Chicago (Brother Rice) Boys Volleyball — 2005-06 

 Chicago (Brother Rice) (32-7)

 School Information
Name: Brother Rice High School
City: Chicago
City Population: 3 Million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2328(B) M
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Burnt Orange
Conference: Chicago Catholic League
President: Brother Karl J. Walczak, CFC
Principal: James P. Antos
Athletic Director: Philip G. Cahill
Head Coach: Brother Paul R. Ickes, CFC
Assistant Coaches: Daniel Dwyer, Denis Bergstedt, Anne Malone, Tom Daker, Ryan Reitz, Matthew Clam, Brother Jay Toole, CFC, and Brother Patrick B. Martin, CFC

Trainer: Bob Miller
Captains: Brendan Byrnes, Brendan Ori, Brian Tornga
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Orland Park (Sandburg), 25-21, 25-19, in Sectional Final

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  3  Jack Malone              S      5-9  150   17  Jr.
 10  Brendan Byrnes           L-DS   5-10 155   18  Sr.
 11  Brian Reed               L      5-6  140   17  Jr.
 12  Brendan Ori              RS     6-4  180   18  Sr.
 13  Brian Tornga             MH     6-3  165   18  Sr.
 14  Greg Geraci              MH-DS  6-1  150   17  Jr.
 15  Sean Cody                OH     5-11 155   17  Jr.
 20  Scott Manthei            RS     6-1  170   17  Jr.
 21  Josh Scaletta            S      5-11 145   17  Jr.
 22  Tom O'Connell            OH     6-1  150   17  Jr.
 23  Matt Finn                OH-DS  5-11 155   17  Jr.
 24  Rob Brannigan            OH     6-0  170   18  Sr.
 25  Matt Gallik              MH     6-4  180   17  Jr.
 30  Kevin Padden             OH     6-3  160   16  So.
 32  Jay Swann                MH     6-2  200   18  Sr.

 Statistics

                           Season Totals        Single-Match High
Name                  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast
Rob Brannigan          215    44    40     0    13     5     6     0
Brendan Byrnes           8     0     9     0     3     0     4     0
Sean Cody               43    14     3     0     5     2     1     0
Matt Finn                9     2     4     0     6     1     1     0
Matt Gallik            105    27    10     2     7     6     3     1
Greg Geraci             36    22     7     0     4     1     2     0
Jack Malone              8     2     2    69     3     1     1    15
Scott Manthei           33    12     2     0     4     2     1     0
Tom O'Connell           13     0     3     0     6     0     1     0
Brendan Ori            180    60    15    36    12     5     4     4
Kevin Padden           158    30    17     2     9     4     3     1
Brian Reed               4     0     8     0     2     0     2     0
Josh Scaletta           41    44    21   777     3     2     3    30
Jay Swann                5     2     4     0     3     1     1     0
Brian Tornga           143   106     6     1    10     6     2     1
TEAM TOTALS           1001   363   151   887    26    11     9    30
OPPONENT TOTALS                                                     
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd 3/20 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 22-25 25-14 25-21 3/22 Orland Park (Sandburg) L 23-25 17-25 3/23 Chicago (St. Ignatius) W 25-12 25-17 Chicago (Marist) Invitational *3/24 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 16-25 25-10 15-10 *3/24 Lockport (Twp.) W 25-14 25-22 *3/25 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)W 25-22 24-26 15-13 *3/25 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 27-25 23-25 16-14 *3/25 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East)L 25-20 22-25 13-15 3/27 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 25-10 19-25 25-5 3/30 Chicago (St. Rita) W 25-18 25-22 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) Best of Illinois Tournament *3/31 Evanston (Twp.) W 25-23 25-16 *3/31 Wheaton (North) W 25-8 25-21 *4/1 Buffalo Grove W 25-18 25-16 *4/1 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)L 23-25 25-13 24-26 *4/1 Winnetka (New Trier) L 21-25 25-16 20-25 4/4 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 25-16 25-17 4/6 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 25-14 25-18 4/10 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 25-13 25-13 4/21 Belleville (Althoff) W 25-16 25-16 4/25 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)W 25-16 25-16 4/26 Northbrook (Glenbrook North)L 21-25 23-25 4/27 Chicago (De La Salle) W 25-14 25-20 5/1 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)W 25-23 26-24 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) Invitational *5/5 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)W 25-20 25-23 *5/5 LaGrange (Lyons) W 25-21 25-19 *5/6 Des Plaines (Maine West) W 25-17 25-10 *5/6 Orland Park (Sandburg) L 23-25 14-25 *5/6 Naperville (North) W 25-17 30-28 5/9 Lake Forest (H.S.) W 25-22 22-25 25-20 5/15 Chicago (Marist) W 25-18 25-14 15th Annual Chicago Catholic League Tournament Championship *5/19 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 25-21 25-9 *5/19 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 25-16 25-19 *5/20 Chicago (St. Ignatius) W 25-8 25-13 *5/20 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 25-15 25-16 *5/20 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)L 21-25 25-18 16-25 Burbank (Reavis) Regional *5/22 Chicago (Juarez) W 25-8 25-15 *5/24 Burbank (Reavis) W 25-19 25-9 Chicago (Brother Rice) Sectional *5/26 Chicago (St. Rita) W 25-15 24-26 25-15 *5/30 Oak Lawn (Community) W 25-18 25-23

 Head Coach Brother Paul R. Ickes, CFC

Year      W-L-T     
Chicago (Brother Rice)
1993      6-21      
1994      11-20     
1995      13-17-1   
1996      17-15     
1997      24-8      
1998      20-14-1   
1999      25-11     
2000      17-18     
2001      31-5      
2002      35-3      
2003      31-7      
2004      37-5       (3rd)
2005      31-7      
2006      32-7      
14 yrs.   330-158-2 

 Tournament History

2004             2-1 (37-5)     3rd  Brother Paul Ickes, CFC
W  25-22, 25-19         Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
L  23-25, 17-25         Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
W  25-20, 26-24         Palatine (H.S.)