Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) Boys Football — 2008-09
| Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) (12-1) |
| School Information |
City: Springfield
City Population: 111,454
County: Sangamon
Enrollment: 858 U M
Nickname: Cyclones
Colors: Gold/Black
Conference: Central State Eight
President: Sr. Katherine O'Connor, OP
Principal: Sr. Margaret Joanne Grueter, OP
Asst. Principal: Bob Brenneisen
Athletic Director/Head Coach: Ken Leonard
Assistant Coaches: John Sowinski, Jim McMann, Neal Taylor, John Allison, Tom Fiaush, Frank Steele, Don Goff, Tim Stewart, Chad Anderson, Ted Wise
Trainer: Pete Stoll, Ralph Hanauer
Captains: John Lantz, Dominic Walton, Tim Dondanville, Aaron Peterman, Gary Wilson II
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to New Lenox (Providence Catholic), 28-20, in Class 6A First Round
| Roster |
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
Luke Ackerman WR-DB Fr.
Ridge Ackerman WR-DB Fr.
Neal Aherin WR-DB Fr.
Connor Bland QB-LB Fr.
Billy Fleischli WR-DB Fr.
Ben Ketchum OL-DL Fr.
Conner Peters OL-DL Fr.
Carter Pranger RB-LB Fr.
Pat Smith QB-DB Fr.
Ryan Williamson WR-LB Fr.
