2017 Football
Members of the 2017 boys football team include (front row) Nick Daniel, Owen Kapple, Rocco Iasillo, Andrew Balding, Davy Appleton, Connor Etzkorn, Tommy Haase, Ryan Whitney, Jon Morales, Peter Schuckster, Brendan Puracchio, Sam Buss; (second row) Seth Lehr, Conner Colbert, Michael Fink, Brice Pelky, Dawson Nelson, Eddie Dowle, Hunter Svada, Alfred Vaughn, Oluwatoye Jegede, Jake Brozovich, Rider Winterbottom, Jared Price, Dylan Norton, Steven Gonzalez; (third row) Ronnie Stovall, Dylan Graf, Riley Hugunin, Michael Fruscione, Brian Kripple, Braden Vercler; (fourth row) Max Christiano, Colin Shuster, Jake Loebakka, Jake Ryan, Tyler Haase, Devin Kroplewski, Ben Peterson, Daniel Crowder, Jason Sanchez, James Sanchez, Danny Debow, Noah Sustaita;( fifth row) Thomas Tremblay, Jack Miller, Jack Malloy, Chris Knapp, Jack Kropke, Bennett Lundberg, Adrian Paige, Zach Gessner, Alec Dufor, Brad Overmyer, Josh Ensing; (sixth row) Jake Shipla, Connor Parker, Nick Burkett, Connor Briley, Kyle Williamson, Jalen Cole, Thomas Savickas, Derek Wentworth, Tony Mata, and Emani Johnson.
Overall Record 9-3
Overall Record 9-3
Conference Record 7-2
The 2017 Minooka Indians had a lot of question marks entering the season. How will a new cast of Hall of Fame coaches do at Minooka? Terry McCombs and John Belskis came to change the culture. Big seasons were expected out of Max Christiano, Zach Gessner and Derek Wentworth. Minooka was hit with a roadblock week one, losing 31-13 against the Oswego Panthers. After that loss the Indians were hungry and went on a roll, winning 7 straight, including a big win over rival Plainfield North 23-22. Unfortunately, a loss to Plainfield South in the last week of the regular season killed there hopes of being Conference Champions. The record was good enough to get them home field advantage against Niles Notre Dame. A Connor Etzkorn touchdown run won the game in overtime, advancing the Indians 22-19. The Barrington Broncos were up next, led by Northwestern commit Ray Niro. The Broncos were ranked No. 2. Another overtime thriller was capped off by a trick play where quarterback Zach Gessner threw a screen to left tackle Derek Wentworth. Edwardsville was the opponent for the state semifinals. The Tigers were led by junior quarterback, Kendall Abdur-Rahman, who had committed to Notre Dame to play wide receiver. The Indians fell 28-25. The successful season showed on the record book, with the all-time records of team interceptions with 25.
Page researched by Nick Schultz, 2018
Page researched by Nick Schultz, 2018
Head Coach: Terry McCombs Assistant Coaches: John Belskis, Matt Harding, Bob Williams, Alvin Lewis, Tony Garcia
Home Field: MCHS Central Campus, 301. S. Wabena Ave, Minooka IHSA Class: 8AConference: Southwest Prairie
All-Conference Athletes: Max Christiano, Colin Schuster, Jake Loebbaka, Jake Ryan, Owen Kapple, Derek Wentworth, Tyler Haase, Jack Kropke, Adrien Paige
Photos2017-18 Yearbook
Home Field: MCHS Central Campus, 301. S. Wabena Ave, Minooka IHSA Class: 8AConference: Southwest Prairie
All-Conference Athletes: Max Christiano, Colin Schuster, Jake Loebbaka, Jake Ryan, Owen Kapple, Derek Wentworth, Tyler Haase, Jack Kropke, Adrien Paige
Photos2017-18 Yearbook
Sources: MaxPreps, Peace Pipe Chatter, Joliet Herald News