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Vandalia Vandals (38-1)


School Information

Name: Vandalia High School
City: Vandalia
County: Fayette
Classification Enrollment: 381
Nickname: Vandals
Colors: Red/White
Conference: South Central
Superintendent: Jennifer Garrison
Principal: Randy Protz
Assistant Principal: Mike Mabry
Athletic Director: Jason Clay
Head Coach: Jason Clay
Assistant Coaches: Pat Myers, Chad Bowers
Athletic Trainer: Chris Whitten
Managers: Dalaney Patterson, Kaylee Tompkins

Team Photo

Roster

  
Wt. Name Yr.
106 Aiden Evans Fr.
113 Max Philpot So.
120 Robby McCoy So.
120 Preston Waughtel So.
126 Sophie Bowers Sr.
126 Tyson Waughtel Sr.
132 Eli Mabry So.
132 Brody Matthews So.
138 Deon Moore Sr.
138 Cole Yarbrough So.
144 Keagan Turner So.
144 Zayne Zinkgraf Fr.
150 Dillon Hinton Jr.
150 Dade Kleinik So.
157 Parker Ray Sr.
165 Artan Mustafa Sr.
175 Noah Langston So.
175 Ross Miller Jr.
190 Kaden Tidwell Sr.
190 Gabe Torres Sr.
285 Dominic Swyers So.
Probable starters are identified by bold (*)

Statistics

  
Name W-L TD PF-PA
Aiden Evans (106) 42-11 44 20-6
Max Philpot (113) 48-0 84 20-0
Robby McCoy (120) 9-2 10 4-2
Preston Waughtel (120) 52-2 146 26-0
Sophie Bowers (126) 4-0 5 3-0
Tyson Waughtel (126) 55-0 112 30-0
Eli Mabry (132) 19-2 20 13-0
Brody Matthews (132) 39-12 80 18-5
Deon Moore (138) 8-3 17 4-1
Cole Yarbrough (138) 37-13 81 11-1
Keagan Turner (144) 36-10 60 28-2
Zayne Zinkgraf (144) 6-2 11 1-1
Dillon Hinton (150) 53-3 85 30-0
Dade Kleinik (150) 27-7 37 21-4
Parker Ray (157) 43-11 68 23-5
Artan Mustafa (165) 41-14 65 25-7
Noah Langston (175) 20-8 38 15-7
Ross Miller (175) 43-13 72 25-3
Kaden Tidwell (190) 52-5 83 38-0
Gabe Torres (190) 15-13 31 9-9
Dominic Swyers (285) 35-18 57 22-12

Scores

Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
12/3 Belleville (West) W 57 16
12/10 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) W 42 29
12/10 Chatham (Glenwood) W 52 18
12/11 Union County L 36 38
12/12 Hillsboro W 68 6
12/12 Roxana W 53 24
12/14 Olney (Richland County) W 66 11
12/14 Fairfield W 66 6
12/14 Oakwood/Salt Fork W 53 18
12/17 Shelbyville W 58 15
12/17 Mattoon W 71 0
12/19 Virden (North Mac) W 78 0
12/19 Toledo (Cumberland) W 69 0
12/20 Stanford (Olympia) W 68 6
12/20 Benton W 76 6
12/20 Tolono (Unity) W 50 22
Abe's Rumble
12/27 Morrison W 68 9
12/27 Mt. Zion W 65 18
12/27 Westville W 67 12
12/27 Glasford (Illini Bluffs) W 77 4
12/27 El Paso (E.P.-Gridley) W 72 3
12/28 Chicago Hope W 61 13
12/28 Leroy W 62 9
12/28 Coal City W 30 28
12/28 Woodstock (Marian) W 35 27
1/14 Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) W 58 14
1/14 Carlinville W 77 6
1/16 Troy (Triad) W 61 15
1/16 Highland W 56 14
1/16 Litchfield W 69 6
1/18 Auburn W 62 0
1/18 Murphysboro W 55 15
1/25 Beardstown W 67 6
1/25 Monticello W 70 12
1/25 Petersburg (PORTA) W 60 16
1/28 Olney (Richland County) W 63 6
1/28 Shelbyville W 64 6
1/29 Lawrenceville W 70 6
Vandalia Sectional
2/25 Fithian (Oakwood) W 63 12