1 Tyrone Lee LB-RB 5-11 190 Jr.
2 Colton White TE 6-1 190 Sr.
4 Zach Boente LB 6-1 200 Sr.
5 Gary Wilson TB-CB 5-8 185 Sr.
6 Nick Guzzardo LB 5-11 195 Jr.
7 Mason Alford FS 5-11 160 Jr.
8 Dominic Walton WR-LB 6-0 200 Sr.
9 Jake Smith FS-WR 6-3 185 Jr.
10 Kendall Burton-Smith DB-WR 6-1 160 Sr.
11 Eric Williamson QB-WR 6-0 180 Jr.
12 Jake Williams WR-DB 6-2 180 So.
13 John Lantz WR-CB 6-3 190 Sr.
14 John McDermott WR-DB 5-11 160 So.
15 Charlie Brown QB-DE 5-11 170 So.
16 Tyler Casson WR-CB 5-6 140 Jr.
17 Tim Dondanville QB 6-3 190 Sr.
18 Gus Bloink K-P 6-3 200 Sr.
19 Dillon Thomas DE 6-2 200 Sr.
21 Chris Cox DB-WR 6-0 185 Sr.
22 Zach Rockford RB-S 5-10 160 Jr.
23 Eddie Hubbard-Williams WR-LB 5-9 165 Jr.
24 Greg Wilson RB-DB 5-8 185 So.
25 Brian Haley CB 5-10 170 Jr.
27 Kyle French WR-LB 5-9 170 So.
28 Zach Carwile RB-CB 5-10 160 So.
33 Dan Schafer DE 5-10 180 Sr.
34 Pete Stonikas WR-DB 6-0 170 Jr.
35 Everett Nelson DB-RB 5-9 150 So.
37 Nick Varney LB 6-0 190 Sr.
38 Jarrod Sergent WR-DB 5-11 150 So.
39 Clay Vaughn DT 5-10 190 Sr.
40 Tommy Gullo LB 5-8 165 Jr.
41 Sean Fitzgerald LB-FB 6-0 195 Jr.
42 Josh Hupp FB-LB 6-3 190 So.
43 Darryl McMath LB-FB 5-9 220 So.
44 Blake Pranger LB 6-0 205 Sr.
45 Tommy Jennings LB 5-10 185 Sr.
50 Kevin Farley DL-OL 6-0 190 So.
51 Tim Pufundt OL-DL 5-11 190 So.
52 John Felchner C-OL 6-0 220 Sr.
53 Marlandez Harris OL-DL 6-4 255 Jr.
54 Matt Anderson OL-DT 6-0 230 Jr.
55 David Miller DE-TE 6-0 195 Jr.
58 Ryan Crabtree OL-DL 6-0 210 Jr.
59 Jarrod Adams OL-DL 5-8 210 Jr.
60 John Root OL-DL 6-0 210 Jr.
61 Austin Niggemeyer OL-DL 5-10 220 So.
62 Aaron Peterman OL-DL 6-2 250 Sr.
63 Christian Jordan DL-OL 5-10 260 Jr.
65 Tony Cappellin DL-OL 5-8 155 Jr.
66 Victor Frank OC-LB 5-10 180 So.
67 Jeremy Bertoni OL 6-2 240 Sr.
68 Riley Hamilton OL-DL 5-10 180 So.
70 Nick Lanzotti OL-TE 6-0 180 Jr.
71 Jesse Brown OL-DL 5-10 160 So.
72 Jared Dodd OL 6-1 205 Sr.
73 Jacob Hupp DL 6-4 290 Jr.
74 Evan Kararo DL-OL 6-5 240 Jr.
75 Jon O'Daniel DT 6-5 330 Sr.
77 Ryan Klachko DL-OL 6-4 280 So.
79 Brian Johnson DL-OL 6-3 270 Jr.
80 Steven Cummins WR-CB 6-0 160 Jr.
81 Ryan Hillestad WR-CB 5-10 175 Sr.
82 Adrian Cave WR 5-8 165 Sr.
83 Ross Romanelli WR 6-4 180 Sr.
85 Jake Ward WR-CB 5-7 165 Jr.
88 Sam Shearer WR-CB 6-0 165 Jr.
90 Jacob Wilmot DE-TE 6-4 210 Sr.
94 Ryan Cummins DE-OL 6-1 180 So.
95 Sam Reents LB-TE 6-2 200 Jr.
99 Nick Valentine WR-LB 6-1 175 So.
| Specialists |
Kickoffs: 18 Gus Bloink
Kickoff Returns: 13 John Lantz
5 Gary Wilson
24 Greg Wilson
Punter: 17 Tim Dondanville
18 Gus Bloink
Punt Returns: 13 John Lantz
Placekicker: 18 Gus Bloink
14 John McDermott
Placekick Holder: 11 Eric Williamson
| Starters |
Offense
TE 2 Colton White 6-1 190 Sr. RB 5 Gary Wilson 5-8 185 Sr. WR 8 Dominic Walton 6-0 200 Sr. WR 13 John Lantz 6-3 190 Sr. QB 17 Tim Dondanville 6-3 190 Sr. WR 21 Chris Cox 6-0 185 Sr. T 53 Marlandez Harris 6-4 255 Jr. C 54 Matt Anderson 6-0 230 Jr. G 60 John Root 6-0 210 Jr. T 62 Aaron Peterman 6-2 250 Sr. G 67 Jeremy Bertoni 6-2 240 Sr.Offense Averages
Backs: 6-0, 188
Line: 6-2, 237
Receivers: 6-1, 191
Defense
LB 4 Zach Boente 6-1 200 Sr. LB 8 Dominic Walton 6-0 200 Sr. SS 9 Jake Smith 6-3 185 Jr. FS 13 John Lantz 6-3 190 Sr. DL 19 Dillon Thomas 6-2 200 Sr. C 21 Chris Cox 6-0 185 Sr. DL 33 Dan Schafer 5-10 180 Sr. LB 43 Darryl McMath 5-9 220 So. LB 44 Blake Pranger 6-0 205 Sr. DL 62 Aaron Peterman 6-2 250 Sr. DL 63 Christian Jordan 5-10 260 Jr.Defense Averages
Line: 6-0, 215
Linebackers: 6-0, 206
| Statistics |
TEAM STATISTICS
For Against Points 557 166 First Downs 260 104 First Downs Rushing 140 54 First Downs Passing 120 50 Rushes Attempted 296 443 Yards Rushing 2317 1503 Yards Passing 2528 1550 Total Yards 4845 3053 Passes Attempted 222 232 Passes Completed 153 106 Passes Had Intercepted 4 16 Fumbles 5 13 Fumbles Lost 1 9 Interceptions 16 4SCORING BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 206 173 133 45 557 Against 20 35 45 65 166INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Gary Wilson 29 174 John Lantz 25 4 158 Dominic Walton 10 1 62 Eric Williamson 3 18 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Gary Wilson 162 1524 28 9.4 85 Tim Dondanville 55 325 1 5.9 58 Greg Wilson 28 204 7.3 22 Eric Williamson 23 164 3 7.1 15 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Tim Dondanville 209 143 4 2528 28 Eric Williamson 13 12 201 3 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. John Lantz 64 1194 17 18.6 Dominic Walton 47 623 8 13.2 Gary Wilson 13 230 1 17.6 Punting No. Avg. Long Tim Dondanville 13 36.3 50 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Gus Bloink 34 32 34 2 35 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Blake Pranger 50 71 2 10 Zach Boente 36 60 2 12 Nick Guzzardo 40 49 9 52
| Scores |
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 8/30 Lombard (Montini) L 31 34 9/5 Jacksonville (H.S.) W 62 16 9/15 Lincoln W 53 0 9/19 Springfield (Lanphier) W 58 6 9/27 Chatham (Glenwood) W 24 3 10/3 Springfield (Southeast) W 54 6 10/10 Taylorville W 35 6 10/18 Springfield (H.S.) W 48 0 10/24 Cahokia (H.S.) W 53 24 IHSA Playoffs *11/1 Chatham (Glenwood) W 35 21 *11/8 Peoria (Richwoods) W 48 21 *11/15 Bloomington (H.S.) W 32 12 *11/22 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 24 17
| Head Coach Ken Leonard |
Year W-L Gridley 1980 5-4 1981 10-2 1982 10-1 1983 7-2 4 yrs. 32-9 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) 1984 8-2 1985 10-1 1986 11-1 1987 10-1 1988 8-3 1989 5-4 1990 10-1 1991 7-3 1992 6-3 1993 9-3 1994 11-2 1995 12-2 (2nd) 1996 10-2 1997 8-3 1998 2-7 1999 6-3 2000 11-1 2001 9-3 2002 11-1 2003 13-1 (2nd) 2004 10-1 2005 14-0 (1st) 2006 14-0 (1st) 2007 8-2 2008 12-1 25 yrs. 235-51 GRAND TOTAL 29 yrs. 267-60
| Tournament History |
As SPRINGFIELD (GRIFFIN)
1975-4A 68 48 3-1 (10-3) 2nd George Fleischli
W 9 8 Lincoln
W 33 6 Carbondale
W 12 0 LaSalle (L.-Peru)
L 14 34 Joliet (Catholic Academy)
1977-4A 66 50 2-1 (9-3) DNP George Fleischli
W 34 14 Bloomington (H.S.)
