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Stoughton High School

Schipper looks to carry the load for Vikings offense

Stoughton returners
Letterwinners lost (21)/returning (18)
Darvell Peeples, Jeffrey Bowser, Trevar Helland, Noah
Guerin, Ryan Ewald, Viktor Juarex , Jaece Newman, Jake
White, Sam McHone, Kyle Goodman, Elijah Krumholz, Jakob
Eigenberger, Luke McLaury, Nate Krueger, Tyler Dow (#22),
Brady Schipper, Aodan Marshall and Andy Johnson.
Starters lost (14)/returning (8)

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Photo by Kimberly Wethal

Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton football team (front, from left) are: Darvell Peeples (#21), Jeffrey Bowser (#54),
Trevar Helland (#7), Noah Guerin (#5), Ryan Ewald (#66) and Viktor Juarex (#72); (back) Jaece Newman (#52), Jake White
(#79), Sam McHone (#24), Kyle Goodman (#37), Elijah Krumholz (#64), Jakob Eigenberger (#13), Luke McLaury (#8), Nate
Krueger (#33), Tyler Dow (#22), Brady Schipper (#23), Aodan Marshall (#74) and Andy Johnson (#30).

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Stoughton was unable to

return to the WIAA playoffs
a year ago despite fielding a
wealth of talent under firstyear head coach Dan Prahl.
The Vikings enter this
season looking to right the
ship with several new starters on both sides of the ball.
Perhaps the biggest loss
for Stoughton is that of
Badger South Offensive
and Defensive Lineman of
the Year Michael Gerber.

Badger South standings

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Milton 5-1
Monona Grove
5-1
Oregon 4-2
Edgewood 3-3
Stoughton 2-4
Fort Atkinson
1-5
Monroe 1-5
Qualified for 2015 playoffs

Gerber went on to be
named an honorable mention all-state defensive lineman and is now playing at
Army.
You cant replace a player like Michael. He was the
conference lineman of the
year on offense and defense
for a reason, Prahl said.
Instead of trying to
replace Gerber, the Vikings
will rely on their depth with
offensive line and Aodan
Marshall and Elijah Krumholz expected to step up.
Aodan and Elijah are
guys who can end up like
Michael but they are still
young and learning every
day, Prahl said.
Marshall will anchor
Stoughtons our offensive
line at right tackle.
When he goes our O-line
goes, Prahl said.
Krumholz will start at
right guard next to Aodan
and will play some defensive end as well.
Center Rocky France
earned second team
all-conference honors but
has moved on and Matthew Krcma and Marcus

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Oregon High School

Panthers look to build on last years success

Oregon returners
Letterwinners lost (25)/returning (15)
Jordan Schulz, Nik Richardson, Tony Akale, Vito Gerlach, Brett Wannebo,
Logan Meier, John Schmidt, Jacob Rosenmeier, Austin McCormack, John
Klus, Cullen Gahagen, Davis Christensen, Steven Moravec, Michael Roos,
Hunter Schultz, Garrett Johnson Sam Reynolds and Parker Ehn Howland.
Starters lost (14) /returning (10)

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Oregon enters this season looking to replace a senior class team

was a Monroe upset away from at
least a share of its first conference
title in 25 years.
Oregon returns 15 letterwinners, including 10 starters (four
on offense, six on defense), but
lost 25 letterwinners and 14 starters from that season, many of
whom saw significant playing
time on either side of the ball last
year.
Our depth at all positions is
better this season but many dont

have game experience, head

coach Dan Kissling said. We had
a solid camp and our team attitude is ready to compete like we
did last year.
The Panthers lost the majority of their skill-position players
from last year, including firstteam running back Matt Yates and
wide receiver Alex Duff, second
team tight end Charlie Soule,
receiver Sam Mueller and kicker
Alex Duff.
Also gone for the offense,
which averaged 24 points per
game, are honorable mention
guard Logan Hurda, running back
Lucas Matthews and quarterback

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Returning letterwinners for the Oregon football team (front, from left) are: Jordan Schulz, Nik Richardson, Tony
Akale, Vito Gerlach and Brett Wannebo; (middle) Logan Meier, John Schmidt, Jacob Rosenmeier, Austin McCormack, John Klus and Cullen Gahagen; (back) Davis Christensen, Steven Moravec, Michael Roos, Hunter Schultz, Garrett Johnson Sam Reynolds and Parker Ehn Howland.

Trent Ricker, whos now playing Kissling said, the Panthers returning four starters.
at Morehead Sate.
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Crusaders expect more

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The Edgewood football

team is back on the field,
looking to bounce back
following a season that saw
them win three straight to
make the playoffs where
they lost to La Crosse
Logan in the Level 1 game
of the WIAA playoffs last
fall.
We had a younger line
last year and have ramped
up the intensity of workouts for our offensive line,
offensive and defensive
lineman Jack McNally
said.
The Crusaders, who 3-3
in the Badger South Conference last year and 3-7
overall, welcome a new
quarterback under center after losing Jack Dunn
to graduation. Dunn was
a first team all-conference selection last year,

Edgewood returners
Letterwinners lost (10) /returning (30)
Fred Richards, Edwin Henderson, Christian Klitzke, Peyton
Bondoc, Chris Darcy, Bryce Ternus, Matthew Afable, Joe
Beste, Thomas Hartlieb, Benny Pickard, Josh Fahrney, Cade
East, Ryan Thom, Curtis Sheahan, Mark Luebke, Max Simon, Sam Kussow, Zach Zimdars, Jack McNeil, Jack McNally, Will Foht, Jack Royer, Swita, Ryan Wiedenbeck, Anthony
Ascione, Alex Boeckelman, Zach Wall, Wesley Browne, Paul
Cannarella and Kalevi Breckterfield.

