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Belleville (Althoff Catholic) Crusaders (30-5)


School Information

Name: Althoff Catholic High School
City: Belleville
County: St. Clair
Classification Enrollment: 288
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Navy Blue/Gold
Conference: Gateway Metro Conference
Principal: Skip Birdsong
Assistant Principal: Jean Smith
Athletic Director: Austin Frazier
Assistant Athletic Director: Kathy Wuller
Head Coach: Greg Leib
Assistant Coaches: William Whigham, David Ladipo, Jim Walsh, Patrick McEvilly
Athletic Trainer: Geof Manzo
Managers: Keenen Young, Nate Brutto

Team Photo

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
0 Logan Thompson G 6-0   Fr.
1 Bryden Gryzmala* G 6-0   Sr.
2 Caden Clay G 5-11   So.
4 Steven Brown G 5-11   So.
5 Lorne Green F 6-3   Jr.
10 Luke Smith* G 6-2   Jr.
11 Jeremiah Conway G 6-1   Sr.
12 Ash Mager G 5-11   Jr.
13 Loyal Flanders G 5-10   Sr.
14 Kyle Johnson F 6-5   Jr.
21 Mike Roche G 5-10   Jr.
22 Dierre Hill Jr.* G 6-1   Sr.
24 Evan Cometa G 6-0   So.
25 Zach Winkeler* G 6-1   Sr.
30 Braden Obszanski F 6-3   Fr.
32 Kyle Kantner F 6-4   Sr.
33 Patton Leib* F 6-5   Sr.
Probable starters are identified by bold (*)

Statistics 

  

 

No.
  Name
  G
  FG
  FGA
  3P
  3PA
  FT
  FTA
  Pts
  Avg
  Reb
  Ast

 

 

  0
  Logan Thompson
   6 
  0
  5
  0
  2
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  4
  0

 

 

  1
  Bryden Gryzmala*
   35 
  202
  485
  78
  215
  105
  130
  588
  16.8
  93
  72

 

 

  2
  Caden Clay
   6 
  2
  6
  1
  2
  0
  0
  5
  0.8
  1
  0

 

 

  4
  Steven Brown
   28 
  22
  59
  25
  28
  21
  24
  72
  2.6
  38
  31

 

 

  5
  Lorne Green
   6 
  2
  3
  0
  0
  0
  0
  4
  0.7
  10
  0

 

 

  10
  Luke Smith*
   35 
  78
  164
  32
  88
  18
  25
  206
  5.9
  116
  121

 

 

  11
  Jeremiah Conway
   33 
  51
  142
  19
  71
  12
  18
  133
  4.0
  76
  33

 

 

  12
  Ash Mager
   2 
  0
  1
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  0
  0

 

 

  13
  Loyal Flanders
   8 
  4
  13
  4
  11
  0
  0
  12
  1.5
  5
  0

 

 

  14
  Kyle Johnson
   35 
  70
  145
  5
  14
  28
  38
  173
  4.9
  135
  5

 

 

  21
  Mike Roche
   4 
  0
  3
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  0
  0

 

 

  22
  Dierre Hill Jr.*
   30 
  153
  345
  47
  152
  69
  88
  422
  14.1
  206
  96

 

 

  24
  Evan Cometa
   1 
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0
  0.0
  0
  0

 

 

  25
  Zach Winkeler*
   35 
  151
  329
  54
  177
  98
  123
  454
  13.0
  105
  48

 

 

  30
  Braden Obszanski
   3 
  2
  3
  1
  1
  1
  2
  5
  1.7
  2
  0

 

 

  32
  Kyle Kantner
   14 
  3
  16
  3
  15
  4
  6
  13
  0.9
  10
  3

 

 

  33
  Patton Leib*
   32 
  20
  54
  5
  19
  19
  28
  64
  2.0
  142
  38

Probable starters are identified by bold (*)
 





Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  11/25
  Cahokia (H.S.)
  W
   87 
   81 

 

 

  11/26
  Springfield (H.S.)
  W
   69 
   67 

 

 

  11/29
  Mt. Zion
  L
   53 
   61 

 

