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1998 Football Team
Front Row: Terry Parnell, Joe Smith, Chris Nelson, Mike Moriconi,
Mike Taylor, Tom Deen, Vince Peters, Jerod Bruner
Second Row: Mike Drury, Skip Clayton, Chris Ross, Blake Harting,
Daric Gates, Kevin Butcher, Mark Byram, J.D. Evans, Stephen Hill
Third Row: Sue Lynn, Trainer, Helen Justison, Nurse, Marilyn
O’Brien, Stats, Coaches: David Hay, Vondel Edgar, Mike Janke, Head Coach
Dan Rourke, Coaches: Len Onken, Steve Cox, Mike McGiles, Zachary Price,
Mgr., Matt Parr, Chad Coffman
Fourth Row: Brett Sanner, Brian Wilson, Mike Greco, T.J. Rath, Mike
Thompson, Tim Brinkman, Cam Kiersch, Zac Crawford, Keith Moomey, Bob
Perkins, Kurt Smith
Fifth Row: Bill Clayton, Mike Pierce, Alex Pence, Mouhammed Hasan,
Jared Cowgur, Scott Sanders, Caylan Hill, Charles Brunn, Kevin Ladage,
Robb Hoover
Sixth Row: Ken Boyle, Nick Bearss, Mike Stegeman, Josh Crossland,
Adam Coombe, Jeremy Lynch, Griff Jurgens, Brett Strebb, Andrew
Schlichting, David Landers, Steve Hoppe
Not Pictured: Matt Veach, Ryan Daley, Josh Bridges, Zach Murphy,
Marshal Pierce, Dusty Patterson, A.J. Young, Tony Manuele
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1998 Football Team -
The
1998 Glenwood football team had everything, from the golden arm of Griff
Jurgens to the powerful foot of Zach Murphy, from the sure hands of Kenny
Boyle to the sure hands of Bill Clayton, from the strong legs of Chris
Ross to the solid blocks of Bob Perkins, Andrew Schlichting, Mike Stegeman,
Mike Thompson and Steve Hoppe. There was nothing this team lacked, and
then there was a swarming athletic defense that included the aggressive
play of Charles Brunn, Adam Coombe, Jeremy Lynch, Caylan Hill and Skip
Clayton and the ball-hawking abilities of Mike Pierce. They were Redskins
then, and they took no prisoners. They had more than 5,000 yards of total
offense. They romped through the season unbeaten at 14-0, holding seven of
their nine regular-season opponents to one touchdown or less. Then in the
playoffs they beat a Rantoul team loaded with Division I athletes, went to
the Chicago suburbs and handed traditional powerhouse Oak Park Fenwick a
15-point beating and then beat Canton at home. Who will ever forget the
37-34 double overtime win at Geneseo? And it was all capped on a warm
Saturday afternoon two days after Thanksgiving with a 28-21 victory over
Kankakee Bishop McNamara in the Class 4A title game. It was the first
state football title ever by a Central State Eight Conference school.
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