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2018 Varsity Football Schedule
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Outscored opponents 410 – 82 – 2018 VFA South Conference Champions
WIAA 2018 Football Playoffs
Level 1 56 – 14 10 – 0 (H) Madison La Follette
Level 2 28 – 22 11 – 0 (H) Hartland Arrowhead
Level 3 33 – 7 12 – 0 (H) Sun Prairie
Level 4 21 – 22 12 – 1 Kimberly @ Titan Stadium
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4 Year record 38 – 4
2018 12 – 1
2017 9 – 3
2016 9 – 0
2015 8 – 0
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Varsity Football Roster
Number Name Grade Position Ht. Wt.
2 Eben Sauer 12 RB 5’9″ 155
3 Sam Schmidt 12 DB 5’7″ 145
4 Carson Raddatz 12 QB/LB 6′ 185
5 Sam Hernandez 12 DB 6′ 175
7 Zavier Ellis 11 RB/LB 5’9″ 165
8 Moses Riehl 11 TE 6’1″ 205
9 Eli Sieckman 12 DB 5’11” 160
10 River Reifsnider 10 RB/DB 5’9″ 170
11 Tyler Collien 10 WR/DB 5’11” 165
12 Jonah Deitte 12 WR 6’3″ 165
13 David McArthur 10 WR/DB 5’10” 160
14 Ben Viau 12 LB/RB 6’2″ 205
15 Ben Birschbach 11 QB 6’1″ 165
16 Ethan Kissinger 11 DB 5’10” 180
17 Kyle Walljasper 10 QB 6′ 190
18 Nick Behnke 11 WR/DB 5’10” 150
19 Julian Murillo 11 DB/WR 5’9″ 145
20 Cole Seigworth 12 WR/DB 6′ 155
21 Reno Naebe 10 RB/LB 5’11” 160
23 Caeleb Plante 11 WR/DB 6′ 155
24 Bobby Herbeck 10 DB/WR 5’7″ 145
25 Michael Schomisch 10 LB/WR 6’1″ 175
26 Drew Bonlander 12 DB 6′ 175
27 Drew Mueller 10 WR/DB 5’7″ 145
28 Jared Scheberl 12 K 6’2″ 155
29 Isaac Ortegon 10 DB/RB 5’5″ 140
30 Ean Garfoot 10 WR/DB 5’11” 160
31 Dylan Sieloff 12 DB/RB 5’10” 180
33 James Riehl 11 RB 5’7″ 160
36 Fletcher Haus 11 LB 5’11” 165
38 Gavin Baseley 11 RB/DB 5’10” 165
39 Jon Vanna 11 RB 5’8″ 150
40 Tyler Van De Slunt 10 WR/LB 5’8″ 165
41 Michael Towell 10 LB 6′ 160
42 Sam Wood 10 LB/RB 6′ 180
43 Elijah Diederich 11 TE/LB 6′ 180
44 Hunter Hansen 11 LB/RB 6′ 185
45 Austin Bunkelman 10 LB/RB 5’10” 175
48 Adam Hopper 12 LB/TE 6’3″ 205
50 Brady Immel 12 OL 6′ 245
52 Andrew Stone 12 OL/DL 6′ 260
53 Eli Drost 10 DL/OL 6′ 190
54 Austin Baatz 12 DL 5’9″ 190
55 Logan Graf 10 LB/OL 6′ 185
56 Joe Schlagenhaft 12 OL 6′ 260
57 Peter Abhold 10 DL/OL 5’10” 190
58 Hunter Etheridge 12 OL/DL 5’11” 245
59 Nick Waldo 10 DL/OL 5’9″ 175
60 Riley Neal 12 OL 5’11” 260
61 Levi Liedke 10 DL/OL 6′ 200
63 Nelson Esparza 10 DL/OL 5’9″ 175
64 Jonah Gutzmann 12 DL 5’9″ 220
65 Carter King 10 DL/OL 5’11” 170
67 Malique Walker 10 OL/DL 6′ 200
68 Isaiah Diederich 11 DL/OL 6’2″ 180
71 Jared Cotton 10 DL/OL 5’8″ 210
72 Joey Schmitz 10 DL/OL 6′ 265
73 Paul Thielman 11 OL 6′ 230
74 Luke Mueller 12 OL/DL 6′ 255
76 Christian Granado 10 DL/OL 5’10” 215
77 Louis Wagner-Lang 10 TE/LB 6’2″ 170
78 Logan Berandt 12 OL 6’3″ 290
79 Jacob Cotton 12 DL 6’1″ 330
80 Jacob Hendricks 10 DB 5’8″ 155
83 Mack Sebert 10 TE/LB 6’3″ 180
84 Owen Nitkowski 11 LB/TE 6′ 175
93 Sean Jurgensmeier 12 DL 6′ 235
95 Hunter Thyrion 11 DL 5’10” 220
96 Byron Sabel 12 DL 6’4″ 270
97 Hunter Murtha 12 RB 6′ 210
99 Nick Asmus 12 DL 6’2″ 215
Head Coach: Steve Jorgensen
Assistant Coaches:
Nathan Wara
Andy Selgrad
Arik Gunderson
Steven Jorgensen
Justin Budiac
Ot Selgrad
Dakota Hermes
TJ Severson
Eric Gross
Brian Shea
Brian Harney
Joe Guyette
Dominic Tangredi
Mike Theis
Team Chaplain:
Rev. John Slotten
Superintendent:
Dr. James Sebert
Principal:
Matt Steinbarth
Athletic Director:
David Michalkiewicz
Athletic Trainer:
Peter Altschwager
Managers:
Jacob Glendinning
Zayd Hatahet-Donovan
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Andrew Stone – Logan Berandt – Eben Sauer selected on WFCA 1st Team All State
Go to link below for complete list of Wisconsin Football Coaches Large School All State Selections
https://www.wifca.org/news_article/show/967698
WFCA recognizes Large-School and Small-School All State Team for first time
The Large School All-State Team will consist of a minimum of 40 total players, while the Small School All-State Team will consist of a minimum of 30 players.
