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.
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