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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.