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Lemont (H.S.) Boys Football — 2008-09 

 Lemont (H.S.) (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Lemont High School
City: Lemont
City Population: 13,098
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1,464
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Navy/Gold
Conference: South Suburban (Blue)
Superintendent: Dr. Sandra Doebert
Principal: Dr. Thomas Trengove
Athletic Director: John Young
Head Coach: Eric Michaelsen
Assistant Coaches: John Coneset, Brent Gagnon, John Howell, Dave LaBarbera, Dave Michalak, Brett Nelson, John St. Clair, Chris Hardy, Patrick Raleigh, Tim Leffler, Jason Ruesch, Mark Skowronski

Trainer: Jeff Kimek
Captains: Kyle Cummins, Ryan Fejedelem, Ryan Ferry, Nick Lawrence, Brian Motyka, Trevor Rothstein, Steve Shredl, James Westferro
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Joliet (Catholic Academy), 49-7, in Class 6A Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Tarek Aboukheir          WR     5-10 160   17  Sr.
  2  Tyler Burns              FB     6-1  225   17  Sr.
  3  Zack Burns               LB     5-11 210   16  Jr.
  4  Nick Lawrence            QB     5-11 160   18  Sr.
  5  Mike Kash                WR     6-1  165   17  Sr.
  6  Kyle Cummins             DB     6-2  195   17  Sr.
  7  James Tuscher            DB     6-0  175   17  Jr.
  8  Lee Taylor               WR     6-0  160   16  So.
  9  Nick Forzley             DB     5-10 165   17  Jr.
 10  Mike Orszulak            K      5-10 145   16  So.
 11  Allan Wielgus            LB     6-1  175   16  Jr.
 12  Jordan Kopf              DB     5-9  150   17  Jr.
 13  Josh Ferry               LB     6-2  185   15  So.
 14  Kevin Gallagher          DB     5-9  145   16  Jr.
 15  David Timm               DB     6-0  155   16  Jr.
 16  Mike Medwed              QB     5-11 160   15  So.
 18  Jeff Peters              DB     5-9  150   16  Jr.
 20  Andrew Tomala            RB     6-0  195   18  Sr.
 21  James Westferro          DB     6-1  165   17  Sr.
 22  Steve Shredl             WR     5-9  160   17  Sr.
 23  Danny Hayes              RB     5-9  160   17  Jr.
 25  Jr Latanski              DB     5-9  150   17  Sr.
 26  Matt Aleman              WR     5-10 160   17  Jr.
 27  Chris Morelos            FB     5-10 190   16  Jr.
 29  Jp Lulek                 WR     5-11 160   18  Sr.
 30  Mike Molnar              LB     5-11 195   17  Sr.
 31  Ryan Fejedelem           LB     6-1  210   17  Sr.
 32  William Strube           DB     5-9  160   16  Jr.
 33  Connor Nagel             LB     6-0  210   16  Jr.
 34  Cody Kamberos            RB     5-10 180   16  Jr.
 35  Mike Jaeger              LB     5-11 170   16  Jr.
 36  Ryan Ferry               DB     5-11 200   17  Sr.
 39  Derek Nagel              LB     6-1  165   16  So.
 40  Luke Anderson            LB     6-5  215   18  Sr.
 44  Rob Gialessas            DB     5-11 175   16  Jr.
 45  Matt Anzalone            DL     6-0  220   17  Sr.
 48  Mark Kaminski            LB     6-0  175   16  Jr.
 51  Giuseppe Garcia          DL     5-6  220   18  Sr.
 52  Dave Wojciechowski       DL     6-1  200   17  Sr.
 55  Efstathios Giafas        DL     6-0  220   16  Jr.
 56  Dan McKevitt             OL     5-7  190   16  Jr.
 57  Tim Ahline               OL     6-0  225   17  Sr.
 59  John Kasperski           LB     5-7  195   17  Sr.
 62  Zach Howell              OL     6-2  190   16  Jr.
 63  Mike Fischer             DL     6-0  185   17  Sr.
 64  Mark Wrobel              DL     6-3  255   16  Jr.
 65  Joe Chejlava             OL     6-4  270   17  Sr.
 66  Alex Gikas               OL     5-10 240   16  Jr.
 70  Angel Cabral             DL     6-2  265   16  Jr.
 71  Pat Driscoll             DL     6-4  270   16  Jr.
 72  Jimmy Purvin             OL     5-11 230   17  Jr.
 73  Justin Schultz           OL     5-10 225   17  Jr.
 74  Trevor Rothstein         OL     6-1  270   17  Sr.
 75  Connor Riley             OL     5-11 220   16  Jr.
 76  Brian Motyka             OL     5-6  190   17  Sr.
 77  Mike Wilke               OL     6-3  220   18  Sr.
 78  Eric Leadley             OL     6-1  230   18  Sr.
 79  Pete Vjestica            DL     6-0  265   16  Jr.
 80  Ross Kwasneski           WR     6-0  145   16  Jr.
 83  Kyle Ferguson            WR     6-0  150   18  Sr.
 85  Jim Geoghagen            TE     6-0  175   17  Sr.
 86  Bryan Clark              WR     5-9  130   16  Jr.
 87  Cody Padalik             TE     6-1  175   16  Jr.
 88  Matt Walaszek            TE     5-11 190   16  Jr.
 89  Bobby Groselak           TE     6-4  220   17  Sr.
 Specialists

Kickoffs: 10 Mike Orszulak
Kickoff Returns: 22 Steve Shredl
6 Kyle Cummins
Punter: 29 JP Lulek
74 Trevor Rothstein - long snapper
Punt Returns: 22 Steve Shredl
8 Lee Taylor
Placekicker: 10 Mike Orszulak
75 Conner Riley - long snapper
Placekick Holder: 4 Nick Lawrence
 Starters

