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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 2000-01 

 Sciota (Northwestern) (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Northwestern High School
City: Sciota
City Population: Sciota; Blandinsville; Good Hope
County: McDonough
Enrollment: 138
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Conference: West Central
Superintendent: Don D. Mulch, II
Principal: Dr. Charlotte Tincher-NW/Charles Apt - La Harpe
Athletic Director: Toby Whiteman
Head Coach: Tim Lafferty
Assistant Coaches: Toby Whiteman, Jay Jones, Tyler Walker, Ryan Cramer, Doug Hobby, John Earle
Captains: Colby Yard, Jeremy Brown, Ryan Duffie, Josh Johnson, Lynard Jones, Blaze Burford
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Fulton (H.S.), 34-7, in Class 2A quarterfinal

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Caleb Thompson           PK     5-6  135   18  Sr.
  4  Jacob Hobby              QB/DB  6-0  150   18  Sr.
  5  Ben Hitz                 RB/DB  6-2  155   16  Jr.
  6  Jack Sharpe              TE/DB  6-1  175   18  Sr.
  7  A.J. Huston              QB/DB  5-8  145   16  So.
  8  Justin Sickels           QB/LB  6-0  160   16  So.
  9  Jensen Jones             QB/DB  5-10 175   17  Jr.
 10  Loren DeBold             RB/DB  5-10 150   17  Jr.
 14  Jason Apt                RB/DB  5-7  135   16  Jr.
 16  Dustin Shimko            RB/LB  5-10 155   16  So.
 17  Jordan Miller            RB/DB  5-7  140   16  So.
 24  Jesse Caston             RB/LB  5-10 150   18  Jr.
 30  Kevin Hunt               RB/LB  5-10 160   16  So.
 31  Ryan Duffie              RB/LB  5-10 185   18  Sr.
 32  Jason Myers              RB/LB  5-11 185   16  Jr.
 41  Adam Housewright         TE/LB  6-0  170   17  Jr.
 42  Jared Jones              TE/DE  6-0  155   17  Jr.
 43  Grant James              TE/DE  6-0  165   17  Jr.
 44  Lynard Jones             RB/LB  5-11 200   17  Sr.
 46  Steven Parsano           RB/LB  5-9  165   17  Jr.
 47  Josh Johnson             RB/LB  5-9  180   18  Sr.
 48  Randy Farmer             TE/P   6-0  165   18  Sr.
 50  Kyle Duffie              G/DE   6-0  200   17  Jr.
 51  Lane Metcalf             C/DT   5-9  200   17  Jr.
 52  Matt Zaehringer          C/DT   6-1  190   16  So.
 53  Davin Thompson           G/LB   5-11 175   17  Jr.
 54  Bret Owsley              G/DE   5-9  170   16  Jr.
 55  Robbie Hocker            OT/DT  5-10 230   17  Jr.
 56  Ben Brown                C/DT   5-8  200   16  Jr.
 57  Shaun Thompson           G/LB   5-9  155   17  Jr.
 58  Kyle Johnson             G/LB   5-8  140   16  Jr.
 60  Regan Jones              OT/DT  6-1  225   18  Sr.
 61  Rusty VanNiewaal         OT/DT  6-2  260   16  Jr.
 62  Lucas James              G/DE   5-9  190   16  So.
 63  Andrew Jones             G/DE   5-10 175   17  Jr.
 64  Tyler Dihle              OT/DT  6-5  240   17  Jr.
 70  Colby Yard               OT/DE  6-3  230   18  Sr.
 71  Nathan Todd              G/DE   6-0  195   16  So.
 72  Blaze Burford            G/LB   5-8  180   18  Sr.
 73  Jimmy Parsano            OT/DT  5-9  225   17  Jr.
 74  Chris Covert             G/DE   6-0  180   18  Sr.
 75  Rick Goettsche           OT/DE  6-5  220   17  Sr.
 76  Jeremy Brown             C/DT   6-0  215   17  Sr.
 77  Drew Pence               OT/DT  6-1  210   16  So.
 78  Heath Bolding            OT/DT  6-0  170   15  So.
 79  Michael Stonger          G/DE   5-8  180   17  Jr.
 88  Elias Hunerdosse         TE/DB  6-0  160   18  Sr.
 Specialists
Kickoffs: 8 Justin Sickels,14 Jason Apt,5 Ben Hitz,46 Steven Parsano, 71 Nathan Todd, 1 Caleb Thompson,77 Drew Pence, 24 Jesse Caston, 74 Chris Covert, 43 Grant James 10 Loren DeBold
Kickoff Returns: 5 Ben Hitz,24 Jesse Caston,10 Loren DeBold
51 Lane Metcalf, 50 Kyle Duffie, 64 Tyler Dihle, 47 Josh Johnson, 43 Grant James
Punter: 48 Randy Farmer
Punt Returns:
44 Lynard Jones,32 Jason Myers,4 Jacob Hobby
Placekicker: 1 Caleb Thompson
Placekick Holder: 9 Jensen Jones
 Starters

