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Week 5 Prep Props: State's Top Performances

09/22/2014, 10:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson

Prep Props - Week 5

Prep Props is our weekly look at the best individual statistical performances in the state, with the leaders in rushing yards, passing yards, and receiving yards. Prep Props is published every Monday morning.

Week 5 Rushing Leaders

With the proliferation of spread offenses, 20 carries in the NFL is usually considered a lot. Even at the high school level, anything over 30 is a big number. For Kewaskum running back Brandon Thull, he went well beyond that mark on Friday night to help his team secure a 44-43 overtime win against Kiel. He carried the ball a staggering 51 times, racking up 430 yards and 5 touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown and ensuing two-point conversion in overtime. It is unclear where his 51 carries ranks in Wisconsin history, but it is known that 60 is the current record, set by Eau Claire Memorial's Steve Fingerson back in 1990. His 430 yards is good for 8th place on the single-game list.

Name, School Att Yards TD
Brandon Thull, Kewaskum 51 430 5
Alex Gumz, Onalaska 41 316 2
Dom Conway, West De Pere 17 298 4
Derek Kahl, Menomonie 36 286 5
Bryce Niemi, Owen-Withee 33 282 3
Nathaniel Loging, Wautoma 18 265 4
Monte Noffke, Gillett 31 260 6
Jeffry Janzen, Cashton 31 260 2
Mitch Gerhartz, Hortonville 24 260 4
Camryn Zimmerman, Holmen 16 259 3
John Higgins, Williams Bay 21 259 2
Ryan Borton, Muskego 13 256 3
Nate Pearson, Northwestern 24 251 3
Peter Chenal, Frederic 38 251 4
James Copenhaver, Gilman 35 248 3
Ricky Williams, Edgerton 36 247 2
Josh Owens, Cambridge 34 245 4
Mitch Mikulsky, Brookfield East 21 244 3
Jamari Manuel, Madison East 26 239 2
Aaron Chier, Cedar Grove-Belgium 16 224 6
Brandon Kimball, Augusta 29 222 3
Ian Pribyl, South Milwaukee 24 220 3
Kyle Gokey, Peshtigo 21 219 4
Troy Laufenberg, Waunakee 37 217 2
Luke Nowak, Iowa-Grant 33 216 0
Demaris Purifoy, Wauwatosa West 20 216 2

Week 5 Passing Leaders

For the second straight week, it is Ashwaubenon senior quarterback James Morgan, a Bowling Green commit, who tops the passing list. In a 47-34 win over Green Bay East, he completed 23 of 38 passes for 413 yards and 4 touchdowns, as the Jaguars had to rally from a 21-19 halftime deficit. It's no surprise that he leads the state in passing yards on the season with 1533.

Name, School Comp Att Yards TD Int
James Morgan, Ashwaubenon 23 38 413 4 1
Mitch Pfeifer, Kettle Moraine 22 34 411 4 0
Tristan Brewer, Grantsburg 23 31 337 3 2
Jesse Collins, Delavan-Darien 16 30 335 3 2
Josh Ringelberg, Greendale 15 20 321 4 0
Spencer Francis, Brookfield Academy 19 27 313 4 0
Charlie Greif, Marquette University 19 27 304 3 1
George Kneiser, Oconomowoc 12 22 301 2 0
Steve Makinen, Beloit Memorial 23 39 296 2 1
Brett DeJardin, Green Bay West 16 29 288 2 3
Scott Pittz, Mineral Point 23 34 282 2 0
Nick Schone, Glenwood City 22 47 280 2 7
Brett Behselich, Fort Atkinson 17 30 276 3 0
Clayton Ladsten, Green Bay Southwest 20 36 275 1 0
Cannon Cooley, Waukesha South 24 38 253 1 1
Kyle Curry, Mishicot 8 19 252 0 0
Tyler Guenther, Sheboygan South 20 37 241 1 0
Marcos Alfaro, Two Rivers 9 19 238 2 2
Jake Anderson, Shoreland Lutheran 7 11 236 3 0
Christopher Frelich, Green Bay East 14 30 236 3 0
Sam Merryfield, Little Chute 21 31 233 2 0
Zach Simons, Xavier 17 23 232 3 2
Xavier Miller, Madison West 10 17 228 3 0
Eric Schmitz, Winnebago Lutheran 15 23 228 3 2
Bennett Koopmans, Cambria-Friesland 2 4 227 0 0

Week 5 Receiving Leaders

It was another big performance by Marquette senior wide receiver Jake Matkovich and the Hilltoppers passing attack Friday night, as they took down Wauwatosa East 48-12. In the game, Matkovich caught 9 passes for 234 yards and a pair of scores, moving him up the season leaders list.

Name, School Rec Yards TD
Jake Matkovich, Marquette University 9 234 2
Jeremy Sullivan, Green Bay East 11 201 3
Zachary Clayton, Oconomowoc 5 197 2
Trey Johnson, Shoreland Lutheran 4 191 2
Sam Wisneski, Ashwaubenon 7 179 3
Sawyer DeMoe, Colfax 6 176 1
Jake Benzing, Delavan-Darien 7 171 1
Terrell Carey, Madison West 6 167 3
Kyle Monroe, Ashwaubenon 7 162 0
Patrick Novacek, Brookfield Academy 10 161 4
Zachery Johnson, Beloit Memorial 9 161 1
Ethan Willman, Two Rivers 4 153 2
Tarek Oellerich, Mineral Point 9 149 2
Brenton Baker, North Fond du Lac 7 139 2
Clay Gerds, Fort Atkinson 3 139 2
Mitch McFarlane, Winnebago Lutheran 9 136 2
Andrew Coy, Grantsburg 8 136 2
Kyle Levra, Clear Lake 3 135 2
Todd Petersen, Glenwood City 8 135 1
Cody Klossowski, Ithaca 4 132 1
Tyler Schmidt, Horicon 9 130 1
Brandon Shemanski, Belleville 7 128 0
Bryce Haefer, Madison Edgewood 6 127 1
Austin Brault, Whitnall 5 126 0
Weston Cracraft, Mishicot 3 126 0

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