Offense

WR      22  Steve Shredl             5-9  160   17  Sr.
TE      89  Bobby Groselak           6-4  220   17  Sr.
LT      78  Eric Leadley             6-1  230   18  Sr.
LG      76  Brian Motyka             5-6  190   17  Sr.
C       57  Tim Ahline               6-0  225   17  Sr.
RG      74  Trevor Rothstein         6-1  270   17  Sr.
RT      72  Jimmy Purvin             5-11 230   17  Jr.
WR       8  Lee Taylor               6-0  160   16  So.
QB       4  Nick Lawrence            5-11 160   18  Sr.
FB       2  Tyler Burns              6-1  225   17  Sr.
RB      23  Danny Hayes              5-9  160   17  Jr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 5-11, 182
Line: 5-11, 229
Receivers: 6-0, 180

Defense

DT      70  Angel Cabral             6-2  265   16  Jr.
NG      45  Matt Anzalone            6-0  220   17  Sr.
DT      71  Pat Driscoll             6-4  270   16  Jr.
OLB     40  Luke Anderson            6-5  215   18  Sr.
ILB     33  Connor Nagel             6-0  210   16  Jr.
ILB      6  Kyle Cummins             6-2  195   17  Sr.
OLB     31  Ryan Fejedelem           6-1  210   17  Sr.
CB       7  James Tuscher            6-0  175   17  Jr.
SS      21  James Westferro          6-1  165   17  Sr.
FS       9  Nick Forzley             5-10 165   17  Jr.
CB      36  Ryan Ferry               5-11 200   17  Sr.
Defense Averages

Line: 6-2, 252
Linebackers: 6-2, 208
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 465 108 First Downs 251 99 First Downs Rushing 187 47 First Downs Passing 53 37 Rushes Attempted 578 409 Yards Rushing 3453 856 Yards Passing 1290 842 Total Yards 4743 1698 Passes Attempted 127 181 Passes Completed 71 64 Passes Had Intercepted 7 10 Fumbles 30 31 Fumbles Lost 13 20 Interceptions 10 7

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 78 187 135 65 465 Against 7 45 28 28 108

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Danny Hayes 27 162 Andrew Tomala 11 1 68 Mike Orszulak 53 4 65 Nick Lawrence 10 60 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Danny Hayes 273 1801 27 6.6 84 Andrew Tomala 99 617 11 6.2 51 Nick Lawrence 86 446 10 5.2 40 Tyler Burns 64 357 5 5.6 49 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Nick Lawrence 127 71 7 1290 13 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Lee Taylor 29 549 8 18.9 50 Steve Shredl 15 288 1 19.2 55 Tyler Burns 12 224 3 18.7 57 Punting No. Avg. Long JP Lulek 29 28.3 48 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Mike Orszulak 58 53 9 4 38 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Connor Nagel 75 44 9 Ryan Fejedelem 73 45 18 Luke Anderson 52 32 10

 Scores

Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp
8/29   Chicago (Hope)                 W  47   6
9/5    Sterling (H.S.)                W  34  17
9/12   Burbank (Reavis)               W  32   7
9/19   Oak Lawn (Richards)            W  43   0
9/26   Palos Heights (Shepard)        W  42   7
10/3   Tinley Park (H.S.)             W  42  12
10/10  Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)   W  27   0
10/17  Oak Forest                     W  31   7
10/24  Midlothian (Bremen)            W  34   3
IHSA Playoffs
*11/1  Lake Forest (H.S.)             W  39  14
*11/8  Chicago (Morgan Park)          W  21   7
*11/15 Fox Lake (Grant)               W  35  14
*11/22 Antioch                        W  38  14

 Head Coach Eric Michaelsen

Year      W-L       
Detroit (Lutheran West), MI
1989      8-3       
Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran)
1990      1-8       
1991      4-5       
1992      7-3       
1993      9-1       
1994      11-1      
1995      9-2       
1996      10-2      
7 yrs.    51-22     
Lemont (H.S.)
2002      4-5       
2003      4-5       
2004      9-2       
2005      10-2      
2006      8-3       
2007      11-3       (2nd)
2008      13-0      
7 yrs.    59-20     
GRAND TOTAL
15 yrs.   118-45    

 Tournament History

1980-3A     6    9  0-1            DNP  Marvin Gonsiorowski
      L    6    9  Chicago (Luther North)
1985-3A    30   34  1-1            DNP  Marvin Gonsiorowski
      W   20   12  Sandwich
      L   10   22  Lisle (Sr.)
1990-3A    12   20  0-1            DNP  Ken Ferry
      L   12   20  Chicago (Luther South)
1991-3A    13   21  0-1            DNP  Ken Ferry
      L   13   21  LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
2000-4A     7   54  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Jim Driscoll
      L    7   54  Pontiac
2004-6A    35   55  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Eric Michaelsen
      W   35    8  Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North)
      L    0   47  Oak Lawn (Richards)
2005-5A    91   47  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Eric Michaelsen
      W   34   16  Maple Park (Kaneland)
      W   36    7  Rochelle
      L   21   24  Rock Island (Alleman)
2006-5A    60   24  1-1 (8-3)      DNP  Eric Michaelsen
      W   47    0  Chicago (Marshall)
      L   13   24  Woodstock (Marian)
2007-6A   151  145  4-1 (11-3)     2nd  Eric Michaelsen
      W   48   35  Highland Park
      W   21    7  Fox Lake (Grant)
      W   48   34  Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge)
      W   27   20  Oak Forest
      L    7   49  Joliet (Catholic Academy)