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Bruce Bazsali, Varsity Football Coach
Coaching Staff:
Varsity Asst. Coaches: Jeff Lindquist, Jeff Luedke, Ben Thompson,
Nick Akers, Mark Johnson
Jr. High Coaches: Brian Kube, Ryan Swenson, Brandon Pastorek
Coordinator of Junior Tackle Football: John Harezlak
Team History - IHSA State Tournament Appearances: 1993, 1999
Photos by David Olson Photography. To view more photos please visit Olson Photography.
Bruce Bazsali, head varsity football coach, will direct the 2011 Crusader football program. Bazsali has a wealth of information and high level of spirit and knowledge. Mr. Bazsali was Assistant Football Coach at Prospect High from 2005-2009 and Head Coach at Elk Grove from 1990-2005 overseeing the offensive and defensive. He was inducted in the Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2006 and voted the Mid Suburban League Coach of the Year and Chicago Bears Coach of the Week in 2004. As an assistant with Prospect the team won the mid suburban League Title in 1985 and 2005 and won the Class 7A State Championship in 2005 at Mt. Prospect. Coach Bazsali is looking forward to the 2011 season and using his knowledge along with his assistants to bring the Crusaders to victory.
Important Upcoming Dates
VICTORY BELONGS TO THOSE WHO WANT IT THE MOST
V/JV Training Schedule: August
Players are expected to attend ALL practices. First 3 days helmets and shorts. First contact is Saturday and will be one long practice in full gear. All athletes must have a physical and parent health information card on record with the athletic department before they will be allowed to tryout.
7th & 8th Grade Football: 1st Practice Aug. 8, 8 - 10 am
5th & 6th Grade Jr. Crusader Football - players still needed. Please contact Mr. Griffin at 815-877-9551 for more information.
Save the Date: Rockford Lutheran Spirit Night - Aug. 19







