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State Final Teams: Johnsburg | Rochester

Rochester (12-1)


School Information

Name: Rochester High School
City: Rochester
County: Sangamon
Classification Enrollment: 776
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Navy/Orange
Conference: Central State Eight
Superintendent: Tom Bertrand
Principal: Brent Ashbaugh
Athletic Director: J.R. Boudouris
Head Coach: Derek Leonard
Assistant Coaches: Jon Clarke, Tyson Corley, Tyler Mazzini, Rich McMahan, Derrick Nelson, Joe Oller, James Rychel, Jim Smith, Brett Tackett
Athletic Trainer: Peter Stoll
Captains: Parker Flynn, Josh Grant, Chase Kuntzman, Alec Ostermeier
Manager:
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Belleville (Althoff Catholic), 46-42 in Quarterfinal

Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 D'Ante Cox WR-DB 6-0 170 Sr.
2 Matt Wike WR-LB 5-10 170 Sr.
3 Jeff Thomas OL-DL 5-11 180 Sr.
4 Chase Brown WR-DB 6-1 180 Jr.
5 Avante' Cox WR-DB 6-0 185 Sr.
6 John Campe DB 5-9 160 Sr.
6 Henry Patterson WR 5-11 170 Fr.
8 Collin Stallworth WR 6-6 190 Sr.
9 Parker Flynn WR-LB 5-8 170 Sr.
10 Brock Mackiney QB 5-10 135 So.
11 Skylor Caruso WR-DB 5-5 170 Jr.
13 Clay Bruno QB 5-10 175 Fr.
14 Josh Grant QB 5-11 180 Sr.
15 Nick Davis WR-LB 5-11 165 So.
16 Cade Eddington WR-DB 5-10 155 So.
17 Ben Chapman WR-DL 6-0 185 Jr.
17 Logan Peters WR-DB 5-4 135 Fr.
18 Zach Reichen RB-LB 5-10 160 So.
19 Nic Baker QB 5-9 175 Jr.
20 Chase Kuntzman WR-LB 5-11 185 Sr.
21 Brandon Morris LB 5-9 165 Jr.
22 Brice Casey WR-DB 5-10 160 Sr.
24 Adam Schwartz WR 6-2 170 Sr.
25 Ben Grimes RB-LB 5-8 155 Fr.
25 Riley Lewis WR-DB 5-6 130 So.
26 Justin Owens DL 5-8 165 So.
27 Dalton Guadagno DB 5-6 150 Jr.
28 Tyler Stanley RB-FS 5-10 170 So.
28 David Yoggerst RB-FS 5-10 170 Fr.
29 Zach Lee WR-LB 5-8 160 Jr.
30 Nick Damarin DL 5-11 180 Sr.
31 Sid Cox LB 5-11 150 So.
32 Alec Ostermeier RB 5-11 190 Sr.
33 Will Morris   5-9 150 Sr.
34 Lucas Anguish LB 5-9 135 So.
40 Zach Gleeson WR-LB 6-0 190 Fr.
40 Evan Tomasko DL 6-3 225 Sr.
41 Nick Capriotti RB-LB 5-10 195 Jr.
42 Sam Baker RB-LB 5-10 190 Sr.
43 Kevin Lauterbach WR-DB 5-9 125 Jr.
44 Dalton Klatt TE-DL 6-3 210 So.
50 Joey Gleeson LB 5-10 195 Jr.
53 Cory Gannar LB 5-8 135 So.
54 Hunter Butcher OL-DL 6-0 215 Jr.
55 Sean Brewer OL-DL 6-4 230 Jr.
56 Austin Mathis OL-DL 6-2 235 Sr.
57 Brandon Jimenez OL-DL 5-11 235 So.
58 Clayton Blanshan OL-DL 5-9 220 Jr.
59 Austin Vaughn OL-DL 6-1 235 Jr.
60 Jonathan Mckenzie OL-DL 6-2 175 So.
61 Adam Western OL-DL 6-1 265 Jr.
62 Cole Maddox OL-DL 5-6 190 So.
63 Chris Koerwitz OL-DL 6-4 260 Fr.
63 Colton Rowden OL-DL 6-1 240 So.
64 Mason Lutzow OL-DL 5-9 275 So.
67 Michael Harper OL-DL 5-6 190 So.
69 Ben Berberet OL-DL 6-1 235 Jr.
70 Clay Johnson OL-DL 6-0 260 Jr.
71 Christian Hedges OL-DL 6-0 245 Sr.
72 Quinton Boxman OL-DL 5-8 270 So.
72 Camden Ramsey OL-DL 6-0 245 Fr.
74 Cole McMinn OL-DL 6-1 240 Sr.
75 Alex Baylor OL-DL 5-11 225 Jr.
77 Evan Boxman OL-DL 6-0 240 Sr.
78 Matt Tungett OL-DL 5-9 200 Jr.
79 Nathan Jackson OL-DL 6-1 265 Fr.
79 Jared Lagemann DL 5-9 295 Jr.
80 Talon Williams WR-DB 6-0 170 So.
81 Justin Rosche DL 6-0 160 Jr.
82 Chase Hickey WR-DB 5-7 145 So.
83 Clayton Cornett WR-DB 6-0 140 So.
84 Matt Johnson FB-DL 6-0 180 So.
85 Mikey McNicholas FB-LB 6-1 210 Jr.
86 Ethan Vose DL 5-10 150 So.
88 David Allen WR-DB 6-1 135 So.
88 Jack Perry WR-LB 5-10 170 Fr.
95 Clay Alewelt K 6-3 200 Fr.

