Division 1 Football Bracket Breakdown
It’s playoff time on the gridiron and for the Division 1, 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: Waunakee Warriors (9-0)
Coach: Chris Graverson
Conference: Badger - Large
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #3
Scoring Differential: +308
Notable Win: 41-7 vs Sun Prairie East (Week 7)
Passing Leader: #5 Cole Krause (967 Yards, 15 TD, 6 INT)
Rushing Leader: #30 Colin Murphy (682 Yards, 11 TD), #8 Eli Drangstveit (486 Yards, 9 TD), #20 Jack Solverson (430 Yards, 8 TD), #6 Aaron Trudell (268 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #7 Devonte Bacon (28 Rec, 311 Yards, 5 TD), #4 Cooper Johanns (276 Yards, 5 TD)
Defensive Leader: #11 McCoy Smith (65 Tackles, 31 TFL, 7 Sacks, 1 FR), #22 Wyatt Johnson (55 Tackles, 14 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 2 FR), #44 Kyan Newman (54 Tackles, 12 TFL, 3.5 Sacks), #94 Sam Follen (27 Tackles, 14 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FF), #25 Chuck Farrell (34 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 2 FR, 1 TD), #58 Sawyer Ellis (19 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 INT, 1 TD)
#2 Seed: Neenah Rockets (7-2)
Coach: Steve Jung
Conference: Fox Valley Association
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #8
Scoring Differential: +68
Notable Win: 14-13 vs Muskego (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #7 Ashton VanBeek (779 Yards, 9 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 Ashton VanBeek (1,174 Yards, 14 TD), #29 Brock Hoehne (355 Yards, 1 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Matthias Charles (23 Rec, 306 Yards, 4 TD), #4 Cooper Sieck (14 Rec, 290 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #15 Connor Stuckel (68 Tackles, 8 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 INT), #22 Jonah Rittner (61 Tackles, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FF), #19 Hunter Weinke (50 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 FR), #13 Nate Kramp (44 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF, 3 FR, 1 TD), #32 Owen Fox (43 Tackles, 2 INT), #62 Brayden Milbrodt (30 Tackles, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FF)
#3 Seed: Hudson Raiders (7-2)
Coach: Adam Kowles
Conference: Big Rivers
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #12
Scoring Differential: +83
Notable Win: 24-21 vs New Richmond (Week 4)
Passing Leader: #2 Cooper Adair (1,015 Yards, 6 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 Payton Pingel (960 Yards, 17 TD), #2 Cooper Adair (805 Yards, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: #4 Dane Birr (20 Rec, 351 Yards, 1 TD), #8 Brecken Christenson (8 Rec, 192 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #6 Liam Mayer (103 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 FR, 2 INT), #31 Benjamin Englund (92 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR, 3 INT), #12 Jasiah Wilson (79 Tackles, 5 TFL), #11 Chase Johnson (66 Tackles, 8 TFL, 5 Sacks), #9 Jack Dumond (49 Tackles, 7 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 INT), #5 Alex Healy (46 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 3 INT), #17 Lincoln Banaszynski (26 Tackles, 6 TFL, 4 Sacks)
#4 Seed: Mukwonago Indians (6-3)
Coach: Mike Gnewuch
Conference: Classic Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #15
Scoring Differential: +159
Notable Win: 35-6 at Oconomowoc (Week 4)
Passing Leader: #14 George Molitor (1,373 Yards, 16 TD, 8 INT)
Rushing Leader: #3 Colton Lynch (964 Yards, 10 TD), #22 Jerrell Anderson (675 Yards, 9 TD)
Receiving Leader: #13 Max Baehman (34 Rec, 393 Yards, 7 TD), #85 Luka Tess (23 Rec, 319 Yards, 4 TD), #10 Matthew Heard (27 Rec, 263 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #4 Noah Dodds (107 Tackles, 14 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR), #9 Evan Ginsch (73 Tackles, 13 TFL, 4.5 Sacks), #0 Kade Gunderson (58 Tackles, 11 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR), #6 Connor Kreger (50 Tackles, 11 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR), #16 Ethan Desotell (33 Tackles, 8 TFL, 2.5 Sacks), #90 Ben Casto (25 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks), #95 James Kappus (25 Tackles, 8 TFL, 2.5 Sacks)
