Vol 32 issue 8

Special Issue December 1, 1995

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Maine South H.S. Park Ridge, IL

State Champs!

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Hawks over Carmel for state title

by Chris Ryan With 12 seconds on the clock the Maine South kicking unit lined up on the field. AllState placekicker Brian Schmitz lined up and booted a 37 yard field goal that spht the uprights. With that field goal the Maine South Hawks captured their first State Championship.

The Hawks played a heart stopping game against The Caravan of Mt. Carmel of the Chicago Catholic League, South's third straight Catholic League opponent. The Hawks received the opening kickoff and looked to have their highly successful offense prove that it could move the ball against The Caravan defense. Mt. Carmel's defense put some pressure on Quarterback John Schacke and forced an interception by Phil Hatcher.

Again on the second offensive possesion by the Hawks, Schacke threw an interception; this time Paco Sanchez picked off the pass.

Mt. Carmel's offense took the second turnover and drove down the field for a touchdown. John Welsh ran the ball in to put The Caravan up 7-0. Carmel's offensive line ran over the Hawks en route to their first points of the championship.

Maine South's troubles continued after they received the kickoff. Schacke was sacked on three straight plays on this drive, forcing the Hawks to punt. Mt. Carmel got a good rush on the punt and Charles Frasier blocked Schmitz's kick. The Hawks were able to avoid disaster when the alert Schmitz picked up the ball and punted again, while being tackled by two Carmel defenders. The second punt went for 23 yards, putting Carmel back behind the 50 yard line. The first period mercifully ended for the Hawks only down seven.

The Hawks' red-hot passing offense began the second quarter on the right foot. After

Schacke completed a pass to Ben Wilson, two Mt. Carmel defenders collided, leaving an open field for Wilson to run in an 84 yard touchdown reception.

Later in the second quarter The Caravan drove down the field against the Hawk defense. Welsh scored another touchdown on an eight yard run to put them ahead 14-7.

Schacke brought the offense back to tie up the game at fourteen apiece. He tossed a beautiful pass to Schmitz for a 44 yard touchdown pass. He avoided several defenders and scampered into the endzone.

Just before the intermission, Mt. Carmel came back with a 24 yard touchdown reception by Mike Gentile. The Hawks went into halftime down 21-14.

Coming out at half time the Maine South defense seemed to have figured out the Mt. Carmel offensive scheme. The Caravan was unable to gain any first downs in the third quarter. Any yards gained would be a struggle for the Carmel offense for the rest of the game.

On the Hawks' first possesion of the second half, they began to establish the running game. Tim Gavin and George Czerwionka ran the ball with success, something they could not do in the first half. Schacke finished off the drive by hooking up with Schmitz for a 22 yard touchdown catch.

With the Hawk defense performing superbly, the offense got another chance to score. South went on a deliberate drive, completing passes to Phil Rossi and Rick Tosch, and running the ball with Gavin who finished off the drive with a ten yard TD run.

The Hawks had their first lead of the game at 28-21.

Mt. Carmel's day was not over though; they stormed back and drove the length of the field. The drive was kept alive by a 21 yard halfback pass on a fourth down conversion.

The drive ended with a seven yard TD run by Russ Calabrese with 3 minutes and 13 seconds left to play.

The Mt. Carmel defense did its job and forced the Hawks to punt. An overtime appeared to be looming. All the Mt. Carmel offense had to do was keep the ball on the ground and run out the clock. Amazingly Calabrese fumbled and Greg Bozek recovered it at the 46 yard line. With the help of a pass interference penalty the Hawks moved into Schmitz's range.

The first field goal attempt by Schmitz was from 58 yards, a distance he had made in pregame warmups. The kick went wide right, but Mt. Carmel was called for roughing the kicker, giving the South a first down. The Hawks ran two offensive plays before putting the game back into the hands of Schmitz. The 37 yard attempt was perfect and the Hawks became champs.

