Division 4 State Semifinals Preview

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Baldwin-Woodville vs Winneconne @ Marshfield

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Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks
12-0 1st Place Middle Border Conference
Playoff Wins: 57-12 over Ashland, 61-27 over Platteville, 27-20 over Aquinas
Losses: None

The Blackhawks are looking for back-to-back trips to the Division 4 title game, after losing last year to Racine St. Catherine’s. The Blackhawks have been rolling, minus a little hiccup in Week 9, but still came out of that game in Prescott with a 36-29 win.

Baldwin-Woodville is led by its junior quarterback Joe Jensen, who has passed for 1705 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on the year. His primary target has been Brody Everts, who has caught 36 passes for 837 yards and 13 touchdowns.

On the ground, the Blackhawks are led by senior running back Dan Veenendall, who rushed for 1271 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Winneconne Wolves
12-0 1st Place Bay Conference
Playoff Wins: 71-0 over Milwaukee North, 38-6 over Altoona, and 31-15 over Freedom
Losses: None

The Wolves are looking to avenge last year’s loss in the state semifinals to Baldwin-Woodville. The Wolves have put together an impressive season in the top-heavy Bay Conference, with close wins over Fox Valley Lutheran and Seymour.

The Wolves are led by dual-threat quarterback Brody Schaffer, who has passed for 1638 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions, and also run the ball for 1009 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Schafer has two big targets he looks to: Ryan Quigley, who has caught 27 passes for 570 yards and 7 touchdowns, and Jordan Nettekovan, who has caught 28 passes for 362 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Columbus vs Little Chutte @ Kewaskum

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Columbus Cardinals
11-1 1st place Capitol Conference
Playoff Wins: 60-15 over Brown Deer, 56-21 over Delavan-Darien, 38-19 over Mosinee
Losses: 34-13 @ Aquinas

Columbus is looking to get back to Camp Randall after winning it all in 2022. They took a tough loss to perennial power the Aquinas Blugolds back in week 2, but since that game, have only been held below 42 points twice (Week 7, a 41-35 win over Lake Mills, Sectional Final, a 38-19 win over Mosinee)

The Cardinals’ prolific offense is led by a duo of running backs, Bobby Tracy leads the way with 152 carries for 1137 yards and 19 touchdowns, and Owen Cowell has 128 carries for 1091 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Quarterback Peyton Powers also gets in on the rushing attack, carrying the ball 51 times for 763 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Powers also has had a good year going through the air, throwing for 1442 yards, 17 touchdowns, and just 1 interception. His prime target is Jordan Mobry, who has caught 36 passes for 780 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Little Chutte Mustangs
11-1 1st place North Eastern Conference
Playoff Wins: 40-2 over Ripon, 49-20 over West Salem, 23-12 over Racine St. Catherine’s
Losses: 14-6 vs Winneconne

Little Chutte lost their opening game to fellow D4 State Semifinalist Winneconne 14-6. Since then, they have rattled off 11 in a row in a tough North Eastern Conference, including big wins over Freedom, Wrightstown, and Luxemburg-Casco. The Mustangs are looking to get to Camp Randall for only the 2nd time in school history

Little Chute is led by their pair of junior rushers, running back Reece Joten, who has 1413 yards and 17 touchdowns, and quarterback Jaden Hermsen, who has rushed for 816 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Hermsen has also completed 75% of his passes for 470 yards, 5 touchdowns, and an interception. His primary target has been Trevor Verhagen, who has caught 19 passes for 196 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Steven Okonek