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State Final Teams: LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) | Lemont (H.S.)

Lemont (H.S.) (13-0)


School Information

Name: Lemont High School
City: Lemont
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 1401
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Navy/Gold
Conference: South Suburban
Superintendent: Dr. Mary Ticknor
Principal: Eric Michaelsen
Athletic Director: John Young
Head Coach: Bret Kooi
Assistant Coaches: John Howell, Brent Gagnon, Dave LaBarbera, William Hayes, John Coneset, Christopher Hardy, John St. Clair, Jeffrey Winefka, Matt Littlefield, Tim Leffler, Zachary Howell, Brian Storako
Athletic Trainer: Jeff Kimak
Captains: Ryan Dawson, Jeremy Fejedelem, Hunter LaDuke, Flynn Nagel, Casey O'Brien, Nathan Palermo
Last Year's Advancement: Did not qualify for Playoffs.

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 Bobby McNally WR 6-4 190 Sr.
2 Ryan Dawson QB 6-1 190 Sr.
3 Flynn Nagel WR 6-0 190 Sr.
4 Jacob Pack DB 5-8 160 Sr.
5 Jason Koepke DL 5-9 185 Sr.
6 Anthony Martin RB 5-10 180 Fr.
7 Dimitri Giatras RB 6-0 170 Sr.
9 Marcin Orszulak LB 6-1 200 Sr.
10 Hunter LaDuke LB 6-0 210 Sr.
11 Steven Fleming WR 5-10 180 So.
12 Chris Thompson QB 6-0 175 Jr.
13 Brian Luciano WR 5-8 145 Sr.
14 Jamie Glista WR 6-0 170 Sr.
15 Matt Dunne DB 5-6 150 Jr.
16 Spencer Nagel QB 5-7 150 So.
18 Jakob McNamara DB 5-10 155 Sr.
20 Jeremy Fejedelem DB 5-10 180 Jr.
21 Thomas Bleka RB 5-8 170 Sr.
22 Jimmy Brennan LB 5-10 170 Sr.
23 Matt Martenson DB 5-9 160 Sr.
24 Tyler Swann WR 6-0 170 Jr.
25 Bobby Davis LB 6-2 160 Jr.
26 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-10 180 Sr.
27 James Scott DB 6-1 160 Sr.
28 Joshua Rogers DB 6-3 175 Jr.
29 Gregory Schmidt DB 5-9 155 Jr.
30 Zach Konieczka WR 6-2 185 Jr.
31 Jacob Kirkman RB 5-8 160 So.
32 Shawn McPartland DB 5-10 160 Jr.
33 Frank Pignone LB 5-10 190 Sr.
34 Nathan Ascolani DL 6-0 185 Fr.
35 Jeremy Rogers RB 5-9 165 Sr.
36 Jeff Franklin RB 5-8 150 Jr.
39 Logan Christopherson TE 6-5 205 So.
40 John Polk LB 5-7 165 Jr.
42 John Dykstra DL 6-2 205 Jr.
44 Samuel Smith LB 5-8 160 Sr.
45 Ian Hinchley LB 6-0 180 Sr.
46 Frank Letizia LB 5-8 195 So.
48 Austin Schaffert LB 5-10 175 So.
50 Michael Gasienica DL 5-10 190 Sr.
51 Giancarlo Pastore OL 5-7 165 So.
52 Barry Haggerty DL 5-11 185 Jr.
53 John Sewers DL 6-0 195 Sr.
54 Jack Rimbo OL 6-0 230 Sr.
55 Jordan Brown DL 6-3 195 So.
56 Zach Kelly DL 5-10 205 Sr.
58 Gerald Fortier DL 5-10 175 Jr.
59 Mitch Wilkens OL 6-0 225 Jr.
60 Nathan Palermo OL 6-2 280 Sr.
61 Declan Fase OL 5-8 240 Jr.
62 Justin Brill OL 5-9 210 Jr.
63 Dariusz Ustupski OL 5-10 200 Sr.
64 Tylar Sherwood OL 6-1 200 Jr.
65 Robert Wehn OL 6-5 235 Sr.
67 Trace Rakow DL 6-2 230 So.
68 Alexander LeBeck OL 6-0 200 Jr.
70 Jacob Wehn OL 6-0 210 Jr.
73 David Kucharski OL 5-9 210 Sr.
74 Dan King OL 6-4 225 Sr.
75 Mike Kardas OL 5-10 185 Sr.
76 Casey O'Brien OL 6-4 240 Jr.
77 Kevin Phelan OL 6-4 240 So.
78 Zach Bertram OL 6-0 240 Jr.
79 Nick Ostrander OL 6-4 300 Sr.
80 Austin Nagel WR 5-4 120 Fr.
81 Trevor Nappier WR 5-3 145 Jr.
83 Bret Bolin WR 5-9 130 So.
85 Brandon Lewis DL 5-11 260 Jr.
86 Josh Bowman WR 6-1 180 Sr.
87 Chris Pavlopoulos DL 5-5 165 Jr.

