Division 2 Football Bracket Breakdown
It’s playoff time on the gridiron and for the Division 2, tournament play starts this week with 32 teams still alive and starting their journey toward a hopeful State Championship. As we dive into the bracket, let’s take a look at each of the teams and see where they thrived as they begin the second season.
Note: Forfeit games where a replacement game was played or games that were forfeited before the season began are not counted toward records. Stats are found at boundwisconsin.com as of Tuesday, October 22.
REGION 1
#1 Seed: River Falls Wildcats (8-1)
Coach: Ryan Scherz
Conference: Big Rivers
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #4
Scoring Differential: +205
Notable Win: 44-21 vs Hudson (Week 6)
Passing Leader: #12 Tino Massa (1,781 Yards, 20 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing Leader: #21 Joseph Tarasewicz (1,277 Yards, 21 TD), #32 Trevor Bartlett (300 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Mason Novak (48 Rec, 668 Yards, 6 TD), #4 Todd Benedict (32 Rec, 524 Yards, 8 TD), #1 Ryker O'Keefe (14 Rec, 193 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #19 Thade Drier (74 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks), #5 Nolan Hoepfl (54 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 FF, 1 INT), #2 Anthony McPherson (54 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT), #16 Blake Schneider (48 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR), #4 Todd Benedict (42 Tackels, 4 TFL, 1 INT), #83 Austin Stellrecht (40 Tackles, 7 TFL, 6 Sacks, 1 FF), #25 Oliver Simmons (38 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 3 INT, 1 TD)
#2 Seed: New Richmond Tigers (7-2)
Coach: Reggie Larson
Conference: Big Rivers
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #12
Scoring Differential: +194
Notable Win: 23-6 vs River Falls (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #12 Nick Stellrecht (798 Yards, 6 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing Leader: #1 Austyn Wittek (1,416 Yards, 22 TD), #12 Nick Stellrecht (563 Yards, 6 TD), #11 Tavian Brandt (379 Yards, 4 TD), #13 Colton Gunter (224 Yards, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: #16 Brayden Yeske (11 Rec, 200 Yards, 1 TD), #9 Carter Como (11 Rec, 177 Yards, 1 TD), #3 Parker Rode (13 Rec, 132 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #5 Jameson Unger (78 Tackles, 5 TFL, 4 FF, 3 FR), #34 Tanner Gess (48 Tackles, 11 TFL, 4.5 Sacks), #7 Oliver Hedges (40 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 FF), #17 Jackson Schroeder (39 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR, 2 INT), #26 Graham Kammerer (31 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR), #25 Noah Zanon (30 Tackles, 12 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FR), #85 Evan Fagnan (28 Tackles, 14 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FF), #8 Dillon Auvin (12 Tackles, 3 INT)
#3 Seed: Oshkosh North Spartans (8-1)
Coach: Luke Ott
Conference: FRCC - South
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #10
Scoring Differential: +222
Notable Win: 47-13 at Menasha (Week 4)
Passing Leader: #17 Bryce Ott (1,644 Yards, 22 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #26 Jamare Scott (748 Yards, 15 TD), #5 Jamond Thompson-Schreck (292 Yards, 2 TD), #17 Bryce Ott (220 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #11 Dalton Clark (40 Rec, 794 Yards, 10 TD), #26 Jamare Scott (17 Rec, 356 Yards, 3 TD), #24 Amaree Davis (10 Rec, 194 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #10 Andrew Oehler (63 Tackles, 9 TFL, 4.5 Sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR, 3 INT, 1 TD), #15 Manuel Tlatelpa (68 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR), #27 Eli Ott (60 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 INT), #69 Cole Meiselwitz (51 Tackles, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR), #20 Antonio Thompson (48 Tackles, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 FR), #12 Max Rohr (36 Tackles, 5 INT), #11 Dalton Clark (35 Tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT), #6 Tyler Farnsworth (32 Tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD)
