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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 1998-99 

 Kankakee (McNamara) (13-0)

 School Information
Name: McNamara High School
City: Kankakee
City Population: 35,000
County: Kankakee
Enrollment: 526
Nickname: Fightn' Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Conference: Catholic Metropolitan (White)
Principal: Fr. Christopher Howe
Athletic Director: Rich Zinanni
Head Coach: Rich Zinanni
Assistant Coaches: Rob Wendlick, Jim Frogge, Chris Kirkpatrick, Dave Zinanni, Brian Hassett, Denny Savoie
Captains: Anthony Balthazor, Tim Olmstead, Ryan Magruder, Nick Bufford
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Woodstock (H.S.), 49-14, in Class 5A Semifinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Chad Holmberg            SE     5-9  150   16  Jr.
  2  Tim Olmstead             FB/LB  6-4  245   17  Sr.
  3  Curt Crossley            DE     6-4  210   17  Sr.
  6  Jonathon Dole            DB     6-1  165   15  So.
  7  Brian Zirkle             SE     5-8  140   16  Jr.
  9  Ryan Magruder            QB     5-8  175   17  Sr.
 11  Patrick McClure          DB     5-11 160   16  Jr.
 15  Pat Link                 TB     5-8  155   16  Jr.
 19  Adam Luhman              QB     6-3  185   16  So.
 20  Brandon Halliday         DB     5-7  140   17  Jr.
 21  Johnny Short             TB     5-8  182   18  Sr.
 22  Tyjuan Hagler            TB/DE  6-1  185   16  Jr.
 24  Nick Bufford             SE     6-0  170   18  Sr.
 25  Kelly Latting            DB     5-6  160   17  Sr.
 29  Adam Payne               DB     5-8  145   17  Sr.
 30  Jarrod Nowman            SE     5-9  140   15  So.
 31  R. J. Young              NG     5-9  155   17  Sr.
 32  Vince Singleton          TB/DB  5-11 160   17  Sr.
 33  Devin Nugent             LB     5-9  175   17  Sr.
 35  LaRue Fitch              FB     5-8  190   16  So.
 41  Nick O'Connell           DE     5-10 178   16  Jr.
 43  Michael Kimberlin        DB     5-8  160   16  So.
 44  Rob Wendinger            DT     6-1  195   18  Sr.
 45  Tim Bradley              LB     6-0  185   16  Jr.
 50  Scott Wirth              G      6-1  175   16  Jr.
 51  Tom DeBetta              C      5-10 180   16  Jr.
 54  Chris Peterson           G      5-11 180   17  Jr.
 55  Bob Beland               DT     6-1  175   16  Jr.
 56  Nick Grant               DT/G   6-0  256   17  Sr.
 57  Anthony Balthazor        LB/G   5-11 180   17  Sr.
 60  Anthony McCullough       G      5-10 170   16  Jr.
 61  Jason Phillips           G      6-2  190   16  So.
 62  Dustin Kramer            G      6-1  200   17  Sr.
 64  Brian Kinkade            G      6-0  200   16  Jr.
 65  Greg Bufford             T      6-3  230   17  Sr.
 66  Chris McCauliffe         DT     5-10 230   16  Jr.
 70  Andy Mackin              C      6-2  210   16  Jr.
 72  Mike Cross               T      5-10 280   16  Jr.
 76  Garrett Lalich           T      6-2  220   18  Jr.
 77  Nate Van Dyke            T      6-1  280   17  Jr.
 79  Jacob Bedwell            T      6-2  290   17  Jr.
 80  Andrew Proffit           TE     6-2  175   17  Sr.
 84  Joe English              SE     6-1  170   17  Jr.

