Aurora (A. Christian) Boys Football — 2008-09
| Aurora (A. Christian) (13-0) |
| School Information |
City: Aurora
City Population: 170,855
County: Kane
Enrollment: 373 U M
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/White/Gray
Conference: Private School League
Superintendent: Paul House
Principal: Collette House
Athletic Director: Don Davidosn
Head Coach: Don Beebe
Assistant Coaches: Dave Beebe, Don Beebe Sr., John Jira, Brandon Sullivan, Erik Winston, Chris Griffing, Randall Rosen, Shellie Reed, Chris Risch, Matt Simonson
Trainer: Dr. Jeff Schutt, Collette House
Captains: Jordan Roberts, Ryan Perik, Braxton Warner
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Plano, 14-8, in Class 3A Semifinal
| Roster |
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr. 1 David Zielke WR-DB 5-10 166 18 Sr. 2 Sean O'Donnell TE-DE 5-11 176 17 Sr. 3 Marcus Schmidt WR-FS 6-2 175 17 Sr. 4 Mitch Holtz RB-LB 5-11 177 14 Fr. 5 Zac Copple WR-LB 5-9 162 18 Sr. 7 Justin Sienicki RB-CB 5-5 125 15 So. 8 Jake van Gilse QB-K 6-1 178 17 Sr. 9 Paul Reed FB-DB 5-7 182 17 Sr. 10 Jordan Roberts QB 6-2 204 18 Sr. 12 Matt Luckman WR-DB 6-1 171 15 So. 15 Grayson Roberts QB 5-8 140 14 Fr. 20 Kenny McCracken RB-DB 5-9 145 14 Fr. 22 Ryan Franklin WR-DB 5-8 136 16 Jr. 25 Ryan Perik LB 5-9 163 17 Sr. 30 Donald Patterson RB-LB 5-6 168 16 Jr. 31 Lewis Gaddis RB-LB 5-10 190 18 Sr. 32 Dan Earwood RB 5-8 164 17 Jr. 33 Eric Anderson TE-DE 6-1 205 18 Sr. 34 Nick Chionos WR-LB 5-9 178 17 Sr. 39 Zakk Bauer WR-DB 5-11 146 16 Jr. 41 Tyler Velasquez WR-DB 5-7 120 16 Jr. 44 Luis Solorio WR-DB 6-0 205 17 Sr. 50 David Anderson RT-DE 6-2 175 16 So. 51 Austin Pendry WR-DB 5-3 147 16 Jr. 52 Braxton Warner LT-DE 5-11 213 17 Sr. 53 David Benson RG 5-9 184 16 Jr. 55 Stephen Cervantes G-LB 5-6 164 16 Jr. 56 Dylan Smith RT-LB 5-10 180 16 Jr. 57 Dean Griffing RT-LB 6-0 179 16 Jr. 60 Arthur Sampson C 6-2 232 16 Jr. 61 Todd Clapp OL-LB 6-0 161 15 So. 63 Anthony Cadena OL-DT 6-2 315 17 Sr. 64 Joe Keres OL 5-11 167 16 Jr. 65 Josh Stadel OL-DL 6-3 213 14 Fr. 71 Jared Murray OL-DT 6-2 296 17 Sr. 73 Zach Bonifas RT-DE 5-11 167 16 Jr. 74 Sam Miller OL-LB 5-11 152 15 So. 75 Clint Farrell OL-DL 5-11 177 16 Jr. 76 Derek Nantz RT-DE 6-1 204 17 Sr. 77 Peter Kariotis DT 6-0 317 18 Sr. 78 Andru Ubert LG-DE 5-11 214 18 Sr. 79 Luke Johnson OL-DL 6-6 204 15 So. 81 Nathan Jensen RB-FS 5-10 157 14 Fr. 82 Matt Morse WR-DB 5-11 165 16 Jr. 85 Brandon Oest WR-DB 6-3 163 18 Sr.