#5 Seed: Oconomowoc Raccoons (5-4)
Coach: Sal Logue
Conference: Classic Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #17
Scoring Differential: -12
Notable Win: 42-35 vs Pewaukee (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #5 Austin Munzel (965 Yards, 10 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #0 Alex Seraphine (1,327 Yards, 14 TD), #25 Damian Bartolotta (371 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #1 Brady Kintop (23 Rec, 350 Yards, 2 TD), #13 Cooper Mau (24 Rec, 312 Yards, 4 TD), #15 Griffin Rhodee (16 Rec, 114 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #55 Tatum Blaine (57 Tackles, 11 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #24 Max Basso (36 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 2 INT, 1 TD), #11 Chance Gospodarek (29 Tackles, 1 TFL), #2 Bryce Krautheim (28 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT), #25 Damian Batrolotta (27 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack), #52 James Matusek (26 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack), #18 Collin O'Leary (23 Tackles, 6 TFL)
#6 Seed: Sun Prairie East Cardinals (5-4)
Coach: Brian Kaminski, Chris Alexander, Matthew Bobert
Conference: Badger - Large
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #23
Scoring Differential: +22
Notable Win: 28-21 at Verona (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #9 Braylon Peterson (1,072 Yards, 14 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #21 Brady Kaufman (774 Yards, 8 TD), #32 Tyler Mitchell (281 Yards, 1 TD), #9 Braylon Peterson (261 Yards, 1 TD)
Receiving Leader: #10 Van Vogler (34 Rec, 514 Yards, 7 TD), #3 Jacoby Moore (21 Rec, 242 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #16 Beckam McNary (59 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 INT), #2 Brady Stelzer (45 Tackles, 8 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, 2 FR, 1 TD), #52 Hudson Turek (45 Tackles, 9 TFL, 1 Sack, 3 FF), #18 Easton McNary (44 Tackles, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 INT), #44 Manny Abreu (44 Tackles, 8 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, 1 FR), #10 Van Vogler (37 Tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 5 INT), #80 Connor Hensen (32 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FR)
#7 Seed: De Pere Redbirds (5-4)
Coach: Ben Strickland
Conference: FRCC - North
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #24
Scoring Differential: +55
Notable Win: 26-3 vs Ashwaubenon (Week 4)
Passing Leader: #2 Holden Woodfill (1,347 Yards, 19 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #10 Caden Schampers (477 Yards, 7 TD), #1 Dante Matta (347 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Sam Robb (48 Rec, 674 Yards, 11 TD), #17 Max Goebel (27 Rec, 404 Yards, 6 TD)
Defensive Leader: #5 Hayden Cornell (73 Tackles, 1 TFL), #18 Cayden Cavanaugh (55 Tackles, 2 FF, 2 FR, 2 INT, 1 TD), #15 Andrew Stiles (52 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks), #22 Liam Fieber (46 Tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD), #52 Conley Hattendorf (33 Tackles, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF), #4 Johnny Moore (32 Tackles, 5 INT)
#8 Seed: Chippewa Falls Cardinals (4-5)
Coach: Chuck Raykovich
Conference: Big Rivers
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #29
Scoring Differential: +12
Notable Win: 35-14 at D.C. Everest (Week 7)
Passing Leader: #9 Evan Weiler (368 Yards, 3 TD, 1 INT), #7 Talen Shilts (289 Yards, 0 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing Leader: #37 Tyler Behnke (706 Yards, 7 TD), #1 Jaylyn Smith (525 Yards, 7 TD), #7 Talen Shilts (373 Yards, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: #1 Jaylyn Smith (25 Rec, 294 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #13 Ryan Zenner (143 Tackles, 6 TFL), #0 Owen Hediger (98 Tackles, 1 TFL), #2 Owen Munson (71 Tackles, 1 INT), #10 Collin Clary (57 Tackles, 5 TFL), #45 Brigham Gerrits (43 Tackles, 5 TFL), #82 Gus Carani (21 Tackles, 5 TFL), #68 Noah King (13 Tackles, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR)
