State Final Teams: Elmhurst (IC Catholic) | Williamsville
Elmhurst (IC Catholic) (12-1)
School Information
Name: IC Catholic Prep
City: Elmhurst
County: DuPage
Classification Enrollment: 323.5
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy Blue/Vegas Gold/White
Conference: Metro Suburban
Superintendent: Fr. Tom Paul
Principal: Stephen Davidson
President: Bob Cronin
Athletic Director: Christopher Haas
Head Coach: Bill Krefft
Assistant Coaches: Roger Kelley, Matt Doherty, William Schmidt, Virgil Gerin, Matthew Bettinazzi, Matt Hornstra, Jonathan Jones, Jimmy Wislek, Brendan Curtin, Anthony Damato, Matt Bowen, Donald Johnson, Thomas Gibbons
Athletic Trainer: Matthew Eifert
Captains: Jayden Sutton, Isaiah Gonzalez, Marcheon Griffin, KJ Parker
Managers: Bill Krefft III, Roger Kellley III, Matt Schmidt, Mike Szela
Roster
No. |
Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
|
Nehemiah Clarke |
WR-DB |
5-9 |
140 |
Fr. |
|
Ben Czarnowski |
WR-DB |
5-7 |
140 |
Fr. |
|
Andre Debruce |
WR-DB |
5-3 |
100 |
Fr. |
|
Emmanuel Deoudes |
WR-DB |
5-9 |
140 |
Fr. |
|
William Grogan |
OL-DL |
5-11 |
185 |
Fr. |
|
Deangelo Hughes |
OL-DL |
5-10 |
190 |
Fr. |
|
Patrick Kaczmarcyzk |
OL-DL |
5-10 |
180 |
Fr. |
|
Phil Kretowicz |
WR-DB |
5-9 |
140 |
Fr. |
|
Ryan Mulay |
OL-DL |
5-5 |
130 |
Fr. |
|
Terrence Panfil |
WR-LB |
5-10 |
155 |
Fr. |
|
Tommy Phillips |
WR-DB |
5-5 |
120 |
Fr. |
|
Cristian Salgado |
RB-LB |
5-4 |
120 |
Fr. |
|
Victor Sanchez |
OL-DL |
5-8 |
150 |
Fr. |
|
Eben Smith |
OL-DL |
6-4 |
285 |
Fr. |
|
Benjamin VanKoughnet |
WR-DB |
5-5 |
140 |
Fr. |
|
Denarii Ware |
WR-DB |
5-9 |
150 |
Fr. |
|
Jacob Washington |
OL-DL |
5-10 |
200 |
Fr. |
|
James White |
WR-DB |
5-9 |
140 |
Fr. |
|
Santino Zambole |
WR-DB |
5-10 |
150 |
Fr. |
1 |
Chance Williams |
WR-DB |
5-8 |
150 |
So. |
3 |
Kaleb Ellis |
WR-DB |
5-9 |
153 |
Jr. |
4 |
Will Bryk |
QB-DB |
5-9 |
160 |
So. |
5 |
Quinn Hipskind |
RB-LB |
5-10 |
170 |
Sr. |
6 |
Marcheon Griffin |
WR-DL |
6-3 |
205 |
Sr. |
7 |
Denzell Gibson |
RB-WR-DB |
6-0 |
195 |
Sr. |
8 |
Niko Menos |
WR-DB |
6-0 |
160 |
Fr. |
9 |
George Tzamounais |
QB-DB |
5-9 |
140 |
Fr. |
11 |
Dennis Mandala |
QB-DB |
5-10 |
165 |
Jr. |
12 |
Brock Curtin |
QB-DB |
5-9 |
140 |
Fr. |
13 |
JP Schmidt |
WR-LB |
6-0 |
185 |
Jr. |
14 |
KJ Parker |
WR-DB |
5-11 |
170 |
Jr. |
15 |
Dean Kemph |
WR-DB |
5-11 |
150 |
Fr. |
17 |
Damarion Smith |
WR-DB |
6-2 |
170 |
Fr. |
18 |
Max Salgado |
WR-LB |
5-11 |
180 |
Jr. |
19 |
Eric Karner |
WR-DB-DL |
6-5 |
200 |
Jr. |
20 |
Dominic Gliatta |
RB-LB |
5-8 |
140 |
So. |
21 |
Nate Brown |
WR-LB |
5-11 |
170 |
So. |
22 |
Malik Gray |
RB-DB |
5-10 |
200 |
Sr. |
23 |
Anthony Palmieri |
WR-DB |
5-11 |
170 |
So. |
24 |
David Velez |
RB-LB |
5-7 |
185 |
Jr. |
25 |
Demarion Nutall |
RB-LB |
5-8 |
175 |
So. |
33 |
Joey Gliatta |
RB-WR-DB |
5-9 |
165 |
Jr. |
40 |
Dominic Hulak |
WR-RB-LB |
6-3 |
225 |
So. |
44 |
Giovanni Ortiz |
RB-LB |
5-9 |
185 |
Fr. |
45 |
Foley Calcagno |
RB-LB |
5-10 |
185 |
Fr. |
50 |
Nathan Schmidt |
OL-DL |
6-3 |
205 |
Sr. |
51 |
Nico Palmieri |
OL-DL |
5-10 |
185 |
So. |
52 |
Jesse Smith |
OL-RB-LB |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
53 |
Michael Calcagno |
OL-LB |
6-0 |
205 |
Jr. |
54 |
Jayden Sutton |
OL-DL |
6-3 |
265 |
Sr. |
55 |
John Niecikowski |
OL-LB |
5-11 |
185 |
Jr. |
56 |
Trey Harris |
OL-DL |
5-9 |
270 |
Sr. |
57 |
Durell Taylor |
OL-LB |
