Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) (12-1)



School Information

Name: Wheaton Warrenville South High School
City: Wheaton
City Population: 65,000
County: DuPage
Enrollment: 1998
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Black
Conference: DuPage Valley
Superintendent: Dr. E. James Travis
Principal: Charles Baker
Athletic Director: Lenore Wilcox
Head Coach: John Thorne
Assistant Coaches: Ron Muhitch, Bruce Munson, Denny Walker, Dave Brumfield, Mike Mores, Jerry Hunter
Captains: Gene Beard, Tim Brylka, Steve Strnad, Bill Gerlesits
Last Year's Advancement: Beat Naperville (Central), 22-21, for Class 6A Championship



Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.  Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
     Matthew Alley            QB    5-6  117   15  Fr.
     Jon Beutjer              QB    6-0  138   16  So.
     Jerome Collins           TE    6-0  166   14  Fr.
     Ryan Conway              LB    5-8  171   14  Fr.
     Barrett Diener           K     5-10 140   15  So.
     Brandon Gabel            TE    6-0  148   15  Fr.
     Matthew Hurlbut          DB    5-11 169   17  Sr.
     Joseph Klein             WR    5-11 210   16  Jr.
     Jack Kristie             DB    5-11 155   16  So.
     Jason Leindecker         T     6-0  174   17  Jr.
     Omar Maani               RB    6-0  200   15  So.
     Jonathan Olsen           DB    5-7  145   16  Jr.
     Brian Schnurstein        RB    5-8  161   16  So.
     Nathan Schomas           QB    5-6  105   14  Fr.
     Matthew Schwartz         LB    6-0  203   16  Jr.
     Jeffrey Simpson          T     5-11 312   15  Fr.
     Joshua Stewart           T     6-0  218   15  Fr.
     Matthew Tribble          QB    6-0  158   15  Fr.
     Brian Whitkanack         TE    6-0  177   15  So.
     Dan Williams             QB    6-0  175   16  So.
  1  Christopher Stetler      WR    5-9  142   18  Sr.
  2  David Ladd               LB    5-9  131   18  Sr.
  3  Tim Brylka               QB    5-8  165   17  Sr.
  4  Doug Arden               DB    5-5  147   17  Sr.
  5  Kyle Hubert              DB    5-8  200   18  Sr.
  6  Matthew Conrad           WR    5-11 160   17  Sr.
  7  Gabriel Yonke            DB    5-11 148   17  Sr.
  8  Erik Aister              RB    5-11 148   16  So.
  9  Matthew Weimer           QB    5-9  142   16  Jr.
 10  Ryan Massey              WB    6-1  152   16  Jr.
 12  Matthew Dorman           WR    5-6  130   16  Jr.
 13  Lucas Drzewiecki         DB    5-9  122   17  Sr.
 14  Scott Gorrill            WR    5-6  130   16  Jr.
 17  Terrance Moore           SS    6-3  182   17  Sr.
 19  Matt Schweighardt        DB    5-10 152   17  Jr.
 20  Randal Johnson           E     5-6  154   18  Sr.
 21  Kevin Whitkanack         DB    6-0  185   17  Sr.
 22  Chris Vasquez            RB    5-6  139   17  Jr.
 23  Justen Penn              WR    6-1  176   18  Sr.
 24  William Gerlesits        RB    5-9  153   17  Sr.
 26  Brian McTigue            DB    6-0  156   17  Jr.
 30  Patrick Crosby           E     5-11 185   16  So.
 31  Thomas Smith             RB    5-9  150   17  Jr.
 32  Jason Howington          LB    5-9  154   17  Sr.
 33  Douglas Rogers           SS    5-11 190   16  Jr.
 34  Brad Wheaton             DB    6-0  160   17  Jr.
 37  Kelly Crosby             RB    6-0  188   18  Sr.
 40  Ryan McGuire             DB    5-8  126   16  Jr.
 41  Bradley Camden           LB    6-0  175   17  Sr.
 42  Bradley Clousing         RB    5-8  136   16  Jr.
 43  Douglas Oest             DB    5-10 163   16  Jr.
 44  John Garrow              E     5-11 192   17  Sr.
 45  Jonathan Schweighardt    WR    5-9  141   15  So.
 50  Donald Hoff              LB    6-0  175   16  Jr.
 51  Brendan Ferrari          LB    6-3  200   15  So.
 52  Steven Strnad            LB    6-1  207   17  Sr.
 53  David Foster             K     6-1  172   17  Sr.
 54  Kevin Bartz              E     6-4  229   17  Jr.
 55  Nicholas Duffy           LB    6-0  155   14  Fr.
 56  Michael Dorn             T     5-6  207   16  Jr.
 57  David Durante            G     5-9  222   17  Jr.
 58  Bill Englehart           G     5-11 180   15  So.
 59  Evan Wing                C     6-0  175   15  So.
 60  Christopher Williams     N     6-0  242   17  Jr.
 61  Raab Walker              G     5-10 224   18  Sr.
 62  Patrick Wolfe            C     6-2  180   16  Jr.
 63  Patrick Coffey           T     5-11 206   17  Sr.
 64  James Schuster           G     6-2  200   16  Jr.
 65  William Braga            N     5-10 187   15  Fr.
 66  Bradley Schneider        T     6-0  226   17  Sr.
 67  Michael Kane             RB    5-8  141   16  Jr.
 68  Michael Distazio         G     5-10 226   17  Sr.
 69  Alex Kleinwachter        T     5-8  175   16  Jr.
 72  David Woods              C     6-0  202   17  Sr.
 73  Daniel Rogers            G     5-11 209   17  Sr.
 74  Daniel Cahue             T     5-6  214   17  Jr.
 76  Matthew Zimmerman        T     6-2  230   16  Jr.
 77  Joshua McCutchen         G     5-10 252   17  Sr.
 78  Jason VanDeusen          T     6-2  205   18  Sr.
 79  Sean Mulcahey            G     6-0  206   17  Sr.
 80  James Beutjer            E     6-2  176   17  Sr.
 82  Brandon Cain             WR    5-10 162   16  Jr.
 85  James Stennett           WR    5-10 138   17  Sr.
 87  Daniel DePinto           E     6-4  187   16  Jr.
 88  Dustin Willett           E     6-1  168   17  Jr.
 91  Gene Beard               T     5-11 216   17  Sr.
 92  Matthew Oleszkiewicz     N     5-7  146   16  Jr.
 93  Nathan Kolbaba           T     6-0  192   16  Jr.
 94  James Dietz                    6-2  186   17  Jr.
 95  Keith Schobert           E     6-1  180   17  Jr.
 97  Jeff Malone              LB    5-8  168   17  Jr.
 98  Dwayne Zimmerman         N     5-7  203   17  Sr.
 99  Daniel Vroman            WR    5-9  145   17  Jr.