REGION 2
#1 Seed: Arrowhead Warhawks (8-1)
Coach: Matt Harris
Conference: Classic Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #2
Scoring Differential: +160
Notable Win: 21-20 vs Hamilton (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #3 Nolan Hanson (1,362 Yards, 11 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing Leader: #20 Jacob Siner (979 Yards, 11 TD), #17 Jebari Craig (432 Yards, 5 TD), #2 Devin Nettles (313 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #24 Ryan Heiman (29 Rec, 546 Yards, 8 TD), #82 Logan Crowley (22 Rec, 319 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #0 Brendan Foley (86 Tackles, 12 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD), #10 Evan Wozniak (49 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT), #27 Jack Tarkowski (39 Tackles, 5 INT, 1 TD), #1 Ethan Kirley (34 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 FR, 2 INT, 2 TD), #54 Tristen Seidl (30 Tackles, 5 TFL, 2.5 Sacks) , #36 Otto Cochrane (22 Tackles, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FR), #5 Keith Willingham (21 Tackles, 8 TFL, 4.5 Sacks, 1 FF)
#2 Seed: Hamilton Chargers (7-2)
Coach: Justin Gumm
Conference: Greater Metro
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #6
Scoring Differential: +172
Notable Win: 42-21 vs Kimberly (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #17 Cole Erdmann (1,016 Yards, 4 TD, 7 INT), #8 Jacob Osmanski (575 Yards, 5 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing Leader: #33 Brayden Schroeder (759 Yards, 9 TD), #17 Cole Erdmann (358 Yards, 12 TD)
Receiving Leader: #13 Alex Restivo (37 Rec, 618 Yards, 4 TD), #2 Drew Olsson (41 Rec, 529 Yards, 1 TD), 10 Dane Warren (32 Rec, 298 Yars, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #16 Xzavier Mielke (60 Tackles, 9 TFL, 1 Sack), #7 Collin Storbakken (39 Tackles, 2 TFL, 0.5 Sack, 1 FF, 1 INT), #45 Devin Eberhardy (35 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2.5 Sacks), #55 Will Stendler (33 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR, 1 INT), #3 Cooper Knuf (20 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 3 INT, 1 TD), #14 Timmy Tobolic (19 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FR, 2 INT, 1 TD), #22 KJ Lally (19 Tackels, 3 TFL, 0.5 Sack, 3 INT)
#3 Seed: Kimberly Papermakers (7-2)
Coach: Chad Michalkiewicz
Conference: Fox Valley Association
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #11
Scoring Differential: +160
Notable Win: 23-7 vs Bay Port (Week 2)
Passing Leader: #7 Cam Wong (837 Yards, 11 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing Leader: #3 Kegan Pleau (598 Yards, 7 TD), #10 Maddux Hermus (558 Yards, 8 TD), #28 Brady Bell (333 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #1 Alex Lom (27 Rec, 381 Yards, 1 TD), #10 Maddux Hermus (13 Rec, 221 Yards, 2 TD), #6 Ryan Buchanan (9 Rec, 93 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #9 Logan Clavijo (75 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack), #0 Brennen Resch (35 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 5 INT), #15 Reid Lindenberg (35 Tackles, 2 TFL), #24 Chris Thao (28 Tackles, 1 FR, 1 INT, 1 TD), #99 Eli Janssen (27 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF), #22 Jackson Lawson (23 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR, 1 INT), #98 Tyler Hinn (20 Tackles, 8 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF)
#4 Seed: Brookfield East Spartans (7-2)
Coach: Ben Farley
Conference: Greater Metro
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #14
Scoring Differential: +150
Notable Win: 21-13 vs Hamilton (Week 3)
Passing Leader: #3 Zeke Sawall (1,063 Yards, 14 TD, 7 INT)
Rushing Leader: #24 Max Matter (509 Yards, 6 TD), #5 Evan Hillery (262 Yards, 2 TD)
Receiving Leader: #23 Beau Evans (17 Rec, 367 Yards, 5 TD), #44 Jack Murray (21 Rec, 278 Yards, 2 TD), #2 Taylor Gregg (16 Rec, 236 Yards, 6 TD)
