Bangor's Chase Horstman was second in the state in tackles this season
Below are football stats leaders for the entire 2023 season, playoffs included. Players are listed by the order for each category. You can click on any of the stats headers to re-sort.
Tackles are right up there with basketball assists and baseball hit vs. error as the most subjective stats in sports, and each team records them slightly differently. Nonetheless, below are the football season leaders in tackles as well as sacks and interceptions. To be included on the lists coaches must have entered stats on WSN.
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | TACKLES | SOLO | ASSIST | TFL | SACKS | FUM RECVR | FF | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Easton Stone | Rice Lake | 14 | 174 | 62 | 112 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Chase Horstman | Bangor | 13 | 168 | 26 | 142 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Isaiah Groom | Potosi/Cassville | 11 | 162 | 40 | 122 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Kade Frisby | Wilmot | 9 | 159 | 99 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
5 | John Schultz | Saint Mary Catholic | 9 | 157 | 90 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Madox Stewart | Pepin/Alma | 11 | 151 | 54 | 97 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Max Matthias | Two Rivers | 12 | 150 | 78 | 72 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Drew Braam | Oak Creek | 11 | 146 | 86 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
9(tie) | Boone Schaier | Wittenberg-Birnamwood | 12 | 144 | 84 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9(tie) | Drew Holzhueter | Cambridge | 10 | 144 | 63 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
9(tie) | Griffin Marko | Saint Croix Falls | 13 | 144 | 50 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | Tony Miller | Aquinas | 14 | 139 | 62 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
13(tie) | Sam Hogland | Waunakee | 11 | 138 | 137 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
13(tie) | Brady Lehnerr | Aquinas | 14 | 138 | 61 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
13(tie) | Cooper Catalano | Germantown | 10 | 138 | 55 | 83 | 18 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Derrick Bunkelman | De Pere | 11 | 137 | 60 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
17 | Camden McTaggart | Sparta | 11 | 135 | 60 | 75 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | Michael King Jr. | Racine Case | 11 | 134 | 81 | 53 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
19 | Chase Sturm | Stanley-Boyd | 11 | 133 | 54 | 79 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | William Jandrin | Southern Door | 11 | 132 | 96 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21 | Caymen Gebheim | Somerset | 12 | 131 | 94 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
22 | LaDainian Mielke | Sussex Hamilton | 13 | 128 | 54 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
23(tie) | Keegan Skrzypchak | Janesville Parker | 10 | 125 | 35 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
23(tie) | Jackson Hughes | Onalaska | 12 | 125 | 40 | 85 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Ethan Richardson | Marshfield | 10 | 124 | 60 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
26(tie) | Ean Ackley | Sun Prairie West | 10 | 123 | 55 | 68 | 20 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
26(tie) | Joe Wahlin | Stoughton | 13 | 123 | 38 | 85 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
26(tie) | Damien Bell | Cameron | 12 | 123 | 87 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
26(tie) | Caleb Birkrem | Ithaca | 10 | 123 | 47 | 76 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
30(tie) | Brendan Gaertig | Saint Mary’s Springs | 12 | 122 | 48 | 74 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
30(tie) | Cooper Cornish | McFarland | 10 | 122 | 41 | 81 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | SACKS | TFL | TACKLES | SOLO | ASSIST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ta'Shawn Carter | Milwaukee Washington | 6 | 17 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
2 | Jackson Foster | Cedar Grove-Belgium | 11 | 16 | 30 | 96 | 65 | 31 |
3(tie) | Andrew Maas | Horicon/Hustisford | 12 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 47 | 2 |
3(tie) | Collin Then | Lake Country Lutheran | 12 | 14 | 24 | 65 | 34 | 31 |
3(tie) | Adam Anderson | Lake Country Lutheran | 12 | 14 | 23 | 59 | 26 | 33 |
3(tie) | Carl Pevey | Catholic Memorial | 12 | 14 | 35 | 117 | 65 | 52 |
7(tie) | Ben Harman | Stoughton | 13 | 13 | 22 | 84 | 41 | 43 |
7(tie) | Nathaniel Bell | Milwaukee Academy of Science | 7 | 13 | 24 | 62 | 35 | 27 |
9 | Storm Tiry | Stanley-Boyd | 11 | 12 | 26 | 82 | 29 | 53 |
10 | Chase Sturm | Stanley-Boyd | 11 | 11 | 20 | 133 | 54 | 79 |
11(tie) | Ross Liegel | Baraboo | 9 | 10.5 | 7 | 74 | 43 | 31 |