1st TEAM OFFENSIVE LINE
| Logan Berandt | Fond du Lac | 6′ 3″ | 290 | SR |
| Andrew Stone | Fond du Lac | 6′ 0″ | 260 | SR |
1st TEAM OFFENSIVE BACK
| Eben Sauer | Fond du Lac | 5′ 9″ | 160 | SR |
HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSIVE LINE
Byron Sabel Fond du Lac 6′ 4″ 280 SR
HONORABLE MENTION INSIDE LINEBACKER
Hunter Hansen Fond du Lac 6′ 0″ 190 JR
Andrew Stone selected to receive 2018 Joe Thomas Award
Wisconsin Sports Network and WisSports.net are happy to announce Fond du Lac’s Andrew Stone as the 2018 recipient of the Joe Thomas Award as the most outstanding senior offensive lineman in Wisconsin, part of the WSN Senior Football Awards.
Stone is a two-way interior standout who is the most devastating trap blocker in the state. He’s not content to just block someone when he pulls around, he looks for the de-cleater, and often delivers.
Stone was a First Team All-Conference pick in the VFA-South as an offensive lineman the past two seasons, adding league Offensive Lineman of the Year recognition this year. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association recently selected Stone as a First Team All-State choice.
He’s an elite track and field athlete, winning the shot put and taking second in the discus as a junior.
Wisconsin Football Coaches Association – All Region Players Announced
Go to link below for complete 2018 WFCA All Regions selections
https://www.wifca.org/news_article/show/966705
WFCA recognizes Large-School and Small-School All-Region & All-State Teams for first time
The Large School All-State Team will consist of a minimum of 40 total players, while the Small School All-State Team will consist of a minimum of 30 players. Final voting for the players selected to All-State will be made by District Reps, who will vote for either Large or Small School athletes depending on their own school size.
Now, there will be four Regions, but with a Large and Small for each. The new regions will be Region 1-Large, Region 1-Small, Region 2-Large, Region 2-Small, Region 3-Large, Region 3-Small, Region 4-Large, and Region 4-Small. Every conference in the state is assigned to one of these regions.
Fond du Lac Offense Region
| OL | Logan | Berandt | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 3″ | 290 | 1 large |
| OL | Joe | Schlagenhaft | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 0″ | 260 | 1 large |
| OL | Andrew | Stone | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 0″ | 260 | 1 large |
| RB | Eben | Sauer | Fond du Lac | SR | 5′ 9″ | 160 | 1 Large |
| QB | Carson | Raddatz | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 1 Large |
| FB/TE | Hunter | Murtha | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 0″ | 210 | 1 Large |
Fond du Lac Defense Region
| DL | Byron | Sabel | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 4″ | 280 | 1 Large |
| DE | Luke | Mueller | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 0″ | 255 | 1 Large |
| ILB | Hunter | Hansen | Fond du Lac | JR | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 1 Large |
| ILB | Ben | Viau | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 1 Large |
| DB | Sam | Hernandez | Fond du Lac | SR | 6′ 0″ | 175 | 1 Large |
WIAA Level 4 Playoffs – Kimberly 22 Fond du Lac 21
Go to link below for complete WIAA Division 1 Football playoff brackets
http://halftime.wiaawi.org/CustomApps/Tournaments/Brackets/HTML/2018_Football_Boys_Div1_Sec1_2.html
Oct. 26, 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final Score
Kimberly 0 7 0 7 8 22
Fond du Lac 0 7 0 7 7 21
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT Total
#2 Eben Sauer 3 0 18
#28 Jared Scheberl 3 3
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
2 :22 2 Eben Sauer 2 yd Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
4 6:37 6 Eben Sauer 6 yd Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
OT :00 2 Eben Sauer 2 yd Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD Fum
#2 Eben Sauer 25 115 3 1
#4 Carson Raddatz 20 135 0 0
#7 Xavier Ellis 2 8 0 1
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 4 0 0
Fond du Lac Totals 48 262 3 2
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds.