Defensive Leader: #7 Jake Snyder (86 Tackles, 17 TFL, 1 Sack), #44 Jack Murray (71 Tackles, 17 TFL, 3.5 Sacks), #9 Anderson Olen (52 Tackles, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FR), #12 Zach Steichen (52 Tackles, 11 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FR, 3 INT, 3 TD), #11 Lincoln Goldsmith (31 Tackles, 11 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FR), #1 Trevor Newman (28 Tackles, 2 TFL, 3 INT), #27 Sam Wells (27 Tackles, 1 TFL, 5 INT), #21 Dominic Marks (18 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FR, 5 INT, 2 TD)
#5 Seed: D.C. Everest Evergreens (6-3)
Coach: Braden Mitchell
Conference: Wisconsin Valley
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #19
Scoring Differential: +98
Notable Win: 17-0 vs Wausau West (Week 4)
Passing Leader: #6 Ty Rohde (758 Yards, 8 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #2 Corbin Enzenroth (1,082 Yards, 15 TD), #22 Andrew Bangston (300 Yards)
Receiving Leader: #1 Xavier Edwards (32 Rec, 516 Yards, 7 TD), #22 Andrew Bangston (20 Rec, 336 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #7 Carson Kempf (65 Tackles, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 FR), #11 Silan Weber (55 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FF, 1 INT), #16 Aiden Schmitz (46 Tackles, 3 TFL), #45 Bradock Rickert (45 Tackles, 7 TFL, 3.5 Sacks), #25 Max Saari (43 Tackles, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR), #8 Jake Ruether (41 Tackles, 8 TFL, 4 TFL, 1 FF), #95 Niko Kleinschmidt (30 Tackles, 7 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 1 FF), #55 Logan Lessmiller (19 Tackles, 8 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 2 FR)
#6 Seed: Fond du Lac Cardinals (5-4)
Coach: Sam Plucker
Conference: Fox Valley Association
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #28
Scoring Differential: +65
Notable Win: 17-3 vs Marquette (Week 2)
Passing Leader: #29 Eli Michalkiewicz (698 Yards, 7 TD, 5 INT), #3 De'Andre Williamson Jr (513 Yards, 4 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #4 Mason Henschel (1,180 Yards, 12 TD), #29 Eli Michalkiewicz (418 Yards, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: #1 Adrian Johnson (23 Rec, 431 Yards, 4 TD), #2 Caden Umentum (14 Rec, 252 Yards), #0 Zavion Davis (11 Rec, 222 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #27 Alex Boettcher (67 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 FR), #10 Brady Schmidt (66 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FF), #9 Ethan Kolb (59 Tackles, 4 TFL), #26 Jaah Allen (43 Tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT), #8 Guardian Harris (35 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF, 2 INT), #21 Connor Gudex (31 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 FR, 1 INT), #95 Tyvon Pate (27 Tackles, 10 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR)
#7 Seed: Marquette Hilltoppers (4-5)
Coach: Jon Kahle
Conference: Greater Metro
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #27
Scoring Differential: +42
Notable Win: 21-20 at Oconomowoc (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #9 Ben Schroeder (1,715 Yards, 20 TD, 13 INT)
Rushing Leader: #5 Tommy Novotny (958 Yards, 9 TD)
Receiving Leader: #14 Callum Ferber (42 Rec, 539 Yards, 6 TD), #8 Logan Zolper (16 Rec, 377 Yards, 5 TD), #17 Christian Miller (28 Rec, 344 Yards, 4 TD), #5 Tommy Novotny (23 Rec, 230 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #6 Joe Bortner-Oberle (82 Tackles, 13 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF, 2 FR, 1 INT), #23 Michael O'Brien (83 Tackles), #21 Terrance Coleman (73 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FF, 1 INT), #36 Jett Allen (50 Tackles, 5 TFL), #11 Luke Mathewson (49 Tackles, 10 TFL, 2 Sacks), #2 Amillione Johnson (34 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR, 6 INT), #92 Zac Meulemans (33 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 Sack)
#8 Seed: Wausau West Warriors (5-4)
Coach: Matt Johnson
Conference: Wisconsin Valley
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #31
