The Washington High School Athletic Department and the Washington High School Athletic Association have presented the fourth class of the Washington High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

The 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees:
 

Coach: John Carter

Contributor: Greg Hoberock

Players: Mike Lutz, John Homeyer, Larry Curran, Doug Gildehaus, Matt Scheible

Team: 2005 Volleyball Team (Fourth Place State Finish)

John Carter

John Carter was a longtime coach at Washington High School. He played football at Centralia High School for Coach Pete Adkins, the winningest high school football coach in state history. It was Pete Adkins that helped John win a football scholarship to Kirksville Teacher's College, now known as Truman State University. He played his freshman year and then enlisted in the Air Force. For four years, he served as a cryptographer and spent most of that time in London.

Carter then returned to Kirksville to finish his BS and MA in Education while still playing football for the Bulldogs. It was there he met his best friends Jim Scanlan and Ray Eichmeyer.

After graduating, Carter began his teaching career as a PE teacher and coaching all of the sports, both girls and boys, first in Green City, and then Polo.

In 1964, John received a call from Jim Scanlan telling him of a driver's education and middle school PE opening at the Washington School District. He wanted John to apply so that they could start a football program together at Washington High School. That is when “Blue Jay Pride” was born. They had much success with their teams from 1965-1985. Their record throughout those years was 151-48-2. They won a state championship in 1973, and took second place 1974 and 1978.

Carter was instrumental in developing a weight training program and was honored to have the new facility named the John Carter Weight Training Room when he retired in 1998 after 37 years in education.

Some positions that he held for the District were driver's education, head of PE department, assistant athletic director, assistant football coach, and head track coach.

One of Carter’s most memorable happenings at WHS was the day he and Doris Jones performed CPR on Assistant Principal Charles Whalen, who suffered a heart attack. They were credited with saving his life and received a Red Cross Award for their quick actions.

John met his wife, Georganna, while both were teaching at Washington. They have been married 53 years and have a daughter, Christy Carter Bodnar and an extended family member, Tim Hayes.

Greg Hoberock

Greg Hoberock is a longtime supporter of the School District of Washington and the Washington High School Athletic Association.

Hoberock has paid for the meals at the annual athletic association dinner auction for over 25 years, and has been involved in many projects and events associated with the athletic association. He’s also been involved with the School District of Washington in different capacities over the last several years.

Hoberock, is the founder of hth Companies, Inc., which began doing business in March of 1984 and offers mechanical insulation, industrial cleaning and other services. He began as the general manager and under his leadership, the company grew to a workforce of more than 650 employees doing business in 16 states. Hoberock has served in numerous roles for Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), including Heart of America chapter chair and 2013 ABC national chair.

A graduate of the University of Missouri, Hoberock served on the Board of Curators at Mizzou from 2020-2023.

Hoberock served as the Chairman for the Washington Town & Country Fair in 2004, served on the WINGS Board, and has also been involved with the Washington Lions Club.  

Matt Scheible

Matt Scheible graduated from Washington High School in 2008. He was a three-sport athlete, playing football, basketball, and baseball. 

In football, Scheible was a two-time GAC North first team all-conference selection at quarterback and defensive back. He was a two-time all-state selection as a defensive back his junior season and an offensive all-purpose selection as a senior. 

Scheible currently holds a top 10 spot in career statistical categories at WHS for passing yards, rushing yards, and defensive interceptions.

In basketball, Scheible played four years on the varsity team at the point guard position, earning second team GAC North all-conference honors his senior year. He is the current all-time assist leader in school history with 440 and is third all-time in steals with 140.

In baseball, Scheible was a three-year starter on the varsity team as a middle infielder. He earned honorable mention all-conference his senior year. In each of the three seasons he played varsity sports, Scheible earned academic all-conference honors. He was the 2007 recipient of the Jim Scanlan Award.

Upon graduation, Scheible continued his football career at Southeast Missouri State University, where he moved into the starting quarterback position during his freshman season. In his career at SEMO, he amassed 4,841 passing yards and 36 touchdowns while also rushing for 2,595 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns. He is the first Ohio Valley Conference player to pass for 4,000 yards and rush for 2,000 yards in a career. In his junior season, the team made history by becoming the first to win the conference and make the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. That team was recently inducted into the SEMO Athletics Hall of Fame. Scheible graduated from SEMO in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and continues his career in that field.

Matt and his wife, Danielle, have three children; Lucas (7), Liam (6), and Leyton (4) with a fourth due in November of 2024. They reside in Crestwood.

Doug Gildehaus

Doug Gildehaus was a standout football player and track and field athlete at Washington High School.

He was named an honorable mention All-American in football at WHS. In track, he held three school records in discus, shot put and the 800-meter relay. He won the state title in the discus in 1979.