Starting Lineup

OFFENSE
      No.    Name                 Ht.    Wt.    Age     Yr.
LE     23    Justin Penn          6-1    176    18      Sr.
LT     78    Jason VanDeusen      6-2    205    18      Sr.
LG     73    Dan Rogers           5-11   209   17       Sr.
C      72    David Woods          6-0    209    17      Sr.
RG     64    Jim Schuster         6-2    200    17      Jr.
RT     68    Mike Distazio        5-10   226   17       Sr.
RE      5    Kyle Hubert          5-8    200    18      Sr.
QB      3    Tim Brylka           5-8    165    17      Sr.
HB     24    Bill Gerlesits       5-9    153    17      Sr.
FB     37    Kelly Crosby         6-0    188    18      Sr.
FL     12    Matt Dorman          5-6    130    16      Jr.

DEFENSE
      No.    Name                 Ht.    Wt.    Age     Yr.
LE     44    John Garrow          5-11   192   17       Sr.
LT     91    Gene Beard           5-11   216   17       Sr.
RT     98    Dwayne Zimmerman     5-7    203    17      Sr.
RE     30    Pat Crosby           5-11   185   16       So.
N      93    Nate Kolbaba         6-0    192    16      Jr.
LB     52    Steve Strnad         6-1    207    17      Sr.
LB     41    Brad Camden          6-0    175    17      Sr.
DB      4    Doug Arden           5-5    147    17      Sr.
DB     21    Kevin Whitkanack     6-0    185    17      Sr.
DB     17    Terrance Moore       6-3    182    17      Sr.
S       8    Eric Aister          5-11   148   16       So.


