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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 1998-99 

 Carthage (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Carthage High School
City: Carthage
City Population: 2,800
County: Hancock
Enrollment: 245
Nickname: Blueboys
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Conference: Western Illinois (North)
Superintendent: Ralph Grimm
Principal: Christopher Rademacher
Athletic Director: Dick Reed
Head Coach: James Unruh
Assistant Coaches: Bill Lapp, Lyle Klein, Bill Reed
Captains: Luke Wessel, Jeremy Kerr, Bart Ellefritz, George Toubekis
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Hardin (Calhoun), 32-30, in First Round

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Ryan Markey              E/DB   5-10 150   18  Sr.
  2  Cole Krieg               RB/DB  5-7  155   16  So.
  4  George Toubekis          QB/DB  6-1  175   17  Sr.
  7  Chris Rogers             QB/LB  6-1  170   16  So.
 13  Jared Murphy             QB/DB  6-1  150   17  Jr.
 15  Jared Smiddy             QB     5-11 160   15  Fr.
 17  Jay Castlebury           E/E    6-1  145   15  So.
 19  Marc Huston              E/DB   5-10 150   15  So.
 20  Josh Fink                OL/DL  5-10 155   17  Jr.
 21  Will Wood                E      5-10 150   17  Sr.
 22  Andy Dietz               RB/DB  5-6  140   18  Sr.
 24  Kyle Huston              RB/LB  5-9  145   17  Sr.
 26  Ryan Robinson            LB     5-9  180   16  Jr.
 27  Bart Ellefritz           E/DB   5-11 165   17  Sr.
 28  Gabe Pettit              FB/LB  5-10 165   16  So.
 29  Eric Huston              E/DE   6-1  180   17  Sr.
 30  Wyatt Green              RB/DB  6-0  170   16  So.
 31  Willie Thompson          E/E    6-2  190   16  So.
 32  Nathan Reid              E/E    5-7  135   15  So.
 33  Adam Stoverink           RB/DB  5-6  140   17  Sr.
 34  Justin Wachtendorf       RB/DB  5-9  135   16  So.
 37  Jared Carlin             RB/LB  5-10 155   17  Sr.
 39  Brad Dixon               E/DB   6-0  155   17  Sr.
 46  Luke Wessel              RB/LB  6-0  205   18  Sr.
 48  Scott Roberts            E/DB   6-0  175   17  Sr.
 51  Curtis Bisby             RB/LB  5-10 200   17  Jr.
 55  T. J. Menn               OL/DL  5-11 180   16  So.
 56  Mark Jacob               OL/DL  5-11 190   16  So.
 57  Joe Spangler             OL/DL  6-0  220   17  Sr.
 58  Jeremy Kerr              OL/DL  6-3  215   17  Sr.
 59  Joe Carlisle             OL/DL  5-11 230   18  Sr.
 63  Jordan Fink              OL/DL  5-8  165   17  Sr.
 67  Mark Carlisle            OL/DB  5-9  150   15  So.
 68  Justin Morehouse         RB/LB  5-7  170   17  Jr.
 70  Abe Huls                 OL/DL  5-9  220   15  So.
 70  Jon Post                 OL/DL  6-0  185   17  Sr.
 75  Ryan Shirey              OL/DL  6-0  220   15  So.
 76  Chase Ufkes              OL/DL  5-8  195   15  So.
 77  Andy Trusley             OL/LB  5-7  185   18  Sr.
 78  Billy Cramer             OL/LB  5-10 175   18  Sr.
 99  Jamie Whitcomb           E/DB   5-9  120   15  So.

STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE LE 29 Eric Huston 6-1 180 17 Sr. LT 56 Mark Jacob 5-11 190 16 So. LG 51 Curtis Bisby 5-10 200 17 Jr. C 58 Jeremy Kerr 6-3 215 17 Sr. RG 77 Andy Trusley 5-7 185 18 Sr. RT 57 Joe Spangler 6-0 220 17 Sr. RE 27 Bart Ellefritz 5-11 165 17 Sr. QB 4 George Toubekis 6-1 175 17 Sr. HB 30 Wyatt Green 6-0 170 16 So. FB 46 Luke Wessel 6-0 205 18 Sr. WB 22 Andy Dietz 5-6 140 18 Sr. DEFENSE LE 26 Ryan Robinson 5-9 180 16 Jr. LT 55 T. J. Menn 5-11 180 16 So. RT 70 Jon Post 6-0 185 17 Sr. RE 31 Willie Thompson 6-2 190 16 So. LB 46 Luke Wessel 6-0 205 18 Sr. LB 51 Curtis Bisby 5-10 200 17 Jr. LB 7 Chris Rogers 6-1 170 16 So. DB 27 Bart Ellefritz 5-11 165 17 Sr. DB 30 Wyatt Green 6-0 170 16 So. DB 4 George Toubekis 6-1 175 17 Sr. S 22 Andy Dietz 5-6 140 18 Sr.

SPECIALISTS

Kickoffs: 70 Jon Post Kickoff Returns: 27 Bart Ellefritz 22 Andy Dietz Punts: 31 Willie Thompson Punt Returns: 27 Bart Ellefritz 22 Andy Dietz Placekicks: N/A Placekick Holds: N/A
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 536 99 First Downs 137 102 First Downs Rushing N/A N/A First Downs Passing N/A N/A Rushes Attempted 535 434 Yards Rushing 3899 1687 Yards Passing 355 479 Total Yards 4254 2166 Passes Attempted 39 137 Passes Completed 17 36 Passes Had Intercepted 0 11 Fumbles 13 21 Fumbles Lost 7 16

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 170 161 131 74 536 Against 8 27 18 46 99

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Luke Wessel 25 0 13 0 176 Andy Dietz 17 0 10 0 122 Wyatt Green 11 10 5 0 86 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Luke Wessel 202 1316 25 6.51 Andy Dietz 105 939 15 8.94 Wyatt Green 116 1213 9 10.46 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD George Toubekis 39 17 0 355 5 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Eric Huston 8 176 2 2.2 34 Andy Dietz 5 81 1 16.4 24 Punting No. Avg. Long Willie Thompson 16 45 51 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Luke Wessel 58 55 Curtis Bisby 42 47 Jon Post 55 40
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp 8/28 Mendon (Unity) W 43 0 9/4 Camp Point (Central) W 50 6 9/11 Rushville W 46 6 9/18 Mt. Sterling (Brown County) W 55 0 9/25 London Mills (Spoon River Valley) W 1 0 10/2 Stronghurst (Southern) W 58 0 10/9 Avon W 57 6 10/16 Sciota (Northwestern) W 46 18 10/23 Monmouth (Yorkwood) W 43 7 IHSA Playoffs *10/31 Dakota W 46 8 *11/7 Lewistown W 34 14 *11/14 Monmouth (Warren) (OT) W 28 20 *11/21 Milledgeville W 30 14 *11/27 Sterling (Newman)
 Head Coach James Unruh
Year W-L 1986 6-4 1987 7-3 1988 13-1 (2nd) 1989 10-1 1990 5-4 1991 7-3 1992 9-3 1993 10-1 1994 10-1 1995 14-0 (1st) 1996 8-3 1997 6-4 1998 13-0 School Years No. W-L At Carthage 1986-98 13 118-28 Total 13 118-28
For Carthage's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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