5-9 |
200 |
Sr. |
58 |
John Goggin |
OL-LB |
5-10 |
195 |
So. |
59 |
Byron Jones |
OL-DL |
6-2 |
190 |
Jr. |
64 |
Mikey Fierro |
OL-DL |
5-11 |
220 |
Fr. |
65 |
Melvin Coe |
OL-DL |
6-0 |
265 |
So. |
66 |
James Alexander |
OL-DL |
6-0 |
200 |
Fr. |
67 |
Gemari Sanders |
OL-DL |
6-0 |
185 |
Fr. |
71 |
Isaiah Gonzalez |
OL-DL |
6-3 |
285 |
Sr. |
73 |
Arius Jones |
OL-DL |
5-10 |
230 |
Fr. |
74 |
Lucas Talluto |
OL-DL |
6-3 |
190 |
Jr. |
75 |
Vinny Gonzales |
OL-DL |
6-0 |
205 |
Jr. |
77 |
Ryan Czerski |
OL-DL |
6-1 |
180 |
So. |
78 |
Nathen Omolo |
OL-DL |
6-3 |
265 |
Jr. |
82 |
Konrad Kekstadt |
WR-DB |
5-4 |
120 |
Fr. |
84 |
Dylan Rivera |
WR-DB |
5-8 |
140 |
So. |
85 |
Brian Kolodziejczyk |
K |
6-2 |
225 |
Sr. |
88 |
Andrew Hill |
WR-DL |
6-5 |
200 |
So. |
Specialists
Kickoff Specialist: Brian Kolodziejczyk
Kickoff Returners: KJ Parker, Kaleb Ellis
Punter: Dennis Mandala
Punt Returners: KJ Parker, Kaleb Ellis
Placekicker: Brian Kolodziejczyk
Placekick Holder: Kaleb Ellis
Starters
Offense
Position |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
C |
56 |
Trey Harris |
5-9 |
270 |
Sr. |
LG |
57 |
Durell Taylor |
5-9 |
200 |
Sr. |
LT |
54 |
Jayden Sutton |
6-3 |
265 |
Sr. |
QB |
11 |
Dennis Mandala |
5-10 |
165 |
Jr. |
RB |
33 |
Joey Gliatta |
5-9 |
165 |
Jr. |
RG |
78 |
Nathen Omolo |
6-3 |
265 |
Jr. |
RT |
71 |
Isaiah Gonzalez |
6-3 |
285 |
Sr. |
WR |
3 |
Kaleb Ellis |
5-9 |
153 |
Jr. |
WR |
13 |
JP Schmidt |
6-0 |
185 |
Jr. |
WR |
14 |
KJ Parker |
5-11 |
170 |
Jr. |
WR |
19 |
Eric Karner |
6-5 |
200 |
Jr. |
Offense Averages
Backs: 5-10, 165
Line: 6-1, 257
Receivers: 6-0, 177
Defense
Position |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
Year |
C |
3 |
Kaleb Ellis |
5-9 |
153 |
Jr. |
C |
7 |
Denzell Gibson |
6-0 |
195 |
Sr. |
DE |
6 |
Marcheon Griffin |
6-3 |
205 |
Sr. |
DE |
50 |
Nathan Schmidt |
6-3 |
205 |
Sr. |
DT |
54 |
Jayden Sutton |
6-3 |
265 |
Sr. |
FS |
14 |
KJ Parker |
5-11 |
170 |
Jr. |
LB |
52 |
Jesse Smith |
5-11 |
200 |
Sr. |
LB |
53 |
Michael Calcagno |
6-0 |
205 |
Jr. |
LB |
13 |
JP Schmidt |
6-0 |
185 |
Jr. |
NG |
56 |
Trey Harris |
5-9 |
270 |
Sr. |
SS |
33 |
Joey Gliatta |
5-9 |
165 |
Jr. |
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 5-10, 168
Line: 6-0, 216
Linebackers: 6-0, 197
Statistics
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Scores
Date |
Opponent |
W/L |
Own |
Opp |
8/26 |
Lombard (Montini) |
W |
35 |
16 |
9/2 |
Joliet (Catholic Academy) |
L |
22 |
23 |
9/9 |
Elmwood Park |
W |
53 |
0 |
9/16 |
Norridge (Ridgewood) |
W |
55 |
7 |
9/23 |
Aurora (Central Catholic) |
W |
75 |
6 |
9/30 |
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) |
W |
42 |
20 |
10/7 |
Riverside (Brookfield) |
W |
48 |
14 |
10/14 |
Kankakee (McNamara) |
W |
47 |
0 |
10/21 |
Wheaton (St. Francis) |
W |
25 |
14 |
10/28 |
Chicago (King) |
W |
63 |
0 |
IHSA Playoffs |
11/5 |
Stillman Valley |
W |
42 |
14 |
11/12 |
Princeton |
W |
27 |
20 |
11/19 |
Byron |
W |
35 |
0 |
11/25 |
Williamsville |
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Head Coach Bill Krefft
Year |
W-L |
Elmhurst (IC Catholic) |
2012 |
7-4 |
2013 |
6-4 |
2014 |
4-5 |
2015 |
11-2 |
2016 |
14-0 (1st) |
2017 |
13-1 (1st) |
2018 |
14-0 (1st) |
2019 |
10-2 |
2020 |
3-1 |
2021 |
11-2 |
2022 |
12-1 |
11 yrs. |
105-22 |
Tournament History
As ELMHURST (IMMACULATE CONCEPTION)
1974-3A 0 20 2-1 (9-3) DNP Jack Lewis
W 14 7 Lisle (Sr.)
