1997 Football

Standings
School	Conference	Overall	Points for	Points against
Harlem	7-1	9-2	260	149
Boylan	6-2	7-3	244	155
Belvidere	6-2	8-4	264	115
Hononegah	5-3	5-4	176	161
Auburn	4-4	5-4	181	142
Freeport	4-4	4-5	132	169
Jefferson	3-5	3-6	167	221
Guilford	1-7	2-7	91	224
East	0-8	0-9	41	238

               

All-Conference
Offense	School	Position
Josh Warriner	Hononegah	End
Nick Zimmerman	Auburn	End
Eric Cupp	Harlem	Tackle
Greg Clemens	Hononegah	Tackle
Jeff Schuete	Belvidere	Guard
Mike Wilson	Jefferson	Guard
Jason Butz	Belvidere	Center
Nick Shields	Harlem	Quarterback
Terrell Goldsmith	Auburn	Running back
Dusty Mitchell	Harlem	Running back
Adam Long	Hononegah	Running back
Defense	School	Position
Mike Roscoe	Harlem	Defensive end
Adam Ottaviano	Boylan	Defensive end
Lou Shivers	Jefferson	Defensive line
Scott Sholl	Harlem	Defensive line
Corey Harris	Boylan	Defensive line
Jake Ritter (MVP)	Belvidere	Linebacker
Tim Szllvestzter	Harlem	Linebacker
Ricky Flores	Auburn	Linebacker
Tony Evans	Jefferson	Defensive back
Anthony Verdina	Harlem	Defensive back
Jeremy Lange	Belvidere	Defensive back
Mike Richardson	Auburn	Defensive back
K.C. Goad	Belvidere	Kicker
Travis Johnson	Guilford	Punter
Brian Benning	Harlem	Coach

    

Special mention
Offense	School	Position
Mitch Draeger	Jefferson	End
Jason Brien	Harlem	End
Jeremy Hodges	Freeport	Tackle
Brian Hawkins	Auburn	Guard
David Wells	Jefferson	Center
Roy Sackmaster	Boylan	Quarterback
Tony Evans	Jefferson	Running back
Cleo Hale	Hononegah	Punter
Craig Halverson	Harlem	Kicker
Defense	School	Position
Bruce Mallory	Freeport	Defensive end
Brock Feld	Freeport	Defensive line
Mike Thomas	Freeport	Linebacker
Bjorn Berg	Belvidere	Defensive back

Honorable mention
Offense		Defense
Player	School	Player	School
Eduardo Huaracha	Auburn	Chad Parham	Auburn
Tony Boyd	Auburn	Ryan Johnson	Auburn
Torrey Cooper	Auburn	Keith Brian	Auburn
Tim Nabors	Auburn	L.A. Malone	Auburn
Karac Kotajarvi	Belvidere	Pierre Douglas	Auburn
J.J. Smith	Belvidere	Dante Donahue	Auburn
Chad Kidder	Belvidere	Brett Knox	Belvidere
Mark Kinnemann	Boylan	Phil Potter	Boylan
Brian Sullivan	Boylan	Clarence Beckum	Boylan
Fabrizio Tarara	Boylan	Dom Mandala	Boylan
Jim Sartino	Boylan	Josh Fagan	Boylan
Brent Delaney	East	Dustin Callahan	Boylan
Jamie Castillo	East	Ben Lafferty	East
Tony Cannella	East	Justin Sornsin	East
Corey Black	East	Alex Wemmer	East
Mike Swanson	East	Aaron Powers	East
Mike Mullarkey	Freeport	Kevin Rogers	East
Shawn Muller	Freeport	Adam Frint	Freeport
Jeremy Schultz	Freeport	Kyle Martin	Freeport
Jason Appelquist	Guilford	Jason Applequist	Guilford
Zach Morris	Guilford	Justin Garnhart	Guilford
Jeremiah Rahn	Guilford	Billy Ferry	Harlem
Anthony Verdina	Harlem	Randy Pete	Harlem
Matt Morrison	Harlem	Zach Andrews	Harlem
David Vernetti	Harlem	Mark Hawkinson	Harlem
Nolan Schlie	Hononegah	Tony Floyd	Harlem
Pat Jacobs	Hononegah	Chris Hundley	Hononegah
Nick Pierson	Hononegah	Nick Nilson	Hononegah
Adam Fusinato	Jefferson	Nick Cooper	Hononegah
Dustin Eklund	Jefferson	Matt Spanton	Hononegah
Billy Jackson	Jefferson	Mitch Draeger	Jefferson
Brandon Trosper	Jefferson	Ryan Banta	Jefferson
		Bryan Hall	Jefferson
		Taso Targanos	Jefferson

 