#12 Jonah Deite 1 1 30
#4 Carson Raddatz 2 8 18
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD
#7 Xavier Ellis 1 -1 0
#8 Moses Riehl 1 30 0
#12 Johan Deitte 1 19 0
Defensive Stats Asst
Player TCK TCK TFL
#4 Carson Raddatz 2 1
#5 Sam Hernandez 5 4
#14 Ben Viau 3
#26 Drew Bonlander 4 2 (1 fumble recovery)
#31 Dylan Sieloff 3
#36 Fletcher Haus 1
#44 Hunter Hanson 4 11 4
#48 Adam Hopper 2 4 1
#52 Andrew Stone 2
#97 Hunter Murtha 1
#74 Luke Mueller 1 4 4
#96 Byron Sabel 3
#99 Nick Asmus 4 2
Fond du Lac Totals 23 38 11
Punting
Player Punts Yds. TB In 20
#48 Adam Hopper 3 118 0 1
Kicking
Player XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 3 3
WIAA football playoffs Kimberly vs. Fond du Lac rematch
Titan Stadium will be buzzing Friday night with what many state high school football enthusiasts consider the biggest playoff game in decades – Fond du Lac vs. Kimberly. You already know the story: The top-ranked Cardinals (12-0) take on the five-time defending state champion Papermakers (11-1) in a rematch of Week 1, a game where Fond du Lac ended Kimberly’s state-record 70-game winning streak. There’s the added layer with Fond du Lac coach Steve Jorgensen being the former Kimberly coach and Kimberly coach Steve Jones, his former assistant.
But the media hype isn’t on the minds of the coaches and the players as they try to approach this game like any other on the schedule. “Our mindset is just going to be that we just have to get better,” Kimberly coach Steve Jones said. “That’s what it’s been for the last seven years and I know (the media is) sick of hearing that, but it’s the honest truth. That’s what the message is going to be. We get a chance to get better. That’s what these kids earned.”
Jorgensen said his team’s approach hasn’t changed since the Week 1 victory over Kimberly 31-28 on Jared Scheberl’s 26-yard field goal as time expired. “I mean, we prepare for each team the same. Each game,” Jorgensen said. “I understand this game has great meaning, but game-by-game, every game has meaning. If you put an emphasis more on one game than another, then the kids feel that too.”
Kimberly enters the game off a 38-20 win over previously undefeated Bay Port. The Papermakers have tremendous balance, with a three-headed rushing attack of Will Fischer, Caleb Frazer and Alec Martzahl to go along with a passing attack led by Cody Staerkel, who has thrown for 2,512 yards, 27 touchdowns and only three interceptions.
“We know they’re going to get some plays,” Jorgensen said. “They have so much skill. We have to limit the number of big plays. But we know they’re going to get a few, so we have to tackle really well. As in any playoff game, like with the Sun Prairie game, we won the turnover battle. Kimberly, when they beat Bay Port, won the turnover battle. You can’t give good offenses extra possessions. “From our standpoint, we have to play to our strength, which is being able to control the ball on the ground and using that as our best defense at times. We can’t allow them to have additional possessions. Their passing game right now is very potent, along with a formidable run game.”
Fond du Lac counters with an offense that has put up incredible numbers on the ground: 4,251 yards rushing and 58 touchdowns. Eben Sauer leads the team’s rushing attack with 1,595 yards on 159 carries (10.0 average) and 16 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Carson Raddatz has rushed for 1,088 yards (7.7 average) and 17 scores. He’s also made big plays in the pass game, throwing for 12 touchdowns with four picks. Zavier Ellis (91-799-13) is also a threat in the run game, with Sauer averaging 16.4 yards per reception with six touchdowns.
Fond du Lac has lost in the postseason three of the past four years to Kimberly, including tight games the past two years: 28-21 in 2017 and 32-29 in 2016.
Jorgensen, who was an assistant on those teams, doesn’t feel that will carry over to Friday’s game. “I think the kids have a pretty short memory,” he said. “They just played 12 games, they played a tough schedule and they beat two tough playoff opponents. I know it’s Kimberly and I know they’re the finest program in the state and all, but it doesn’t seem like there’s any remembrance or hangover from those games. I don’t feel that at all.”
Jones said he told his team after Friday’s win against Bay Port that there’s a bigger picture involved when it comes to his team moving on in the playoffs. “I told them after the game that the wins are great, the trophies are great but our overall goals are to stay together as long as we can,” he said. “All that stuff will fade away, but what doesn’t fade away are the relationships and the memories that these kids create.”
FOND DU LAC – From 224 Wisconsin football teams down to 28, the Fond du Lac Cardinals and the St. Mary’s Springs Ledgers are the final two local teams alive entering the semifinals of the WIAA playoffs.
