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Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North) (35-3)


School Information

Name: Lincoln-Way North High School
City: Frankfort
County: Will
Classification Enrollment: 1755
Nickname: Phoenix
Colors: Black/Vegas Gold
Conference: Southwest Suburban
Superintendent: Dr. Lawrence Wyllie
Principal: Dr. Michael Gardner
Athletic Director: Matthew Lyke
Head Coach: Matthew Lawrence
Assistant Coaches: Mary Brown, Dan Busch, Shawn Brannick, Joseph Gustafson
Athletic Trainer: Mr. Jeff Carr, Ms. Shelly Lazowski
Captains: Jake Welanga, Haakon Skrodal
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Brother Rice), 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, in Sectional Semifinal

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 *Zach Blasgen L 5-10 Sr.
4 *Jake Walenga OH 6-1 Jr.
5 J.T. Limon OPP-OH 6-3 Jr.
6 Jake Fraser OPP 6-1 Sr.
7 *Brad McFarland OH 6-2 Jr.
9 *Joe Tijerina OPP-MH 6-0 Sr.
10 Jim Dusek OH-L 5-9 Jr.
11 Josh Kim OH 6-0 Sr.
12 *Austin Faller S 6-0 Jr.
14 Nate Kloska MH 6-5 Jr.
15 *Matt Burke S 5-10 Sr.
17 *Ken Christensen MH 6-2 Jr.
18 Mike Balcerzak MH 6-4 Jr.
19 Haakon Skrodal MH 6-3 Sr.
21 *Adam Gilchrist MH 6-4 Sr.

Statistics

  
  Season Totals Single-Match High
Name Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig
Mike Balcerzak 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0
Zach Blasgen 41 2 42 32 331 0 0 5 3 19
Matt Burke 2 0 14 506 136 0 0 3 24 14
Ken Christensen 103 27 6 1 33 9 3 0 0 0
Jim Dusek 8 1 10 3 46 0 0 1 0 5
Austin Faller 56 18 0 331 29 5 3 0 19 0
Jake Fraser 32 8 3 0 7 3 1 0 0 0
Adam Gilchrist 56 18 1 0 32 11 2 0 0 4
Josh Kim 67 8 17 2 103 10 1 2 1 8
Nate Kloska 9 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0
J.T. Limon 63 10 0 0 50 8 1 0 0 7
Brad McFarland 339 19 32 3 164 24 2 4 1 14
Haakon Skrodal 30 9 3 0 10 6 4 1 1 4
Joe Tijerina 38 6 12 2 45 5 2 3 0 7
Jake Walenga 255 21 37 9 218 17 2 3 2 16

Scores

Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd
3/19 Lansing (Illiana Christian) W 25-8 25-10  
Chicago (Marist) Invitational
*3/22 Burbank (Reavis) W 25-12 25-8  
*3/22 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 25-11 25-18  
*3/23 Chicago (St. Rita) W 25-18 29-27  
*3/23 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) L 19-25 25-22 13-15
*3/23 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 25-12 21-25 15-7
3/27 Mt. Carmel W 25-18 25-18  
4/2 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 25-15 25-16  
4/4 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) W 25-15 23-25 25-17
4/11 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 29-27 23-25 25-20
4/15 Bolingbrook W 25-11 25-14  
4/17 Joliet (Central) W 25-20 25-18  
Chicago (Brother Rice) Smack Attack
*4/19 Burbank (Reavis) W 25-12 25-13  
*4/19 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) W 25-23 26-24  
*4/20 Chicago (Brother Rice) L 21-25 28-30  
*4/20 Buffalo Grove W 25-15 25-12  
*4/20 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 25-12 27-25  
4/23 Joliet (West) W 25-9 25-18  
4/25 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) W 25-16 25-18  
Libertyville Invitational
*4/27 Park Ridge (Maine East) W 25-19 25-16  
*4/27 Mundelein (Carmel) W 25-17 25-21  
*4/27 Lake Forest (H.S.) W 25-18 25-15  
*4/27 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) W 25-20 25-12  
*4/27 Rolling Meadows W 25-16 25-12  
4/29 Lockport (Twp.) W 25-22 25-14  
5/1 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 24-26 25-13 25-13
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) Invitational
*5/3 Naperville (Central) W 25-16 25-17  
*5/3 Des Plaines (Maine West) W 25-16 25-19  
*5/4 Naperville (North) W 25-22 25-20  
*5/4 LaGrange (Lyons) W 25-20 22-25 15-12
*5/4 Minooka W 23-25 25-23 16-14
5/9 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) L 25-23 20-25 13-25
5/13 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 27-25 25-17  
5/16 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) W 25-16 25-21  
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) Regional
*5/21 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 25-16 25-10  
*5/22 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) W 25-16 25-18  
Tinley Park (Andrew) Sectional
*5/24 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 31-29 25-19  
*5/28 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) W 29-27 25-22  

Head Coach Matthew Lawrence

  
Year W-L-T
Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North)
2009 15-18
2010 29-8
2011 25-13
2012 33-5
2013 35-3
5 yrs. 137-47

Tournament History

This is the first tournament appearance for Frankfort (Lincoln-Way North).