2015 ALL-CS8 FOOTBALLFOOTBALL Sam Joe Brannan Brandon Matt Rooney Final standings Sergent I Jacksonville Jones I Jacksonville senior CS8 Overall senior running I I Sacred Heart- quarterback SHG 9 0 11 1 Rochester back Griffin senior Rochester 8 1 10 2 senior center/ running back Threw for 2,769 Eisenhower 6 3 7 4 defensive line Carried the ball yards while com- 186 times for The CS8’s Football Player of Jacksonville 6 3 6 4 Recovered four fumbles — pleting 189 of 286 passes. He Glenwood 5 4 5 5 1,186 yards and seven touch- the Year ran for 1,701 yards on tossed 27 TDs and 14 INTs. He three while on defense — and downs. He had three 100-plus 171 carries, scoring 26 touch- Lanphier 4 5 4 5 was on a line that helped the also showed that he was Southeast 4 5 4 5 yard games on the season as downs. He caught 17 passes mobile, running for 423 yards offense average 496 yards per part of an offense that threw for 275 yards as well. In the Springfield High 2 7 2 7 game. Defensively, he had 30 and 13 TDs on 97 carries. MacArthur 1 8 1 8 for nearly 1,000 more yards quarterfinal loss to Crete- tackles and 4½ sacks. than it ran. Monee,Sergent threw two Lincoln 0 9 0 9 t#ouchdown passes, showing why he was also the team’s Tim backup quarterback. Christian Collin Brenneisen Roger Lett Stallworth I Sacred Heart- Dondanville I Rochester I Griffin junior I Rochester Salat Al- Sacred Heart- senior quarterback Griffin junior junior wide Nurridin cornerback receiver Had an impressive rookie cam- linebacker Scored touchdowns on both of I Eisenhower paign, completing 145 of 220 Brought down opponents 82 Led the team in receptions senior running passes for a 65.9 completion his interceptions and totaled (45), receiving yards (867) and times, recovered two fumbles 39 tackles in the second of his back/linebacker percentage and finished with and had a 15-yard pick-six touchdowns caught (13) and 2,750 yards and 38 touch- two-year Rochester career. was QB Zeigler’s easiest target Ran for 1,230 yards on 184 interception return in SHG’s downs while throwing just four to find at 6 feet 5. carries and scored 12 touch- 61-38 Class 6A second-round interceptions. downs in 11 games. win over Peoria Notre Dame. Colton Drake Von JacAnthony Lockwood Avery Collin Nordheim- Childress I Decatur Andrews Etherton Eisenhower Moore I Lanphier senior wide I Rochester I Chatham I SHG senior senior slotback receiver defensive senior wide Glenwood senior Caught 61 passes for 1,161 back/wide Led the team in receiver/free wide receiver/defensive back yards and 15 touchdowns and receiver catches with 25, amounting for safety Was a two-way threat but did 275 yards and three touch- was the Panthers’ most Accounted for 21 catches and most of his damage defensive- The Western Illinois University downs.Rushed 21 times for explosive player with an 373 yards on offense and on ly with 63 tackles, three fum- commit had 79 tackles and 279 yards and another four average of 19 yards per catch, the other side of the ball, came ble recoveries and one inter- two interceptions, helping the TDs. On defense, he had 62 culminating in an IFCA All- up with two interceptions and ception. Eight of his tackles Cyclones shut down oppo- tackles and three interceptions State selection. 78 tackles, of which seven were for loss. Carried the ball nents’ passing games. resulting in two TDs. His 58 went for loss. 14 times for 119 yards and points were second on the three TDs. team. D.J. Mackey Andrew Clark Gaden I Sacred Heart- Banaitis Kameron Griffin senior James White I Chatham linebacker I I Glenwood Corner Jacksonville Glenwood senior Led the Cyclones junior wide senior offensive/ I Glenwood linebacker defensive lineman in tackles and it receiver/ senior defensive Was co-leader for wasn’t even close. His 162 defensive back Recorded 36 tackles and three back/wide were nearly twice as many as the Titans with Led the Crimsons sacks, caused two fumbles receiver Luke Notz’s 86, which were 63 tackles in nine games and with 73 catches, 1,045 yards and batted down a pass. He second on the team. He added Came down with six intercep- finished with two quarterback and nine receiving touch- also scored a touchdown on a two interceptions and recov- tions, taking two back for sacks. downs. He averaged more than 22-yard punt return. ered a fumble. touchdowns. He also broke up 100 yards receiving per game. seven more pass attempts and Chipped in on defense with 14 had 30 tackles. He caught six Eddie Gailes tackles. passes for 117 yards and one Doug Stephon touchdown. I Southeast Bobbitt senior running Maroon back/linebacker Tony I Eisenhower I Sacred Heart- junior wide Avanté Cox Finished with 11 Griffin senior Williams rushing touch- receiver center I Springfield I Rochester downs — including four in the High senior Caught a team-high 16 touch- junior wide season finale against Protected Brenneisen at QB running down passes on 40 catches. receiver/free