Gonzaga Football Yearbook 2015

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D.C. STATE CLASS AA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 2014 & 2015

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GONZAGA FOOTBALL YEARBOOK 2015

1889 - 2015 127th Season Rev. Stephen W. Planning, SJ President

Joe Reyda Athletic Director

Thomas K. Every II Headmaster

Randy Trivers Head Football Coach Gonzaga Eagles Football 3

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Picked P i cked by the Wa shing ton Po st to f ini sh no bbette e t te r than f if th in the WC AC dur ing the pre press eea a s on on,, the 2015 E ag lles es ran off nine st raig ht w in s on the ir w way ay to an ov ovee rall ral l record of el e v e n w in s and t w o lloss o ss es. e s. Al ong the w way, ay, the E ag lles e s dominated d ominate d a mu ch he ral ralded d e d D eMatha e Matha te am in a ggame ame bro broadca ad ca st liv livee on E ESPN SPN..

Whil e the y llost While o st to archr ival iv al St. St . John’s and in the lleag eag u uee pl ay offs, play of f s , the E ag lles e s rebounded reb ound ed to w in the D C CSAA SAA champi on ship for the s e cond yyear pion e ar in a row.

T he 2015 The 2 0 15 te team am wa w a s only the third te team am in s chool hi stor y to achi e v e el e v e n w in s in a s eea a s on on..

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Dedication and Blessing of the Gonz aga Eye Street Campus Gonzaga Saturday, Aug ust 29th, 2015

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VARSITY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Danny Schaechter, Reggie Alston, Desi Cullen, Justin Young, Jon Volpe, Conrad Singh ‘00, Chris Rosier ‘96, CJ Herbert, Brett Jordan, John Panker, Dano Norceide David Slavin-Staffini Head Coach: Terry Kernan ‘08 Assistants: George Mitchell, Paul Swanson, Devin Salley, Matt Holonich, Adam Pearse, Domonique Saunders, John Bean III ‘06, Joe Ernst

Head Coach Randy Trivers

Danny Schaechter, Reggie Alston, Desi Cullen, Justin Young, Jon Volpe, Conrad Singh ‘00, Chris Rosier ‘96, CJ Herbert, Brett Jordan, John Panker, Dano Norceide, David Slavin-Staffini

JV & Freshmen Coaching Staff J UNI OR VA VARSIT RSIT Y STAFF

FRESHMEN STAFF

Head Coach Brett Jordan Assistants: Justin Young and Dano Norceide

Head Coach Terry Kernan ‘08 Assistants: George Mitchell, Paul Swanson, Devin Salley, Matt Holonich, Adam Pearse, Domonique Saunders, John Bean III ‘06, and Joe Ernst Gonzaga Eagles Football 7

Gonzaga Eagles Football Seniors Class of 2016 3 Luke McCaleb; 5 Tre Jones; 21 Nick McEvoy; 28 Brian Johnson; 32 Patrick Hesse; 33 Kyle Taylor; 34 Matt Morrison; 36 Joey Freeman; 41 Robbie Omelchenko; 44 Matt Mulligan; 53 Dante Lopresti; 56 Matt Mullally; 75 NaSheed Bridgeman; 78 Joey Donellan; 80 Johnny McGrail

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Gonzaga - 28 Calvert Hall - 7

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Gonzaga - 58 McKinley Tech - 0

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Gonzaga - 28 Prep – 0

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Gonzaga - 34 McNamara - 24

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Gonzaga - 14 Ryken – 7

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Gonzaga - 57 O’Connell - 20

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Gonzaga - 24 DeMatha – 14

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Gonzaga - 32 Good Counsel - 13

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Gonzaga - 41 Carroll – 19

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St. Johns - 21 Gonzaga -17

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Good Counsel - 35 Gonzaga - 12

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Gonzaga - 52 Friendship Collegiate - 31 DC Playoffs

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Gonzaga - 45 H.D. Woodson - 6 DC Championship

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Maus Collins Award Tyree Randolph

Joe Kozik Award Luke McCaleb

2015 Varsity Awards

Casey Donahue Award Matthew Mulligan

Eagle Award Nasheed Bridgeman 26 Gonzaga Eagles Football

Outstanding Offensive Player Sam Brown

Outstanding Defensive Player Kyle Taylor

Outstanding Lineman Johnny Jordan

Unsung Hero Award Johnny McGrail

Outstanding Special TeamPlayer Brian Johnson

Outstanding Practice Player Loic Sangwa

Father Bellwoar Academic Excellence Award Patrick Hesse

Iron Eagle Award Mitchell Johns Gonzaga Eagles Football 27

All WCAC Tight End Patrick Hesse First Team Offense

Running Back Tyree Randolph First Team Offense

Quarterback Sam Brown Second Team Offense

Linebacker Mitchell Johns Second Team Defense

Linebacker Nick McEvoy Honorable Mention

Offensive Line Cameron Warfield Honorable Mention

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Offensive Line Johnny Jordan First Team Offense

Offensive Line Antoine Walker Honorable Mention

Defensive Back Luke McCaleb First Team Defense

HONORS Defensive Line Nasheed Bridgeman First Team Defense

Kicker Brian Johnson First Team Defense

Linebacker Kyle Taylor First Team Defense

Wide Receiver Max Fisher First Team Offense

Offensive Line Dante Lopresti Third Team Offense

Defensive Back Joe Zaccari Third Team Defense

Defensive Line Robbie Omelchenko Third Team Defense

Linebacker Matthew Mulligan Third Team Defense

Defensive Back Tre Jones Honorable Mention

Defensive Line Roger Mellado Honorable Mention

Coach of the Year Randy Trivers

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All City Recognition Brian Johnson All Met 2nd Team USA Today 1st Team

Kyle Taylor Washington Post All-Met & USA Today 1st Team

Sam Brown USA Today 2nd Team

Tyree Randolph USA Today & 2nd Team All Met

Luke McCaleb USA Today 2nd Team

Johnny Jordan USA Today 1st Team

Coach Trivers USA Today Nasheed Bridgeman USA Today 1st Team

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Senior Day Class of 2016

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Junior

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Varsity

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JV Roster

JV Record

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Junior Varsity Awards Outstanding Defensive Player Taquan Jacobs

Outstanding Offensive Player Sydney Person

Most Valuable Player Nick DeChristopher

Outstanding Lineman John O’Toole

Outstanding Special Teams Player Aaron Douoguih

Unsung Hero Calder Jones

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Freshmen Roster

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Weekly Awards Recog nizing game, practice and academic per formance

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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT & MANAGERS

AD Joe Reyda

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF Dr. Tom Ryan ‘61 Penny Lynch Colleen Emory

MANAGERS Myles Washington (L) Alonzo Medley (R)

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Sp e cial Thanks to John Jennings, Barbara Mu llligan, ligan, Pat R affer ty and Tim S essing for generously mak ing their photos available.

This Yearb o ok is not p ossible w ithout their contributions.

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Gonzaga College High School

Alumni Association C ongratulates Gonzaga E agles Football on their Outstanding 2015 Season

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Best of Luck Class of 2016

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