2009 Football Schedules
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Mike Kafka’05 to play on the East squad for
the 85th East-West Shrine Game

Tune in to watch Mike Kafka ’05, quarterback for Northwestern University, play in the East-West Shrine game this Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 2:00p.m. on ESPN2.

St. Rita wins 76th Annual Chicago Prep Bowl

The St. Rita Mustangs defeated Simeon 34-20 on Friday, November 27th to win the 76th Annual Chicago Prep Bowl. This is the sixth Prep Bowl Championship for the Mustangs in St. Rita history.

Junior running back Jahwon Akui was named the Prep Bowl MVP with four touchdowns including a 98 yard opening kickoff return. Akui had a total of 148 rushing yards on 29 carries.

“We're really blessed as a team to have been able to win a championship like this,” said Akui.

See Also: Prep Bowl Photo Gallery in Mustang Media

Additional Coverage of St. Rita Prep Bowl Victory

Prep Bowl Championship Wraps Up Successful Season of Football

Akui a conqueror for St. Rita
Southtown Star

Akui too much for Simeon to handle in 34-20 St. Rita win
Chicago Tribune


In the News

Mike Lally'06  Represents St. Xavier University on AFCA-NAIA All-America Team

Chicagoland’s Best High School Football Players Recognized

Mike Lally '06 a hitter and a healer

Mike Lally '06 MFSA Player of the Year

Mike Lally ’06 Named MSFA Defensive Player of the Week

Mike Lally ’06 on Comcast SportsNet

He's small in stature, but Akui comes up big

St. Rita in full gallop - Akui, Starks lead way as No. 1 Mustangs rips Mount Carmel

Mike Kafka and Ryan Donahue as former St. Rita football players who earned BIG TEN Player of the Week honors (9/20/09)

Schedules Print

Varsity
Date Day Time Opponent Results
8/29 Sat  6:00 p.m. at Portage, IN vs. Portage HS
W (35-20)
9/4 Fri 7:30 p.m. at Morris Community HS
W (42-7)
9/11 Fri 7:30 p.m. vs. Brother Rice
W (35-14)
9/18 Fri 7:30 p.m. vs. Fenwick 
W (35-13)
9/25 Fri 7:30 p.m. at Bishop McNamara
W (34-19)
10/2 Fri 7:00 p.m. at Gately Stadium vs. Mount Carmel 
W (54-16)
10/9 Fri 7:30 p.m. vs. Providence Catholic
10/17 Sat 1:00 p.m. at University of Chicago
vs. St. Ignatius
10/24 Sat 1:00 p.m. at Loyola Academy
10/31 Sat 6:00 p.m. IHSA Playoffs - vs. Plainfield North at St. Rita
W (40-14)
11/6 Fri 7:00 p.m. at Marian Catholic
W (34-14)
11/13 Fri 7:00 p.m. vs. Wheaton Warrenville South
at St. Rita
L (14-23)
11/20 Fri 7:00 p.m. vs. Brother Rice Chicago Prep Bowl CCL Championship  
Sophomore
Date Day Time Opponent Results
8/29 Sat 3:00 p.m. at Portage, IN vs. Portage HS
W (28-6)
9/4 Fri 5:00 p.m. at Morris Community HS
W (3-0)
9/11 Fri 5:00 p.m. vs. Brother Rice
W (17-6)
9/18 Fri 5:00 p.m. vs. Fenwick 
W (34-0)
9/25 Fri 5:00 p.m. at Bishop McNamara
W (27-6)
10/3 Sat 9:30 a.m. at Mount Carmel 
W (27-7)
10/9 Fri 5:00 p.m. vs. Providence Catholic
W (25-16)
10/17 Sat 9:30 a.m. at St. Ignatius College Prep
W (54-0)
10/24 Sat 10:30 a.m. at Loyola Academy 
W (28-23)
Freshman "A"
Date Day Time Opponent Results
8/29 Sat 12:00 p.m. at Portage, IN vs. Portage HS
W (46-6)
9/5 Sat 9:30 a.m. vs. Morris Community HS
L (6-12)
9/12 Sat 9:30 a.m. at Brother Rice
W (26-25)
9/19 Sat 9:30 a.m. at Fenwick (Priory)
L (13-14)
9/26 Sat 9:30 a.m. vs. Bishop McNamara
W (40-0)
10/3 Sat 9:30 a.m.  vs. Mount Carmel 
L (14-24)
10/10 Sat 9:30 a.m. at Providence Catholic
10/17 Sat 9:30 a.m. vs. CICS/Longwood 
10/24 Sat 9:30 a.m. vs. Loyola Academy 
Freshman "B"
Date Day Time Opponent Results
9/12 Sat 1:00 p.m. vs. Matea Valley (Naperville)  
L (26-38)
9/24 Thurs 5:00 p.m. at Joliet Township HS
L (14-48)
9/29 Tues 4:30 p.m. at Fenwick (Priory)
W (32-20)
10/3 Sat 11:30 a.m.  vs. Mount Carmel 
L (8-12)
10/10 Sat 11:30 a.m. at Providence Catholic
10/13 Tues 5:30 p.m. vs. Marist  
10/17 Sat 11:00 a.m. vs. St. Ignatius 
10/24 Sat 11:30 a.m. vs. Loyola Academy 