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State Champs!

Hawks come up big in overtime

by Chris Ryan Before the Hawks could play Mt. Carmel for the State Championship they had to defeat the Fenwick Friars in a grueling overtime game, also capped by All-State kicker Brian Schmitz. Maine South battled Fenwick at the terribly muddy Oak Park Stadium on Nov. 18.

After finishing regulation time at a 21-21 tie, the game went into overtime, high school style. Each team would get four downs to score starting at the 10 yard line. Fenwick got the first offensive possesion and the Maine South defense began its now historic stand.

The Hawks held the Friars out of the endzone for the first three downs, forcing them to attempt a field goal.

After a bad snap, the Fenwick holder and quarterback John Ambrosino picked up the ball and threw an incomplete pass into the endzone. It appeared that the Hawks would take over on downs, but a Maine South defender was flagged for pass interference and Fenwick received a fresh set of downs from the four yard line.

Disaster nearly struck the Hawks when Fenwick's Matt Lawton ran in a touchdown, but the Friars were whistled for illegal motion.

Again the Hawks held the Friars and forced another field goal attempt. This time Fenwick kicker Sean Toolan muffed the kick right into the offensive line. Again the Hawks were ready to take over; unfortunely, Fenwick was not thinking the same thing. A Fenwick lineman had picked up the ball and lateraled it to another Fenwick player, who lateraled it to Ambrosino. While falling backwards Ambrosino lobbed up pass caught by Lawton for a touchdown. This miracle was not meant to happen though; the play was called back because Fenwick had an illegal man downfield.

Tight-end Scott Gatziolas pulls in a pass

Wide receiver Rick Tosch snags a Schacke pass The Friars then ran their tenth play of overtime, a pass intercepted by Vic Demartino in the endzone, no flags. The Hawks finished a spectacular stand that saw Fenwick running ten plays inside the ten yard line and scoring no points.

The Hawks finally took over possession on downs. The Hawks did not waste any time running an offensive play; they immediately went to Schmitz, who booted a 27-yard field goal that gave the Hawks the victory.

Regulation time, filled with big plays, was nearly as exciting as the overtime period. The Hawks began the game by taking the ball downfield against the vaunted Fenwick defense that had given up just 2.5 points a game.

South's drive was stopped short when John Schacke's pass was picked off in the endzone.

The Hawk defense began its domination on the following Fenwick possesion, quickly forcing a punt. The defense would be solid all game, but they were absolutely stifling in the

Photo b\ Tobey Schmidt first half, allowing virtually no yards of total offense. The Hawks' secondary gave up zero passing yards in the game. The defensive line, despite being smaller than the Friars, was able to hold the Fenwick runners in check for most of the game.

The Hawks got on the board with a touchdown pass from Schacke to Schmitz. Schacke was able to complete passes effectively despite pressure from the Fenwick defense throughout the game. South's receiving corps of Schmitz, Rick Tosch, and Ben Wilson made great catches in crowds of Fenwick defenders to keeps several drives alive.

The Friars tied up the game when linebacker John Brady recovered a Schacke fumble and returned it for a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff Tosch lost the defenders in a sea of Hawks and returned it for a touchdown. The Hawks went up 14-7 at the half Coming out in the second half, the Fenwick offense was able to get some pressure on the defense. They scored 14 unanswered points putting the Hawks down 21-14. Maine South executed a crucial fourth quarter drive that included a key fourth down conversion. The Hawks put the pigskin in the endzone on a pass from Schacke to George Czerwionka. That sent the game into the exciting overtime period.

The balanced attack of the Maine South offense was able to move the ball against a great Fenwick defense. With Schacke able to throw to Schmitz, Tosch, and Wilson, as well as handoff to Czerwionka and Tim Gavin, South had too many weapons for Fenwick to stop. The Hawk defense was able to dominate the Friars despite being considerably smaller then the Fenwick offensive line. The concerted team effort gave the Hawks the victory.

