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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Rock Island (H.S.) (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Rock Island High School
City: Rock Island
City Population: 41,000
County: Rock Island
Enrollment: 1722
Nickname: Rocks
Colors: Crimson/Gold
Conference: Western Big Six
Superintendent: Dr. William Mitchell
Principal: Nathaniel Anderson
Athletic Director: David Smith
Head Coach: Vic Boblett
Assistant Coaches: Norm Allbritton, Craig Allison, Steve Ebner, Ed Lillis, Travis Mackey, Rick Miers, Todd Williams, Pharoah Gay
Captains: Jim O'Melia, Alonzo Wise, James Britton, Tyler Carroll
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Mt. Carmel), 39-0, in Semifinal Round

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  8  Bryan Tyson              QB/DB  5-11 160   14  Fr.
  9  Jim O'Melia              QB/DB  6-3  205   18  Sr.
 10  Jeff Tubbs               QB/DB  5-10 160   17  Jr.
 11  Tyler O'Donnell          QB/DB  5-11 165   17  Sr.
 12  Antwon Davis             RB/DB  5-6  140   16  So.
 13  Adam Bain                QB/LB  6-1  165   16  So.
 14  Bryce Palar              QB/DB  5-9  150   15  So.
 15  Tyler Carroll            OE/DB  5-10 150   17  Sr.
 21  Tyson Shivers            OE/DB  5-11 170   18  Sr.
 22  Kevin Raisbeck           RB/DB  5-9  145   16  Jr.
 23  Andre Davis              OE/DB  6-1  160   17  Jr.
 24  Tom Gross                OE/DB  5-10 150   16  Jr.
 25  Alonzo Wise              RB/DB  5-9  185   18  Sr.
 26  James Pugh               RB/DB  5-10 170   17  Jr.
 28  Ranel Muskeyvalley       RB/DB  5-9  163   16  Jr.
 30  Raychar Taylor           RB/DB  5-9  168   17  Sr.
 31  Robbie Locklin           OE/DE  6-1  183   17  Jr.
 32  Brad Pannell             RB/LB  6-1  185   15  So.
 33  Ashley Harris            RB/LB  5-10 192   17  Jr.
 34  Mike Stahl               RB/LB  5-8  165   15  So.
 35  Kirk Kettler             RB/DE  6-1  175   16  Jr.
 40  Corey Lewis              RB/DB  5-9  147   18  Sr.
 41  Adam Hill                RB/DB  5-9  152   18  Sr.
 42  Tony Montz               RB/DB  5-10 150   17  Sr.
 43  DeMarlo Morrow           RB/DB  5-9  140   17  Jr.
 44  Bill Sheeder             RB/DE  5-11 180   16  Jr.
 45  Gary Goins               RB/DE  6-0  175   16  Jr.
 49  Jason Nunn               OL/DL  5-11 200   15  So.
 50  Casey Wallace            OL/DE  5-10 165   16  So.
 51  Jeff Brown               OL/DL  6-1  305   17  Sr.
 52  Jeff Dennis              OL/DL  5-10 180   16  So.
 53  Brandon Roessler         OL/DL  5-7  205   16  Jr.
 54  Jason Morelock           OL/LB  6-2  185   16  Jr.
 55  Alex Ortega              OL/DL  5-11 245   15  So.
 56  Nick Thompson            OE/LB  6-3  210   16  Jr.
 57  Phil Rockwell            OE/LB  6-2  203   17  Sr.
 58  Kelly Sullivan           OL/DE  5-6  160   16  Jr.
 59  Travis Stecher           OL/DL  6-1  179   15  So.
 60  Marc Brunat              OL/DL  5-11 205   18  Sr.
 61  Justin Peterson          OL/DL  5-7  155   16  So.
 62  Dan Novitske             OL/LB  6-0  165   17  Jr.
 63  Joe Campagna             OL/DL  5-10 280   17  Sr.
 64  Chad Kennelly            OL/DL  5-8  155   16  So.
 65  Eldred Nunn              OL/DL  6-0  252   16  Jr.
 66  Eric Black               OL/DL  6-0  214   18  Sr.
 67  Jeffrey Vincent          OL/DL  5-8  190   16  Jr.
 68  Duan Kerr                OL/DL  5-11 207   16  Jr.
 70  Lars Sundfor             OL/DL  6-5  220   18  Sr.
 71  Josh Kaha                OL/DL  5-11 210   17  Jr.
 72  Nick Kester              OL/DL  6-3  245   16  Jr.
 73  Mike Shorten             OL/DL  6-2  225   16  Jr.
 74  Jimmie Lee               OL/DL  5-11 252   17  Jr.
 75  Paul Bergstrand          OL/DL  6-4  190   15  So.
 76  Jason Brown              OL/DL  6-2  320   17  Sr.
 78  Mark Roman               OL/DL  6-0  350   17  Sr.
 79  Justin Roessler          OL/DL  6-2  350   17  Jr.
 80  Joseph Porter            OE/DB  5-11 156   17  Jr.
 81  Ryan DeBarr              OE/DB  5-11 156   16  Jr.
 83  James Britton            OE/DE  6-3  195   17  Jr.
 84  Terry Rosenthal          OE/DE  6-1  180   17  Sr.
 86  John Lillis              OE/DE  6-2  190   16  Jr.
 87  David Sill               OE/DE  6-1  180   16  Jr.
 88  Justan Each              OE/DE  6-1  196   17  Sr.
 89  Jason Britton            OE/DE  6-5  205   18  Sr.