11(tie) | Teige Perkins | Richland Center | 9 | 10.5 | 5 | 68 | 34 | 34 |
13(tie) | Jace Stolte | Sun Prairie East | 11 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 37 | 31 |
13(tie) | Wade Bryan | Waunakee | 11 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 1 |
13(tie) | Beckett Spilde | Stoughton | 13 | 10 | 25 | 86 | 38 | 48 |
13(tie) | Martez Jones | Milwaukee Academy of Science | 7 | 10 | 22 | 75 | 44 | 31 |
13(tie) | Ezekiel Smith | Milwaukee Marshall | 9 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 26 | 13 |
13(tie) | Christopher Pierce | Milwaukee Riverside | 9 | 10 | 12 | 39 | 28 | 11 |
13(tie) | TJ Mueller | Crivitz | 9 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 50 | 33 |
20(tie) | Liam Shaw | Muskego | 11 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 34 | 18 |
20(tie) | Sam Dickman | Hudson | 9 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 34 | 33 |
20(tie) | Jace Gilbert | Arrowhead | 10 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 42 | 19 |
20(tie) | Jameson Riesgraf | Pepin/Alma | 11 | 9 | 19 | 78 | 27 | 51 |
20(tie) | Zach Hellendrung | Boyceville | 12 | 9 | 19 | 95 | 66 | 29 |
20(tie) | Diego Armendariz | Port Wasington | 11 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 27 | 33 |
20(tie) | Carson Clark | Sussex Hamilton | 13 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 26 | 34 |
20(tie) | Damarcus Chappell | Nicolet | 9 | 9 | 19 | 74 | 46 | 28 |
20(tie) | Jack Wesolowski | New Berlin West | 11 | 9 | 19 | 70 | 44 | 26 |
20(tie) | James Seagreaves | Monroe | 10 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 19 |
30(tie) | Carter Appl | Xavier | 11 | 8.5 | 16 | 68 | 34 | 34 |
30(tie) | Peter Wheeldon | Boyceville | 12 | 8.5 | 13 | 76 | 43 | 33 |
30(tie) | Heath Rauch | Potosi/Cassville | 11 | 8.5 | 15 | 74 | 27 | 47 |
30(tie) | Ethan Francois | Badger | 10 | 8.5 | 17 | 57 | 17 | 40 |
Rank | NAME | TEAM | G | INT | INT TD | PDEF | Tackles | Solo | Assist |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Keagen Jirschele | Mosinee | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 31 | 17 |
2 | Andrew Figi | Black Hawk/Warren | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 33 | 43 |
3(tie) | Casey Quam | Stoughton | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
3(tie) | Ayden Sebo | Reedsville | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 32 | 23 |
5 | Jackson Spees | Stevens Point | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 15 |
6 | Connor Butzler | Cashton | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
7(tie) | Logan Maertz | Reedsville | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 30 | 22 |
7(tie) | Alex Anderson | Eleva-Strum | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 64 | 45 | 19 |
7(tie) | Peyton Strittmater | La Crosse Central | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 33 | 18 |
7(tie) | Jaxon Keepers | Crandon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 41 | 5 |
7(tie) | Brayden Larson | Tomahawk | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 34 | 29 |
7(tie) | Ian Cole | Adams-Friendship | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 26 | 11 |
7(tie) | Tanner Herman | Johnson Creek | 10 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
7(tie) | Mitchell Wing | Lourdes Academy | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 40 | 18 |
15(tie) | Brady Link | Columbus | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 29 | 16 |
15(tie) | Carson Hodowanic | Stanley-Boyd | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 22 |
15(tie) | Trey Bahr | Aquinas | 13 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 105 | 62 | 43 |
15(tie) | Colton Struckman | Port Washington | 11 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 64 | 27 | 37 |
15(tie) | Joseph Shimek | Brillion | 9 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
15(tie) | John Neumann | Kaukauna | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 35 | 14 |
15(tie) | Ryan Wettstein | De Pere | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
15(tie) | Colton Hush | Baldwin-Woodville | 12 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 81 | 46 | 35 |
15(tie) | Barrett Temmers | Prescott | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 40 | 34 |
15(tie) | Tyler Fischer | Little Chute | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
15(tie) | Mason Motquin | Southern Door | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 34 | 12 |
15(tie) | Dawson Davidson | Wauzeka/Seneca | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 |
15(tie) | Carter Copsey | River Ridge | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
15(tie) | Brock Lang | Southwestern | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
15(tie) | Carter Amerson | Wausau West | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
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