Head Coach

Mr. Todd Kuska
773-925-6600
x6657


Assistant Coaches

  • Ray Bugal
  • John Nee
  • J.J. Standring
  • Dave Moritz
  • John Gutrich
  • Tony Zapata
  • Pat Connelly
  • Terry Quinn
  • Joe Urchak
  • Dan Schaller
  • Dan Cepek

History

National Champions
1963

State Champions
1978, 2006

Semi-Finalists
1983, 1988, 1994, 2001, 2003

Quarter-Finalists
1982, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009

Catholic League Champions
'23, '46, '61, '62, '63,'71, '72, '73, '78, '79, '80, '82, '84, '85,' 86, '88, '89, '90, '94, '02, '03, '06, '08

Prep Bowl Champions
1963, 1970, 1971, 1977, 2007, 2009

Rosters Print

  • Varsity
  • Sophomore
  • Freshman
No. First Name Last Name Year Position Height Weight
Grammar School
1 Jahwon Akui Jr. RB 5’7” 175 Roosevelt
2 Michael Johnson Jr. DB 5’11” 165 St. Cajetan
3 Carlton Simmons Sr. RB 5’9” 170 Northside Catholic Academy
4 Luke Turner Sr. WR 5’10” 165 St. Linus
5 Travis Starks Jr. RB/DB 5’11” 175 Emmanuel Christian
6 Brendan Cloney Jr. LB 6’1” 190 St. Christina
7 Ryan Nolan Sr. LS/WR 6’1” 195 Clissold
8 Zachary Johnson Sr. WR 5’8” 160 Most Holy Redeemer
9 Daniel Collins Sr. RB 5’7” 190 St. Linus
10 Robert Gallik Sr. QB 6’2” 185 St. Christina
11 Kevin Yerkes Sr. QB 6’2” 185 St. Mary Star of the Sea
12 Brandon Johnson Jr. QB 6’0” 170 St. Benedict
13 Christopher Stoeberl So. QB 6’0” 195 Homer Junior High
14 Benjamin Velazquez Sr. DB 5’10” 180 Kinzie
15 Max Kurucar So. P 5’11” 175 Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
16 Christopher Donahue Jr. K 6’1” 155 Central
17 Javier Green Sr. DB 5’11” 185 Lionel Hampton
18 Matthew McGowan Sr. WR 5’10” 160 Most Most Holy Redeemer
19 Aamir Walton Jr. QB/WR 5’10” 170 St. Sabina
20 Mario Gurgone Jr. DB 5’7” 160 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
21 Jacob Pikowski Jr. DB 6’3” 180 St. Mary Star of the Sea
22 Michael Parker Sr. DB 5’11” 200 Central Junior High
23 Mitchell Saffold Jr. WR 6’1” 190 Visitation
24 Jake Glascott Jr. DB 5’8” 175 Central Junior High
25 James Johnson Jr. DB 5’8” 160 St. Cajetan
26 Patrick Walsh Sr. DB 6’2” 185 St. Bernadette
27 Kyle Jachim Sr. WR/P 6’0” 185 St. Bernadette
28 Thomas Kelly Sr. WR 6’4” 200 St. Bernadette
29 Arman Castillo Jr. WR 5’6” 160 St. Daniel the Prophet 
30 Daniel McAuliffe Sr. WR 5’9” 150 St. Christina
31 Anthony Nudo Sr. WR 5’10” 175 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
32 Joseph Knibbs Jr. RB 5’11” 175 St. Christina
33 Scott Smolik Sr. LB/RB 5’11” 180 St. Linus
34 Matthew Mullen Jr. RB/LB 6’0” 190 St. Gerald
