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Niles (Notre Dame) (23-7)



School Information

Name: Notre Dame High School
City: Niles
City Population: 28,000
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1322(B)
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Green/White/Blue
Conference: East Suburban Catholic
Principal: Rev. Kenneth Molinaro,CSC
Athletic Director: Michael Hennessey
Head Coach: Dennis Zelasko
Assistant Coaches: Jeff Williams, Tom Mocogni, Jon Kulesza
Captains: Rick Piek, Nate Bronski, Brian Greene
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Arlington Hts. (St. Viator), 56-54, in Regional Semifinal



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 11  Rick Piek                G     5-7  165   17  Sr.
 21  Kevin Clancy             G/F   6-3  165   17  Jr.
 22  Brian Weber              G     5-11 150   17  Jr.
 23  Dan Jones                G     5-11 160   18  Sr.
 24  Eric Schoenecker         G     5-11 150   16  Jr.
 25  Bill Besenhofer          G     5-8  175   16  Jr.
 30  Kevin Mocogni            F     6-3  165   15  So.
 31  Pat Clarke               G     6-1  150   16  Jr.
 32  Mike Vogel               F     6-0  180   18  Sr.
 33  Nate Bronski             F     6-2  180   17  Sr.
 40  John Corcoran            F     6-2  160   17  Jr.
 41  Luke Yanule              F     6-2  180   17  Sr.
 42  Mark Mukovic             C     6-5  170   17  Jr.
 43  Rocco Pascente           F     6-0  160   16  Jr.
 50  Mike Sweeney             F     6-2  170   17  Jr.
 51  Brian Greene             F/C   6-4  205   17  Sr.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Bill Besenhofer         28    21     48     6    20     14    23     62    31    58
Nate Bronski            29   148    321    46   143     67    90    409   148    83
Kevin Clancy            29   101    227    42   100     29    39    273   130    88
Pat Clarke              11     5     10     3     6      3     9     16     6     3
John Corcoran           10     5     13     0     1      3    10     13    11     0
Brian Greene            29    94    142     0     0     51   102    239   230    42
Dan Jones               29    60    131    10    40     21    33    151    44    41
Kevin Mocogni           22    25     46     1    15      4    12     55    19     8
Mark Mukovic             7     2      3     0     0      1     2      5     5     0
Rocco Pascente                                                                     
Rick Piek               29    86    185    35    82     49    71    256    37   101
Eric Schoenecker        22     9     21     0     2      6     7     24     7    12
Mike Sweeney                                                                       
Mike Vogel              17    16     22     1     2      5    10     38    15     3
Brian Weber              8     2      3     0     0      2     5      6     4     1
Luke Yanule             14     6     18     0     0      0     0     12     7     1
 TOTALS                 29   580   1190   144   411    255   413   1559   699   441



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
Skokie (Niles West) Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/25  Winnetka (New Trier)             W   54   46  Nate Bronski       14  Brian Greene        4
*11/26  Hillside (Proviso West)          L   27   66  John Woods          8  Brian Greene/Nate Bronski  5
*11/27  Evanston (Twp.)                  W   55   41  John Woods         12  John Woods          7
12/6    River Grove (Holy Cross)         W   76   50  Nate Bronski       22  Nate Bronski        6
12/7    Chicago (St. Ignatius)           L   51   67  Nate Bronski       21  John Woods          9
12/13   Westchester (St. Joseph)         L   40   66  Brian Greene        9  Nate Bronski        7
12/20   Arlington Heights (St. Viator)   L   50   51  Rick Piek          15  Brian Greene        4
Wheeling Christmas Tournament
*12/26  Wheeling                         W   55   50  Nate Bronski       18  Brian Greene        9
*12/27  Des Plaines (Maine West)         L   55   65  Rick Piek          15  John Woods         12
*12/28  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)         W   76   71  Rick Piek          20  Brian Greene       12
*12/30  Park Ridge (Maine South)         L   52   67  Nate Bronski       17  Brian Greene/Nate Bronski  7
1/10    Mundelein (Carmel)               W   57   45  Brian Greene       15  Brian Greene        9
1/11    Skokie (Niles North)             W   63   55  Nate Bronski       15  Brian Greene        9
1/18    Chicago (St. Patrick)            W   55   48  Kevin Clancy       14  Brian Greene        7
1/24    Chicago (Marist)                 W   45   43  Rick Piek          16  Nate Bronski        5
1/25    Highland Park                    W   53   31  Nate Bronski       13  Kevin Clancy        7
1/31    Lisle (Benet Academy)            W   64   62  Nate Bronski       19  Brian Greene        8
2/1     Northbrook (Glenbrook North)     W   53   50  Nate Bronski       23  Brian Greene       10
2/7     Joliet (Catholic Academy)        W   60   49  Rick Piek          12  Brian Greene        8
2/8     River Grove (Holy Cross)         W   58   30  Kevin Clancy       18  Brian Greene        9
2/14    Westchester (St. Joseph)         W   47   40  Nate Bronski       14  Brian Greene       10
2/15    Chicago (Holy Trinity)           W   59   48  Nate Bronski       15  Brian Greene       13
2/18    Chicago Hts (Marian)             W   59   48  Kevin Clancy/Nate Bronski 10  Kevin Clancy        6
2/21    Arlington Heights (St. Viator)   L   50   54  Nate Bronski/Brian Greene 18  Brian Greene       12
2/28    Mundelein (Carmel)               W   42   39  Kevin Clancy       17  Brian Greene       13
Skokie (Niles North) Sectional Complex
*3/4    Skokie (Niles North)             W   73   64  Brian Grene        20  Brian Greene       11
*3/7    Northlake (Leyden)               W   60   46  Kevin Clancy       22  Brian Greene        8
*3/11   Northbrook (Glenbrook North)     W   64   58  Nate Bronski       20  Kevin Clancy        8
*3/14   Park RIdge (Maine South)         W   43   41  Kevin Clancy       15  Kevin Clancy        9
Evanston (Northwestern) Super-Sectional
*3/18   Deerfield                        W   40   33  Nate Bronski       13  Brian Greene        7



Head Coach Dennis Zelasko

Year   W-L       
1989   13-14     
1990   12-17     
1991   9-17      
1992   19-9      
1993   16-12     
1994   19-9      
1995   16-10     
1996   8-18      
1997   23-7      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Niles (Notre Dame)              1989-97   9       135-113   
Total                                        9       135-113   




For Niles (Notre Dame)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.