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State Champs!

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MS captains lead team to victory Tom Carroll

Ben Wilson

HeightAVeight: 6'1", 195 lbs.

Position: Offensive Guard Most Memorable Moment On the Field: "When I pancaked Fenwick's Marques Sullivan (6'6", 310 lbs.)."

Most Memorable Moment OJff the Field: "The trophy presentation after winning the State Championship."

Motivation: "[My personal] motivation was my teammates, and thinking about everyone who ever played Maine South football and never had the chance [to win a State Championship]."

Thanks: "To my family, coaches, fans, former players, and most of all, my teammates."

Tradition/Superstition: "I have had the same shoes for six years of football."

Whatis special about the 1995 Hawks football team?: "The bond and closeness that developed [among the team] as well as [the team's] cohesive dedication."

As a captain, how did you lead the team?: "I tried to be encouraging when the team was down and energetic when the team was excited."

Do you have future plans in football?: "No. College football would not live up to the high school [football] experience."

What will you miss now that the season's over?: "I will miss the intensity of the games and the camaraderie."

HeightAVeight: 5'11", 170 lbs.

Position: Safety, Wide Receiver, Special Teams Most Memorable Moment On the Field: "When I caught a [84 yard] touchdown pass in the State Championship [game]."

Most Memorable Moment Off the Field: "Celebrating with my team and the fans after [our victory]."

Motivation: "I was motivated mainly because I knew this was my last chance to play in a championship game. Also, breaking my arm [in the second quarter] made me want to play even harder."

Thanks: "To my parents, coaches, and teammates."

Tradition/Superstition: "I drink the same flavor of Gatorade and have the same meal before every game.

What is special about the 1995 Hawks football team?: "No one gives up. The team also has a chemistry that most teams never achieve."

As a captain, how did you lead the team?: "I usually called out the opposition's formation to try and give our defense an edge."

Do you have future plans in football?: "My dream is to play for Northwestern [University], but I'll probably end up playing on a Division III team."

What will you miss now that the season is over?: "I'll miss being with the team. And I will miss the practices."

Matt Braun

Brian Czerwinski

HeightAVeight: 6'0", 220 lbs.

HeightAVeight: 6'1", 215 lbs.

Position: Inside Linebacker, Tight End Position: Offensive Guard, Defensive Tackle Most Memorable Moment On the Field: "Winning. Since Most Memorable Moment On the Field: "Beating freshman year I can remember a couple of us walking around Fenwick, because they were undefeated and were picked to talking about how much a state championship would mean. win State."

This year we went the distance."

Most Memorable Moment Off the Field: "Celebrating the Most Memorable Moment Off the Field: "Saturday night championship with people I normally don't see." after the pep rally, when we celebrated as a team."

Motivation: "Just to be the best at Maine South. Plus, people Thanks: "To my teammates, the great coaches, my family, the didn't think we'd be any good." cheerleaders, and...the totally cool band."

Thanks: "To all the coaches, parents and teammates."

Tradition/Superstition: "I wear the team 'Are You Satis- Tradition/Superstition: "I wear the same t-shirt every fied?' shirt for every game and I also always listen to Van game (a State Playoff t-shirt from last year)."

Halen's 'Right Now.'" What is special about the 1995 Hawks football team?: What is special about the 1995 Hawks football team?: "We didn't have the most talent, but we played as a team."

"While nothing can be taken away from the standouts, the As a captain, how did you lead the team?: "Before every team's talent was spread out more than usual because of a lot game, the team will gather around and I'll talk to them like of people's contributions."

Alabama [University] does, and then we'll hit each other on As a captain, how did you lead the team?: "I always say the head." something before every game...I call the defensive plays in the Do you have future plans in football?: "No, I don't I'm huddle that come from the sideline." just going to go to college."

Do you have future plans in football?: "I'd love to play for What will you miss now that the season's over?: "I'll miss an Ivy League school, but academics come first." having something after school and working with the team.

