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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 1998-99 

 Aledo (11-2)

 School Information
Name: Aledo High School
City: Aledo
City Population: 3,700
County: Mercer
Enrollment: 362
Nickname: Green Dragons
Colors: Dark Green/White
Conference: Olympic
Superintendent: David Marshall
Principal: R. Bruce Hall
Athletic Director: Carl Carlson
Head Coach: Cullen Welter
Assistant Coaches: Kris Kline, Neal Thompson, Jim Widdop, Job Linboom
Captains: Michael O'Brien, Michael Vipond, Richard Bigham, Zac Harlan
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Stillman Valley, 20-14 (OT), in Quarterfinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  2  Josh Frick               WR/DB  5-10 150   17  Sr.
  4  Andy Frye                QB/DB  5-10 150   16  Jr.
  8  Jay Hiscocks             FB/LB  6-0  170   16  So.
  9  Joe Franks               WR/DB  5-10 150   16  Jr.
 12  Dustin Swanson           QB/DB  5-10 150   15  So.
 13  Brandon Hofmann          FL/DB  6-1  175   17  Sr.
 15  Richard Bigham           WR/DE  6-0  170   17  Sr.
 17  Adam Bewley              WR/DB  6-0  150   16  Jr.
 20  Michael O'Brien          RB/LB  6-2  225   16  Jr.
21/33  Jason Childs             TE/DB  6-0  170   18  Sr.
 23  Jim Unsworth             TE/DB  6-1  175   16  Jr.
 24  Jason Franks             RB/LB  5-11 160   16  So.
 35  Nick Gissel              RB/LB  5-7  175   17  Jr.
 40  Wyatt Thomas             RB/LB  5-10 190   17  Jr.
 44  Kelan Thompson           RB/OB  5-10 160   16  So.
 49  Kent Brown               WR/OB  6-2  170   16  Jr.
 53  Matt Bloomfield          OL/LB  5-9  200   17  Sr.
 53  Doug Huston              OL/DL  5-10 160   15  So.
 54  Matt Downey              OL/DL  6-2  250   16  Jr.
 56  Andrew O'Brien           OL/DL  6-0  200   16  Jr.
 62  James Mayford            OL/DL  5-8  150   15  So.
 67  Tim Lingafetter          OL/LB  5-8  170   16  So.
 68  Brandon Thompson         OL/DL  6-0  170   16  Jr.
 76  Jacob Weese              OL/DL  6-0  200   16  So.
 77  Travis Weeks             OL/DL  6-1  215   17  Jr.
 78  Michael Reick            OL/DL  6-0  160   15  Fr.
 79  Zac Harlan               OL/DL  6-5  240   18  Sr.
 80  Jesse Bewley             WR/OL  5-10 140   16  Jr.
 82  Joe Newowander           WR/DB  6-0  150   15  So.
 83  Michael Vipont           WR/DB  5-10 140   17  Sr.
 86  Jarrin McNall            WR/DB  5-5  130   16  Jr.
87/98  Chad Randall             TE/DL  6-1  180   18  Sr.
 88  Andy Lafferty            TE/OL  6-0  175   16  Jr.
 89  Charlie Appleton         WR/DB  6-0  150   15  So.
 90  Joe Toby                 WR/DB  5-10 160   17  Jr.

STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE LE 15 Richard Bigham 6-0 170 17 Sr. LT 79 Zac Harlan 6-5 240 18 Sr. LG 53 Matt Bloomfield 5-9 200 17 Sr. C 68 Brandon Thompson 6-0 170 16 Jr. RG 56 Andrew O'Brien 6-0 200 16 Jr. RT 54 Matt Downey 6-2 250 16 Jr. RE 21 Jason Childs 6-0 170 18 Sr. QB 4 Andy Frye 5-10 150 16 Jr. HB 40 Wyatt Thomas 5-10 190 17 Jr. HB/FL 13 Brandon Hofmann 6-1 175 17 Sr. FB 20 Michael O'Brien 6-2 225 16 Jr. DEFENSE LE 88 Andy Lafferty 6-0 175 16 Jr. LT 79 Zac Harlan 6-5 240 18 Sr. DG 83 Michael Vipont 5-10 140 17 Sr. RT 54 Matt Downey 6-2 250 16 Jr. RE 56 Andrew O'Brien 6-0 200 16 Jr. LB 20 Michael O'Brien 6-2 225 16 Jr. LB 35 Nick Gissel 5-7 175 17 Jr. LB 40 Wyatt Thomas 5-10 190 17 Jr. DB 13 Brandon Hofmann 6-1 175 17 Sr. DB 15 Richard Bigham 6-0 170 17 Sr. S 49 Kent Brown 6-2 170 16 Jr.

SPECIALISTS

Kickoffs: 54 Matt Downey Kickoff Returns: 40 Wyatt Thomas 44 Kelan Thompson Punts: 40 Wyatt Thomas Punt Returns: 15 Richard Bigham 13 Brandon Hofmann Placekicks 54 Matt Downey Placekick Holds: 13 Brandon Hofmann
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 394 204 First Downs 156 107 First Downs Rushing 106 79 First Downs Passing 50 28 Rushes Attempted 469 475 Yards Rushing 2309 1879 Yards Passing 1895 877 Total Yards 4207 2756 Passes Attempted 727 169 Passes Completed 110 71 Passes Had Intercepted 8 14 Fumbles 34 29 Fumbles Lost 17 20

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 52 182 96 64 394 Against 28 100 20 56 204

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Richard Bigham 16 0 5 0 106 Michael O'Brien 15 0 0 0 100 Wyatt Thomas 15 0 5 0 70 Brandon Hofmann 7 0 5 0 52 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Wyatt Thomas 209 1162 14 5.6 59 Michael O'Brien 163 962 12 5.7 63 Kalen Thompson 30 134 0 4.5 35 Brandon Hofmann 5 73 0 14.6 44 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Andy Frye 192 106 7 1716 17 Brandon Hofmann 7 4 1 177 3 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Richard Bigham 49 1065 13 21.7 73 Brandon Hofmann 34 422 4 12.4 52 Michael O'Brien 18 240 3 13.3 55 Punting No. Avg. Long Wyatt Thomas 24 35.7 50 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Matt Downey 9 7 0 0 0 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Michael O'Brien 70 72 9 33 Nick Gissel 37 42 1 2 Wyatt Thomas 33 40 8 37
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp 8/28 Port Byron (Riverdale) W 41 0 9/4 Bushnell (B.-Prairie City) W 41 0 9/11 Knoxville W 14 6 9/18 Monmouth (H.S.) W 19 0 9/25 Orion W 48 24 10/2 Macomb L 14 17 10/9 Farmington W 28 16 10/16 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge) L 0 49 10/23 Sherrard W 44 20 IHSA Playoffs *10/31 Beardstown W 35 25 *11/7 Tolono (Unity) W 22 20 *11/14 Illiopolis W 39 20 *11/21 Casey (C.-Westfield) W 49 7 *11/27 Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)
 Head Coach Cullen Welter
Year W-L 1994 2-7 1995 6-4 1996 6-4 1997 9-3 1998 11-2 School Years No. W-L At Colfax (Ridgeview) 1994-97 4 23-18 At Aledo 1998 1 11-2 Total 5 34-20
For Aledo's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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