Chicago (St. Rita) Boys Football — 2006-07
| Chicago (St. Rita) (12-1) |
| School Information |
City: Chicago
City Population: 2,842,518
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1556(B) M
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Red/Blue
Conference: Chicago Catholic (Blue)
Principal/President: Rev. Thomas R. McCarthy, OSA
Athletic Director: Bob Conlon
Head Coach: Todd Kuska
Assistant Coaches: Ray Bugal, Kevin Carberry, Lance Kenzinger, Bill Lynch, John Nee, Terry Quinn, Dan Schaller, J.J. Standring, Joe Urchak,
Trainer: Dan Piet
Captains: Peter Balsam, Matt Conrath, Dan Jilek, Matt Murphy, Pat O'Malley, John Sullivan
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Mt. Carmel), 32-21, in Quarterfinal
| Roster |
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr. 1 Matthew Carney WR 5-9 155 18 Sr. 2 DeOnte Hood DB-RB 5-8 165 17 Jr. 3 Ralph Gliwiak DB 5-9 165 18 Sr. 4 Darieon Hood RB 5-9 175 18 Sr. 5 Clifford Moore RB 5-11 185 18 Sr. 6 Steve Byrne WR 6-1 170 18 Sr. 7 John Sullivan DB 6-1 185 18 Sr. 8 Dan Jilek DB-WR 5-11 170 18 Sr. 9 Sean Estand WR 6-1 180 18 Sr. 10 Peter Balsam QB 6-3 210 18 Sr. 11 Brendan O'Dwyer QB 5-10 150 17 Jr. 12 Michael Riordan WR 6-0 170 17 Jr. 13 Jason Kafka WR-QB 6-3 175 17 Jr. 14 Earnest Green DB 5-10 165 18 Sr. 15 Lawrence Garrett QB 6-4 187 16 So. 16 Stephen Atkinson FS 6-0 170 17 Jr. 17 Stephen Flaherty P-K-WR 6-0 170 17 Jr. 18 Kevin Cornfield WR 5-9 150 17 Jr. 19 Antwan Love DB 5-10 170 17 Jr. 20 David Marciano LB 5-10 164 16 So. 21 Daniel Schumacher DB 5-9 150 17 Jr. 22 Daniel Dispensa RB 5-10 170 16 So. 23 D'Marcus Dullen FB 5-10 210 17 Jr. 24 Robert O'Connell DB 5-9 145 17 Jr. 25 Alex Vitkausas DB 6-1 170 16 So. 26 Randall Shannon DB 5-10 170 17 Jr. 27 William O'Brien OLB 6-1 175 18 Sr. 28 Steven McGowan WR-DB 5-10 175 18 Sr. 29 Abel Villarreal ILB 5-11 210 18 Sr. 30 John Rowan TE 6-0 180 17 Jr. 32 Mark Omastiak ILB 5-10 190 17 Jr. 33 Nicholas Oboikovitz OLB 6-0 180 18 Sr. 34 Alan Ross DL 5-10 200 18 Sr. 35 Jr. Gerald Ponio WR 6-2 170 16 So. 36 Christopher Kocanda OLB 5-11 170 18 Sr. 37 Andy Wilson DB-RB 5-8 150 16 So. 38 Matthew Lostroscio DB-RB 5-9 170 17 Jr. 39 Martin Hopkins DL-TE 6-3 215 16 So. 40 John Crotty OLB 5-9 165 18 Sr. 41 Brian Popek OLB 6-0 180 17 Jr. 42 Jerome Ward RB-ILB 5-11 200 18 Sr. 43 Kenneth Stoklosa ILB 6-1 225 17 Jr. 44 Matthew Murphy ILB 6-1 220 18 Sr. 45 Sean Leslie DL 6-1 205 17 Jr. 46 John O'Connor LB 6-0 180 16 So. 47 James Fitzgibbon OLB 6-1 195 18 Sr. 48 James Sojka DB 5-10 180 17 Jr. 49 Lenny Wheeler RB 5-8 165 16 So. 50 Timothy Arundel DL 6-2 210 18 Sr. 51 Iii Thomas Harney OLB 5-11 185 17 Jr. 52 Sean Halloran C 6-1 270 18 Sr. 53 Rashad Spells DL 5-10 190 16 So. 54 Thomas Chladek ILB 5-8 165 16 So. 55 Vincent Harrison DL 6-2 255 18 Sr. 56 Thomas Bukowski OLB 5-10 175 17 Jr. 57 Luke Knibbs LG 6-2 255 17 Jr. 59 Jerome Mozar ILB 5-11 200 17 Jr. 60 Matthew Munizzi OL 6-1 220 16 So. 61 Michael Mullen C 5-10 210 17 Jr. 62 Sean Gleason C 6-3 195 18 Sr. 63 William Slawson LG 6-3 225 18 Sr. 64 Patrick O'Malley LG 6-2 205 17 Jr. 65 Daniel Patrick LG 6-2 205 17 Jr. 66 Jason Kazlauskas RT 6-0 255 17 Jr. 67 Edward Carone RG 5-9 210 17 Jr. 68 Louis Wojnicki DL 5-11 330 17 Jr. 70 Edward Streit DL 6-4 250 18 Sr. 71 Michael Martin OL 6-1 270 16 So. 72 Matthew Conrath DL 6-8 250 18 Sr. 