2021 Preseason All-Appleton Team
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For the past year and then some I’ve began to notice that the beautiful city of Appleton had begun to accrue a ton of gridiron talent leading up to the 2022 season. After this past football season concluded and we…
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Continue ReadingFor the past year and then some I’ve began to notice that the beautiful city of Appleton had begun to accrue a ton of gridiron talent leading up to the 2022 season. After this past football season concluded and we saw the likes of Mac Strand Mac Strand 6'0" | 220 lbs | LB Xavier | 2021 State WI , Mario Mendoza Mario Mendoza 6'4" | 225 lbs | DL Appleton East | 2021 State WI , Brock Ward Brock Ward 6'4" | 285 lbs | OL Appleton East | 2021 State WI , and Seth Voeller graduate from their respective high schools I wanted to take a deeper dive into the returning prospects of Appleton in preparation for the 2021-22 season and today is finally the day I got it done. I watched as much tape as I could from the Hudl’s of the five high schools in Appleton and put together my 2021 Preseason All-Appleton Team on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. Before we get into things I wanted to first note that this team was created through the use of each high school’s Hudl, and although I watched a ton of tape there just wasn’t enough solidified returners on film to put together a complete first and second team for every position group. However, there was still a ton of talent, so I decided that instead of trying to stretch and name prospects to the team that maybe didn’t deserve it I would keep the teams short and only name studs to the list. That means that there may only be one or two players per position, but in my mind that shows the distinction means a little bit more. Either way every position group on offense and defense is represented and there was some very good ball players who made the squad, so without further ado check out my “2021 Preseason All-Appleton Team” presented by PrepRedzoneWI. Please enjoy!
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Matthew Schecklman Matthew Schecklman 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Appleton North | 2022 State WI (Appleton North) QB. 2022
After an amazing visit with @UNIFootball I am beyond grateful to say I have received an offer. Special thank you to @BrycePaup @CoachMarkFarley @WatsonShawn1 pic.twitter.com/yfYHOCEbve
— Matthew Schecklman (@MSchecklman12) July 16, 2021
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Wesley King (Appleton North) DL. 2022
https://twitter.com/Wesleyking92/status/1406768797957173251?s=20
Quarterback
First Team: Matthew Schecklman Matthew Schecklman 6'4" | 205 lbs | QB Appleton North | 2022 State WI (Appleton North) 2022.
Drew Mears (Fox Valley Lutheran) 2022.
Second Team: Chase Nelson Chase Nelson 6'0" | 185 lbs | ATH Appleton East | 2023 State WI (Appleton East) 2023.
Jack Hamus (Appleton West) 2023.
Running Back
First Team: Ben Vallafskey Ben Vallafskey 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB Appleton West | 2023 State WI (Appleton West) 2023.
Cal Martine Cal Martine 6'0" | 230 lbs | RB Appleton North | 2022 State WI (Appleton North) 2022.
Second Team: Tyler Mettille (Appleton East) 2023.
Benjamin Cook Benjamin Cook 5'9" | 205 lbs | ATH Fox Valley Lutheran | 2022 State WI (Fox Valley Lutheran) 2022.
Wide Receiver
First Team: Alex Heran Alex Heran 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Appleton North | 2022 State WI (Appleton North) 2022.
Second Team: Chris Meyer Chris Meyer 5'7" | 155 lbs | P Appleton West | 2023 WI (Appleton West) 2023.
Mason Raeck Mason Raeck 5'11" | 160 lbs | ATH Appleton West | 2022 State WI (Appleton West) 2022.
Offensive Line
First Team: Ethan Hansen Ethan Hansen 6'2" | 265 lbs | OL Appleton North | 2022 State WI (Appleton North) 2022.
Will Schroeder Will Schroeder 6'1" | 270 lbs | OL Appleton North | 2022 State WI (Appleton North) 2022.
Second Team: Tanner Thompson Tanner Thompson 6'3" | 265 lbs | OL Appleton North | 2022 State WI (Appleton North) 2022.
Nicholas Lueck (Xavier) 2022.
Defensive Line
First Team: Wesley King (Appleton North) 2022.
Tyler Birn Tyler Birn 6'5" | 235 lbs | DL Appleton East | 2022 State WI (Appleton East) 2022.
Peyton Stadler (Appleton West) 2022.
Linebackers
First Team: Brandon Dodge Brandon Dodge 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB Appleton West | 2022 State WI (Appleton West) 2022.
Kyle Meyer (Appleton West) 2023.
Defensive Back
First Team: Ethan Severin Ethan Severin 5'10" | 170 lbs | DB Xavier | 2022 State WI (Xavier) 2022.
Tyler Mettille (Appleton East) 2023.
Second Team: Matthew Vander Putten Matthew Vander Putten 6'1" | 200 lbs | TE Appleton West | 2023 State WI (Appleton West) 2023.
Ethan Lor (Appleton West) 2023.
Some other names to watch:
Cade Feldhausen (Appleton East) TE. 6’7, 215 lbs. 2022
Caleb Gray (Appleton East) 6’3, 195 lbs. 2024
Naquann Jiles (Appleton North) RB. 2022.
Jackson Modder (Appleton North) OG. 6’1, 245 lbs. 2024.
AJ Seidler (Xavier) K. 2024. Starter as a freshman and performed KO and PATs
More Names:
Appleton East
Cameron Evans – WR. 2022. 6’5, 180 lbs. JV in 2021
Zach Steigenberger – Hooper
Taye Derrico – CB. 2023. 5’8, 130 lbs.
Alan Thao – DB. 2023.
Jackson Bosselaar – WR. 2024.
Bryan Bedolla – K. 2023.
Tommy Hintz – DB/WR. 2023.
Parker Davis – FB/LB. 2023.
Eli Lemke – OL/DL. 2023.
Appleton West
Mikail Harmison – 2023. Hooper
Cameron McCool – OL. 2024.
Appleton North
Luke Kritzer – QB. 2024.
Jake Schuh – WR/DB. 2024.
Collin Salzman – OL. 2024
Miguel Jentz – DT. 2024.
Brennan Cate – LB. 2022.
Anthony Martelli – RB. 2023.
Xavier
Tyler Brightman – QB. 2024.
Nate Twombly – WR. 2023.
David Wolske – 2022. 6’1, 205 lbs.
Isaiah Des Jardins – 2024.
Fox Valley Lutheran
Isaac Knoll – 2023.
Zach Johnson – 2023.