Both teams are top-ranked. Both teams are undefeated. And both teams have experience in the playoffs.
For Fond du Lac coach Steve Jorgensen and his team, the semifinal game against Kimberly will be a rematch of a tough loss last season. In Week 3 of the 2017 playoffs, the Papermakers defeated the Cardinals 28-21. Kimberly went on to beat No. 1 Sun Prairie in the Division 1 state title game 27-7. This year, No. 1 Fond du Lac defeated Kimberly in Week 1 of the regular season, winning 31-28 at Papermaker Stadium. It would be Kimberly’s only loss this season. After the Cardinals’ 28-22 second-round playoff win against Arrowhead, Jorgensen said to expect no change from his team — that includes the tough run game. The two-headed monsters of seniors Carson Raddatz and Eben Sauer lead the run game, which has put up 4,251 yards and 58 touchdowns. “We’ve known each other our whole lives,” Raddatz said of the chemistry between him and Sauer. Fond du Lac is coming off a 33-7 win over No. 3 Sun Prairie.
Under coach Steve Jones, Kimberly led the Valley Football Association-North Standings with an 11-1 record. The Papermakers have an evenly balanced offense, producing 27 passing and 24 rushing touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Connor Wnek leads with 48 catches for 856 yards and 12 touchdowns. On the ground, junior running back Will Fischer leads with 184 carries for 1,007 yards and six touchdowns. Friday’s semifinal matchup is at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh.
WIAA Football Level 3 – Fond du Lac 33 SunPrairie 7
Go to link below for complete WIAA Division 1 Football playoff brackets
http://halftime.wiaawi.org/CustomApps/Tournaments/Brackets/HTML/2018_Football_Boys_Div1_Sec1_2.html
Nov. 02, 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Sun Prarie 7 7 13 6 33
Fond du Lac 7 0 0 0 7
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 4 12 73 2 0
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 8:30 83 Eben Sauer 83 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 8:30 27 Sam Hernandez 27 yd INT Returned for Touchdown, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
3 10:34 7 Eben Sauer 7 yd TD Run, XP missed
3 5:44 56 Carson Raddatz 56 yd TD Pass to Hunter Murtha, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
4 7:26 14 Carson Raddatz 14 yd TD Pass to Eben Sauer, XP Missed
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 15 203 2
#4 Carson Raddatz 12 30 0
#7 Xavier Ellis 6 23 0
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 -2 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 -6 0
Fond du Lac Totals 35 248 2
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 4 12 73 2 0
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 1 14 1
#12 Johan Deitte 1 6 0
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 -3 0
#97 Hunter Murtha 1 56 1
Fond du Lac Totals 4 73 2
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT Total
Eben Sauer 3 18
Hunter Murtha 1 6
Sam Hernandez 1 6
Jared Scheberl 3 3
Fond du Lac Totals 5 3 33
Defensive Stats Asst
Player TCK TCK TFL
#1 Braylon Allen
#4 Carson Raddatz 3 (1 interception)
#5 Sam Hernandez 6 9 (2 interceptions) (46 yd. Interception TD)
#7 Xavier Ellis 1
#14 Ben Viau 1 8
#19 Julian Murillo 1
#25 Michael Schomisch 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 3 3
#28 Jared Scheberl 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 4 1 1
#36 Fletcher Haus 5
#40 Tyler Van De Slunt 1
#44 Hunter Hanson 9 3 4 ( 1 forced fumble)
#48 Adam Hopper 5 4 1
#54 Austin Baatz 1
#79 Jacob Cotton 1
#74 Luke Mueller 1 1
#96 Byron Sabel
#99 Nick Asmus 2 ( 1 fumble recovery)
Fond du Lac Totals 31 44 6
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds
#2 Eben Sauer 1 11
#29 Isaac Ortegon 1 11
Punting
Player Punts Yds. TB In 20
#48 Adam Hopper 3 115 1
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
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28 Jared Scheberl 0 0 4 3
At Fruth Field in Fond du Lac, WIAA Level 3 playoff game with Fond du Lac topping Sun Prairie 33-7.
On Fond du Lac’s second play from scrimmage, senior running back Eben Sauer ran the ball 83 yards for the Cardinals’ first points of the night. Sauer accumulated two more touchdowns —running 7 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter and catching a 14-yard screen pass from senior quarterback Carson Raddatz in the fourth.
The two-headed monster of Sauer and Raddatz defines the Fond du Lac run game, which accumulated 4,004 yards and 56 rushing touchdowns this season. “They mean a ton. They’re both co-offensive players of the year in the league, but they’ve got a heck of an offensive line in front paving the way,” Fond du Lac coach Steve Jorgensen said in Week 2 of the playoffs. “It’s a team thing, not an individual thing.”
The Fond du Lac defense was able to hold Sun Prairie, who had 54 touchdowns this season, to just one on the night — a 4-yard touchdown pass from Richie Gilles to Colin Schaefer. Fond du Lac also forced four turnovers.