What will you miss now that the season is over?: "Silly Also, being with everyone, including the coaches." things like hanging out in the locker room before games...I'11 miss playing football every day, and especially being with everyone on the team.

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State Champs!

Interview with a football coach

by Kate Rowland Name: Phil Hopkins Title: Head Coach, Maine South Varsity Football Team Number of Years in Program: 26, 14 as Head Coach What was your preseason goal? "To be Conference champs. We always talk about State, but it was more dream than reality."

You were an underdog throughout the year. Did that help or hurt you? "Underdog—that's okay. It's easier to coach an underdog."

How is this team different? What's in this team that's missing in previous ones? "A technical answer-we had 'big play' capability-could score any place at any time. We had people who just made plays and kept getting better. More of the players had more determination, just incredible determination."

What do the players leam besides football? "I can tell you what they have the opportunity to leam. Perserverance is number one. They leam to sacrifice, to dream and see the possibilities, and the value of hard work."

How do you motivate them? "It's a long, long process, making them believe things are possible. They make it happe;, it's not all fire and brimstone; they see what they can do. I like to say that the magic comes from withinyou possess the magic."

What are the most memorable moments you've had? "Seeing the stands at ISU, packed with Maine South fans, was great.

Also, after the opening game at York, when they'd come back from being so far behind, the looks on their faces, surprise and accomplishment, were incredible."

Can you describe what you felt after winning State? "Exhilaration. Exhilaration and great satisfaction for the players and team.

Just, 'wow, we did it.'"

Do you have any team traditions or superstitions ? "Actually, yeah. If I find any coin throughout the week, we're going to win.

Here's what I have for next year—two pennies and one dime. Twelve cents."

Is there anyone you want to thank? "All the assistant coaches-they'reunbehevable." |Da Coach photo by Paul Berko

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Carl Magsamen

Title: Assistant Coach "The guy in the booth."

Why this team? "We had the essential parts: a good quarterback, good leadership, and special teams. The team was not the best overall team we've ever had, but team chemistry was great."

What does this team mean to you? "I was the head coach of the seniors when they were 1-7 freshmen. I told them after the season that with a little help from the [class of '97], they could be an excellent team."

Who would you like to thank? "The coaches, who put in about 42 hours a week on football. My wife and the 'Power of Baking,' and my parents."

And... "I've been associated with the team as a fan, a player, and coach, and I'll always remember this. All of Maine South can take pride in this, a true accomplishment of the community."

Title: Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator (for 31 years) What do players learn besides football? "Teamwork and discipline [which] is a tremendous advantage for life, to realize that hard work and dedication has rewards."

How did being the underdog affect the team? "The kids really met the challenge of three Catholic league teams."

Who would you like to thank? "The administration, including our athletic director Jim Rees. The trainer, John Honcharuk, and the alumni-literally hundreds attended the game."

And... "I have great personal satisfaction and pride in the kids. I' ve attended every State since it started in 1974, and it was a great thrill to be on the sidelines at last."

Rick Magsamen

Title: Assistant Coach, defensive ends and special teams Number of years: 7 How did you feel after winning state? "It didn't sink in right away, it was a great win but it still hasn't sunk in. It's a big achievement, but I woke up Sunday morning thinking I had to go to practice for another game down the line. I just didn't realize it!"

Who would you like to thank? "Phil [Hopkins] and the players."

Why this year? "They won it because they're a team. They're all great players, no standouts that the opponents could key in on. As soon as they stopped one, another was there."

And..."Here's a Coach Hopkins saying, 'Believers become achievers.'

That's very true for this team. And they know it."

Parker Rohde

Title: Coach of linebacker and receivers Number of years: 2 What will you remember about this year? "Something I'll always remember is Matt Braun after the state game, who just broke into a jumping, prancing, hugging spell, babbling with almost childlike enthusiasm, 'We won State! We won State!'