 

  11/30
  Lincoln
  L
   56 
   59 

 

 

  12/3
  Breese (Mater Dei)
  W
   49 
   35 

 

 

  12/6
  Centralia (H.S.)
  W
   61 
   58 

 

 

  12/7
  Breese (Central)
  W
   71 
   51 

 

 

  12/10
  Glen Carbon (Father McGivney)
  W
   69 
   28 

 

 

  12/13
  Alton (Marquette)
  W
   68 
   49 

 

 

  12/20
  Maryville (M. Christian)
  W
   75 
   21 

 

 

  12/21
  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
  W
   67 
   49 

 

 

  Collinsville Holiday Tournament
 

 

  12/27
  Rockford (East)
  W
   71 
   53 

 

 

  12/28
  Troy (Triad)
  W
   51 
   47 

 

 

  12/28
  Quincy (Sr.)
  L
   50 
   61 

 

 

  12/29
  Belleville (East)
  W
   58 
   53 

 

 

  1/4
  Maplewood-Richmond Heights, MO
  W
   99 
   68 

 

 

  1/11
  Edwardsville (H.S.)
  L
   56 
   77 

 

 

  1/14
  Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran)
  W
   72 
   49 

 

 

  1/17
  Glen Carbon (Father McGivney)
  W
   59 
   43 

 

 

  Belleville East High School
 

 

  1/22
  Belleville (West)
  W
   71 
   61 

 

 

  1/24
  Belleville (East)
  W
   74 
   60 

 

 

  1/25
  Collinsville
  W
   66 
   59 

 

 

  1/28
  Granite City
  W
   63 
   30 

 

 

  2/1
  Belleville (East)
  W
   52 
   46 

 

 

  2/4
  Alton (Marquette)
  W
   69 
   42 

 

 

  2/7
  Centralia (Christ Our Rock Lutheran)
  W
   70 
   61 

 

 

  2/8
  Alton (Sr.)
  W
   56 
   47 

 

 

  2/11
  Maryville (M. Christian)
  W
   1 
   0 

 

 

  2/15
  Flora
  W
   76 
   45 

 

 

  2/21
  Edwardsville (Metro-East Lutheran)
  L
   58 
   60 

 

 

  Chester Regional
 

 

  2/26
  Chester
  W
   61 
   35 

 

 

  2/28
  Pinckneyville
  W
   74 
   56 

 

 

  Carterville Sectional
 

 

  3/5
  Vienna
  W
   69 
   52 

 

 

  3/7
  Breese (Central)
  W
   56 
   44 

 

 

  Carbondale (SIU) Super-Sectional
 

 

  3/10
  Teutopolis
  W
   48 
   37

Head Coach Greg Leib
Year W-L
Roxana
1992-93 9-18
1993-94 14-12
1994-95 10-17
1995-96 17-13
4 yrs. 50-60
Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
1998-99 15-13
1999-00 13-15
2000-01 10-17
2001-02 14-15
2002-03 25-5
2003-04 21-8
2004-05 17-12
2005-06 17-11
2006-07 16-14
2007-08 13-15
2008-09 24-8
2009-10 21-6
2010-11 13-14
2011-12 14-15
2012-13 15-14
2013-14 19-9
2014-15 30-4
2015-16 30-2
18 yrs. 327-197
Belleville (Althoff Catholic
2016-17 18-11
2017-18 4-23
2018-19 17-14
2019-20 10-22
202021 2-8
2021-22 10-22
2022-23 8-23
2023-24 18-14
2024-25 30-5
9 yrs. 117-142
GRAND TOTAL
31 yrs. 494-399

Tournament History 

1994-A     53   67  0-1 (24-7)     DNP  Dave Deets
       L   53   67  Teutopolis
2015-3A    63   67  1-1 (29-4)     2nd  Greg Leib
       W   82   74  Chicago (Morgan Park)
       L   63   67  Westchester (St. Joseph)
2016-3A    62   37  2-0 (32-2-0)   1st  Greg Leib
       W   66   62  Westchester (St. Joseph)
       W   62   37  New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West)