73 Hakeem McGill DL 5-7 220 17 Jr. 74 Jamie Lick LT 6-5 325 17 Jr. 75 Mitchell Broderick RT 6-2 210 17 Jr. 76 Daniel Harney OL 5-11 195 16 So. 77 Kevin Galeher RT 6-4 305 17 Jr. 78 Daniel Smith LT 6-2 280 17 Jr. 79 Marques Reed RT 6-1 265 18 Sr. 80 Taylor Osborn OLB 5-10 180 17 Jr. 81 Melvin Shaw DB 5-10 170 17 Jr. 82 Daniel Platt TE 6-4 200 18 Sr. 83 Drew McGowan TE-DL 6-5 215 17 Jr. 84 Matthew Quinn TE 6-3 195 17 Jr. 85 Daniel O'Neill WR 6-2 185 16 So. 86 Thomas O'Connor TE 6-2 200 16 So. 87 Jr. Rigoberto Gomez TE 5-11 230 17 Jr. 88 Warren Higginbothan DL 6-3 270 16 So. 90 Darius Fleming DL 6-2 225 17 Jr. 91 Erik Rickert DB 5-10 165 16 So. 91 Andy Smialek OL 6-1 190 16 Jr. 92 Michael Altman DL 5-11 205 16 So. 94 Ian Roy DL 5-8 185 16 So. 95 Alfonso Castillo DL 5-8 185 17 Jr. 97 Terence Peter DL 6-1 220 17 Jr. 98 Ryan Bischoff DL 6-0 240 16 So. 99 Iii Elkin Smith DL 6-1 330 17 Jr.
| Specialists |
Kickoffs: 17 Steve Flaherty
Kickoff Returns: 2 DeOnte Hood, 4 Darieon Hood, 13 Jason Kafka,
28 Steve McGowan
Punter: 44 Matt Murphy
Punt Returns: 1 Matt Carney, 8 Dan Jilek, 9 Sean Estand
Placekicker: 17 Steve Flaherty
Placekick Holder: 21 Dan Schumacher
| Starters |
Offense
RB 4 Darieon Hood 5-9 175 18 Sr. RB 5 Clifford Moore 5-11 185 18 Sr. WR 9 Sean Estand 6-1 180 18 Sr. QB 10 Peter Balsam 6-3 210 18 Sr. WR 28 Steven McGowan 5-10 175 18 Sr. RB 42 Jerome Ward 5-11 200 18 Sr. C 52 Sean Halloran 6-1 270 18 Sr. LG 57 Luke Knibbs 6-2 255 17 Jr. RG 64 Patrick O'Malley 6-2 205 17 Jr. RT 77 Kevin Galeher 6-4 305 17 Jr. LT 78 Daniel Smith 6-2 280 17 Jr.Offense Averages
Backs: 6-0, 192
Line: 6-2, 263
Receivers: 6-0, 178
Defense
DB 2 DeOnte Hood 5-8 165 17 Jr. DB 7 John Sullivan 6-1 185 18 Sr. DB 8 Dan Jilek 5-11 170 18 Sr. DB 14 Earnest Green 5-10 165 18 Sr. OLB 36 Christopher Kocanda 5-11 170 18 Sr. ILB 43 Kenneth Stoklosa 6-1 225 17 Jr. ILB 44 Matthew Murphy 6-1 220 18 Sr. OLB 47 James Fitzgibbon 6-1 195 18 Sr. DL 70 Edward Streit 6-4 250 18 Sr. DL 72 Matthew Conrath 6-8 250 18 Sr. DL 90 Darius Fleming 6-2 225 17 Jr.Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 5-10, 171
Line: 6-5, 242
Linebackers: 6-0, 202
| Statistics |
TEAM STATISTICS
For Against Points 417 166 First Downs 203 First Downs Rushing 168 First Downs Passing 30 Rushes Attempted 481 Yards Rushing 3255 Yards Passing 1228 Total Yards 4483 Passes Attempted 140 Passes Completed 70 Passes Had Intercepted 6 Fumbles 13 Fumbles Lost 11 Interceptions 18SCORING BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 105 124 120 68 417 Against 27 30 56 53 166INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Darion Hood 16 96 Cliff Moore 11 66 Steve Flaherty 39 7 60 Peter Balsam 9 54 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Darion Hood 148 1279 16 8.6 60 Cliff Moore 128 790 11 6.2 46 Peter Balsam 119 742 9 6.2 12 Jerome Ward 33 124 3 3.8 7 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Peter Balsam 140 70 6 1228 11 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Sean Estand 24 376 4 16 46 Steve McGowan 17 217 1 13 14 Matt Carney 7 100 0 14 17 Punting No. Avg. Long Matt Murphy 29 40.1 79 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Steve Flaherty 43 39 7 7 48 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Matt Conrath 90 36 15 79 Darius Fleming 76 34 7 56 John Sullivan 60 17 4 36
