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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 1997-98 

 Galena (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Galena High School
City: Galena
City Population: 3,600
County: Jo Daviess
Enrollment: 314
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Conference: Upstate Illini (West)
Superintendent: Ken Hupp
Principal: Charles A. Slagley
Athletic Director: Ben Soat
Head Coach: Charles Korte
Assistant Coaches: Mike Hyland, Dan Gunning, Tim Stephenson, Brad Troeger
Captains: Michael Cox, Kurt Rosenthal, Nate McCoy, Tim Vincent
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chenoa, 28-15, in Semifinal Round

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Michael Cox              RB/DB  5-11 174   17  Sr.
  2  Michael Gratton          RB/DB  5-10 145   17  Sr.
  3  Aaron Lange              E/DB   5-10 164   17  Sr.
  5  Brian Murphy             QB/DB  6-2  171   17  Sr.
  7  Matt Korte               RB/DB  5-10 174   17  Sr.
  8  Jamie Watson             QB/DB  5-8  126   15  So.
 10  Cory Chapman             E/LB   6-1  173   16  Jr.
 15  David Herrick            QB/DB  6-2  162   16  Jr.
 17  Brian Wullweber          E/LB   6-2  186   17  Sr.
 19  David Wachter            RB/DB  5-9  140   17  Jr.
 22  Eric Moore               RB/DB  5-10 150   17  Sr.
 23  Jesse Harris             RB/DB  5-7  163   18  Sr.
 24  Matt Snyder              E/DB   5-10 147   15  So.
 27  Nick Pititgout           RB/DB  5-10 145   17  Sr.
 28  Jeremy Werner            E/DB   6-0  145   18  Sr.
 29  Jan Pata                 RB/DB  5-9  140   16  Sr.
 32  Tom Pfile                RB/DB  5-10 164   15  So.
 33  Eric Anger               RB/DB  5-7  134   18  Sr.
 35  Corey Sciutto            RB/DB  5-10 153   16  Jr.
 36  Joe Engle                RB/LB  6-2  158   18  Sr.
 41  Mike Thole               RB/DB  5-9  151   15  So.
 42  Clint Wienen             RB/LB  6-2  160   16  Jr.
 43  Justin Daughenbaugh      E/LB   6-0  164   16  Jr.
 44  Jacob Belken             RB/LB  6-1  182   16  Jr.
 45  Matt Ohms                RB/LB  5-10 177   17  Sr.
 47  Adam Webster             RB/DB  6-0  141   18  Sr.
 50  Josh Frank               T/NG   5-8  182   17  Sr.
 51  Sam Rigopoulos           T/NG   5-8  180   17  Jr.
 52  Kurt Rosenthal           C/LB   6-1  190   17  Sr.
 54  John Rosenthal           OL/LB  5-8  205   15  So.
 55  Troy Hocker              DE/FB  6-0  186   19  Sr.
 56  T.J. Nelson              G/T    6-2  200   17  Sr.
 57  Matt Montgomery          G/T    6-3  205   17  Sr.
 58  Jason Berning            T/NG   5-10 179   17  Jr.
 60  Damon Heim               C/T    6-0  198   17  Jr.
 63  Barret Stadel            G/T    6-1  224   16  Jr.
 65  Jonathan Miller          OL/DL  5-10 180   15  So.
 66  Nate Schultz             OL/DL  5-10 194   15  So.
 70  Ben Wienen               OL/DL  5-10 232   15  So.
 71  Ben Leifker              T      6-4  188   18  Sr.
 72  Nathan Schreiner         G/T    6-0  206   17  Jr.
 73  Nate McCoy               G/T    6-1  210   18  Sr.
 74  Jake Connor              G/LB   6-0  201   18  Sr.
 75  Brian McIntyre           G/T    6-3  240   17  Jr.
 76  Tim Vincent              G/LB   6-6  234   17  Sr.
 78  Jesse Dimke              OL/DL  5-11 230   15  So.
 82  Nate Faulkner            E/LB   6-4  213   16  Jr.
 85  Casey Kaiser             E/T    6-1  204   17  Sr.
 89  Adam Einsweiler          E/DB   6-0  158   18  Sr.

