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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 2000-01 

 Harrisburg (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Harrisburg High School
City: Harrisburg
City Population: Harrisburg
County: Saline
Enrollment: 598
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Purple/White
Conference: Southern Illinois River-to-River (Ohio)
Superintendent: John Gardner
Principal: Jim Collins
Athletic Director: Jay Thompson
Head Coach: Al Way
Assistant Coaches: Greg Langley, Greg Davis, Kyle McGowan, Josh Allen, Jay Thompson, Joe Thompson, Greg Segraves
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Mt. Carmel, 26-7, in first round of Class 3A playoffs

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  3  Roth Clayton             K      5-9  173   17  Sr.
 11  Braden Jones             E/LB   6-3  216   17  Sr.
 12  Joey Pilcher             QB/DB  6-0  170   17  Jr.
 16  Kyle Smithpeters         QB/DB  6-3  195   17  Sr.
 23  Walker Franks            HB/LB  5-8  160   15  So.
 25  Bob Dovell               HB     5-11 180   15  So.
 28  Noah Stearns             HB/DB  5-8  154   16  So.
 32  Blake Emery              HB/DB  6-0  170   17  Jr.
 33  Brad Brachear            HB/DB  5-10 172   17  Sr.
 34  John Potts               FB     5-11 180   16  So.
 35  Jeff McDonald            HB/DE  5-7  160   18  Sr.
 41  Mike Hancock             HB/NG  5-9  190   17  Sr.
 44  Nathan Potts             DT     6-0  216   17  Sr.
 45  Cameron Chapman          FB/LB  5-10 173   16  Jr.
 50  Matt Oshel               C      5-10 286   17  Sr.
 51  A.J. Smith               DE     6-1  145   17  Jr.
 55  Kyle Hicks               DT     5-9  230   17  Sr.
 57  Jared Borders            G/LB   5-10 206   16  Jr.
 60  Seth Hall                G/LB   5-9  186   16  So.
 62  Tyler Rumsey             G/LB   6-1  260   17  Sr.
 63  Justin Aud               DL     6-4  323   17  Sr.
 64  Chris Stokich            G/LB   5-11 240   16  Jr.
 65  Jacob Potter             G/DE   5-7  168   17  Jr.
 67  Jacob Grubbs             DL     5-11 210   17  Sr.
 68  Mark Hancock             C/DE   5-9  183   16  So.
 70  Houston Ellis            OT     6-2  197   15  So.
 71  Brad Karnes              OT     6-4  260   17  Jr.
 72  Denver Milligan          LB     5-10 210   17  Jr.
 74  Marques Scott            DT     6-1  311   17  Sr.
 75  Kory Potts               DT     5-11 241   16  Jr.
 76  Josh Goemaat             DL     5-10 212   16  Jr.
 77  Patrick Beal             C      6-1  240   16  Jr.
 78  Travis Jerrels           OT/DT  6-0  260   18  Sr.
 79  Joe Speaks               OT     6-5  255   18  Sr.
 80  Nick George              E      6-1  170   16  Jr.
 81  Alan Hurd                TE/LB  6-0  216   16  Jr.
 82  Jason Pigg               LB     6-0  155   16  Jr.
 83  Justin Milligan          LB     5-9  224   17  Sr.
 84  Daniel Henderson         E      5-11 178   15  So.
 85  Travis Boots             DL     6-4  176   16  Jr.
 86  Travis Butler            TE     6-4  215   17  Sr.
 Specialists
Kickoffs: 3 Roth Clayton
Kickoff Returns: 33 Brad Brachear, 32 Blake Emery, 11 Braden Jones
Punter: 16 Kyle Smithpeters
Punt Returns: 33 Brad Brachear, 11 Braden Jones
Placekicker: 3 Roth Clayton
Placekick Holder: 16 Kyle Smithpeters
 Starters

Offense

E       86  Travis Butler            6-4  215   17  Sr.
E       81  Alan Hurd                6-0  216   16  Jr.
T       79  Joe Speaks               6-5  255   18  Sr.
T       78  Travis Jerrels           6-0  260   18  Sr.
G       64  Chris Stokich            5-11 240   16  Jr.
G       62  Tyler Rumsey             6-1  260   17  Sr.
C       50  Matt Oshel               5-10 286   17  Sr.
HB      33  Brad Brachear            5-10 172   17  Sr.
HB      11  Braden Jones             6-3  216   17  Sr.
FB      44  Nathan Potts             6-0  216   17  Sr.
QB      16  Kyle Smithpeters         6-3  195   17  Sr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 6-1, 200
Line: 6-1, 260
Receivers: 6-2, 216

Defense

DE      44  Nathan Potts             6-0  216   17  Sr.
DE      35  Jeff McDonald            5-7  160   18  Sr.
DT      74  Marques Scott            6-1  311   17  Sr.
DT      75  Kory Potts               5-11 241   16  Jr.
NG      41  Mike Hancock             5-9  190   17  Sr.
LB      62  Tyler Rumsey             6-1  260   17  Sr.
LB      81  Alan Hurd                6-0  216   16  Jr.
LB      11  Braden Jones             6-3  216   17  Sr.
DB      33  Brad Brachear            5-10 172   17  Sr.
DB      32  Blake Emery              6-0  170   17  Jr.
S       16  Kyle Smithpeters         6-3  195   17  Sr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 6-0, 179
Line: 5-11, 232
Linebackers: 6-0, 220
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 629 129 First Downs 213 145

