Durand running back Simon Bauer led the state in rushing this season
Below are football stats leaders for the entire 2021 season, playoffs included. Players are listed by total yards for each category. You can click on any of the stats headers to re-sort.
Durand's Simon Bauer easily leads the state in rushing this year, with nearly 600 yards more than the next closest player. He has at least 125 yards in every game, with three over 300-yards. In 13 games for the Panthers, he carried the ball 314 times for 2,805 yards with a state-high 43 touchdowns for an average of 8.9 yards per attempt. He also had 21 rushing two-point conversions. He is actually a single-wing quarterback, with 669 yards and seven touchdowns through the air. He went over 5,000 career rushing yards with 80 rushing scores earlier in the playoffs.
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | YDS/ATT | TD | RUSH YPG |
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1 | Simon Bauer | Durand | 13 | 314 | 2805 | 8.9 | 43 | 215.8 |
2 | Blake Schraufnagel | Mayville | 14 | 297 | 2421 | 8.2 | 39 | 172.9 |
3 | Colton Brunell | Columbus | 12 | 253 | 2221 | 8.8 | 31 | 185.1 |
4 | Cole Berghorn | Badger | 11 | 220 | 2178 | 9.9 | 27 | 198.0 |
5 | Alijah Maher-Parr | Arrowhead | 11 | 257 | 2140 | 8.3 | 29 | 194.5 |
6 | Brycen Cashin | Pacelli | 10 | 174 | 2055 | 11.8 | 36 | 205.5 |
7 | Chase Matthias | Two Rivers | 10 | 237 | 2040 | 8.6 | 23 | 204.0 |
8 | Davontre Smith | Menasha | 13 | 191 | 1916 | 10.0 | 25 | 147.4 |
9 | Eugene Wolff | Waterloo | 11 | 285 | 1866 | 6.5 | 26 | 169.6 |
10 | Isaac VandenBush | Luxemburg-Casco | 11 | 227 | 1853 | 8.2 | 33 | 168.5 |
11 | Ben Wesolowski | Wittenberg-Birnamwood | 13 | 174 | 1847 | 10.6 | 20 | 142.1 |
12 | Daniel Hornacek | Notre Dame | 11 | 245 | 1840 | 7.5 | 26 | 167.3 |
13 | Gabe Klatt | Beaver Dam | 10 | 253 | 1830 | 7.2 | 18 | 183.0 |
14 | Dayo Oye | Saint Croix Falls | 12 | 237 | 1823 | 7.7 | 28 | 151.9 |
15 | Cayden Neri | Rhinelander | 10 | 234 | 1821 | 7.8 | 20 | 182.1 |
16 | Joseph Ollman | Homestead | 14 | 294 | 1816 | 6.2 | 22 | 129.7 |
17 | AJ Korth | Menasha | 12 | 203 | 1768 | 8.7 | 25 | 147.3 |
18 | Leo Brostowitz | Wisconsin Rapids | 10 | 229 | 1740 | 7.6 | 19 | 174.0 |
19 | AJ Pepin | Hartford | 13 | 270 | 1738 | 6.4 | 20 | 133.7 |
20 | Waquon Kelly | Wauwatosa West | 11 | 147 | 1733 | 11.8 | 18 | 157.5 |
21 | Braeden Ott | Nicolet | 11 | 206 | 1722 | 8.4 | 16 | 156.5 |
22(tie) | Reed Breckheimer | Hilbert | 11 | 135 | 1687 | 12.5 | 20 | 153.4 |
22(tie) | Brennen Dvorachek | Reedsville | 14 | 148 | 1687 | 11.4 | 26 | 120.5 |
24 | Jake Adams | Mukwonago | 13 | 234 | 1656 | 7.1 | 26 | 127.4 |
25 | Matt Getgen | Wisconsin Dells | 11 | 180 | 1638 | 9.1 | 21 | 148.9 |
26 | Owen Kinziger | Coleman | 14 | 173 | 1636 | 9.5 | 19 | 116.9 |
27 | Max Grand | Ellsworth | 13 | 186 | 1634 | 8.8 | 17 | 125.7 |
28 | Aiden Gardner | Medford | 10 | 236 | 1631 | 6.9 | 17 | 163.1 |
29 | Joseph Gardner | Campbellsport | 11 | 199 | 1612 | 8.1 | 14 | 146.5 |
30 | Colin Boyarski | Altoona | 10 | 266 | 1594 | 6.0 | 19 | 159.4 |
Myles Burkett took over as the starter in 2019 as a sophomore and has helped the Sabers to great success in his three years on varsity. In his senior season he is completing 71.3% of his passes (190-of-266) for 3,427 yards with 36 touchdowns and just four interceptions. He also has four rushing scores this year. The WFCA Large School Offensive Player of the Year and repeat All-State choice, Burkett led the Sabers to a Division 1 state title, throwing for 276 yards and three touchdowns against Sun Prairie. In his career the Badger recruit and returning WFCA All-State selection has 6,483 passing yards with 71 touchdowns and a passer rating of 129.5. He's added 14 rushing scores as well.
Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian senior Robby Michael had the most touchdown passes in the state this season with 39.
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | COMP | ATT | COMP % | YDS | TD | INT | YDS/ATT | PASS YPG | RATE |
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1 | Myles Burkett | Franklin | 14 | 206 | 289 | 71.3 | 3427 | 36 | 4 | 11.9 | 244.8 | 144.7 |
2 | Jackson Flottmeyer | Aquinas | 14 | 151 | 213 | 70.9 | 2879 | 34 | 4 | 13.5 | 205.6 | 145.0 |
3 | Logan Arrowood | Cedar Grove-Belgium | 11 | 177 | 265 | 66.8 | 2641 | 27 | 10 | 10.0 | 240.1 | 117.5 |
4 | Robby Michael | Kohler/Sheb. Lutheran/Christian | 11 | 190 | 282 | 67.4 | 2596 | 39 | 7 | 9.2 | 236.0 | 125.8 |
5 | Jerry Kaminski | Sun Prairie | 14 | 182 | 304 | 59.9 | 2559 | 30 | 6 | 8.4 | 182.8 | 111.7 |
6 | Quentin Keene | Waunakee | 13 | 152 | 232 | 65.5 | 2493 | 27 | 7 | 10.7 | 191.8 | 127.7 |
7 | Trevor Garski | Mosinee | 10 | 199 | 294 | 67.7 | 2484 | 34 | 6 | 8.4 | 248.4 | 123.7 |
8 | Nate Kollath | Sussex Hamilton | 11 | 153 | 276 | 55.4 | 2392 | 32 | 10 | 8.7 | 217.5 | 107.9 |
9 | Carson Popp | Shawano | 10 | 154 | 252 | 61.1 | 2365 | 21 | 9 | 9.4 | 236.5 | 105.0 |
10 | Trevor Syse | Belleville | 13 | 145 | 215 | 67.4 | 2335 | 28 | 2 | 10.9 | 179.6 | 139.2 |
11 | Beau Kopp | Cuba City | 12 | 146 | 244 | 59.8 | 2143 | 24 | 12 | 8.8 | 178.6 | 100.8 |
12 | Luke Novotny | Marquette | 11 | 146 | 239 | 61.1 | 2129 | 24 | 10 | 8.9 | 193.5 | 106.1 |
13 | Maddux Allen | Cumberland | 9 | 150 | 207 | 72.5 | 2027 | 21 | 5 | 9.8 | 225.2 | 127.0 |
14 | Eli Laube | Fall Creek | 9 | 174 | 324 | 53.7 | 2025 | 19 | 11 | 6.2 | 225.0 | 78.3 |
15 | Evan Voss | Black River Falls | 9 | 127 | 234 | 54.3 | 1996 | 22 | 11 | 8.5 | 221.8 | 94.6 |
16 | Joe Hartlieb | Edgewood | 11 | 117 | 188 | 62.2 | 1983 | 27 | 3 | 10.5 | 180.3 | 130.8 |
17 | Ben Wesolowski | Wittenberg-Birnamwood | 13 | 105 | 199 | 52.8 | 1967 | 29 | 10 | 9.9 | 151.3 | 105.9 |
18 | Ayden Larson | Onalaska | 11 | 157 | 235 | 66.8 | 1959 | 21 | 2 | 8.3 | 178.1 | 118.7 |
19 | Rory Fox | Catholic Memorial | 14 | 121 | 169 | 71.6 | 1958 | 24 | 6 | 11.6 | 139.9 | 134.8 |
20 | Chase Spellman | Kettle Moraine | 12 | 124 | 209 | 59.3 | 1945 | 27 | 10 | 9.3 | 162.1 | 109.9 |
21 | Riley Warzynski | Stevens Point | 10 | 144 | 252 | 57.1 | 1933 | 22 | 4 | 7.7 | 193.3 | 104.2 |
22 | Caden Belling | Lake Mills | 11 | 182 | 298 | 61.1 | 1920 | 22 | 9 | 6.4 | 174.5 | 91.8 |
23 | Luke Haertle | Lake Country Lutheran | 11 | 108 | 169 | 63.9 | 1882 | 31 | 5 | 11.1 | 171.1 | 129.0 |
24 | Spenser Lehman | Mauston | 9 | 147 | 229 | 64.2 | 1881 | 20 | 8 | 8.2 | 209.0 | 104.4 |
25 | Erik Decker | Kenosha Christian Life | 9 | 117 | 209 | 56.0 | 1847 | 19 | 9 | 8.8 | 205.2 | 97.9 |
26 | Drew Mears | Fox Valley Lutheran | 10 | 157 | 314 | 50.0 | 1843 | 9 | 13 | 5.9 | 184.3 | 60.5 |
27 | Mason Keyes | DeForest | 11 | 119 | 195 | 61.0 | 1814 | 33 | 1 | 9.3 | 164.9 | 129.1 |
28 | Boone Kirst | Ashwaubenon | 9 | 125 | 205 | 61.0 | 1806 | 13 | 5 | 8.8 | 200.7 | 100.6 |
29 | Vito Massa | River Falls | 11 | 94 | 178 | 52.8 | 1803 | 26 | 5 | 10.1 | 163.9 | 116.2 |
30 | Nate Olson | Kenosha Bradford | 10 | 113 | 200 | 56.5 | 1797 | 23 | 8 | 9.0 | 179.7 | 108.3 |
Cedar Grove-Belgium senior Sam Peiffer led the state in receptions with 96 and receiving yards with 1,404. He also caught 15 touchdowns this year as the Rockets shared the Big East Conference title. He saw an excellent arc to his career, starting with quality time on varsity as a sophomore when he caught 19 passes for 374 yards and five touchdowns. In just five games as a junior, he caught 33 passes for 623 yards and an astounding 15 touchdowns (that's an average of three scores per game).