OFFENSIVE STARTERS

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr. LE 89 Adam Einsweiler 6-0 158 18 Sr. LT 75 Brian McIntyre 6-3 240 17 Jr. LG 57 Matt Montgomery 6-3 205 17 Sr. C 52 Kurt Rosenthal 6-1 190 17 Sr. RG 63 Barret Stadel 6-1 224 16 Jr. RT 73 Nate McCoy 6-1 210 18 Sr. RE 17 Brian Wullweber 6-2 186 17 Sr. QB 5 Brian Murphy 6-2 171 17 Sr. HB 7 Matt Korte 5-10 174 17 Sr. HB 1 Michael Cox 5-11 174 17 Sr. FB 45 Matt Ohms 5-10 177 17 Sr.

DEFENSIVE STARTERS

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr. LE 17 Brian Wullweber 6-2 186 17 Sr. LT 73 Nate McCoy 6-1 210 18 Sr. RT 85 Casey Kaiser 6-1 204 17 Sr. RE 55 Tory Hocker 6-0 184 19 Sr. NT 50 Josh Frank 5-8 182 17 Sr. LB 76 Tim Vincent 6-6 234 17 Sr. LB 45 Matt Ohms 5-10 177 17 Sr. DB 42 Clint Wienen 6-2 160 16 Jr. DB 28 Jeremy Werner 6-0 145 18 Sr. DB 1 Michael Cox 5-11 174 17 Sr. S 33 Eric Anger 5-7 134 18 Sr.

SPECIALISTS

Kickoffs 55 Troy Hocker 17 Brian Wullweber Kickoff Returns 1 Michael Cox 2 Michael Gratton 7 Matt Korte 33 Eric Anger Punts 7 Matt Korte 15 David Herrick Punt Returns 33 Eric Anger 15 David Herrick 1 Michael Cox 2 Michael Gratton Placekicks 55 Troy Hocker Placekick Holds 5 Brian Murphy
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 513 61 First Downs 171 84 First Downs Rushing 147 52 First Downs Passing 24 32 Rushes Attempted 627 387 Yards Rushing 3834 1084 Yards Passing 1205 715 Total Yards 5039 1799 Passes Attempted 139 194 Passes Completed 68 61 Passes Had Intercepted 8 29 Fumbles 13 26 Fumbles Lost 9 20 Interceptions 29 8

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 141 172 103 97 513 Against 6 6 33 16 61

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Michael Cox 21 4 2 0 134 Eric Anger 12 0 1 0 74 Matt Korte 11 0 1 0 68 Troy Hocker 0 28 0 4 40 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Michael Cox 194 1414 17 7.3 64 Michael Gratton 92 692 6 7.5 82 Matt Korte 62 470 8 7.6 35 Eric Anger 69 408 9 5.9 36 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Brian Murphy 115 57 5 970 12 David Herrick 11 6 1 147 1 Matt Korte 8 3 1 61 1 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Michael Cox 19 294 4 15.5 40 Matt Korte 11 245 3 22.3 63 Adam Einsweiler 8 192 2 17.5 39 Punting No. Avg. Long Matt Korte 17 34.4 63 PAT PAT FG FG Place Kicking Att. Made Att. Made Long Troy Hocker 35 28 6 4 34 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Casey Kaiser 58 52 14 48 Tim Vincent 40 34 5 28 Clint Wienen 30 22 4 18
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Pts. Opp. 8/29 Forreston W 26 8 9/5 Kirkland (Hiawatha) W 43 0 9/12 Franklin Grove (F. Center) W 61 0 9/19 Dakota W 44 0 9/26 Orangeville W 28 6 10/3 Lena (L.-Winslow) W 32 0 10/10 Warren W 43 12 10/17 East Dubuque W 55 0 10/24 Stockton W 28 0 IHSA Playoffs *11/1 Forreston W 43 22 *11/8 Greenfield W 38 0 *11/15 Poplar Grove (North Boone) W 43 7 *11/22 Arcola W 30 6 *11/28 Toulon (Stark County)
 Head Coach Charles Korte
Year W-L 1988 9-2 1989 10-2 1990 8-3 1991 6-4 1992 8-3 1993 3-6 1994 8-3 1995 10-2 1996 12-1 1997 13-0 School Years No. W-L At Galena 1988-97 10 87-26
For Galena's previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.


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