SPORTS
2010NOWALL-SUBURBAN FOOTBALL OFFENSE
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lance Baretz, 6-0, 185
Franklin senior
First-team all-state
selection and
two-time NOW
choice … focal
point of most
well-balanced
offense in NOW area. … three-
year varsity starter accounted for
2,061 passing yards on 113-of-175
passing (64.6 completion percent-
age) with 28 touchdowns vs. only
six interceptions during regular
season. … finished season with
2,763 yards and 34 TDs overall
and ranks fourth all-time in state
history in career passing yards
and touchdowns. … first-team
all-SEC choice also rushed for 810
yards and 16 touchdowns in 13
games.
QUARTERBACK
Dom Bledsoe, 6-0, 185
New Berlin West
senior
The Vikings put in a
new offensive
system this fall and
Bledsoe was chief
reason for its
success. … passed for 2,172
yards on 115-of-203 passing (56.6
percent) with 28 touchdowns (tied
for best in NOW area) and eight
interceptions during regular
season. … added 320 rushing
yards and eight touchdowns. …
among state’s leaders in passing
all season.
QUARTERBACK
Joel Stave, 6-6, 220
Whitnall senior
Repeat NOW pick
led state in passing
during the regular
season with 2,405
yards on
168-for-294 passing
(57 percent). … passed for 22
touchdowns with six interceptions
and also rushed for 245 yards and
six scores. … passed for a
school-record 394 yards and five
touchdowns in a regular season
finale. … first-team all-state
choice and Woodland Black
offensive player of the year.
RUNNING BACK
Luke Przybylka, 5-8, 200
Muskego senior
Led NOW area in
rushing with more
than 1,300 yards
with 14 touchdowns.
… a workhorse who
totaled more than
2,500 yards from scrimmage the
last two seasons. … had just one
fumble in 238 carries. … often
gave up carries to other backs,
including NOW pick Jordan
Gruettner.
RUNNING BACK
Chris Smith, 5-6, 187
Brown Deer
senior
Lost better part of
last three games of
the regular season
due to a foot injury,
but returning
All-Suburban choice still gained
1,080 yards on 132 carries (8.2
average) with impressive 21 TDs.
… small, agile, elusive and
stronger than he looks.
WIDE RECEIVER
Andrew Brees, 6-3, 185
Greendale
senior
Had more than twice
as many yards and
catches and three
times as many
receiving TDs as
any other player on his team. …
first-team all-state receiver broke
school’s single-season and career
scoring records. … piled up 39
catches for 804 yards with 12 TDs.
WIDE RECEIVER
Chad Mathwig, 6-6, 210
New Berlin West
senior
All-state honorable
mention posed
matchup problems
all season. …
caught 36 passes
for 810 yards (22.5 per catch) with
a NOW-area best 14 TDs. …
big-play receiver with great hands
became a great blocker on the
edge and improved on his short to
intermediate routes as teams
started to play him softer in an
attempt to take away deep throw.
WIDE RECEIVER
Brady Oates, 6-1, 171
Franklin senior
Two-time NOW
selection was a
first-team all-state
choice by finishing
with 46 catches, 940
yards and 12 TDs –
all team-highs – in 13 games. …
arguably the best deep threat in
SEC. … averaged 22.7 yards per
catch during regular season. …
great route runner with very good
hands, also improved his blocking
on the edge, helping Franklin rush
for 1,502 yards before the playoffs.
TIGHT END
Anthony Meyer, 6-1, 186,
Franklin senior
Often lined up on
offensive line and
stayed in to block.
… was most dan-
gerous when he got
out running routes,
which he often did split out as a
wide receiver. … returned from a
knee injury that kept him out all of
last season and caught 42 passes
for 549 yards and seven TDs,
including the playoffs.
TACKLE
Craig Christian, 6-2, 240
Franklin junior
Left tackle
responsible for
protecting Lance
Baretz’s backside did
a solid job as the
anchor of Sabers’
offensive line. … very good run
and pass blocker, he helped
Franklin compile 3,722 offensive
yards – 1,502 rushing and 2,220
passing – in regular season.
TACKLE
Sam Versnik, 6-4, 300
West Allis Hale
junior
Next in line in
Versnik family of
offensive linemen,
is considered most
dominating run
blocker coach Sean Hegerty has
ever seen. … recorded double-
digit pancake blocks in every
game. … big man can pull, down
block and pass block well.