Averages


Offense
Line: 5-11, 202
Backs: 5-8, 159
Team: 5-10, 186

Defense
Line: 5-10, 197
Linebackers: 6-1, 191
Backs: 5-10, 165
Team: 5-11, 184


Specialists


Kickoffs
       53    David Foster
Kickoff Returns
       37    Kelly Crosby
       21    Kevin Whitkanack
Punts
        4    David Ladd
B>Punt Returns
       37    Kelly Crosby
Placekicks
       14    Scott Gorrill
Placekick Holds
       12    Matt Dorman




Statistics


                            For Against
Points                      416     155
First Downs                 225     176
First Downs Rushing         154      98
First Downs Passing          64      66
Rushes Attempted            492     438
Yards Rushing             2,987   1,475
Yards Passing             1,622   1,243
Total Yards               4,609   2,718
Passes Attempted            158     243
Passes Completed             90     111
Passes Had Intercepted        3      13
Fumbles                      15      17
Fumbles Lost                 11      12
Interceptions                13       3

Scoring By Quarters
                            1st     2nd     3rd     4th   Total
For                          87     155      90      84     416
Against                      22      50      30      53     155

Individual Leaders
Scoring                      TD    PAT1    PAT2      FG   Total
Kelly Crosby                 23       0       4       0     146
Tim Brylka                   12       0       1       0      74
Justin Penn                   6      13       0       1      52
Billy Gerlesits               6       0       0       0      36

Rushing                    Att.    Yds.      TD    Avg.    Long
Kelly Crosby                176   1,122      18     6.4      31
Tim Brylka                  130     675      12     5.2      41
Billy Gerlesits              88     560       6     6.4      44
Chris Vasquez                48     442       4     9.2      80

Passing                    Att.   Comp.    Int.    Yds.      TD
Tim Brylka                  155      90       3   1,622      16

Receiving                   No.    Yds.      TD    Avg.    Long
Justin Penn                  38     629       6    16.6      69
Kelly Crosby                 24     549       5    22.9      64
Chris Stetler                17     269       4    15.8      32

Punting                     No.    Avg.    Long
Justin Penn                  29      34      52

                            PAT     PAT      FG      FG
Placekicking               Att.    Made    Att.    Made    Long
Justin Penn                  17      13       1       1      30

Tackles                    Solo  Assist   Sacks
Brad Camden                  79      45     N/A
Steve Strnad                 64      45     N/A
Gene Beard                   55      22     N/A


Scores

Date   Opponent                       W/L Pts. Opp.
8/31    Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)       W   41   13
9/6     Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)        W   28   21
9/14    Chicago (Simeon)                 W   33    6
9/20    Wheaton (North)                  W   35   21
9/27    Carol Stream (Glenbard North)    W   33   16
10/4    Naperville (Central)             L    7   10
10/11   Lombard (Glenbard East)          W   34   13
10/18   West Chicago (H.S.)              W   42    0
10/25   Naperville (North)               W   36   20
IHSA Playoffs
*11/2   Orland Park (Sandburg)           W   34    7
*11/8   Chicago (Dunbar)                 W   30   22
*11/16  Winnetka (New Trier)             W   42    0
*11/23  Lincolnshire (Stevenson)         W   18    6



Head Coach John Thorne

Year   W-L       
1980   5-4       
1981   4-5       
1982   5-3       
1983   6-3       
1984   3-6       
1985   5-4       
1986   5-4       
1987   5-4       
1988   8-4       
1989   11-2      
1990   12-2       (2nd)
1991   11-3       (2nd)
1992   14-0       (1st)
1993   11-1      
1994   9-2       
1995   12-2       (1st)
1996   12-1      

School                             Years     No.     W-L       
At Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)  1980-96   17      138-50    
Total                                        17      138-50    




For Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.