First Downs Rushing

First Downs Passing

Rushes Attempted 460 467 Yards Rushing 3660 1545 Yards Passing 1074 971 Total Yards 4734 2516 Passes Attempted 69 215 Passes Completed 27 72 Passes Had Intercepted 1 19 Fumbles 21 15 Fumbles Lost 13 11

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 222 204 143 60 629 Against 9 35 34 51 129

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Nathan Potts 28 0 5 0 178 Brad Brachear 24 0 2 0 148 Braden Jones 21 0 0 0 126 Mike Hancock 8 0 0 0 48 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Brad Brachear 79 1077 15 13.6 84 Nathan Potts 109 704 25 6.5 45 Mike Hancock 72 630 8 8.8 38 Braden Jones 33 439 8 13.3 64 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Kyle Smithpeters 69 27 1 1074 15 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Braden Jones 16 695 10 43.4 92 Brad Brachear 8 324 5 40.5 57 Punting No. Avg. Long Kyle Smithpeters 14 31.9 46 PAT PAT FG FG Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Roth Clayton 68 49 0 0 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Tyler Rumsey 46 95 7 24 Alan Hurd 38 82 2 3 Mike Hancock 30 65 8 20
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp 8/25 Mt. Carmel W 21 14 9/1 DuQuoin W 35 0 9/8 Boonville, IN W 47 20 9/15 Metropolis (Massac County) W 48 21 9/22 Herrin W 56 6 9/29 West Frankfort (Frankfort) W 55 12 10/6 Benton W 48 0 10/13 Murphysboro W 60 0 10/20 Eldorado W 46 0 IHSA Playoffs *10/28 Freeburg W 53 8 *11/4 Robinson W 48 10 *11/11 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 53 21 *11/18 Mt. Carmel W 49 17
 Head Coach Al Way
Year W-L Eldorado 1975 6-3 1976 6-4 2 yrs. 12-7 Harrisburg 1981 7-3 1982 8-3 1983 10-2 1984 6-3 1985 7-4 1986 8-2 1987 9-2 1988 10-2 1989 9-3 1990 8-3 1991 11-2 1992 3-0 1993 9-3 1994 8-2 1995 3-6 1996 5-4 1997 12-2 (2nd) 1998 8-4 1999 6-4 2000 13-0 20 yrs. 160-54 GRAND TOTAL 22 yrs. 172-61
 Tournament History
1978 7 56 0-1 (8-2) DNP Ken Joggerst L 7 56 Danville (H.S.) 1979 41 42 1-1 (10-1) DNP Ken Joggerst W 27 7 Murphysboro L 14 35 Charleston 1980 98 87 3-1 (12-1) 2nd Ken Joggerst W 28 6 Murphysboro W 34 27 Mt. Carmel W 36 14 Effingham (H.S.) L 0 40 Morris 1981 8 40 0-1 (7-3) DNP Al Way L 8 40 Nashville 1982 20 46 1-1 (8-3) DNP Al Way W 14 13 Anna (A.-Jonesboro) L 6 33 Greenville 1983 59 44 2-1 (10-2) DNP Al Way W 28 23 Mt. Carmel W 28 0 Mt. Zion L 3 21 Washington 1985 22 18 1-1 (8-3) DNP Al Way W 7 0 Anna (A.-Jonesboro) L 15 18 DuQuoin 1986 18 21 0-1 (8-2) DNP Al Way L 18 21 DuQuoin 1987 43 21 1-1 (9-2) DNP Al Way W 28 0 Murphysboro L 15 21 Carbondale 1988 41 42 2-1 (10-2) DNP Al Way W 27 21 Metropolis (Massac County) W 7 6 Eldorado L 7 15 DuQuoin 1989 76 78 2-1 (9-3) DNP Al Way W 28 24 Metropolis (Massac County) W 41 6 DuQuoin L 7 48 Belleville (Althoff) 1990 83 41 2-1 (8-3) DNP Al Way W 42 0 Metropolis (Massac County) W 27 0 Christopher L 14 41 Belleville (Althoff) 1991 76 54 3-1 (11-2) DNP Al Way W 34 6 Murphysboro W 24 16 Carbondale W 18 7 Jerseyville (Jersey) L 0 25 Bloomington (H.S.) 1993 90 48 2-1 (9-3) DNP Al Way W 60 7 Christopher W 16 13 Mt. Carmel L 14 28 Waterloo (H.S.) 1994 19 34 0-1 (8-2) DNP Al Way L 19 34 Waterloo (H.S.) 1997 164 58 4-1 (12-2) 2nd Al Way W 35 7 Piasa (Southwestern) W 43 6 Quincy (Notre Dame) W 45 0 Nashville W 34 14 DuQuoin L 7 31 Maple Park (Kaneland) 1998 53 51 2-1 (8-4) DNP Al Way W 10 7 Benton W 22 14 Newton L 21 30 Nashville 1999 7 26 0-1 (6-4) DNP Al Way L 7 26 Mt. Carmel


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