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Rockford (Boylan) (30-2)



School Information

Name: Boylan High School
City: Rockford
City Population: 140,000
County: Winnebago
Enrollment: 1295
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Green/White
Conference: Northern Illinois (NIC-9)
Principal: Sr. M. Anthony Marelli
Athletic Director: Jerry Kerrigan
Head Coach: Steve Goers
Assistant Coaches: Kyle Watson, Dave Stockton, Bob Kilisto, Larry McPheron, Kirby Knatson
Captains: Craig Hopson, Kurt Vavra
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Rock Island (H.S.), 73-66, in Super-Sectional



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 00  Craig Hopson             F     6-2  190   18  Sr.
  3  Trevor Brown             G     5-10 140   16  So.
  4  Brandon Parker           G/F   6-3  175   16  So.
 10  Danny DiMario            G     5-8  132   18  Sr.
 11  Jeff Myers               G     6-1  152   16  So.
 12  Joe Tulley               G     6-2  160   16  So.
 20  Phil Potter              G/F   6-1  230   16  Jr.
 21  Kyle Nelson              G     6-1  170   16  So.
 23  Nicholas Zachery         G/F   6-1  190   17  Sr.
 32  Kurt Vavra               F     6-4  204   18  Sr.
 33  Roy Sackmaster           F     6-3  190   16  Jr.
 40  Damir Krupalija          C     6-7  200   17  Jr.
 45  Chris Harvey             F     6-2  145   16  So.
 50  Dan Neumann              F     6-4  180   18  Sr.
 52  Adam Ottaviano           F     6-4  180   17  Jr.



Statistics

Name                     G     FG   FGA    3P    3PA    FT   FTA   Pts   Reb   Ast
Trevor Brown             4     0      0     0     0      0     0      0     0     1
Danny DiMario           30    21     67     4    16     25    42     71    33    70
Chris Harvey             2     0      6     0     0      0     0      0     4     0
Craig Hopson            16    50    155    16    60     17    30    133    51    46
Damir Krupalija         30   199    354     0     4     99   141    499   306    74
Jeff Myers               2     1      2     0     1      0     0      2     1     0
Kyle Nelson              3     0      1     0     0      0     0      0     1     0
Dan Neumann             30    56    109     1     3     20    34    138    70    27
Adam Ottaviano          24     9     24     0     0      4     9     22    40     5
Brandon Parker          25    42     94     0     0     24    39    108    57    14
Phil Potter             17    16     43     4    13      8    11     44     8     9
Roy Sackmaster          31    86    229    30   109     23    36    225   121    93
Joe Tulley              31   124    296    22    73     59    86    329   115    73
Kurt Vavra              31    93    179     0     1      8    38    196   160    62
Nicholas Zachery        31   251    571    67   191    111   144    680   102   168
 TOTALS                 31   996   2221   146   470    410   632   2548  1119   682
 OPPONENTS              31   773   2083   127   474    284   433   1957   885   502



Scores

Date    Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.  High Scorer       Pts.  High Rebounder    Rebs.
Rockford (Boylan) Thanksgiving Tournament
*11/26  Chicago (Bowen)                  W  107   64  Nick Zachery       26                       
*11/27  Chicago (DuSable)                W   56   37  Damir Krupalija    17                       
*11/29  Chicago (St. Martin De Porres)   W   76   41  Nick Zachery       22                       
*11/30  Dolton (Thornridge)              W   69   66  Roy Sackmaster     17                       
12/6    Rockton (Hononegah)              W   81   57  Nick Zachery       32                       
12/13   Machesney Park (Harlem)          W   83   63  Nick Zachery       27                       
12/14   Rockford (Auburn)                W   95   54  Nick Zachery       22                       
12/20   Rockford (Jefferson)             W   92   90  Nick Zachery       37                       
12/21   Maywood (Proviso East)           W   74   61  Nick Zachery       27                       
Bloomington-Normal Classic Christmas Tournament
*12/26  Chicago (Tilden)                 W   97   50  Nick Zachery       16  Damir Krupalija     8
*12/27  Stanford (Olympia)               W   74   56  Nick Zachery       13  Damir Krupalija     9
*12/28  Peoria (Richwoods)               W   81   70  Nick Zachery       37  Damir Krupalija    10
*12/30  Galesburg                        W   84   65  Nick Zachery & Damir Krupalija 25  Kurt Vavra         15
*12/30  Manito (Midwest Central)         L   58   64  Damir Krupalija    17  Damir Krupalija    13
1/11    Belvidere                        W   74   54  Joe Tulley         25  Damir Kurpalija     9
1/18    Rockford (East)                  W   85   75  Nick Zachery       28  Kurt Vavra         13
1/24    Rockford (Guilford)              W   71   52  Nick Zachery       18  Damir Krupalija    10
1/25    Rockton (Hononegah)              W   78   64  Dan Neumann        18  Damir Krupalija    11
1/30    Rockford (Auburn)                W   90   72  Nick Zachery       32  Damir Krupalija    17
1/31    Machesney Park (Harlem)          W   73   62  Nick Zachery & Damir Krupalija 23  Damir Krupalija    13
2/7     Rockford (Jefferson)             W  101   77  Damir Krupalija    28  Damir Krupalija    16
2/8     Chicago (Westinghouse)           L   77   92  Nick Zachery       25  Damir Krupalija     8
2/13    Freeport (H.S.)                  W   65   54  Damir Krupalija    19  Damir Krupalia      9
2/14    Belvidere                        W   94   71  Nick Zachery       26  Damir Krupalija     9
2/21    Freeport (H.S.)                  W   65   54  Nick Zachery       25  Damir Krupalija     6
2/27    Rockford (East)                  W   89   81  Nick Zachery       29  Kurt Vavra          7
2/28    Rockford (Guilford)              W   56   44  Nick Zachery       22  Damir Krupalija    16
Belvidere Sectional
*3/4    Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown)   W   81   49  Damir Krupalija    21  Damir Krupalija    17
*3/7    Machesney Park (Harlem)          W   82   60  Damir Krupalija    36  Damir Krupalija     9
*3/11   Algonquin (Jacobs)               W   75   49  Damir Krupalija    22  Damir Krupalija    13
*3/14   Crystal Lake (Central)           W   72   68  Nick Zachery       27  Damir Krupalija     7
Moline (The MARK) Super-Sectional
*3/18   Moline                           W   56   54  Nick Zachery       29  Damir Krupalija     7



Head Coach Steve Goers

Year   W-L       
1968   7-14      
1973   19-6      
1974   22-6      
1975   12-12     
1976   20-7      
1977   17-10     
1979   13-13     
1980   19-7      
1981   7-17      
1982   21-9      
1983   14-11     
1984   27-1      
1985   29-3      
1986   29-3      
1987   28-4      
1988   26-5      
1989   22-8      
1990   17-11     
1991   23-7      
1992   30-3       (4th)
1993   25-5      
1994   27-8       (4th)
1995   25-5      
1996   28-4      
1997   30-2      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Bardolph                        1968      1       7-14      
At Oswego                          1973-74   2       41-12     
At LaSalle (L.-Peru)               1975-77   3       49-29     
At Harvard                         1979-80   2       32-20     
At Rockford (Boylan)               1981-97   17      408-106   
Total                                        25      537-181   




For Rockford (Boylan)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.