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2011 NOW NEWSPAPERS

ALL-SUBURBAN FOOTBALL TEAM OFFENSEPLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jordan Gruettner, 6-1, 225, Muskego seniorGruettner played offense, defense and punted for theWarriors the past two seasons. … three-year starter atlinebacker led the team in tackles all three seasons,including 92 solo this year. … WFCA All State punter,honorable-mention All State linebacker. … collected1,400 yards rushing, averaging 8 yards per carry, with 23touchdowns, in the past two seasons. … also blocked fortwo other 1,000-yard rushers. … posted 42.5-yardpunting average. … also kicked extra points and kickoffs.

QUARTERBACK

Sam Brick, 6-3,193, GreendaleseniorCompleted 68 of 119passes for WoodlandBlack Conferencechampion, rolling up1,275 yards and 17 touchdowns. …also ran 84 times for 457 yards,averaging five yards per carry, andnine touchdowns. … unanimouschoice for all-division quarterback,two-time first-team selection. … topvote-getter for All Region.

QUARTERBACK

Josh Mongan, 5-9,171, GermantownseniorSecond-year quarterbackcompleted 110 of 163passes (67 percent) for1,846 yards and 18touchdowns to just four interceptions.… Rushed for 167 yards and fivetouchdowns. … great intelligence andleadership skills according to coachJake Davis.

RUNNING BACK

Rashadeem Gray,5-9, 165, WhitefishBay juniorThe undisputed topthreat on the resurgentBlue Duke offense thisfall … ran for 1,396yards on 167 carries, an 8.4 averageand 16 touchdowns. … caught sixpasses for 100 yards and two scores.

RUNNING BACK

Zach Schober, 5-11,180, BrookfieldEast juniorRan for 1,138 yards in199 attempts, a 5.7average. … led GreaterMetro Conference inrushing and scored 13 touchdowns.… ran for 236 yards in first-roundplayoff upset of top-seeded Greendale.… made All-Region.

RUNNING BACK

Brady Simkowski,5-8, 175, MuskegoseniorLed coverage area with1,539 yards rushing,scoring 21 touchdowns.… carried ball 230times and fumbled just once. …surpassed 200-yard mark in gamesagainst Franklin, Kenosha Tremper andOak Creek; also ran for 144 yards andtwo touchdowns in WIAA playoff lossto Kenosha Bradford.

WIDE RECEIVER

Stephen Pelkofer,6-2, 180, WhitnallseniorRacked up 59 catchesfor 756 yards (12.8average) with twotouchdowns. … usedheight and leaping ability to makeplays for Whitnall’s pass-friendlyoffense … unanimous all-WoodlandBlack Division, led conference inreceiving past two years. … ownsseveral school receiving records.

WIDE RECEIVER

Louis Tuszynski,5-11, 175,Germantown,seniorFirst-team All NorthShore selection fre-quently made highlight-reel catches. … posted 40 grabs for665 yards (16.6 average), with seventouchdowns. … also completed anoption pass for touchdown in playoffloss to Sussex Hamilton.

TIGHT END

Dylan Petre, 6-4,190, New BerlinEisenhower seniorHad 32 catches for 828yards, average of 25.9yards per reception –good for 15th best YPCaverage in the state across levels. …caught 12 touchdowns and led team inreceptions, yards and scores. … tiedfor third in touchdowns across Divi-sion 3. … two-way first-team AllWoodland player.

TIGHT END

KennedyRingelberg, 6-4,221, GreendaleseniorMade 30 catches for572 yards and 10touchdowns on his wayto All State selection. … returnedseven kicks for a 32.8 average, in-cluding an 89-yard touchdown. …unanimous all-Woodland Black. …Offensive Player of the Year in thedivision.

GUARD

Taylor Lucas, 6-1,285, BrookfieldEast seniorMade WFCA All regionteam and first-team AllGreater Metro Confer-ence and was theleading vote-getter by a sizable margin… honorable-mention All State byWFCA … best offensive lineman for ateam that maintained top-four status inGMC despite considerable graduationfrom last year’s squad.

GUARD

Collin Smith, 6-2,247, MuskegoseniorTwo-year starter led anoffensive line that rackedup 3,565 yards on theground, leading all areaschools. … main blocker on sweepsand belly plays of the wing-T. … teamaveraged a school record 40.6 points.… first-team All Conference choiceand first-team All Region. … honor-able-mention All State by WFCA.

