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  Boys Volleyball State Final Qualifier 2003-04 

 Chicago (Brother Rice) (35-4)

 School Information
Name: Brother Rice High School
City: Chicago
City Population: 3.5 million
County: Cook
Enrollment: 2350(B)
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Burnt Orange
Conference: Chicago Catholic League
President: Brother Karl J. Walczak, CFC
Principal: James P. Antos
Athletic Director: Phil Cahill
Head Coach: Brother Paul Ickes, CFC
Assistant Coaches: Dan Dwyer, Denis Bergstedt, Anne Malone, Brian Pearson, Ryan Reitz, Andrew Neberieza
Trainer: Mr. Bob Miller
Captains: Robbie Coughlin, Jordan Vidovic
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Chicago (St. Rita), 5-15, 15-6, 15-4, in Sectional Final.

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
  1  Eric Hrebic              S      5-9  145   18  Sr.
  2  John Fletcher            OH     6-0  160   17  Jr.
  3  Jordan Vidovic           S      6-0  160   17  Jr.
  5  Keith Gloude             OH     6-2  175   18  Sr.
 10  Bob Nelson               OH     6-2  170   18  Sr.
 11  Robbie Coughlin          RS     6-4  165   18  Sr.
 12  Mike Casey               DS     5-10 155   18  Sr.
 13  Joe Bara                 MH     6-4  175   18  Sr.
 14  Tony Brettman            DS     5-8  155   17  Jr.
 15  Phil Coughlin            OH     6-1  165   17  Jr.
 20  Brian Byrnes             RS     6-2  170   18  Sr.
 21  Pat Niersbach            DS     6-0  165   18  Sr.
 22  Carl Donahue             MH     6-3  180   17  Jr.
 23  Marcus Jackson           MH     6-0  165   16  So.
 25  Steve Padden             MH     6-5  190   18  Sr.

 Statistics

                           Season Totals        Single-Match High
Name                  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast
Joe Bara               286    45    18     2    17     7     4     1
Tony Brettman                                                       
Brian Byrnes            44     4     9     3     9     1     3     1
Mike Casey                           4                       2      
Phil Coughlin          155    17    35          10     4     5      
Robbie Coughlin        397    29    30    10    21     5     6     2
Carl Donahue           151    25                10     5            
John Fletcher          179    15    21          10     3     5      
Keith Gloude            59     5    10     1    10     2     4     1
Eric Hrebic              4     3    19   227     1     1     7    36
Marcus Jackson           5     1     1           5     1     1      
Bob Nelson             115    10    17          10     3     3      
Pat Niersbach           13     1    34     1     3     1     6     1
Steve Padden           110    19     2          11     4     1      
Jordan Vidovic          21    30    33  1267     3     5     7    60
TEAM TOTALS           1539   204   233  1511   120    42    54   102
OPPONENT TOTALS                                                     
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd 3/23 Evanston (Twp.) W 25-22 25-19 3/25 Chicago (St. Rita) W 25-22 25-19 Chicago (Marist) Invitational *3/26 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 25-18 25-17 *3/26 Palos Hills (Stagg) W 25-17 25-17 *3/27 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) W 25-14 25-12 *3/27 Chicago (Marist) W 25-22 25-21 *3/27 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)W 21-25 25-13 25-13 3/30 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 25-22 25-23 4/1 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 25-20 25-14 Best Of Illinois Tournament *4/2 Wheaton (North) W 25-18 25-16 *4/2 Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) W 25-21 21-25 25-16 *4/3 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)W 28-26 25-21 *4/3 Northbrook (Glenbrook North)W 25-20 24-26 25-12 *4/3 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)L 6-25 15-25 4/5 Burbank (St. Laurence) W 25-8 25-22 4/20 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)W 25-12 25-20 4/22 Chicago (De La Salle) W 25-7 25-9 4/29 Oak Park (Fenwick) W 25-9 25-13 5/4 Chicago (St. Ignatius) W 25-14 25-18 5/5 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)L 20-25 19-25 5/6 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 25-5 25-20 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) Tournament *5/7 Joliet (Twp.) W 25-20 28-26 *5/7 Naperville (Central) W 25-18 25-15 *5/8 Lansing (Illiana Christian) W 25-14 25-10 *5/8 Oak Lawn (Community) W 25-18 21-25 25-15 *5/8 Naperville (North) L 22-25 14-25 5/10 Lansing (Illiana Christian) W 15-25 25-18 25-22 5/11 Lake Forest (H.S.) L 22-25 12-25 5/17 Chicago (Marist) W 26-24 29-27 5/19 Oak Lawn (Community) W 19-25 25-20 25-20 13th Annual Chicago Catholic League Tournament *5/20 Chicago (St. Ignatius) W 25-9 25-13 *5/20 Wilmette (Loyola Academy) W 25-18 25-22 *5/22 Chicago (Mt. Carmel) W 25-21 23-25 25-7 *5/22 New Lenox (Providence Catholic)W 25-14 19-25 29-27 *5/22 Chicago (St. Rita) W 20-25 25-15 25-19 Palos Heights (Shepard) Regional *5/25 Chicago (Simeon) W 25-5 25-17 *5/26 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 25-22 25-19 Chicago (Brother Rice) Sectional *5/28 Chicago (Marist) W 25-15 30-28 *5/29 Orland Park (Sandburg) W 25-18 18-25 25-16

 Head Coach Brother Paul Ickes, CFC

Year      W-L-T     
Chicago (Brother Rice)
1993      6-21      
1994      11-20     
1995      13-17-1   
1996      17-15     
1997      24-8-1    
1998      20-14-1   
1999      25-11     
2000      17-18     
2001      31-5      
2002      35-3      
2003      31-7      
2004      35-4      
12 yrs.   265-143-3 

 Tournament History

This is the first tournament appearance for Chicago (Brother Rice).





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