John Anderson Award Semi-Finalists
09/28/2012, 7:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson
The John Anderson Award is given annually to the state's top senior linebacker as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards presented by Taco Bell. The award is named after John Anderson, a former Waukesha South standout who went on to star at the University of Michigan and later with the Green Bay Packers.
The pre-season list has been trimmed down to 25 semi-finalists, with five finalists chosen after the Level 1 playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.
John Anderson Award Semi-Finalists:
Steven Ambrookian, Brookfield Central
TJ Argall, Kimberly
Matt Austin, Saint Mary's Springs
Gabe Bubolz, Cambria-Friesland
Ben Erickson, Superior
Connor Flynn, Lancaster
James Gates, Menomonie
Markus Goff, Monona Grove
Will Hannemann, Edgar
Matthias Haschke, New Lisbon
Regis Henke, Wisconsin Rapids
Owen Henricksen, Plymouth
Dalton Kind, Waunakee
Alex Klestinski, Marquette
Sam Leinfelder, La Crosse Logan
Bilal Louzati, Verona
Tyler Pasterski, West De Pere
Nathan Paup, Green Bay Southwest
Justin Schweitzer, Wilmot
Shane Seiter, Sun Prairie
Jordan Strasburg, Fort Atkinson
Hayden Wertz, Kenosha Bradford
Teddy Wollner, Kewaskum
Aaron Zagorski, Sussex Hamilton
Ross Zillman, Marshfield
To view the Pre-Season Watch List, click here.
Finalists for the award do not have to come from the semi-finalist list. Lists are compiled from statistical information available to WSN, coach nominations, player evaluations, and other resources.
