Lake Zurich Boys Football — 2006-07
Name: Lake Zurich High School
City: Lake Zurich
City Population: Lake Zurich 17,500; Kildeer 1,609; Hawthorn Woods 1,658; Deer Park 1,368; Long Grove 2,013
County: Lake
Enrollment: 2182
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Conference: North Suburban (Lake)
Superintendent: Dr. Brian Knutson
Principal: Dr. Mike Egan
Athletic Director: Rolando Vazquez
Head Coach: Bryan Stortz
Assistant Coaches: David Proffitt, Wayne Kuklinski, Ryan Rubenstein, Aaron Towne, Chad Beaver, Nate Boekholder, Shane Williams, Joe Kedzior, Gary Simon, Al Kamradt, George McNalis, Pete Kupfer, Jeff Mandel
Trainer: Michael Klobnak, Christine Smith
Captains: Brian Cihlar, Matt Blanchard, Kevin Callahan, Dave Raine, Kyle Skarb
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Mt. Prospect (Prospect), 24-15, in First Round
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
1 Tyler LaFontaine LB 6-2 205 16 Jr.
2 Erik Pickett RB 5-7 150 18 Sr.
3 Mark Guinter TE 5-11 180 16 Jr.
5 Josh Erickson DL 5-10 200 18 Sr.
6 Bobby DeLeo QB 5-10 175 17 Jr.
7 Joe Beatty RB 5-10 175 18 Sr.
8 Matt Hayes RB 5-9 140 17 Jr.
9 Matt Blanchard QB 6-3 185 17 Sr.
10 Marc Ackerman CB 5-10 165 18 Sr.
11 Brent Marks LB 6-1 190 16 Jr.
12 Tanner Witt QB 5-10 150 15 So.
13 Matt Wilson RB 5-8 165 17 Jr.
14 Jordan Reif WR 5-11 160 17 Sr.
15 Joe Tasch RB 5-9 160 17 Sr.
16 Kevin Callahan DB 5-10 185 18 Sr.
17 J.J. Shield LB 5-8 185 16 Jr.
18 Kyle Skarb LB-RB 6-0 200 17 Sr.
19 Tyler Uhl LB 5-11 190 17 Jr.
21 Adam Simpson RB 5-11 185 16 Jr.
22 Ryan Metzler WR 5-11 170 17 Sr.
23 David Raine TE 6-1 205 17 Sr.
24 Bob Barbaglia LB 5-11 165 18 Sr.
25 Dan Kalcsics RB 6-0 185 17 Jr.
26 Nathan Wenzel DB 5-7 140 16 Jr.
27 Mike McGlauchlin LB 5-10 160 16 Jr.
28 Michael Dietrich DB 6-1 170 16 Jr.
29 Andy Schuler LB 5-9 175 18 Sr.
30 Kevin Johnson DB 6-1 180 17 Jr.
31 Jason Weber DL 5-10 180 17 Sr.
32 Michael Lang DB 5-7 150 17 Sr.
34 Skyler Walter DB 5-6 130 17 Sr.
35 Vince Caramusa LB 5-9 165 17 Sr.
36 Joe Fanta DB 5-9 150 16 Jr.
37 Wade Self RB 5-11 190 16 So.
40 Jon Janus RB-LB 5-9 180 17 Jr.
42 Brian Cihlar LB 6-0 210 18 Sr.
43 Brennan Roel LB 5-10 150 16 Jr.
44 Brian Schnieder LB 5-11 160 18 Sr.
45 Will Koukal DL 5-10 200 16 Jr.
46 Mike Tursi LB 5-8 150 17 Jr.
47 Elliott Rill DB 5-10 155 16 Jr.
48 Steve Cholewa LB 6-3 210 16 Jr.
49 John Brewer DL 6-3 210 16 So.
