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Week 1 Prep Props: State's Top Performances

08/22/2016, 9:45am CDT
By Travis Wilson

Prep Props - Week 1

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 1 Rushing Leaders

Altoona found itself in a bit of a shootout with Cadott to open the 2016 season, and the Rails used a powerful ground game to pull away for a 63-28 victory. Connor Klatt went for a state-best 278 yards and 5 touchdowns on just 14 carries, while Kolten Wright added 136 yards and 4 scores as well.

Name School Att Yards TD
Connor Klatt Altoona 14 278 5
Griffin Brunet North Fond du Lac 41 276 5
Sam Altena New Richmond 30 253 3
Trevor Johnson Darlington 6 248 4
Javian Dayne Waunakee 24 248 2
Dustin Graf Pulaski 9 236 4
Isiah Wright Milwaukee Bay View 26 229 3
Tenaj Robinson-Bowens Milwaukee Bradley Tech 26 228 3
Jon Deprey Luxemburg-Casco 14 217 1
Sam Behm Beloit Turner 15 215 1
Thom Jefferson-Ang Wonewoc/Weston 15 215 3
Hunter Much Loyal 16 213 4
Paxton Boers Three Lakes/Phelps 31 212 3
John Chenal Grantsburg 22 209 1
Hunter Johnson Darlington 10 205 2
Lucas Sanchez Mineral Point 23 203 2
Deven Mason Slinger 6 198 1
Xander Schmitz Pacelli 18 198 3
Zach Genrich Mukwonago 13 193 1
Nate Ihlenfeldt Notre Dame 26 192 3
Zach Heckman Brookfield Central 43 190 3
Joey Scaffidi New Berlin Eisenhower 15 189 1
Anthony Steger Kewaskum 14 189 1
Jake Beattie Laconia 33 188 1
Claude Cleereman Tri-County 22 185 3

Week 1 Passing Leaders

Cedar Grove-Belgium hopped right into the Big East Conference schedule with a Week 1 game against Kohler/Sheboygan Christian/Lutheran. Both teams put up plenty of offense, but the Rockets had just enough to score a 48-26 win. Senior quarterback Josh Weiss was about as efficient as one could possibly be, completing 15 of 20 passes for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns. He had scoring passes of 15, 84, 75, and 72 yards in the game.

Name School Comp Att Yards TD Int
Josh Weiss Cedar Grove-Belgium 15 20 404 4 0
Cade Garcia Whitefish Bay 17 31 344 5 2
Hunter Plamann Xavier 21 30 339 1 0
Quinn Pierner Bay Port 18 21 332 5 0
Ben Nienhuis Oconomowoc 21 39 329 1 0
Jordan Williams Fennimore 15 28 329 4 1
Jake Benzing Delavan-Darien 19 39 317 1 2
Max Duchow Kettle Moraine 19 31 315 3 2
Alec Becker Kenosha Tremper 22 37 303 1 0
Jace LaBuda Menomonie 13 28 298 2 0
Logan Freund Rhinelander 17 34 294 3 0
Nik Mueller Martin Luther 19 22 290 4 0
Freddy Poorman Marquette University 16 28 273 2 0
Mitchell Gnadt Greendale 24 31 268 5 1
Seth Hause Stanley-Boyd 13 19 259 4 0
Benjamin Olson Wisconsin Rapids 15 28 255 2 0
Ben Dunkleberger Lake Mills 24 42 254 4 0
Dawson Davis Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 18 34 250 3 0
Charles Jadin Freedom 17 20 249 2 0
Josh Moser Kenosha St. Joseph 16 24 244 2 3
Alex Ohde McDonell Central 10 27 241 0 2
Bo Bennett Dominican 18 24 240 4 0
Dillen Rondorf West Bend East 15 33 236 2 0
Alec Ogden Monona Grove 15 26 236 2 0
Brayden Van Ess Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian 25 39 235 3 0

Week 1 Receiving Leaders

There were some big-time receiving performances in Week 1, with four players going over 200 yards. Tops was Stanley-Boyd's Brandon Herrick, who hauled in 7 passes for 248 yards and 4 touchdowns. His scoring catches came on plays of 49, 58, 36, and 60 yards as he averaged 35.4 yards per catch overall. He also threw a two-point conversion and booted three extra points in an impressive 35-7 win over Stratford.

Name School Rec Yards TD
Brandon Herrick Stanley-Boyd 7 248 4
Zach Clayton Oconomowoc 13 244 0
Jordan Nolle Bay Port 12 241 4
Reid Hilbelink Cedar Grove-Belgium 7 219 2
Terrell Carey Madison West 8 182 3
Alex Anthony Whitefish Bay 10 181 2
Liam Kenney Fennimore 6 178 0
Tripp Grebe University School 9 162 2
Seondae Stewart Kenosha Tremper 10 159 0
Mykael Ignaszak Cudahy 10 155 2
Xavier Cummings Hayward 5 155 0
Kolton Heenan Freedom 9 148 2
Taylor Jahr Deerfield 5 146 0
David Popelka Xavier 10 146 0
Ryan Harvey-Turner Oak Creek 8 143 1
Luke Heinen Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian 14 136 2
Sam DeLany Kettle Moraine 8 129 1
Josh Cisewski Amherst 10 129 3
Brock Young Hortonville 6 125 2
Connor Gajda Sturgeon Bay 5 124 2
Trevor Neuroth Fennimore 6 121 0
Tanner Smith Kettle Moraine 5 121 1
Tony Bland West Bend East 4 120 1
Jalen Sample Onalaska 9 120 2
Dylan Sumnicht Shawano 4 120 2

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