#4 Seed: La Crosse Central Riverhawks (6-3)
Coach: Mitch Olson
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #8
Scoring Differential: +262
Notable Win: 20-6 at Holmen (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #7 Christian Rudrud (818 Yards, 7 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 Christian Rudrud (1,459 Yards, 21 TD), #3 Gabe Servais (419 Yards, 5 TD)
Receiving Leader: #6 Connor Groth (29 Rec, 510 Yards, 7 TD), #3 Gabe Servais (15 Rec, 182 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #3 Gabe Servais (63 Tackles, 6 TFL, 4 INT, 1 TD), #7 Christian Rudrud (54 Tackles, 12 TFL, 0.5 Sack), #54 Oliver Walker (41 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 FF, 3 FR), #62 Calvin Arentz (40 Tackles, 13 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF), #1 Karon Carter (35 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #5 Avant Williams (27 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 2 FR), #9 Wyatt Foley (27 Tackles, 7 TFL)
#5 Seed: Menasha Bluejays (6-3)
Coach: Jeramie Korth
Conference: FRCC - South
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #16
Scoring Differential: +110
Notable Win: 41-21 vs Mosinee (Week 2)
Passing Leader: #11 Paul Schmolinske (1,076 Yards, 12 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing Leader: #21 Keonte Thigpen (701 Yards, 12 TD), #11 Paul Schmolinske (593 Yards, 10 TD), #36 Carter Rateau (315 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #19 Hayden Mcguire (20 Rec, 319 Yards, 3 TD), #4 Shamir Senyange (14 Rec, 245 Yards, 1 TD), #22 Tayden Wilke (12 Rec, 174 Yards, 3 TD), #1 Jackson Rubbert (11 Rec, 164 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #21 Keonte Thigpen (64 Tackles, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 FR, 1 TD), #1 Jackson Rubbert (48 Tackles, 8 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR), #32 Dylan Cendejas (30 Tackles, 5 TFL, 2 FR, 1 INT), #90 Elijah Phillips (28 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR), #16 Kinley Bilke (18 Tackles, 3 INT), #20 Marquell Brown (13 Tackles, 2 FF)
#6 Seed: Marshfield Tigers (5-4)
Coach: Dennis Goettl
Conference: Wisconsin Valley
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #22
Scoring Differential: -24
Notable Win: 40-22 vs Wausau West (Week 7)
Passing Leader: #5 Ethan Foemmel (724 Yards, 6 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing Leader: #26 Haiden Carlson (1,525 Yards, 16 TD)
Receiving Leader: #10 Ben Jordan (20 Rec, 336 Yards, 4 TD), #3 Jakob Sadowska (14 Rec, 228 Yards, #20 Camden Kolstad (16 Rec, 156 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #49 Wes Novitzke (93 Tackles, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR), #52 Mason Anderson (86 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 3 FF, 2 FR, 3 INT, 1 TD), #43 Lukas Halan (84 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR), #2 Easton Ledden (75 Tackles, 5 INT, 1 TD), #4 Beckett McFarlane (61 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF), #35 Jon Sternweis (57 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR), #9 Jackson Anderson (41 Tackles, 1 FR, 4 INT), #99 Kaden Reisner (36 Tackles, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF)
#7 Seed: Ashwaubenon Jaguars (4-5)
Coach: Brian Ryczkowski
Conference: FRCC - North
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #26
Scoring Differential: -82
Notable Win: 24-14 at Green Bay Preble (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #4 Sawyer Walton (1,118 Yards, 13 TD, 9 INT)
Rushing Leader: #33 Abel Schubring (355 Yards), #0 Jameson Stewart (254 Yards, 2 TD)
Receiving Leader: #2 Keegan Volk (24 Rec, 405 Yards, 5 TD), #1 Jaxson Beaumia (30 Rec, 364 Yards, 6 TD), #33 Abel Schubring (13 Rec, 112 Yards)
Defensive Leader: #16 Carter Brunette (63 Tackles, 4 TFL, 0.5 Sack), #6 Moxson Kernz (53 Tackles, 2 TFL), #0 Jameson Stewart (51 Tackles, 13 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 FR), #12 Isaac Aoki (47 Tackles, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR), #21 Jackson Rhodes (44 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT), #90 Seneca Nooyen (42 Tackles, 13 TFL, 6 Sacks)
