Normal (Community) Boys Football — 2006-07 

 Normal (Community) (13-0)

 School Information
Name: Normal Community High School
City: Normal
City Population: Normal 49,927; Bloomington 69,749; Hudson 1,664; Carlock 434; Towanda 479
County: McLean
Enrollment: 1709
Nickname: Ironmen
Colors: Orange/Black
Conference: Big Twelve
Superintendent: Dr. Alan Chapman
Principal: Dr. Jeanette Nuckolls
Athletic Director: Andy Turner
Head Coach: Hud Venerable
Assistant Coaches: John McIntyre, Jason Drengwitz, Jason Ruyle, Terry McCombs, Bryan Thomas, Wes Temples, Adam Lester, Neil Sanders, Alec Gordon

Trainer: Jacki Murphy, Kellie Simons, Aaron Weidman
Captains: Sam Smith, Jake Detmers, Cornell Caldwell, Nick Price, Marcus King
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Morris, 14-9, in Championship Game

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Max Bakana               K      5-10 170   17  Sr.
  2  Omar Clayton             QB     6-1  190   17  Sr.
  3  Chuck Turner             WR-DB  5-9  165   17  Sr.
  4  Steven Tucker            WR     5-11 160   17  Sr.
  5  Cam McIntosh             LB     5-9  185   17  Sr.
  6  Quen Vandermay-Kirkham   LB     6-0  180   17  Sr.
  7  Pat Zalesiak             LB     5-10 170   18  Sr.
  8  Sam Smith                RB-LB  5-10 175   18  Sr.
  9  Dan Moore                RB-DB  6-1  180   17  Jr.
 10  Anthony Bellotti         DB     5-7  135   15  So.
 11  Alex Buck                WR-DB  6-2  175   17  Jr.
 12  Matt Lucie               QB-LB  5-10 180   17  Jr.
 13  Zach Johnson             QB     6-1  165   16  So.
 14  Tyler Snipes             WR     5-7  140   16  Jr.
 15  Jake Detmers             TE-LB  6-4  210   17  Sr.
 17  Matt Nickrent            DB     5-7  155   16  Jr.
 18  Chris Lawson             WR-DB  6-2  180   16  Jr.
 19  Shawn Cagle              WR-DB  5-10 140   16  Jr.
 20  Joey Anderson            RB-DB  5-11 175   16  Jr.
 21  Alex Martin              WR     5-11 175   17  Sr.
 22  Kennedy Freeman          RB-DB  5-6  155   16  Jr.
 23  Austin Davis             RB-DB  5-11 195   16  Jr.
 24  Dan Deweert              WR     6-1  170   17  Sr.
 25  Trevor Troutman          WR     6-0  175   17  Sr.
 26  Travis Mullen            RB-DB  6-1  175   14  Fr.
 28  Wes Robinson             DB     5-11 145   16  Jr.
 30  Cody Gilles              TE     6-3  195   17  Sr.
 31  Matt Moberly             TE-LB  6-1  160   17  Sr.
 32  Cornell Caldwell         RB-LB  5-8 1/2205   17  Sr.
 33  Dawit Derege             DB     6-0  170   17  Jr.
 34  Richard Dawson           RB-DB  5-3  150   17  Jr.
 35  Nick Steach              DB     5-7 1/2150   16  Jr.
 38  Ben Morris               DB     5-7  140   17  Jr.
 39  Casey McGarry            DB     5-11 165   17  Sr.
 40  Lawrence Petrey          WR     6-0  175   17  Sr.
 41  Alex Anderson            RB-LB  5-7  185   17  Jr.
 42  Josh Jones               WR     6-1  180   17  Jr.
 43  Andrew Blumenshine       LB     5-11 160   16  Jr.
 44  Donnie Jackson           RB-LB  5-8  185   18  Jr.
 45  Austin Kull              TE-LB  6-1  200   16  Jr.
 48  Andrew Hamer             TE-LB  5-11 205   15  So.
 49  A.J. Harms               LB     5-7  165   17  Sr.
 50  Jordan McNeal            OL-DL  6-3  215   17  Jr.
 51  Derek Logue              OL     5-10 230   16  Jr.
 52  Ryan Fitzgerald          OL     5-10 220   17  Jr.
 53  Billy Dickson            OL     6-6  285   16  Jr.
 54  Ray Gerard               DL     6-1  230   16  Jr.
 56  Nick Price               OL-DL  5-10 225   17  Sr.
 58  Travis Dupin             OL     6-0  240   16  Jr.
 60  Jon Maxwell              OL-DL  6-3  210   17  Jr.
 61  Tyler Sadlo              OL     6-0  240   17  Sr.
 62  Taylor Buikema           OL     5-10 230   17  Jr.
 63  Mark Steadman            OL     6-0  205   16  Jr.
 65  Anthony Guevara          OL     5-10 230   18  Sr.
 66  Kirkland Grant           OL-DL  6-1  265   18  Sr.
 67  Tyler Mulford            C      5-10 190   16  So.
 68  Jake Kretlow             DL     5-7  165   16  Jr.
 70  Dan Miller               OL     6-4  210   18  Sr.
 71  Zach Smith               OL     6-1  220   16  Jr.
 72  Mark Osnowitz            OL-DL  6-3  180   16  Jr.
 73  Drew Durbin              OL     5-11 265   17  Jr.
 74  Brandon Caldwell         OL     6-3  220   15  So.
 75  Zach Liming              OL-DL  6-1  240   16  So.
 80  Kedric Williams          WR     6-2  185   15  So.
 81  Marcus King              WR     6-4  190   17  Sr.
 82  Rhys Shaffer             TE-LB  5-11 180   15  So.
 83  Ben O'Rourke             WR     5-10 150   16  Jr.
 85  Tate Musselman           WR     6-3  175   15  So.
 86  Anurag Palekar           WR     6-1  170   16  Jr.
 88  Chad Hinshaw             WR-DB  6-0  170   16  So.
 89  Brian Psculcowski        DB     5-9  150   16  Jr.
 90  Chris Majercin           TE-DL  6-0  190   16  So.
 95  Jeremy Ried              K      6-0  200   17  Sr.
 Specialists