STARTING LINEUPS

OFFENSE LE 24 Nick Bufford 6-0 170 18 Sr. LT 65 Greg Bufford 6-3 230 17 Sr. LG 64 Brian Kinkade 6-0 200 16 Jr. C 70 Andy Mackin 6-2 210 16 Jr. RG 57 Anthony Balthazor 5-11 180 17 Sr. RT 56 Nick Grant 6-0 256 17 Sr. RE 80 Andrew Proffit 6-2 175 17 Sr. QB 9 Ryan Magruder 5-8 175 17 Sr. HB 21 Johnny Short 5-8 182 18 Sr. HB/FL 7 Brian Zirkle 5-8 140 16 Jr. FB 35 LaRue Fitch 5-8 190 16 So. DEFENSE LE 22 Tyjuan Hagler 6-1 185 16 Jr. LT 56 Nick Grant 6-0 256 17 Sr. RT 55 Bob Beland 6-1 175 16 Jr. RE 3 Curt Crossley 6-4 210 17 Sr. LB 2 Tim Olmstead 6-4 245 17 Sr. LB 44 Rob Wendinger 6-1 195 18 Sr. LB 57 Anthony Balthazor 5-11 180 17 Sr. DB 20 Brandon Halliday 5-7 140 17 Jr. DB 32 Vince Singleton 5-11 160 17 Sr. DB 43 Michael Kimberlin 5-8 160 16 So. S 6 Jonathon Dole 6-1 165 15 So.

Specialists

Kickoffs: 43 Mike Kimberlin Kickoff Returns: 32 Vince Singleton 22 Tyjuan Hagler Punts: 45 Tim Bradley Punt Returns: 22 Tyjuan Hagler 7 Brian Zirkle Placekicks: 43 Mike Kimberlin Placekick Holds: 9 Ryan Magruder
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 349 135 First Downs 195 143 First Downs Rushing 145 79 First Downs Passing 50 62 Rushes Attempted 521 501 Yards Rushing 2497 1492 Yards Passing 1245 1247 Total Yards 3742 2739 Passes Attempted 195 218 Passes Completed 88 81 Passes Had Intercepted 5 9 Fumbles 18 27 Fumbles Lost 8 18

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 96 73 110 70 349 Against 23 26 11 75 135

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Johnny Short 25 0 1 0 152 Nick Bufford 7 0 3 0 48 Mike Kimberlin 1 17 1 1 28 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Johnny Short 351 1,867 25 5.3 80 Ryan Magruder 40 110 3 2.7 18 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Ryan Magruder 195 88 5 1,250 11 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Nick Bufford 38 635 7 16.7 47 Andy Proffit 12 180 1 1.5 24 Tyjuan Hagler 5 118 2 23.6 44 Punting No. Avg. Long Tim Bradley 38 34 55 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Mike Kimberlin 20 17 3 1 21 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Anthony Balthazor 66 60 4 8 Mike Kimberlin 59 56 3 12 Tim Olmstead 46 34 3 8
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp 8/28 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) W 29 6 9/4 Westchester (St. Joseph) W 44 18 9/12 Chicago (Brother Rice) W 25 7 9/18 Joliet (Catholic) W 12 6 9/25 Lisle (Benet) W 22 9 10/2 Chicago (St. Patrick) W 26 6 10/10 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 28 8 10/16 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 14 6 IHSA Playoffs *10/24 Chicago (Hales Franciscan) W 38 13 *10/30 Jacksonville (H.S.) W 33 16 *11/7 Peoria (Notre Dame) W 34 11 *11/13 Pontiac W 15 14 *11/21 Rochelle W 28 21 11/28 Chatham (Glenwood)
 Head Coach Rich Zinanni
Year W-L 1975 9-2 1976 5-4 1977 8-3 1978 12-2 (2nd) 1979 5-5 1980 8-2 1981 11-2 (2nd) 1982 12-1 (1st) 1983 3-6 1984 7-2 1985 14-0 (1st) 1986 11-3 (1st) 1987 12-2 (1st) 1988 10-1 1989 5-4 1990 7-3 1991 7-3 1992 11-2 1993 8-3 1994 10-2 1995 8-3 1996 8-3 1997 11-2 1998 13-0 School Years No. W-L At Kankakee (McNamara) 1975-98 24 215-60 Total 24 215-60
For Kankakee (McNamara)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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