#8 Seed: Beaver Dam Golden Beavers (4-5)
Coach: Brock Linde
Conference: East Central
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #33
Scoring Differential: +90
Notable Win: 37-0 at Kettle Moraine Lutheran (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #10 Jaxon Ladron (458 Yards, 3 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #3 Parker Blank (1,213 Yards, 15 TD), #2 Brock Hiley (376 Yards, 6 TD), #32 Kodiak Kocinski (313 Yards, 1 TD)
Receiving Leader: #5 Ashytn Seifert (18 Rec, 260 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #28 Jayse Barstow (69 Tackles, 5 TFL, 0.5 Sack), #0 Nick Krezinski (60 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR), #3 Parker Blank (51 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR, 1 INT, 1 TD), #21 Landen Grow (46 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF), #5 Ashtyn Seifert (44 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 INT, 2 TD), #84 Malakhi Richter-Hotron (37 Tackles, 11 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR)
REGION 2
#1 Seed: Notre Dame Tritons (9-0)
Coach: Michael Rader
Conference: FRCC - South
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #2
Scoring Differential: +289
Notable Win: 34-14 at Oshkosh North (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #5 Max Peirce (721 Yards, 5 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 Kingston Allen (1,695 Yards, 30 TD), #24 Bennett LaViolette (412 Yards, 7 TD), #22 Jonas Berndt (281 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #2 Cooper Aitkin (17 Rec, 299 Yards, 2 TD), #88 Joey Massey (11 Rec, 217 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #8 Jackson Whitehouse (41 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR), #56 Jack Warden (31 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 INT), #4 Alex Ciak (28 Tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 3 INT), #11 Jonah Marzec (28 Tackles, 2 INT, 1 TD), #76 Richie Flanigan (26 Tackles, 5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FR), #88 Joey Massey (24 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 INT), #22 Jonas Berndt (25 Tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD)
#2 Seed: Rice Lake Warriors (8-1)
Coach: Dan Hill
Conference: Big Rivers
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #6
Scoring Differential: +67
Notable Win: 22-20 at Hudson (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #17 Grant Pacholke (938 Yards, 11 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #47 Jack Larson (1,085 Yards, 12 TD), #9 Aaron Hoffman (415 Yards, 5 TD), #17 Grant Pacholke (394 Yards, 9 TD)
Receiving Leader: #11 Will Svendsen (30 Rec, 621 Yards, 8 TD), #9 Aaron Hoffman (5 Rec, 172 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #17 Grant Pacholke (79 Tackles, 14 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 INT), #40 Body Schulz (56 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack), #9 Aaron Hoffman (42 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF), #3 Braxton Wager (37 Tackles, 3 INT), #11 Will Svendsen (36 Tackles, 1 TFL, 3 INT), #27 Collin Hutzler (35 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT)
#3 Seed: Milwaukee King Generals (6-3)
Coach: Tom Wozniak
Conference: Milwaukee City - Richardson
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #15
Scoring Differential: +156
Notable Win: 42-14 vs Milwaukee Pulaski (Week 4)
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#4 Seed: Slinger Owls (7-2)
Coach: Bill Jacklin
Conference: North Shore
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #9
Scoring Differential: +120
Notable Win: 28-14 at West Bend West (Week 4)
Passing Leader: #4 Jeffrey Ford (916 Yards, 9 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #5 Kobe Hendricks (1,564 Yards, 20 TD), #4 Jeffrey Ford (320 Yards, 9 TD), #27 Payton Tennies (314 Yards, 1 TD)