Kickoffs: Kicker #1 Max Bakana
Kickoff Returns: Deep returners #22 Kennedy Freeman and #9 Dan Moore
Punter: Punter #1 Max Bakana
Punt Returns: Returner #22 Kennedy Freeman
Placekicker: #1 Max Bakana
Placekick Holder: #11 Alex Buck
 Starters

Offense

QB       2  Omar Clayton             6-1  190   17  Sr.
WR       3  Chuck Turner             5-9  165   17  Sr.
RB       9  Dan Moore                6-1  180   17  Jr.
RB      20  Joey Anderson            5-11 175   16  Jr.
WR      81  Marcus King              6-4  190   17  Sr.
TE      30  Cody Gilles              6-3  195   17  Sr.
OL      53  Billy Dickson            6-6  285   16  Jr.
OL      56  Nick Price               5-10 225   17  Sr.
OL      61  Tyler Sadlo              6-0  240   17  Sr.
OL      63  Mark Steadman            6-0  205   16  Jr.
OL      65  Anthony Guevara          5-10 230   18  Sr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 6-0, 182
Line: 6-0, 237
Receivers: 6-1, 183

Defense

LB       5  Cam McIntosh             5-9  185   17  Sr.
LB       8  Sam Smith                5-10 175   18  Sr.
DB      11  Alex Buck                6-2  175   17  Jr.
LB      15  Jake Detmers             6-4  210   17  Sr.
DB      20  Joey Anderson            5-11 175   16  Jr.
DB      22  Kennedy Freeman          5-6  155   16  Jr.
DB      23  Austin Davis             5-11 195   16  Jr.
LB      45  Austin Kull              6-1  200   16  Jr.
DL      56  Nick Price               5-10 225   17  Sr.
DL      66  Kirkland Grant           6-1  265   18  Sr.
DL      68  Jake Kretlow             5-7  165   16  Jr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 5-10, 175
Line: 5-10, 218
Linebackers: 6-0, 192
 Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS

For Against Points 464 68 First Downs 217 101 First Downs Rushing 173 58 First Downs Passing 51 39 Rushes Attempted 573 390 Yards Rushing 3071 1119 Yards Passing 1080 902 Total Yards 4151 2021 Passes Attempted 144 202 Passes Completed 82 77 Passes Had Intercepted 8 18 Fumbles 21 23 Fumbles Lost 7 13 Interceptions 18 8

SCORING BY QUARTERS

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total For 82 184 106 92 464 Against 13 13 35 7 68

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total Dan Moore 13 78 Austin Davis 11 66 Omar Clayton 10 60 Max Bakana 51 9 60 Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long Dan Moore 129 847 13 6.6 85 Omar Clayton 128 630 10 4.9 57 Joey Anderson 93 516 5 5.5 24 Austin Davis 83 332 10 4 37 Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD Omar Clayton 144 82 8 1080 13 Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long Marcus King 34 465 6 13.6 45 Alex Buck 11 143 1 13 25 Kenney Freeman 11 115 1 10.4 54 Punting No. Avg. Long Max Bakana 28 36.0 61 PAT PAT FG FG Long Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Max Bakana 55 51 3 3 33 Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds. Sam Smith 23 95 2 15 Kirkland Grant 18 70 9 35 Jake Detmers 16 70 6 19 Nick Price 9 73 4 18 Jake Kretlow 11 61 5 16
 Scores

Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp
8/25   Champaign (Central)            W  34   0
9/1    Bloomington (H.S.)             W  23   0
9/8    Urbana (H.S.)                  W  48   8
9/15   Mattoon                        W  42   0
9/22   Champaign (Centennial)         W  42   7
9/29   Normal (Community West)        W  14   7
10/6   Decatur (Eisenhower)           W  43   0
10/13  Decatur (MacArthur)            W  48  14
10/20  Danville (H.S.)                W  35  12
IHSA Playoffs
*10/27 Danville (H.S.)                W  41   0
*11/3  Morris                         W  31   0
*11/11 Dolton (Thornridge)            W  35   6
*11/18 Oak Forest                     W  28  14

 Head Coach Hud Venerable

Year      W-L       
Jacksonville (H.S.)
1981      2-7       
1982      5-4       
1983      5-4       
1984      7-2       
1985      4-5       
1986      4-5       
6 yrs.    27-27     
Monticello
1988      11-1      
1989      12-1       (3rd)
1990      12-1       (3rd)
1991      12-1       (3rd)
1992      5-4       
5 yrs.    52-8      
Richton Park (Rich South)
1993      5-4       
Normal (Community)
1994      7-3       
1995      2-7       
1996      12-1       (4th)
1997      7-4       
1998      7-3       
1999      12-1       (4th)
2000      7-4       
2001      9-3       
2002      9-2       
2003      10-2      
2004      6-4       
2005      12-2       (2nd)
2006      13-0      
13 yrs.   113-36    
GRAND TOTAL
25 yrs.   197-75    

 Tournament History

1974     105   92  3-1 (12-1)     2nd  Dick Tharp
      W   49   26  Sterling (H.S.)
      W   14   10  Peoria (H.S.)
      W   27   22  Mattoon
      L   15   34  Rockford (East)
1976      14   26  0-1 (9-1)      DNP  Dick Tharp
      L   14   26  Peoria (Manual)
1982       0   21  0-1 (8-2)      DNP  Dick Tharp
      L    0   21  Bloomington (H.S.)
1983      45   31  1-1 (8-3)      DNP  Dick Tharp
      W   31    8  Belleville (West)
      L   14   23  Bartonville (Limestone)
1985      34   35  1-1 (10-1)     DNP  Dick Tharp
      W   21    7  LaSalle (L.-Peru)
      L   13   28  Bartonville (Limestone)
1986      28   28  1-1 (8-2)      DNP  Dick Tharp
      W   21    8  Danville (H.S.)
      L    7   20  Peoria (Richwoods)
1987      17   20  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Dick Tharp
      W   17    6  Champaign (Centennial)
      L    0   14  Bloomington (H.S.)
1991      28   60  1-1 (7-4)      DNP  John McIntyre
      W   14   13  East St. Louis (Lincoln) (2 OT)
      L   14   47  Joliet (Catholic Academy)
1993      12   34  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  John McIntyre
      L   12   34  Rock Island (H.S.)
1994      11   46  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Hud Venerable
      L   11   46  East St. Louis (Sr.)
1996     120   76  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Hud Venerable
      W   44   20  Midlothian (Bremen)
      W   22   14  Oak Forest
      W   34   14  Springfield (H.S.)
      L   20   28  Metamora
1997      17   27  1-1 (7-4)      DNP  Hud Venerable
      W   17   13  Taylorville
      L    0   14  Chatham (Glenwood)
1998      23   24  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Hud Venerable
      L   23   24  Geneseo (Darnall)
1999     113   69  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Hud Venerable
      W   41   14  Highland
      W   42    7  Mattoon
      W   16    7  Canton
      L   14   41  Metamora
2000      54   42  1-1 (7-4)      DNP  Hud Venerable
      W   34    8  Chicago (Marshall)
      L   20   34  Kankakee (McNamara)
2001      83   48  2-1 (9-3)      DNP  Hud Venerable
      W   27    7  Summit (Argo)
      W   35    7  Rock Island (H.S.)
      L   21   34  Mundelein (Carmel)
2002      63   46  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Hud Venerable
      W   49   28  Urbana (H.S.)
      L   14   18  Champaign (Centennial)
2003      75   61  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Hud Venerable
      W   48   29  Champaign (Centennial)
      W   21   14  Peoria (Richwoods)
      L    6   18  Bloomington (H.S.)
2004       7   19  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Hud Venerable
      L    7   19  Chatham (Glenwood)
2005     130   48  4-1 (12-2)     2nd  Hud Venerable
      W   28    7  Rock Island (H.S.)
      W   19    7  Bloomington (H.S.)
      W   40   14  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
      W   34    6  Chicago (Hubbard)
      L    9   14  Morris