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Football Week 1 Prep Props: State's Top Performances

08/21/2023, 10:15am CDT

By Travis Wilson

Drew Wagner of Kettle Moraine, pictured in last year's D2 title game, had a big receiving day as the Lasers opened 2023 with a win

Prep Props - Week 1

Prep Props is our weekly look at the best individual statistical performances in the state, with the leaders in rushing yards, passing yards, and receiving yards. Prep Props is published every Monday morning, and for players to be included, coaches must enter game stats by 8 am on Monday.

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Week 1 Rushing Leaders

Neenah christened its new high school and football field with an impressive 49-37 victory over De Pere last Thursday night. Junior running back Grant Dean was all over place, rushing for 282 yards and five touchdowns on 26 carries. He also returned a kickoff for an 88-yard touchdown and had eight tackles on the defensive side of the ball for the Rockets.

NAME	TEAM	ATT	YDS	TD	YDS/ATT
Grant Dean	Neenah	26	282	5	10.8
Joseph Koch	Menomonee Falls	20	255	3	12.8
Max Loomis	Brookfield Academy	28	252	5	9
Ethan Cowart	Pacelli	26	242	4	9.3
Christian Collins	Notre Dame	13	231	3	17.8
Evan Behling	Sheboygan Falls	24	230	1	9.6
Gabe Klatt	Beaver Dam	27	228	2	8.4
Logan Rufledt	Tomah	34	219	1	6.4
Bentley Hickman	Homestead	31	215	3	6.9
Logan Young	Pardeeville	13	208	3	16
Arthur Robinson	Watertown Luther Prep	8	205	3	25.6
Hayden Coppersmith	Sussex Hamilton	17	197	3	11.6
Karter Butt	Edgar	24	193	1	8
Jack Wesolowski	New Berlin West	28	192	2	6.9
LJ Dagen	Kenosha Indian Trail	16	192	2	12
Jayden Gordon	Kenosha St. Joseph	11	181	4	16.5
Demetrius Bergmann	Pepin/Alma	15	175	5	11.7
Walker Korish	Turtle Lake	18	173	3	9.6
Jackson Phelps	Oak Creek	18	169	1	9.4
Dominic Williams	Waukesha West	34	167	1	4.9
JT Schlaefer	Assumption	9	167	4	18.6
Carter Vieth	Elk Mound	25	165	1	6.6
Blake Allen	Elmwood/Plum City	25	164	2	6.6
Mitch McGee	Glenwood City	19	163	4	8.6
Dawson Luther	Pittsville	18	163	3	9.1
Brett Hemmersbach	Cashton	24	163	4	6.8
Colin McKittrick	Royall	27	163	3	6
Manny Schultz	Assumption	13	157	4	12.1
Tyler Mast	Markesan	23	157	0	6.8
Diego Schmitt	Spring Valley	16	155	2	9.7

Week 1 Passing Leaders

Freedom scored early and often, pulling away from Waupaca for a 47-28 victory on Friday night to open the 2023 season. Junior Drew Kortz had a monster game in his first career start, completing 20-of-28 passes for 430 yards and seven touchdowns. Kortz also led the Irish with 60 rushing yards.