Receiving Leader: #81 Jude Siikarla (18 Rec, 231 Yards, 3 TD), #83 Keegan Adams (22 Rec, 316 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #10 Mason Mcguire (96 Tackles, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR), #0 Ethan Plahmer (76 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1 INT), #42 Jack Fryklund (72 Tackles, 9 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 INT), #99 Jacob Lockwood (54 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack), #2 Jack Muska (52 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack), #7 Sam Boden (44 Tackles, 2 FF, 1 INT, 1 TD)
#5 Seed: West Bend West Spartans (7-2)
Coach: Taylor Ripplinger
Conference: North Shore
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #19
Scoring Differential: +127
Notable Win: 16-14 vs Hartford (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #8 Collin Grass (1,020 Yards, 6 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #32 Noah Reinhart (1,343 Yards, 12 TD), #3 Bishop Stoltz (151 Yards, 5 TD)
Receiving Leader: #11 Xander Collins (31 Rec, 443 Yards, 3 TD), #10 Garon Brickner (25 Rec, 241 Yards, 1 TD), #2 Ryan Rose (13 Rec, 213 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #0 Sean McElroy (78 Tackles, 10 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR, 2 INT, 3 TD), #7 Colton Markohn (48 Tackles, 11 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FF), #3 Bishop Stoltz (47 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 FF, 2 INT), #6 Diego Gonzalez (44 Tackles, 7 TFL), #1 Michael Held (34 Tackles, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks), #22 Ben Schroeder (33 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 3 INT), #20 Javon Hayes (25 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack)
#6 Seed: Wauwatosa East Red Raiders (5-4)
Coach: Tom Swittel
Conference: Parkland
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #21
Scoring Differential: +46
Notable Win: 28-27 at Waukesha North (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #11 Louie Fox (462 Yards, 5 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #4 Zyon White (1,306 Yards, 14 TD), #2 Jammier Courtney (381 Yards, 7 TD), #10 Ledgend Locklear-Pace (214 Yards, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: #4 Zyon White (14 Rec, 309 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #8 Nolan Klippel (83 Tackles, 8 TFL), #3 Jack Boomsma (74 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT), #4 Zyon White (71 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 INT), #66 Andre Jones (71 Tackles, 18 TFL, 1 FF), #53 Rashied Bullocks (62 Tackles, 18 TFL, 5 Sacks, 2 FF), #2Jammier Courtney (31 Tackles, 6 TFL, 3.5 Sacks)
#7 Seed: Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts (4-5)
Coach: Matt Binsfeld
Conference: Fox Valley Association
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #23
Scoring Differential: +6
Notable Win: 36-29 at Fond du Lac (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #15 Ryan Carrel (1,369 Yards, 7 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing Leader: #0 Aiden Reardon (454 Yards, 9 TD), #15 Ryan Carrel (332 Yards, 2 TD), #28 Muhammad Jobe (246 Yards, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: #1 Kavanaugh Weyenberg (55 Rec, 624 Yards), #88 Tyler Schwalbach (16 Rec, 337 Yards, 2 TD), #7 Pierson Bauer (22 Rec, 308 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #11 Wyatt Romaneski (85 Tackles, 12 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR), #5 Luke Tetzlaff (58 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR, 1 TD), #21 Laythan Hurst (55 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 INT), #4 Will Clark (51 Tackles, 2 TFL, 2 INT), #55 Hunter Meyers (46 Tackles, 9 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FR)
#8 Seed: Greenfield Hustlin' Hawks (5-4)
Coach: Mike Kubes
Conference: Woodland
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #32
Scoring Differential: +1
Notable Win: 23-7 vs Greendale (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #14 Luke O'Brien (881 Yards, 9 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #25 Jose Garcia (816 Yards, 8 TD), #14 Luke O'Brien (303 Yards, 5 TD), #9 Bennett Bradley (198 Yards, 5 TD)