35 Jaime Viramontes Sr. LB 6’2” 185 Queen of the Universe
36 Nicolas Robles Sr. LB/RB 6’0” 200 St. Mary Star of the Sea
37 Kevin Flaherty Jr. DB 5’8” 185 St. Patricia
38 Ryan McGowan Jr. LB 6’4” 195 Most Holy Redeemer
39 Ronald McNamara Sr. LB 6’3” 225 St. Mary Star of the Sea
40 Michael Villa Sr. RB 6’0” 200 St. Mary Star of the Sea
42 Brendan Garrett Sr. LB 5’10” 205 St. Linus
43 Joseph Campagna Sr. LB 6’1” 220 St. Cajetan
44 William McNamara So. LB 6’0” 200 St. Catherine of Alexandria
45 Charles Elmor So. DB 6'0" 185 George Washington Middle School
46 Beau Guinta Sr. RB/DL 6’0” 205 Palos South
47 Christopher Simms Sr. LB 6’1” 205 St. Walter
48 Liam Hopkins Jr. LB 6’0” 200 St. Cajetan
49 Daniel Connolly Sr. DL 6’5” 250 St. Catherine of Alexandria
50 Ronald Garcia Sr. LB 6’0” 175 Maria Yates
51 Daniel Molinari Jr. DL 5’7” 200 Jerling Junior High
52 Patrick Rafalin Sr. OL 5’11” 235 St. Bede the Venerable
53 Mark Walsh Jr. LB 6’2” 195 St. Christina
54 C.J. Lepper Jr. DL 5’9” 205 Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
55 Richard Garcia Jr. OL 5’10” 225 St. Mary Star of the Sea
56 Jack Leiser Jr. LB 6’0” 180 St. John Fisher
57 Jake O’Dea Sr. OL 5’11” 255 St. Bede the Venerable
59 Benjamin Tomasek Jr. DL 5’11” 215 St. Christina
61 Harrison Zelek Jr. OL 6’0” 210 St. John Fisher
62 Matthew Beemsterboer Sr. DB 6’0” 175 St. Barnabas
63 Joseph Maes Jr. DL 6’3” 225 St. Daniel the Prophet
64 John Sheahan Jr. OL 6’2” 260 St. Cajetan
65 Stephen Pangrazio Jr. LB 6’1” 170 St. Cajetan
66 Joseph Nash Jr. OL 6’3” 255 Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
67 Nicholas Schultz Sr. OL 5’10” 230 St. John Fisher
68 Joseph Mendoza Jr. DL 6’2” 240 St. Paul Lutheran
70 Joseph Escamilla Sr. DL 5’6” 300 St. Gall
71 Brian Lurquin Jr. OL 6’0” 270 Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
72 Sean Moroney Jr. OL 5’10” 285 Keller
73 Thomas Flood Jr. DL 5’11” 250 St. Daniel the Prophet
74 Tyler Larson Jr. DL 5’10” 220 St. Gabriel
75 Kevin Popek Sr. OL 6’3” 290 St. Mary Star of the Sea
76 Bryce Bailey Jr. OL 6’2” 290 Dixon
77 Thomas Hitz Jr. OL 6’2” 270 St. Cajetan
78 Timothy Ladd Sr. OL 6’4” 275 St. Cajetan
79 Kevin Berrigan Sr. DL 6’4” 230 St. Linus
80 Curtis Bader Jr. DB 5’8” 160 St. Bede the Venerable
81 Robert Gallagher Jr. WR 6’4” 185 St. Christina
82 Andrew Cheatham Jr. DB 5’9” 160 St. Bede the Venerable
83 Nicholas Witry Jr. TE 6’3” 185 Queen of Martyrs
84 Joseph Tormey Jr. LB 6’0” 160 Mt. Greenwood
85 Thomas Sujack Sr. TE 6’2” 210 Christ the King
86 Timothy Nagle Jr. WR 6’1” 180 St. Alexander