Next up for Fond du Lac? A rematch from a season-opening win against No. 2 Kimberly in the state semifinal game at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. The Papermakers defeated top-ranked Bay Port 38-20.
Pre – Game
It’s a Cardinals showdown at Fruth Field where the No. 1 Fond du Lac Cardinals take on the No. 3 Sun Prairie Cardinals Friday night entering Level 3 of the playoffs.
Fond du Lac is coming off a close 28-22 win over the Arrowhead Warhawks in Level 2 of Division 1 playoffs. “We beat one of the best teams in the state,” head coach Steve Jorgensen said after the game. “They’re really good, really well coached. Like I said, they’re bigger than us. They’re more athletic than us, and it showed there in the second half on some of the things they could do. We persevered and that’s all that matters.”
Despite some second half slowdown, the Cardinals run an effective, run-heavy offense that has totaled over 4,000 yards on the ground for 56 rushing touchdowns. Seniors Carson Raddatz and Eben Sauer are the two-headed monster of the run game. Sauer rushed 144 times for 1,392 yards and 14 touchdowns this season. Raddatz earned 1,058 yards on 129 carries for 17 touchdowns. “We’re really good friends. We’ve got really good chemistry,” Sauer said on the relationship between quarterback Raddatz and himself.
The No. 3 Sun Prairie Cardinals defeated the No. 7 Hamilton Chargers 35-21 in Level 2 of the playoffs. Head coach Brian Kaminski and company finished the season with an 8-1 Big Eight Conference record, the team’s only loss being to Madison Memorial. The Cardinals are on a ten-game win streak, producing an evenly balanced offense with 27 touchdowns in the air and 27 on the ground this season. Senior wide receiver Cooper Nelson boasted 57 receptions this season for 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns. Junior Nathan Schauer led on the ground with 159 carries for 975 yards and 15 touchdowns.
The winner of Fond du Lac vs. Sun Prairie will take on the winner of No. 1 Bay Port vs. No. 2 Kimberly.
Level 2 WIAA Football Playoffs – Fond du Lac 28 Hartland Arrowhead 22
Go to link below for complete WIAA Division 1 Football playoff brackets
http://halftime.wiaawi.org/CustomApps/Tournaments/Brackets/HTML/2018_Football_Boys_Div1_Sec1_2.html
The Fond du Lac Cardinals continued their undefeated season with a win against the Arrowhead Warhawks 28 – 22 at Fruth Field on Friday night in a WIAA second-round playoff matchup.
Fond du Lac will take on #3 seed Sun Prairie at Fruth Field next Friday.
Oct. 26, 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Arrowhead 0 3 12 7 22
Fond du Lac 14 7 7 0 28
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 6:34 20 Xavier Ellis 20 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP
2 10:12 19 Pass Carons Raddatz to Adam Hopper 19 yd TD, Jared Scheberl XP
2 3:30 5 Dylan Sieloff 5 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP
3 5:34 74 Carson Raddatz 74 Yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 13 140
#4 Carson Raddatz 13 148 1
#7 Xavier Ellis 4 33 2
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 5 0
Fond du Lac Totals 31 326 3
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 6 9 69 1 0
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 3 39
#48 Adam Hopper 2 29 1
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 1
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT Total
#4 Carson Raddatz 1 6
#7 Xavier Ellis 2 12
#48 Adam Hopper 1 6
#28 Jared Scheberl 4 4
Defensive Stats Asst Sack
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds
#4 Carson Raddatz 3 1
#5 Sam Hernandez 5 4 (1 forced fumble)
#9 Eli Sieckman 3
#14 Ben Viau 3 7 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 3 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 2
#38 Gavin Baseley 1
#44 Hunter Hansen 10 7 1 1 -1
#48 Adam Hopper 1 1 (1 fumble recovery)
#52 Andrew Stone 3 0 1
#7 Xavier Ellis 1
#71 Jared Cotton 1 1
#74 Luke Mueller 1
#79 Jacob Cotton 1
#96 Byron Sabel 2
#99 Nick Asmus 2 3 2
#19 Jullian Murillo 1
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 12
#2 Eben Sauer 1 9
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 2 39
#36 Fletcher Haus 1 0
#20 Cole Seigworth 2 44
Punting
Player Punts Yds.
#48 Adam Hopper 2 60
#19 Julian Murillo 1 39
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 4 4
WIAA Level 2
Fond du Lac 28 Hartland Arrowhead 22
The top-ranked Fond du Lac Cardinals continued their undefeated season with a win against the Arrowhead Warhawks at Fruth Field on Friday night in a WIAA second-round playoff matchup. It was no surprise that the Cardinals’ two leading rushers were the first to score. Senior Carson Raddatz found senior Eben Sauer in the right corner near the end zone for the first touchdown of the night. Facing their first third down on the Warhawks’ opening drive, senior quarterback Nic Wohlfiel’s pass was picked off on a tip by senior Cardinals linebacker Adam Hopper, his second interception of the season. The Cardinals capitalized on the turnover. Following a fake to the left, Raddatz ran the ball in 4 yards into the end zone and Fond du Lac led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
The dynamic duo of Raddatz to Sauer didn’t disappoint. In the second quarter, Raddatz found Sauer again for a 22-yard pass, moving the Cardinals into field goal range. Fond du Lac failed to make the kick, however, keeping the score at 14-0.
The Warhawks made a little more noise in the second quarter. After junior wide receiver Robbie Symdon carried for over 20 yards, it was Wohlfiel to Symdon to the Fond du Lac 36-yard line. Wohlfiel would then fake right and run left down the sideline for 18 yards. After failing to get into the end zone, senior Seth Fohey completed a 37-yard field goal, Arrowhead’s first points of the night.
As Raddatz stepped back to throw with just a few minutes in the half, he slipped and was marked down deep in Fond du Lac territory. A late hit by senior defensive lineman Jack Hazod produced a costly 15-yard personal foul against the Warhawks. Raddatz then showed off his arm with a 43-yard pass to senior wide receiver Johan Deitte, taking the ball to the Arrowhead 12-yard line. Raddatz would again run it in for the Cardinals’ third touchdown of the night. They led 21-3 at the half.
Arrowhead would open the second half strong. On its opening drive of the third quarter, the Warhawks brought the ball downfield with the combination of Wohlfiel and junior running back Josh Nielsen. Senior wide receiver Davis Zeutzius would earn the first Warhawks touchdown of the night. It was 21-9 after a missed extra point in the third quarter.
The Cardinals would swiftly march back down the field with a 61-yard touchdown run by junior running back Zavier Ellis, putting Fond du Lac up 28-9 in the third quarter.
With a little over two minutes in the third quarter, Wohlfiel would hit senior wide receiver Avan Prange for a 28-yard reception into Fond du Lac territory. It was then Wohlfiel to senior wide receiver Jacob Schleicher, 33 yards into the end zone, and Fond du Lac led 28-15 late in the third quarter. Arrowhead quieted the Fond du Lac crowd in the fourth quarter. Wohlfiel found a wide-open Schleicher for the touchdown with about seven minutes to play in the game. Fond du Lac led by six, 28-22. The Warhawks’ sidelines went wild on the Cardinals’ next offensive drive. The Arrowhead defense was able to stop Fond du Lac, and Raddatz slipped, losing 5 yards and forcing the Cardinals to punt.
With Arrowhead in Fond du Lac territory, junior linebacker Hunter Hansen made a crucial sack on Wohlfiel, forcing a third-and-20. The Warhawks would go for it on fourth down and were unsuccessful.
Fond du Lac will take on No. 3 Sun Prairie at Fruth Field next week.
Pre-Game Info
#1 Seed and undefeated Fond du Lac Cardinals, who won the Valley Football Association-South Conference, meets No. 5 Arrowhead in the second round. The Cardinals defeated the Madison La Follette Lancers 56-14 Friday.
The Warhawks, under coach Fritz Rauch, finished third in the Classic Eight with a 6-2 conference and 7-3 overall record. Arrowhead is coming off a 63-21 win against No. 4 Verona.The Warhawks have put up 2,334 rushing yards for 27 touchdowns and 1,476 passing yards for 14 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Nic Wohlfield boasts a 132.6 passer rating, completing 60 of 91 throws for 886 yards, 11 touchdowns and just one interception. Senior Jacob Schleicher leads the team in receiving yards with 32 catches for 384 yards and seven touchdowns. Junior running back Josh Nielsen has a team-high 1,079 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns on 178 carries.
Under coach Steve Jorgensen, Fond du Lac has perfected its run game with 3,443 rushing yards for a whopping 53 touchdowns. Senior running back Eben Sauer averages 121 yards per game. He broke through an over-1,000 yard rushing season, carrying 108 times for 1,210 yards and 14 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Carson Raddatz has a team-high 15 rushing touchdowns. He also boasts a 107.9 passer rating, completing 42 of 64 throws for 578 yards and nine touchdowns.
