Boys Football State Final Qualifier
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1997-98
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Rock Island (H.S.) (13-0)
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Name: Rock Island High School
City: Rock Island
City Population: 41,000
County: Rock Island
Enrollment: 1722
Nickname: Rocks
Colors: Crimson/Gold
Conference: Western Big Six
Superintendent: Dr. William Mitchell
Principal: Nathaniel Anderson
Athletic Director: David Smith
Head Coach: Vic Boblett
Assistant Coaches: Norm Allbritton, Craig Allison, Steve Ebner, Ed Lillis, Travis Mackey, Rick Miers, Todd Williams, Pharoah Gay
Captains: Jim O'Melia, Alonzo Wise, James Britton, Tyler Carroll
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Mt. Carmel), 39-0, in Semifinal Round
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
8 Bryan Tyson QB/DB 5-11 160 14 Fr.
9 Jim O'Melia QB/DB 6-3 205 18 Sr.
10 Jeff Tubbs QB/DB 5-10 160 17 Jr.
11 Tyler O'Donnell QB/DB 5-11 165 17 Sr.
12 Antwon Davis RB/DB 5-6 140 16 So.
13 Adam Bain QB/LB 6-1 165 16 So.
14 Bryce Palar QB/DB 5-9 150 15 So.
15 Tyler Carroll OE/DB 5-10 150 17 Sr.
21 Tyson Shivers OE/DB 5-11 170 18 Sr.
22 Kevin Raisbeck RB/DB 5-9 145 16 Jr.
23 Andre Davis OE/DB 6-1 160 17 Jr.
24 Tom Gross OE/DB 5-10 150 16 Jr.
25 Alonzo Wise RB/DB 5-9 185 18 Sr.
26 James Pugh RB/DB 5-10 170 17 Jr.
28 Ranel Muskeyvalley RB/DB 5-9 163 16 Jr.
30 Raychar Taylor RB/DB 5-9 168 17 Sr.
31 Robbie Locklin OE/DE 6-1 183 17 Jr.
32 Brad Pannell RB/LB 6-1 185 15 So.
33 Ashley Harris RB/LB 5-10 192 17 Jr.
34 Mike Stahl RB/LB 5-8 165 15 So.
35 Kirk Kettler RB/DE 6-1 175 16 Jr.
40 Corey Lewis RB/DB 5-9 147 18 Sr.
41 Adam Hill RB/DB 5-9 152 18 Sr.
42 Tony Montz RB/DB 5-10 150 17 Sr.
43 DeMarlo Morrow RB/DB 5-9 140 17 Jr.
44 Bill Sheeder RB/DE 5-11 180 16 Jr.
45 Gary Goins RB/DE 6-0 175 16 Jr.
49 Jason Nunn OL/DL 5-11 200 15 So.
50 Casey Wallace OL/DE 5-10 165 16 So.
51 Jeff Brown OL/DL 6-1 305 17 Sr.
52 Jeff Dennis OL/DL 5-10 180 16 So.
53 Brandon Roessler OL/DL 5-7 205 16 Jr.
54 Jason Morelock OL/LB 6-2 185 16 Jr.
55 Alex Ortega OL/DL 5-11 245 15 So.
56 Nick Thompson OE/LB 6-3 210 16 Jr.
57 Phil Rockwell OE/LB 6-2 203 17 Sr.
58 Kelly Sullivan OL/DE 5-6 160 16 Jr.
59 Travis Stecher OL/DL 6-1 179 15 So.
60 Marc Brunat OL/DL 5-11 205 18 Sr.
61 Justin Peterson OL/DL 5-7 155 16 So.
62 Dan Novitske OL/LB 6-0 165 17 Jr.
63 Joe Campagna OL/DL 5-10 280 17 Sr.
64 Chad Kennelly OL/DL 5-8 155 16 So.
65 Eldred Nunn OL/DL 6-0 252 16 Jr.
66 Eric Black OL/DL 6-0 214 18 Sr.
67 Jeffrey Vincent OL/DL 5-8 190 16 Jr.
68 Duan Kerr OL/DL 5-11 207 16 Jr.
70 Lars Sundfor OL/DL 6-5 220 18 Sr.
71 Josh Kaha OL/DL 5-11 210 17 Jr.
72 Nick Kester OL/DL 6-3 245 16 Jr.
73 Mike Shorten OL/DL 6-2 225 16 Jr.
74 Jimmie Lee OL/DL 5-11 252 17 Jr.
75 Paul Bergstrand OL/DL 6-4 190 15 So.
76 Jason Brown OL/DL 6-2 320 17 Sr.
78 Mark Roman OL/DL 6-0 350 17 Sr.
79 Justin Roessler OL/DL 6-2 350 17 Jr.
80 Joseph Porter OE/DB 5-11 156 17 Jr.
81 Ryan DeBarr OE/DB 5-11 156 16 Jr.
83 James Britton OE/DE 6-3 195 17 Jr.
84 Terry Rosenthal OE/DE 6-1 180 17 Sr.
86 John Lillis OE/DE 6-2 190 16 Jr.
87 David Sill OE/DE 6-1 180 16 Jr.
88 Justan Each OE/DE 6-1 196 17 Sr.
89 Jason Britton OE/DE 6-5 205 18 Sr.
OFFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
LE 88 Justan Each 6-1 196 17 Sr.