GUARD
Nathan Marshall, 6-2, 255
Whitnall senior
One of few Whitnall
linemen to stay
healthy, a national
powerlifting
champion protected
state’s leading
passer Joel Stave the best he
could and allowed the senior
quarterback to pass for 2,405
yards. … Woodland Black
lineman of the year.
GUARD
Max Vielmetti, 6-3, 255
Homestead
senior
One of only two
returning starters on
Homestead offensive
line, all-state
honorable mention
helped team average 31.3 points
per game. … great pulling guard
helped quarterback Cody Berger
pass for more than 1,000 yards
and running back Antoine
Easterling gain close to 1,000
rushing yards.
CENTER
Noah Jankowski, 6-1, 229
Greendale senior
Three-year starter
played with fractured
growth plates in each
foot. … responsible
for making three to
five calls on any
given play and a huge reason why
the Panthers totaled more than
3,300 yards and 350 points this
season. … solid long- and
short-snapper had zero errant
snaps. … two-year captain.
KICKER
Andrew Brees, 6-3, 185
Greendale senior
All-conference kicker had 31 of 53
kickoffs go into the end zone for
touchbacks. … made 38 of his 40
extra points and three of four
regular-season field goals (makes
from 37, 43 and 46 yards; a miss
from 37). … student of kicking,
he has become a regional-national
recruit.
ONLINE VOTING
Did you know? Nearly 21,000
All-Suburban votes were cast at
mycommunitynow.com during
the 11-day voting period.
HIGH HONORABLE
MENTION
QUARTERBACK: Jonathan
Lehman, 6-2, 175, Brookfield East
senior
RUNNING BACK: Kevin
Scroggins, 5-9, 179, Menomonee
Falls senior
WIDE RECEIVER: Stephen
Pelkofer, 6-1, 170, Whitnall junior
TIGHT ENDS: Max Beckers, 6-6,
215, Homestead senior; Sam
Rohr, 6-4, 235, Brookfield Central
senior
CENTERS: Jeff Bolster, 6-1, 220,
Muskego junior; Steven Chang,
6-2, 215, Brookfield East senior
GUARD: Colin Smith, 6-1, 220,
Muskego junior
TACKLES: Marcus Aprahamian,
6-5, 300, Brookfield Central
senior; Drew Jones, 6-2, 225,
Brown Deer senior
KICKER: Colton Kreckler, 5-10,
195, West Allis Hale senior; Brett
Presnal, 6-0, 170, Muskego
HONORABLE MENTION
QUARTERBACKS: Cody Berger, 6-0,
170, Homestead junior; Sam Brick,
6-3, 195, Greendale junior; Jason
Meichtry, 6-2, 195, Brookfield
Central junior; Adam Schulz, 6-3,
190, Muskego senior; Kyle Veloz, 6-0,
202, Oak Creek senior; Brett Young-
beck, 6-0, 175 Brown Deer senior.
RUNNING BACKS: Bennett
Hasseldeck, 5-9, 182, Eisenhower
senior; Connor McCullough, 5-11,
185, Brookfield Central senior
WIDE RECEIVERS: Sean
Andryauskus, 6-1, 160 Brown Deer
senior; Joey Gribble, 6-2, 175, Oak
Creek senior; Ben Schaefer, 5-10,
155, Whitnall senior; Evan Walton,
5-11, 179, Franklin senior
TIGHT ENDS: Connor Anderson, 6-1,
200, Muskego senior; Kennedy
Ringelberg, 6-2, 211, Greendale
junior
CENTERS: Bobby Mussa, 6-1, 275,
Brookfield Central junior; Alec Zoern,
6-2, 185 Germantown senior
GUARDS: Jamie Klett, 6-1, 210,
Whitefish Bay senior; Jared Lang,
5-11, 252, Greenfield junior; Jordan
Thompson, 5-10, 232, Brown Deer
MW
senior; Steven Utz, 6-5, 246, Eisen-
hower senior; Alex Wallner, 6-0, 210,
Muskego junior
TACKLES: Jack Anderson, 6-2, 255,
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Germantown senior; Tory Dibb, 6-3,
233, Brown Deer senior; Taylor Hoff,
November 25, 2010
6-4, 255, Whitefish Bay senior;
Jeremy Kindle, 6-0, 215, Muskego
junior; Dylan Martin, 6-2, 260,
Brookfield Central senior; Connor
McIntosh, 6-3, 250, Muskego junior;
Matt Pulizos, 6-5, 273, Greendale
junior; Josh Ruka, 6-6, 290,
Greenfield junior; Raef Saez, 6-2,
295, Oak Creek senior; Kyle
Schober, 6-2, 275, Homestead
senior
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