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Starters lost (15) /returning (7)

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700 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing
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and 25 touchdowns.
Other honorable mentions that were lost to
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player Joe Albrecht and

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and second team all-conference linebacker Cody
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Crusaders: Conference season begins against Monroe on Sept. 2 at Middleton

Continued from page 5
for the team last season
with Dunn at the helm,
racking up 2,742 yards on
448 yards. They scored 27
touchdowns.
With the departure of
Dunn, Edgewood will be
looking to run a more balanced offense this season.
We a r e a m u l t i p l e
option offense. Although,
we return several starters
we lose the majority of
our offensive production in
terms of yards rushing and
scoring, Minnaert said.
We expect to be more
balanced than last year on
offense and hope to be very
diverse with our attack and
use of our skill players.
The expectations of this
years team is to not only
make the playoffs but also
make a run at a WIAA
Division 3 state championship, lineman Zach Zimdars said.
Minnaert was a little
more dialed back saying,
We expect to challenge
f o r o n e o f t h e p l a y o ff
berths If things go well we
could compete for conference title.

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Chris Darcy, Bryce Ternus, Matthew Afable, Joe Beste and Thomas Hartlieb; (back) Benny Pickard, Josh Fahrney, Cade East, Ryan Thom, Curtis Sheahan,
Mark Luebke, Max Simon, Sam Kussow, Zach Zimdars, Jack McNeil, Jack McNally, Will Foht, Jack Royer, Swita, Ryan Wiedenbeck, Anthony Ascione, Alex
Boeckelman, Zach Wall, Wesley Browne, Paul Cannarella and Kalevi Breckterfield.

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Vikings: Stoughton looks for a return to the postseason after missing out last season
Continued from page 4
Martingillio are now fighting to take over.
We lost a lot of experience on our offensive
line, but I feel good about
the players we have filling
those spots, Prahl said.
Jeffrey Bowser, Marcus
Martingillio and Nathan
Krueger are battling for
playing time at left guard
and Jack Nelson and Ryan
Ewald are competing at left
tackle.
These young men have
been working really hard
every day and the best
part is they stay together, Prahl said. They are a
close group who compete
and make each other better
every rep they take at practice. Im excited to see what
they can accomplish this
year as a unit up front.
Graduated wide receiver Adam Krumholz earned
a preferred walk-on spot
a t U W- Wi s c o n s i n . T h e
Vikings are tasked with
replacing him and fellow
wide receiver Josh Hitchcock, quarterback Jake
Kissling and back/linebacker Jacob Groleau.
J o ey L e P i n e , J o r d a n
DiBenedetto, Tyler Anderson, Chase Kotlowski, Payton Montgomery, Trevar
Helland, Darvell Peeples
and McHone will have to
fill the wide receiver position.
McHone was an honorable mention placekicker
last year. He and Schipper are the only returning
all-conference players on
the Vikings offense.
We will be a young team
on offense but we have a lot
of talent, Prahl said. We
need to gel as a unit and
work together.

Noah Guerin and Jon

Malueg are battling for the
starting QB position, but
running back could be the
key to Stoughtons offensive success.
The Vikings have a star
running back in the making
in junior Brady Schipper,
who earned second-team
honors last year.
Our strength on offense
will be our run game, complimented with play action
pass, Prahl said. I believe
we have one of the best
running backs in the conference and if our offensive
line can get Brady going,
we can compete for a conference title.
Stoughton returns just
four starters on defense,
losing first-team linebacker
Matt Wagner and Zach Kirby (punter/defensive back).
The Vikings defense will
also be with out honorable
mention defensive end Jeremiah Jimenez, linebacker
Colin Koratko and defensive back Jakob Benson.
On defense our strength
is playing as one unit,
Prahl said. I have been
very impressed with our
defense so far. They communicate and attack/swarm
the football. They take
pride in getting all 11 players to the football.
Andy Johnson will start
at middle linebacker and be
the heartbeat of the Vikings
defense. Goodman starts at
outside linebacker and will
help out at tight end.
Nathan Krueger will start
up front at defensive end
and will rotate in at guard
on offense, while Helland
will start at corner and play
some wide receiver.
With our schedule we
have no weeks off and if
you want to win in the

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Stoughton quaterback Noah Guerin (5) hands off to running back Brady Schipper Aug. 19 against DeForest. Guerin threw for
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Badger South your defense Friday in the Badger South, because the kids bought in individual success on the
to the program, Prahl said. back burner.
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If we win a title thats They put the team first and
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Panthers: Conference season begins Sept. 2

Continued from page 5
Returning first team all-conference
tackle Colton Rader, a three-year starter,
will be the leader on the line along with
second-year starter Hunter Schultz a
second-team guard last season. Garret
Johnson and Davis Christenson saw some
major line play last year so they will also
have to be leaders this season.
Theres a lot of new faces this year.
Were losing a lot of our skill guys from
last year, which is like 95 percent of our
yards and touchdowns, Rader said. We
had a lot of speed last year and we should
be a little more physical this year.
And thats just fine for the big boys
upfront.
I like having more of that ground and
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Leading the offensive under center will
be either senior Steven Moravec or junior
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We have a good QB battle going and
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Kissling said while it sounds like a broken record, Monona Grove has to again
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Oregon finished 4-2 in the Badger South
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Were trying to win conference again
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Both Milton and Monona Grove enter
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Competition at top of the South

Monona Grove goes for another conference title

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Monona Grove, Milton,

Fort Atkinson and Monroe
join Stoughton, Oregon
and Madison Edgewood in

the Badger South Conference.

