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  Griffins Conclude Season With 45th Annual Banquet 12/4
  The 45th Annual Vianney Football Banquet ended the season in style as the Griffins from grades 9-12 gathered to celebrate an outstanding 2005 campaign. Letters were presented and state award winners were announced. The evening, hosted by Andre's West, was a special one for all involved.
  Sportswriters And Broadcasters All-State Poll Released..12/6
The Missouri State Association of Sportswriters and Broadcasters released their All-State Team. Tim Windhorst was named 1st team wide receiver in recognition of his 60 receptions, 1175 yards, and 17 touchdowns. Tim led the state in all three categories and set numerous records for the Griffins this year!
  Coaches Poll All-State Teams Released..........12/2
At their annual meeting in Sedalia, MO, the Missouir State Football Coaches Association voted on the Class 6 All-State Football Team. Four Griffins were honored for their outstanding seasons. Chris Desamaro was selected as a first team defensive back, Tim Windhorst was selected as a second team wide receiver, Steve Callanan was selected as a second team quarterback, and Ryan Ploesser was selected as a honorable mention guard.
  Windhorst and Callanan Named MVPs..........11/7
The aerial combo of Tim Windhorst and Steve Callanan completed spectacular high school careers with the highest honor bestowed by the Metro Catholic Conference, the MVP award. Metro Catholic Conference coaches voted for the All Conference teams on Monday, 11/7. The last Griffin MVP was Brandon Holland in 2002 for his outstanding season as a runningback for the MCC Champs of '02.
All-MCC Teams Released .............................11/7
The annual All MCC football teams have been released and the Griffins were well represented. Six Griffs made the first team. Steve Callanan, Tim Windhorst, Ryan Ploesser, Greg Hendrian, Tony Scotino, and Chris Desamero were named to the first team. Second team selections were Bruce Beal, Zach Franke, Brian Boemer, and Kyle Hubert. Honorable Mention selections were Ryan Rodgers, Brian Boemer, Bruce Beal, Josh Welch, David Kramer, Clayton Suter, Ted Grimes, and Jake Crews.
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  Windhorst Leads State In Receiving..............10/26
Entering the ninth game of the season, Tim Windhorst leads the entire state of Missouri (and both sides of the metro area) in recieving. His 38 receptions for 903 yards and 13 touchdowns are tops in the Show Me State.
  Desamero Sets School Record With 4 Picks.....10/3
Go ahead.....try it. That must be the mindset of the offenses that try to throw over the top of Chris DeSamero. So far, everyone who has tried has been frustrated by the 5'4" giant roaming the Griffin secondary. Chris is among the area leaders with six picks and is a sure tackler and explosive special teams player as well.

Tim Windhorst and Steve Callanan Share Honors .......9/29

Tim and Steve were named co-recipients of the FOX 2 Sports Athlete

of the week as well as co-recipients of the MoSports.com Athletes of the Week for the State of Missouri.

Tim Windhorst Recognized With Numerous Awards ....9/27

After his DeSmet performance of five receptions for 239 yards and four touchdowns AND and interception on defense, Tim was the recipient of a number of awards this week:
St. Louis Post Dispatch Player of the Week
Suburban Journals Player of the Week
River City Rage Indoor Football Player of the Week.

...re-printed from the Post Dispatch

Steve Callanan chose his words carefully on Wednesday.
The Vianney senior quarterback was cautious about saying anything negative about his team's next opponent, but he still wanted to make his point.....

...re-printed from the Post Dispatch

Steve Callanan remembers the play well.
It was a counter run to the left. The junior quarterback for Vianney had space and broke to the outside, but got tripped up a bit before a Jackson linebacker angled in and crunched him as he landed awkwardly on his side........

...from the Post Dispatch...9/6/05
VIANNEY'S QB MAKES MOST OF RETURN
Vianney quarterback Steve Callanan missed most of his junior season with a broken collarbone, but the senior made up for lost time in Friday's 55-6 win over Cleveland when he accounted for five touchdowns and 407 total yards. Callanan completed nine of 14 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns, all three going to senior wideout Tim Windhorst. Callanan also carried eight times for 126 yards and two touchdowns. "He's a special player and teams are going to have to find ways to contain him," Vianney coach Gene Gladstone said. Callanan threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 130 yards and a touchdown in his injury-shortened junior campaign. He was injured in Vianney's third game in 2004 and missed the rest of the season.

Travis made his college debut in Arkansas State's loss to Mizzou.

Former Griffin quarterback, Travis Hewitt, 04, will be poised to take on the Mizzou Tigers in Arrowhead Stadium Saturday as the Arkansas State Indians and Missouri Tigers battle in the season opener for both teams. Travis is a redshirt freshman who has impressed the football faithful at ASU. As the #2 QB, Hewitt still has four years of eligibility remaining in what promises to be a stellar career in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Good Luck Travis!
Prepcasts.com, St. Louis' internet sports leader , will brodcast two of the Griffins home games this season. The opener against Cleveland will be the pilot for Prepcasts first streaming video live game brodcast. The game will be available world wide and interested fans can also purchase a DVD copy of the game. Prepcasts will also be brodcasting soccer, basketball and baseball games from Vianney this year.
The artificial surface for Don Heeb field is still on the front burner as Vianney's Administrative team continues to examine all the options available for the potential conversion to synthetic turf. Part of the proceeds of this year's entertainment book sales will go to the turf project.
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