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The U.S. Army Team of the Week is back again for 2016. The voting this year is upgraded and is featured at the bottom of the article. Voting is open until Thursday at 4 p.m., so be sure to vote for who you feel is most deserving and spread the word (hint:  Social Media is a great way to do so). Users may vote once per day.

U.S. Army Week 1 Team of the Week Nominees:

Bangor - The Cardinals opened the 2015 season with an impressive win over Melrose-Mindoro, a Level 4 playoff team in D6 last year, and did the same thing this season. Three different players went over 100 rushing yards as Bangor dominating 40-7. Drew Johnson finished with 124 yards and a touchdown, Hunter Ellenburg had 123 yards and two scores, while Theo Muellenberg rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Bangor's defense held Melrose-Mindoro's high-powered attack to less than 200 yards of offense.

Bay Port - It was quite the back-and-forth affair Friday night between Green Bay Preble and Bay Port. The teams combined for 55 first-half points, as Preble led 28-27. The Hornets added a third-quarter touchdown and went up 38-27 on a field goal early in the fourth quarter, but Quinn Pierner and the Pirates would rally. Pierner scored on a 13-yard touchdown run with 7:38 remaining, then put Bay Port ahead for good on a 41-yard scoring strike to Jordan Nolle with 1:44 left in the game, as the Pirates won 42-38. Pierner had 332 yards passing and 5 touchdowns, completing 18 of 21 attempts. He added 84 yards and a score on the ground as well. Nolle hauled in 12 passes for 241 yards with 4 touchdowns.

Oconomowoc - The Raccoons have big expectations this season after winning a league title last year and returning loads of talented skill position players. It was a rough start however, as Kettle Moraine went up 14-0 in the first quarter and held a 35-21 lead over Oconomowoc in the third. The Coons rallied back, scoring the final three touchdowns of the game for a 42-35 victory. All-State quarterback Ben Nienhuis threw for 329 yards and a touchdown, adding one on the ground as well. Christian Gurule rushed for 131 yards and 2 touchdowns while adding a 98-yard kickoff return touchdowh, and Zach Clayton hauled in 13 passes for 244 yards in the non-conference contest.

Osceola - Osceola lost to Arcadia in a tight Week 1 ballgame last season, but went on to win 13 consecutive games to claim the Division 4 state title. The Chieftains got a small measure of revenge for that one defeat last season, handling Osceola 30-0 to open the 2016 campaign. Osceola scored twice on fumble returns for touchdowns, while senior Tanner Johnson added a pair of rushing scores. The team now has a 14-game winning streak, the third-longest active streak in the state.

Wisconsin Rapids - The Red Raiders have not made the WIAA playoffs since a Division 1 runner-up finish in 2011, and while Friday's 27-21 win over D.C. Everest is technically a non-conference game, it showed that Rapids is back and ready to challenge for a postseason spot. The Raiders were a wire-to-wire winner, going up early on a 54-yard Benjamin Olson touchdown run before holding off a late Evergreens rally. Olson finished with 74 yards on the ground, and the new high-powered passing attack saw him complete 15 of 28 passes for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns. Isaiah Westfall and Austin Glinski combined for 12 catches, 190 receiving yards, and 2 scores.
 

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