Aquinas' Quinn Miskowski was tops in the state with 19 receiving touchdowns this year.
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | TD | YDS/REC | YPG |
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1 | Sam Peiffer | Cedar Grove-Belgium | 10 | 96 | 1404 | 15 | 14.6 | 140 |
2 | Casey Verhagen | Kohler/Sheb. Lutheran/Christian | 11 | 76 | 1194 | 15 | 15.7 | 108 |
3 | Frankie Collopy | Marquette | 11 | 72 | 1087 | 15 | 15.1 | 98 |
4 | Keagan Jirschele | Mosinee | 10 | 77 | 1082 | 17 | 14.1 | 108 |
5 | Reese Osgood | Franklin | 14 | 58 | 1082 | 13 | 18.7 | 77 |
6 | Jackson Trudgeon | Edgewood | 11 | 50 | 1060 | 15 | 21.2 | 96 |
7 | Quinn Miskowski | Aquinas | 14 | 40 | 1041 | 19 | 26.0 | 74 |
8 | Drew Wagner | Kettle Moraine | 13 | 50 | 1021 | 15 | 20.4 | 78 |
9 | Carter Olson | Cuba City | 12 | 60 | 999 | 14 | 16.6 | 83 |
10 | Davion Thomas-Kumpula | Racine St. Catherine’s | 10 | 49 | 970 | 10 | 19.8 | 97 |
11 | Ashton Henning | Shawano | 10 | 59 | 966 | 11 | 16.4 | 96 |
12 | Gavin Zawicki | Racine Lutheran | 11 | 55 | 947 | 7 | 17.2 | 86 |
13 | Rhett Jonas | Ashwaubenon | 10 | 52 | 946 | 7 | 18.2 | 94 |
14 | Brady Potaczek | Stanley-Boyd | 9 | 50 | 933 | 12 | 18.7 | 103 |
15 | Keaton Arendt | Franklin | 14 | 54 | 930 | 11 | 17.2 | 66 |
16 | Anthony Nolden | Belleville | 13 | 38 | 901 | 13 | 23.7 | 69 |
17 | Alex Eichmann | Sussex Hamilton | 11 | 47 | 897 | 14 | 19.1 | 81 |
18 | Carl Travis | Kenosha Christian Life | 9 | 50 | 894 | 5 | 17.9 | 99 |
19 | Andre Corn | Menominee Indian | 8 | 44 | 891 | 3 | 20.2 | 111 |
20 | Nick Ferge | Marquette | 10 | 50 | 879 | 10 | 17.6 | 87 |
21 | Andrew Keller | Waunakee | 13 | 51 | 863 | 7 | 16.9 | 66 |
22 | Alex Belongia | Rice Lake | 13 | 37 | 851 | 12 | 23.0 | 65 |
23 | Colin Girdaukas | Kohler/Sheb. Lutheran/Christian | 11 | 58 | 846 | 17 | 14.6 | 76 |
24 | Dylan Guckenberger | Waukesha South | 9 | 47 | 839 | 10 | 17.9 | 93 |
25 | Gavin Jarchow | Cumberland | 9 | 69 | 838 | 11 | 12.1 | 93 |
26 | Chase Keller | Ithaca | 9 | 35 | 829 | 9 | 23.7 | 92 |
27 | Michael Skemp | Onalaska | 11 | 51 | 826 | 9 | 16.2 | 75 |
28 | Jesse Martin | Platteville | 10 | 57 | 822 | 9 | 14.4 | 82 |
29 | J.J. Douglas | Janesville Parker | 9 | 45 | 810 | 5 | 18.0 | 90 |
30 | Ashten Quade | Ellsworth | 12 | 32 | 805 | 10 | 25.2 | 67 |
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