WIAA Football Level 1 – Fond du Lac 56 Madison La Follette 14
Go to link below for the complete WIAA Division 1 Football Brackets
http://halftime.wiaawi.org/CustomApps/Tournaments/Brackets/HTML/2018_Football_Boys_Div1_Sec1_2.html
Oct. 19, 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Madison LaFollette 0 7 7 0 14
Fond du Lac 14 28 7 7 56
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 11:44 46 Eben Sauer 46 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
1 2:42 7 Cole Seigworth 7 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
2 10:47 1 Xavier Ellis 1 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
2 9:08 14 Eben Sauer 14 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
2 3:49 15 Carson Raddatz 15 yd TD Pass to Tyler Collien, Jared Scheberl xp kick
2 1:47 3 Xavier Ellis 3 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
3 2:18 9 Kyle Walljasper 9 yd TD Run, Justin Scheberl xp kick
4 5:59 15 Braylon Allen 15 yd TD Run, Justin Scheberl xp kick
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD Fum
#1 Braylon Edwards 3 55 1 0
#2 Eben Sauer 9 107 2 1
#4 Carson Raddatz 8 108 0 0
#7 Xavier Ellis 13 79 2 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 4 55 1 0
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 7 1 0
#21 Reno Naebe 2 24 0 0
#38 Gavin Baseley 3 16 0 0
#39 Jon Vanna 1 3 0 0
#33 James Riehl 4 13 0 0
Fond du Lac Totals 48 467 7 1
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 2 7 16 1 1
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 4 14 0 0
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD 2PT YAC
#11 Tyler Collien 2 16 1 0 16
#23 Caleb Plante 1 14 0 0 0
Fond du Lac Totals 3 30 1 0 16
Defensive Stats Asst Sack
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds
#4 Carson Raddatz 2 1
#5 Sam Hernandez 1
#7 Xavier Ellis 1
#9 Eli Sieckman (1 interception)
#10 River Reifsnider 3
#14 Ben Viau 1
#16 Ethan Kissinger 2 1 (1 interception)
#19 Julian Murillo (1 interception)
#22 Justin Scheberl 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 1
#28 Jared Scheberl 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 1
#36 Fletcher Haus 1
#40 Tyler Van De Slunt 2
#44 Hunter Hanson 5 3
#45 Austin Bunkelman 1 1 1 1 14
#48 Adam Hopper 1 1
#54 Austin Baatz 1
#74 Luke Mueller 1 1 1
#77 Louis Wagner-Lang 1
#96 Byron Sabel 3
#99 Nick Asmus 3
Fond du Lac Totals 20 22 2 1 14
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#19 Julian Murillo 2 23 0
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#7 Xavier Ellis 1 35 0
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 20 0
#13 David McArthur 1 14 0
Punting
Player Punts Yds.
#77 Louis Wagner-Lang 1 29
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 0 0 5 5
#22 Justin Scheberl 0 0 2 2
FDL vs Madison La Follette
The Cardinals, who finished the regular season with an undefeated record and a Valley Football Association-South title, will play the No. 8 Madison La Follette Lancers on Friday. Madison La Follette finished sixth in the Big Eight with some tough losses in the regular season to Madison Memorial, Sun Prairie and Verona. La Follette is coming off a 35-27 loss to Middleton.
Fond du Lac has nine passing and 46 rushing touchdowns this season. Its closest win of the season came in Week 1 in a 31-28 victory over Kimberly. Every other game has been decided by three or more touchdowns.
Senior QB Carson Raddatz boasts a 119.3 passer rating, completing 40 of 57 throws for eight touchdowns and just three interceptions.
Senior running back Eben Sauer completed an over-1,000-yard rushing season with 106 carries for 1,150 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The winner of Friday’s matchup will play the winner of No. 5 Arrowhead vs. No. 4 Verona.
Go to link below for the complete WIAA Division 1 Football Brackets
http://halftime.wiaawi.org/CustomApps/Tournaments/Brackets/HTML/2018_Football_Boys_Div1_Sec1_2.html
WIAA Level 1 playoff game – #1 Seed Fond du Lac (9-0) vs #8 Seed Madison La Follette (4-5) in Fond du Lac Friday October 19th 7:00 pm
2018 Valley Football – South Division All Conference selections
Go to link below for complete 2018 Valley Football Association South Division All Conference selections
https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/7f28-1684203/VFASouth2018.pdf
OFFENSE – 1st TEAM
Student Name Year School Position Height Weight
Joe Schlagenhaft * 12 Fond du Lac Offensive Lineman 6′ 260
Logan Berandt * 12 Fond du Lac Offensive Lineman 6’3 290
Riley Neal * 12 Fond du Lac Offensive Lineman 5’11 260
Andrew Stone * 12 Fond du Lac Offensive Lineman 6′ 260
Hunter Murtha * 12 Fond du Lac Fullback 6′ 210
Moses Riehl 11 Fond du Lac Tight End 6’1 210
Eben Sauer * 12 Fond du Lac Running Back 5’9 160
