Prep Redzone WI Player of the Year: Quarter-Finalists
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It has come time to begin the process of identifying the 2021 Prep Redzone WI Player of the Year! The winner of this honor will be joining the likes of Colorado safety Austin Dahlke, and University of Minnesota- Duluth QB Kyle Walljasper. The winner of this honor exemplifies everything you look for in a high school athlete. A player who’s impact stands out above the rest, they have the statistics to support the impact, and their team has benefited from that impact by securing a trip to the playoffs and beyond! Those three factors are what we look for when finding the members of this quarter-finalists stage. A player who had a clear, large impact on his team, some of the best stats in the state, and that impact led to their team qualifying for the playoffs. With that being said, let’s dive into who has earned a spot as a quarter-finalist for 2021 Prep Redzone WI Player of the Year!
Simon Bauer Simon Bauer RB Durand | 2022 WI , ’22 ATH- Durand (13 Games)
Passing Stats | 51/91, 669 Yards, 7 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 314 Carries, 2,805 Yards, 43 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 45 Tackles |
Colton Brunell, ’24 RB/LB- Columbus (12 Games)
Rushing Stats | 253 Carries, 2,221 Yards, 31 Yards |
Receiving Stats | 3 Receptions, 91 Yards, 1 TD |
Defensive Stats | 79 Tackles, 10 TFLs, 6 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR |
Blake Schraufnagel, ’23 RB/LB- Mayville (14 Games)
Rushing Stats | 297 Carries, 2,421 Yards, 39 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 8 Receptions, 284 Yards, 3 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 45 Tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 INTs |
Cole Berghorn Cole Berghorn 6'0" | 210 lbs | ATH Badger | 2022 State WI , ’22 RB- Badger (11 Games)
Rushing Stats | 220 Carries, 2,178 Yards, 27 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 1 Reception, 18 Yards |
Defensive Stats | 7 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 PBU |
Alijah Maher- Parr, ’22 RB- Arrowhead (11 Games)
Rushing Stats | 257 Carries, 2,140 Yards, 29 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 10 Receptions, 80 Yards, 1 TD |
Brycen Cashin Brycen Cashin 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Pacelli | 2022 State WI , ’22 RB- Pacelli (10 Games)
Rushing Stats | 174 Carries, 2,055 Yards, 36 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 12 Receptions, 283 Yards, 3 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 28 Tackles, 8 TFLs, 2 Sacks, 2 FRs |
Chase Matthias Chase Matthias 6'0" | 215 lbs | ATH Two Rivers | 2024 State WI , ’24 RB/LB- Two Rivers (10 Games)
Passing Stats | 1/2, 22 Yards, 1 TD |
Rushing Stats | 237 Carries, 2,040 Yards, 23 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 17 Receptions, 158 Yards, 1 TD |
Defensive Stats | 116 Tackles, 27 TFLs, 3 Sacks, 1 FR, 4 FF, 1 Blocked Kick |
Isaac Vandenbush, ’22 RB- Luxemburg- Casco (11 Games)
Rushing Stats | 227 Carries, 1,853 Yards, 33 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 1 Reception, 3 Yards, 1 TD |
Dayo Oye Dayo Oye 5'9" | 200 lbs | RB St. Croix Falls | 2022 WI , ’22 RB- Saint Croix Falls (12 Games)
Rushing Stats | 237 Carries, 1,823 Yards, 28 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 15 Receptions, 169 Yards, 2 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 28 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 PBU |
Gage Boegli Gage Boegli 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Brodhead/Juda | 2022 State WI , ’22 RB- Brodhead/Juda (12 Games)
