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  Boys Football State Final Qualifier 2003-04 

 Bloomington (H.S.) (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Bloomington High School
City: Bloomington
City Population: 19,992
County: McLean
Enrollment: 1599
Nickname: Purple Raiders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Conference: Big Twelve
Superintendent: Dr. Robert Nielsen
Principal: Cindy Helmers
Boys Athletic Director: John Szabo
Head Coach: Rigo Schmelzer
Assistant Coaches: Don Anderson, Alan Kuchefski, Paul Weltha, Mark Becicka, Rich Baldwin, Willie Boyd, Sam Elbert, Drew Moore, Jamie Codron, Rob Vogel, Joe Lewis, Kevin Bollman.
Captains: Justin Harrison, Brandon Hughes, James Wade, Ryan Esch
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (Mt. Carmel), 31-0, in State Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Adrian Arrington         REC/DB 6-0  170   16  Jr.
  2  Tanner Pachis            REC/DB 5-3  139   17  Sr.
  3  Coty Thompson            REC/DB 5-9  153   17  Sr.
  4  Jeremy Peden             QB/DB  5-10 160   17  Sr.
  5  John Hamrin              RB/DB  5-10 176   17  Sr.
  6  Mark Spence              REC/DB 5-6  131   17  Sr.
  7  James Wade               RB/DB  5-8  175   17  Sr.
  8  Steven Esch              QB/DB  5-10 175   14  Fr.
  9  Daniel Nathan            REC/DB 5-10 158   17  Sr.
 10  Brent Holtz              QB/DB  6-0  165   15  So.
 11  Dustin Kelly             REC/DB 5-10 155   15  So.
 12  Jake Callahan            QB/DB  5-10 145   16  Jr.
 13  Garret Thompson          REC/DB 5-8  164   16  Jr.
 14  Mitchell Jordan          REC/DB 5-10 150   15  So.
 15  Ryan Strebing            REC/DB 5-11 149   16  Jr.
 17  Brandon Hughes           REC/DB 5-11 164   16  Sr.
 18  Billy Kummer             RB/DB  5-4  124   16  Jr.
 20  Eric Tapley              RB/DB  5-9  150   16  Jr.
 21  Donald Brown             REC/DB 5-7  151   16  Jr.
 22  Justin Harrison          RB/LB  5-10 205   17  Sr.
 23  Tyler Clark              RB/DB  5-5  127   15  So.
 25  Arturo Salazar           RB/LB  5-3  147   17  Sr.
 26  Justin Grant             REC/DB 5-9  148   17  Sr.
 27  Rod Castillo             C/T    5-6  176   17  Sr.
 30  Jody Brennan             REC/DB 5-9  178   16  Jr.
 31  Vincent Davidson         REC/DB 5-3  124   16  Jr.
 32  Steve Brown              RB/DB  5-11 170   16  Jr.
 33  Bryan Sullivan           TE/DB  5-10 150   15  So.
 34  John Winston             REC/DB 5-7  155   15  So.
 36  Reed Welch               TE/LB  5-7  167   16  Jr.
 41  Chris Jameson            RB/LB  5-8  180   16  So.
 42  Shane Schubbe            FB/LB  5-8  185   16  Jr.
 43  Ryan Esch                TE/DE  5-10 190   17  Sr.
 44  Jacob Welker             REC/DB 5-9  169   15  So.
 45  Justin Hale              RB/DB  5-8  143   15  So.
 48  Dane Ramirez             RB/LB  5-11 190   18  Sr.
 50  Mikey Kelch              C/T    6-0  233   16  Jr.
 51  Adam Bishop              G/DE   5-11 175   17  Sr.
 52  Tyler Cain               G/LB   5-8  160   15  So.
 54  Dan Pettie               T/DE   5-11 202   17  Sr.
 55  Adam Jansen              T/T    5-9  197   17  Sr.
 59  Jeremy Early             G/T    5-10 206   16  Jr.
 60  Jeremy Byrd              C/T    5-8  206   18  Sr.
 61  Bryce Henneberg          G/T    5-8  185   16  Jr.
 63  Brian Temple             G/T    6-1  235   15  So.
 64  Eric Miller              T/T    6-0  191   16  Jr.
 65  Greg Higby               G/LB   5-10 195   16  Jr.
 68  Emmanual Jones           G/DE   5-9  185   16  Jr.
 71  Alphonso Davis           T/T    5-10 183   15  So.
 72  Cory Byrd                T/T    5-7  165   15  So.
 73  Luke Maurer              T/T    6-3  255   15  Jr.
 74  Matt Logsdon             T/T    5-10 258   16  Jr.
 77  Casey Frank              G/T    6-0  226   16  Jr.
 78  Kurt Jenkins             T/T    6-0  347   16  Jr.
 81  Jared Woodrey            TE/DE  6-2  181   16  Sr.
 82  Derrel Nicholas          TE/T   6-1  205   16  Jr.
 84  Ryan Kernes              TE/DE  6-2  190   15  So.
 86  Mike Neumann             TE/DE  6-1  176   16  Jr.
 87  Tim McAvoy               TE/T   6-5  245   16  Jr.
 88  Tyler Bishop             REC/DB 5-8  135   15  So.
 89  Mike Wickenhauser        REC/DB 6-0  160   15  So.
 Specialists