The Silver Eagles and
the Red Hawks shared the
conference title in 2015,
and both teams hope to be
strong again.

Monroe and Fort Atkinson, on the other hand, will

be looking to move up the
standings after both teams
finished tied for last.
Here are the previews for
these teams.

Monona Grove High School

First-year head coach expects

big things again for MG
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

First-year head coach Brandon Beckwiths

position is one most coaches around the state
would be envious off. A 2003 UW-Whitewater graduate, Beckwith takes over for Mike
Stassi at Monona Grove where the Silver
Eagles are coming off their seventh straight
Badger South Conference title.
The Silver Eagles went on to finish 10-2
overall, beating Jefferson in the Division 2
Level 1 game before losing to Mount Horeb/
Barneveld in Level 2.
Gone from last years team, however, are
25 letterwinners and 10 starters, including
seven on offense. The most noticeable to
those is Toren Young, who is now playing
running back for the University of Iowa.
As always, our expectations are very high
for the 2016 Silver Eagles, Beckwith said.
Though we have lost a lot of strong contributors from the 2015 team, we still expect to
compete for the conference title.
The Silver Eagles return 22 letterwinners,
including two quarterbacks in senior Mitch
Kelsey and junior Alec Ogden who are both
competing for reps.
Whoever gets the nod under center will
have one of the most talented wide receivers
in the conference to throw to in second-team
end Andryi Nahirniak.
Always a strength for Monona Grove, the
silver and blue return three starters up front

in seniors Josh Isenberger, senior Casey

McCosky and Nic Kimble. Isenberger was
named first team all-conference last year,
while McCosky and Kimble were honorable
mention picks.
Kicker/punter Collin Larsh has been
offered a preferred walk on at the University
of Wisconsin.
In order to achieve our goals, we will
have to continue to work hard everyday to
improve on every little aspect.
We constantly preach the little things and
our players know that they cannot just be
successful by putting on the silver and blue.
Monona Grove football is built on pride and
tradition so these aspects are always at the
forefront in all of our daily tasks.
Defensively, the Silver Eagles will be
anchored by senior defensive back Jarrett
Maier, who was a unanimous first-team
defensive back last year.
Also returning to the MG defense are honorable mention junior linebacker Lucas Gerlach and senior honorable mention defensive
end Quincey DiLoreto.
Truthfully, the conference should be very
tough from top to bottom, Beckwith said. It
seems as if every team has a few key returners who are strong performers and that every
team will have to respect. Every Friday night,
you better bring your A game because anyone can beat anyone on any given night.

Milton High School

Redhawks dont expect to miss a beat with new coach

First-year head coach Matt Lee inherits
a Milton football team that finished 7-3
overall and tied with Monona Grove at
5-1 in the Badger South Conference for its
second straight title last year.
Offensively, the Red Hawks return a trio
of talented skill position players in senior
quarterback Isaac Phillips and senior running backs Bill Pitzner and Scott Mansur.
Pitzner was a second-team all-conference back last year, while Phillips and
Mansur were both honorable mention
selections.
The Red Hawks graduated a lot of
all-conference talent, however, in unanimous first-team tight end Pat OLeary,
first-team receiver Chaney Passer, center Matt Mawhinney, placekicker Dylan
Swerig and second-team tackle Noah
Arneson.
Offensively, we are pretty excited
about our returning players and what
they bring to the table, Lee said. We are
going to focus on being balanced and running the football.
On the otherside of the ball, Milton will
look for senior lineman Tom Rakestraw to

once again control the line of scrimmage

and senior linebacker Blake Knudsen to
clean things up in the middle of the field.
Knudsen was a unanimous first-team
edge player last year, while Rakestraw
was an honorable mention selection.
The Blackhawks lost Phil Smecko, a
unanimous first-team down lineman, and
fellow first-team linebacker Drew Hermanson linebacker to graduation. Milton
should be just fine with junior linebackers
Jaxon Soddy and Jerry Lipke expected to
round out a solid defensive core.
On defense we are going to be aggressive and look to make things happen in
the backfield, Lee said.
Perhaps Miltons biggest loss came in
the defensive backfield where the Blackhawks graduated both unanimous defensive back and Defensive Player of the
Year Chase Frye and Passer. Second team
selection Dylan Brown also left via graduation.
While Monona Grove and Milton look
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Badger South: Fort Atkinson, Monroe hope to move up the standings

Monroe High School

Continued from page 9

Cheesemakers hope to rebuild program under new coach

Fort Atkinson High School

JEREMY JONES

Blackhawks look to climb out of the cellar

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Fort Atkinson has tied Monroe in the bottom of the Badger South Conference the
past two years.
Returning a trio of all-conference offensive players, including the Badger Souths
leading passer, the Blackhawks are hoping
for much more improvement this season.
Second team all-conference quarterback
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yards passing and 15 touchdowns through
the air, completing 55.6 percent of his passes. He did turn the ball over nine times,
however.
Who will be on the otherside of Romens
passes this year is a big question, though.
Fort Atkinsons pass happy offensive, which
averaged 21.6 points per game, will need to
find someone to replace unanimous firstteam wide receiver Dylan Bernard.
Bernard hauled in a conference-best 893
yards on 48 balls. The UW-Whitewater
commit added six touchdowns.
Unanimous first team running back Preston Strasburg returns after averaged 4.5

