Week 8 Top Performers
A look back at top performances from Week 8 of the high school football season from the Green Bay area.
Team of the week: Green Bay Southwest
The Trojans held Green Bay Notre Dame to a season-low point total in a 14-7 road victory. The Southwest defense limited the Tritons to 69 rushing yards and got an interception return for a touchdown by junior Josh Yasha.
Players of the week
Sam Gerend, Southern Door: The 6-foot-4 senior made 11 receptions for 172 yards and a touchdown in helping the Eagles win an overtime game against Sturgeon Bay to clinch a share of their third straight conference title.
Ryan Jacobsen, Sturgeon Bay: The junior recorded 15 tackles and an interception on defense, while adding a team-high 61 rushing yards and catching four passes for 30 yards in helping the Clippers almost pull the upset in an overtime loss to Southern Door.
Jared Jandt, Peshtigo: The 6-foot-1, 200-pound sophomore averaged 12.0 yards per carry in rushing for 275 yards and three touchdowns in a win against Algoma.
Jake Krueger and Isaac Woller, Oconto: Krueger completed 11-of-19 passes for 293 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Woller, who posted five receptions for 230 yards and four touchdowns overall in a win against Coleman.
Jamison Sassman, Seymour: The senior running back, pictured above, rushed for 257 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries to power the Thunder to a 30-20 victory at New London to keep its playoff hopes alive.
Offensive line of the week: Wrightstown
Senior Jonathan O’Connell, senior Sam Stenzel, junior Sam Karner, senior Danny Burns, senior Luke Haese, and tight ends Logan Cieslewicz, Mason Rogers and Evan Guns cleared the way for the Tigers to rush for 262 yards and average 5.3 yards per carry in a 24-6 victory against Luxemburg-Casco to clinch a share of the North Eastern Conference title.
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Passing
Jake Krueger, Oconto, 11-19 293 5 TD
Kyle Daoust, Southern Door, 16-24 255 2 TD 2 INT
Anthony Guarascio, Ashwaubenon, 9-12 230 4 TD 1 INT
Isaac Krause, Bay Port, 11-17 195 1 TD
Cody Bultman, Kewaunee, 10-18 185 4 TD
Wes Glime, G.B. Notre Dame, 13-24 174 1 TD 2 INT
Ethan Knipfer, Sturgeon Bay, 11-23 127 2 TD 1 INT
James Hansen, Wrightstown, 7-15 119 1 TD
Jacob Welsing, Sevastopol, 6-7 108 1 TD 1 INT
Jack Satori, Denmark, 8-17 102 1 INT
Garrit Aissen, Luxemburg-Casco, 8-21 96 1 TD 3 INT
Dustin Graf, Pulaski, 4-8 92 1 TD
Rushing
Jared Jandt, Peshtigo, 23-275 3 TD
Jamison Sassman, Seymour, 35-257 1 TD
Damiano House, Oneida Nation, 36-201 4 TD
Dylan Hendricks, Pulaski, 33-184 1 TD
Lincoln Barta, Kewaunee, 13-144 3 TD
Henry Geil, G.B. Preble, 24-142
Austin Beaumier, West De Pere, 24-135 2 TD
Brandon Dudley, G.B. West, 20-126
Dustin Graf, Pulaski, 17-120
Andrew Pelishek, Wrightstown, 26-115
Nate Baranek, De Pere, 17-114 1 TD
Zach Dellis, Algoma, 20-112
Ethan Kroll, Sevastopol, 9-107 3 TD
Noah Stary, Oconto Falls, 23-105
Jacob Welsing, Sevastopol, 8-102 2 TD
Isaiah Gash, Bay Port, 8-100 1 TD
Derik LeCaptain, Southern Door, 33-96 2 TD
Gabe Wertel, Denmark, 13-95
Josh Komis, G.B. Southwest, 19-90
Cody Cavil, West De Pere, 18-89
Josh Blount, West De Pere, 20-80 3 TD
Jacob Klister, Wrightstown, 6-70 1 TD
Braydon Smith, Wrightstown, 9-69 1 TD
Owen Kudick, Kewaunee, 4-68
Alex Stanko, Ashwaubenon, 6-68 2 TD
Devin Reinhardt, Oconto, 2-65 1 TD
Tyler Offield, G.B. West, 9-60
Receiving
Isaac Woller, Oconto, 5-230 4 TD
Alex Laughlin, Gibraltar, 8-179 2 TD
Sam Gerend, Southern Door, 11-172 1 TD
Cordell Tinch, Bay Port, 6-119 1 TD
Jake Allen, G.B. Notre Dame, 6-113 1 TD
Adam Reinhardt, Gibraltar, 6-103 2 TD
Andrew Montana, Southern Door, 2-76
Ian Doell, Luxemburg-Casco, 5-73
Braydon Smith, Wrightstown, 4-70 1 TD
Jared Van Bramer, Sturgeon Bay, 4-63 1 TD
Sam Sipiorski, Denmark, 1-61
Collin Secor, Ashwaubenon, 1-60
Gavin Buergi, G.B. Preble, 1-59 1 TD
Jeremy Jorns, Sevastopol, 2-59 1 TD
McCoy Walechka, Kewaunee, 2-54 1 TD
Kendall Karcz, Pulaski, 1-50
Defense
Tyler Offield, G.B. West, 18 tackles
Austin LeRoy, Luxemburg-Casco, 18 tackles
Ryan Jacobsen, Sturgeon Bay, 15 tackles, 1 INT
Brandon Dudley, G.B. West, 15 tackles
Jeremy Jorns, Sevastopol, 14 tackles
Jacob Zellner, Luxemburg-Casco, 14 tackles
Luke Brinkman, Sturgeon Bay, 13 tackles, 1 sack
Aidan Wallace, Algoma, 12 tackles
Mason Kussow, Wrightstown, 11 tackles, INT
Anthony Feldkamp, Wrightstown, 10 tackles, INT, 2 TFL
Alex Laughlin, Gibraltar, 8 tackles, 1 INT
Nathan Steinbrecker, G.B. Southwest, 8 tackles
Mason Rogers, Wrightstown, 5 tackles, sack, INT
Zach Dellis, Algoma, 5 tackles, 1 INT
Josh Yasha, G.B. Southwest, 5 tackles, 1 INT
Travis Reinke, Kewaunee, 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 TFL
Jake Karchinski, West De Pere, 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 FR
Evan Frisque, West De Pere, 3 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT
Bennett Frazer, Oconto, 2 INT
Scores
G.B. Southwest 14, G.B. Notre Dame 7
Ashwaubenon 55, Sheboygan North 0
Wrightstown 24, Luxemburg-Casco 6
Little Chute 42, Denmark 7
Clintonville 16, Oconto Falls 0
Southern Door 27, Sturgeon Bay 21 OT
Oconto 47, Coleman 0
Peshtigo 29, Algoma 7
West De Pere 34, Waupaca 0
Menasha 39, G.B. East 0
Shawano 42, G.B. West 7
N.E.W. Lutheran 56, Menominee Indian 36
Sevastopol 65, Gillett 0
Gibraltar 46, Wausaukee 30
Lena/Marinette St. Thomas 40, Oneida Nation 26