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WIAC Football All-Conference and Player of the Year Awards
by
Travis Wilson,
11/19/2008
WIAC Press Release:
UW-Stevens Point’s Vickory Named Player of the Year, Miech Claims Coach of the Year Honor
MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Brad Vickroy (Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln H.S.) was voted the Player of the Year to headline the individuals selected to the 2008 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Football Team by the league coaches, while Pointer head coach John Miech was picked as the George Chryst Coach of the Year.
Vickroy, a senior defensive lineman, claimed first team recognition for the second straight season. He is second in the WIAC with 13.5 tackles for loss and fifth with 5.5 quarterback sacks. Vickroy has registered 49 tackles, including 28 solo, and forced a pair of fumbles, while recovering two fumbles. He has recorded at least one sack in five games, at least two tackles for loss in three contests and a season-high 11 tackles against UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 8.
2008 All-WIAC Football Team
First Team Offense
Name, School, Year, Position, Height, Weight, Hometown (High School)
Brett Schreiner, Eau Claire, Junior, Tight End, 6-4, 239, Somerset
Jared Beckwith, Stevens Point, Junior, Quarterback, 6-0, 205, Baraboo
Levell Coppage, Whitewater, Freshman, Running Back, 5-8, 180, Oak Park, Ill.
*Cory Sartorelli, Eau Claire, Junior, Running Back, 6-1, 197, Appleton (North)
Craig Warminski, Stout, Freshman, Running Back, 5-10, 200, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
Jared Jenkins, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, 6-3, 194, Milwaukee (Rufus King)
Michael Zweifel, River Falls, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 185, Whitewater
Brad Kalsow, Stevens Point, Senior, All-Purpose Back, 6-4, 205, Huntley, Ill.
Jason Olejniczak, La Crosse, Senior, Offensive Line, 5-10, 275, Germantown
Dan Puls, Eau Claire, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-2, 281, Onalaska
*Mike Sherman, Whitewater, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-0, 264, Oconomowoc (Kettle Moraine)
Dusty Tervelt, Stout, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-5, 290, Boyd (Stanley-Boyd)
*Scott Witte, River Falls, Senior, Center, 6-6, 333, Cedarburg
*Luke Frisch, Stevens Point, Senior, Punter, 5-11, 189, Nekoosa
*Jeff Schebler, Whitewater, Junior, Kicker, 6-0, 182, Davenport, Iowa (Assumption)
Eric Donoval, La Crosse, Senior, Return Specialist, 6-0, 195, Sheboygan (South)
*Unanimous selection
Second Team Offense
Nick Slupski, Whitewater, Senior, Tight End, 6-3, 240, Greenfield
Jeff Donovan, Whitewater, Junior, Quarterback, 6-5, 187, Wauwatosa (East)
Mike Genslinger, Platteville, Senior, Running Back, 5-11, 195, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
Nick Grosso, Platteville, Senior, Wide Receiver, 5-9, 175, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
Aaron Rusch, Whitewater, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, 6-3, 168, Hartford
Chris Johnson, La Crosse, Senior, All-Purpose Back, 5-10, 225, Amery
Andrew Gebel, La Crosse, Junior, Offensive Line, 5-11, 275, Oshkosh (West)
Robert Gilbreath, Whitewater, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-2, 290, St. Francis
Nate Newholm, Stout, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-5, 255, Burlington
Tyler VandenWyngaard, Stevens Point, Junior, Offensive Line, 6-3, 225, Kaukauna
Ben Hermus, Platteville, Senior, Center, 6-0, 245, Little Chute
Craig Kolb, Eau Claire, Junior, Punter, 6-1, 215, Marshfield
Ryan Graboski, Stevens Point, Senior, Kicker, 6-0, 172, Woodbury, Minn.
Jeremy Roach, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Return Specialist, 6-1, 200, Deerfield
Honorable Mention Offense
Pat Mengelkoch, Stout, Sophomore, Tight End, 6-4, 225, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
Storm Harmon, River Falls, Senior, Quarterback, 6-2, 200, Altoona
Kyle Paulson, Eau Claire, Junior, Quarterback, 6-5, 219, Amery
Eric Donoval, La Crosse, Senior, Running Back, 6-0, 195, Sheboygan (South)
Aunton Terry, Platteville, Junior, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 216, Waukesha (North)
Tyson Droessler, Platteville, Senior, All-Purpose, 5-10, 187, Cuba City
Garth Coats, Whitewater, Junior, Center, 6-2, 282, Evansville
Cody Weltzin, Stout, Junior, Center, 6-2, 275, Cadott
Kyle Calhoun, Oshkosh, Freshman, Punter, 6-2, 230, Waukesha (Kettle Moraine)
Paul Pridemore, Platteville, Sophomore, Return Specialist, 6-0, 180, Hartford (Hartford Union)
First Team Defense
*David Akey, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 235, Merrill
*Marcus Ball, Stout, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-1, 220, Austin, Minn.