Kickoffs: 4 Jeremy Peden, 41 Chris Jameson
Kickoff Returns: 5 John Hamtin, 7 James Wade, 17 Brandon Hughes, 22 Justin Harrison
Punter: 86 Mike Neumann, 10 Brent Holtz
Punt Returns: 1 Adrian Arrington, 3 Coty Thompson, 17 Brandon Hughes, 21 Donald Brown
Placekicker: 4 Jeremy Peden, 41 Chris Jameson
Placekick Holder: 12 Jake Callahan, 14 Mitchell Jordan
 Starters

Offense

QB       4  Jeremy Peden             5-10 160   17  Sr.
RB       7  James Wade               5-8  175   17  Sr.
REC      9  Daniel Nathan            5-10 158   17  Sr.
REC     17  Brandon Hughes           5-11 164   16  Sr.
RB      22  Justin Harrison          5-10 205   17  Sr.
C       50  Mikey Kelch              6-0  233   16  Jr.
T       54  Dan Pettie               5-11 202   17  Sr.
G       61  Bryce Henneberg          5-8  185   16  Jr.
T       64  Eric Miller              6-0  191   16  Jr.
G       65  Greg Higby               5-10 195   16  Jr.
TE      87  Tim McAvoy               6-5  245   16  Jr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 5-9, 180
Line: 5-11, 201
Receivers: 6-1, 189

Defense

DB       1  Adrian Arrington         6-0  170   16  Jr.
DB      11  Dustin Kelly             5-10 155   15  So.
DB      17  Brandon Hughes           5-11 164   16  Sr.
DB      21  Donald Brown             5-7  151   16  Jr.
LB      22  Justin Harrison          5-10 205   17  Sr.
T       27  Rod Castillo             5-6  176   17  Sr.
DE      43  Ryan Esch                5-10 190   17  Sr.
LB      48  Dane Ramirez             5-11 190   18  Sr.
DE      54  Dan Pettie               5-11 202   17  Sr.
T       64  Eric Miller              6-0  191   16  Jr.
T       82  Derrel Nicholas          6-1  205   16  Jr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 5-10, 160
Line: 5-10, 193
Linebackers: 5-10, 198
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 442 133 First Downs 169 135 First Downs Rushing 141 89 First Downs Passing 25 37 Rushes Attempted 531 467 Yards Rushing 3799 1825 Yards Passing 1264 961 Total Yards 5063 2786 Passes Attempted 127 236 Passes Completed 55 84 Passes Had Intercepted 6 15 Fumbles 28 26 Fumbles Lost 16 20 Interceptions 15 6

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 173 139 74 56 442 Against 6 38 33 56 133

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Justin Harrison 22 0 0 0 132 James Wade 18 0 0 0 108 Jeremy Peden 5 28 0 2 64 Brandon Hughes 10 0 0 0 60 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long James Wade 233 2095 18 9.0 89 Justin Harrison 109 1010 17 9.3 65 Jeremy Peden 92 300 5 3.3 58 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Jeremy Peden 120 52 6 1206 17 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Brandon Hughes 19 615 10 32.4 81 Justin Harrison 11 311 3 28.3 68 Punting No. Avg. Long Mike Neumann 33 31.5 49 PAT PAT FG FG Long Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Jeremy Peden 46 28 3 2 29 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Justin Harrison 47 60 20 58 Dane Ramirez 27 66 6 10 Rod Castillo 19 57 12 28
 Scores

Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp
8/29   Champaign (Centennial)         W  42   7
9/5    Normal (Community)             W  24  20
9/12   Rantoul                        W  59   0
9/19   Decatur (MacArthur)            W  31  14
9/26   Decatur (Eisenhower)          WF  12  14
10/3   Danville (H.S.)                W  33  12
10/10  Normal (Community West)        W  43   7
10/17  St. Louis (University), MO     W  27  20
10/24  Urbana (H.S.)                  W  58   6
IHSA Playoffs
*10/31 Kankakee (Sr.)                 W  56   6
*11/8  Rock Island (H.S.)             W  19  14
*11/15 Normal (Community)             W  18   6
*11/22 Chicago (St. Rita)             W  20   7

 Head Coach Rigo Schmelzer

Year      W-L       
Bloomington (H.S.)
1993      9-2       
1994      9-3       
1995      6-4       
1996      7-3       
1997      9-2       
1998      8-3       
1999      9-2       
2000      10-1      
2001      12-1      
2002      13-1       (2nd)
2003      12-0      
11 yrs.   104-22    

 Tournament History

1977      14   34  0-1 (8-2)      DNP  Mike Neal
      L   14   34  Springfield (Griffin)
1982      27   21  1-1 (8-3)      DNP  Terry McCombs
      W   21    0  Normal (Community)
      L    6   21  Rockford (Guilford)
1987      48   40  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Terry McCombs
      W   28   14  Washington
      W   14    0  Normal (Community)
      L    6   26  Richton Park (Rich South)
1988      16   35  0-1 (9-1)      DNP  Terry McCombs
      L   16   35  Peoria (Richwoods)
1989      20   21  0-1 (8-2)      DNP  Terry McCombs
      L   20   21  Kankakee (Sr.) (2 OT)
1990      75   36  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Terry McCombs
      W   28    7  Bartonville (Limestone)
      W   15    0  O'Fallon
      W   20   14  Peoria (Richwoods)
      L   12   15  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
1991      89   29  4-1 (13-1)     2nd  Terry McCombs
      W    3    0  Urbana (H.S.)
      W   23    6  Mattoon
      W   35   14  Bartonville (Limestone)
      W   25    0  Harrisburg
      L    3    9  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
1992      93   50  2-1 (5-4)      DNP  Terry McCombs
      W   54   12  Mt. Vernon
      W   15    7  East St. Louis (Sr.)
      L   24   31  Joliet (Catholic)
1993      42   26  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Terry McCombs
      W   33   14  Belleville (West)
      L    9   12  East St. Louis (Sr.)
1994      49   45  2-1 (9-3)      DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      W   28   24  Jerseyville (Jersey)
      W   14    0  Peoria (H.S.)
      L    7   21  Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
1995      22   28  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      L   22   28  Edwardsville (H.S.)
1996       0   28  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      L    0   28  East St. Louis (Sr.)
1997      43   57  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      W   29   28  Cahokia
      L   14   29  Belvidere
1998      49   43  1-1 (8-3)      DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      W   35    6  Chicago (Harper)
      L   14   37  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)
1999      62   66  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      W   41   24  Antioch
      L   21   42  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
2000      55   52  1-1 (10-1)     DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      W   41   35  Mt. Prospect (Prospect) (3 OT)
      L   14   17  Bolingbrook (OT)
2001      64   76  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Rigo Schmelzer
      W   14    7  Springfield (Southeast)
      W   21   20  Cahokia
      W   22   16  Minooka
      L    7   33  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
2002     102   71  4-1 (13-0)     2nd  Rigo Schmelzer
      W   47   19  Champaign (Central)
      W   21    0  Springfield (Southeast)
      W   13    7  Champaign (Centennial)
      W   21   14  Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
      L    0   31  Chicago (Mt. Carmel)





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