Stevens Point (OnFocus) – WSN has announced its Senior Football Preseason Defensive Back Watch List, with seven area backs named to the list:
- Carter Borchardt, SPASH
- Cooper Bredlau, Greenwood
- Kyle Brewster, Edgar
- Dayton Lehman, Mosinee
- Colton Surek, Medford
- Braden Trunkel, Neillsville
- Parker Weik, Marshfield
The Jim Leonhard Award is presented to the top senior defensive back as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former Flambeau High School and University of Wisconsin athlete Jim Leonhard, who has gone on to great success in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, and Cleveland Browns. In 2016 he returned as an assistant coach at Wisconsin.
The pre-season list will be trimmed down to 25 semi-finalists halfway through the year, with five finalists chosen at the start of the playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.
JIM LEONHARD AWARD PRE-SEASON WATCH LIST
|
FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| Owen | Arnett | Arrowhead |
| Briar | Barglind | Kimberly |
| Clayton | Bishop | Kenosha Indian Trail |
| Carter | Borchardt | Stevens Point |
| C.J. | Boyd | University School |
| Cooper | Bredlau | Greenwood |
| Kyle | Brewster | Edgar |
| Javeonta | Brown | Waukesha North |
| Mason | Buehler | Muskego |
| JaVaughn | Byrd | Milwaukee King |
| Connor | Cedenio | Menomonee Falls |
| Isaac | Cychosz | Rosholt |
| Ayden | Dauterman | Slinger |
| Ezekial | Diaz | Waukesha South |
| Conor | Dickrell | Freedom |
| Matt | Dykstra | Randolph |
| Max | Finger | Oconomowoc |
| Nolan | Gende | Kettle Moraine |
| C.J. | Grisar | Waukesha West |
| Trace | Grundahl | DeForest |
| Jacob | Hartlaub | Martin Luther |
| Patrick | Hauser | Saint Francis |
| Nick | Higley | Eleva-Strum |
| Jackson | Hilvers | Hartford |
| Brandon | Hoppman | Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg |
| Ryan | Kleinhans | Whitehall |
| Dyson | Klubertanz | Franklin |
| Garrett | Koxlien | Osseo-Fairchild |
| Kaden | Kroeplin | Gilman |
| Dayton | Lehman | Mosinee |
| Patrick | Lynch | Menomonee Falls |
| Jack | McKellips | Lourdes Academy |
| Kyle | Miller | Waukesha West |
| Brandon | Moeri | Hudson |
| Cade | Mullhollan | Wilmot |
| Tyler | Nachreiner | River Valley |
| Jamison | Nickolai | Sheboygan Falls |
| Jonah | O’Connor | Stoughton |
| Alex | Oechsner | Catholic Memorial |
| Derek | Oonk | Oostburg |
| DeVauntaye | Parker | Menomonie |
| Zach | Peterson | Oak Creek |
| Sander | Read | University School |
| Jalen | Reed | Milwaukee King |
| Dayton | Rozinski | Milwaukee Reagan |
| Easton | Scherer | West Allis Hale |
| Sam | Schradle | Cumberland |
| Connor | Shefchik | Green Bay Preble |
| William | Sherman | Oconto |
| Miguel | Smith | Greendale |
| Bennett | Spaeth | De Pere |
| Josh | Stormer | Middleton |
| Colton | Surek | Medford |
| Braden | Trunkel | Neillsville |
| Elliot | Turrentine | Whitnall |
| Jon | Verhasselt | Freedom |
| Kaden | Vernon | Janesville Parker |
| Parker | Weik | Marshfield |
| Griffin | Wiegel | Kimberly |
| Hunter | Wohler | Muskego |
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