87 Timothy Gorski Jr. TE 6’6” 230 St. Alexander
89 A.J. Tellez Jr. WR 5’7” 155 Lenart
90 Bruce Gaston Sr. DL 6’3” 310 Our Lady of the Gardens
91 Kimani Thomas Sr. DL 6’2” 260 Clissold
92 Kevin Kosman Jr. LB 5’10” 190 St. Walter
93 John Howard Sr. DL/RB 5’11” 185 St. John Fisher
94 Stephen McAllister Jr. RB 5’8” 200 St. Germaine
95 John Duffy Sr. WR 6’1” 170 Queen of Martyrs
96 William Kellogg Jr. DB 6’0” 160 Most Holy Redeemer
97 Daniel Hett Jr. WR 5’9” 155 St. Christina
98 Stan Sojka So. K 5'10" 150 Kinzie
No. Last Name First Name HT WT Position Grammar School
3 Thomas Scott 5'10" 155 DB/QB Bridgeport Catholic Academy
4 Ladd Dan 5'10" 145 DB St. Cajetan
5 Esposito Sean 5' 8" 145 RB Central Middle School 
6 Pikowski Marc 6'1" 145 DB St. Mary Star of the Sea
7 Hillgamyer Pete 5'9" 160 DB St. Gabriel
8 Golden Tom 6'2" 150 WR St. John Fisher
9 Murphy Mike 5'9" 160 DB Central Junior High
10 Kurucar Max 6' 0" 160 DB Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
12 Brennan Liam 6'1 165 WR St. Bernadette
14 Ward Chris 5'11" 180 FB Simmons Middle School
15 Stoeberl  Chris 6'0" 187 QB Homer Jr. High
16 Leach Cody 5'11" 149 DB Sutherland
20 Verdun TJ 5'7" 150 WR Homer Jr. High
22 Leonard Ryan 5'10" 155 DB St. Christina
23 Golladay Kenneth 5'10" 130 WR St. Ethelreda
24 Williams Russell 5' 6" 165 RB Ashburn Community
26 Collins Branden 5' 10" 180 RB/DB Dirkson
27 Kropidowski Alex 5' 10" 145 WR St. Barnabas
28 Lebron Anthony 5'4" 135 DB Central Jr. High
30 Moran Walter 5'10" 155 DB George Washington Middle School
31 Dust Tim 6'0" 170 LB Queen of Martyrs
32 McBride Billy 5' 10" 165 LB Simmons Middle School
33 Farris Raymond 6'1" 165 DB Rosenwald School
34 Fitzgerald Dan 6'0" 160 DE/QB St. Christina
39 Elmore Charles 6'0" 182 LB George Washington Middle School
43 Doory Anthony 5'9" 163 DB Liberty Jr. High
44 Duffy Brendan 6'0" 170 TE St. Alexander
45 Shoup Trace 6'2" 235 DL St. Daniel the Prophet
48 Jones Allen 5'8" 181 DB Kankakee Jr. High
50 Rehfeld Billy 5'11" 225 OL Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
51 Golding Jacob 6'1" 170 OL Palos South
52 Ibarra Julio 5'9" 180 LB St. Mary Star of the Sea
53 Sabath Craig 5'10" 185 DL Bridgeport Catholic Academy
55 Valadez Ricky 6'0" 190 OL St. Bede the Venerable
56 Bubacz Vince 5'10" 180 DL St. Turibius
57 Youpel George 5'8" 188 OL Finley Jr. High
62 Sayers Brian 6' 2" 280 OL Prairie Jr. High
64 Marciano Matt 6'4" 200 DL St. Walter
65 Robillard Jeff 5'10" 205 OL Queen of the Universe
66 Spore Neil 5'10" 160 DB Christ the King
67 Kavalauskas Kyle 5' 9" 210 OL St. Bede the Venerable
