Spring 2021 Prep Redzone WI Player of the Year: Semi-Finalists

With the alternate Spring Season wrapped up it is time to find out Spring 2021 Prep Redzone Wisconsin Player of the Year! I have been watching a ton of film, keeping up with team standings, and watching the stats build up. Doing that has led me to finding several players that have had a huge impact on their team’s performance as well as impressive final stats. It is that list of student athletes that have found themselves here in this article as Semi-Finalists for the Player of the Year award. To be one of the semi-finalists you needed to check off a couple things. The player personally had to have an elite stat line at their position, and their team had to finish the spring with a winning record. This isn’t about talent to play at the next level. It is all about who had the largest impact on a great team. We start our march towards the winner with these 30 players! The order is only by position for this article and nothing else. Let’s find out who is in the running! <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30790" first="Kyle" last="Walljasper"], 2021 QB- Fond du Lac (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.411%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 19.682%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2322%;">36/57, 769 Passing Yds, 9 TDs, 63.2% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 19.682%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2322%;">77 Carries, 1467 Rushing Yds, 21 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 19.682%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2322%;">45 Total Tackles, 7 TFLs, 2 Sacks</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Trevor Syse, 2022 QB- Belleville (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.6465%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.0633%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5381%;">99/175, 1481 Passing Yds, 17 TDs, 56.6% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.0633%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5381%;">86 Carries, 103 Rushing Yds, 3 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.0633%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5381%;">17 Total Tackles, 1 INT</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.0633%;">Kicking Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5381%;">25/26 XP kicks</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Mason Keyes, 2023 QB- DeForest (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.0216%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.2107%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.6736%;">63/107, 1158 Passing Yds, 10 TDs, 58.9% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.2107%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.6736%;">3 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30891" first="Tyr" last="Severson"], 2021 QB- Evansville (5 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.8991%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.3908%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2048%;">59/117, 1155 Passing Yds, 7 TDs, 50.4% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.3908%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2048%;">17 Carries, 46 Rushing Yds, 7 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.3908%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2048%;">3 Tackles, 1 Pass Defensed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>William Cotter, 2021 QB- Columbus (6 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.8996%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.1064%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.7128%;">79/134, 1117 Passing Yds, 8 TDs, 59% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.1064%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.7128%;">39 Carries, 211 Rushing Yds, 5 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.1064%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.7128%;">5 Total Tackles</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="31240" first="Quentin" last="Keene"], 2022 QB- Waunakee (6 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.6468%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.1277%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.491%;">68/87, 1112 Passing Yds, 18 TDs, 78.2% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.1277%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.491%;">15 Rushing Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>AJ Korth, 2023 QB- Menasha (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.5335%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.9457%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.191%;">53/112, 1068 Passing Yds, 18 TDs, 47.3% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.9457%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.191%;">112 Carries, 585 Rushing Yds, 7 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="131829" first="Gabe" last="Herman"], 2023 QB- De Pere (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.8993%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.9846%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.7542%;">62/101, 1044 Passing Yds, 16 TDs, 61.4% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.9846%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.7542%;">68 Carries, 338 Rushing Yds, 3 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.9846%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.7542%;">2 Receptions, 22 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="118359" first="Caden" last="Pendleton"], 2022 QB- Kimberly (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.1434%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.4496%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.7918%;">65/94, 1030 Passing Yds, 12 TDs, 69.1% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.4496%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.7918%;">17 Carries, 108 Rushing Yds, 3 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30801" first="Drew" last="Hanson"], 2021 QB- Edgerton (5 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.1434%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.6209%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.3642%;">66/116, 865 Passing Yds, 13 TDs, 56.9% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.6209%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.3642%;">2 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="118377" first="Peyton" last="Lyon"], 2022 QB- Oshkosh North (5 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.8903%; height: 43px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 22px;"> <td style="width: 20.6909%; height: 22px;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2944%; height: 22px;">63/129, 1021 Passing Yds, 9 TDs, 48.8% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.6909%; height: 21px;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2944%; height: 21px;">27 Carries, 116 Rushing Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30805" first="Will" last="Brust"], 2021 QB- Greendale (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.3865%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.4304%;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.6129%;">79/106, 974 Passing Yds, 12 TDs, 74.5% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.4304%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.6129%;">36 Carries, 240 Rushing Yds, 3 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.4304%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.6129%;">1 Reception, 4 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30918" first="Ben" last="Wellhoefer"], 2021 QB- Omro (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.2639%; height: 84px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.7819%; height: 21px;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2324%; height: 21px;">15/33, 285 Passing Yds, 5 TDs, 45.5% Comp. Pct.