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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 2001-02 

 Morris (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Morris High School
City: Morris
City Population: 10,274
County: Grundy
Enrollment: 977
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Maroon/White
Conference: Suburban Prairie (Red)
Superintendent: Steven Fannin
Principal: Gregory Eaton
Athletic Director/Head Coach: Dan Darlington
Assistant Coaches: Denny Steele, Keith Laughary, Jim Farber, Tom Peterson
Captains: Tony Darin, Kurt Laughary, Brandon Niewinski, Eric Strait, Eric Thompson, Josh Tischer
Last Year's Advancement: Did not qualify for playoffs

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  2  Nick Wickman             DB/R   5-07 131   17  Jr.
  3  Orlando Lemus            DB/R   5-10 160   17  Jr.
  5  Benji Kennedy            DB/QB  6-00 175   17  Jr.
  6  Mike Pfaff               SE/DB  5-11 165   16  So.
  7  Kevin Laughary           DB/R   6-01 165   18  Sr.
  8  Neal Herman              DB/R   5-10 155   18  Sr.
  9  John Goolsby             QB/DB  6-03 160   15  So.
 10  Kurt Laughary            DB/RB  6-01 170   18  Sr.
 11  Brandon Wolfe            DB/R   5-07 128   17  Sr.
 12  Brendan Haas             DB/QB  6-02 178   17  Sr.
 13  Brian Olson              SE/DB  5-06 130   15  So.
 14  Ryan Crose               DB/R   5-09 167   17  Sr.
 15  Nick Koehler             TE/DT  6-04 230   15  So.
 16  Joe Digiacomo            DB/R   5-09 148   16  Jr.
 17  Brett Chally             DE/R   6-03 200   17  Sr.
 18  Ryan Ledvina             DB/R   5-07 150   16  Jr.
 19  Zach Degrush             DB/R   5-09 152   16  Jr.
 20  Nick Gregoire            DB/R   5-11 140   16  Jr.
 21  Mick Oclon               DB/R   5-09 165   17  Sr.
 22  Eric Strait              E/RB   6-00 210   28  Sr.
 23  Steve Naser              SE/DB  5-09 150   15  So.
 24  Brandon Niewinski        DB/RB  5-10 165   17  Sr.
 25  Jake Carlson             DB/R   5-11 148   18  Sr.
 27  Eric Lines               RB/LB  6-00 180   15  Fr.
 28  Bryan Valentine          3/G    5-11 140   16  Jr.
 29  Nate Condon              RB/DB  5-07 150   15  So.
 30  Josh Thomas              DE/RB  5-07 145   18  Sr.
 32  Doe Valentine            LB/FB  5-08 185   17  Jr.
 33  Josh Tischer             LB/RB  6-01 210   17  Sr.
 34  James Sutter             LB/RB  6-01 200   17  Sr.
 35  Scott Shannon            DB/R   5-09 145   18  Sr.
 36  Kyle Hanson              DB/R   5-11 160   17  Jr.
 37  Chris Cryder             FB/DB  5-09 165   16  So.
 38  Eric Edwards             RB/DB  6-00 175   15  Fr.
 39  Josh Roethlisberger      SE/DB  5-07 145   16  So.
 40  Jake Tischer             FB/LB  5-09 165   15  So.
 41  Joe Roseland             DB/K   6-00 155   17  Sr.
 42  Adam Swartz              RB/DE  6-01 185   17  So.
 43  Jake Vidito              DB/K   5-11 155   17  Sr.
 46  Scott Hickey             E/G    5-10 215   16  Jr.
 47  Dan Gibbs                N/FB   5-11 215   17  Sr.
 48  Louie Farber             TE/LB  5-09 170   16  So.
 50  Eric Thompson            T/G    5-10 214   18  Sr.
 52  Tony Darin               T/G    5-11 235   18  Sr.
 53  Bill Blake               E/G    5-10 225   16  Jr.
 54  Keith Buberle            E/T    6-01 198   18  Sr.
 55  Bill Petrick             E/T    6-05 225   17  Sr.
 56  Dan Peterson             T/C    6-00 212   17  Sr.
 57  Trey Knous               E/T    6-02 200   17  Jr.
 58  Micah Tesdall            T/T    6-03 228   18  Sr.
 59  Wayne Bogart             T/G    5-10 216   17  Sr.
 60  John Zelko               OG/DT  5-10 180   15  So.
 61  Travis Sutter            LB/C   6-00 185   16  Jr.
 62  Brad Walls               OG/DE  6-00 175   15  So.
 64  Quinten Moore            OG/NG  5-10 160   16  So.
 65  Blake Ryder              T/G    6-02 220   17  Jr.
 66  Dan Hoffman              LB/G   5-06 180   16  Jr.
 67  Nathan Mosier            OT/DT  6-04 215   16  So.
 69  Doug Claypool            T/T    6-00 245   17  Sr.
 70  Justin Malcolm           T/G    5-11 250   16  Jr.
 71  Aaron Pfaff              E/G    5-10 230   17  Jr.
 73  Ryan Truell              T/T    6-04 260   16  Jr.
 74  Adam Kulaga              LB/T   6-02 220   17  Jr.
 77  Alec Macdonald           T/T    6-03 215   17  Jr.
 78  Antonio McLaughlin       T/G    5-10 250   17  Sr.
 79  Rob Walls                T/T    5-11 260   17  Sr.
 80  Nick Ericson             DB/R   5-09 140   17  Jr.
 82  Kalin Johnson            DB/R   5-10 158   16  Jr.
 85  Dan Boyer                FB/DT  6-00 175   15  So.
 86  Zach Jones               QB/DE  6-04 165   15  Fr.
 87  Jeff Brown               DB/R   5-11 185   15  So.
 88  Brian Trusheim           DB/R   5-11 185   17  Sr.
 89  Dan Pool                 E/T    6-02 198   18  Sr.
 90  Dustin Linke             SE/DB  5-06 125   15  So.
 Specialists
Kickoffs: 89 DAN POOL