Gildehaus went on to play football and track and field at Northeast Missouri State, now Truman State University.

Larry Curran

Larry Curran graduated from Washington High School in 1976 and was a three-sport athlete during his high school career. In football, as a sophomore, he was a part of the 1973 state championship team and was the starting quarterback his senior year. In basketball, he was a two-year varsity starter. Academically, he was part of the National Honor Society.

Track is where Curran excelled. Larry set and continues to hold the school’s high jump record at 6 feet, -9 ¾ inches. He also competed in the high hurdles, low hurdles and triple jump.  At the time, Larry had the No. 2 all-time jump in the state of Missouri and finished second at the state meet in 1976. Over his high school career, he set or held over 16 different meet or school records in the high jump.

Curran also participated in the AAU Junior Olympics program and in 1976 had the fourth highest jump in the country for his age group at 6 feet, 10-3/4 inches. He had a full scholarship to Tennessee Technological University, where he earned his degree and held all TTU’s high jump records in his time there. 

Mike Lutz

Mike Lutz was an outstanding football player and track star at Washington High School, receiving all-state honors in both sports. He was a member of the Class 4 second place Blue Jay football team in 2001. As a senior, Lutz placed second in the Class 4 State Track and Field Meet, setting a WHS school record in the shot put, throwing 58 feet and 5 inches.

Lutz, a running back and defensive end, was always in the middle of the football action. He earned all-state honors in Class 4 and was a unanimous choice for GAC all-conference along with Missourian All-Area and East Central Coaches Association honors. He was awarded the GAC Sportsmanship Award (one recipient per school). He received the Jim Scanlan Outstanding Football Player Award and the Washington High School Athletic Association Scholarship Award. Lutz was selected as a 2003 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. He was one of 11 recipients of the Tom Lombardo St. Louis Chapter Scholar Athlete award from the National Football Foundation in 2002.

Lutz was chosen to participate in the highly selective Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) program and Youth Leadership St. Louis.

Lutz went on the play football at Central Missouri State University and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management. He earned an MBA from Webster University. Lutz is highly respected in the construction industry in the St Louis area. He currently lives outside of Eureka with his wife, Susan, and his three daughters, Norah, Madison and Ellie.

John Homeyer

John Homeyer, a 1979 graduate of Washington High School, was a two-year football starter playing for Coach Jim Scanlan. He was an all-state and all-district center his senior year. His teams were Four Rivers Conference champions in the 1977 and 1978 season. John was selected to the Four Rivers All-Conference team his junior and senior year; he was named a tri-captain and led his team in tackles on defense during the 1978 season.

During the football game with cross-town rival Borgia High School, John kicked a field goal to tie the game up in an epic battle. The game went into overtime, where Washington went on to win the game 23-20 on November 11, 1978. The team went on to place second in the state in Class 3A.

John scored 27 points for the Jays during his senior year, all on extra-point kicks and field goals. Also during his senior year, he was selected for the Missouri Class 3A All-State Football Team. On July 28, 1979, John was selected to play in the East vs. West High School Senior All-Star football game on the East Squad.

Homeyer also played basketball and track and field at WHS. He earned a scholarship to play football at Northeast Missouri State University (Truman State). He went on to letter all four seasons and received many awards and accomplishments.

Homeyer returned to coach football at Washington High School from 1997-2010. He also coached Washington Little League football from 2000-2004.

John married his wife, Nannette, in 1987 and has two children; Anna and John T. He also has two granddaughters, Paisley and Harper.

Homeyer passed away on December 5, 2021, at the age of 60.

2005 Volleyball Team

Washington High School’s 2005 volleyball team captured a fourth-place state finish in Class 4A, finishing the season with an overall record of 35-7.

The Lady Jays won every tournament they played in during the regular season (Edwardsville, Meramec and Hermann) and also ended Incarnate Word’s 94-match winning streak during the season. Several members of the team went on to play college volleyball.

The team was coached by Doris Jones and assisted by Shane Weber and Martina Roth.

Jones said that a state championship certainly was possible for the team If not for an ankle injury to their setter, Jenny Elbert, during their first game of the state tournament. 

In addition to Elbert, team members were Johannah Bangert, who went on the play at the University of Illinois, Abby Raines, who went on to play at West Virginia University, Marggie Schulte, Sarah Gildehaus, Kaylan Koepke, Amanda Timpe, Anne Jacquin, Lydia Reinhold, Jessie Wood, Jordan Andrews, Brittany Meyer, Kristen Phinney and Kayla Hellebusch.

John Carter – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

Greg Hoberock – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

Matt Scheible – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

Doug Gildehaus – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

Larry Curran – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

Mike Lutz – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

John Homeyer (Represented By Family) – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee

2005 WHS Volleyball Teeam – 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee