Bangor's Carter Horstman led the state in rushing touchdowns and finished third in rushing yards in 2019
Grafton qualified for the playoffs for just the second time in the last 22 years behind a potent offense that put up big numbers through the air and on the ground. Senior running back Joey Giorgi took a big step forward this season, leading the state with 2,338 yards on 288 carries with 29 rushing scores. He averaged 8.1 yards per carry with 344 yards and five touchdowns in a Week 2 win over West Bend East. Giorgi was also the teams' second-leading receiver, hauling in 34 passes for 442 yards and five touchdowns. Elk Mound's Blaze Todd and Bangor's Carter Horstman shared the state lead with 33 rushing scores.
Rank | Name | School | Att | Yards | TD |
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1 | Joey Giorgi | Grafton | 288 | 2338 | 29 |
2 | Tyler Tenner | Racine Lutheran | 238 | 2315 | 31 |
3 | Carter Horstman | Bangor | 228 | 2234 | 33 |
4 | Ean Wilson | Medford | 354 | 2183 | 29 |
5 | Dalton Feddick | Abbotsford | 259 | 2126 | 23 |
6 | Adam Siegel | New Berlin West | 295 | 2104 | 26 |
7 | Isaiah Gash | Bay Port | 213 | 1916 | 30 |
8 | Jeffrey Zeh | Jefferson | 129 | 1911 | 28 |
9 | Donavan Hunt | Brookfield East | 299 | 1908 | 27 |
10 | Alec Moriarty | Berlin | 232 | 1907 | 27 |
11 | Blaze Todd | Elk Mound | 212 | 1865 | 33 |
12 | Nate Valcarcel | Whitnall | 170 | 1824 | 28 |
13 | Zach Wallace | Burlington | 188 | 1776 | 23 |
14 | Jackson Beggs | Almond-Bancroft | 284 | 1737 | 23 |
15 | Alec Martzahl | Kimberly | 201 | 1735 | 17 |
16 | Jed Scallon | Ithaca | 272 | 1729 | 22 |
17 | Kallion Buckner | Middleton | 218 | 1721 | 26 |
18 | Evan Lau | Hilbert | 154 | 1681 | 25 |
19 | Tyler Roehl | Menasha | 220 | 1649 | 17 |
20 | Trevor Rebhahn | De Soto | 234 | 1615 | 24 |
21 | Cayden Milz | Black Hawk/Warren (IL) | 185 | 1611 | 22 |
22 | Tanner Keller | Waterford | 145 | 1601 | 20 |
23 | Lane Wieczorek | Pepin/Alma | 301 | 1577 | 19 |
24 | Rashad Lampkin | Brookfield Central | 284 | 1570 | 22 |
25 | Nate Oestreich | Dodgeland | 225 | 1561 | 14 |
Lake Mills junior quarterback Adam Moen had a historic season, setting a new state record for most combined passing and rushing yards, with the second-most combined touchdowns in a single-season. Spear-heading the team's high-powered offense, he completed 236-of-370 passes for 3,517 yards, with 39 touchdowns. He was also the team's leading rusher, going for 960 yards and 21 touchdowns on 154 carries.