Rushing Stats | 125 Carries, 1,567 Yards, 27 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 10 Receptions, 158 Yards, 2 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 42 Tackles, 7 TFLs, 1 FR, 5 PBUs |
AJ Korth, ’23 ATH- Menasha (13 Games)
Passing Stats | 67/141, 1,223 Yards, 17 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 203 Carries, 1,768 Yards, 25 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 26 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 Sack, 6 PBUs |
Ben Wesolowsk Ben Wesolowsk 6'2" | 185 lbs | ATH Wittenberg-Birnamwood | 2022 WI , ’22 QB/ATH- Wittenberg- Birnamwood (13 Games)
Passing Stats | 105/199, 1,967 Yards, 29 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 174 Carries, 1,847 Yards, 20 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 2 Receptions, 41 Yards, 1 TD |
Defensive Stats | 36 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 3 INTs, 1 PBU |
Daniel Hornacek, ’22 RB- Green Bay Notre Dame (11 Games)
Rushing Stats | 245 Carries, 1,840 Yards, 26 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 11 Receptions, 199 Yards, 1 TD |
Luna Larson Luna Larson 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB Baraboo | 2022 State WI , ’22 ATH/LB- Baraboo (10 Games)
Passing Stats | 72/130, 881 Yards, 6 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 175 Carries, 1,408 Yards, 14 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 65 Tackles, 16 TFLs, 5 Sacks, 1 Safety, 1 Blocked Kick |
Austin Schlies Austin Schlies 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB Northwestern | 2022 State WI , ’22 RB/LB- Northwestern (11 Games)
Rushing Stats | 160 Carries, 1,445 Yards, 17 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 10 Receptions, 136 Yards, 2 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 38 Tackles, 15 TFLs, 8 Sacks, 3 FR, 1 FF, 1 Safety, 5 PBUs |
Max Grand Max Grand 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Ellsworth | 2022 State WI , ’22 RB- Ellsworth (12 Games)
Rushing Stats | 186 Carries, 1,634 Yards, 17 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 8 Receptions, 102 Yards, 1 TD |
Defensive Stats | 37 Tackles, 7 TFLs, 1 Sack |
Robby Michael Robby Michael 5'11" | 170 lbs | ATH Sheboygan Lutheran | 2022 State WI , ’22 QB/ATH- Kohler (11 Games)
Passing Stats | 190/282, 2,596 Yards, 39 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 170 Carries, 1,540 Yards, 18 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 42 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 3 INTs, 3 PBUs |
Myles Burkett Myles Burkett 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Franklin | 2022 State WI , ’22 QB- Franklin (14 Games)
Passing Stats | 206/289, 3,427 Yards, 36 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 67 Carries, 335 Yards, 4 TDs |
Logan Arrowood Logan Arrowood 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB Cedar Grove | 2022 State WI , ’22 QB- Cedar Grove- Belgium (11 Games)
Passing Stats | 177/265, 2,641 Yards, 27 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 103 Carries, 444 Yards, 7 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 5 Tackles |
Jackson Flottmeyer Jackson Flottmeyer 6'5" | 220 lbs | QB Aquinas | 2023 State WI , ’23 QB- La Crosse Aquinas (14 Games)
Passing Stats | 151/213, 2,879 Yards, 34 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 51 Carries, 145 Yards, 4 TDs |
Jerry Kaminski Jerry Kaminski 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB Sun Prairie East | 2023 State WI , ’23 QB- Sun Prairie (14 Games)
Passing Stats | 182/304, 2,559 Yards, 30 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 74 Carries, 382 Yards, 7 TDs |