Head Coach Jason Clay

  
Year W-L
Vandalia
2006-07 21-5 (2nd)
2007-08 22-3
2008-09 19-5
2009-10 16-9
2010-11 20-10
2011-12 19-8
2012-13 20-12
2013-14 25-6
2014-15 25-9
2015-16 29-8 (4th)
2016-17 27-7
2017-18 31-4 (2nd)
2018-19 29-5 (3rd)
2019-20 31-2
2020-21 36-2
2021-22 32-5
2022-23 30-4
2023-24 32-4 (4th)
2024-25 38-1
19 yrs. 502-109

Tournament History

1995-A     27   32  1-2 (26-2)     4th  Glenn Exton
       W   43   16  Clinton
       L   20   25  Byron
       L   27   32  Yorkville (H.S.)
1996-A     29   26  3-0 (25-2)     1st  Glenn Exton
       W   28   26  Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
       W   35   24  Braidwood (Reed-Custer)
       W   29   26  Sandwich
1997-A     17   37  1-2 (23-0)     4th  Glenn Exton
       W   32   27  Orion
       L   25   27  Oregon
       L   17   37  Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
1998-A     33   36  1-2 (25-3)     4th  Glenn Exton
       W   41   30  Eureka
       L   27   42  Coal City
       L   33   36  Lombard (Montini)
1999-A     23   35  0-1 (17-5)     DNP  Glenn Exton
       L   23   35  Byron
2001-A     26   35  0-1 (19-2-1)   DNP  Glenn Exton
       L   26   35  Oregon
2002-A     42   23  2-1 (25-2)     3rd  Glenn Exton
       W   55    7  Petersburg (PORTA)
       L   18   44  Lombard (Montini)
       W   42   23  Roxana
2005-A     21   47  0-1 (20-2)     DNP  Glenn Exton
       L   21   47  Lombard (Montini)
2006-A     18   47  0-1 (20-1)     DNP  Glenn Exton
       L   18   47  Dakota
2007-A     29   30  2-1 (21-5)     2nd  Jason Clay
       W   46   18  Herrin (H.S.)
       W   41   24  Dakota
       L   29   30  Wilmington
2008-A     28   31  0-1 (22-3)     DNP  Jason Clay
       L   28   31  Wilmington
2010-1A    26   43  0-1 (16-9)     DNP  Jason Clay
       L   26   43  Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)
2011-1A    31   32  0-1 (20-10)    DNP  Jason Clay
       L   31   32  Fairbury (Prairie Central)
2012-1A     9   58  0-1 (19-8)     DNP  Jason Clay
       L    9   58  Lena (L.-Winslow)
2013-1A    29   31  0-1 (20-12)    DNP  Jason Clay
       L   29   31  Litchfield
2014-1A     9   45  0-1 (25-6)     DNP  Jason Clay
       L    9   45  Dakota
2015-1A    24   45  0-1 (25-9)     DNP  Jason Clay
       L   24   45  Coal City
2016-1A    30   40  1-2 (29-8)     4th  Jason Clay
       W   38   33  Clifton (Central)
       L   24   47  Dakota
       L   30   40  Murphysboro
2017-1A    18   54  0-1 (27-7)     DNP  Jason Clay
       L   18   54  Lena (L.-Winslow)
2018-1A    18   48  2-1 (31-4-0)   2nd  Jason Clay
       W   60   15  Elmhurst (IC Catholic)
       W   39   38  Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
       L   18   48  Aurora (A. Christian)
2019-1A    54   24  2-1 (29-5-0)   3rd  Jason Clay
       W   59   15  Monticello
       L   30   38  Aurora (A. Christian)
       W   54   24  Heyworth
2024-1A    27   44  1-2 (32-4-0)   4th  Jason Clay
       W   82    0  Chicago (Rickover Naval Academy)
       L   22   42  Coal City
       L   27   44  Roxana