Week 1 Prep Props: State's Top Performances
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.
Week 1 Rushing Leaders
Aquinas has to replace MVC Player of the Year Michael Conway at the quarterback spot, but it appears new coach Thomas Lee will have a formidable ground game to turn to, as Robert Wettstein carried the ball 41 times for 386 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 33-14 non-conference win over Prairie du Chien.
| Name, School | Att | Yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Wettstein, Aquinas | 41 | 386 | 4 |
| Mark Klang, Weston | 26 | 268 | 3 |
| Brenden Baumeister, North Crawford | 18 | 265 | 4 |
| Ryan Duxbury, Wisconsin Rapids | 28 | 256 | 4 |
| Bryce Niemi, Owen-Withee | 22 | 249 | 2 |
| Payton Porter, Loyal | 13 | 245 | 4 |
| Levin Vande Berg, Laconia | 25 | 231 | 2 |
| Justin Prostinak, Lake Country Lutheran | 12 | 229 | 3 |
| Ethan Danz, Appleton North | 20 | 221 | 1 |
| Kameron Schmidt, Lakeside Lutheran | 19 | 220 | 1 |
| Jesse Collins, Delavan-Darien | 20 | 219 | 7 |
| Kole Dubiel, Whitehall | 23 | 213 | 3 |
| Logan McShane, Wisconsin Lutheran | 18 | 211 | 1 |
| Matt Brown, Necedah | 11 | 208 | 3 |
| John Higgins, Williams Bay | 16 | 203 | 2 |
| Ty DeForest, Marshall | 10 | 200 | 3 |
| Austin Yager, Highland | 18 | 200 | 4 |
| Chris Hess, Omro | 8 | 198 | 2 |
| Booker Bredlau, Greenwood/Granton | 17 | 197 | 1 |
| Adam Hummelmeier, Dodgeland | 14 | 194 | 3 |
| Trevis Miller, Madison Memorial | 18 | 189 | 1 |
| Tom Rose, Port Washington | 14 | 189 | 2 |
| Elijah Fort, Waukesha West | 26 | 188 | 1 |
| Dominic Luxton, Brookwood | 10 | 185 | 1 |
| Tyler Johnson, Menasha | 21 | 181 | 3 |
Week 1 Passing Leaders
Sheboygan North got a very nice opening win, defeating Pulaski 29-24. Quarterback Jacob Schmidt had a huge day, completing 22 of 44 passes for 390 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Raiders.
Note: There may be another performance that would top this list and in fact threaten the state record. We are working to verify the information at this time.
| Name, School | Comp | Att | Yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Schmidt, Sheboygan North | 22 | 44 | 390 | 4 |
| Bobby Dunn, Madison Edgewood | 18 | 26 | 345 | 4 |
| Matt Ferris, Xavier | 24 | 28 | 342 | 5 |
| Sean McGuire, Franklin | 20 | 29 | 330 | 2 |
| Eric Bauer, Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian/Kohler | 17 | 31 | 321 | 3 |
| Ryan Selner, Milwaukee Lutheran | 18 | 34 | 317 | 3 |
| Tanner Arnold, Turtle Lake | 11 | 20 | 313 | 4 |
| Mario Chavez, Adams-Friendship | 20 | 35 | 309 | 2 |
| Aaron Schaper, Luther | 10 | 18 | 308 | 4 |
| Mitch Marinack, Tri-County | 6 | 6 | 290 | 3 |
| Joey Swanson, Northern Elite | 9 | 10 | 283 | 5 |
| Cooper Kerner, Northland Pines | 8 | 12 | 283 | 4 |
| Bryce Widmark, Wausau East | 28 | 43 | 280 | 2 |
| Kollin Neils, Plymouth | 19 | 31 | 256 | 2 |
| Isaac Elliott, Pacelli | 13 | 20 | 255 | 5 |
| Josh Ringelberg, Greendale | 10 | 17 | 251 | 6 |
| Ethan Young, Black River Falls | 17 | 21 | 251 | 5 |
| Ethan Herbst, Appleton West | 12 | 17 | 241 | 2 |
| Brett Morris, Big Foot | 16 | 23 | 240 | 1 |
| Charlie Greif, Marquette University | 14 | 31 | 233 | 2 |
| Jason Balts, Barron | 19 | 29 | 231 | 0 |
| Austin Larson, Dodgeville | 14 | 22 | 223 | 2 |
| James Morgan, Ashwaubenon | 21 | 31 | 221 | 3 |
| Caleb Willems, Luxemburg-Casco | 12 | 19 | 214 | 2 |
| Nick Mehlum, Superior | 10 | 11 | 210 | 2 |
Week 1 Receiving Leaders
Luther has struggled in the Coulee Conference the last couple years since entering the league, but got their 2013 season off to a good start with a 40-8 non-conference win over Blair-Taylor. Collin Kennedy put on a show, catching 7 passes for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns, averaging 34 yards per catch.
| Name, School | Rec | Yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Kennedy, Luther | 7 | 241 | 2 |
| Andrew Davis, Turtle Lake | 5 | 231 | 4 |
| Sam Lacko, Northland Pines | 6 | 205 | 3 |
| Brett O'Sullivan, Pacelli | 7 | 167 | 3 |
| Brando Vasquez, Waupaca | 5 | 160 | 3 |
| Brian Luteyn, Fond du Lac | 10 | 159 | 2 |
| Michael Chorowicz, Sheb. Luth./Christian/Kohler | 7 | 157 | 1 |
| Matt Reader, Appleton West | 3 | 152 | 2 |
| Cameron Greuetzmacher, Wausau East | 14 | 144 | 1 |
| Jonathan Stiever, Cedarburg | 6 | 141 | 2 |
| Alex Wendler, Madison Edgewood | 6 | 139 | 2 |
| Trent Heath, Northern Elite | 4 | 139 | 3 |
| J.K. Witkofski, Union Grove | 5 | 138 | 3 |
| Collin Hofacker, Freedom | 5 | 133 | 0 |
| Matt LaFaunge, Black River Falls | 7 | 129 | 4 |
| Benjamin Hundt, McFarland | 3 | 129 | 1 |
| Matt Kinderman, Xavier | 6 | 128 | 1 |
| Ben Kurkowski, Frederic | 4 | 127 | 1 |
| Jake Matkovich, Marquette University | 5 | 126 | 1 |
| Chris Cooper, University School | 7 | 125 | 3 |
| J.J. Bartels, Tri-County | 4 | 122 | 1 |
| Trevor Lepak, Gilman | 5 | 119 | 2 |
| Cody Kmetz, Greendale | 3 | 117 | 3 |
| Jacob Babcock , Adams-Friendship | 6 | 114 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker, Portage | 6 | 113 | 2 |
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