Menasha senior receiver Luke Maurer, shown here in the 2019 state title game, led the state in receiving yards and touchdowns
Fond du Lac capped off a dominating spring season with an eye-popping 71-47 win over Kimberly, and not surprisingly, it was the running game that did the bulk of the damage. Quarterback Kyle Walljasper went for 325 yards and five scores in that game, and it helped him secure the top spot on the spring season leaderboard as well. The 6'1", 200-pound senior finished with 1,467 yards and 21 touchdowns on just 77 carries, as he averaged 19.1 yards per attempt and 209.6 yards per game. He finished as the spring season leader in rushing yards, touchdowns (tied), yards per game, and yards per attempt. His teammate, running back Braelon Allen, was tied for the state lead with 21 touchdowns, as he ran for 1,047 yards on 71 carries. Omro's Ben Wellhoefer finished second in the state with 1,294 rushing yards.
NAME | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | YDS/ATT | TD | RUSH YPG |
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Kyle Walljasper | Fond du Lac | 7 | 77 | 1467 | 19.1 | 21 | 209.6 |
Ben Wellhoefer | Omro | 7 | 116 | 1294 | 11.2 | 20 | 184.9 |
Braelon Allen | Fond du Lac | 7 | 71 | 1047 | 14.7 | 21 | 149.6 |
Caleb Frazier | Kimberly | 7 | 130 | 963 | 7.4 | 14 | 137.6 |
Matt Grzybowski | Bay Port | 7 | 151 | 924 | 6.1 | 13 | 132 |
Will Zellner | Notre Dame | 7 | 200 | 920 | 4.6 | 12 | 131.4 |
Cole Kerchefski | Stevens Point | 7 | 165 | 901 | 5.5 | 9 | 128.7 |
Gabe Finley | DeForest | 7 | 133 | 878 | 6.6 | 10 | 125.4 |
Cal Martine | Appleton North | 6 | 136 | 834 | 6.1 | 13 | 139 |
Luke Vance | G-E-T | 5 | 103 | 814 | 7.9 | 11 | 162.8 |
Lucas Milz | Black Hawk | 6 | 105 | 804 | 7.7 | 14 | 134 |
Connor Ramage | Ashwaubenon | 5 | 102 | 791 | 7.8 | 5 | 158.2 |
Lucas Heyroth | Lodi | 5 | 91 | 779 | 8.6 | 7 | 155.8 |
Blake Fletcher | Racine Horlick | 7 | 96 | 764 | 8 | 15 | 109.1 |
Joseph Gardner | Campbellsport | 7 | 122 | 742 | 6.1 | 7 | 106 |
David Mueller | Saint Mary’s Springs | 7 | 105 | 740 | 7 | 7 | 105.7 |
Adam Timbrook | De Pere | 7 | 117 | 734 | 6.3 | 6 | 104.9 |
Caden Brunell | Columbus | 6 | 142 | 730 | 5.1 | 14 | 121.7 |
Tyson Lofton | Winnebago Lutheran | 6 | 92 | 723 | 7.9 | 7 | 120.5 |
Kobe Brown | Racine Case | 6 | 66 | 712 | 10.8 | 6 | 118.7 |
Mehki Baradji | Necedah | 6 | 78 | 695 | 8.9 | 4 | 115.8 |
Blake Schraufnagel | Mayville | 7 | 105 | 689 | 6.6 | 9 | 98.4 |
Zephyr Turner | Royall | 6 | 96 | 680 | 7.1 | 11 | 113.3 |
Kyle Dietzen | Omro | 7 | 70 | 661 | 9.4 | 9 | 94.4 |
Isaac Hyland | Saint Mary’s Springs | 7 | 95 | 653 | 6.9 | 9 | 93.3 |
Mason Herlitzke | La Crosse Central | 5 | 82 | 647 | 7.9 | 11 | 129.4 |
Ben Redlin | Pulaski | 6 | 89 | 639 | 7.2 | 7 | 106.5 |
Darrick Hill | Stoughton | 7 | 106 | 638 | 6 | 6 | 91.1 |
Caden Nelson | Waunakee | 6 | 104 | 624 | 6 | 9 | 104 |
Jameson Bender | Royall | 6 | 115 | 624 | 5.4 | 7 | 104 |
Despite Southwestern playing just six games this spring, junior quarterback Peerson Kephart finished tops in the state with 1,623 passing yards. The 5'11", 160-pound junior completed 114-of-216 passes with 16 touchdowns on the season, and tied a state record with eight passing touchdowns in a win over Poynette in Week 5. Menasha sophomore A.J. Korth and Waunakee junior Quentin Keene tied for the state lead with 18 touchdown passes this season. Amongst qualified passers, Kimberly junior Caden Pendleton had the highest passer rating of 144.9, while Keene was close behind at 144.0.