Offense

C       76  Jeremy Brown             6-0  215   17  Sr.
RG      72  Blaze Burford            5-8  180   18  Sr.
LG      50  Kyle Duffie              6-0  200   17  Jr.
RT      70  Colby Yard               6-3  230   18  Sr.
LT      75  Rick Goettsche           6-5  220   17  Sr.
RE      41  Adam Housewright         6-0  170   17  Jr.
LE      43  Grant James              6-0  165   17  Jr.
QB       9  Jensen Jones             5-10 175   17  Jr.
FB      32  Jason Myers              5-11 185   16  Jr.
HB      44  Lynard Jones             5-11 200   17  Sr.
HB      31  Ryan Duffie              5-10 185   18  Sr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 5-10, 186
Line: 6-1, 209
Receivers: 6-0, 168

Defense

RE      70  Colby Yard               6-3  230   18  Sr.
LE      74  Chris Covert             6-0  180   18  Sr.
LT      60  Regan Jones              6-1  225   18  Sr.
RT      61  Rusty VanNiewaal         6-2  260   16  Jr.
OLB     32  Jason Myers              5-11 185   16  Jr.
OLB     31  Ryan Duffie              5-10 185   18  Sr.
MLB     47  Josh Johnson             5-9  180   18  Sr.
MLB     44  Lynard Jones             5-11 200   17  Sr.
DB       6  Jack Sharpe              6-1  175   18  Sr.
DB       5  Ben Hitz                 6-2  155   16  Jr.
S        4  Jacob Hobby              6-0  150   18  Sr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 6-1, 160
Line: 6-2, 224
Linebackers: 5-10, 188
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 587 86 First Downs 215 84 First Downs Rushing 166 51 First Downs Passing 37 27 Rushes Attempted 581 402 Yards Rushing 3964 1102 Yards Passing 1233 642 Total Yards 5197 1744 Passes Attempted 124 180 Passes Completed 73 57 Passes Had Intercepted 6 23 Fumbles 12 28 Fumbles Lost 6 18

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 145 225 104 113 587 Against 31 22 12 21 86

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Lynard Jones 23 2 142 Jason Myers 14 1 86 Caleb Thompson 0 58 1 7 81 Ryan Duffie 13 0 0 0 78 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Lynard Jones 156 1193 19 7.6 Jason Myers 114 717 10 6.3 Jensen Jones 120 691 12 5.8 Ryan Duffie 73 513 10 7.0 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Jensen Jones 118 69 6 1161 10 Jacob Hobby 6 4 0 72 1 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Grant James 14 258 1 18.4 Ryan Duffie 14 239 3 17.1 Jason Myers 12 187 2 15.6 Punting No. Avg. Long Randy Farmer 24 36.3 67 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Caleb Thompson 68 58 8 7 40 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Josh Johnson 50 47 3 Ryan Duffie 56 20 17 Rusty Van Niewaal 50 26 10
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 8/25 Hamilton W 57 6 9/1 Mendon (Unity) W 69 0 9/8 Camp Point (Central) W 62 0 9/15 Carthage W 23 22 9/22 Beardstown W 42 7 9/29 Pittsfield W 37 0 10/6 Rushville W 31 0 10/13 Warsaw W 82 6 10/20 Mt. Sterling (Brown County) W 55 0 IHSA Playoffs *10/28 Monmouth (Yorkwood) W 39 8 *11/4 Forreston W 32 14 *11/11 Lexington W 35 7 *11/18 East Dubuque W 23 16
 Head Coach Tim Lafferty
Year W-L LaHarpe 1986 6-4 1987 6-4 1988 0-9 1989 0-9 1990 2-7 1991 3-6 6 yrs. 17-39 Sciota (Northwestern) (N.-LaHarpe Coop) 1992 3-6 1993 3-6 1994 3-6 1995 10-2 1996 13-1 (2nd) 1997 9-1 1998 7-3 1999 10-2 2000 13-0 9 yrs. 71-27 GRAND TOTAL 15 yrs. 88-66
 Tournament History
1988 0 14 0-1 DNP Bill McCarty L 0 14 Carthage (Hancock Central) 1989 57 61 3-1 DNP Bill McCarty W 22 11 Monmouth (Warren) W 22 0 Carthage (Hancock Central) W 7 0 Alexis L 6 50 Orangeville 1995 68 30 2-1 (10-2) DNP Tim Lafferty W 34 8 Stronghurst (Southern) W 34 8 Flanagan L 0 14 Carthage 1996 129 58 4-1 (13-1) 2nd Tim Lafferty W 26 0 Oneida (ROWVA) W 41 0 Biggsville (Union) W 20 13 Monmouth (Warren) W 14 10 Greenfield L 28 35 Chenoa 1997 9 14 0-1 (9-1) DNP Tim Lafferty L 9 14 Villa Grove 1998 8 35 0-1 (7-3) DNP Tim Lafferty L 8 35 Sterling (Newman) 1999 73 69 2-1 (10-2) DNP Tim Lafferty W 30 0 Forreston W 36 35 Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) (OT) L 7 34 Fulton (H.S.)


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