2003 Football Wrap Up
Congratulations to the Eagle Football team for a spirited and fun year of football. Coach Hamilton said “Although there wasn’t the greatest success in wins and losses, this was one of the most fun teams I have coached.” Special thanks to seniors Kevin Everman, Will Minich, and James White for setting an example in attitude and work ethic.
With 14 players returning from this year’s team and some exciting young players moving up, the future looks bright for Eagle Football.
The Eagles have consistently placed in the Omaha World Herald top prep performances and the last issue recognized the following:
Team Offense: 278 yards per game, totaling 2010 rushing and 215 passing yards;
Justin Richards: 100 unassisted tackles and 17 assists
Scott Nilius: 90 unassisted tackles and 7 assists
James White: 1,046 yards rushing and 23 touchdowns
Also for the year:
Scott Nilius: 681 yards rushing and scored 40 points
Brian Push: 146 yards rushing, 67 yards receiving, 2 TD’s
Michael Lewis: 132 yards rushing, 70 yards passing – 1 TD, 72 yards receiving
On Defense:
James White: 65 unassisted tackles, 9 assists, 2 interceptions
Michael Lewis: 39 unassisted tackles, 3 assists, 2 interceptions
Brian Push: 26 unassisted tackles, 9 assitsts
Dirk Ruyf: 24 unassisted tackles, 4 assists
Nate Thompson: 21 unassisted tackles, 7 assists
Final Season Stats
Rushing Yards Opponent James Scott Brian Michael Dirk Nate Will Travis Total Bancroft 221 62 28 4 315 Mead 98 131 22 251 Dodge 16 39 10 5 70 Waterloo 131 139 19 16 305 NC Lourdes 105 80 9 72 266 Brownell/T 178 57 47 51 333 Cedar Bluffs 74 48 -8 -16 98 Parkview 223 125 19 5 372 1046 681 146 132 0 0 0 5 2010 Passing Yards James Scott Brian Michael Dirk Nate Will Travis Bancroft 32 32 Mead 9 9 Dodge 17 14 31 Waterloo 13 4 17 NC Lourdes 8 8 Brownell/T 0 Cedar Bluffs 21 13 34 Parkview 38 39 77 138 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 208 Receiving Yards James Scott Brian Michael Dirk Nate Will Travis Bancroft 25 7 32 Mead 9 9 Dodge 2 12 15 2 31 Waterloo 4 13 17 NC Lourdes 8 8 Brownell/T 0 Cedar Bluffs 22 12 34 Parkview 38 39 77 4 24 67 72 2 39 0 0 208 Return Yards James Scott Brian Michael Dirk Nate Will Travis Bancroft 33 23 56 Mead 47 18 11 76 Dodge 193 193 Waterloo 82 82 NC Lourdes 95 95 Brownell/T 72 20 13 30 135 Cedar Bluffs 19 10 29 Parkview 53 15 2 70 594 20 13 73 0 0 2 34 736 Total Team Offense 2218 Individual Offense:1188 705 213 274 2 39 0 5 Ind. All Purpose: 1782 725 226 347 2 39 2 39 Scoring James Scott Brian Michael Dirk Nate Will Travis Bancroft 24 6 6 36 Mead 18 3 21 Dodge 6 1 7 Waterloo 12 2 14 NC Lourdes 6 2 8 Brownell/T 32 10 6 48 Cedar Bluffs 6 1 7 Parkview 40 17 6 63 144 40 12 2 0 6 0 0 204 Team Totals Offense All Purpose Bancroft 347 403 Mead 260 336 Dodge 101 294 Waterloo 322 404 NC Lourdes 274 369 Brownell/T 333 468 Cedar Bluffs 132 161 Parkview 449 519 Individual Offense James Scott Brian Michael Dirk Nate Will Travis Bancroft 253 62 53 11 0 0 0 0 Mead 107 140 22 0 0 0 0 0 Dodge 33 41 22 34 2 0 0 0 Waterloo 148 152 19 20 0 0 0 0 NC Lourdes 113 80 17 72 0 0 0 0 Brownell/T 178 57 47 51 0 0 0 0 Cedar Bluffs 95 48 14 9 0 0 0 0 Parkview 261 125 19 77 0 39 0 5 Ind All Purpose James Scott Brian Michael Dirk Nate Will Travis Bancroft 286 62 53 11 0 0 0 23 Mead 154 140 22 18 0 0 0 11 Dodge 226 41 22 34 2 0 0 0 Waterloo 230 152 19 20 0 0 0 0 NC Lourdes 208 80 17 72 0 0 0 0 Brownell/T 250 77 60 81 0 0 0 0 Cedar Bluffs 114 48 14 19 0 0 0 0 Parkview 314 125 19 92 0 39 2 5 Defensive Stats UA A Points Int Fumble Rec Punt Block Nate Thompson 21 7 49 1 Scott Nilius 94 7 195 2 3 Travis Brim 11 2 24 James White 64 9 137 2 1 Micheal Lewis 29 3 61 2 Brian Push 26 9 61 1 Aaron Nilius 5 0 10 JT Perry 3 1 7 Justin Richards 100 17 217 Kevin Everman 2 2 6 Will Minich 8 3 19 1 Dirk Ruyf 24 4 52 1 Andrew Meyer 0 1 1 Andrew Minich 14 6 34 1 Steve Perry 1 0 2
2003 Junior Varsity Football Schedule
(Congratulations on an undefeated season!)
Sept 8th: @ Mead, 6pm (Won 27-8!)
Sept 22nd: vs Brownell-Talbot, 4:00pm (Won 39-28!)
Oct 6th: at Waterloo, 4:00pm (Won 46-0!)
Oct 13th: vs Cedar Bluffs, 4:00pm (Won 22-18!)