MacArthur.Totaled 927 yards and opened holes for the SHG back/safety On those catches, he totaled safety on the ground. Defensively, he run game that accounted for 700 yards for a 17.5-yard finished with 61 tackles and 3,360 yards on 337 carries. All Tallied 590 yards on 86 carries Finished with 719 average. had one interception. told, SHG had more than 6,100 in seven games for the receiving yards on 26 catches yards of offense. Senators, scored five touch- — a whopping 27.7 yards per downs and recorded 681 yards catch — and caught 10 TDs. of total offense — including He had nine kickoff returns for Sam Brandon Hay one touchdown reception. Had 356 yards and two scores and Dallas 49 tackles and one intercep- also rushed for one more TD. I Chatham Bonansinga tion. On defense, he led the Rockets Glenwood junior McClain I SHG senior running back with 88 tackles — 10 for loss — I MacArthur wide receiver/ and caused three fumbles. cornerback Was the Titans’ senior wide biggest all- receiver C.J. Wright The Cyclones’ lone representa- around offensive threat, rush- Was the Generals’ leading pass tive on the IFCA All-State team ing for 495 yards and five I Jacksonville Cayleb catcher with 35 receptions, led SHG with 56 catches and touchdowns on 86 carries and senior wide 604 yards and nine touch- 1,034 receiving yards, catching caught 29 passes for 346 receiver/ Dehority downs. 17 touchdown passes to tie for yards and six TDs. Also defensive back I Eisenhower team lead. The SIU-bound returned nine kicks for 156 Caught 51 passes junior receiver also finished with 47 yards. for 668 yards and seven quarterback tackles and three intercep- Albert Okwuegbunam touchdowns. He also had an tions. Only a junior,Dehority is a interception and six pass three-year veteran at the posi- I SHG senior deflections.On special teams, tion. And after putting up 2,710 Kenny wide receiver/ he blocked a field goal and had Bryson yards and 40 touchdowns Hedges defensive end a blocked punt. passing, the question is: What At 6 feet 6, was a Bonds can he do for an encore? He I Rochester huge target for completed 167 of 261 senior running I QB Brenneisen Eisenhower attempts. back junior running and was also a Justin back/linebacker Continued the ever-growing difficult task for defenders to Wright tradition of Rochester running bring down once he caught the His 134 tackles were second on Kendall backs putting up big numbers, ball. Averaged 20.1 yards per I Lanphier the team. He was a big factor and finished with 1,478 yards catch. After committing to the senior tackle/ in helping the Panthers shore Dehority on 221 carries in his only sea- University of Missouri, he defensive end up a defense that allowed 76.5 son as the feature back. An caught 47 passes and scored I Eisenhower Finished with 45 tackles, points per game in the first two IFCA All-State selection, he 17 touchdowns. senior recording nine tackles in a games and allowed just 26 per rushed for 27 touchdowns and linebacker game twice —Week 4 against contest after that. scored three more as part of Southeast and Week 8 against Led the defense that allowed his 10 receptions. Springfield High. Both were two or fewer touchdowns four Noah Lanphier wins. times this season with 136 Pickens Andre tackles. Booker Adam Hillis I Jacksonville senior wide I I Southeast Jacksonville receiver/ Dan Zeigler senior tight end/ Reggie junior defensive back defensive end linebacker I Rochester Dickerson Had 40 catches and 576 yards senior Was relied on heavily as the Wrapped up for seven touchdowns. I quarterback Spartans tried to get Lanphier senior opponents 64 Defensively had 21 tackles and back to the playoffs running back times, including seven tackles two pass deflections. The IFCA All- after Southeast When healthy, for loss and two sacks. Stater wrapped had its first post- he was a difficult task for up a stellar two-year career by season berth in any defender to bring completing 168 of his 265 12 seasons last down quickly. He ran Laquan pass attempts, netting 3,208 year. Had a for 1,166 yards on Cam Jones yards and 39 touchdowns 55-yard fum- against five interceptions. 155 carries and I Springfield Price ble return for a Averaged 267 yards per game. scored 10 times. High freshman touchdown I Southeast He also scored twice on the And though he wide receiver against SHG. senior offensive ground. wasn’t speedy, guard/defensive Finished with he did break Had a breakout 57 tackles — season and is tackle off a 61-yard — Capsules by Ryan Mahan, including 10 for lone freshman on either the run. Recorded 12 solo tackles and Staff Writer: 788-1546, loss — this all-conference or special men- 12 assisted, and while on [email protected] season. << Dickerson tion lists. Caught a team-high offense, opened holes on the 23 passes for 11 touchdowns offensive line for the top three and 428 yards.Returned 19 ball carriers to get 1,925 yards. kickoffs for 382 yards.