70 Lopez Ernesto 5' 7" 180 DL Queen of the Universe
71 Gage Kyle 5'8" 230 DL St. Ethelreda
72 Hernandez Mike 6' 0" 180 OL Mt. Greenwood
73 Stein Mac 6'2" 210 DL Old Quarry
74 LoVerde Mario 5' 10" 240 OL St. Barnabas
75 Torres Jesus 5'10" 185 DL St. Albert the Great
76 Gomez Cristian 5'7" 225 OL Our Lady of Charity
77 Dachota Nick 6'6" 270 OL St. John Fisher
78 Spells Shakir 6' 1" 250 DL St. Ethelreda
81 O' Connor Pat 6'2" 190 TE Mt. Greenwood
83 Kacor Tom 6'2" 170 WR St. Bede the Venerable
86 Raehl Bobby 5'11" 180 DL St. Symphorosa
89 Foody Michael 6'2" 175 TE St. Mary Star of the Sea
Sojka Stan 5'10" 150 K Kinzie
# Last Name First Name HT WT Pos. Grammar School
1 Adent Tom 5'6" 140 WR/DB St. Christina
2 Lombard Tim 5'10" 160 WR/DB St. Bede the Venerable
3 Johnson Herbie 5'5" 140 WR/DB St. Christina
4 Ortiz Frank  5'6" 145 QB St. Bede the Venerable
5 Kelley John 6'0" 142 QB/DB Most Holy Redeemer
6 Glascott Connor 5'6" 135 WR/DB Central Jr. High
7 Brazel Stephen 5'10" 160 WR/DB St. Gabriel
8 Cozzi Peter 5'9" 140 WR/DB Cass Jr. High
9 Collins Jack 5'4" 120 WR/DB St. Cajetan
10 Burchette Keith 5'7" 150 WR/DB St. Isaac Jogues
11 Irizarry Aris 5'11" 165 RB/LB John F Kennedy
12 Carlson Marty 5'9" 155 K Wilkins Jr. High
13 Smith Jeff 5'7" 140 QB/DB Newberry Academy
14 Neubauer Dave 5'7" 125 RB/DB St. Mary Star of the Sea
15 Evans-Gregory Stephen 5'9" 205 OB/DL St. Ethelreda
16 Maderak Zach 5'9" 130 RB/DB St. Symphorosa
17 Wilimczyk Joey 5'5" 140 WR/DB Homer Jr High
18 Arundle Billy 5'6" 150 WR/DB Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
19 Chavez Esau 5'6" 150 WR/DB Stevenson Middle School
20 Kinney Tim 5'9" 130 WR/DB St. Gerald
21 Adjei Sondia 5'7" 175 RB/DB Ebinger Elementary
22 Holubik John 5'4" 125 WR/DB Queen of Martyrs
23 McLain Connor 6'0" 160 WR/DB Grissom Middle School
24 Ministre Guerby 5'6" 160 RB/DB Scharum Memorial
25 O'Connor Mike 5'3" 120 WR/DB Oak Prairie
26 Sicher Kevin 5'4" 120 WR/DB Jerling Jr. High 
27 Mangan Nick 5'3" 120 RB/DB Queen of Martrys
28 McGowan Jake 5'5" 130 WR/DB Most Holy Redeemer
29 Herard Phillip 5'4" 140 WR/DB Christ the King
30 Johnson Maurice 5'4" 135 RB Ashburn Elementary
31 Delbosque Alex 5'8" 140 WR/DB St. Rene Goupil
32 Kelly Bobby 6'0" 170 TE/DL St. Bernadette
33 Jackson Ian 5'5" 160 RB/DB St. Sabina
34 Skonie Randon 5'11" 175 RB/LB Oak Prairie
35 Healy Pat 6'0" 175 TE/LB St. Bernadette
36 Golden Jeremy 5'9" 140 WR St. Rene Goupil
37 Marchetta John 5'7" 120 DB Gailieo Elementary
38 Blaeser Luke 6'0" 150 TE/LB St. Bernadette
39 Swanson Nick 5'8" 140 RB/DB Century Jr. High