LT 70 Lars Sundfor 6-5 220 18 Sr.
LG 66 Eric Black 6-0 214 18 Sr.
C 51 Jeff Brown 6-1 305 17 Sr.
RG 71 Josh Kaha 5-11 210 17 Jr.
RT 76 Jason Brown 6-2 320 17 Sr.
RE 86 John Lillis 6-2 190 16 Jr.
QB 9 Jim O'Melia 6-3 205 18 Sr.
HB 25 Alonzo Wise 5-9 185 18 Sr.
HB 42 Tony Montz 5-10 150 17 Sr.
FB 33 Ashley Harris 5-10 192 17 Jr.
DEFENSIVE STARTERS
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
LE 89 Jason Britton 6-5 205 18 Sr.
LT 74 Jimmie Lee 5-11 252 17 Jr.
RT 79 Justin Roessler 6-2 350 17 Jr.
RE 84 Terry Rosenthal 6-1 180 17 Sr.
NG 65 Eldred Nunn 6-0 252 16 Jr.
LB 54 Jason Morelock 6-2 185 16 Jr.
LB 56 Nick Thompson 6-3 210 16 Jr.
DB 15 Tyler Carroll 5-10 150 17 Sr.
DB 41 Adam Hill 5-9 152 18 Sr.
DB 11 Tyler O'Donnell 5-11 165 17 Sr.
S 10 Jeff Tubbs 5-10 160 17 Jr.
SPECIALISTS
Kickoffs
10 Jeff Tubbs
Kickoff Returns
25 Alonzo Wise
41 Adam Hill
Punts
83 James Britton
Punt Returns
10 Jeff Tubbs
25 Alonzo Wise
Placekicks
10 Jeff Tubbs
Placekick Holds
42 Tony Montz
TEAM STATISTICS
For Against
Points 473 137
First Downs 195 161
First Downs Rushing 182 142
First Downs Passing 13 19
Rushes Attempted 591 508
Yards Rushing 3,789 2,211
Yards Passing 302 860
Total Yards 4,091 3,071
Passes Attempted 60 157
Passes Completed 19 69
Passes Had Intercepted 3 14
Fumbles 16 40
Fumbles Lost 6 26
Interceptions 14 3
SCORING BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
For 122 110 141 93 473
Against 26 24 46 37 139
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total
Alonzo Wise 28 0 1 0 170
Tony Montz 16 0 1 0 98
Jeff Tubbs 0 53 0 4 65
Raychar Taylor 6 0 0 0 36
Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long
Alonzo Wise 226 2,098 26 9.3 87
Tony Montz 122 757 15 6.2 41
Raychar Taylor 76 343 6 4.5 21
Ashley Harris 81 347 5 4.3 23
Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD
Jim O'Melia 58 19 3 302 5
Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg.
John Lillis 11 185 3 16.8
Tony Montz 6 69 1 11.5
Alonzo Wise 2 48 1 24
Punting No. Avg. Long
James Britton 27 38.4 53
PAT PAT FG FG
Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made
Jeff Tubbs 53 4
Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds.
Jason Morelock 92 42 2 8
Terry Rosenthal 37 36 8 12
Nick Thompson 30 40 0 0
Date Opponent W/L Pts. Opp.
8/29 Pekin W 26 19
9/5 Peoria (Manual) W 52 0
9/12 Chicago (Hyde Park) W 62 14
9/19 Galesburg W 59 0
9/26 Rock Island (Alleman) W 35 6
10/3 Quincy (Sr.) W 48 13
10/10 Moline W 15 12
10/17 East Moline (United) W 24 12
10/24 Milw. (Wisconsin Lutheran), WI W 42 24
IHSA Playoffs
*10/31 O'Fallon W 49 6
*11/8 Chicago (Mather) W 30 13
*11/15 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 17 7
*11/22 Cary (C.-Grove) (OT) W 14 13
*11/29 Woodstock (H.S.)
Year W-L
1987 9-2
1988 7-3
1989 8-2
1990 12-2 (2nd)
1991 1-8
1992 5-4
1993 9-2
1994 9-2
1995 6-3
1996 11-2
1997 13-0
School Years No. W-L
At Geneseo (Darnall) 1987-90 4 36-9
At Rock Island (H.S.) 1991-97 7 54-21
Total 11 90-30
For Rock Island (H.S.)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.
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