W 22 10 Gurnee (Warren)
L 0 20 West Chicago (H.S.)
1976-3A 6 14 0-1 (8-2) DNP Jack Lewis
L 6 14 Sycamore (H.S.)
1978-3A 16 21 1-1 (9-2) DNP Jack Lewis
W 31 16 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
L 16 21 Geneseo (Darnall)
1985-3A 3 35 0-1 (7-3) DNP Jack Lewis
L 3 35 Geneva
1986-3A 12 20 0-1 (7-3) DNP Jack Lewis
L 12 20 Norridge (Ridgewood)
1987-3A 0 14 0-1 (7-3) DNP Bob Giovannoni
L 0 14 Norridge (Ridgewood)
1990-2A 7 10 0-1 (6-4) DNP Jack Lewis
L 7 10 Burlington (Central)
1991-3A 0 10 1-1 (9-2) DNP Jack Lewis
W 34 24 Elmwood Park
L 0 10 Addison (Driscoll)
1992-3A 19 20 1-1 (9-2) DNP Jack Lewis
W 12 9 Norridge (Ridgewood)
L 19 20 Addison (Driscoll)
2002-3A 21 14 5-0 (13-1) 1st Bob Cozzi
W 42 14 Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran)
W 35 14 Stillman Valley
W 27 8 Lena (L.-Winslow)
W 26 15 Wilmington
W 21 14 DuQuoin (H.S.)
2005-3A 21 41 2-1 (7-5) DNP Bill Schmidt
W 32 27 Spring Valley (Hall)
W 32 6 Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)
L 21 41 Plano
2008-2A 36 17 5-0 (10-4) 1st Bill Schmidt
W 42 6 Orion
W 43 22 Lena (L.-Winslow)
W 41 8 Manlius (Bureau Valley)
W 52 14 Clifton (Central)
W 36 17 Casey (C.-Westfield)
2010-3A 21 43 1-1 (7-4) DNP Mike Alberts
W 35 27 Byron
L 21 43 Stillman Valley
2011-3A 29 30 0-1 (6-4) DNP Chris VanDyke
L 29 30 Winnebago
2012-3A 21 28 1-1 (7-4) DNP Bill Krefft
W 59 34 Poplar Grove (North Boone)
L 21 28 Aurora (A. Christian)
As ELMHURST (IC CATHOLIC)
2013-3A 3 24 0-1 (6-4) DNP Bill Krefft
L 3 24 Aurora (A. Christian)
2015-3A 14 42 3-1 (11-2) DNP Bill Krefft
W 45 7 Winnebago
W 48 7 Elmwood
W 37 12 Princeton
L 14 42 Kankakee (McNamara)
2016-3A 43 0 5-0 (14-0) 1st Bill Krefft
W 49 8 St. Joseph (S.J.-Ogden)
W 65 0 Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)
W 48 14 Wilmington
W 48 6 Monticello
W 43 0 Carlinville
2017-3A 35 0 5-0 (13-1) 1st Bill Krefft
W 55 6 Watseka
W 29 16 Peotone
W 46 21 Wilmington
W 7 0 Byron
W 35 0 Pleasant Plains
2018-4A 31 21 5-0 (14-0) 1st Bill Krefft
W 49 8 Chicago (Raby)
W 31 0 Stillman Valley
W 49 27 Marengo
W 28 9 Richmond (R.-Burton)
W 31 21 Kankakee (McNamara)
2019-4A 14 24 2-1 (10-2) DNP Bill Krefft
W 28 0 Chicago (Sullivan)
W 35 14 Stillman Valley
L 14 24 Richmond (R.-Burton)
2021-3A 14 15 3-1 (11-1) DNP Bill Krefft
W 55 8 Monmouth (M.-Roseville)
W 35 12 Pecatonica
W 31 7 Princeton
L 14 15 Byron