He's like 6'2", 230, and just expressing unadultered joy that equaled the effort of the entire year."

Who would you like to thank? "Jim Rees, Denny McCann...Coaches Hopkins, Magsamen, Dr. Cachur, Jan Pietron. Dr. Allen, Rich Demick, and the Lord, for sustaining me."

And..."If you give a good example, treat them with diginity and respect—they respond.Every goal is attainable."

State Champs!

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Do you believe in miracles?

by Brian O'Neill Outlined against a grey-blue November sky, the Horsemen rode again, hi dramatic lore they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death. These, however, are only aliases. Their real names are the Maine South Hawks.

That was a paraphrase of Grantland Rice, the best sportswriter of his and perhaps any other time. He covered the top sports stories of his era. Would he have covered this Maine South story? Well, what could be a better story than a bunch of upstarts with no respect going to the state finals to play the most legendary high school football program in Chicago history and winning? The rise of Northwestern, you say? Bah, where's your Hawk Pride?

This is a team that has had no respect since the season started. First of all, they were picked to finish third in the Central Suburban Leauge North, despite the fact that they have dominated Conference for the last three years.

Now, at the beginning of the season they loked like a third place team, starting out at two and two. But then, something funny happened. According to Tight End Scott Gatziolas, "We looked at each other and said we didn't want to be known as a 'could have' team. We knew we had enough talent to be successful."

And that they were. Oh yes, they were.

Your Maine South Hawks won the rest of their games, including huge wins over Maine West and Deerfield, the teams that were predicted to win conference. Maine South had won conference, and were about to go into the playoffs.

Now, for those of you who do not know a lot about football, there are only two things you can do in the playoffs. One is win the State Championship. The other is not to win the State Championship, or, in other words, lose.

Throughout the history of Maine South, we had always chosen the latter. Oh, sure, we had made it to the quarter-finals once or twice, but always bowing out in that round. Why? I don't know. The Elite-Eight round has been our bane, something that a Maine South team could never get past. But this year in the quarter-finals, the monkey was removed from our back with an 18-8 victory over St. Rita in the snow and mud of Wilson Field.

That led to the semi-final game against Fenwick in Oak Park. Oak Park, home of Ernest Hemingway and the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, and a traditionally dominant Fenwick football team.

This was the greatest game I and many others had ever seen. As you know it went into overtime, and according to IHSA rules.

Hawks recover fumble, keep miracle alive Fenwick had the ball at the ten yard line with four chances to score. So Fenwick had the ball. Four chances to score. But four begat four more chances. Which begat two more.

All in all Fenwick had ten opportunities to score, because of penalties and some insane plays.

But they didn't. Incredibly enough, this team that had a perfect record going into the day squandered ten chances to put any points on the board. The Hawks took over and won the game. But that was not the most excititng part of the day. Oh no. Not by far. The most exciting part was this little store that was giving away free bread.

But I'm wandering. Back to the action. The state finals. This was the game that was the game that was the game. No Maine South team had ever even come close to going this far before. Thousands, perhaps millions of us went down to ISU to watch the game. There was some tailgating and some flag-running, some football and some inter-fan trash talk.

Then we went inside for the game.

Oh, Lord, the game. Just how tense can you stand it, brother, before you crack? This was a game where our team looked shaky in the first half, but due to some big plays we managed to keep it close. And what happened at halftime? What did the coaches or the players say to each other in that dark locker room?

Who provided the inspiration to stir up this team? What could have happened in the foul bowels of the ISU football stadium to make the team come out breathing fire and ready to tear apart any team and any player that dared to step in the line of fire?

Photo by Tobey Schmidt I don't know. But something did. Maine South came out a different team, and the fans came alive. This was a great half of football that was climaxed when Brian Schmitz spUt the uprights on a 37 yard chip shot.

And then, Ben Wilson knocked down a desperation pass that wasn't near close enough, and the HAWKS were state champs!

