1986 Football

Standings
School	Conference	Overall	Points for	Points against
Belvidere	8-1	9-2	299	161
East	7-2	9-3	277	124
Boylan	7-2	7-3	228	138
West	6-3	7-4	188	133
Jefferson	5-4	5-4	89	133
Auburn	4-5	4-5	102	147
Hononegah	3-6	3-6	156	216
Guilford	3-6	3-6	106	117
Harlem	2-7	2-7	65	159
Freeport	0-9	0-9	76	223

               

All-Conference
Offense	School	Position
Paul Jacobsen	Belvidere	End
Rod Wolf	Harlem	End
James Catlin	West	Tackle
Rich Marsili	Belvidere	Tackle
Jeff Wilson	Belvidere	Guard
Keith Mooney	East	Guard
Daryl Sheik	West	Center
Brian Pottinger	Belvidere	Quarterback
Paul Johnson	Boylan	Running back
John Brown	East	Running back
Warren Pearson	Freeport	Running back
Defense	School	Position
Terrell Brown	Auburn	Line
Jim Killen	Jefferson	Line
Shayne Rollins	Boylan	Line
Derrick Spack	East	Line
Dave Harezlak	Boylan	Linebacker
Sprite Mathews	East	Linebacker
Eric Harris	West	Linebacker
Jerome Hyatte	Auburn	Defensive back
Toni Loft	Belvidere	Defensive back
Jim Hamaker	Guilford	Defensive back
Stacey Martin	West	Defensive back
Eric Amdal	Guilford	Punter
Kevin Hughes	Belvidere	Kicker
LaVern Pottinger	Belvidere	Coach

    

Leaders – Rushing
Player	School	G	Att.	Yards	Avg.	TDs
Paul Johnson	Boylan	10	225	1,346	6.0	16
John Brown	East	12	209	1,337	6.4	12
Warren Pearson	Freeport	9	175	1,061	6.1	8
Eric Harris	West	11	143	913	6.4	10
John Brent	Guilford	9	148	637	4.3	6
Todd Freeland	Belvidere	11	139	569	4.1	6
Sprite Matthews	East	12	99	548	5.5	5
Gary Tauscher	Boylan	10	88	508	5.8	7
Darryl Graverson	Hononegah	9	103	507	4.9	4
Keith Dismuke	Auburn	9	109	458	4.2	3
Mike Paulson	Belvidere	11	104	445	4.3	2
Tyges Hudson	West	11	75	429	5.7	5
Conn Ciacco	Jefferson	9	84	389	4.6	2
Rob Tobin	Belvidere	11	71	327	4.6	7
Greg Goepfert	Hononegah	9	60	307	5.1	3

 

Passing
Player	School	G	Comp.	Att.	Pct.	Yards	TD	Int.
Brian Pottinger	Belvidere	11	65	159	40.9%	1,279	11
Brian Hixson	Harlem	9	69	182	37.9%	956	2
Keith Whisenand	Hononegah	9	66	151	43.7%	909	9
Bob Jones	Auburn	9	55	164	33.5%	784	6
Daveon Mack	West	11	44	97	45.4%	599	5
Bryan Timmerman	Jefferson	9	47	123	38.2%	503	3
Mike Hale	Guilford	9	35	75	46.7%	460	3
Ron Nunez	East	12	69	23	33.3%	412	6
Randy Palmeri	Boylan	10	27	62	43.5%	404	3
Rod Myers	East	11	22	54	40.7%	352	4

 

Receiving
Player	School	G	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD
Paul Jacobson	Belvidere	11	35	710	20.3	7
Rodriguez	Hononegah	9	35	545	15.6	6
Rodney Wolf	Harlem	9	33	527	16.0	1
Jerome Hyatte	Auburn	9	27	377	14.0	2
Cory Yerk	Belvidere	11	16	352	22.0	4
Hansel Minor	Guilford	9	18	294	16.3	2
Sean Bruckner	East	12	19	246	12.9	2
Terrell Brown	Auburn	9	17	244	14.4	4
Mike Hansen	Guilford	9	16	238	14.9	3
Eric Weber	Hononegah	9	15	236	15.7	2
James Catlin	West	11	10	215	21.5	3

 

IHSA State Playoffs
First round (4A)	Rockford West 26, Crystal Lake Central 6
First round (4A)	Crystal Lake South 21, Rockford Boylan 20
First round (5A)	Belvidere 20, Gurnee Warren 8
First round (5A)	Rockford East 25, Carpentersville Dundee-Crown 0
Second round (4A)	Crystal Lake South 12, Rockford West 6
Second round (5A)	Rockford East 20, Belvidere 6
Quarterfinals (5A)	Glenview Glenbrook South 35, Rockford East 18

 

Breakout players
Player	School	College	Years
Paul Johnson	Boylan	Western Michigan	1988-1991
Keith Mooney	East	Purdue	1988-1990