Matt Lunder, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Defensive Line, 6-1, 225, Waunakee
*Brad Vickroy, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-0, 254, Wisconsin Rapids (Lincoln)
Anthony White, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Line, 6-0, 215, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Tom Dohr, Eau Claire, Senior, Linebacker, 6-4, 233, Neenah
Drew Kiefer, La Crosse, Senior, Linebacker, 6-0, 215, Abbotsford
Jace Rindahl, Whitewater, Senior, Linebacker, 6-3, 230, Cambridge
Brandon Stremkowski, Stevens Point, Junior, Linebacker, 6-0, 200, Stevens Point (SPASH)
Bryan Blum, Stevens Point, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-1, 190, Baraboo
Craig Polifka, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-10, 179, Kewaunee
Jake Pomputis, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-10, 195, Owen (Owen-Withee)
Troney Shumpert, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Back, 5-8, 165, Milwaukee (Bay View)
*Unanimous selection
Second Team Defense
Jon Baldwin, Whitewater, Sophomore, Defensive Line, 6-3, 247, Spring Grove, Ill. (Richmond Burton)
Charlie Dercks, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 252, Little Chute
Mitch Dougherty, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-4, 230, West Bend (East)
Matt Ebner, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-2, 261, Mindoro (Melrose-Mindoro)
Scott Riha, Stout, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 295, Green Bay (Bay Port)
Tim Stephenson, Platteville, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 234, Lanark, Ill. (Eastland)
Kyle Supianoski, Whitewater, Junior, Linebacker, 6-0, 225, Tama, Iowa (South)
James Taraboi, Oshkosh, Junior, Linebacker, 6-2, 215, Grafton (Cedarburg)
Joe Tinucci, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, 5-11, 243, Willowbrook, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)
Andy Towner, Stout, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 230, Onalaska
Ben Arata, River Falls, Junior, Defensive Back, 5-9, 176, Menomonee Falls
Derek Dreher, La Crosse, Sophomore, Defensive Back, 6-2, 190, Verona
Quincy Hudson, Platteville, Junior, Defensive Back, 5-9, 152, Milwaukee (Bay View)
Dave Wicklund, Eau Claire, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-1, 206, Kewaskum
Honorable Mention Defense
Ryan Marty, La Crosse, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-3, 270, Madison (Memorial)
Brad Novacheck, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-1, 245, Hillsboro
Aaron Johnson, La Crosse, Junior, Linebacker, 6-0, 240, Wisconsin Dells
John Jones, Stevens Point, Junior, Linebacker, 6-1, 235, Oregon
Ryan Leis, Eau Claire, Junior, Linebacker, 6-3, 232, Alma Center (Lincoln)
Tyler Florczak, Stevens Point, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 195, Chetek
Nate Heard, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Defensive Back, 6-0, 175, Milwaukee (Lutheran)
Brock Stimson, Stout, Senior, Defensive Back, 6-0, 205, Lakeville, Minn.
Paul Wick, Whitewater, Junior, Defensive Back, 5-10, 185, Franklin
Matt Winney, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-2, 190, Green Bay (Preble)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Matt Day, Eau Claire, Senior, Offensive Line, 6-2, 295, Austin, Minn.
Matt Winney, La Crosse, Junior, Defensive Back, 6-2, 190, Green Bay (Preble)
Matt Haass, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Tight End, 6-2, 240, Brownsville (Mayville)
Dustin Moor, Platteville, Senior, Linebacker, 6-1, 234, Cuba City
Jamie Bisch, River Falls, Senior, Defensive Back, 5-11, 180, Roberts (St. Croix Central)
Brian Bailey, Stevens Point, Senior, Linebacker, 5-11, 219, New Lisbon
Dan Lytle, Stout, Senior, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 200, Darien (Delevan-Darien)
Mike Dufrane, Whitewater, Senior, Defensive Line, 6-4, 300, Hortonville
Player of the Year: Brad Vickroy of Stevens Point
George Chryst Coach of the Year: John Miech of Stevens Point
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Jake Pomputis of Stout
Middleton's Huepenbecker and Sun Prairie's Houser attract interest
by
Marlin Lee,
11/19/2008
-One player who has really made an argument to be ranked amongst the state's top 10 specialists when the next edition of the WisFootball.net player rankings are released is Middleton class of 2009 kicker Tom Huepenbecker (6-1, 165).