This was perhaps the proudest moment in school history. We beatMt. Carmel, we broke the storied Catholic Leauge tradition, we won the state.

So, this is a story that really isn't going to fade away for years to come. All season, they were underdogs continually dissed by newspapers and newsmen. There was one specific writer for a newspaper who was not a big Hawk fan. Because we are not petty, and do not want to stoop down to his level, we will henceforth refer to him as Bob Sakamoto, (real name: Bob Sakamoto) Now, old Bob predicted Maine South to not win, not against Fenwick or Mount Carmel, as a matter of fact, he said we were going to finish third in conference, which would mean not even make the playoffs, much less win them. Bobby even went as far to announce he would sing the Mt. Carmel fight song on his T.V. show. It seems that he has been dissing Maine South for years. But we don't want to dwell on him. We won. So eat this Bob! It was a great run, a great story, a great time for Maine South. This is something you can tell your kids about. Will they win next year?

I don't know. But for now, we can savor the taste of victory, the sweet smell of success, and the pride of being a champion.

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State Champs!

Pride is a Hawk

by Paul Pawola My throat hurt. Almost two and a half hours of continuous yelling and cheering in the cold Normal air left me feeling tired, sore, and voiceless. However, on the inside, 1 felt good. Real good. I was overcome with pride for my school, for the Hawks, and for my classmates. They are Illinois State Champions!!! They are for real!!! They are the HAWKS!!!

When I came home after a long day of watching football and having celebrations, I took off my varsity jacket, decorated with two varsity letters. I sat down and thought: I am a Hawk. All of my teammates are Hawks.

Every person I see walking down the halls at Maine South is a Hawk.

We are all Hawks. From the smallest freshman to the biggest senior and every one in between, we are the Hawks. We are the

Hawks whether we win a state championship or finish last in conference. We are the Hawks if we participate in a sport or just go and cheer.

We are the Hawks if we go out of our way to read the article in the Tribune, Sun-Times, or Advocate about our team.

We are the Hawks every day when we wake up. We are the Hawks every day in class.

We are the Hawks every night we go to bed.

Everything we do, whether we know it or not, we do it because we are the Hawks. And we are proud to be the Hawks.

Every time we walk past the new trophy, we will all feel pride. The pride we feel at being the Hawks doesn' t start or end at ISU; it just grows there.

We have pride in our team and in our school. We have pride in the Hawks. We have pride in ourselves. We are the Hawks. And we are the CHAMPIONS!!!

The Caravan stops here

by Laura Batt "Melt the Carmel! Get 'em Gatz! We Love Coach! Hopkins for President! Scale Mt. Carmel! The Caravan Stops Here! Fly High, Hawks! WIN!" screamed the white, red, and black posterboards. Sheet-sized Hawk flags flew up and down the length of the field at every big play. Hawk pride overflowed Hancock stadium.

Coming from the West bleachers was the band's "'The Tomahawk Chop theme', 'Dance to the Music', and most often 'Hail to the Hawks.'" Between songs and drum solos, the cheerleaders led the crowd...

"Are we gonna win, say 'yeah.'"

"YEAH!" "Are we gonna lose, say 'no!'"

"NO!" The fans were quieted after the Hawks' first two drives ended in interceptions, but always came together again, clapping, cheering, and rallying their team.

Most of the MS fans had been standing since the start of the second half The score was Mt. Carmel: 21, Maine South: 14. The Hawks held Mt. Carmel play after play, going "three and out" for the entire third quarter. The determined defense was met with standing ovations from proud parents, coaches, fans, and teammates each time they exited the field.

"DEfense, DEfense, DEfense," came the shouts from the home bleachers.

Mt. Carmel could not hold onto the lead they maintained for the first three quarters. As South rallied to tie Carmel and finally take the lead in the fourth, with about three minutes

left. The Caravan tied the score at 28. Two minutes later, the Hawks decided to try a field goal on fourth down and long. "Fifty-eight yards?" hollered a Caravan fan as Brian Schmitz prepared to attempt the potentially game-winning field goal. "That's crazy."

