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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 1998-99 

 Maple Park (Kaneland) (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Kaneland High School
City: Maple Park
City Population: 700
County: Kane
Enrollment: 631
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/White
Conference: Suburban Prairie (White)
Superintendent: Dr. Charles McCormick
Principal: Dan Bertrand
Athletic Director: Jill Holmes
Head Coach: Joe Thorgesen
Assistant Coaches: Steve Auchstetter, Rich Kearney, Tom Fedderly
Captains: Eric Delaney, P.J. Fleck, Kyle Schrader, Keith Snyder, Shaun Wenz
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Harrisburg, 31-7, for Class 3A State Championship

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Kurt Long                RB/DB  5-9  160   18  Sr.
  3  Ryan Schrader            RB/DB  5-9  165   16  So.
  4  Kyle Schrader            RB/LB  5-11 190   18  Sr.
  6  Robbie Bieritz           REC/DB 5-8  130   15  So.
  9  Eric Delaney             QB/DB  6-3  195   17  Sr.
 10  P.J. Fleck               REC/DB 5-10 170   17  Sr.
 12  Doug Robinson            QB/DB  6-1  180   15  So.
 13  Mike Merfeld             RB/DB  5-8  165   16  Jr.
 15  Tony Signorella          RB/LB  5-9  165   16  Jr.
 17  Colin Nolan              RB/LB  5-11 190   16  Jr.
 20  Robert McGinnis          RB/LB  5-8  155   15  So.
 21  Matt McGinnis            REC/DB 5-10 165   16  Jr.
 23  Wayne Shaw               REC/DB 5-10 140   16  So.
 25  Frank Dorneden           REC/DB 5-10 150   16  So.
 28  David Issel              QB/DB  5-11 175   15  So.
 29  Andrew Stombres          RB/DB  5-6  145   15  Fr.
 30  Steve Neely              REC/DB 5-6  140   15  So.
 34  Aaron Berkland           RB/LB  5-11 185   17  Jr.
 35  Shawn Fuller             RB/DL  6-2  200   15  So.
 37  Mike Behrens             REC/LB 6-2  170   16  Jr.
 40  Tim Morris               RB/DB  5-6  135   15  Fr.
 44  Shaun Wenz               REC/DB 5-9  180   17  Sr.
 45  Bill McKeown             REC/DB 6-1  190   16  Jr.
 48  Jim Null                 RB/LB  5-11 190   18  Sr.
49/2  Ben Rogers               RB/DB  5-8  155   16  So.
 50  Jason Stayner            OL/DL  6-1  190   18  Sr.
 51  Beau Belmont             OL/DL  5-11 215   16  Jr.
 52  Josh Dimitri             OL/DL  5-9  160   17  Jr.
 55  Nick Poss                OL/DL  5-8  165   17  Jr.
 56  Adam Schultz             OL/LB  5-8  165   16  So.
 57  Cory Carver              OL/DL  5-11 200   15  So.
 58  Mike Sondelski           OL/DL  5-10 175   16  Jr.
 60  Justin Wolbers           OL/LB  6-0  160   16  So.
 62  Jason Harley             OL/DL  5-9  165   18  Sr.
 64  Jonathon Coulter         OL/DL  5-9  160   17  Jr.
 66  Will Schmidt             OL/DL  6-1  190   17  Jr.
 67  Buddy Harrison           OL/DL  5-10 160   15  So.
 68  Mike Clark               OL/LB  5-10 160   15  So.
 70  Mike Varley              OL/DL  6-0  235   18  Sr.
 71  Matt Nelson              OL/DL  6-1  180   15  So.
 72  Bryan Staker             OL/DL  6-0  235   16  Jr.
 73  Mike Reynertson          OL/DL  6-2  230   16  Jr.
 75  Dustin Diamond           OL/LB  5-8  165   17  Jr.
 76  Seth Mateas              OL/DL  6-0  190   18  Sr.
 77  Keith Snyder             OL/DL  5-9  220   17  Sr.
 78  Justin Oas               OL/DL  5-11 250   16  So.
 79  Ron Easto                OL/DL  6-0  260   16  Jr.
 80  Jared Lackey             REC/DB 6-2  170   17  Sr.
 84  Scott Pitstick           REC/DB 5-8  130   16  So.
 85  Eddie Arroyo             RB/DB  5-9  140   16  So.
 86  Adam Gordan              REC/DB 5-6  130   15  So.
 88  Brad McDade              REC/DB 6-0  155   16  Jr.
 95  Matt Schiff              RB/LB  5-7  165   14  Fr.

STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE LE 45 Bill McKeown 6-1 190 16 Jr. LT 72 Bryan Staker 6-0 235 16 Jr. LG 77 Keith Snyder 5-9 220 17 Sr. C 56 Adam Schultz 5-8 165 16 So. RG 66 Will Schmidt 6-1 190 17 Jr. RT 79 Ron Easto 6-0 260 16 Jr. RE 10 P.J. Fleck 5-10 170 17 Sr. QB 9 Eric Delaney 6-3 195 17 Sr. HB 4 Kyle Schrader 5-11 190 18 Sr. FB 3 Ryan Schrader 5-9 165 16 So. FL 44 Shaun Wenz 5-9 180 17 Sr. DEFENSE LE 72 Bryan Staker 6-0 235 16 Jr. LT 70 Mike Varley 6-0 235 18 Sr. RT 77 Keith Snyder 5-9 220 17 Sr. RE 35 Shawn Fuller 6-2 200 15 So. LB 1 Kurt Long 5-9 160 18 Sr. LB 17 Colin Nolan 5-11 190 16 Jr. LB 4 Kyle Schrader 5-11 190 18 Sr. DB 10 P.J. Fleck 5-10 170 17 Sr. DB 3 Ryan Schrader 5-9 165 16 So. DB 44 Shaun Wenz 5-9 180 17 Sr. S 45 Bill McKeown 6-1 190 16 Jr.

SPECIALISTS

Kickoffs: 45 Bill McKeown Kickoff Returns: 4 Kyle Schrader 45 Bill McKeown Punts: 45 Bill McKeown Punt Returns: 10 P.J. Fleck Placekicks: 52 Josh Dimitri Placekick Holds: 10 P.J. Fleck
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 512 151 First Downs 219 131 First Downs Rushing 112 81 First Downs Passing 90 39 Rushes Attempted 425 434 Yards Rushing 2526 1723 Yards Passing 2466 1197 Total Yards 4992 2920 Passes Attempted 235 209 Passes Completed 147 89 Passes Had Intercepted 7 21 Fumbles 24 34 Fumbles Lost 12 16

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 147 165 111 89 512 Against 22 59 41 29 151

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Kyle Schrader 32 0 3 0 198 P.J. Fleck 16 0 0 0 96 Josh Dimitri 0 57 1 0 60 Bill McKeown 10 0 0 0 60 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Kyle Schrader 243 1563 24 6.4 62 Ryan Schrader 28 226 4 8.0 28 Kurt Long 26 188 2 7.2 21 Mike Merfeld 17 129 2 7.6 75 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Eric Delaney 229 145 7 2445 33 David Issel 4 1 0 0 0 Kyle Schrader 1 1 0 14 1 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long P.J. Fleck 86 1395 15 16.2 68 Bill McKeown 29 526 8 18.1 63 Kyle Schrader 16 343 8 21.4 72 Punting No. Avg. Long Bill McKeown 27 36.3 64 PAT PAT FG FG Long Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Josh Dimitri 66 57 1 1 28 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Kyle Schrader 72 51 7 34 Colin Nolan 60 47 8 39 Ryan Schrader 58 32 3 11
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp 8/28 Marengo W 42 0 9/4 Sycamore W 42 0 9/11 Lemont (H.S.) W 42 21 9/18 Evergreen Park W 30 13 9/26 Norridge (Ridgewood) W 20 19 10/2 Yorkville W 41 14 10/10 Elmwood Park W 49 6 10/16 Herscher W 35 7 IHSA Playoffs *10/24 Westmont W 55 7 *10/30 Wilmington W 54 9 *11/7 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) W 41 28 *11/14 Evergreen Park W 21 6 *11/21 Spring Valley (Hall) W 40 21 *11/27 Nashville
 Head Coach Joe Thorgesen
Year W-L 1981 1-8 1982 6-3 1983 4-5 1984 4-5 1985 4-5 1986 5-4 1987 3-6 1988 0-9 1989 4-5 1990 4-5 1991 3-6 1992 4-5 1993 1-8 1994 5-4 1995 9-2 1996 8-3 1997 14-0 (1st) 1998 13-0 School Years No. W-L At Maple Park ( Kaneland) 1981-98 18 92-83 Total 18 92-83
For Maple Park (Kaneland)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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