Scoring Differential: -9
Notable Win: 28-21 vs SPASH (Week 6)
Passing Leader: #3 Joe Graveen (965 Yards, 13 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #8 MIles Waldvogel (565 Yards, 6 TD), #13 Cooper DePuydt (515 Yards, 3 TD), #4 Taeden Moua (318 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #5 Shea Jones (25 Rec, 512 Yards, 9 TD), #8 Miles Waldvogel (13 Rec, 173 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #8 Miles Waldvogel (79 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 FF, 1 INT), #7 Teigan Rasmus (60 Tackles, 14 TFL, 6.5 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 INT, 2 TD), #4 Taeden Moua (58 Tackles, 3 TFL, 3 INT, 1 TD), #16 Aiden Thao (51 Tackles, 2 INT), #11 Jacob Scherer (48 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 FR), #71 Dashawn Poulos (46 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack), #82 Alex Kapitz (26 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 FF, 1 INT)
REGION 3
#1 Seed: Muskego Warriors (8-1)
Coach: Kenneth Krause
Conference: Classic Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #1
Scoring Differential: +201
Notable Win: 21-17 vs Arrowhead (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #8 Joey Shaw (581 Yards, 10 TD, 0 INT)
Rushing Leader: #3 Jackson Niemiec (807 Yards, 10 TD), #38 Bryson Hoeffler (551 Yards, 5 TD), #4 Dayton Lorino (314 Yards, 5 TD), #11 Aiden Perlberg (267 Yards, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Jackson Niemiec (8 Rec, 346 Yards, 4 TD), #84 Ben Kreil (8 Rec, 204 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #65 Nathan Makinen (64 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #18 Taylen Czarniak (62 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR, 1 INT, 1 TD), #7 Jayden Adams (55 Tackles, 6 TFL, 4 Sacks), #15 Jake Kardelis (54 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 FR, 4 INT), #33 Logan Limberg (54 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1 Sack), #6 Xavier Witkowski (51 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 INT), #90 Max Sauer (47 Tackles, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks)
#2 Seed: Badger Badgers (9-0)
Coach: Matt Hensler
Conference: Southern Lakes
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #5
Scoring Differential: +296
Notable Win: 45-14 at Union Grove (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #10 Matt O'Grady (389 Yards, 5 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing Leader: #10 Matt O"Grady (1,322 Yards, 21 TD), #31 Brock Walser (406 Yards, 5 TD), #13 Anthony Chandler (344 Yards, 7 TD), #34 Cam Tennessen (334 Yards, 3 TD)
Receiving Leader: #2 AJ Korba (5 Rec, 221 Yards, 2 TD), #15 Logan Peters (5 Rec, 145 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #31 Brock Walser (70 Tackles, 17 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 INT, 1 TD), #22 Uriah Ochoa (45 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 FF), #13 Anthony Chandler (42 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1 INT), #53 Luke Brown (36 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks), #15 Logan Peters (16 Tackles, 2 INT), #19 Eric Akuetteh (12 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FR, 1 TD)
#3 Seed: Middleton Cardinals (8-1)
Coach: Tim Simon, Joseph Poehls
Conference: Big Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #10
Scoring Differential: +228
Notable Win: 23-14 vs Verona (Week 6)
Passing Leader: #7 Joey Passaglia (1,931 Yards, 21 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 Joey Passaglia (404 Yards, 5 TD), #6 Elijah Jackson (351 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #1 Chase Rogers (50 Rec, 708 Yards, 10 TD), #2 Jackson Guerrero (50 Rec, 463 Yards, 3 TD), #6 Elijah Jackson (33 Tec, 436 Yards, 3 TD), #8 Luke Sheehan (13 Rec, 145 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #45 Tyler Vogt (102 Tackles, 15 TFL, 1 FF), #41 Oliver Wenning (67 Tackles, 9 TFL, 1 FF, 3 FR, 3 INT, 2 TD), #47 Ben Cutler (54 Tackles, 3 TFL), #0 Reed Falk (50 Tackles, 10 TFL, 7.5 Sacks, 4 FF, 1 FR, 1 TD), #25 Patrick Passini (47 Tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT, 1 TD), #10 Espen Aschenbach (33 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 FR, 2 INT), #11 Hayes Niesen (29 Tackles, 8 TFL, 5.5 Sacks)
