Joliet (Catholic Academy) (10-3)
School Information
Name: Catholic Academy
City: Joliet
City Population: 78,000
County: Will
Enrollment: 823
Nickname: Hilltoppers
Colors: Columbia Blue/Brown
Conference: East Suburban Catholic
President: Sr. Faith Szambelanczyk
Principal: Fr. Bernhard Bauerle, O. Carm.
Athletic Director: Bob Stone
Head Coach: Bob Stone
Assistant Coaches: Dave Douglas, Cory McLaughlin, Barry Dean, Bob Lovstad, Sam Liaros
Captains: Jake Vercelli, Kirk Bedinger, Craig McAsey, James Randle
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Oak Lawn (Richards), 16-7, in second round
Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
4 Mark Blackburn QB 5-9 160 17 Sr.
5 Max Konzleman QB 6-1 170 16 Jr.
6 Pete Gallagher LB 6-2 190 17 Sr.
7 Kirk Bedinger DB 5-9 160 17 Sr.
9 Kevin Kennedy HB 5-10 180 17 Sr.
10 Todd Parker LB 6-11 200 17 Sr.
12 Kevin O'Malley SE 5-10 156 16 Jr.
14 Tom Collins PK 5-9 170 17 Sr.
20 Matt Boley PK 6-0 180 17 Sr.
21 J.R. Baranowski DB 5-10 185 18 Sr.
22 Nate Tamayo DB 5-6 140 17 Sr.
23 Tony Maffeo DB 5-9 158 17 Sr.
24 Chris VanTassel DB 6-1 165 18 Sr.
26 Kevin Cameron SE 6-0 160 16 Jr.
30 Aaron Langevin DB 5-10 178 17 Jr.
31 Scott Lattin FB 5-9 180 17 Jr.
33 James Randle HB 5-11 180 17 Sr.
35 Dan Hernandez TE 6-1 210 16 Jr.
40 Andy Popek FB 5-10 200 17 Sr.
42 Mike Fox DB 5-11 140 16 Jr.
43 John Webb FB 6-0 230 15 So.
44 Kyle Kozlowski HB 5-11 155 16 Jr.
45 John Lucenta DB 5-7 138 16 Jr.
50 Chris Congelose C 6-4 280 18 Sr.
51 Chris Piazza LB 5-10 180 16 Jr.
52 Scott Wilson LB 6-0 165 16 Jr.
55 Jake Vercelli LB 6-2 220 17 Sr.
56 Bill Crossen LB 5-8 160 16 Jr.
57 Frank Castagnoli C 6-3 215 15 So.
60 Jim Stasko DT 5-10 205 15 So.
62 Shaun Kelly OG 6-1 170 15 So.
63 John Ross OG 6-3 215 17 Sr.
64 Brett Boyter OG 6-1 224 15 So.
65 Jeff Nagra OG 5-10 210 17 Sr.
66 Shawn Gleason OG 6-2 200 16 Jr.
67 Chris Kinsella OG 6-2 190 16 Jr.
70 Adam Minarich OT 6-1 190 15 So.
71 Farley Schalk OT 6-4 190 16 So.
72 Art Hrvatin DE 6-0 205 17 Sr.
73 Craig McAsey OT 6-5 280 17 Sr.
74 Thad Mountain DT 6-1 198 16 Jr.
75 Ken Frigo OT 6-5 260 17 Sr.
76 Pat Devine DT 6-1 255 16 Jr.
77 Matt Doyle DT 6-1 210 17 Sr.
80 Ken Welch TE 6-1 190 17 Sr.
81 Joe Cabay SE 5-10 160 16 Jr.
90 Jason Pullara DT 5-9 210 17 Sr.
91 Joe Buck DE 6-0 200 16 Jr.
92 Andy Yeager DE 6-1 215 17 Sr.
93 Tim Hindman DE 5-10 180 17 Sr.
95 Brad Buchar DE 6-1 186 16 So.
Starting Lineup
OFFENSE
No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
LE 10 Todd Parker 6-1 200 17 Sr.
LT 75 Ken Frigo 6-5 260 17 Sr.
LG 65 Jeff Nagra 5-10 210 17 Sr.
C 50 Chris Congelose 6-4 280 18 Sr.