OFFENSIVE STARTERS

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr. LE 88 Justan Each 6-1 196 17 Sr. LT 70 Lars Sundfor 6-5 220 18 Sr. LG 66 Eric Black 6-0 214 18 Sr. C 51 Jeff Brown 6-1 305 17 Sr. RG 71 Josh Kaha 5-11 210 17 Jr. RT 76 Jason Brown 6-2 320 17 Sr. RE 86 John Lillis 6-2 190 16 Jr. QB 9 Jim O'Melia 6-3 205 18 Sr. HB 25 Alonzo Wise 5-9 185 18 Sr. HB 42 Tony Montz 5-10 150 17 Sr. FB 33 Ashley Harris 5-10 192 17 Jr.

DEFENSIVE STARTERS

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr. LE 89 Jason Britton 6-5 205 18 Sr. LT 74 Jimmie Lee 5-11 252 17 Jr. RT 79 Justin Roessler 6-2 350 17 Jr. RE 84 Terry Rosenthal 6-1 180 17 Sr. NG 65 Eldred Nunn 6-0 252 16 Jr. LB 54 Jason Morelock 6-2 185 16 Jr. LB 56 Nick Thompson 6-3 210 16 Jr. DB 15 Tyler Carroll 5-10 150 17 Sr. DB 41 Adam Hill 5-9 152 18 Sr. DB 11 Tyler O'Donnell 5-11 165 17 Sr. S 10 Jeff Tubbs 5-10 160 17 Jr.

SPECIALISTS

Kickoffs 10 Jeff Tubbs Kickoff Returns 25 Alonzo Wise 41 Adam Hill Punts 83 James Britton Punt Returns 10 Jeff Tubbs 25 Alonzo Wise Placekicks 10 Jeff Tubbs Placekick Holds 42 Tony Montz
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 473 137 First Downs 195 161 First Downs Rushing 182 142 First Downs Passing 13 19 Rushes Attempted 591 508 Yards Rushing 3,789 2,211 Yards Passing 302 860 Total Yards 4,091 3,071 Passes Attempted 60 157 Passes Completed 19 69 Passes Had Intercepted 3 14 Fumbles 16 40 Fumbles Lost 6 26 Interceptions 14 3

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 122 110 141 93 473 Against 26 24 46 37 139

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Alonzo Wise 28 0 1 0 170 Tony Montz 16 0 1 0 98 Jeff Tubbs 0 53 0 4 65 Raychar Taylor 6 0 0 0 36 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Alonzo Wise 226 2,098 26 9.3 87 Tony Montz 122 757 15 6.2 41 Raychar Taylor 76 343 6 4.5 21 Ashley Harris 81 347 5 4.3 23 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Jim O'Melia 58 19 3 302 5 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. John Lillis 11 185 3 16.8 Tony Montz 6 69 1 11.5 Alonzo Wise 2 48 1 24 Punting No. Avg. Long James Britton 27 38.4 53 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Jeff Tubbs 53 4 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Jason Morelock 92 42 2 8 Terry Rosenthal 37 36 8 12 Nick Thompson 30 40 0 0
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts. Opp. 8/29 Pekin W 26 19 9/5 Peoria (Manual) W 52 0 9/12 Chicago (Hyde Park) W 62 14 9/19 Galesburg W 59 0 9/26 Rock Island (Alleman) W 35 6 10/3 Quincy (Sr.) W 48 13 10/10 Moline W 15 12 10/17 East Moline (United) W 24 12 10/24 Milw. (Wisconsin Lutheran), WI W 42 24 IHSA Playoffs *10/31 O'Fallon W 49 6 *11/8 Chicago (Mather) W 30 13 *11/15 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 17 7 *11/22 Cary (C.-Grove) (OT) W 14 13 *11/29 Woodstock (H.S.)
 Head Coach Vic Boblett
Year W-L 1987 9-2 1988 7-3 1989 8-2 1990 12-2 (2nd) 1991 1-8 1992 5-4 1993 9-2 1994 9-2 1995 6-3 1996 11-2 1997 13-0 School Years No. W-L At Geneseo (Darnall) 1987-90 4 36-9 At Rock Island (H.S.) 1991-97 7 54-21 Total 11 90-30
For Rock Island (H.S.)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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