Specialists

Kickoff Specialist: Marcin Orszulak
Kickoff Returners: Flynn Nagel, Jimmy Kepouros
Punter: Flynn Nagel
Punt Returners: Jimmy Kepouros, Flynn Nagel
Placekicker: Marcin Orszulak
Placekick Holder: Zach Konieczka

Starters

Offense
Position No. Name Height Weight Year
OL 60 Nathan Palermo 6-2 280 Sr.
OL 65 Robert Wehn 6-5 235 Sr.
OL 73 David Kucharski 5-9 210 Sr.
OL 74 Dan King 6-4 225 Sr.
OL 76 Casey O'Brien 6-4 240 Jr.
QB 2 Ryan Dawson 6-1 190 Sr.
RB 6 Anthony Martin 5-10 180 Fr.
RB 7 Dimitri Giatras 6-0 170 Sr.
WR 14 Jamie Glista 6-0 170 Sr.
WR 26 Jimmy Kepouros 5-10 180 Sr.
WR 3 Flynn Nagel 6-0 190 Sr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 6-0, 180
Line: 6-2, 238
Receivers: 5-11, 180
Defense
Position No. Name Height Weight Year
DB 20 Jeremy Fejedelem 5-10 180 Jr.
DB 23 Matt Martenson 5-9 160 Sr.
DB 32 Shawn McPartland 5-10 160 Jr.
DB 4 Jacob Pack 5-8 160 Sr.
DL 5 Jason Koepke 5-9 185 Sr.
DL 42 John Dykstra 6-2 205 Jr.
DL 55 Jordan Brown 6-3 195 So.
ILB 48 Austin Schaffert 5-10 175 So.
ILB 33 Frank Pignone 5-10 190 Sr.
OLB 45 Ian Hinchley 6-0 180 Sr.
OLB 10 Hunter LaDuke 6-0 210 Sr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 5-9, 165
Line: 6-1, 195
Linebackers: 5-11, 189

Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS
                                                         For          Against
Points                                              521                 143
First Downs                                    216                 133
First Downs Rushing                       92                   78
First Downs Passing                      117                   43
Rushes Attempted                        380                 432
Yards Rushing                            1942               1150
Yards Passing                              2494               1335
Total Yards                                 4436               2485
Passes Attempted                         279                 235
Passes Completed                        179                   84
Passes Had Intercepted                   7                      9
Fumbles                                                
Fumbles Lost                                       
Interceptions                                       

SCORING BY QUARTERS
                                                           1st         2nd         3rd          4th      Total
For                                                   196         156           99           70         521
Against                                              19           46           37           40         142

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                                           TD         PAT1         PAT2              FG          Total
Flynn Nagel                                      31                  0                  0                  0             186
Marcin Orszulak                                0               64                  0                  9               91
Jimmy Kepouros                             15                  0                  0                  0               90
Ryan Dawson                                    5                  0                  0                  0               30