Sports editor

After spending the last three seasons at the

bottom of the Badger South standings the
Monroe Cheesemakers are hoping new head
coach Toby Golembiewski can turn things
around.
Golembiewski brings 26 seasons of coaching to the Cheesemakers, including on the
youth, high school, collegiate and European
semi-pro level.
It is evident that coach Golembiewski has
coaching in his blood, and that he truly cares
about the development of the student-athletes he works with, Monroe interim athletic
director Jeff Newcomer said in a release. In
our conversations, it became obvious to me
that this is a man of character and integrity.
This is something thats going to help develop not only the football players on the field
but in the classroom and in our community.
That being said, players make plays. And
the Cheesemakers will be relying on a trio
returning of all-conference skill-position
players to get the ball in the end zone again
this year.
Seniors Alex Tordoff (wide receiver)
and Cole Murray (running back) were second-team selections last year, along with
honorable mention quarterback Tyler Elmer,

yards per carry on 240 carries and should

help carry some of the load this season.
He racked up 1,086 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground a season ago.
We have speed, a great work ethic, and
the ability to run and throw the ball, head
coach Steve Mahoney said.
The Blackhawks offensive line returns
second team tackle Drew Hoye up front, but
has to replace all-conference center Bentley
Glass.
Fort Atkinson return just two all-conference players to its 3-4 defense in second-team defensive back Cole Nelson
and honorable mention linebacker Mason
Emrick.
Fort Atkinson will be tasked with replacing first team all-conference defensive lineman Josh Rutherford, second-team linebacker Ben Keeser and honorable mention
down lineman Jarrett Brunk and kicker
Alex Krueger.
We have a lack of experience on our
defensive line, Mahoney said.
Mason Kent, Mason Emrick, Seth Foerster and Jared Edwards are all three year
starters.

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the group will again be expected to carry the

load.
Elmer completed 61.1 percent of his passes for 804 years and four touchdowns to go
along side of three interceptions. He rushed
for five more touchdowns.
Tordoff hauled in 309 yards through the
air and a pair of touchdowns, while Murray
racked up 763 yards and six touchdowns
rushing. A two-way star, he also had three
interceptions and two forced fumbles on
defense.
Defensively, the Cheesemakers lost perhaps their most dynamic player from last
season in unanimous first-team linebacker
Garrett Gogin.
Monroe senior defensive lineman Dylan
Beaver, a second team selection, and senior
linebacker Isaac Allen will need to pickup the slack, along with honorable mention
defensive end Hayden Arneson.
Monroe and Fort Atkinson tied for last
place in the Badger South with a 1-5 record
the last two seasons.
The Cheesemakers one victory last year
came over Oregon and kept the Panthers
from earning a share of the Badger South
conference title.
It was the third straight year the Cheesemakers finished at the bottom of the conference under former head coach Curt Miller.
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Verona Area High School

Wildcats look to compete for a conference title

ANTHONY IOZZO

Returning Letterwinners

Assistant sports editor

There is a lot to be excited about if

you are a Verona Area High School
football fan this season.
While the competition in the Big
Eight Conference will be up, with
several teams competing for the
conference title, the Wildcats return
eight starters on offense and seven on defense with high hopes for
2016.
I dont think it is the opponent
we have to worry about and I know
everyone is saying this to their team
too it is us, head coach Dave
Richardson said. We have a tough
defense and an offense that can
score some points.
Offensively, senior quarterback
Max Fink, senior running backs
Obi Ifediora, Nick Lawinger, Josh
Madalinski and Drew King return,
and while Fink (74-for-163, 1,000
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
yards, five touchdowns, seven inter- Senior Obi Ifediora (middle) celebrates with teammates following the first of two touchceptions) and Lawinger (97 carries down runs Friday, Aug. 19, in the 2016 season opener at Janesville Parker. Ifediora is
one of four running backs expected to get a lot of touches this season.

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Offense
Max Fink (QB), Obi Ifediora (RB), Drew King (RB), Brian
Murphy (SE), Aaron Young (QB), Jordan Hutchcroft (QB),
Drew Adams (SE), Tyler McClure (SE), Nick Lawinger
(RB), Josh Madalinski (RB), Austin Schwartz (OL), Colin
Van Altena (OL), Michael Strohl (OL), Colton Rieber (OL),
Sean Dobson (OL), Luke Lawrence (OL), Jack Herkert
(SE), Michael Coyne (TE), Nick Eifert (TE), Hunter Bourne
(TE).
Defense
Chudi Ifediora (DB), Jack Scott (DB/SE), Jordan Gmur (LB),
Jaquay Willis (DL), Carrick Baio (DB), Brad Laufenberg
(DB), Dom Murray (LB), Brandon Daniels (DB), Noah Anderson (DB), Tommy Gerlach (DB), Logan Beal (LB), Jake
Walter (DB), Kaeden Meuer (DB), Jake Keyes (LB), Tony
Williams (LB), Nick Garcia (LB), TJ Hollis (DL), Cesar Enciso
(DL), Austin Lesparance (DL), Jared Grassman (LB), Tucker
Kilen (DL), Brain Karebu (DL).