NAME	TEAM	COMP	ATT	COMP %	YDS	TD	INT	RATE
Drew Kortz	Freedom	20	28	71.4	430	7	1	138.4
Drew Kavanaugh	Sun Prairie East	19	29	65.5	352	6	0	146.8
Brandon Nabbefeld	Racine Case	19	27	70.4	309	3	1	130
Tyler Hatcher	Sussex Hamilton	16	19	84.2	304	3	1	136.4
JP Roche	Turner	17	33	51.5	300	4	1	109.8
Riley Holmberg	Eau Claire Memorial	22	39	56.4	297	1	1	78.7
Logan Liegl	Menasha	19	31	61.3	295	3	0	125.1
A.J. Curtis	Waukesha North	16	23	69.6	293	1	1	108.5
MJ Mitchell	Catholic Memorial	11	21	52.4	291	2	0	129.6
Duke Shovald	West De pere	20	35	57.1	285	2	0	102.7
Garrett Weninger	Saint Mary Catholic	15	22	68.2	281	6	1	131.6
Bralyn Albritton	Milwaukee Academy of Science	12	23	52.2	267	1	1	90.3
Luke Kritzer	Appleton North	14	18	77.8	261	4	0	158.3
Liam Heiges	Fox Valley Lutheran	14	26	53.8	260	4	2	96.2
Joseph Kallay	Franklin	16	27	59.3	259	3	0	128.5
Cal Smith	Baldwin-Woodville	11	14	78.6	258	2	0	158.3
Adam Skifton	Onalaska	21	31	67.7	255	2	3	74.7
Tyler Zeal	Milton	14	20	70	254	1	0	129.2
Finnley Doriot	Kaukauna	14	19	73.7	250	2	0	150.7
Nathan Kurtz	Fall Creek	12	24	50	249	3	1	109.2
Dakota Stroud	Manawa	12	19	63.2	248	4	0	146.4
Ethan Harms	Waupaca	14	27	51.9	241	2	0	107.2
Elijah Lagomasino	Verona	14	18	77.8	241	2	1	132.6
Kameron Zielke	Weyauwega-Fremont	21	28	75	241	2	0	124.3
Teddy Bernick	Prescott	15	16	93.8	237	2	0	158.3
Bennett Smith	Highland	20	34	58.8	236	1	1	77.6
Kasey Helgeson	Mount Horeb/Barneveld	13	15	86.7	235	4	0	158.3
Michael Thiede	Slinger	12	17	70.6	235	3	0	152.6
Broden Butzin	Hortonville	15	39	38.5	234	1	2	46.3
Charlie Darrow	University School	16	26	61.5	233	1	1	87.5

Week 1 Receiving Leaders

Kaukauna put a running clock on Ashwaubenon to open the season, going up 42-0 in the third quarter before cruising home for a 42-14 win. The Galloping Ghosts had 430 yards of offense, including a big day from the passing game. Senior Nolan Hall did most of the damage outside, catching seven passes for 215 yards and a touchdown, averaging 31 yards per catch.

NAME	TEAM	REC	YDS	TD	YDS/REC
Nolan Hall	Kaukauna	7	215	1	30.7
Connor Stauff	Sun Prairie East	10	188	3	18.8
Carson Clausen	Freedom	9	188	1	20.9
Marvanous Butler	Catholic Memorial	7	167	1	23.9
Brayden Larson	Tomahawk	3	166	2	55.3
Termarion Brumby	Racine Case	7	165	2	23.6
Drew Wagner	Kettle Moraine	4	164	1	41
Kordell Anderson	Sturgeon Bay	4	154	2	38.5
Max Timpel	Marshall	4	145	2	36.2
Lamont Hamilton	Racine St. Catherine’s	4	144	3	36
Owen Wedin	Freedom	5	141	4	28.2
Jason Webster	Waukesha North	7	140	0	20
Koby Sacotte	Lomira	8	138	0	17.2
Madden Mahr	Stanley-Boyd	4	136	1	34
Hunter Meisenhelder	Weyauwega-Fremont	11	133	1	12.1
Ethan Feldner	University School	7	132	1	18.9
Nolan Vogelsberg	Potosi/Cassville	3	131	1	43.7
Ty'Shawn Teague-Johnson	Turner	3	130	1	43.3
Jackson Goldapske	North Fond du Lac	6	130	1	21.7
Randy Moore	Milwaukee Academy of Science	5	130	1	26
Tay Ferguson	Eau Claire Memorial	7	129	1	18.4
Declan Dudzinski	Ripon	3	129	2	43
Dylan Leccia	Somerset	4	127	2	31.8
Ben Lemirand	West De Pere	4	126	1	31.5
Marshall Fraaza	Wittenberg-Birnamwood	5	125	2	25
Beau Kuhl	Living Word Lutheran	4	125	2	31.2
Levi Booker	Janesville Craig	5	122	1	24.4
Parker Weinandt	Menasha	3	121	1	40.3
Cam Russell	Marquette	5	121	1	24.2
Evan Anderson	Onalaska	7	121	1	17.3

About the Author

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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