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WIAC Football Players of the Week: Nov. 2-8

11/10/2015, 2:30pm CST
By WIAC

From the WIAC - 

WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of Nov. 2 - 8)
 
FOOTBALL
Offense

Tom Kelly, Junior (Chicago, Ill./Guerin College Prep), Quarterback of UW-Platteville
Kelly completed 17-of-21 passes for 329 yards and threw five touchdown passes in the Pioneers’ 50-26 victory at UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 7. With UW-Platteville holding a 30-26 lead early in the fourth quarter, Kelly exploded for touchdown tosses of 56, 83 and 50-yards to seal the win. His 83-yard pass to Dan Arnold is the third-longest in the WIAC this season.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Tyler Jenkins, Junior, Running Back, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)
UW-Oshkosh, Zach Kasuboski, Senior, Wide Receiver, Wautoma, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Tom Kelly, Junior, Quarterback, Chicago, Ill. (Guerin College Prep)
UW-River Falls, Ben Beckman, Freshman, Quarterback, Blaine, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Taylor Lucas, Senior, Offensive Line, Brookfield, Wis. (East)
UW-Stout, Hank Kujak, Senior, Quarterback, Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor)
UW-Whitewater, Marcus Hudson, Junior, Wide Receiver, Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)
 
Defense
Kyle Hoefft, Senior (Morton, Ill.), Linebacker of UW-Stout
Hoefft recorded 17 tackles, nine solo, one sack and two tackles for loss in a 34-31 win over UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 7. He has had at least 10 tackles in each of the last three games and leads the WIAC in tackles with 104 and is ranked 15th nationally, averaging 11.6 tackles per game.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Noah Risch, Sophomore, Linebacker, Holmen, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, AJ Plewa, Freshman, Cornerback, South Milwaukee, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Logan Emendorfer, Senior, Defensive Back, Platteville, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, John Kontowicz, Junior, Linebacker, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Justin Dischler, Senior, Linebacker, Milwaukee, Wis. (Pius XI)
 
Special Teams
Clark Riedel, Sophomore (Waukesha, Wis./West), Punter of UW-Stout
Riedel averaged 48.8 yards over four punts, placing two punts inside the 20-yard line in a 34-31 win over UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 7. He leads the conference in punting average (40.5) by more than two yards, and is ranked 13th in Division III. As a team, UW-Stout leads the league in both punting average (38.5) and net average (34.0). Of UW-Stout’s 43 total punts, Riedel has taken 40.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Turner Geisthardt, Freshman, Punter, Omro, Wis. (Oshkosh North)
UW-Platteville, Quinn Buschbacher, Junior, Wide Receiver, Sugar Grove, Ill. (Kaneland)
UW-Stevens Point, Christian Almonte, Sophomore, Running Back, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Canton Larson, Freshman, Returner, Oconomowoc, Wis.

WIAC STANDINGS - 11-10-15

SCHOOL WIAC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
UW-Oshkosh * 6-0 1.000 8-1 0.889 5-0 3-1 0-0 W8
UW-Whitewater 5-1 0.833 8-1 0.889 4-0 4-1 0-0 W4
UW-Platteville 4-2 0.667 7-2 0.778 4-1 3-1 0-0 W2
UW-River Falls 3-3 0.500 4-5 0.444 1-3 3-2 0-0 L2
UW-Stevens Point 2-4 0.333 4-5 0.444 3-1 1-4 0-0 L1
UW-La Crosse 2-4 0.333 3-6 0.333 3-1 0-5 0-0 L2
UW-Stout 2-4 0.333 3-6 0.333 1-4 2-2 0-0 W1
UW-Eau Claire 0-6 0.000 0-9 0.000 0-6 0-3 0-0 L9

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