Madison West High School

New coach hopes to turn things around at West

West returners
Joe Thigpen,Sam Mohoney, Niko Gutierrez, Sydney Thomas, Jaden Stephens, Elijah Thompson, Ryan Wendland,
Keishawn Shanklin, Jaiden Clark,Casey Bradt, Sam Jesche,
Xavier Miller, Tony Walschmidt, Terrell Carey, Josh Mercier,
Casey Walker, Jack Bye, Gus Zeis and David Maravilla.

EVAN HALPOP
Unified News Group

The Madison West football team is in high spirits

after a disappointing 2015
season where the Regents
only win came against a
winless Beloit Memorial
squad.
The Regents will have a
new look this season with
Brad Murphy an offensive
coordinator with the Regents
in 2014 as well as new uniforms.
Leading what West hopes
will be a much improved
2016 will be a core group of
returning Big Eight all-conference players.
Gone from last season
are first team all-conference offensive lineman Max

Gober, first-team defensive

end Jamin Brown and second team all-conference
quarterback Daelon Savage.
The Regents return key
players from last season
though, including second
team all-conference linebacker Terrell Carey. With
the graduation of Savage the
Regents will turn to Keishawn Shanklin to run the
offense this season.
I feel great, Shanklin said. I feel our team is
coming together and we are
going to have a great season.
I just want our team to be the
best, maybe make All City
and All State.
A relatively younger
group up front, honorable
mention offensive lineman
Rhys Enderles should help
West in the trenches.

Photo by Evan Halpop

The returning letterwinners for the Madison West High School football team (front, from left) are: Joe Thigpen,Sam
Mohoney, Niko Gutierrez, Sydney Thomas, Jaden Stephens, Elijah Thompson and Ryan Wendland; (back) Keishawn Shanklin, Jaiden Clark,Casey Bradt, Sam Jesche, Xavier Miller, Tony Walschmidt, Terrell Carey, Josh Mercier, Casey Walker, Jack
Bye, Gus Zeis and David Maravilla.
Our attitude will be better towards the game, free
safety/wide receiver Ryan
Wendland said.
We have been working
on getting in sync with our
QBs. We are going to go out

firing.
The Regents return a little
more talent from last season
on the defensive side of the
ball in second team inside
linebacker Sydney Thomas and honorable mention

inside linebacker Cameron

Groman and defensive back
Joseph Thigpen.
We are going to need
help at linebacker and stopping the run game, strong
safety/wide receiver Jaden

Stephens said. We have

been working on pursuit
angles.
Offensively, we need to
know our assignments and
focus on scoring better.

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Verona: Cats looking to make a deep run in 2016 with lots of experience
Continued from page 11

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior tight end Hunter Bourne makes a first-down catch Friday, Aug. 19, during the week 1 game at Janesville Parker.
Bourne is expected to be a key contributer for senior quarterback Max Fink at the position along with senior tight end
Michael Coyne.

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for 424 yards and 11 touchdowns) saw the most varsity

action as a starter, the running game showed its speed
and explosiveness in 2016
with Obi Ifediora scoring two
touchdowns and King adding
one in a 34-6 win over Janesville Parker in week 1.
And the running game will
have to make up for the loss
of first teamer Carson Parks
(125 carries for 909 yards and
10 touchdowns), first-team
offensive lineman Reggie
Curtis, second-team offensive
lineman Kevin Klocziem and
honorable mention offensive
lineman Josh Hernandez.
And while honorable mention wide receiver Lance
Andrew (16 catches for 129
yards) is gone, the Wildcats
do get back second-team
senior tight end Hunter
Bourne (15 catches for 174
yards and a touchdown) and
senior tight end Michael
Coyne who caught a touchdown pass in the week 1 win
over Parker.
Defensively, there are a
few playmakers gone from
last year first-team defensive
lineman Trayvonn Johnson

Big Eight standings

Team
Middleton
Madison La Follette
Madison Memorial
Verona
Sun Prairie
Madison East
Janesville Parker
Janesville Craig
Madison West
Beloit Memorial

W-L
8-1
7-2
7-2
6-3
5-4
4-5
4-5
3-6
1-8
0-9

(60 tackles, 39 assisted tackles, 16 tackles for a loss, 12

sacks, two forced fumbles),
first-team inside linebacker
Sam Favour (68 tackles, 75
assisted tackles, one sack, two
tackles for a loss)), first-team
outside linebacker Evan Fernandez (35 tackles, 23 assisted tackles, four tackles for a
loss, two forced fumbles) and
second-team defensive back
Brycen Smith (38 tackles, 24
assisted tackles, one sack, two
interceptions).
But there are several other all-conference players
back and a lot of experience.
Senior second-team defensive
end TJ Hollis (27 tackles, 31
assisted tackles, four tackles
for a loss, one sack, one interception), junior honorable
mention defensive lineman
Jaquay Willis (16 tackles, 30
assisted tackles, two tackles
for a loss, two sacks), and
senior defensive backs Brad
Laufenberg (34 tackles, 41
assisted tackles, one tackle
for a loss, one forced fumble,
one interception)) and Brandon Daniels (36 tackles, 27
assisted tackles, one tackle for
a loss, three interceptions, one
forced fumble) are all back.
I look at our backend on
both sides of the ball the
skilled players and the secondary,, and there are some
kids there that are very good
football players and returning
football players, Richardson
said. It will take some time
to get our lines on track, but I
am very pleased with the kids
returning.
Verona will also be looking to a new kicker in 2016
with the graduation of second
teamer Robbie Freitag (3-for4 on field goals; 28-for-30 on
extra points).
Junior quarterback Aaron
Young took the PATs in week
one versus Parker.

