Seniors Hunting Triple Digit Tackles

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is something about triple digits that, to this day, still gets me energized.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I once thought $100 was a ton of money.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I thought 100 RBI in one season meant a baseball player was a slam-dunk Hall of Famer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One hundred rushing-yard games in the NFL were a big deal back in the day and meant your fantasy team probably got a win that week when you had a 100-yard rusher on your team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Well, when it comes to seasons of 100-plus tackles, that still gets me fired up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at Prep Redzone Kansas-ranked defenders who head into their senior seasons hunting back-to-back prep seasons with at least 100 tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unranked athletes or athletes with missing information were excluded from this list. Stats were taken from the tackles leaderboard on MaxPreps.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1515812' first='Dalton' last='Wulf'],</strong> LB, 6'0”, 190, Clearwater, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wulf is ranked No. 145 overall by Prep Redzone Kansas. He finished with 128 tackles during his junior season and looks to post similar numbers for the Indians this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1466504' first='Cooper' last='Pieschl'],</strong> LB, 5'7”, 155, Jefferson West ‘26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pieschel recorded 124 tackles in nine games last season for the Tigers. He is ranked No. 196 overall and will be hunting for triple-digit tackles and double-digit wins this fall for Jefferson West.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='812781' first='Trent' last='Rymer'],</strong> LB, 5'10”, 170, Piper, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rymer is ranked No. 56 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. He gobbled up opposing ball carriers 120 times last season in nine games. The Pirate linebacker hopes to garner more college interest with a back-to-back solid defensive campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598898' first='Conner' last='Bush'],</strong> RB/DB, 5'11”, 175, Rossville, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bush chopped down opposing ball carriers 120 times in 11 games during his junior season. He is ranked No. 172 overall by Prep Redzone Kansas. The Rossville defensive back is looking to have a big senior season on both sides of the ball for Dawgs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1264072' first='Colton' last='Bannister'],</strong> LB, 5'9”, 175, Wellington, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wellington's Bannister is ranked No. 184 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026. He finished with 116 tackles in 11 games played for the Crusaders as a junior.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1083225' first='Trenton' last='Kern'],</strong> LB, 6'1”, 210, Great Bend, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kern recorded 113 tackles in 10 games played for the Panthers. The Great Bend backer is ranked No. 42 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026 and is the No. 6-ranked linebacker by Prep Redzone Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1229115' first='Grant' last='Patry'],</strong> LB, 5'11”, 175, Haven, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Patry crushed ball carriers at the same rate I like to crush fresh pastries; fast and furious. He recorded 112 tackles in 10 games played for Haven. He is ranked No. 219 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='586962' first='Cameron' last='Brian'],</strong> LB, 6'0”, 200, Seaman, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brian was the helmsman for the Vikings' defense last season. He finished with 112 tackles in 11 games as a junior. The Seaman senior is ranked No. 124 overall in the Kansas Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1545224' first='Wyatt' last='Newberry'],</strong> DB, 5'11”, 160, Sterling, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sterling's Newberry is ranked No. 182 by Prep Redzone Kansas. He collected 110 tackles in 10 games for the Black Bears.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1515815' first='Jack' last='Moore'],</strong> LB, 6'1”, 160, Maur Hill Prep, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Quote the Raven, Moore likes to claw up ball carriers for Maur Hill Prep. The Ravens linebacker finished his junior season with 109 tackles in nine games. He is ranked No. 227 overall in the Prep Redzone Kansas rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1452348' first='Andre' last='Johnson'],</strong> LB, 6'0”, 205, Rossville, '26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson is the second Rossville linebacker to post 100-plus tackles last fall. He recorded 102 tackles in 11 games. He is ranked No. 239 in the Class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->