Leaders – Rushing
Player	School	G	Att.	Yards	Avg.	TDs
Terrell Goldsmith	Auburn		172	1,228	7.1	12
Adam Long	Hononegah		210	1,185	5.6	15
Dusty Mitchell	Harlem		142	1,081	7.6	11
Tony Evans	Jefferson		123	809	6.6	6
Chad Kidder	Belvidere		97	683	7.0	8
Mike Mullarkey	Freeport		114	674	5.9	7
J.J. Smith	Belvidere		116	673	5.8	2
Karac Kotajarvi	Belvidere		134	585	4.4	6
Scott Vanderweit	Belvidere		90	456	5.1	6
Tony Boyd	Auburn		84	452	5.4	4
Cleodus Hale	Hononegah		84	433	5.2	5
Jim Sartino	Boylan		69	420	6.1	4
Nick Fane	Boylan		76	419	5.5	3
Matt Morrison	Harlem		119	414	3.5	2
Justin Garnhart	Guilford		99	405	4.1	5
Justin Sornsin	East		92	380	4.1	0
Brian Dively	Belvidere		62	376	6.1	2
Dom Mandala	Boylan		55	356	6.5	2
Deon Strong	East		78	320	4.1	2
Chad Palmer	Guilford		62	315	5.1	2
George Andrews	East		68	312	4.6	0
Nick Shields	Harlem		75	311	4.1	4

 

Passing
Player	School	G	Comp.	Att.	Pct.	Yards	TD	Int.
Roy Sackmaster	Boylan		65	127	51.2%	1,187	13	10
Nick Shields	Harlem		61	130	46.9%	823	9	3
Zach Morris	Guilford		66	138	47.8%	780	2	6
Adam Fusinato	Jefferson		47	82	57.3%	676	5	7
Nolan Schlie	Hononegah		57	108	52.8%	635	3	5
Zack Heitz	Freeport		54	134	40.3%	614	3	10
Karac Kotajarvi	Belvidere		38	90	42.2%	576	6	5
Calvin Miller	Auburn		36	106	34.0%	550	6	9
Raeshawn Harris	East		35	85	41.2%	393	1	9

 

Receiving
Player	School	G	Rec.	Yards	Avg.	TD
Kandras Bledsoe	Freeport		30	389	13.0	2
Jim Sartino	Boylan		19	371	19.5	4
Josh Warriner	Hononegah		30	350	11.7	3
Anthony Verdina	Harlem		23	348	15.1	4
Justin Garnhart	Guilford		19	280	14.7	1
Nick Zimmerman	Auburn		21	278	13.2	4
Mike Liss	Belvidere		14	269	19.2	0
Adam Ottaviano	Boylan		11	268	24.4	2
Tony Evans	Jefferson		14	260	18.6	3
Mitch Draeger	Jefferson		19	190	10.0	1
Jason Brien	Harlem		12	184	15.3	2
Bob Stenstrom	Boylan		7	183	26.1	1
Eric Bergstrom	Harlem		10	165	16.5	1
Jamie Castillo	East		13	165	12.7	0
J.J. Smith	Belvidere		13	156	12.0	3

 

Weekly results

Week 1

Harlem 27, Freeport 21

Guilford 19, East 0

Hononegah 26, Jefferson 13

Belvidere 35, Auburn 0

Boylan 32, Madison East 12

Week 2

Boylan 14, Harlem 0

Jefferson 15, East 8

Hononegah 37, Guilford 7

Freeport 27, Auburn 18

Middleton 7, Belvidere 6

Week 3

Boylan 35, Guilford 13

Belvidere 20, Hononegah 7

Freeport 20, Jefferson 13

Auburn 22, East 7

Harlem 42, Madison Memorial 9

Week 4

Boylan 41, East 0

Auburn 19, Guilford 0

Hononegah 28, Freeport 12

Harlem 30, Belvidere 13

Madison West 31, Jefferson 27

Week 5

Boylan 26, Jefferson 24

Hononegah 34, East 6

Harlem 14, Auburn 12

Belvidere 41, Guilford 12

Beloit Memorial 17, Freeport 7

Week 6

Jefferson 14, Belvidere 7

Hononegah 21, Auburn 14

Harlem 35, East 0

Boylan 27, Freeport 0

Guilford 17, Madison LaFollette 14

Week 7

Boylan 34, Hononegah 0

Harlem 23, Guilford 7

Auburn 51, Jefferson 13

Belvidere 33, Freeport 7

Janesville Parker 14, East 7

Week 8

Harlem 36, Jefferson 7

Freeport 14, Guilford 0

Auburn 34, Boylan 14

Belvidere 34, East 7

Sun Prairie 34, Hononegah 6

Week 9

Harlem 20, Hononegah 17

Belvidere 21, Boylan 0

Freeport 24, East 6

Jefferson 41, Guilford 16

Auburn 10, Janesville Craig 9

 

IHSA State Playoffs
First round (5A)	Kankakee McNamara 51, Rockford Boylan 20
First round (5A)	Machesney Park Harlem 33, Peoria Notre Dame 21
First round (5A)	Belvidere 19, Park Ridge Maine South 10
Second round (5A)	Woodstock 28, Machesney Park Harlem 0
Second round (5A)	Belvidere 29, Bloomington 14
Quarterfinals (5A)	Cary-Grove 7, Belvidere 6

 

Breakout players
Player	School	College	Years
Kandras Bledsoe	Freeport	Northern Illinois	1999-2001