50 Scott Stratton OL 6-3 230 17 Sr.
52 Mike Miller K-DB 5-7 135 16 So.
53 Rob Bourke DL 6-3 285 18 Sr.
55 John Sherrier OL 6-1 220 17 Sr.
56 Jamie Stauner OL 6-0 185 17 Jr.
57 Eddie McGlaughlin LB 5-11 175 15 So.
58 Dylan Becker OL 5-9 195 17 Jr.
59 John Gage OL 5-10 195 16 Jr.
60 Andrew Epstein OL 5-11 170 17 Jr.
63 Damian Wroblewski DL 6-0 200 18 Sr.
64 Chris Blair OL 6-1 220 17 Jr.
65 Brad Michael DL 5-11 215 17 Jr.
66 Bryan Smith OL 5-10 175 16 Jr.
67 Tony Pecho OL-DL 5-9 180 15 So.
68 Andrew Maloney DB 5-10 160 16 So.
70 Ian Smith DL 6-5 295 17 Sr.
71 Luke Cherney OL 6-3 250 17 Sr.
72 Steve Midday OL 6-3 285 16 Jr.
74 Nick Miner OL 6-6 295 18 Sr.
75 Franko Nava DL 6-0 230 16 So.
78 Michael Rzeznik OL 6-5 230 17 Jr.
80 James Thommes LB 5-11 190 17 Sr.
82 Tom Flaherty DB 5-8 160 15 So.
83 Tom Ferrarel TE 6-4 200 17 Jr.
84 Ricky Nicolay WR 6-0 175 16 Jr.
85 Chris Winnie WR 5-9 145 16 Jr.
86 Matt Weinrauch WR 5-11 160 16 Jr.
87 Doug Knutson WR 6-0 175 17 Sr.
88 Pat Gallagher WR 6-2 180 16 Jr.
89 Travis Grandt TE 6-2 175 17 Jr.
97 Jon Kozlowski DL 5-7 185 16 Jr.
99 Dominick LoVerde DL 5-6 180 18 Sr.
Kickoffs: Kicker-30 Kevin Johnson
28 Michael Dietrich
27 Mike McGlauchlin
40 Jon Janus
58 Dylan Becker
49 John Brewer
17 J.J. Shield
56 Jamie Stauner
1 Tyler LaFontaine
10 Marc Ackerman
16 Kevin Callahan
Kickoff Returns: Returners: 40 Jon Janus & 25 Dan Kalcsics
1 Tyler LaFontaine
58 Dylan Becker
59 John Gage
23 David Raine
5 Josh Erickson
28 Michael Dietrich
80 Jimmy Thommes
21 Adam Simpson
16 Kevin Callahan
Punter: 21 Adam Simpson
9 Matt Blanchard
Punt Returns: 40 Jon Janus
16 Kevin Callahan
Placekicker: 30 Kevin Johnson
Placekick Holder: 6 Bobby Deleo
Offense
C 58 Dylan Becker 5-9 195 17 Jr.
G 59 John Gage 5-10 195 16 Jr.
RB 40 Jon Janus 5-9 180 17 Jr.
FB 21 Adam Simpson 5-11 185 16 Jr.
WR 22 Ryan Metzler 5-11 170 17 Sr.
T 71 Luke Cherney 6-3 250 17 Sr.
T 74 Nick Miner 6-6 295 18 Sr.
G 50 Scott Stratton 6-3 230 17 Sr.
TE 23 David Raine 6-1 205 17 Sr.
QB 9 Matt Blanchard 6-3 185 17 Sr.
RB 18 Kyle Skarb 6-0 200 17 Sr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 6-0, 188
Line: 6-1, 233
Receivers: 6-0, 188
Defense
S 30 Kevin Johnson 6-1 180 17 Jr.
CB 28 Michael Dietrich 6-1 170 16 Jr.
LB 11 Brent Marks 6-1 190 16 Jr.
LB 1 Tyler LaFontaine 6-2 205 16 Jr.
LB 40 Jon Janus 5-9 180 17 Jr.
DL 63 Damian Wroblewski 6-0 200 18 Sr.
