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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 1998-99 

 Sterling (Newman) (12-1)

 School Information
Name: Newman Central Catholic High School
City: Sterling
City Population: 16,000
County: Whiteside
Enrollment: 260
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Blue/White/Grey
Conference: Three Rivers
Superintendent: Phillip Bellini
Principal: Don Loftus
Athletic Director: Mike Papoccia
Head Coach: Mike Papoccia
Assistant Coaches: Tim Nelson, John Ybarra, Tim Stewart, Chuck Rosenberry, Terry Messer
Captains: Andrew Papoccia, Tim Fritts, J.R. Gisi
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Stillman Valley, 21-14, in Second Round

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Darren Bellini           E      5-10 160   17  Sr.
  1  T.J. Miller              QB     6-0  185   15  So.
  7  Ryan Marshall            QB     5-5  125   15  So.
 11  Ryan Dawson              QB     5-11 175   17  Jr.
 12  Brian Demmer             QB     5-9  160   18  Sr.
 13  Eric Warren              HB     5-8  150   16  Jr.
 14  Justin Sword             FB     5-9  165   15  So.
 17  Luke Kobbeman            E      6-1  180   17  Sr.
 20  Brandon Rosengren        HB     5-10 160   16  Jr.
 21  Jonathon Turnroth        E      5-10 170   18  Sr.
 22  Andrew Papoccia          HB     5-11 185   17  Sr.
 24  Jake Amesquita           HB     5-9  160   16  Jr.
 30  Kelly Mohr               HB     6-1  180   16  So.
 31  Tim Fritts               FB     5-10 180   17  Sr.
 32  Sam Cassens              FB     5-10 200   16  So.
 33  Nigel Collins            FB     5-9  175   16  Jr.
 34  Mitch Magnafici          HB     5-8  155   17  Sr.
 40  Pat Hermes               E      6-0  160   17  Jr.
 41  Jeremy Steder            E      5-10 155   17  Sr.
 42  Brandon Musgrave         FB     6-0  175   18  Sr.
 44  Seth Cassens             HB     6-1  165   17  Sr.
 50  Nathaniel Nguyen         C      5-10 210   16  Jr.
 51  Toby Paxton              G      5-8  155   17  Sr.
 52  Mitch Haugen             G      5-9  165   16  So.
 60  Tim Bruketta             G      6-0  190   17  Sr.
 61  Jeff Cady                T      6-1  210   16  So.
 62  Matt Danler              G      6-2  195   18  Sr.
 63  James Friel              G      5-8  185   15  So.
 65  Jesse Whitesbread        G      5-11 180   17  Jr.
 66  Tom Imel                 C      5-10 215   15  Fr.
 70  David Gabler             T      6-0  175   18  Sr.
 73  Kyle O'Connor            G      6-3  230   17  Jr.
 74  Jonathon Gilbert         T      5-9  185   16  Jr.
 75  Chris Butzen             G      5-8  145   15  So.
 75  Tyler Donahue            G      5-11 180   17  Sr.
 76  J.R. Gisi                T      6-1  270   18  Sr.
 77  B.J. Healy               T      6-2  330   17  Sr.
 80  Will Stump               E      6-0  160   18  Sr.
 81  Matt Papoccia            E      6-4  195   17  Sr.
 82  Joe Kapp                 E      6-1  170   16  Jr.
 83  Mike Wahl                E      6-3  185   17  Jr.
 83  John Weier               E      6-1  160   16  So.
 85  Ray Larkey               E      5-10 175   17  Jr.
 89  Matt Terbush             E      6-1  180   14  Fr.

STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE LE 1 Darren Bellini 5-10 160 17 Sr. LT 76 J.R. Gisi 6-1 270 18 Sr. LG 73 Kyle O'Connor 6-3 230 17 Jr. C 50 Nathaniel Nguyen 5-10 210 16 Jr. RG 75 Tyler Donahue 5-11 180 17 Sr. RT 70 David Gabler 6-0 175 18 Sr. RE 81 Matt Papoccia 6-4 195 17 Sr. QB 12 Brian Demmer 5-9 160 18 Sr. HB 22 Andrew Papoccia 5-11 185 17 Sr. HB 34 Mitch Magnafici 5-8 155 17 Sr. FB 42 Brandon Musgrave 6-0 175 18 Sr. DEFENSE LE 17 Luke Kobbeman 6-1 180 17 Sr. LT 76 J.R. Gisi 6-1 270 18 Sr. RT 73 Kyle O'Connor 6-3 230 17 Jr. RE 60 Tim Bruketta 6-0 190 17 Sr. LB 24 Jake Amesquita 5-9 160 16 Jr. LB 31 Tim Fritts 5-10 180 17 Sr. LB 42 Brandon Musgrave 6-0 175 18 Sr. LB 75 Tyler Donahue 5-11 180 17 Sr. DB 21 Jonathon Turnroth 5-10 170 18 Sr. DB 34 Mitch Magnafici 5-8 155 17 Sr. S 22 Andrew Papoccia 5-11 185 17 Sr.
 Statistics

STATISTICS

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 506 109 First Downs 240 56 First Downs Rushing 216 36 First Downs Passing 16 16 Rushes Attempted 666 322 Yards Rushing 3840 728 Yards Passing 617 1054 Total Yards 4457 1782 Passes Attempted 72 218 Passes Completed 40 93 Passes Had Intercepted 6 17 Fumbles 15 26 Fumbles Lost 8 14

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 268 223 83 32 506 Against 14 42 7 47 109

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Andrew Papoccia 27 1 164 Mitch Maguafici 9 21 1 78 Brandon Musgrave 6 2 40 Tim Fritts 5 1 31 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Andrew Papoccia 195 1533 22 7.9 73 Mitch Maguafici 150 760 9 5.2 59 Bradnon Musgrave 95 453 6 4.9 38 Tim Fritts 58 294 5 5.1 29 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Brian Demmer 57 34 6 538 6 Ryan Dawson 13 5 0 61 2 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Andrew Papoccia 12 130 1 11 22 Matt Papoccia 9 164 4 16.25 47 Mitch Maguafici 8 115 0 17.8 27 Punting No. Avg. Long Brandon Musgrave 31 35 52 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Mitch Maguafici 24 21 1 1 21 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Tim Fritts 43 36 1 22 Jake Amesquita 33 25 4 17 Andrew Papoccia 34 42 3 16
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp 8/29 Huntley W 41 6 9/4 Ottawa (Marquette) W 50 0 9/12 Erie W 41 6 9/18 Fulton (H.S.) W 41 14 9/25 Amboy W 40 7 10/2 Prophetstown W 56 0 10/9 Morrison L 6 13 10/16 Savanna W 45 0 10/23 Port Byron (Riverdale) W 61 7 IHSA Playoffs *10/31 Sciota (Northwestern) W 35 8 *11/7 Concord (Triopia) W 48 21 *11/14 Galena W 17 14 *11/21 Lexington W 21 14 *11/27 Carthage
 Head Coach Mike Papoccia
Year W-L 1980 6-3 1981 2-7 1982 4-5 1983 6-3 1984 7-2 1985 6-4 1986 3-6 1987 7-4 1988 4-5 1989 11-1 1990 12-2 (1st) 1991 4-5 1992 6-3 1993 13-1 (2nd) 1994 14-0 (1st) 1995 12-1 1996 10-1 1997 9-2 1998 12-1 School Years No. W-L At Sterling (Newman) 1980-98 19 147-56 Total 19 147-56
For Sterling (Newman)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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