Receiving Leader: #8 Brayden Ziarek (18 Rec, 322 Yards, 4 TD), #7 Gavin St. John (17 Rec, 269 Yards, 3 TD), #9 Bennett Bradley (14 Rec, 219 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #13 Zach Safka (47 Tackles, 11 TFL, 6.5 Sacks, 1 FF), #31 Keegan Brylow (37 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF), #16 Dylan Alba (35 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FF), #24 Nolan Kranich (32 Tackles, 2 TFL) , #17 Brody Jens (17 Tackles, 1 FR, 3 INT)
REGION 3
#1 Seed: West De Pere Phantoms (9-0)
Coach: Chris Greisen
Conference: FRCC - North
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #1
Scoring Differential: +246
Notable Win: 48-45 vs Bay Port (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #3 Patrick Greisen (2,550 Yards, 32 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #20 Ryan Lutz (1,158 Yards, 18 TD)
Receiving Leader: #8 Judeah Kniskern (46 Rec, 817 Yards, 11 TD), #17 Landon Kibbe (23 Rec, 427 Yards, 8 TD), #83 Darian Acevedo-Ortiz (28 Rec, 427 Yards, 4 TD), #20 Ryan Lutz (22 Rec, 352 Yards, 3 TD), #14 Aiden Elinsky (21 Rec, 218 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #11 Brayon Stegall (51 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT, 1 TD), #34 Taft Wojciechowski (43 Tackles, 10 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 2 FR), #7 Ethan Collar (41 Tackles, 8 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 INT, 1 TD), #21 Cooper Borowicz (41 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR, 4 INT), #0 Laliwa Delgado (32 Tackles, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks), #33 Mason Werner (32 Tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT), #80 Jaxon Jashinsky (31 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF), #6 Gerard Racasi (19 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR)
#2 Seed: Holmen Vikings (8-1)
Coach: Travis Kowalski
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #5
Scoring Differential: +193
Notable Win: 22-21 vs Reedsburg (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #15 Colin Williams (366 Yards, 4 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 Jack Barth (821 Yards, 10 TD), #1 Elijah Kane (727 Yards, 13 TD), #15 Colin Williams (529 Yards, 9 TD), #22 AJ Alesch (324 Yards, 2 TD)
Receiving Leader: #7 Jack Barth (14 Rec, 221 Yards, 3 TD), #17 Ryland Eickhoff (2 Rec, 149 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #14 Mason Flury (94 Tackles, 14 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT), #21 Parker Spah (69 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack), #4 John Faherty (57 Tackles, 2 FF, 1 INT), #22 AJ Alesch (44 Tackles, 4 TFL), #44 Ayden Smith (39 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FF, 3 FR), #60 Tristan Brennan (32 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2.5 Sacks), #71 Jagger Jepson (28 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2.5 Sacks)
#3 Seed: Union Grove Broncos (8-1)
Coach: Craig McClelland
Conference: Southern Lakes
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #11
Scoring Differential: +146
Notable Win: 34-33 vs Elkhorn (Week 3)
Passing Leader: #6 Quinn Schultz (734 Yards, 8 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #3 Quintyn Martinez (1,354 Yards, 21 TD), #8 Garrett Fletcher (286 Yards, 5 TD)
Receiving Leader: #0 Justin Williamson (27 Rec, 389 Yards, 3 TD), #3 Quintyn Martinez (10 Rec, 130 Yards, 2 TD), #1 Tucker Katterhagen (10 Rec, 103 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #57 Quinn Koepnick (55 Tackles, 9 TFL), #10 Lucas Klaus (52 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks), #2 Griff Williams (33 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT), #5 Sam Schwertfeger (33 Tackles, 1 TFL), #34 Rylan Bradshaw (22 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR), #7 Griff Schultz (17 Tackles, 4 INT, 1 TD)
#4 Seed: Milton Red Hawks (7-2)
Coach: Daniel Prahl
Conference: Badger - Large
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #17
Scoring Differential: +138
