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The WSN 8-Player Football Awards were launched in 2016 to recognize the outstanding players participating in reduced player football. Awards presented will be Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. All players are eligible regardless of grade level.

Each year, a preseason Watch List will be produced, then narrowed down to five finalists to be announced after the first week of playoff games. Winners will be announced following the 8-Player State Championship.

These awards are not associated with any conference nor the WFCA awards, and are presented independently by WisSports.net.

Jared Schultz of Northwoods/Solon Springs has been selected as the 2024 8-Player Football Offensive Player of the Year by WisSports.net. 

What Schultz has done at Northwood/Solon Springs has been nothing short of amazing. As a three-year starter at quarterback, he's posted at least 1300 passing yards and at least 1200 rushing yards each season.

As a senior he's been at his best, leading the state in rushing with 2,015 yards (sixth most in state history) and 35 touchdowns to go with 28, two-point conversions (a new state record). He caught a touchdown and returned three kickoffs for scores as well.

He finished his career with 9,372 combined passing and rushing yards with 138 combined touchdowns. Schultz was also an Offensive Player of the Year finalist as a junior.

Schultz was the Northwoods-West Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, a WFCA All-Region choice, First Team All-State as a linebacker, and the WFCA's 8-Player Football Player of the Year.

Other finalists for the award included Cody Blicharz of Wisconsin Heights, Brody Feldman of Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Mason Gay of Owen-Withee, Jonah Koon of Abundant Life/St. Ambrose, and Gannen Reynolds of Siren.

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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