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Name: Luke Rothe
 
School: Watertown Luther Prep
 
Grade: Senior
 
Football Honors: Three-time varsity letter winner for coach Ken Taylor … Starting quarterback and as a junior and senior … Passed for 1,485 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior en route to earning second-team all-league honors in the Capitol Conference … Threw for 904 yards and nine touchdowns and ran for another 398 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior and was voted second-team all-conference … Also started at defensive back for the Phoenix and earned first-team all-league laurels as a senior and junior … Also a first-team all-special teams performer as a senior as a punt and kick returner.  
 
Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity letter winner for coach Nate Kieselhorst … Scored 454 points in 22 games as a senior, an average of 20.6 points per game … A versatile 6-foot-2 wing guard who scored from the perimeter and off of aggressive drives to the basket … Scored a career-high 41 points in a victory over Ripon in the WIAA playoffs … Chosen first-team all-conference as a junior and senior … Also voted Most Valuable Player in the Capitol North as a senior … Scored more than 850 points during his prep career.
 
Baseball Honors: Four-year varsity letter winner for coach Pete Kiecker … Starting center fielder for the Phoenix for the past four years … Earned honorable mention all-league honors as a sophomore and second-team honors as a junior … Chosen All-Area by the Wisconsin State Journal as a junior.
 
Favorite Sport: “I would probably say basketball. You get to play the most games in the season and I like the fact it’s a fast-paced game. You are going all-out all of the time.”
 
Best Part of High School Sports: “Competing with all of your friends and having a lot of fun. I also like the fun rivalries that go with competing against other schools.”
 
Best Advice from a High School Coach: “In all three sports, my coaches always told me to never back down and simply to let the game come to you. Never try to do too much because your opportunities will come.”
 
Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: “Junior year in basketball, we won the regional championship. That was our first regional championship in six or seven years so that was a good time. We played Sheboygan Falls in the sectionals and got beat.”
 
Best Part of Playing Three Sports: “Mostly, just keeping buys and constantly handing out the guys. Each sport, helps the other sports out in some ways. Training and keeping in shape and keeping the competitive edge, things like that.”
 
Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: “Toughest part probably would be just putting in the time and the commitment. Sometimes, you miss out on some things. Keeping up with everything is the biggest challenge.”
 
Favorite Opponent: “Team-wise, it would be Lakeside Lutheran for sure. I know a lot of guys on that team so that’s a lot of fun.”
 
Favorite College Team: Wisconsin Badgers.
 
Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers.  
 
Cumulative GPA: 3.30.
 
Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against: “Caleb Gartner of Lakelside Lutheran. We played summer basketball with each other from fifth through eighth grade so we got to know each other well. I guarded him in football when he was a receive and I was a defensive back. In basketball, he guarded me a lot and I guarded him as well.”
 
College Plans: “I plan to attend Dr. Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota. I am studying to be a pastor. I plan to play football, basketball and possibly baseball.”
 
Activities Outside of Sports: Student Council, Chorus, Youth Group at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc, St. Lucia Bible Camp attendee.
 
I Find it Relaxing to: “One of my friends has a boat and we like to go out on the lake.”
 
Favorite TV show: “ESPN SportsCenter.”
 
Favorite Movie: “Saving Private Ryan.”  
 
Favorite Musical Artists: “My favorite musical artist is Taking Back Sunday.”
 
Favorite Subject: United States History.
 
Favorite Restaurant: Champs Sports in Brookfield.
 
Favorite Websites: www.espn.com..
 
Other Family Members: Father, Dave; mother, Deb; older brothers, Matt and Jake; older sisters, Hannah.      
 
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