Kickoff Returns: 22 Eric Strait
24 Brandon Niewinski
Punter: 33 Josh Tischer
Punt Returns: 14 Ryan Crose
24 Brandon Niewinski
Placekicker: 89 Dan Pool
Placekick Holder: 14 Ryan Crose
 Starters

Offense

C       56  Dan Peterson             6-00 212   17  Sr.
G       52  Tony Darin               5-11 235   18  Sr.
G       78  Antonio McLaughlin       5-10 250   17  Sr.
T       58  Micah Tesdall            6-03 228   18  Sr.
T       55  Bill Petrick             6-05 225   17  Sr.
E        7  Kevin Laughary           6-01 165   18  Sr.
E       88  Brian Trusheim           5-11 185   17  Sr.
QB       5  Benji Kennedy            6-00 175   17  Jr.
HB      22  Eric Strait              6-00 210   28  Sr.
HB      24  Brandon Niewinski        5-10 165   17  Sr.
FB      32  Doe Valentine            5-08 185   17  Jr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 5-10, 184
Line: 6-1, 230
Receivers: 6-0, 175

Defense

DT      50  Eric Thompson            5-10 214   18  Sr.
DT      79  Rob Walls                5-11 260   17  Sr.
NT      59  Wayne Bogart             5-10 216   17  Sr.
DE      89  Dan Pool                 6-02 198   18  Sr.
DE      32  Doe Valentine            5-08 185   17  Jr.
LB      33  Josh Tischer             6-01 210   17  Sr.
LB      34  James Sutter             6-01 200   17  Sr.
CB      10  Kurt Laughary            6-01 170   18  Sr.
CB       3  Orlando Lemus            5-10 160   17  Jr.
S       14  Ryan Crose               5-09 167   17  Sr.
S       24  Brandon Niewinski        5-10 165   17  Sr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 5-10, 166
Line: 5-11, 214
Linebackers: 6-0, 209
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 431 149 First Downs 216 81 First Downs Rushing 183 50 First Downs Passing 34 34 Rushes Attempted 580 361 Yards Rushing 3122 1383 Yards Passing 1191 831 Total Yards 4313 2214 Passes Attempted 130 166 Passes Completed 71 65 Passes Had Intercepted 5 15 Fumbles 4 N/A Fumbles Lost 4 N/A

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 123 124 96 74 431 Against 32 42 12 50 149