| Specialists |
Kickoffs: 8 Jake van Gilse
Kickoff Returns: 1 David Zielke
82 Matt Morse
32 Dan Earwood
Punter: 10 Jordan Roberts
Punt Returns: 82 Matt Morse
Placekicker: 8 Jake van Gilse
Placekick Holder: 10 Jordan Roberts
| Starters |
Offense
WR 82 Matt Morse 5-11 165 16 Jr. WR 1 David Zielke 5-10 166 18 Sr. WR 5 Zac Copple 5-9 162 18 Sr. QB 10 Jordan Roberts 6-2 204 18 Sr. HB 31 Lewis Gaddis 5-10 190 18 Sr. LT 52 Braxton Warner 5-11 213 17 Sr. LG 57 Dean Griffing 6-0 179 16 Jr. C 78 Andru Ubert 5-11 214 18 Sr. RG 53 David Benson 5-9 184 16 Jr. RT 56 Dylan Smith 5-10 180 16 Jr. TE 33 Eric Anderson 6-1 205 18 Sr.Offense Averages
Backs: 6-0, 197
Line: 5-11, 194
Receivers: 5-11, 174
Defense
DE 52 Braxton Warner 5-11 213 17 Sr. DT 77 Peter Kariotis 6-0 317 18 Sr. DE 78 Andru Ubert 5-11 214 18 Sr. LB 85 Brandon Oest 6-3 163 18 Sr. LB 25 Ryan Perik 5-9 163 17 Sr. LB 56 Dylan Smith 5-10 180 16 Jr. LB 31 Lewis Gaddis 5-10 190 18 Sr. LB 30 Donald Patterson 5-6 168 16 Jr. CB 5 Zac Copple 5-9 162 18 Sr. CB 1 David Zielke 5-10 166 18 Sr. S 82 Matt Morse 5-11 165 16 Jr.Defense Averages
Line: 5-11, 248
Linebackers: 5-10, 173
| Statistics |
TEAM STATISTICS
For Against Points 423 169 First Downs 195 101 First Downs Rushing 96 82 First Downs Passing 90 13 Rushes Attempted 317 487 Yards Rushing 1753 1863 Yards Passing 2657 1741 Total Yards 4410 3604 Passes Attempted 322 195 Passes Completed 190 98 Passes Had Intercepted 7 21 Fumbles 11 18 Fumbles Lost 6 10 Interceptions 21 7SCORING BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 111 71 161 80 423 Against 31 68 29 41 169INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Jordan Roberts 41 5 256 Matt Morse 19 114 Jake VanGilse 36 6 54 Lewis Gaddis 8 1 50 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Lewis Gaddis 174 1306 8 7.5 69 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Jordan Roberts 322 191 7 2657 41 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Matt Morse 55 1075 19 19.5 92 David Zielke 49 641 10 13.1 76 Luis Solorio 30 329 4 10.9 52 Punting No. Avg. Long Jordan Roberts 26 39.6 61 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Jake VanGilse 40 36 7 6 43 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Ryan Perik 30 74 104 10.5 Peter Kariotis 21 55 76 10
| Scores |
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 8/29 Elmhurst (Immaculate Conception) W 22 12 9/5 Mendota W 10 6 9/12 Rockford (Christian Life) W 62 0 9/20 Lake Forest (L.F. Academy) W 48 8 9/26 Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) W 42 28 10/4 Chicago (Luther South) W 46 6 10/11 Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) W 39 33 10/17 Chicago (Luther North) W 1 0 10/24 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) W 31 19 IHSA Playoffs *11/1 Plano W 41 0 *11/8 Coal City W 28 20 *11/15 Addison (Driscoll) W 24 17 *11/22 Richmond (R.-Burton) W 29 20
| Head Coach Don Beebe |
Year W-L Aurora (A. Christian) 2004 10-2 2005 8-3 2006 6-4 2007 12-1 2008 13-0 5 yrs. 49-10
| Tournament History |
2002-1A 8 40 0-1 (6-4) DNP Andrew Price
L 8 40 Stockton
2003-1A 45 42 1-1 (8-3) DNP Andrew Price
W 45 20 Rockford (R. Christian)
L 0 22 Franklin Grove (F. Center)
2004-1A 96 44 2-1 (10-2) DNP Don Beebe
W 42 8 Annawan
W 34 0 Ashton (A.-Franklin Center)
L 20 36 Stockton
2005-1A 42 37 1-1 (8-3) DNP Don Beebe
W 28 6 Toulon (Stark County)
L 14 31 Cambridge
2006-3A 24 34 0-1 (6-4) DNP Don Beebe
L 24 34 Westmont
2007-3A 123 58 3-1 (12-1) DNP Don Beebe
W 24 0 Rockford (R. Christian)
W 59 18 Savanna (West Carroll)
W 32 26 Amboy
L 8 14 Plano