40 LeBarre Anthony 3'6' 140 OL/DL Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
42 Esposito Ryan 5'7" 138 DL/ Central Middle School
44 Smith Tony 5'8" 200 RB/DL St. Patricia
47 Villanueva David 5'7" 135 WR/DB Durkin Park
48 Thome Billy 6'1" 160 LB Oak Lawn Hometown Middle
49 Callahan Mike 5'8" 155 LB Palos South
50 Ponio Eric 5'9" 200 OL/DL St. Joseph
51 Pickering Zach 5'6" 150 RB/LB St. Symphorosa
52 Doherty Bobby 5'10" 165 RB/LB St. Patricia
53 Maroney Ray 5'10" 160 LB Clissold Elementary
54 McNicholas John 5'11" 170 OL/DL Christ the King
55 Piraino Nick 5'8" 200 OL/DL Robert Healy
56 Mitchell Zach 5'9" 235 OL/DL St. Gabriel
57 Insley Greg 5'9" 190 OL/DL St. John Fisher
58 Schoenfeld Matt 5'7" 145 OL/DL St. Catherine of Alexandria
59 Napelton Marty 5'10" 170 TE/DL St. Francis Xavier
60 Haas Chuck 5'7" 180 OL/DL Queen of Martyrs
61 Murphy Dillon 5'9" 185 OL/DL Palos South
62 Reid Ed 5'9" 210 OL/DL Tarkington Middle
63 Donovan Jake 5'6" 170 OL/DL John C Dore
64 Galbraith Brendan 5'6" 215 OL/DL St. Catherine of Alexandria
65 Wisseh Franklin 5'9" 150 RB/DB St. Ethelreda
66 Martinez Pedro 5'8' 145 OL/DL Central Middle
67 Eskra Jonathan 6'0" 230 OL/DL St. Gerald
68 McDermott Thomas 5'9" 160 OL/DL St. John Fisher
69 Kapa Chris 6'0" 190 OL/DL St. Christina
70 Zaleski Alex 6'1" 210 OL/DL St Catherine of Alexander
71 Andrews D.J. 6'1" 200 TE/DL Oak Prarie 
72 Jenkins Brendan 5'8" 170 OL/DL St. Damian
73 O'Sullivan Brendan 5'9' 200 OL/DL St. Daniel the Prophet
74 Ferguson Matt 5'11" 190 LB Burroughs Elementary
75 Pergande Kevin 6'0" 210 OL/DL St. Barnabas
76 Drew Dustin 5'10" 250 OL/DL Ashburn Lutheran
77 Dinovella John 5'7" 145 OL/DL St. Catherine of Alexandria
78 Rodriguez Jonathan 5'7" 180 OL/DL  Durkin Park
79 Acevedo Israel 5'8" 190 OL/DL St. Richard
80 Lux Tim 6'2" 175 TE/DE Sutherland
81 Moran Tom 6'0" 160 TE/DL St. Germaine
82 Prieto Chad 5'9" 140 WR/RB Mokena Jr. High
83 Rutter Dennis 5'7' 135 WR Homer Jr High
84 Shields James 5'3" 120 WR Washington Jr. High
85 Leonard Brandon 5'10" 150 WR Ashburn Lutheran
86 Hopkins Julian 5'4" 120 WR Ashburn Lutheran
87 Klemendzos Alex 6'1" 205 OL/DL Prairie Jr. High
88 Robinson Marc 5'7" 140 TE/DE St. Daniel the Prophet
89 Klimas C J 6'4" 170 TE/DL Palos South
90 Ortega Ivan 5'8" 130 WR/DB St. Turibius 
93 Foster Ryan 5'2" 190 OL/DL Wrightwood
96 Threloff Ben 6'2" 180 TE/DE Most Holy Redeemer
97 Spallina Jake 6'1" 195 OL/DL Queen of Martyrs
98 Gargano Mario 5'7" 150 OL/DL St. Mary Star of the Sea
99 Johnson Troy 6'0" 200 LB/TE Wilbur Wright Middle