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Big Eight parity to continue in 2016

Several teams expected to compete with Verona for title in tough conference

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Coaches are calling for

parity in the Big Eight Conference in 2016, with several teams looking to be in
contention for a title.

Madison La Follette,
Sun Prairie, Middleton and
Madison Memorial are all
expected to be contenders
for the conference championship with Verona.
Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker and Madison

West all look to improve in

the middle, while Madison
East and Beloit Memorial
hope to be much more competitive.
Overall, the nine-game
season will not be easy for
any team, with two losses

possibly being good enough

to come away with the
crown.
The conference has gotten so much better better
coaching and better players, Verona head coach
D ave R i c h a r d s o n s a i d .

Since we got in here in

2008, no one looks at the
Big Eight anymore as a
weak football conference.
You have to play football,
and that includes every
team. Even in Beloit, they
are making some strides.

They have beautiful facilities and have kids that

are excited. Every week is
going to have to be a battle.
Here are team previews
for the rest of the Big Eight
Conference.

Middleton High School

Middleton retools after two straight Big 8 titles

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

With only seven starters back from 2015,

the Middleton High School football team
will need to retool its lineup if the Cardinals
expect to win their third straight Big Eight
crown.
Middleton returns 30 letterwinners but
lose 40 from last season. Some of the notable losses on offense is first-team running
back Cam Maly (103 carries for 1,003 yards
and 16 touchdowns) and first-team quarterback Brennan Schmitt (114-for-198, 1,477
yards, 14 touchdowns, six interceptions).

The Cardinals will also need to find someone to fill the roles vacated by first-team
tight end Cody Markel (16 catches for 211
yards and five touchdowns), second-team
wide receiver Mitch Bacon (38 catches for
489 yards and three touchdowns), and firstteam offensive linemen Kamon Ennis and
KaJuan Redus.
There are only three all-conference players back from 2015. Senior CJ Fermanich
(417 return yards, two return TDs) was both
a first-team return specialist and an honorable mention defensive back (22 tackles, 36
assisted tackles, tackle for a loss, interception) last season, while first-team defensive

back Joe Ludwig (17 tackles, 60 assisted

tackles, two tackles for a loss, five interceptions) will move to linebacker this year.
Senior second-team outside linebacker Caleb Cymbalek (six tackles, 50 assisted tackles, two tackles for a loss, a sack, a
forced fumble) is also back on defense.
The defense will be without first-team
defensive lineman Saygo Henderson, firstteam defensive end Cody Markel, first-team
inside linebacker Garrett Graf, honorable
mention defensive end Mitch Andrews,
senior defensive back Kevin Ripp and
senior defensive back Griffin Gussel.
Because of the losses, head coach Tim

Simon said the Cardinals will need to build

depth in both the D-line and the secondary.
But the team should have improved speed
and a high football IQ.
The offensive line will also be something
to watch. The team will be without senior
offensive lineman William Braxton, Ennis
and Redus, only returning one O-lineman
from 2015. Middleton does get transfer
Katden Lyles to help fill the void on the
O-line.
As for replacing Maly, Simon said that
the Cardinals have four quick running
backs competing for the top spot on the
depth chart.

Madison Memorial High School

Spartans look to remain near

the top after surprise season
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Madison Memorial High

School surprised a lot of
teams except itself in 2015.
The Spartans finished tied
for second in the Big Eight
despite an 0-2 start in 2015,
rattling off eight wins in a row
and knocking off Verona, Sun
Prairie and Middleton along
the way.
Madison Memorial also
defeated Madison La Follette
in the Division 1 Level 1 playoffs.
In 2016, the Spartans return
11 letterwinners, all of whom
started last season.
Senior wide receiver Jake
Ferguson is the leading offensive player back. Ferguson
picked up a first-team All-Big
Eight selection last season,
finishing with 64 catches for
991 yards and eight touchdowns.
Ferguson is also one of the

best defensive players back,

earning a first-team selection
as an inside linebacker. He
had 67 tackles and 27 assisted
tackles, including seven for a
loss and a sack. He also forced
a fumble and had a fumble
recovery.
Senior Will Jessup is back
after earning first-team honors as a defensive back, while
senior Hunter Peters returns
after a second-team selection.
Jessup had 41 tackles and
13 assisted tackles. He also
had a forced fumble and seven
interceptions. Peters finished
with 24 tackles and three
assisted tackles, including one
for a loss. Peters also had seven interceptions and a forced
fumble.
Like Ferguson, Peters also
earned recognition on both
sides of the ball. Peters and
Ferguson join senior wide
reciever Adam Smith Jr.
Peters had 37 catches for 636 yards and seven

touchdowns, while Smith Jr.

had 14 catches for 184 yards
and five touchdowns.
Senior honorable mention
offensive lineman James Neuson also returns.
The offense will have to
find a new quarterback after
the graduation of first teamer
Emmett Enright (160-for-292,
2,577 yards, 26 touchdowns,
12 interceptions).
The Spartans will also need
a new leading rusher as Terrell Goodwan (213 carries for
1,132 yards and four touchdowns) graduated.
Head coach and Oregon
High School graduate Adam
Smith also added that he
expects big things from newcomers senior Isaac Blum,
senior Cortez Thompson,
senior Ahmed Keita, junior
Michael Toman, junior Demetrius Branes, junior Barrett
Hackbart and junior Arindis
Vassar.