Nate Kollath Nate Kollath 6'4" | 235 lbs | QB Sussex Hamilton | 2023 State WI , ’23 QB- Sussex Hamilton (11 Games)
Passing Stats | 153/276, 2,392 Yards, 32 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 159 Carries, 784 Yards, 15 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 4 Tackles |
Trevor Garski, ’22 QB- Mosinee (10 Games)
Passing Stats | 199/294, 2,484 Yards, 34 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 65 Carries, 146 Yards, 2 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 35 Tackles, 1 FR, 1 INT |
Trevor Syse Trevor Syse 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Belleville | 2022 WI , ’22 QB- Belleville (13 Games)
Passing Stats | 145/215, 2,335 Yards, 28 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 178 Carries, 529 Yards, 17 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 1 Reception, 40 Yards, 1 TD |
Defensive Stats | 45 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 INT |
Quentin Keene Quentin Keene 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB Waunakee | 2022 State WI , ’22 QB- Waunakee (13 Games)
Passing Stats | 152/232, 2,493 Yards, 27 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 70 Carries, 213 Yards, 3 TDs |
Chase Spellman Chase Spellman 6'4" | 230 lbs | QB Kettle Moraine | 2024 WI , ’23 QB- Kettle Moraine (12 Games)
Passing Stats | 124/209, 1,945 Yards, 27 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 115 Carries, 295 Yards, 3 TDs |
Mason Keyes Mason Keyes 6'1" | 180 lbs | QB DeForest | 2023 State WI , ’23 QB- DeForest (11 Games)
Passing Stats | 119/195, 1,814 Yards, 33 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 29 Carries, 15 Yards, 3 TDs |
Luke Haertle Luke Haertle 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB Lake Country Lutheran | 2022 State WI , ’22 QB- Lake Country Lutheran (11 Games)
Passing Stats | 108/169, 1,882 Yards, 31 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 34 Carries, 397 Yards, 4 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 46 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 FF, 1 INT, 2 PBUs |
Sam Peiffer Sam Peiffer 6'1" | 180 lbs | WR Cedar Grove- Belgium | 2022 State WI , ’22 WR- Cedar Grove- Belgium (10 Games)
Receiving Stats | 96 Receptions, 1,404 Yards, 15 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 4 Carries, 26 Yards, 1 TD |
Defensive Stats | 36 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 FRs, 3 INTs, 2 Defensive TDs, 2 PBUs |
Casey Verhagen, ’22 WR/DB- Kohler (11 Games)
Receiving Stats | 76 Receptions, 1,194 Yards, 15 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 47 Tackles, 5 TFLs, 1 FR, 4 INTs, 1 PBU |
Drew Wagner, ’24 WR- Kettle Moraine (13 Games)
Receiving Stats | 50 Receptions, 1,021 Yards, 15 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 4 Carries, 27 Yards |
Keagan Jirschele, ’24 WR- Mosinee (10 Games)
Receiving Stats | 77 Receptions, 1,082 Yards, 17 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 22 Carries, 91 Yards |
Defensive Stats | 34 Tackles, 2 FR, 2 INTs |
Frankie Collopy Frankie Collopy 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR Milwaukee Marquette | 2022 State WI , ’22 WR- Milwaukee Marquette (11 Games)
Receiving Stats | 72 Receptions, 1,087 Yards, 15 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 13 Carries, 148 Yards, 1 TD |
Jackson Trudgeon Jackson Trudgeon 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Madison Edgewood | 2022 State WI , ’22 WR/DB- Edgewood (11 Games)
Receiving Stats | 50 Receptions, 1,060 Yards, 15 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 31 Carries, 377 Yards, 6 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 78 Tackles, 4 TFLs, .5 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 FF, 2 INTs, 5 PBUs |
