53 60
Passes Had Intercepted 7 20
Fumbles 14 29
Fumbles Lost 4 19
Interceptions 20 7
Scoring By Quarters
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
For N/A N/A N/A N/A 544
Against N/A N/A N/A N/A 58
Individual Leaders
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total
David Spencer 20 0 0 0 120
Jackson Jones 12 0 0 0 72
Jordan Danner 0 60 0 1 63
Devin Lenix 9 0 0 0 54
Lucas Huffman 8 0 0 0 48
Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long
David Spencer 183 1,492 20 8.2 55
Devin Lenix 115 903 9 7.8 24
Jackson Jones 84 621 12 7.3 35
Lucas Huffman 50 372 8 7.4 35
Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD
Jackson Jones 104 53 7 N/A 18
Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg.
Justin Smith 5 184 4 36.8
Joe DeBold 10 335 6 33.5
David Spencer 11 126 2 11.4
Punting No. Avg. Long
Jackson Jones 10 34 45
PAT PAT FG FG
Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made
Jordan Danner 62 60 1 1 30
Tackles Solo Assist Sacks
Jackson Jones 84 82 8.5
Craig Smith 71 54 10
Brett Housewright 55 30 15
Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts. Opp.
8/30 Hamilton W 68 14
9/6 Carthage W 39 0
9/13 Monmouth (Yorkwood) W 56 6
9/20 Avon W 27 0
9/27 London Mills (Spoon River Valley) W 68 0
10/4 Biggsville (Union) W 37 7
10/11 Alexis W 56 0
10/18 Stronghurst (Southern) W 64 0
10/25 Monmouth (Warren) W 28 8
IHSA Playoffs
*11/2 Oneida (ROWVA) W 26 0
*11/9 Biggsville (Union) W 41 0
*11/16 Monmouth (Warren) W 20 13
*11/23 Greenfield W 14 10
Head Coach Tim Lafferty
Year W-L
1986 6-4
1987 6-4
1988 0-9
1989 0-9
1990 2-7
1992 3-6
1993 3-6
1994 3-6
1995 10-2
1996 13-0
School Years No. W-L
At LaHarpe 1986-90 5 14-33
At Sciota (Northwestern) 1992-96 5 32-20
Total 10 46-53
For Sciota (Northwestern)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.
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