W 20 14 Danville (H.S.) (OT)
L 12 22 LaSalle (L.-Peru)
1978-4A 39 23 1-1 (10-1) DNP George Fleischli
W 33 7 Roxana
L 6 16 Danville (H.S.)
1979-4A 14 27 0-1 (8-4) DNP George Fleischli
L 14 27 Belleville (Althoff)
1980-5A 21 27 0-1 (9-1) DNP Robin Cooper
L 21 27 Peoria (H.S.)
1981-5A 28 21 1-1 (9-2) DNP Robin Cooper
W 15 7 Granite City (North)
L 13 14 Champaign (Central)
1982-4A 111 61 3-1 (1-1) 2nd Robin Cooper
W 33 0 Mt. Zion
W 13 9 Champaign (Central)
W 29 8 Roxana
L 36 44 Geneseo (Darnall)
1983-4A 6 27 0-1 (8-2) DNP Robin Cooper
L 6 27 Washington
1984-4A 6 10 0-1 (8-2) DNP Ken Leonard
L 6 10 Lincoln
1985-4A 53 36 1-1 (10-1) DNP Ken Leonard
W 35 15 Mt. Zion
L 18 21 Washington
1986-4A 26 28 2-1 (12-1) DNP Ken Leonard
W 10 6 Peoria (H.S.)
W 10 7 Peoria (Woodruff)
L 6 15 Rock Island (Alleman)
1987-4A 43 25 1-1 (10-1) DNP Ken Leonard
W 29 7 Mt. Zion
L 14 18 Rantoul
As SPRINGFIELD (SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN)
1988-4A 49 19 1-1 (8-3) DNP Ken Leonard
W 40 6 Metamora
L 9 13 Peoria (H.S.)
1990-4A 58 35 1-1 (10-1) DNP Ken Leonard
W 37 7 Jerseyville (Jersey)
L 21 28 Mascoutah
1991-4A 13 29 0-1 (7-3) DNP Ken Leonard
L 13 29 Washington
1993-4A 44 34 2-1 (9-3) DNP Ken Leonard
W 14 7 Washington
W 27 7 Springfield (Lanphier)
L 3 20 Geneseo (Darnall)
1994-4A 60 28 3-1 (11-2) DNP Ken Leonard
W 17 7 Champaign (Centennial)
W 16 0 Springfield (Lanphier)
W 21 7 Bloomington (H.S.)
L 6 14 Belvidere (H.S.)
1995-4A 115 58 4-1 (12-2) 2nd Ken Leonard
W 40 7 Springfield (Southeast)
W 25 21 Springfield (Lanphier)
W 13 0 Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
W 20 8 Metamora
L 17 22 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
1996-4A 97 73 2-1 (10-2) DNP Ken Leonard
W 31 14 Canton
W 49 28 Troy (Triad)
L 17 31 Minooka
1997-4A 37 52 1-1 (8-3) DNP Ken Leonard
W 17 14 Canton
L 20 38 Pontiac
2000-4A 94 75 2-1 (11-1) DNP Ken Leonard
W 35 7 Olney (East Richland)
W 24 16 Maple Park (Kaneland)
L 35 52 Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2001-5A 67 31 2-1 (9-3) DNP Ken Leonard
W 42 0 Washington
W 18 7 Taylorville
L 7 24 Metamora
2002-5A 115 55 2-1 (11-1) DNP Ken Leonard
W 31 0 Highland
W 53 20 Charleston
L 31 35 Belleville (Althoff)
2003-5A 167 103 4-1 (13-1) 2nd Ken Leonard
W 42 21 Metamora
W 21 14 Jacksonville (H.S.)
W 34 30 Chatham (Glenwood)
W 49 14 Mattoon
L 21 24 Joliet (Catholic Academy)
2004-5A 54 27 1-1 (10-1) DNP Ken Leonard
W 40 6 Jerseyville (Jersey)
L 14 21 Jacksonville (H.S.)
2005-5A 174 96 5-0 (14-0) 1st Ken Leonard
W 28 21 Chatham (Glenwood)
W 55 7 Morton
W 34 28 Kankakee (McNamara)
W 29 19 North Chicago
W 28 21 Rock Island (Alleman)
2006-5A 167 34 5-0 (14-0) 1st Ken Leonard
W 49 0 Mattoon
W 22 8 Kankakee (McNamara)
W 42 6 Cahokia (H.S.)
W 19 6 Metamora
W 35 14 Woodstock (Marian)
2007-6A 20 28 0-1 (8-2) DNP Ken Leonard
L 20 28 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)