Rank | Name | School | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | Int |
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1 | Adam Moen | Lake Mills | 236 | 370 | 3517 | 39 | 12 |
2 | Brooks Blount | Waukesha West | 237 | 377 | 3148 | 33 | 11 |
3 | Brandon Wilde | Palmyra-Eagle | 240 | 406 | 2932 | 27 | 14 |
4 | Trey Fitzgerald | Mosinee | 193 | 305 | 2764 | 19 | 9 |
5 | Jacob Frantl | Hartford | 185 | 304 | 2613 | 28 | 11 |
6 | Brady Stevens | Sun Prairie | 146 | 236 | 2470 | 30 | 5 |
7 | Luke Fox | Catholic Memorial | 154 | 268 | 2458 | 28 | 6 |
8 | Isaac Lindsey | Mineral Point | 136 | 201 | 2379 | 27 | 8 |
9 | Mason Wiesner | Manawa | 142 | 263 | 2341 | 26 | 14 |
10 | Brady Hoppert | Martin Luther | 145 | 236 | 2303 | 30 | 7 |
11 | Kyle Allen | Hortonville | 136 | 244 | 2284 | 31 | 8 |
12 | Ethan Pauly | Watertown | 169 | 305 | 2280 | 25 | 14 |
13 | Will Bailey | River Valley | 129 | 217 | 2276 | 30 | 8 |
14 | Robby Michael | Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian | 172 | 315 | 2240 | 24 | 13 |
15 | Maddux Allen | Cumberland | 145 | 216 | 2227 | 23 | 12 |
16 | Tyr Severson | Evansville | 126 | 231 | 2176 | 25 | 7 |
17 | Ray Zuleger | Xavier | 145 | 257 | 2147 | 21 | 12 |
18 | Joshua Bauer | Lourdes Academy | 133 | 201 | 2125 | 30 | 5 |
19 | Zach Weir | Grafton | 154 | 214 | 2106 | 23 | 5 |
20 | Jake Leair | Cedarburg | 148 | 236 | 2104 | 15 | 13 |
21 | Jayden Kiphart | Two Rivers | 140 | 281 | 2094 | 20 | 12 |
22 | Adam Hobson | Stoughton | 139 | 232 | 2006 | 13 | 5 |
23 | Johnny Kelliher | Waukesha North | 151 | 264 | 2005 | 15 | 11 |
24 | Tim Salmon | New Richmond | 123 | 202 | 1974 | 21 | 10 |
25 | Jackson Johnson | Osseo-Fairchild | 136 | 252 | 1935 | 15 | 6 |
Lake Mills' high-powered passing attack saw two players catch at least 75 passes with more than 1100 yards. Hunter Buechel led the team and the state in receiving yards with 1,222 on 78 catches with 11 touchdowns. Cumberland's Jack Martens led the state in receptions with 94, while Martin Luther junior Sylvere Campbell had the most receiving touchdowns with 16.
Rank | Name | School | Rec | Yards | TD |
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1 | Hunter Buechel | Lake Mills | 78 | 1222 | 11 |
2 | Joe Kasprzak | Hartford | 63 | 1221 | 14 |
3 | Jack Martens | Cumberland | 94 | 1190 | 13 |
4 | Riley Krenke | Manawa | 64 | 1179 | 14 |
5 | Conner Wnek | Kimberly | 71 | 1155 | 9 |
6 | Cyle Kowalski | Mosinee | 63 | 1131 | 8 |
7 | Drew Biber | Cedarburg | 68 | 1124 | 13 |
8 | Matt Johnson | Lake Mills | 82 | 1108 | 11 |
9 | Danny Hammond | Palmyra-Eagle | 83 | 1101 | 11 |
10 | Sylvere Campbell | Martin Luther | 61 | 1071 | 16 |
11 | Raymone Jones | Kenosha Tremper | 46 | 1037 | 2 |
12 | Nathan Streiff | New Glarus/Monticello | 62 | 1001 | 8 |
13 | Colin Schaefer | Sun Prairie | 68 | 990 | 12 |
14 | Josh Maier | River Valley | 54 | 973 | 14 |
15 | Devon Portz | Waukesha West | 65 | 971 | 10 |
16 | Chimere Dike | Waukesha North | 59 | 962 | 6 |
17 | Mason Kramer | Prairie du Chien | 55 | 926 | 10 |
18 | Tyler Hug | Waukesha West | 54 | 914 | 9 |
19 | Seth Alexander | Denmark | 37 | 906 | 9 |
20 | Colin Girdaukas | Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian | 64 | 902 | 12 |
21 | Elliott Lowney | Shawano | 45 | 900 | 8 |
22 | Lane Larson | DeForest | 49 | 891 | 9 |
23 | Bret Kostka | Osseo-Fairchild | 35 | 840 | 9 |
24 | Joey Kidder | New Richmond | 49 | 836 | 12 |
25 | Dominic Voiland | Grafton | 58 | 803 | 8 |
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