RG 67 Chris Kinsella 6-2 190 16 Jr.
RT 73 Craig McAsey 6-5 280 17 Sr.
RE 35 Dan Hernandez 6-1 210 16 Jr.
QB 4 Mark Blackburn 5-9 160 17 Sr.
HB 33 James Randle 5-11 180 17 Sr.
HB 9 Kevin Kennedy 5-10 180 17 Sr.
FB 40 Andy Popek 5-10 200 17 Sr.
DEFENSE
No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
LE 72 Art Hrvatin 6-0 205 17 Sr.
LT 90 Jason Pullara 5-9 210 17 Sr.
RT 77 Matt Doyle 6-1 210 17 Sr.
RE 92 Andy Yeager 6-1 215 17 Sr.
LB 6 Pete Gallagher 6-2 190 17 Sr.
LB 55 Jake Vercelli 6-2 220 17 Sr.
LB 10 Todd Parker 6-1 200 17 Sr.
LB 51 Chris Piazza 5-10 180 16 Jr.
DB 7 Kirk Bedinger 5-9 160 17 Sr.
DB 23 Tony Maffeo 5-9 158 17 Sr.
S 24 Chris VanTassel 6-1 165 18 Sr.
Averages
Offense
Line: 6-2, 233
Backs: 5-10, 180
Team: 6-1, 214
Defense
Line: 5-11, 210
Linebackers: 6-0, 200
Backs: 5-1, 161
Team: 5-10, 192
Specialists
Kickoffs
20 Mat Boley
Kickoff Returns
33 James Randle
24 Chris VanTassel
Punts
9 Kevin Kennedy
Punt Returns
24 Chris VanTassel
Placekicks
20 Matt Boley
Placekick Holds
12 Kevin O'Malley
Statistics
For Against
Points 391 159
First Downs 246 118
First Downs Rushing 222 77
First Downs Passing 24 41
Rushes Attempted 628 316
Yards Rushing 3,902 988
Yards Passing 426 1,339
Total Yards 4,328 2,327
Passes Attempted 95 157
Passes Completed 33 63
Passes Had Intercepted 6 12
Fumbles 13 19
Fumbles Lost 16 10
Interceptions 12 6
Scoring By Quarters
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
For N/A N/A N/A N/A 391
Against N/A N/A N/A N/A 159
Individual Leaders
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total
James Randle 31 0 1 0 188
Kevin Kennedy 11 0 2 0 74
Andy Popek 4 0 0 0 24
Matt Boley 0 40 0 1 43
Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long
James Randle 307 2,514 30 8.1 72
Kevin Kennedy 157 704 10 4.4 28
Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD
Max Konzleman 78 27 3 359 5
Mark Blackburn 16 6 2 67 0
Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long
James Randle 12 134 1 11.1 36
Kevin Kennedy 6 64 1 10.6 22
Kevin O'Malley 3 43 1 14.3 27
Punting No. Avg. Long
Kevin Kennedy 38 34.8 63
PAT PAT FG FG
Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long
Matt Boley 47 40 1 1 19
Tackles Solo Assist Sacks
Todd Parker 68 114 18
Matt Doyle 51 86 22
Jake Vercelli 45 87 10
Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts. Opp.
8/30 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) L 7 22
9/6 Lisle (Benet) W 28 6
9/15 Chicago (DeLaSalle) W 16 15
9/20 New Lenox (Providence) L 20 35
9/27 Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) W 33 0
10/4 Chicago (St. Patrick) L 0 6
10/12 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 37 0
10/18 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 34 6
10/25 Niles (Notre Dame) W 46 24
IHSA Playoffs
*11/1 Chicago (Harper) W 43 0
*11/9 East St. Louis (Sr.) W 45 8
*11/16 Chicago (St. Rita) W 27 17
*11/23 Rockton (Hononegah) W 41 20
Head Coach Bob Stone
Year W-L
1989 10-2
1990 14-0 (1st)
1991 12-1
1992 12-2 (2nd)
1993 6-4
1994 8-3
1995 8-3
1996 10-3
School Years No. W-L
At Joliet (Catholic Academy) 1989-96 8 80-18
Total 8 80-18
For Joliet (Catholic Academy)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.
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