TACKLE

Matt Pulizos, 6-5,282, GreendaleseniorTop vote-getter atoffensive line in Wood-land Black league votingand conference linemanof the year. … first-team All Regionand honorable-mention All State in theWFCA voting. … blocked a punt fortouchdown this season.

TACKLE

Levon Myers, 6-6. 260,Franklin seniorFirst-team All Stateselection and NorthernIllinois recruit. …helped rebuildingSabers finish at 8-3 andscore 21.2 points pergame. … also played on defense,which he did not do one year ago. …strong pass blocker who got better inthe running game.

CENTER

Jeff Bolster, 6-0,230, MuskegoseniorAnother main ingredientin Muskego’s rushingattack, which amassedarea-best 3,565 yardsand 40.6 points per game. … coachKen Krause called him best center hehas coached in 15 years.

ALL-PURPOSE

Jason Meichtry, 6-3, 200,Brookfield CentralseniorCombined for 18 touch-downs, 1,358 yards, 656rushing and 702 pass-ing in Central’s offense.… first-team All Confer-ence choice for GMC co-champs. …also the All-Suburban kicker, making29 of 31 extra points.

HIGH HONORABLE MENTION

RUNNING BACK: Alec Richmond, 5-11, 181, Germantown seniorTACKLE: Josh Ruka, 6-6, 291, Greenfield seniorKICKER: Alex Bosl, 5-9, 150, Greenfield seniorCOACHES: Jim Tietjen, Whitefish Bay; Louis Brown, Franklin; Jake Davis, Germantown; Ken Krause, Muskego; Scott Otto,Greenfield; Rob Stoltz, Greendale; Jamie Meulemans, Brookfield Central.

HONORABLE MENTION

QUARTERBACK: JohnCrowley, 6-0, 210, New BerlinEisenhower senior; Nick Marks,6-1, 197, Oak Creek senior;Sean McGuire, 6-3, 180,Franklin sophomore; LukeMentkowski, 6-0, 170, Whitnallsenior; Eric Pachowitz, 6-0,180, Muskego seniorRUNNING BACK: TroyBrown, 5-8, 135, West AllisCentral senior; Roland Dunlap,6-2, 210, Muskego senior;DeMario Harris, 5-11, 190,Brookfield Central sophomore;Trevor Karweik, 5-8, 195,Whitnall senior; Andy Lucas,6-0, 165, Greenfield senior;Ben Miller, 6-0, 193, Franklinsenior; Matt Scheidt, 5-10, 187,Greendale junior; Najee Wil-liams, 5-10, 174, Brown Deersenior; Lincoln Wylie, 5-10,198, Oak Creek seniorWIDE RECEIVER: VinceCupertino, 6-2, 190, Wauwato-sa East senior; Pietro D’Amato,5-8, 163, Brown Deer junior;Sam Mentkowski, 5-11, 165,Whitnall juniorTIGHT END: Jordan Veloz,6-3, 242, Oak Creek juniorGUARD: Mensah Amuzu, 6-0,240, Homestead senior; AustinCebula, 6-0, 300, BrookfieldCentral junior; Alex Cranfill,6-0, 230, New Berlin Westsenior; Jared Lang, 6-1, 272,Greenfield senior; Tom LaSalle,5-11, 227, New Berlin Eisen-hower senior; Cole Parker, 6-4,265, Brookfield Central senior;Jake Spenner, 6-3, 315, WestAllis Central senior; AlexWallner, 5-11, 240, MuskegoseniorTACKLE: Paul Gaber, 6-2,225, New Berlin Eisenhowerjunior; Jeremy Kindl, 6-0, 250,Muskego senior; ConnorMcIntosh, 6-4, 280, Muskegosenior; Will Shanley, 6-4, 230,Whitefish Bay junior; SamVersnik, 6-5, 305, West AllisHale seniorCENTER: Sam Bryan, 5-9,238, Greendale juniorALL-PURPOSE: BrianHoppe, 6-2, 184, West AllisCentral senior; Michael Mead,5-9, 155, Wauwatosa Eastsenior; Mickey Morgan, 5-9,165, Wauwatosa West junior;Brandon Kappel, 6-0, 180,Nicolet senior