#4 Seed: Racine Case Eagles (7-2)
Coach: Anton Graham
Conference: Southeast
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #16
Scoring Differential: +132
Notable Win: 31-20 vs Kenosha Bradford (Week 9)
Passing Leader: #8 Brayden Lipari (1,131 Yards, 12 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #2 Malachi Echols (755 Yards, 7 TD), #20 Morell Jackson (392 Yards, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: #6 Michael Farr (35 Rec, 606 Yards, 7 TD), #14 Tolan Johnson (20 Rec, 310 Yards, 3 TD), #7 Zachary DeBaker (17 Rec, 216 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #10 Erik Ynnocencio (79 Tackles, 9 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR), #18 Daylon Ward (55 Tackles, 15 TFL, 11 Sacks), #53 Camerion Williams (51 Tackles, 15 TFL, 3.5 Sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR), #22 Aidyn Wallin (50 Tackles, 9 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 INT), #24 Amarie King (34 Tackles, 5 INT), #4 Luis Gonzalez (28 Tackles, 6 TFL, 1 FR)
#5 Seed: Kenosha Bradford Red Devils (7-2)
Coach: Steve Morris
Conference: Southeast
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #18
Scoring Differential: +85
Notable Win: 27-17 vs Appleton North (Week 2)
Passing Leader: #18 Nolberto Rosales (770 Yards, 8 TD, 5 INT), #1 Dean Ismali (636 Yards, 6 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #22 Gahari Barnes (308 Yards, 5 TD), #33 Ethan Childers (299 Yards, 2 TD)
Receiving Leader: #2 Larenzz Pratt (32 Rec, 535 Yards, 3 TD), #9 Brandon Walton (20 Rec, 261 Yards, 5 TD), #14 Marvin Jones (14 Rec, 180 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #7 Danny Minor (51 Tackles, 7 TFL, 6 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR), #8 Corbin Burrell-Warfield (51 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 1 FR, 2 INT), #34 Ysirael Washington (45 Tackles, 10 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR, 1 TD), #6 Damarion Moreno (40 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks), #9 Brandon Walton (39 Tackles, 1 TFL), #51 Wyatt Rasch (28 Tackles, 5 TLF), #2 Larenzz Pratt (26 Tackles, 2 TFL, 4 INT, 2 TD)
#6 Seed: Milwaukee Hamilton Wildcats (4-4)
Coach: JeiJuan Harris
Conference: Milwaukee City - Richardson
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #22
Scoring Differential: +50
Notable Win: 22-18 at Milwaukee Washington (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #3 Jakobe Lockwood (405 Yards, 3 TD, 1 INT), #7 Latayvious Brown (393 Yards, 5 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #7 Latayvious Brown (1,182 Yards, 16 TD), #8 Malik Blockman (990 Yards, 8 TD), #3 Jakobe Lockwood (324 Yards, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: #8 Malik Blockman (13 Rec, 313 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #8 Malik Blockman (93 Tackles, 7 TFL), #1 Yohance Huley (55 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks)
#7 Seed: Oak Creek Knights (5-4)
Coach: Brian Calhoun
Conference: Southeast
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #25
Scoring Differential: +90
Notable Win: 34-3 vs Waterford (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #5 Blake Firkus (948 Yards, 10 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #1 Jay Baylis-Hooker (924 Yards, 13 TD), #25 Cayson Seabrooks (616 Yards, 8 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Doug Hamilton (26 Rec, 367 Yards, 4 TD), #10 Max Hoagland (19 Rec, 314 Yards, 2 TD), #11 Dennis Morris (16 Rec, 290 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #8 Landon Di Vilio (56 Tackles, 13 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 INT), #20 Corbin Jansen (56 Tackles, 11 TFL, 4 Sacks, 3 FF, 1 FR), #42 Brady Giuli (53 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 INT), #34 Lincoln Hanson (47 Tackles, 14 TFL, 4 Sacks, 2 FR, 1 INT), #22 Robbie Barker (36 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 Sack), #44 Jordan Kohlbeck (27 Tackles, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FR), #92 Gavin Grall (25 Tackles, 13 TFL, 4 Sacks)