NAME | TEAM | G | COMP | ATT | COMP % | YDS | YDS/ATT | TD | PASS YPG | INT | RATE |
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Peerson Kephart | Southwestern | 6 | 114 | 216 | 52.8 | 1623 | 7.5 | 16 | 270.5 | 7 | 88.6 |
Trevor Syse | Belleville | 7 | 99 | 175 | 56.6 | 1481 | 8.5 | 17 | 211.6 | 7 | 100.2 |
Darris Schuett | New Glarus/Monticello | 7 | 112 | 189 | 59.3 | 1387 | 7.3 | 14 | 198.1 | 11 | 82.5 |
Tyr Severson | Evansville | 5 | 59 | 117 | 50.4 | 1155 | 9.9 | 7 | 231 | 8 | 76.7 |
Casey Marron | Monona Grove | 6 | 91 | 160 | 56.9 | 1123 | 7 | 10 | 187.2 | 9 | 76.1 |
William Cotter | Columbus | 6 | 79 | 134 | 59 | 1117 | 8.3 | 8 | 186.2 | 2 | 99.6 |
Quentin Keene | Waunakee | 6 | 68 | 87 | 78.2 | 1112 | 12.8 | 18 | 185.3 | 3 | 144 |
Mason Keyes | DeForest | 7 | 61 | 105 | 58.1 | 1103 | 10.5 | 10 | 157.6 | 3 | 114.1 |
AJ Korth | Menasha | 7 | 53 | 112 | 47.3 | 1068 | 9.5 | 18 | 152.6 | 4 | 106 |
Gabe Herman | De Pere | 7 | 62 | 101 | 61.4 | 1044 | 10.3 | 16 | 149.1 | 2 | 127.6 |
Caden Pendleton | Kimberly | 7 | 65 | 94 | 69.1 | 1030 | 11 | 12 | 147.1 | 0 | 144.9 |
Peyton Lyon | Oshkosh North | 5 | 63 | 129 | 48.8 | 1021 | 7.9 | 9 | 204.2 | 2 | 92.6 |
Carter Riesen | Beaver Dam | 6 | 86 | 168 | 51.2 | 1001 | 6 | 7 | 166.8 | 8 | 63.6 |
Will Brust | Greendale | 7 | 79 | 106 | 74.5 | 974 | 9.2 | 12 | 139.1 | 4 | 124.5 |
Max Kenney | Fennimore | 6 | 72 | 150 | 48 | 966 | 6.4 | 7 | 161 | 11 | 53.9 |
Beau Kopp | Cuba City | 6 | 94 | 154 | 61 | 965 | 6.3 | 12 | 160.8 | 6 | 88.8 |
Evan Voss | Black River Falls | 6 | 76 | 146 | 52.1 | 945 | 6.5 | 7 | 157.5 | 10 | 59.9 |
Basil Demco | Big Foot | 6 | 58 | 133 | 43.6 | 943 | 7.1 | 8 | 157.2 | 10 | 56.7 |
Luke Elkin | Neenah | 6 | 75 | 132 | 56.8 | 934 | 7.1 | 9 | 155.7 | 5 | 85.9 |
Riley Warzynski | Stevens Point | 7 | 85 | 164 | 51.8 | 888 | 5.4 | 5 | 126.9 | 5 | 65.3 |
Matthew Schecklman | Appleton North | 6 | 73 | 111 | 65.8 | 884 | 8 | 8 | 147.3 | 2 | 106.6 |
Jackson Compton | Greenfield | 6 | 67 | 99 | 67.7 | 882 | 8.9 | 5 | 147 | 2 | 104 |
Eli Frank | Bay Port | 7 | 60 | 112 | 53.6 | 876 | 7.8 | 6 | 125.1 | 6 | 74.9 |
Drew Hanson | Edgerton | 5 | 66 | 116 | 56.9 | 865 | 7.5 | 13 | 173 | 2 | 110.7 |
Quinn Faust | Lodi | 6 | 65 | 105 | 61.9 | 831 | 7.9 | 12 | 138.5 | 3 | 112.8 |
Caleb Straughter | Whitnall | 6 | 57 | 108 | 52.8 | 828 | 7.7 | 4 | 138 | 4 | 74.9 |
Wyatt Draves | North Fond du Lac | 5 | 72 | 147 | 49 | 818 | 5.6 | 5 | 163.6 | 10 | 49.1 |
Rafe Pawlak | South Milwaukee | 6 | 69 | 137 | 50.4 | 806 | 5.9 | 12 | 134.3 | 8 | 73.4 |
Mason Herlitzke | La Crosse Central | 5 | 57 | 92 | 62 | 803 | 8.7 | 9 | 160.6 | 4 | 104.6 |
Gabe Zielinski | Pius XI Catholic | 6 | 59 | 115 | 51.3 | 770 | 6.7 | 5 | 128.3 | 8 | 58.2 |
Menasha senior Luke Maurer led in two of the three receiving Triple Crown categories, leading the state during the spring season with 718 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. He hauled in 29 passes this spring for the Bluejays, who finished 5-2. New Glarus/Monticello senior wide receiver Nathan Streiff led the state with 47 receptions, accounting for 557 yards and four scores.