Rated as a 4-star kicker by Kohl's Kicking, Huepenbecker was recently named first-team all-conference and the Big Eight Conference Kicker of the Year after making field goals of 21, 26, 28, 28, 28 and 35-yards this season.
That success has been observed and noted as mail has come from Army, Valparaiso, Drake, Northern Arizona, Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota-Duluth, Southwest Minnesota State, Winona State, Augustana, Gustavus Adolphus, UW-La Crosse, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, UW-Oshkosh and UW-Platteville.
In addition, film requests have been made by Army, Valparaiso, Drake, Northern Arizona and Concordia-St. Paul.
Game invitations have come from Army, Minnesota-Duluth, Augustana, Southwest Minnesota State, Winona State, UW-La Crosse, UW-Whitewater, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh and Gustavus Adolphus.
Of all the schools mentioned, Southwest Minnesota State, Minnesota-Duluth, Augustana and UW-La Crosse have shown the most interest thus far.
Two of those schools have made their way into Huepenbecker's top five with Army, Drake, Concordia-St. Paul, Augustana and Minnesota-Duluth making up his short list of favorites.
Huepenbecker reported a 5.0-second 40-yard dash, 150-pound bench press and 250-pound squat.
-Staying in the Big Eight Conference, Sun Prairie class of 2010 offensive lineman Trevor Houser (6-4, 275) has received film requests from Northern Illinois, Florida Atlantic, Southwest Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha and Missouri S&T.
Houser was named a first-team all-conference selection this season.
WIAC Awards -- Nov. 10-16
by
Travis Wilson,
11/18/2008
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced its Football Athletes of the Week for November 10 through November 16.
WIAC Athletes of the Week (Week of Nov. 10 - 16)
FOOTBALL
Offense
Brad Kalsow, Senior (Huntley, Ill.), Tight End of UW-Stevens Point
Kalsow had 12 receptions for 129 yards and three touchdowns in UW-Stevens Point’s 21-7 victory over UW-La Crosse. It was his second three-touchdown game of the season. In the first quarter Kalsow’s 12-yard touchdown reception opened the scoring for the game. In the second quarter, he was on the receiving end of a 19-yard touchdown pass and in the third, Kalsow ended the scoring for the day with a nine-yard touchdown reception.
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Garrie Fox, Freshman, Wide Receiver, Madison (Edgewood)
UW-River Falls, Greg Klingelhutz, Freshman, Halfback, Chanhassen, Minn. (Holy Family)
UW-Stout, Craig Warminski, Freshman, Running Back, Stanley (Stanley-Boyd)
UW-Whitewater, Jeff Donovan, Junior, Quarterback, Wauwatosa (East)
Defense
Luke Frisch, Senior (Nekoosa), Defensive Back of UW-Stevens Point
Frisch led a Pointer defense that held UW-La Crosse to 120 yards of total offense (127 passing yards, -7 rushing yards) in a 21-7 victory that gave UW-Stevens Point a share of the conference title. He totaled five tackles, including one tackle for loss and one interception. He also broke-up three passes.
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Aaron Johnson, Junior, Linebacker, Wisconsin Dells
UW-Oshkosh, Kevin Bahl, Junior, Linebacker, Muskego (West Allis Hale)
UW-River Falls, Ben Arata, Junior, Safety, Menomonee Falls
UW-Stout, Andy Towner, Senior, Linebacker, Onalaska
UW-Whitewater, Jared Kiesow, Freshman, Defensive Back, Horicon
Special Teams
Andy Lindsay, Freshman (Howard/Bay Port), Placekicker of UW-Oshkosh
Serving as UW-Oshkosh’s placekicker for the first time this season, Lindsay kicked two field goals and booted the game-winning extra point to help the Titans to a 13-12 victory over UW-River Falls. Lindsay gave UW-Oshkosh a 3-0 lead when he kicked a 20-yard field goal with 6:22 left in the first quarter. He then put the Titans ahead 9-6 with a 25-yard field goal at the 7:09 mark of the second period. Trailing 12-6, UW-Oshkosh tied the game on a two-yard touchdown pass as time expired in the fourth quarter. Following a UW-River Falls timeout, Lindsay kicked the extra point to give UW-Oshkosh the 13-12 victory and its third straight win over the Falcons.