Notable Win: 32-28 at Sun Prairie East (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #1 Jake Cummins (1,668 Yards, 18 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #1 Jake Cummins (612 Yards, 8 TD), #4 Charlie Fitzke (493 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #10 Carson Biddick (35 Rec, 630 Yards, 9 TD), #14 Max Grady (31 Rec, 402 Yards, 4 TD), #2 Lucas Weinert (13 Rec, 238 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #8 Carter Thompson (77 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR), #23 Evan Jagodzinski (77 Tackles, 9 TFL, 2 Sacks), #88 JJ Ballard (57 Tackles, 15 TFL, 9 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT), #3 Caden Pernot (36 Tackles, 2 TFL, 2 INT), #22 Ben Hentschel (36 Tackles, 9 TFL, 6.5 Sacks), #20 Jack Kempf (35 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #2 Lucas Weinert (31 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 FR, 1 INT, 1 TD)
#5 Seed: Pulaski Red Raiders (6-3)
Coach: Jerad Marsh
Conference: FRCC - North
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #18
Scoring Differential: +77
Notable Win: 28-10 vs De Pere (Week 3)
Passing Leader: #28 Bohdan Schmidt (320 Yards, 3 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #28 Bohdan Schmidt (1,073 Yards, 13 TD), #3 Anthony Ficarri (468 Yards, 6 TD), #10 Brock Wiedeman (421 Yards, 10 TD)
Receiving Leader: #8 Trentyn Linz (6 Rec, 95 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #4 Mason Taylor (83 Tackles, 9 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 FF, 3 FR), #2 Braun Wotruba (53 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2 INT), #26 Keaton Dauk (44 Tackles, 3 TFL), #24 Isaac Lom (35 Tackles, 10 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR), #33 Sawyer Goodness (25 Tackles, 10 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF), #23 Lucas Vanhout (23 Tackles, 9 TFL, 2 Sacks)
#6 Seed: Waukesha West Wolverines (4-5)
Coach: Steve Vitale
Conference: Classic Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #24
Scoring Differential: +13
Notable Win: 38-14 at Wisconsin Lutheran (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #10 Jamison Larsen (1,168 Yards, 12 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #0 Mason Fula (604 Yards, 5 TD), #22 Michael Washington (233 Yards, 3 TD), #10 Jamison Larsen (230 Yards, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: #4 Brayden Jahr (20 Rec, 431 Yards, 7 TD), #5 Blake Carlson (18 Rec, 194 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #44 Tyler Johannik (94 Tackles, 9 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 INT), #6 Joey Krajcik (67 Tackles, 1 TFL), #17 Finn Rietow (63 Tackles, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 2 INT, 1 TD), #7 Mason Black (62 Tackles, 9 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 FF), #13 Gavyn Kasten (52 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR), #3 Christian Keith (39 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 INT, 1 TD)
#7 Seed: Nicolet Knights (4-5)
Coach: James Becker
Conference: North Shore
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #31
Scoring Differential: +14
Notable Win: 29-28 at Whitefish Bay (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #9 Nicholas Bongard (1,588 Yards, 17 TD, 8 INT)
Rushing Leader: #22 Conner McKenna (760 Yards, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Aziz Ashour (24 Rec, 476 Yards, 5 TD), #17 Carter Zuithoff (27 Rec, 455 Yards, 7 TD), #13 Cooper Harris (14 Rec, 255 Yards, 2 TD), #2 CJ Rasco (21 Rec, 228 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #24 Ben Mittag (70 Tackles, 8 TFL, 3 Sacks), #6 Hayden Summ (52 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 FR), #58 Ian Harris (51 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks), #3 Aziz Ashour (45 Tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT, 1 TD), #51 Finn Ragan (42 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2. 5 Sacks, 2 FR), #44 Quinn Bork (33 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 FR, 1 TD), #55 Cameron Berry -Stricklen (33 Tackles, 8 TFL, 3 Sacks)
#8 Seed: Hartford Orioles (4-5)
Coach: John Redders
Conference: North Shore
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #27
Scoring Differential: -8
Notable Win: 30-27 vs Nicolet (Week 7)