#8 Seed: Madison West Regents (5-4)
Coach: Mike Wolfgram
Conference: Big Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #30
Scoring Differential: 0
Notable Win: 27-21 vs Madison Memorial (Week 5)
Passing Leader: #16 Michael Suominen (1,331 Yards, 12 TD, 8 INT)
Rushing Leader: #0 Kamaria Carter (676 Yards, 7 TD), #16 Michael Suominen (273 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #4 Jack McDonald (28 Rec, 473 Yards, 5 TD), #7 Quincy Mosley (30 Rec, 369 Yards, 4 TD), #6 Cadel Donovan (19 Rec, 270 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #66 Henry Miesbauer (70 Tackles, 24 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR), #2 Malachi Gavins (64 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FF, 4 INT), #21 Sam Spector (63 Tackles, 11 TFL, 0.5 Sack, 1 FF), #10 Ashton Mazvimavi (59 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 FF), #1 Jack Jurgella (49 Tackles, 6 TFL, 0.5 Sack, 2 FR, 1 INT), #6 Cadel Donoavan (48 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1 FF, 2 FR, 2 INT), #9 Sam Olson (41 Tackles, 16 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR)
REGION 4
#1 Seed: Franklin Sabers (9-0)
Coach: Louis Brown
Conference: Southeast
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #4
Scoring Differential: +278
Notable Win: 23-20 at Catholic Memorial (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #2 Keegan Best (1,154 Yards, 10 TD, 3 INT)
Rushing Leader: #19 Rob Beglinger (944 Yards, 13 TD), #34 Dillon Herling (626 Yards, 11 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Will Kremski (18 Rec, 350 Yards, 4 TD), #1 Gavin Schiek (13 Rec, 253 Yards, 3 TD), #19 Rob Beglinger (11 Rec, 162 Yards, 1 TD), #5 Nolan Hahn (10 Rec, 142 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #42 Gabe Martens (76 Tackles, 15 TFL, 7 Sacks, 1 FR), #7 Tyler Richter (71 Tackles, 13 TFL, 7 Sacks, 1 FF), #23 Mason Peters (61 Tackles, 7 TFL, 1.5 Sacks, 1 FR), #9 Devin Drajkowski (59 Tackles, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks), #57 DJ Chromy (39 Tackles, 10 TFL, 2.5 Sacks), #95 Justin Woods (35 Tackles, 9 TFL), #12 Jackson Boldrey (21 Tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT)
#2 Seed: Milwaukee Reagan Huskies (8-1)
Coach: Gregory Roman
Conference: Milwaukee City - Richardson
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #7
Scoring Differential: +220
Notable Win: 40-0 vs Milwaukee Pulaski (Week 8)
Passing Leader: #2 Amir Ward (358 Yards, 5 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing Leader: #3 Amarii Ward (919 Yards, 13 TD), #7 Nathan Caldwell (519 Yards, 7 TD), #33 Dayton Wallace (394 Yards, 6 TD)
Receiving Leader: #3 Amarii Ward (7 Rec, 203 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #0 Kevin Wright (34 Tackles, 9 TFL, 2 Sacks), #3 Amarii Ward (30 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 FF, 3 INT, 3 TD), #2 Amir Ward (1 FF, 1 FR, 3 INT, 2 TD), #76 Joseph Langer (26 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FR)
#3 Seed: Bay Port Pirates (7-2)
Coach: Steven Jorgensen
Conference: FRCC - North
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #9
Scoring Differential: +271
Notable Win: 39-36 vs Middleton (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #12 Matt Stevens (1,396 Yards, 16 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #33 Brady Moon (1,481 Yards, 21 TD), #12 Matt Stevens (490 Yards, 8 TD)
Receiving Leader: #5 Jackson Otradovec (24 Rec, 498 Yards, 5 TD), #1 Owen Sartorelli (15 Rec, 305 Yards, 2 TD), #33 Brady Moon (21 Rec, 263 Yards, 6 TD), #11 Ethan Orlando (15 Rec, 249 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #0 Brock Gauthier (52 Tackles, 13 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FF), #22 Tommy Berg (48 Tackles, 4 TFL), #20 Asher Fontaine (37 Tackles, 4 TFL), #2 Jordy Walker (31 Tackles, 3 TLF), #19 London Cornell (20 Tackles, 5 TFL), #42 Larz Hanson (20 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1.5 Sacks), #23 Rex Helms (28 Tackles, 1 TFL, 6 INT)