Carter Olson, ’22 WR/DB- Cuba City (12 Games)
Receiving Stats | 60 Receptions, 999 Yards, 14 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 3 Carries, 22 Yards |
Defensive Stats | 42 Tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 FF, 5 INTs, 3 Pick Sixes, 8 PBUs |
Alex Belongia Alex Belongia 6'2" | 185 lbs | ATH Rice Lake | 2022 State WI , ’22 ATH- Rice Lake (14 Games)
Receiving Stats | 37 Receptions, 851 Yards, 12 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 9 Carries, 85 Yards, 1 TD |
Defensive Stats | 92 Tackles, 3 TFLs, 2 FF, 8 INTs, 1 Pick Six |
Colin Girdaukas Colin Girdaukas 6'1" | 190 lbs | WR Sheboygan Lutheran | 2022 State WI , ’22 WR- Kohler (11 Games)
Receiving Stats | 58 Receptions, 846 Yards, 17 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 1 Carry, 12 Yards |
Defensive Stats | 61 Tackles, 17 TFLs, 6 Sacks, 3 FR, 1 PBU |
Owen Vogelsberg, ’22 TE/LB- Potosi/Cassville (12 Games)
Receiving Stats | 14 Receptions, 237 Yards, 4 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 12 Carries, 64 Yards |
Defensive Stats | 169 Tackles, 16 TFLs, 7.5 Sacks, 1 FF, 7 PBUs |
Kenny Satori, ’22 FB/LB- Denmark (12 Games)
Rushing Stats | 62 Carries, 489 Yards, 7 TDs |
Receiving Stats | 17 Receptions, 243 Yards, 2 TDs |
Defensvie Stats | 147 Tackles, 20 TFLs, 1 Sack, 2 FR, 2 FF, 1 INT |
Travis Alvin Travis Alvin 6'5" | 230 lbs | LB Randolph | 2022 State WI , ’22 TE/LB- Randolph (10 Games)
Rushing Stats | 5 Carries, 15 Yards |
Receiving Stats | 16 Receptions, 266 Yards, 2 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 143 Tackles, 22 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 INT, 1 Pick Six, 2 PBUs |
Ben Rehl Ben Rehl 6'0" | 200 lbs | LB Mukwonago | 2022 State WI , ’22 LB- Mukwonago (13 Games)
Defensive Stats | 133 Tackles, 12 TFLs, 1 Sack, 1 FR, 3 FF, 2 INTs, 1 Blocked Kick, 6 PBUs |
Aydan Stangel, ’22 RB/LB- Kewaunee (9 Games)
Rushing Stats | 11 Carries, 61 Yards |
Receiving Stats | 2 Receptions, 21 Yards |
Defensive Stats | 42 Tackles, 19 Sacks |
Andrew Jeske, ’22 OL/DL- Colby (13 Games)
Rushing Stats | 5 Carries, 65 Yards |
Defensive Stats | 36 Tackles, 17 TFLs, 17 Sacks, 4 FR, 4 FF, 2 Safeties, 1 Blocked Kick |
Sam Gabler, ’22 DL- Martin Luther (10 Games)
Defensive Stats | 91 Tackles, 35 TFLs, 16 Sacks, 1 FR, 4 FF |
Isaac Runstrom Isaac Runstrom 6'0" | 195 lbs | LB Cumberland | 2022 State WI , ’22 LB- Cumberland (10 Games)
Rushing Stats | 10 Carries, 14 Yards, 2 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 111 Tackles, 17 TFLs, 14 Sacks, 4 FR, 2 FF, 1 Fumble Return TD |
Beau Kopp, ’22 QB/DL- Cuba Cit (12 Games)
Passing Stats | 146/244, 2,143 Yards, 24 TDs |
Rushing Stats | 98 Carries, 416 Yards, 12 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 71 Tackles, 19 TFLs, 14 Sacks, 5 FFs, 1 Fumble Return TD, 1 Safety, 1 Blocked Kick |
Sam Pilof, ’24 LB- Middleton (11 Games)
Defensive Stats | 98 Tackles, 18 TFLs, 12.5 Sacks, 1 FR, 6 FF, 2 PBUs |
Billy Schrauth Billy Schrauth 6'5" | 280 lbs | OL St. Mary's Springs | 2022 State WI , ’22 OL/DL- St. Mary’s Springs (14 Games)
Offensive Stats | 934 Passing Yards, 9 TDs, 3,478 Rushing Yards, 47 TDs |
Defensive Stats | 59 Tackles, 17 TFLs, 3 FR, 7 Blocked Kicks, 5 PBUs |
Joey Okla Joey Okla 6'4" | 280 lbs | OL Arrowhead | 2022 State WI , ’22 OL- Arrowhead (11 Games)
Offensive Stats | 1,631 Passing Yards, 20 TDs, 2,858 Rushing Yards, 34 TDs |
Nathan Skebba Nathan Skebba 6'5" | 270 lbs | OL Grafton | 2022 State WI , ’22 OL- Grafton (10 Games)
Offensive Stats | 1,046 Passing Yards, 15 TDs, 2,259 Rushing Yards, 31 TDs |