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.7819%; height: 21px;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2324%; height: 21px;">116 Carries, 1294 Rushing Yds, 20 TDs</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.7819%; height: 21px;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2324%; height: 21px;">1 Reception, 17 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.7819%; height: 21px;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.2324%; height: 21px;">52 Total Tackles, 13 TFLs, 1 FF, 1 FR, 4 PDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="31202" first="Braelon" last="Allen"], 2021 RB/LB/S- Fond du Lac (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.011%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.2878%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.9697%;">71 Carries, 1047 Rushing Yds, 21 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.2878%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.9697%;">4 Receptions, 135 Receiving Yds, 2 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.2878%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.9697%;">57 Total Tackles, 5 TFLs, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 INT, 2 PDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30736" first="Caleb" last="Frazer"], 2021 RB- Kimberly (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.1328%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 20.4497%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.845%;">130 Carries, 963 Rushing Yds, 14 TDs,</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 20.4497%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.845%;">4 Receptions, 81 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30866" first="Gabe" last="Finley"], 2021 RB- DeForest (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.1328%; height: 63px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.7921%; height: 21px;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.4528%; height: 21px;">133 Carries, 892 Rushing Yds, 10 TDs</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.7921%; height: 21px;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.4528%; height: 21px;">3 Receptions, 70 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 20.7921%; height: 21px;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.4528%; height: 21px;">1/1, 26 Passing Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="31336" first="Cal" last="Martine"], 2022 RB- Appleton North (6 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 70.7674%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.0959%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 51.6739%;">136 Carries, 834 Rushing Yds, 13 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Blake Fletcher, 2023 QB/LB- Racine Horlick (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.4982%; height: 73px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 21.2479%; height: 21px;">Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.4551%; height: 21px;">30/59, 382 Passing Yds, 6 TDs</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 21.2479%; height: 21px;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.4551%; height: 21px;">96 Carries, 764 Rushing Yds, 15 TDs</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 31px;"> <td style="width: 21.2479%; height: 31px;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.4551%; height: 31px;">70 Total Tackles, 15 TFLs, 1 Sack, 2 FR, 1 FF, 4 PDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30902" first="Caden" last="Brunell"], 2021 RB/LB- Columbus (6 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.3764%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.4543%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.2045%;">142 Carries, 730 Rushing Yds, 14 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.4543%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.2045%;">7 Receptions, 96 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.4543%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.2045%;">53 Total Tackles, 5 TFLs, 2.5 Sacks</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Lucas Milz, 2023 RB/LB- Black Hawk/ Warren (IL) (6 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.7418%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 22.0995%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.0087%;">105 Carries, 804 Rushing Yds, 14 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.0995%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.0087%;">3 Receptions, 73 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.0995%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.0087%;">42 Total Tackles, 11 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 FR, 1 FF, 1 PD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30920" first="Luke" last="Vance"], 2021 RB- G-E-T (5 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.7418%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 22.3652%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 51.5395%;">103 Carries, 814 Rushing Yds, 11 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.3652%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 51.5395%;">1 Reception, 72 Receiving Yds, 1 TD</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Luke Maurer, 2021 WR- Menasha (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.8636%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.674%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.1634%;">29 Receptions, 718 Receiving Yds, 10 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Anthony Nolden, 2022 WR/DB- Belleville (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 93.7881%; height: 42px;"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 21.4365%; height: 21px;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 73.844%; height: 21px;">25 Receptions, 521 Receiving Yds, 8 TDs</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="width: 21.4365%; height: 21px;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 73.844%; height: 21px;">52 Total Tackles, 3 TFLs, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 5 INTs, 1 Defensive TD, 3 PDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Maddax Shinners, 2021 WR/DB- De Pere (6 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.9854%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.9326%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.2959%;">22 Receptions, 512 Receiving Yds, 9 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.9326%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.2959%;">17 Total Tackles, 2 TFLs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30769" first="Konner" last="Knauf"], 2021 WR/DB- Edgerton (5 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 71.9854%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 22.1018%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.0556%;">35 Receptions, 417 Receiving Yds, 4 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.1018%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.0556%;">4 Carries, 26 Rushing Yds</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.1018%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.0556%;">11 Total Tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 INTs, 5 PDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.1018%;">Return Stats</td> <td style="width: 52.0556%;">2 KO Return TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>Max Pieterick, 2021 WR/DB- Oshkosh West (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 72.4726%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.8871%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.0267%;">29 Total Tackles, 1 FR, 3 FFs, 8 INTs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 21.8871%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.0267%;">3 Receptions, 51 Receiving Yds</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>John Harman, 2022 LB- Stoughton (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 80.278%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 21.7448%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 60.5796%;">72 Total Tackles, 18 TFLs, 11 Sacks, 1 FF, 3 Blocked Kicks, 4 PDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30796" first="Brooks" last="Empey"], 2021 LB/RB- Stoughton (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 72.9598%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 22.0086%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5928%;">66 Total Tackles, 19 TFLs, 10 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 Blocked Kick</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.0086%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5928%;">78 Carries, 450 Rushing Yds, 7 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.0086%;">Receiving Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5928%;">2 Receptions, 30 Receiving Yds</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="30822" first="Kyle" last="Dietzen"], 2021 LB/RB- Omro (7 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 73.2034%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 22.4103%;">Defensive Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5499%;">99 Total Tackles, 11 TFLs, 1 Sack, 2 FFs,</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.4103%;">Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.5499%;">70 Carries, 661 Rushing Yds, 9 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> &nbsp; <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="31212" first="Jack" last="Dotzler"], 2022 OL- Waunakee (6 Games)</strong> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 73.3252%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 22.7266%;">Team Passing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.3424%;">1247 Passing Yds, 19 TDs</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 22.7266%;">Team Rushing Stats</td> <td style="width: 53.3424%;">885 Rushing Yds, 19 TDs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>