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Eric Strait 21 0 0 0 126 Benji Kennedy 15 0 0 0 90 Dan Pool 0 54 0 3 63 Brandon Niewinski 9 0 0 0 54 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Eric Strait 311 1686 21 5.4 66 Benji Kennedy 77 561 14 7.3 60 Brandon Niewinski 75 359 7 4.8 30 Doe Valentine 44 166 3 3.8 15 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Benji Kennedy 104 61 4 927 5 Brendan Haas 7 4 0 56 0 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Brandon Niewinski 25 278 1 11.1 30 Kevin Laughary 18 394 3 21.8 71 Ryan Crose 13 300 1 23.0 54 Punting No. Avg. Long Josh Tischer 25 34 56 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Dan Pool 59 54 8 3 27 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Josh Tischer 114 44 3 28 James Sutter 67 35 1 12 Dan Pool 40 53 17 145
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 8/24 Pontiac W 34 33 9/1 Evergreen Park W 34 6 9/7 Geneva W 42 13 9/14 Oswego W 17 0 9/21 Minooka W 23 0 9/28 Batavia W 17 10 10/5 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) W 40 0 10/12 Bensenville (Fenton) W 61 24 10/19 Plainfield (H.S.) W 28 7 IHSA Playoffs *10/26 Peoria (Notre Dame) W 49 0 *11/2 Kankakee (McNamara) W 31 20 *11/10 Troy (Triad) W 27 16 *11/17 Metamora W 28 14
 Head Coach Dan Darlington
Year W-L Spring Valley (Hall) 1975 7-3 1976 6-3 2 yrs. 13-6 Morris 1977 6-3 1978 6-3 1979 12-1 (2nd) 1980 12-0 (1st) 1981 7-2 1982 6-3 1983 11-1 (3rd) 1984 13-0 (1st) 1985 8-3 1986 5-4 1987 8-2 1988 11-1 1989 13-1 (2nd) 1990 9-1 1991 8-3 1992 10-1 1993 11-1 1994 12-1 (2nd) 1995 10-1 1996 7-3 1997 10-3 (3rd) 1998 9-2 1999 10-2 2000 4-5 2001 13-0 25 yrs. 231-47 GRAND TOTAL 27 yrs. 244-53
 Tournament History
1979 70 31 3-1 (12-1) 2nd Dan Darlington W 29 10 Lisle (Sr.) W 21 6 Lisle (Benet) W 14 8 Geneseo (Darnall) L 6 7 Mascoutah 1980 122 14 4-0 (12-1) 1st Dan Darlington W 27 8 Kankakee (McNamara) W 21 6 Metamora W 34 0 Plano W 40 0 Harrisburg 1983 40 31 2-1 (11-1) DNP Dan Darlington W 20 11 Kewanee (H.S.) W 17 6 Geneseo (Darnall) L 3 14 Woodstock (H.S.) 1984 96 24 4-0 (13-0) 1st Dan Darlington W 22 3 Metamora W 16 0 Lincoln W 27 7 Bethalto (Civic Memorial) W 31 14 Lisle (Benet) 1985 30 44 1-1 (8-3) DNP Dan Darlington W 24 21 Lisle (Benet) L 6 23 Lombard (Montini) 1987 7 21 0-1 (8-2) DNP Dan Darlington L 7 21 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 1988 53 42 2-1 (11-1) DNP Dan Darlington W 28 15 Cary (C.-Grove) W 12 7 Ottawa (Twp.) L 13 20 Rockford (West) 1989 114 33 4-1 (13-1) 2nd Dan Darlington W 14 0 Pontiac W 26 7 Peoria (Notre Dame) W 28 0 Peoria (H.S.) W 40 14 Highland (H.S.) L 6 12 Oak Lawn (Richards) (OT) 1990 10 36 0-1 (9-1) DNP Dan Darlington L 10 36 Joliet (Catholic Academy) 1991 44 39 1-1 (8-3) DNP Dan Darlington W 30 23 Kankakee (McNamara) L 14 16 Oswego 1992 66 29 1-1 (10-1) DNP Dan Darlington W 44 0 Olympia Fields (Rich Central) L 22 29 Chicago Heights (Marian) 1993 79 74 2-1 (11-1) DNP Dan Darlington W 33 14 Urbana (H.S.) W 31 28 Kankakee (McNamara) L 15 32 Chicago Heights (Marian) 1994 133 84 4-1 (12-2) 2nd Dan Darlington W 59 0 Chicago (Westinghouse) W 21 20 Kankakee (Sr.) W 28 22 Kankakee (McNamara) W 25 14 Lansing (Thornton Fractional South) L 0 28 Belvidere 1995 29 33 1-1 (10-1) DNP Dan Darlington W 7 3 Minooka L 22 30 Kankakee (Sr.) 1996 28 29 0-1 (7-3) DNP Dan Darlington L 28 29 Minooka (OT) 1997 109 48 3-1 (10-3) DNP Dan Darlington W 21 14 Batavia W 30 0 Midlothian (Bremen) W 41 0 Mundelein (Carmel) L 17 34 New Lenox (Providence Catholic) 1998 45 33 1-1 (9-2) DNP Dan Darlington W 31 7 Wauconda L 14 26 Geneseo (Darnall) 1999 97 23 2-1 (10-2) DNP Dan Darlington W 45 7 Salem W 38 0 Washington L 14 16 Joliet (Catholic Academy)


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