| Scores |
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 8/26 Chicago (Hubbard) W 19 8 9/1 Chicago (St. Ignatius) W 34 0 9/9 Oak Park (Fenwick) L 17 19 9/15 Chicago (De La Salle) W 46 7 9/22 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 17 14 9/29 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 45 7 10/7 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 35 14 10/13 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 7 6 10/21 River Grove (Guerin) W 49 19 IHSA Playoffs *10/27 O'Fallon W 45 20 *11/3 St. Charles (North) W 49 21 *11/10 Chicago (Morgan Park) W 20 0 *11/17 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 34 31
| Head Coach Todd Kuska |
Year W-L Chicago (St. Rita) 1998 3-6 1999 7-5 2000 8-4 2001 9-4 2002 9-5 2003 11-2 2004 8-4 2005 9-3 2006 12-1 9 yrs. 76-34
| Tournament History |
1978 113 21 4-0 (13-0) 1st Pat Cronin
W 22 0 Villa Park (Willowbrook)
W 48 12 East St. Louis (Sr.)
W 28 0 Oak Lawn (Richards)
W 15 9 Buffalo Grove
1982 22 6 1-1 (7-4) DNP Pat Cronin
W 22 0 Chicago (Lane)
L 0 6 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
1983 54 36 2-1 (10-2) DNP Pat Cronin
W 19 15 Dolton (Thornridge)
W 35 13 Berwyn (Morton West)
L 0 8 East St. Louis (Sr.)
1984 0 21 0-1 (8-2) DNP Pat Cronin
L 0 21 Downers Grove (South)
1985 63 35 2-1 (10-2) DNP Todd Wernet
W 40 14 Chicago (Simeon)
W 17 14 Burbank (St. Laurence)
L 6 7 Chicago (Brother Rice)
1986 0 12 0-1 (8-2) DNP Todd Wernet
L 0 12 Chicago (Kenwood)
1988 69 45 3-1 (12-1) DNP Todd Wernet
W 15 14 Chicago (St. Patrick)
W 27 6 Chicago (Gordon Tech)
W 20 7 Evanston (Twp.)
L 7 18 Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
1989 30 20 1-1 (10-1) DNP Todd Wernet
W 20 6 Chicago (Julian)
L 10 14 Chicago (C. Vocational)
1990 78 42 2-1 (10-2) DNP Todd Wernet
W 44 0 Chicago (Dunbar)
W 20 15 South Holland (Thornwood)
L 14 27 Harvey (Thornton)
1992 51 31 1-1 (8-4) DNP Todd Wernet
W 31 8 Chicago (Young)
L 20 23 Naperville (North)
1993 63 41 2-1 (10-2) DNP Todd Wernet
W 36 14 Chicago (Dunbar)
W 13 12 South Holland (Thornwood)
L 14 15 Orland Park (Sandburg)
1994 99 46 3-1 (9-4) DNP Todd Wernet
W 37 0 Chicago (Mather)
W 20 8 Chicago (Young)
W 28 17 Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
L 14 21 Palatine (H.S.) (OT)
1995 67 26 2-1 (8-4) DNP Todd Wernet
W 49 0 Chicago (Lake View)
W 10 8 Chicago Heights (Marian)
L 8 18 Park Ridge (Maine South)
1996 89 83 2-1 (9-3) DNP Todd Wernet
W 34 29 Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
W 38 27 Bolingbrook
L 17 27 Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2000 47 34 1-1 (8-4) DNP Todd Kuska
W 41 6 Chicago (Mather)
L 6 28 Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
2001 118 41 3-1 (9-4) DNP Todd Kuska
W 34 0 Chicago (Mather)
W 28 8 McHenry
W 42 12 Rockford (East)
L 14 21 Edwardsville (H.S.)
2002 78 71 2-1 (9-5) DNP Todd Kuska
W 39 22 Chicago (Dunbar)
W 29 28 Chicago (Hubbard) (OT)
L 10 21 Palos Hills (Stagg)
2003 100 65 3-1 (11-2) DNP Todd Kuska
W 24 8 Chicago (Simeon)
W 41 17 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
W 28 20 Lisle (Benet Academy)
L 7 20 Bloomington (H.S.)
2004 14 20 0-1 (8-4) DNP Todd Kuska
L 14 20 Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
2005 131 39 2-1 (9-3) DNP Todd Kuska
W 63 0 Chicago (Young)
W 47 7 Chicago (Marist)
L 21 32 Chicago (Mt. Carmel)