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Madison La Follette

Sun Prairie High School

QB/RB duo look to lead Lancers

Sun Prairie looks to be back

Assistant sports editor

The Sun Prairie High School football

team had a bit of a down year in 2015
after being at or near the top of the conference every year since 2008.
A strong defense and running game
look to be the catalysts for a good season in 2016, with three all-conference
returners on defense and senior firstteam Sam Presser back to anchor the
offensive line.
On defense, Senior first-team defensive back Nathan Coy (32 tackles, 16
assisted tackles, six tackles for a loss,
three forced fumbles, fumble recovery for a touchdown, six interceptions),
junior second-team outside linebacker Marty Strey (50 tackles, 32 assisted
tackles, three tackles for a loss, forced
fumble, two interceptions) and senior
honorable mention defensive back Ben
Hauser (55 tackles, 32 assisted tackles,
three tackles for a loss, one forced fumble, three interceptions) all return.
The Cardinals did lose first-team
d e f e n s ive l i n e m a n D y m o n d B e c k ham (25 tackles, 18 assisted tackles,

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seven tackles for a loss, six sacks), second-team inside linebacker Kasey Bass
(31 tackles, 21 assisted tackles, six tackles for a loss), honorable mention defensive lineman Alfie Johnson (16 tackles,
17 assisted tackles, 10 tackles for a loss,
one sack), honorable mention defensive lineman Michael Gullens (32 tackles, 31 assisted tackles, 12 tackles for a
loss, two sacks) and honorable mention
defensive back Jack Maastricht (28 tackles, 13 assisted tackles, one tackle for a
loss, fumble recovery for a touchdown
and one interception).
Offensively, Sun Prairie will need to
replace second-team quarterback JP Curran (94-for-185, 1,348 yards, 13 touchdowns, six interceptions), second-team
running back Faizon Thomas (153 carries for 928 yards, nine touchdowns) and
first-team wide receiver Marquis Reuter
(52 catches for 776 yards and 11 touchdowns).
Special teams returns junior first-team
kicker Alex Oakley (3-for-3 on field
goals, 35-for-39 on extra points). Oakley
was also the punter and averaged 31.2
yards per punt on 40 attempts, hitting
one inside the 20-yard line.

Senior quarterback Julian

Patton (honorable mention)
and senior running back
Elias Sobah (second-team)
return in 2016 after helping the Madison La Follette
High School football team
finish tied for second in the
Big Eight Conference.
Patton (61-for-132, 905
yards, 11 touchdowns, six
interceptions) also helped
the rushing attack with 371
yards on 114 carries and
five touchdowns, though he
did lose five fumbles.
Sobah led the rushing
attack with 668 yards and
nine touchdowns on 98 carries. Sobah also caught seven passes for 124 yards and
a touchdown.
Senior second-team
offensive lineman Bradley
Sandiford-Hoxie is also
back, but the offense will
need replacements for second-team wide receiver
Braden Jorenby (36 catches
for 637 yards and 10 touchdowns), first-team offensive lineman Josh Bernhagen and honorable mention
offensive lineman Harris
Chappell.
Jorenby was also a second-team return specialist,
picking up a kickoff return
for a touchdown last season.
There will also be a mixup on defense with six of
10 all-conference players
graduating. Back are senior

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior quarterback Julian Patton avoids a tackle against

Verona in 2015. Patton returns to the Lancers in 2016 to try
and lead La Follette to a conference title.
s e c o n d - t e a m d e f e n s ive
lineman Bradley Sandiford-Hoxie (seven tackles,
26 assisted tackles, six tackles for a loss), senior honorable mention defensive
back Mekhi Johnson (25
tackles, 20 assisted tackles, three tackles for a loss,
forced fumble, interception)
and junior honorable mention defensive back Anthony West (19 tackles, nine
assisted tackles, interception).
Sobah is also back on
defense after earning a

first-team selection as an
outside linebacker. He finished with 24 tackles, 25
assisted tackles, five tackles
for a loss, two forced fumbles and an interception.
La Follette graduated
first-team defensive end
Daniel Brown, second-team
defensive end Josh Bernhagen, first-team inside
linebacker Alex Orvis, second-team inside linebacker
Eric Cefalu, honorable mention defensive back Josh
Pedraza and Jorenby (firstteam defensive back).

Janesville Craig High School

Cramer looks to help Cougars move

up the standings
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There is only three returning all-conference players for the Janesville Craig High
School football team, but one is senior
quarterback Nick Cramer.
Cramer (honorable mention) is back
after going 48-for-101 for 582 yards, six
touchdowns and nine interceptions. He
also rushed for 318 yards and four touchdowns on 85 attempts.
The Cougars have mainly been a rushing
team the past few seasons, but the two top
runners from 2015 graduated Aristide
Serrano (128 carries for 849 yards and six
touchdowns) and Logan Baker (49 carries

for 399 yards and six touchdowns).

Cramer will also need some new faces
at wide receiver to step up. Besides junior
tight end Luke Malmanger (10 catches for
99 yards and three touchdowns), Craig
graduated Robby Hoppe (16 catches for
198 yards and a touchdown, Matt Brennan
(eight catches for 125 yards) and Baker
(six catches for 79 yards and a touchdown).
Senior honorable mention offensive
tackle Max Miller will anchor the O-line.
Defensively, the Cougars return senior
DeAngelo Dixon. Dixon finished with 31
tackles and 80 assisted tackles, including
one for a loss.

