The regular season is complete and that means it's time to take a look back at the top offensive statistical performers of 2014.
Kewaskum has put up some big numbers, with junior Brandon Thull serving as the workhorse back. He carried the ball 246 times for 1927 yards and 26 touchdowns this season. The highlight was an incredible 51-carry, 430-yard performance with 5 touchdowns in a 44-43 win over Kiel back in Week 5.
Name, School | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
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Brandon Thull, Kewaskum | 246 | 1927 | 7.83 | 26 |
Demaris Purifoy, Wauwatosa West | 184 | 1712 | 9.30 | 22 |
Josh Owens, Cambridge | 221 | 1708 | 7.73 | 24 |
Dom Conway, West De Pere | 165 | 1670 | 10.12 | 22 |
Luke Nowak, Iowa-Grant | 218 | 1616 | 7.41 | 20 |
Shawn Woodruff, Black Hawk | 176 | 1614 | 9.17 | 18 |
Troy Laufenberg, Waunakee | 241 | 1593 | 6.61 | 19 |
Jadon Sackman, DeForest | 301 | 1573 | 5.23 | 13 |
Alec Ingold, Bay Port | 132 | 1535 | 11.63 | 18 |
Nathaniel Loging, Wautoma | 154 | 1534 | 9.96 | 18 |
Jonny Chamberlain, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser | 147 | 1531 | 10.41 | 21 |
Hunter Kaldor, Northern Elite | 187 | 1465 | 7.83 | 20 |
Justin Maratik, Fond du Lac | 223 | 1444 | 6.50 | 18 |
Boris Ristivojevic, Sheboygan South | 220 | 1442 | 6.55 | 15 |
Nate Pearson, Northwestern | 187 | 1440 | 7.70 | 14 |
Bryce Niemi, Owen-Withee | 240 | 1438 | 5.99 | 21 |
Andrew Piske, Bangor | 158 | 1433 | 9.07 | 23 |
Connor Olson, Altoona | 282 | 1412 | 5.01 | 15 |
Aaron Chier, Cedar Grove-Belgium | 178 | 1412 | 7.93 | 26 |
Ricky Williams, Edgerton | 182 | 1406 | 7.73 | 18 |
Peter Chenal, Frederic | 217 | 1405 | 6.47 | 17 |
Noah Diaz, Sun Prairie | 228 | 1400 | 6.14 | 17 |
Alex Gumz, Onalaska | 205 | 1387 | 6.77 | 15 |
Andrew DeYoung, Cambria-Friesland | 214 | 1366 | 6.38 | 23 |
Charles Austin Jr., Milwaukee Bradley Tech | 213 | 1366 | 6.41 | 20 |
Cole Nickerson, Deerfield | 183 | 1359 | 7.43 | 14 |
Ashwaubenon senior James Morgan was one of the most productive passers in the state last year, and continued that in his final campaign. He completed 204 of a state-best 341 attempts, finishing with 2720 yards and 26 touchdowns as the Jaguars went 8-1.
