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Columbus junior Colton Brunell ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter to help the Cardinals jump out early and cruise home for a 35-6 win over Ellsworth in a Level 3 playoff game. Brunell finished with 270 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries, averaging 8.7 yards per attempt. Brunell also led the team with eight tackles defensively.

Kaukauna went on the road for a third straight week of the playoffs, and came away with a victory for a third straight week. Once again, senior running back Noah Hofmann was huge, going for big play after big play. He finished a 41-13 win over Homestead with 18 carries for 388 yards and three touchdowns, averaging an impressive 21.6 yards per carry. In three playoff games he has 56 attempts for 867 yards and 12 total touchdowns.

The duo of Alex Hernandez and Keatin Sweeney gets must of the attention for Monroe, and deservedly so after both are over 1200 rushing yards for a second straight season. However, junior Kaden Kuester put together a breakout performance in the team's 35-0 shutout of West Bend East last week. With Sweeney and Hernandez bottled up (90 combined yards on 22 carries), Kuester came up big to the tune of 158 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries. He opened the scoring with a 49-yard run in the first quarter and added two more touchdowns in the first half. 

Clayton Lyga ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter and Bangor led 33-0 before Pepin/Alma got on the board, with the Cardinals cruising home for a 40-21 victory. Lyga added a receiving score later in the first half plus another rushing score in the third quarter, finishing with 23 carries for 146 yards and three touchdowns to go with the eight-yard touchdown reception. Lyga also had 16 tackles on defense.

Kettle Moraine was the more physical team on Friday as the Lasers defeated visiting Sun Prairie East 27-6 to advance to the state semi-finals. Nolan Schopp was a workhorse in the backfield, carrying the ball 20 times for 201 yards and three touchdowns. He finished with five tackles and was a key part of an impressive defensive effort that limited Sun Prairie East to just 203 yards and six points, well below their season averages.

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

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