2001 IHSAA CLASS
4A FOOTBALL STATE FINALS
Delta (13-2) |
0 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
-- |
20 |
Jasper (13-1) |
7 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
-- |
35 |
Officials: Gary Slunaker, LaRue, Mark Cruse, Jack Harmon, Steven McGlothlin.
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Jasper – Brian Lewis 3 run (Justin Mehringer kick),
2nd Quarter
Delta
– Antwaun Amerson 20 pass
from Joey Lynch (Kyle Bland kick),
Jasper – Brian Lewis 4 run (Justin Mehringer
kick),
Jasper
– Chris Schmidt 6 pass from Ben Schmidt (Justin Mehringer
kick), :18.
3rd Quarter
Delta
– Aaron Kerkhof 1 run (kick blocked),
4th Quarter
Jasper – Brian Lewis 1 run (Justin Mehringer
kick),
Delta
– Chris Jackson 9 pass from Joey Lynch (Kyle Bland kick),
Jasper – Brian Lewis 4 run (Justin Mehringer
kick),
Time of Game –
Team Statistics
Delta |
|
Jasper |
19 |
First Downs |
19 |
25/136 |
Rushes/Yards |
47/269 |
201 |
Passing Yards |
87 |
|
Passing Comp./Att./Int. |
|
46/337 |
Plays/Total Net Yards |
54/356 |
40 |
Return Yards |
39 |
1/30 |
Punts/Avg. |
1/38 |
5/37 |
Penalties/Yards |
6/33 |
0/0 |
Fumbles/Lost |
1/0 |
|
Time of Possession |
27:56 |
Individual
Statistics
Rushing
Delta
– Joey Lynch 10-53; Aaron Kerkhof 11-49; Antwaun Amerson 2-31; Jake Miller
2-3.
Jasper – Brian Lewis 35-211; Ben Schmidt 10-58; Matt Messmer 1-2; Team 1-minus 2.
Passing
Delta – Joey Lynch 12-21-1-201.
Jasper – Ben Schmidt 6-7-0-87.
Receiving
Delta
– Chris Jackson 5-83; Jake Miller 5-79; Antwaun Amerson 1-20; Aaron Kerkhof 1-19.
Jasper
– Chris Schmidt 4-65; Zach Mitchell 1-14; Andy Meyer 1-8.
Tackles
Delta
– Antwaun Amerson 11; Steve
Otterbein 8; Brad Wilson 6; Chris Jerles 6; Larry
Burns 6; Aaron Kerkhof 6; Keith Overholt
5; Marc Sue 5; Ryan Rhoades 3; Chris Clouse 3; Nathan Gluff
1; Clay Kimbrell 1; Kyle Bland 1.
Jasper
– Zach Mitchell 8; Jace Himsel
6; Nathan Miller 6; Phil Krodel 6; Chris Schmidt 5;
Justin Mehringer 3; Andy Schroeder 3; Cade Knies 3; Jameson Russell 3;
Nick Gerber 3; Cale Knies
2; Andy Meyer 1; Blake Vogler 1; Shane Voegerl 1; Shane O’Connor 1; Matt Messmer
1.
Sacks
Delta
– Brad Wilson 1-6.
Jasper
– Zach Mitchell 1-6; Andy Schroeder 1-2; Nick Gerber 1-4.
Interceptions
Delta – None.
Jasper – Cade Knies
1-0.
Fumble Recoveries
Delta – None.
Jasper – None.
Class 4A Game
Notes
Alex Hensley Named Class 4A
Mental Attitude Award Recipient
Alex
Hensley of
The
offensive lineman served as team captain for the state champion Wildcats. He
was a four-year varsity performer and three-year starter for Jasper, earning an
all-Big Eight Conference selection. Hensley also has participated in wrestling
and track.
Academically,
he ranks in the top 20 percent of his senior class of 237 students with a 3.47
grade point average. Hensley has accepted an appointment to attend the
Farm
Bureau Insurance, corporate partner of the IHSAA, presented a $1,000
scholarship to
With
its victory, Jasper claimed its first state championship in football. It was
the school’s seventh title overall and the sixth in the last seven years.
Jasper claimed baseball titles in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 and won the boys
tennis state championship in 1999.
Jasper’s
state title was the first for legendary coach Jerry Brewer. Brewer, in his 43rd
season at Jasper and the state’s all-time winningest
coach with 357 victories, was making his fifth appearance at this level of the
tournament. Previously, Brewer had guided the Wildcats to the state finals in
1976 (2A), 1977 (2A), 1987 (4A) and 1995 (3A).
Most
PAT Kicks (Team) – 5 by Jasper (Tied Class 4A record)
Most
Points – 24 by Brian Lewis, Jasper (Class 4A record)
Most
Touchdowns – 4 by Brian Lewis, Jasper (Class 4A record)
Most
PAT Kicks – 5 by Justin Mehringer, Jasper (Class 4A
record)
Most
Rushing Yards – 211 by Brian Lewis, Jasper (Class 4A record)
Most
Rushing Touchdowns – 4 by Brian Lewis, Jasper (Class 4A record)
Class 4A Game Quotes
“In
the second half we felt like we just couldn’t get the ball. It turned into a
track meet and unfortunately we just couldn’t keep up.”
“It’s
been a great season and it’s just been a great accomplishment to be the first
football team from Delta to be here.”
“Our
senior class has done an excellent job for us. In all honesty, I could sit here
and talk for hours and hours about them and not say enough.”
“The
second half was the key. We only had the ball once and there were six minutes
left to go in the game. We scored quickly and then we went for the on-side kick
hoping to get the ball but we weren’t able to stop them.”
“We
weren’t able to do much early and if we scored to match their scores it might
have made a difference. Their score right before the half and the third quarter
drive that put them up two scores made it difficult for us to come back.”
“It
was a simple game. You stop the toss, you win. You don’t stop the toss, you
lose.”
“This
is just a great feeling. This whole state tournament run has been a tribute to
our kids. There is no doubt that Brian (Lewis) is one of the reasons that we
are here, but we’ve some other great kids on this team. It just feels terrific
to come out and play this way after our come-from-behind win in the
semi-state.”
“We
only punted one time in the entire game, but honestly it was still a battle.
Fortunately, for our sake, we were still able to move the ball and sustain some
long drives. This is about our young people and hopefully they are able to reap
all the benefits of what they’ve accomplished.”
“After
the loss to Heritage Hills, I think I may have changed our offense a little. As
a football team, it opened our eyes a little that we needed to improve to get
to the state championship. We needed to start using all our skill players on
offense.”
“Down
the stretch, I knew that they were out of timeouts, but we wanted to make sure
it was in the bag before we started to relax. It’s my fifth time to be here,
but every time I’ve been stopped short of the goal, but today we are champions.
My staff has worked all season long and they deserve the credit. I was just along for the
ride.”
“It’s
a great feeling. I want to give all of the credit to my teammates. I don’t know
if there is a better way to go out as a senior class. This offensive line has
been improving and improving all season long. I just knew that if they were
going to keep plugging away, so was I.”
“Tonight,
we played Jerry Brewer football and it goes to show you that he’s a great coach
and that that type of football isn’t outdated.”