Lightning Football - 2005 Season Recap

Lightning Football - 2005 Season Recap

Lightning Football 2005

"Whatever It Takes "

To see what is right and not to do it is lack of courage. -Confucius

DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD
Fri 9/2	JEFFERSON	42-35 (OT)	1-0 (1-0)
Fri 9/9	EDINA	34-0	2-0 (1-0)
Fri 9/16	@ Kennedy	49-9	3-0 (2-0)
Fri 9/23	@ Lakeville South	35-21	4-0 (3-0)
Fri 9/30	APPLE VALLEY	42-0	5-0 (4-0)
Fri 10/7	@ Eagan	28-27 (OT)	6-0 (5-0)
Fri 10/14	@ Eden Prairie	6-27	6-1 (5-1)
Wed 10/19	BURNSVILLE	42-19	7-1 ( 6-1)
Tues 10/25	Owatonna (Section 1AAAAA Qtrs)	49-20	8-1 (6-1)
Sat 10/29	Rochester Century (Section 1AAAAA Semis)	42-28	9-1 (6-1)
Fri 11/4	Farmington (Section 1AAAAA Finals)	35-28	10-1 (6-1)
Fri 11/11	Stillwater (State AAAAA Quarterfinals)	35-14	11-1 (6-1)
Sat 11/19	State AAAAA Semifinals - METRODOME	17-49	11-2 (6-1)
Fri 11/25	Prep Bowl XXIII - METRODOME	-	-

The 2005 Lightning Football season motto was "Whatever It Takes ". The team ended their season with a record of 11-2. They finished as Co-Conference Champions with a 6-1 record. The team also won the Section 1AAAAA championship and was named Section Academic Champions.

Captains: Jake Machacek, Kyle Krusentjerna, Josh Nelson, Evan Sanford

Lightning Award: Mike Nord

Scholar Athlete: Jeff Frederickson

2005 All Lake Conference

Jake Machacek, Senior Running Back; Evan Sanford, Senior Offensive Line; Josh Nelson, Senior Running Back; Kyle Krusentjerna, Senior Defensive Line; Scott Horvath, Junior Offensive Line; Jeremy Yeazle, Senior Offensive Line; Dillon Powell, Senior Defensive Back

2005 Lake Conference Honorable Mention

Matt McGregor, Senior Defensive Back; Chad Eul, Senior Offensive Line; Jeff Frederickson, Senior Linebacker; Jared Johnson, Senior Linebacker; Tyler Terry, Sopomore Defensive Line; Tom Schellinger, Senior Linebacker

2005 All Metro (Star Tribune)

Jake Machacek Player of the year, 1st Team RB 1 st Team RB; Scott Horvath 1st Team OL; Evan Sanford 3rd Team OL; Kyle Krusenstjerna 3rd Team DL; Dillon Powell 3rd Team DB

2005 All State

PIONEER PRESS ALL-STATE

Jake Machacek Player of the year, 1st Team RB; Evan Sanford 1st Team OL; Scott Horvath 2nd Team OL; Kyle Krusenstjerna Hon Mention DL; Dillon Powell Hon Mention DB

ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL STATE :

Jake Machacek Player of the year, 1st Team RB; Scott Horvath 1st Team OL; Evan Sanford Hon Mention OL; Kyle Krusenstjerna Hon Mention DL; Dillon Powell Hon Mention DB

MINNESOTA VIKINGS ALL STATE:

Jake Machacek RB; Scott Horvath OL

MINNESOTA MR. FOOTBALL:

Jake Machacek - Finalist

ACADEMIC ALL STATE:

Jeff Frederickson; Eric Zimmerman

2005 Ironman Winners

148 Lbs. Derek Jacobson Senior Wide Receiver 72 Points

181 Lbs. John Makabe Senior Linebacker 63 Points

220 Lbs. Will Jackson Soph Defensive Lineman 62 Points

HWT Kyle Krusentjerna Senior Defensive Lineman 51 Points

2005 Ironman Overall Winners

165 Lbs Dante Hendricks Soph Defensive Back 75 Points

198 Lbs. Jake Machacek Senior Running Back 75 Points