Rushing                                          Att.            Yds.              TD           Avg.          Long
Anthony Martin                            161             842                  4              5.2               54
Brian Luciano                                 43             167                  1              3.9               12
Flynn Nagel                                      19             163                  1              8.6               28
Chris Thompson                             29             161                  3              5.6               27

Passing                                           Att.        Comp.              Int.            Yds.              TD
Ryan Dawson                               169             256                  4           2357               46
Chris Thompson                             21                  9                  3               88                  2

Receiving                                       No.            Yds.              TD           Avg.          Long
Flynn Nagel                                      87           1361               28            15.6               85
Jimmy Kepouros                             53             698               14            13.2               98
Jamie Glista                                     10             176                  4               16               36

Punting                                           No.           Avg.          Long
Flynn Nagel                                      24               34               44

                                                       PAT           PAT              FG              FG
Placekicking                                 Att.         Made             Att.         Made          Long
Marcin Orszulak                             71               64                  9                  9               35

Tackles                                         Solo         Assist              No.            Yds.
Frank Pignone                                 79               20                  7               19
Hunter LaDuke                               41               13               25               78
Austin Schaffert                              35               19               16               39
Jeremy Fejedelem                           36               17                  6               16


Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
8/29 Plainfield (South) W 17 7
9/5 Danville (H.S.) W 43 19
9/12 Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) W 35 0
9/19 Oak Forest W 42 20
9/26 Midlothian (Bremen) W 54 6
10/3 Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North) W 55 13
10/10 Oak Lawn (Community) W 45 0
10/17 Tinley Park (H.S.) W 57 20
10/24 Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) W 59 6
IHSA Playoffs
11/1 Harvey (Thornton) W 28 0
11/8 Yorkville W 35 14
11/15 Oak Lawn (Richards) W 19 13
11/22 Peoria (Notre Dame) W 32 25

Head Coach Bret Kooi
Year W-L
Joliet (West)
1989 2-2
1990 4-5
1991 5-4
3 yrs. 11-11
Lockport (Twp.)
1994 1-8
1995 3-6
1996 4-5
1997 9-2
1998 10-2
1999 6-4
2000 5-4
2001 6-4
2002 13-1
2003 12-2
2004 9-1
2005 3-6
2006 6-4
2007 4-5
2008 4-5
2009 6-4
2009 7-3
2010 5-5
18 yrs. 113-71
Lemont (H.S.)
2014 13-0
GRAND TOTAL
22 yrs. 137-82

Tournament History 

1980-3A     6    9  0-1            DNP  Marvin Gonsiorowski
       L    6    9  Chicago (Luther North)
1985-3A    10   22  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     0   47  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Eric Michaelsen
       W   35    8  Calumet City (Thornton Fractional North)
       L    0   47  Oak Lawn (Richards)
2005-5A    21   24  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    13   24  1-1 (8-3)      DNP  Eric Michaelsen
       W   47    0  Chicago (Marshall)
       L   13   24  Woodstock (Marian)
2007-6A     7   49  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)
2008-6A    15   37  4-1 (13-1)     2nd  Eric Michaelsen
       W   39   14  Lake Forest (H.S.)
       W   21    7  Chicago (Morgan Park)
       W   35   14  Fox Lake (Grant)
       W   38   14  Antioch
       L   15   37  Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
2009-6A    14   18  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Eric Michaelsen
       W   37    0  Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North)
       W   49   26  Chicago (Morgan Park)
       L   14   18  Danville (H.S.)
2010-6A    20   31  2-1 (11-1)     DNP  Eric Michaelsen
       W   23   14  Batavia
       W   28   10  Geneva
       L   20   31  Aurora (Marmion Academy)
2011-6A    31   34  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Eric Michaelsen
       W   56   30  Chicago (Morgan Park)
       W   35   14  Oak Forest
       W   29    0  Chicago (Hubbard)
       L   31   34  Peoria (Richwoods)
2012-6A    27   28  3-1 (11-2)     DNP  Eric Michaelsen
       W   45    0  Chicago (Morgan Park)
       W   23   19  Oak Lawn (Richards)
       W   21   14  Oak Forest
       L   27   28  Crete (C.-Monee)