#4 Seed: Milwaukee Pulaski Rams (6-3)
Coach: Colton Boggs
Conference: Milwaukee City - Richardson
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #13
Scoring Differential: -6
Notable Win: 40-36 at Milwaukee Hamilton (Week 3)
Passing Leader: #6 Jonathan Feliciano (138 Yards, 3 TD, 2 INT)
Rushing Leader: #2 Jaiden Tunstall (867 Yards, 9 TD), #23 Atavion Hooker (820 Yards, 11 TD), #22 William Gonzalez-Romo (528 Yards, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: #80 Isaiah Rhynes (3 Rec, 95 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #23 Atavion Hooker (57 Tackles, 15 TFL, 2 FF, 2 FR, 1 INT), #2 Jaiden Tunstall (35 Tackles, 8 TFL, 1 Sack, 2, FR, 2 INT, 1 TD), #22 William Gonzalez-Romo (25 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FF), #79 Jowell Ruane (9 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FR)
#5 Seed: Verona Wildcats (6-3)
Coach: Andrew Riley
Conference: Big Eight
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #20
Scoring Differential: +187
Notable Win: 40-7 vs Madison West (Week 7)
Passing Leader: #18 Landon Lassahn (766 Yards, 10 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing Leader: #31 Jax Wepking (566 Yards, 8 TD), #32 Asher Grady (416 Yards, 3 TD), #24 Austin Perez (361 Yards, 9 TD)
Receiving Leader: #11 Jackson Connor (35 Rec, 482 Yards, 7 TD), #13 Dejon Knutson (26 Rec, 370 Yards, 4 TD)
Defensive Leader: #7 Jackson Guenzier-Soda (84 Tackles, 9 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 INT), #93 Eli Dart (51 Tackles, 5 TFL, 4 Sacks), #8 Mickey McCoy (45 Tackles, 6 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR), #0 Cole Lindberg (40 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack), #5 Boden Brotzman (33 Tackles, 6 TFL, 5 Sacks), #6 Xander Fox (31 Tackles, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 FF), #9 Bryce Langlois (19 Tackles, 5 TFL, 3 Sacks, 1 FR, 1 TD)
#6 Seed: Appleton North Lightning (5-4)
Coach: Robert Salm
Conference: Fox Valley Association
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #21
Scoring Differential: +22
Notable Win: 21-6 at Mukwonago (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #14 Grant Hardy (1,176 Yards, 7 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #19 Darcel Wilson (473 Yards, 3 TD), #14 Grant Hardy (162 Yards, 8 TD)
Receiving Leader: #4 Keegan Muchow (29 Rec, 441 Yards, 3 TD), #6 Alijah Valeri (27 Rec, 274 Yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leader: #7 Ben Wenzel (99 Tackles, 5 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 FR), #8 Trey Fox (71 Tackles, 16 TFL, 5.5 Sacks), #40 Jon Baer-Bos (53 Tackles, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks), #44 Cole Hank (34 Tackles, 3 TFL, 6 INT), #91 Gavin Frega (32 Tackles, 10 TFL, 5 Sacks), #93 Owen Schmitz (31 Tackles, 5 TFL, 0.5 Sack), #37 Dane Smith (29 Tackles, 1 TFL, 4 INT, 1 TD)
#7 Seed: Milwaukee Bradley Tech Trojans (3-6)
Coach: Jerome Latham
Conference: Milwaukee City - Richardson
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #26
Scoring Differential: -94
Notable Win: 32-24 vs Milwaukee Washington (Week 1)
Passing Leader: #3 Fredrick McClain (791 Yards, 11 TD, 5 INT)
Rushing Leader: #4 Jimmie Nickson (281 Yards, 1 TD), #3 Fredrick McClain (275 Yards, 4 TD)
Receiving Leader: #10 Ezekiel Carson (14 Rec, 343 Yards, 7 TD), #21 Yandiel Rodriguez (9 Rec, 160 Yards, 2 TD)
Defensive Leader: #6 Roshaun Price (37 Tackles, 6 TFL), #20 Daevion Wright (33 Tacklees, 8 TFL, 1 FR), #4 Jimmie Nickson (25 Tackles, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks)
#8 Seed: Milwaukee Riverside Tigers (3-6)
Coach: Christopher Cummings
Conference: Milwaukee City - Richardson
Final Zaleski Sports Ranking: #32
Scoring Differential: -87
Notable Win: 40-22 at Milwaukee Pulaski (Week 6)
Passing Leader: #1 Elijah Quinonez (1,049 Yards, 10 TD, 9 INT)
Rushing Leader: #1 Elijah Quinonez (679 Yards, 9 TD), #7 Imran Clark (635 Yards, 7 TD)
Receiving Leader: #4 Kingston Lamprecht-Holland (24 Rec, 468 Yards, 3 TD)
Defensive Leader: #4 Kingston Lamprecht-Holland (1 INT)