Passing Leader: #4 Logan Laufenberg (1,350 Yards, 11 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing Leader: #21 Sullivan McManigal (408 Yards, 6 TD), #32 Michael Smith (370 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #5 Casey Radermacher (35 Rec, 526 Yards, 6 TD), #9 Ethan Webb (34 Rec, 492 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #5 Casey Radermacher (82 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT), #22 Ashton Grulke (74 Tackles, 5 TFL), #19 Ayden Grulke (64 Tackles, 10 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD), #2 Brady Helms (57 Tackles, 1 FR, 3 INT), #21 Sullivan McManigal (57 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 INT), #44 Jacob Pekrul (41 Tackles, 8 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR)
REGION 4
#1 Seed: Homestead Highlanders (9-0)
Coach: Drake Zortman
Conference: North Shore
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #3
Scoring Differential: +276
Notable Win: 28-14 vs Slinger (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #10 Lee Zortman (411 Yards, 6 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing Leader: #4 Connor Pangallo (1,094 Yards, 13 TD), #22 Brady Hunt (713 Yards, 11 TD), #10 Lee Zortman (559 Yards, 11 TD), #15 Rylan Miller (403 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #22 Brady Hunt (6 Rec, 181 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #8 Brady Stammer (63 Tackles, 10 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 2 INT, 1 TD), #2 Ari Crabbe (59 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FF, 2 INT), #7 Blake Wichman (57 Tackles, 13 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF), #35 Jamir Erving (39 Tackles, 12 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FF), #5 Dominic Ganju (33 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 3 INT), #18 Anthony Garsha (27 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks)
#2 Seed: Monona Grove Silver Eagles (8-1)
Coach: Brandon Beckwith
Conference: Badger - Large
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #7
Scoring Differential: +217
Notable Win: 36-29 at Milton (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #18 Jaxon Zukowski (1,203 Yards, 11 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #30 Makai Fowler (609 Yards, 7 TD), #4 Tremayne Habeck (398 Yards, 5 TD), #22 Jay Ramsey (311 Yards, 2 TD)
Receiving Leader: #7 Zach Dresen (14 Rec, 314 Yards, 3 TD), #6 Colin Hablewitz (15 Rec, 328 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #10 Deangelo Clay (57 Tackles, 17 TFL, 5 Sacks, 2 FF), #53 Robbie Olson (62 Tackles, 7 TFL), #56 Nick Gallagher (50 Tackles, 18 TFL, 10 Sacks, 5 FF, 1 INT), #50 Mason Mabie (53 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FR), #30 Makai Fowler (40 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack), #3 Carson McConnell (25 Tackles, 1 FR, 4 INT), #17 Jay Hurley (27 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 3 FR)
#3 Seed: Germantown Warhawks (6-3)
Coach: Jake Davis
Conference: Greater Metro
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #14
Scoring Differential: +105
Notable Win: 27-24 at Marquette (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #10 Vinny Inga (1,601 Yards, 20 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing Leader: #10 Vinny Inga (549 Yards, 8 TD), #22 Rave Sickler (238 Yards, 2 TD), #33 Tyler Conradt (236 Yards, 2 TD)
Receiving Leader: #18 Tyler Olszewski (17 Rec, 436 Yards, 3 TD), #4 Christian Griffin (20 Rec, 414 Yards, 6 TD), #3 Liam Hagland (23 Rec, 364 Yards, 6 TD), #15 Griffin Stein (21 Rec, 339 Yards, 5 TD)
Defensive Leader: #41 Jon Murkowski (84 Tackles, 14 TFL, 1 FF), #38 Connor Meyers (58 Tackles, 9 TFL, 2 Sacks), #45 JJ Walters (52 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD), #42 AJ Melcher (45 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 INT), #9 Parker Zobel (40 Tackles, 2 FR, 1 INT), #20 Bennett Coulter (32 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 FR, 2 INT), #52 Mateusz Pawela (30 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 FF)
#4 Seed: Elkhorn Elks (7-2)
Coach: Todd Ghilani