The sea of red and black Hawk fans rose to their feet. Their yells formed together a roaring wave. "All right Schmitz!...Go Maine South!...All-state, baby!...We're number one!...Ahhhhh!"

The cheerleaders halted their hollering; the fans stopped their shouting; the band ended its playing. The kick went up...and was wide right. Breaths were let out and fists were unclenched. But word of the roughing-thekicker penalty spread instantly, and once again the Hawk fans were hoping. "Let's go Hawks! Let's go Hawks! Let's go Hawks!..." shook the bleachers as the band's beating bass drums gelled with the shouts.

The 15 yard penalty was walked off and after a few more plays, George Czerwionka picking up a few more yards, Schmitz tried again. As the Bears' Kevin Butler would do the next day, Schmitz provided the three points from 37 yards out to win the game. Two plays later, Ben Wilson knocked down the Caravan's desperation pass as time ran out to seal the victory for the determined Hawks.

As the reality of winning the 5A state football championship set it, the state champion players smacked eachother on the helmet; the 'WIN!' posterboard waved madly; the band played "Taps;" and everyone in red and black waggled index fingers high.

John Schacke Position: Quarterback Height:

6"r Weight: 170 lbs John was the starting quarterback for his freshman and sopohmore teams and now starts his senior year. He led the team to a 12-2 record and a State Championship. John was named to the Chicago Tribune second team All-state and set a state record for most passing yards in a final game. About the record, John says he owes it to his line and also his recievers. He says he hopes to play in college, but is not sure where yet.

The championship was so far the greatei moment in his life.

Brian Schmitz Posistion: Placekicker, Punter, Split End Height: 6"0' Weight: 140 lbs Brian has been the kicker for varsity two years in a row. He has been named All-State for both years at that position. Brian was also named MVP of the Central Subrban Leauge North.

He kicked the winning field goal in both of the Hawks' last two games. He says that he will play in any college where hÂŤ can also play basketball.

Rick Tosch Position: Flanker, Kick Returner, Defensive Bacl^ Height: 6"2' Weight: 160 lbs Rick, a junior, has started all the games for the Hawks this year. He was named Honorable Mention All-State this year at Wide Receiver, a very impressive feaj for a junior. Despite breaking his collarbone at the end of last season, he came out this year and led the team in yards for receiving.

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NAMK Joe Ragona Brian Schmitz Remi Benkowski Nick Reuhs John Schacke Chris Gruening Mike Worasutr John Hammersmith Phil Rossi Vic DeMartino Man Hagenbart Don Jones Tim Gavin Tom Repetto Eric Anderson George Gardiakos Eric Whalen George Czerwionka Kevin Keller Pat Gonder Matt Braun Brad Mulvihill Tom Carroll Marty Fallon Tim Larson Tom Janas Greg Bozek Colin Johnson Anthony Ragona Mark Cameron Mike Mueller Phil Lamonica David Rioch Mark Tallungan Brian Marvucic Taylor Duncan Brian Albin Brian Czerwinski Matt Gill Dave Darling Adam Knight Mike Sergo Craig Pierce Rob Collura Chris Kiepura Pat Maigler Todd Hyde Radley Kanaszyc Ben Wilson Tim Strauts Rick Tosch Scott Gatziolas

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The road to State...

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Foreman Danville St. Rita Fenwick

11/25/95 Mt. Carmel

Chicago Tribune Ml-State Athletes Brian Schmitz (first team) John Schacke (second team) Rick Tosch (honorable mention)

All-Conference Athletes Greg Bozek Matt Braun Brian Czerwinski

Scott Gatziolas

Joe Ragona John Schacke

Brian Schmitz (MVP) Rick Tosch Ben Wilson