Name, School | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | Int |
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James Morgan, Ashwaubenon | 204 | 341 | 2720 | 26 | 7 |
Zach Simons, Xavier | 179 | 269 | 2641 | 25 | 10 |
Nick Mehlum, Superior | 139 | 216 | 2540 | 30 | 4 |
Scott Pittz, Mineral Point | 161 | 256 | 2276 | 20 | 9 |
Collin McCarville, Port Edwards | 138 | 250 | 2155 | 25 | 7 |
Tristan Brewer, Grantsburg | 143 | 228 | 2065 | 19 | 9 |
Alex Lowney, Oshkosh West | 175 | 293 | 2052 | 12 | 15 |
Zach Zilm, Madison East | 175 | 293 | 1960 | 18 | 9 |
Ryan Hayes, Belleville | 117 | 223 | 1922 | 22 | 8 |
Kyler Hagen, Osseo-Fairchild | 122 | 227 | 1883 | 16 | 14 |
Spencer Francis, Brookfield Academy | 126 | 199 | 1875 | 25 | 6 |
Charlie Greif, Marquette University | 154 | 236 | 1835 | 20 | 3 |
Josh Ringelberg, Greendale | 131 | 207 | 1809 | 25 | 6 |
Charlie Rotherham, Notre Dame | 101 | 199 | 1785 | 23 | 6 |
Ben Everhart, Eau Claire Memorial | 169 | 248 | 1781 | 18 | 4 |
Zack Baun, Brown Deer | 89 | 157 | 1762 | 19 | 4 |
Tyler Guenther, Sheboygan South | 132 | 254 | 1753 | 15 | 11 |
Sam Merryfield, Little Chute | 129 | 208 | 1740 | 16 | 4 |
Tristan Schmidtknecht, Cochrane-Fountain City | 128 | 262 | 1700 | 24 | 12 |
Brad Burling, Burlington | 117 | 200 | 1691 | 19 | 7 |
Damon Lorge, Clintonville | 103 | 248 | 1685 | 16 | 17 |
Max Meylor, Mount Horeb/Barneveld | 135 | 218 | 1676 | 17 | 4 |
Brandon Reinthaler, Rhinelander | 122 | 261 | 1637 | 10 | 16 |
Cannon Cooley, Waukesha South | 127 | 197 | 1616 | 11 | 4 |
Justin Oliden, South Milwaukee | 94 | 146 | 1611 | 21 | 7 |
Belleville didn't make the playoffs, but it wasn't because the offense struggled. Quarterback Ryan Hayes put up big numbers, with most of his passes going to Brandon Shemanski, who led the state with 1256 yards and 18 touchdowns on 64 receptions. He took over the lead in receiving yards with a huge Week 9 that featured 9 receptions for 293 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Name, School | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD |
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Brandon Shemanski, Belleville | 64 | 1256 | 19.63 | 18 |
Skyler Lehman, Clintonville | 59 | 1114 | 18.88 | 9 |
Jake Matkovich, Marquette University | 66 | 1002 | 15.18 | 14 |
Jake Libal, Superior | 49 | 994 | 20.29 | 11 |
Matt Kinderman, Xavier | 62 | 990 | 15.97 | 12 |
Ethan Willman, Two Rivers | 50 | 989 | 19.78 | 13 |
Mitchell Dess, South Milwaukee | 51 | 964 | 18.90 | 14 |
Chris Montag, Port Edwards | 54 | 883 | 16.35 | 8 |
Bryce White, Rhinelander | 44 | 881 | 20.02 | 5 |
Nyles Williams, Brown Deer | 37 | 851 | 23.00 | 11 |
Bryce Haefer, Madison Edgewood | 41 | 843 | 20.56 | 13 |
Jordan VanCalster, Fox Valley Lutheran | 67 | 833 | 12.43 | 8 |
Kyle Monroe, Ashwaubenon | 52 | 803 | 15.44 | 9 |
Sam Wisneski, Ashwaubenon | 52 | 798 | 15.35 | 6 |
Grant Johnson, Lake Country Lutheran | 32 | 793 | 24.78 | 15 |
Riley Hawes, Potosi | 44 | 767 | 17.43 | 10 |
Nick Martzahl, Notre Dame | 37 | 763 | 20.62 | 11 |
Cody Carlstrom, Osseo-Fairchild | 57 | 751 | 13.18 | 5 |
Ethan Saylor, Port Edwards | 50 | 747 | 14.94 | 9 |
Titonaro Bumpus, Racine St. Catherine's | 28 | 746 | 26.64 | 8 |
Levi O'Brien, Xavier | 49 | 742 | 15.14 | 10 |
Brian Luteyn, Fond du Lac | 36 | 741 | 20.58 | 8 |
Scott Hietpas, Little Chute | 43 | 740 | 17.21 | 9 |
Sy Staver, Mineral Point | 44 | 738 | 16.77 | 8 |
Aaron Goecks, Brookfield Academy | 45 | 730 | 16.22 | 5 |
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