Conference: Southern Lakes
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #13
Scoring Differential: +67
Notable Win: 29-23 vs Burlington (Week 7)
Passing Leader: #3 Tyler Nelson (342 Yards, 3 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing Leader: #24 Daschel Stallings (970 Yards, 14 TD), #32 Ryan Stacy (926 Yards, 8 TD), #3 Tyler Nelson (604 Yards, 8 TD)
Receiving Leader: #24 Daschel Stallings (9 Rec, 169 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #12 Addison Dillner (53 Tackles, 11 TFL, 3.5 Sacks), #8 Brogan Garry (41 Tackles, 4 TFL), #45 Matthew Rudolf (41 Tackles, 3 TFL), #7 Ryan Bollinger (32 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 FR, 1 INT), #44 Lucius Olson (29 Tackles, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks), #25 Shaun Gielow (28 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2.5 Sacks)
#5 Seed: Milwaukee Bay View Redcats (6-3)
Coach: Anthony Wiggins
Conference: Milwaukee City - Blackbourn
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #20
Scoring Differential: +116
Notable Win: 28-26 vs Milwaukee Washington (Week 3)
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#6 Seed: Wauwatosa West Trojans (4-5)
Coach: Nick Vitale
Conference: Parkland
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #25
Scoring Differential: 0
Notable Win: 21-7 at Wauwatosa East (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #15 Kevin Gibbs (714 Yards, 8 TD, 5 INT), #12 Hawkin Ullsperger (658 Yards, 6 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #5 Kevin Johnikin (480 Yards, 2 TD), #15 Kevin Gibbs (419 Yards, 5 TD)
Receiving Leader: #1 Roman Long (35 Rec, 632 Yards, 7 TD), #0 Jeremiah Baxter (32 Rec, 449 Yards, 5 TD)
Defensive Leader: #1 Roman Long (56 Takles, 16 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF), #4 Zai'Quon Green (38 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 FF), #66 Miguel Leyva (38 Tackles, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks), #6 Noah Schmidt (37 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR, 1 INT), #54 Hunter Holz (36 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #0 Jeremiah Baxter (28 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 FF, 2 FR, 1 INT)
#7 Seed: Brookfield Central Lancers (3-6)
Coach: Joel Nellis
Conference: Greater Metro
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #29
Scoring Differential: -41
Notable Win: 27-24 at Germantown (Week 6)
Passing Leader: #7 AJ Seymour (1,343 Yards, 8 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 AJ Seymour (1,118 Yards, 16 TD), #12 Aadil Bajwa (407 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #2 Rece Hopfensperger (20 Rec, 376 Yards, 3 TD), #5 Connor Brennan (24 Rec, 302 Yards, 3 TD), #26 Kellan Larkin (21 Rec, 284 Yards, 1 TD), #12 Aadil Bajwa (13 Rec, 203 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #65 Turner Doering (52 Tackles, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks), #35 Toryn Dunn (47 Tackles, 1 TFL), #17 Leiland Miller-Pascal (45 Tackles), #45 Nathan Goeckermann (44 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack), #2 Rece Hopfensperger (36 Tackles, 3 TFL)
#8 Seed: Menomonee Falls Phoenix (3-6)
Coach: Bobby Regent-Smith
Conference: Greater Metro
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #28
Scoring Differential: -250
Notable Win: 39-38 at Brookfield Central (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #4 Anishka Amarasinghe (1,103 Yards, 9 TD, 9 INT)
Rushing Leader: #6 CJ Spencer (316 Yards, 2 TD), #43 Elijah Roper (235 Yards)
Receiving Leader: #26 Kevin Cooper (25 Rec, 353 Yards, 4 TD), #2 Eli Holzman (25 Rec, 286 Yards, 2 TD), #13 Liam Richardson (18 Rec, 197 Yards, 3 TD), #1 Nicholas Lopez-Leon (19 Rec, 189 Yards)
Defensive Leader: #31 Connor Boyles (60 Tackles, 6 TFL, 0.5 Sack), #24 Gavin Hoffman (59 Tackles, 5 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, 1 INT), #3 Brody Sebestyen (48 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #44 Godwin Abili (38 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #1 Nicholas Lopez-Leon (37 Tackles, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 INT)