The high school football season in Wisconsin is over, and champions have been crowned in all seven divisions.
Who do you think was the most outstanding player or duo in the WIAA state finals this year? Here are the candidates and their achievements. Be sure to vote in our poll below.
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Kingston Allen, Green Bay Notre Dame
Allen rushed for 231 yards and two touchdowns on 43 carries in the Tritons’ 28-14 loss to West De Pere in the Division 2 championship game before leaving the contest midway through the fourth quarter with an injury and not returning. The 43 rushing attempts are the most for a player in the Division 2 title game and the 231 yards are tied for the second-most in a D2 final.
Graysen Bollech, Grafton
Bollech kicked a 35-yard field goal with 6 seconds remaining to give Grafton a 17-15 victory over Reedsburg in the Division 3 title game. Bollech was also 2-for-2 on extra points.
Brendan Foley, Arrowhead
Foley had 10 tackles, including five solo stops, a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup to lead the Arrowhead defense in its 18-15 victory over Bay Port in the Division 1 championship game.
Patrick Greisen and Judeah Kniskern, West De Pere
Greisen completed 16 of 26 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns in the Phantoms’ title win, breaking the D2 finals record for most passing yards. Kniskern caught seven passes for 164 yards and one touchdown, breaking the D2 finals record for most receiving yards.
Ryan Heiman, Arrowhead
Heiman returned a kickoff 76 yards for a touchdown with 35 seconds remaining in the game to give the Warhawks the go-ahead score in their D1 championship win over Bay Port. The return was the longest in D1 state finals history and came 11 seconds after Bay Port went ahead 15-12 with 46 seconds remaining.
Will Mikonowicz, Reedsburg
Mikonowicz set the Division 3 state finals record for rushing yards with 255 on 38 carries in the Beavers’ loss to Grafton. He scored both touchdowns for Reedsburg, including on an 80-yard run, and also ran for a two-point conversion. He also had four tackles and an interception on defense.
Jack Nelson, Grafton
Nelson ran for 167 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries for the Black Hawks in their Division 3 title victory. He had a 6-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and an 8-yard TD run in the third quarter.
Joe Promersberger and Landen Baker, Mayville
Promersberger ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns and Baker ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns in Mayville’s 42-32 victory over Northwestern in Division 5. Promersberger also shared team-high honors with five tackles on defense.
Zach Rizzo and Dominic Rinaldi, Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic
Rizzo completed 15 of 18 passes for 226 yards and three touchdowns in the Lancers’ 35-19 victory over Cochrane-Fountain City in Division 7. He also had a rushing touchdown. Rinaldi caught 10 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns, including a 62-yard touchdown. Rizzo’s passing yards and Rinaldi’s receiving yards are both Division 7 state finals records.
Brody Schaffer, Winneconne
Schaffer completed 11 of 16 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns in the Wolves’ come-from-behind 28-22 victory over Little Chute in Division 4. He added 123 yards rushing and a touchdown. He also had an interception on defense and returned a kickoff 39 yards.
Zeke Zuberbuhler and Calum Crist, Darlington
Zuberbuhler ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns in Darlington’s 42-18 victory over Edgar in Division 6, including a 90-yard touchdown run. He also passed for 64 yards and one touchdown. Crist added 104 yards rushing. On defense, Crist led the Redbirds with nine total tackles and had a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown. Zuberbuhler had four tackles.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin high school football state finals most outstanding player