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Nick Vignalo, Freshman, Running Back, Roseville, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Bryan Blum, Junior, Defensive Back, Baraboo
UW-Whitewater, Jeff Schebler, Junior, Kicker, Davenport, Iowa (Assumption)
WSN Coverage of State Football Finals
by
Travis Wilson,
11/18/2008
Wisconsin Sports Network and
WisFootball.net will be your home for full coverage of the WIAA State Football Finals. I'm sure many of you will be watching the games either in person or on television, but for those that can't we've got you covered. We will have streaming audio of all the games on our
WisFootball.net front page. If you're stuck at work or at school, you'll at least be able to listen to the games.
Also, we'll have staff members at each of the games providing a live blog for each game. Join us as we provide in-depth coverage and analysis of all the matchups. You can even join in on the discussion in the comments section. Visit the
Kickoff Blog early and often (you'll need to refresh your browser periodically for the latest updates).
Here is the game schedule for state finals:
THURSDAY Division 7: Burlington Catholic Central (13-0) vs. Hilbert (13-0), 10 a.m.
Division 6: Edgar (13-0) vs. Stratford (12-1), 1 p.m.
Division 5: Cedar Grove-Belgium (13-0) vs. Colby (13-0), 4 p.m.
Division 4: Wautoma/Faith Christian Academy (12-1) vs. Big Foot (13-0), 7 p.m.
FRIDAY Division 3: Reedsburg (9-3) vs. Waupaca (13-0), 10 a.m.
Division 2: Kimberly (13-0) vs. Verona (12-1), 1 p.m.
Division 1: Homestead (13-0) vs. Arrowhead (13-0), 4 p.m.
All games will be televised live on FSN Wisconsin.
Elkhart Lake's Brown is as versatile as they come; Madison East junior QB gets early looks
by
Marlin Lee,
11/18/2008
-He may not be a household name or even come from a high school you've heard of but Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah's
Alex Brown (6-1, 175) is the type of overall good athlete and student that colleges love to recruit.
How's this for an athletic resume?
Football: four-year starter; played quarterback, corner back, punter and kicker; first-team all-conference kicker as a senior and honorable-mention all-conference kicker as a junior; rated as a 3.5-star punter and 3-star kicker by Kohl's Kicking
Basketball: two-time second-team all-conference selection; listed on WisHoops.net's Other Top Seniors List
Track: sectional qualifier in the long jump, triple jump and 4x100 meter relay as a sophomore
Baseball: two-time second-team all-conference outfielder
Not bad.
Now add in the fact that he's a member of the National Honor Society and you have all the makings of a possible scholarship athlete.
Perhaps the two best examples of Brown's skill and versatility came in back-to-back blowout wins versus Fall River and Stockbridge this season.
In a 56-6 win over Fall River, Brown had five carries for 174 yards and four touchdowns with scoring runs of 66, 35, 13 and 45 yards. He also completed 1 of 4 passing attempts for nine yards and completed 8 of 8 extra points that game.
A week later, Brown completed 3 of 6 passing attempts for 36 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for two more scores in a 66-0 victory against Stockbridge. He also made a 43-yard field goal and completed 9 of 9 extra points.
Thanks to those types of performances, Brown has earned recruiting looks from a number of Division II and III colleges in the area including Minnesota-Duluth, Bemidji State, Winona State, Minnesota-Moorhead, Southwest Minnesota State, Minnesota-Crookston, UW-Oshkosh and St. Norbert. In addition, Harvard has also expressed interest.
“I like (Minnesota) Duluth,” Brown said of his list of suitors. He took an unofficial visit there on November 8.
Brown reported a 200-pound bench press and 400-pound squat.
-Madison East class of 2010 quarterback
Drew McAdams (5-11, 185) is currently drawing early interest from the University of Alabama.
Part of one of the state's most formidable passing duos with class of 2010 wide receiver Marquis Mason, McAdams was recently named to the Shrine Madison All-City Team and honorable-mention all-conference. McAdams completed 154 of 289 passing attempts for 1,892 yards and 13 touchdowns this season.
That followed a sophomore season in which he completed 118 of 229 passes for 1,218 yards and four touchdowns.
McAdams recorded a 4.9-second 40-yard dash, 5.11-second shuttle, 100-inch broad jump, 27.5-inch vertical jump and bench pressed 155-pounds 11 times at the National Underclassmen Combine in Minneapolis back in May.