NAME | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | YDS/REC | TD | YPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Maurer | Menasha | 7 | 29 | 718 | 24.8 | 10 | 102 |
Ray Runde | Southwestern | 5 | 36 | 636 | 17.7 | 7 | 127 |
Chase Hanselman | Neenah | 7 | 35 | 563 | 16.1 | 6 | 80 |
Nathan Streiff | New Glarus/Monticello | 7 | 47 | 557 | 11.9 | 4 | 79 |
Anthony Nolden | Belleville | 7 | 25 | 521 | 20.8 | 8 | 74 |
Maddax Shinners | De Pere | 6 | 22 | 512 | 23.3 | 9 | 85 |
Luke Schroeder | Ashwaubenon | 5 | 27 | 466 | 17.3 | 4 | 93 |
Alex Schmitz | Big Foot | 6 | 21 | 461 | 22 | 6 | 76 |
Nate Abel | Beaver Dam | 6 | 33 | 449 | 13.6 | 2 | 74 |
Trace Kirchberg | Columbus | 6 | 28 | 441 | 15.8 | 4 | 73 |
Owen Pawlikowski | Kimberly | 6 | 22 | 433 | 19.7 | 3 | 72 |
Carson Syse | Belleville | 7 | 33 | 422 | 12.8 | 2 | 60 |
Liam Schalk | North Fond du Lac | 6 | 33 | 421 | 12.8 | 4 | 70 |
Colson Splinter | Southwestern | 5 | 29 | 421 | 14.5 | 3 | 84 |
Konner Knauf | Edgerton | 5 | 35 | 417 | 11.9 | 4 | 83 |
Drake Moxon | Oshkosh North | 5 | 19 | 413 | 21.7 | 5 | 82 |
Owen Croak | Monona Grove | 6 | 27 | 412 | 15.3 | 1 | 68 |
Tyler Collien | Fond du Lac | 7 | 18 | 397 | 22.1 | 6 | 56 |
Isaac Schaaf | Waunakee | 6 | 17 | 388 | 22.8 | 6 | 64 |
Tyler Dahlhauser | Monona Grove | 6 | 18 | 376 | 20.9 | 6 | 62 |
Alex Heran | Appleton North | 5 | 29 | 376 | 13 | 4 | 75 |
Mason Reese | Cuba City | 6 | 29 | 355 | 12.2 | 3 | 59 |
Mitch Merhalski | Bay Port | 6 | 16 | 346 | 21.6 | 1 | 57 |
Jack Parman | New Glarus/Monticello | 6 | 28 | 346 | 12.4 | 1 | 57 |
Eli Greco | Big Foot | 6 | 26 | 334 | 12.8 | 1 | 55 |
Ryan Molitor | Black Hawk | 6 | 10 | 332 | 33.2 | 6 | 55 |
Max Weisbrod | DeForest | 6 | 16 | 329 | 20.6 | 3 | 54 |
Addison Ostrenga | Sun Prairie | 6 | 19 | 328 | 17.3 | 3 | 54 |
Andrew Keller | Waunakee | 6 | 19 | 321 | 16.9 | 5 | 53 |
Austin Horn | Fennimore | 4 | 23 | 319 | 13.9 | 4 | 79 |
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