DL 31 Jason Weber 5-10 180 17 Sr.
DL 5 Josh Erickson 5-10 200 18 Sr.
CB 16 Kevin Callahan 5-10 185 18 Sr.
LB 18 Kyle Skarb 6-0 200 17 Sr.
LB 42 Brian Cihlar 6-0 210 18 Sr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 6-0, 178
Line: 5-11, 193
Linebackers: 6-0, 197
TEAM STATISTICS
For Against
Points 422 108
First Downs 212 157
First Downs Rushing 166 79
First Downs Passing 36 66
Rushes Attempted 560 406
Yards Rushing 3225 1158
Yards Passing 869 1379
Total Yards 4094 2537
Passes Attempted 134 282
Passes Completed 65 121
Passes Had Intercepted 4 26
Fumbles 23 16
Fumbles Lost 7 11
Interceptions 26 4
SCORING BY QUARTERS
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
For 137 144 100 41 422
Against 20 13 27 48 108
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring TD PAT1 PAT2 FG Total
Kyle Skarb 13 78
Kevin Johnson 2 54 4 78
Adam Simpson 12 72
Jon Janus/Matt Blanchard 10 60
Rushing Att. Yds. TD Avg. Long
Adam Simpson 146 764 11 5.2 55
Kyle Skarb 91 678 12 7.5 72
Jon Janus 88 670 9 7.6 75
Matt Blanchard 111 548 10 4.9 61
Passing Att. Comp. Int. Yds. TD
Matt Blanchard 131 64 4 866 5
Kyle Skarb 1 1 3
Receiving No. Yds. TD Avg. Long
Pat Gallagher 24 268 11.2 36
Adam Simpson 15 171 1 11.4 42
Kyle Skarb 3 148 1 49.3 66
Punting No. Avg. Long
Adam Simpson 42 33.2 55
PAT PAT FG FG
Placekicking Att. Made Att. Made Long
Kevin Johnson 56 54 6 4 35
Tackles Solo Assist Sacks Sack Yds.
Brian Cihlar 64 29 17.5
Tyler LaFontaine 49 29 7
Kevin Callahan 47 26 2
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
8/25 Highland Park W 31 7
9/1 Roselle (Lake Park) W 42 7
9/9 Gurnee (Warren) W 28 6
9/15 Libertyville L 9 10
9/22 Zion (Z.-Benton) W 28 6
9/29 Antioch W 55 7
10/7 Lake Forest (H.S.) W 37 7
10/13 Mundelein (H.S.) W 41 21
10/20 Lincolnshire (Stevenson) W 35 7
IHSA Playoffs
*10/28 Lake Forest (H.S.) W 34 7
*11/3 Deerfield W 41 0
*11/11 Rockford (Boylan) W 24 20
*11/18 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) W 17 3
Year W-L
Lake Zurich
2006 12-1
1987 6 21 0-1 DNP Wayne Kuklinski
L 6 21 Cary (C.-Grove)
1989 20 25 0-1 (7-3) DNP Wayne Kuklinski
L 20 25 North Chicago
1992 7 26 0-1 DNP Wayne Kuklinski
L 7 26 Wauconda
1994 7 41 0-1 (7-3) DNP Wayne Kuklinski
L 7 41 Joliet (Catholic Academy)
1995 78 51 1-1 (7-4) DNP Wayne Kuklinski
W 62 14 Chicago (Marshall)
L 16 37 Bolingbrook
2002 101 86 3-1 (11-2) DNP Mike DiMatteo
W 38 21 Mundelein (H.S.)
W 21 3 McHenry
W 24 21 Libertyville
L 18 41 Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
2003 33 42 0-1 (6-4) DNP Mike DiMatteo
L 33 42 Highland Park
2004 6 27 0-1 (7-3) DNP Mike DiMatteo
L 6 27 Antioch
2005 15 24 0-1 (5-5) DNP Mike DiMatteo
L 15 24 Mt. Prospect (Prospect)