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2016 Football Guide August 25, 2016 15

Continued from page 14

Madison East

Janesville Parker High School

Purgolders aim to challenge in

the middle of the Big Eight

Returners hope to lift Vikings in 2016

ANTHONY IOZZO

ANTHONY IOZZO

Assistant sports editor

Assistant sports editor

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior DJ Vance rushes in the Janesville Parker season

opener Friday, Aug. 19, at Monterey Stadium. Vance is
expected to be one of the rushing leaders in the Big Eight
Conference in 2016.

Beloit Memorial

Purple Knights look to clear mental hurdle

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

It has been a long time

since the Beloit Memorial
High School football team
defeated a team not named
Madison East in the Big
Eight Conference.
The Purple Knights have
not won more than two
games in a season since
1998, and it hasnt beaten
any team besides Madison
East since 2008.
But in 2016, Beloit
Memorial does have experience coming back, which
head coach Rodney Wedig hopes translates into a
more competitive team in
the Big Eight. But he said
the team will need to clear
the mental hurdle of not
being in the mix for nearly
two decades.
The Purple Knights will
be returning 27 players
from 2015, including eight
starters on offense and 10
on defense.
Some of the top returners include senior defensive back Tyler DuPuis

(second-team All-Big
Eight), who finished with
a school record 140 tackles last season, and junior
d e f e n s ive b a c k C a s p e r
Clark (honorable mention),
who was second on the
team with 78 tackles.
Senior cornerback Charlie West (honorable mention) also returns after
leading the team with three
interceptions.
Other defensive players
back are senior linebacker Adonis Mendez, senior
defensive back Jadon
Jarnigan, senior defensive
tackle Dylan Walls, senior
cornerback Devon Hereford, senior linebacker
Dominic Johnson, senior
linebacker Sethe Schober,
senior defensive end Gage
Schafer, senior defensive
end Johnny Echeverria and
junior linebacker Devon
Betker.
On offense, Beloit will
return senior quarterback
Steven Makinen (honorable
mention). He was 121-for248 for 1,124 yards and
eight touchdowns. Also

back is senior running

back Tyrese Pegeese-Jones
(37 carries for 110 yards),
who was injured after four
games last season.
Senior left tackle Matt
Vieth (second-team) will
anchor the offensive line.
Senior guard Nathan Boss,
senior offensive tackle
Apolonia Picon III, senior
offensive tackle Tyler Barrett, junior guard Angel
Zuniga, junior center Rudy
Cochran and junior center
Max Sage also return.
Other offensive players
back are senior wide receivers Ariq Amin and Brady
Wright and junior running
back Kyle Hereford Jr.
On special teams, sophomore punter Matthew Wedig (first-team) will be back
to help the team flip the
field. Wedig averaged 39.1
yards per punt last season.
In his third year as head
c o a c h , We d i g ( 1 4 1 - 8 4
career record) will be looking for his first win at Beloit
Memorial, as the Purple
Knights were 0-9 in the past
two seasons.

Madison East High

School football is 12-59
since 2008 but the Purgolders did win the most
games in any season since
2004, finishing 4-5.
In 2016, East will hope
to continue that momentum, and a lot will rest on
senior first-team running
back Amadou Duff and
senior honorable mention
quarterback Keonte Schad.
Duff finished with 228
carries for 1,245 yards
and 10 touchdowns, while
Schad was 109-for-217
for 1,204 yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions. Schad also rushed
for 225 yards and three
touchdowns.
While first-team wide
receiver Dale Tygum (74
catches for 972 yards and
14 touchdowns) graduated,

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With senior first-team running back DJ Vance and

senior offensive lineman Mylik Williams (first-team)
and Alonzo Velazquez (second-team), the Janesville
Parker High School football team hopes to use its running game to control the time of possession in 2016.
The Vikings finished 4-5 in the Big Eight last season
but will hope to win a few more games in 2016 with a
strong rushing attack.
Vance rushed for 1,294 yards and 12 touchdowns
on 188 carries. Also back is senior running back Eric
Schuhmacher (57 carries for 246 yards and two touchdowns.
Senior quarterback Jordan Bailey is also back behind
center. He finished 50-for-113 for 529 yards, two
touchdowns and two interceptions. He also scored three
touchdowns on the ground.
Besides Williams and Velazquez, seniors Zach Christianson and Logan Murdy are back on the offensive
line.
Senior Ed Jacobson second-team inside linebacker
will be back to lead the defense. Jacobson had 28 tackles, 56 assisted tackles and two forced fumbles in 2015.
Parker will need to bounce back from the graduations of second-team defensive lineman Alex Perkins,
second-team defensive end Dayton Jensen and second-team outside linebacker Evan Teubert.

senior honorable mention

wide receiver Kenny Jones
(42 catches for 442 yards
and four touchdowns) and
Daff (five catches for 109
yards and a touchdown)
are both back to help
Schad.
Senior honorable mention offensive lineman Jonathan Garcia is also back.
On the defensive side,
senior honorable mention
inside linebacker Michael
Stephenson (20 tackles, 39
assisted tackles, two tackles for a loss, one forced
fumble) will anchor a
defense that surrendered
37.2 points per game in
2015.
The Purgolders will need
to replace graduate firstteam outside linebacker
Mario Kelly-Lemon (42
tackles, 39 assisted tackles, five tackles for a loss,
two forced fumbles, one
interception).

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