Specialists

Kickoff Specialist: Clay Alewelt
Kickoff Returners: Avante' Cox, D'Ante Cox
Punter: Nic Baker
Punt Returners: Avante' Cox, D'Ante Cox
Placekicker: Clay Alewelt
Placekick Holder: Josh Grant

Starters

Offense
Position No. Name Height Weight Year
OL 55 Sean Brewer 6-4 230 Jr.
OL 56 Austin Mathis 6-2 235 Sr.
OL 70 Clay Johnson 6-0 260 Jr.
OL 71 Christian Hedges 6-0 245 Sr.
OL 77 Evan Boxman 6-0 240 Sr.
QB 19 Nic Baker 5-9 175 Jr.
RB 32 Alec Ostermeier 5-11 190 Sr.
WR 1 D'Ante Cox 6-0 170 Sr.
WR 2 Matt Wike 5-10 170 Sr.
WR 5 Avante' Cox 6-0 185 Sr.
WR 8 Collin Stallworth 6-6 190 Sr.
Offense Averages
Backs: 5-10, 182
Line: 6-1, 242
Receivers: 6-1, 179
Defense
Position No. Name Height Weight Year
DB 1 D'Ante Cox 6-0 170 Sr.
DB 5 Avante' Cox 6-0 185 Sr.
DB 17 Ben Chapman 6-0 185 Jr.
DB 22 Brice Casey 5-10 160 Sr.
DL 55 Sean Brewer 6-4 230 Jr.
DL 56 Austin Mathis 6-2 235 Sr.
DL 70 Clay Johnson 6-0 260 Jr.
DL 71 Christian Hedges 6-0 245 Sr.
LB 85 Mikey McNicholas 6-1 210 Jr.
LB 20 Chase Kuntzman 5-11 185 Sr.
LB 41 Nick Capriotti 5-10 195 Jr.
Defense Averages
Defensive Backs: 6-0, 175
Line: 6-2, 242
Linebackers: 5-11, 197

Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS
                                                         For          Against
Points                                              674                 227                                                                       
First Downs                                   321                 180                                       
First Downs Rushing                    151                   99                       
First Downs Passing                     154                   70                       
Rushes Attempted                         439                 435                                       
Yards Rushing                            2366               1578                                       
Yards Passing                              3609               1653                                       
Total Yards                                  5975               3231       
Passes Attempted                          337                 263                       
Passes Completed                         218                 135                       
Passes Had Intercepted                    6                   12                       
Fumbles                                            17                       
Fumbles Lost                                     9                   19                                                       
Interceptions                                    12                      6                       

SCORING BY QUARTERS
                                                           1st         2nd         3rd          4th      Total
For                                                   254         263            95            62         674               
Against                                              53            68            64            42         227               

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Scoring                                           TD         PAT1         PAT2              FG          Total
Avante’ Cox                                     23                                      2                                 142
Alec Ostermeier                              20                                                                         120
Collin Stallworth                             14                                      1                  0               86
Clay Alewelt                                                        77                                      1               80               

Rushing                                         Att.           Yds.              TD           Avg.          Long
Alec Ostermeier                            131             900                20            6.87               40
Josh Grant                                         61             342                  4            5.61               33
Will Morris                                      42             328                  6            7.81               55
Avante’ Cox                                       8             117                  2          14.63               73               

Passing                                          Att.       Comp.             Int.           Yds.              TD
Nic Baker                                       218             144                  4           2418               28
Josh Grant                                      116                73                  2           1177               21
Brock Mackiney                                2                  2                  0                14                  0

