Elk Grove
High School

2007 Schedule

8/25 1:30 @
Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
8/31 7:30 @
Barrington
9/7 7:30 H
Palatine (Fremd)
9/14 7:30 H
Schaumburg (H.S.)
9/20 6:30 @
*Buffalo Grove
9/28 7:30 H
*Arlington Heights (Hersey)
10/5 7:30 H
*Rolling Meadows
10/12 7:30 @
*Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
10/19 7:30 @
*Wheeling
#### - Enrollment
*Conference Game

- Directions

Quarter Finals 7A Playoffs vs. 1Rolling Meadows8-4
11/12/2004

Mike Larsen get a good block as he runs in for the Grenadiers' last TD of the season as they fell to Rolling Meadows 28-21.

Lange/ Mustangs Beat The Odds

Rolling Meadows - In what is turning out to be a a season of upsets, Andy Lange (RB/DB 5'10 181 sr.) along with his Rolling Meadows teammates have taken out three teams now that before playing the Mustangs didn't have a combined number of losses equal to or greater than Rolling Meadows's 4 losses this season.

The previously unbeaten Elk Grove Grenadiers definitely came in to Friday's game as the favorite. Having won their regular season match up against the Mustangs in week 5 by a score of 35-21 and being rank 18th in the state wide Big 30.

Lange would help set up the Mustangs victory with a 1 yard TD, as well as get the full house of Mustang faithful on their feet and cheering as he had some big yardage runs along with Bryan Porter (QB 5'11 178 sr.) to get the Mustangs into the endzone on a 9 play 78 yard opening drive.

In the first half both sides played a defensive slug fest as little ground was given up by each team before the punter for the other team came out.

Elk Grove put together it's first scoring drive to end the half. Transversing 67 yards before Tim Podulka (QB 5'8 160 sr.) hit Dan Souder (TE 6'1 190 sr.) for a 7 yard TD with 23 seconds left in the half.

The third quarter started out looking to be a replay of the first half as the Grenadiers went 3 and out on their first possession, but the Lange would bust out of the pack and take the punt back 70 plus yards to give the Mustangs the lead.

Jeff Moore (RB/DB 6' 215 sr.) would cap off the Grenadiers following possession with a 5 yard TD reception from Podulka. A failed kick kept the game form being tied.

Rolling Meadows would ride on the back of Lange again on their next possession After moving the ball from their 32 to the 48 of Elk Grove, Lange would run it in the rest of the way on the following play for his third TD of the day.

A 2 yard TD run by Mike Larson (RB 5'11 175 jr.) and a questionable 2 point conversion, where Souder was pushed out of the back of the endzone on a recption, was ruled good and would tie up the game and set up what was beginning to look like a Grenadiers comeback.

The Grenadiers's defense was fired up hammering the Mustangs on the kick off placing them deep in their own territory and stopping them at the line or in the backfield forcing them to go 3 and out with 8:24 left to play in regulation.

But the game instantly went from being a classic playoff game with overtime looming, as the Grenadiers were called for roughing the punter on a heavily argued play, where the Roling Meadows' punter was leveled after the punt was away, in what the Grenadiers argued was blocking not roughing. That penalty gave the Mustangs a 1st & 10.

The Mustangs, charged up with the fact that they would be getting a second chance, took the lead as Porter would take it to the endzone on a 48 yard run a several plays later.

Elk Grove got the ball back with just over 5 minutes left to play, but a defensive stand by the Mustang forced a 3 and out and would be the last time Elk Grove would see the ball as Rolling Meadows managed to scrape together a 1st down on a 4th & 1.

Podulka would finish the game 17-14-0 with 133 yards & 2 TDs.

by Vincent Johnson

Help keep your school's fans up to date.
Become an IHSFW correspondent.
e-mail us to find out how.
ihsfw@IHSFW.com

Related Stories:

-2004 Week #12 recap

Photo Archive:

-2004 Week #12

Photo Ordering

Team Accomplishments

State Champs
None

Runner up
None

Semifinals
1981 5A

Conference Champs
Mid-Suburban (East)
2004

School Facts

Football Enrollment:
2026.00

Conference:
Mid-Suburban (East)

Class:
7A

School Colors:
Forest Green/New Gold

Nickname:
Grenadiers

Head Coach:
Tom Whalen

Last Season's Record:
0-9

First Varsity Season:
1967

Past Player Watch
-
-
-
-

2006 Schedule

8/25 7:30 H
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 4595.00
9/1 7:30 H
Barrington 2878.00
9/8 7:30 @
Palatine (Fremd) 2957.00
9/15 7:30 @
Schaumburg (H.S.) 2665.00
9/21 6:30 H
*Buffalo Grove 2319.00
9/29 7:30 H
*Wheeling 2035.00
10/6 7:30 @
*Arlington Heights (Hersey) 2006.00
10/13 7:30 H
*Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 2074.00
10/20 7:30 @
*Rolling Meadows 2022.00

2005 Schedule

8/26 7:30 @
Lincolnshire (Stevenson) 4648.00
9/2 7:30 H
Palatine (H.S.) 2639.00
9/9 7:30 H
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 2261.00
9/16 7:30 @
Hoffman Estates (Conant) 2624.00
9/23 7:30 H
*Rolling Meadows 1981.00
9/30 7:30 @
*Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 2081.00
10/7 7:30 @
*Wheeling 2029.00
10/14 7:30 H
*Arlington Heights (Hersey) 1945.00
10/21 7:30 @
*Buffalo Grove 2279.00

2004 Schedule

8/27 7:30 H
Elgin (H.S.) 2311
9/3 7:30 @
Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 2196
9/10 7:30 @
Palatine (H.S.) 2566
9/17 7:30 H
Hoffman Estates (Conant) 2658
9/23 6:00 @ *
Rolling Meadows 1835
10/1 7:30 H *
Buffalo Grove 2190
10/8 7:30 H *
Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 2009
10/15 7:30 @ *
Arlington
Heights (Hersey) 1922
10/22 7:30 H *
Wheeling 1926

2003 Schedule

8/29 7:00 @
Elgin (H.S.) 2193
9/5 7:30 H
Schaumburg (H.S.) 2591
9/12 7:30 @
Barrington 2562
9/19 7:30 H
Palatine (Fremd) 2840
9/25 6:00 @ *
Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 1948
10/3 7:30 H *
Rolling Meadows 1815
10/10 7:30 H *
Arlington Heights (Hersey) 1942
10/18 2:00 @ *
Buffalo Grove 2226
10/24 7:30 @ *
Wheeling 1857

2002 Schedule

8/30 7:30 H
Elgin (H.S.) 2054
9/5 7:00 @
Palatine (Fremd) 2714
9/14 2:00 @
Schaumburg 2610
9/20 7:30 H
Barrington 2468
9/27 7:30 H *
Wheeling 1811
10/4 7:30 H *
Mt. Prospect (Prospect) 1895
10/11 7:30 @ *
Rolling Meadows 1842
10/18 7:30 @ *
Arlington Heights (Hersey)1918
10/25 7:30 H *
Buffalo Grove 2103
#### - Enrollment
*Conference Game