Receiving                                       No.           Yds.              TD           Avg.          Long
Avante’ Cox                                     68             996                19          14.65               72
Collin Stallworth                             47           1028                14          21.83               89
D’Ante Cox                                      24             584                  7          24.33               71

Punting                                          No.           Avg.          Long
Nic Baker                                            9          43.44               64

                                                       PAT           PAT              FG              FG
Placekicking                                Att.         Made             Att.         Made          Long
Clay Alewelt                                    82                77                  2                  1               37                               

                                                      Total                         Tackles
Defense                                   Tackles         Sacks     for Loss              Int.
Mike McNicholas                           62              6.5                13                  0
Skylor Caruso                                  51                  0                  0                  2
Austin Mathis                                  47              1.5                  6                  0

Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
8/26 Springfield (Lanphier) W 52 12
9/2 Chatham (Glenwood) W 58 16
9/9 Springfield (Southeast) W 44 7
9/16 Lincoln W 57 0
9/23 Jacksonville (H.S.) W 56 0
9/30 Decatur (MacArthur) W 64 19
10/7 Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) L 28 33
10/14 Decatur (Eisenhower) W 62 21
10/20 Springfield (H.S.) W 41 23
IHSA Playoffs
10/28 Bethalto (Civic Memorial) W 52 7
11/4 Mt. Zion W 63 21
11/12 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) W 48 47
11/19 Canton W 49 21

Head Coach Derek Leonard
Year W-L
Rochester
2005 3-6
2006 5-5
2007 5-5
2008 7-3
2009 12-1
2010 14-0 (1st)
2011 12-2 (1st)
2012 13-1 (1st)
2013 13-1 (1st)
2014 12-2 (1st)
2015 10-2
2016 12-1
12 yrs. 118-29

Tournament History 

2000-3A     8   33  0-1 (6-4)      DNP  Dave Jacobs
       L    8   33  Wheaton (St. Francis)
2001-4A    17   20  1-1 (9-2)      DNP  Dave Jacobs
       W   13    6  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       L   17   20  Macomb (OT)
2002-4A    21   48  2-1 (9-3)      DNP  Dave Jacobs
       W   36   25  Sandwich
       W   14   13  Peotone
       L   21   48  Princeton
2003-4A     6   41  1-1 (6-5)      DNP  Dave Jacobs
       W   34   19  Macomb
       L    6   41  Hillsboro
2004-4A     0   47  1-1 (6-5)      DNP  Dave Jacobs
       W   28   20  Hamilton
       L    0   47  Quincy (Notre Dame)
2006-4A    14   39  0-1 (5-5)      DNP  Derek Leonard
       L   14   39  Newton
2007-4A    14   49  0-1 (5-5)      DNP  Derek Leonard
       L   14   49  Anna (A.-Jonesboro)
2008-4A    33   41  0-1 (7-3)      DNP  Derek Leonard
       L   33   41  Mt. Zion
2009-4A    40   41  3-1 (12-1)     DNP  Derek Leonard
       W   57   32  Mascoutah
       W   42   14  Mt. Carmel
       W   45   26  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       L   40   41  Metamora
2010-4A    24    7  5-0 (14-0)     1st  Derek Leonard
       W   49    7  Freeburg
       W   53    2  Effingham (H.S.)
       W   23   21  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       W   50   17  Metamora
       W   24    7  Rock Island (Alleman)
2011-4A    42   39  5-0 (12-2)     1st  Derek Leonard
       W   56   35  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       W   42   28  Manteno
       W   55   21  Kankakee (McNamara)
       W   41   13  Charleston
       W   42   39  Richmond (R.-Burton)
2012-4A    43   18  5-0 (13-1)     1st  Derek Leonard
       W   43    0  Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
       W   42   14  Charleston
       W   46   21  Peoria (Notre Dame)
       W   49   22  Harrisburg
       W   43   18  Rock Island (Alleman)
2013-4A    16    8  5-0 (13-1)     1st  Derek Leonard
       W   42    7  Taylorville
       W   56   28  Breese (Mater Dei)
       W   50   21  Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
       W   46   21  Rock Island (Alleman)
       W   16    8  Geneseo
2014-4A    49   28  5-0 (12-2)     1st  Derek Leonard
       W   65   35  Mt. Zion
       W   35   14  Quincy (Notre Dame)
       W   56   21  Bloomington (Central Catholic)
       W   28    9  Herrin (H.S.)
       W   49   28  Chicago (Phillips)
2015-4A    42   46  2-1 (10-2)     DNP  Derek Leonard
       W   52    7  Alton (Marquette)
       W   47   20  Murphysboro
       L   42   46  Belleville (Althoff Catholic)