Carson Raddatz * 12 Fond du Lac Quarterback 6’1 190
* Unanimous selection
VFA SD Co-Offensive Linemen of the Year
Logan Berandt 12 Fond du Lac 6’3 290
Andrew Stone 12 Fond du Lac 6′ 260
VFA SD Co-Offensive Player & Back of the Year
Eben Sauer 12 Fond du Lac 5’9 160
Carson Raddatz 12 Fond du Lac 6’1 190
VFA SD Coach of the Year
Steve Jorgensen Fond du Lac
DEFENSE – 1st TEAM
Student Name Year School Position Height Weight
Byron Sabel * 12 Fond du Lac Defensive Lineman 6’4 275
Luke Mueller * 12 Fond du Lac Defensive End 6′ 260
Ben Viau * 12 Fond du Lac Inside Linebacker 6’2 205
Hunter Hansen * 11 Fond du Lac Inside Linebacker 6′ 190
Adam Hopper 12 Fond du Lac Outside Linebacker 6’3 210
Carson Raddatz 12 Fond du Lac Outside Linebacker 6’1 190
Dylan Sieloff * 12 Fond du Lac Cornerback 5’10 185
Sam Hernandez * 12 Fond du Lac Safety 6′ 180
Drew Bonlander 12 Fond du Lac Safety 6′ 185
* Unanimous selection
VFA SD Defensive Linemen of the Year
Luke Mueller 12 Fond du Lac 6’ 260
VFA SD Linebacker of the Year
Hunter Hansen 11 Fond du Lac 6’ 190
VFA SD Defensive Back of the Year
Sam Hernandez 12 Fond du Lac 6′ 180
VFA SD Defensive Player of the Year
Hunter Hansen 11 Fond du Lac 6’ 190
OFFENSE – 2nd Team
Student Name Year School Position Height Weight
Paul Thielman 11 Fond du Lac Offensive Lineman 6’ 230
Zavier Ellis 11 Fond du Lac Running Back 5’9 165
DEFENSE – 2nd Team
Student Name Year School Position Height Weight
Nick Asmus 12 Fond du Lac Defensive End 6’2 220
Julian Murillo 11 Fond du Lac Cornerback 5’9 150
Jared Scheberl 12 Fond du Lac Kicker 6’2 160
Oct. 12, 2018
The Fond du Lac football team defeated Stevens Point 42 – 7 and wins the Valley Football Association – South Championship with a 8-0 record. The 2018 football team is only the 4th team in Fond du Lac football history (Est. 1914 – 105 years) to go undefeated in conference play.
Fox River Valley Conference Champions
1943 (6 -2)
1969 (8 – 0) No. 1 State Champions
1970 ??
1971 ??
1974 (8 – 0) No. 1 State Champions
1977 (6 – 2)
1987 (10 – 3) WIAA State Champions
Fox Valley Association Conference Champions
2001 (10 – 1) FVA Champions (8 – 0)
2002 (9 – 2) FVA Co-Champions (7 – 1)
*The FVA merged with the Wisconsin Valley Conference to form the Valley Football Association in 2011 and split into two divisions
** The Valley Football Association split into three divisions in 2017
2015 (7 – 1) Valley Football Association – South Champions
2017 (7 – 1) Valley Football Association – South (Co- Champions)
2018 (8 – 0) Valley Football Association – South Champions
Oct. 12, 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Stevens Point 0 0 0 7 7
Fond du Lac 7 14 7 14 42
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 :52 1 Eben Sauer 1 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP kick
2 2:29 1 Carson Raddatz 1 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP kick
2 :14 1 Carson Raddatz 1 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP kick
3 10:31 6 Xavier Ellis 6 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP kick
4 11:13 2 Xavier Ellis 2 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP kick
4 :01 54 Reno Naebe 54 yd TD run, David McArthur XP kick
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 18 117 1
#$ Carson Raddatz 12 48 2
#7 Xavier Ellis 13 114 2
#21 Reno Naebe 2 56 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 9 0
#38 Gavin Baseley 2 15 0
#39 Jon Vanna 1 1 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 2 -12 0
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 19 0
Fond du Lac Totals 52 367 6
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 4 5 38 0 1
#17 Kyle Walljasper 0 2 0 0 0
Receiving
Player Rec Yds
#2 Eben Sauer 2 21
#11 Tyler Collien 1 6
#97 Hunter Murtha 1 11
Fond du Lac Totals 4 38
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
#2 Eben Sauer 1 0 0 0 6
#4 Carson Raddatz 2 0 0 0 12
#7 Xavier Ellis 2 0 0 0 12
#28 Jared Scheberl 0 5 0 0 5
#13 David McArthur 0 1 0 0 1
#21 Reno Naebe 1 0 0 0 6
Fond du Lac Totals 6 6 0 0 42
Defensive Stats Asst Sack
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds
#4 Carson Raddatz 2
#5 Sam Hernandez 1 1 1
#9 Eli Sieckman 1 1
#14 Ben Viau 4 4
#19 Julian Murillo
#20 Cole Seigworth 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 4 2
#28 Jared Scheberl 1
#29 Isaac Ortegon 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 1
#40 Tyler Van de Slunt 2 1
#44 Hunter Hanson 7 2 2 1 6
#48 Adam Hopper 1 3 2
#52 Andrew Stone 1
#54 Austin Baatz 1 1 1 10
#64 Jonah Gutzman 1 1
#74 Luke Mueller 2
#96 Byron Sabel 2
Fond du Lac Totals 28 19 8 2 16
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#19 Julian Murillo 1 0 0
#11 Tyler Collien 1 16 0
Punting Punts Yds. TB In 20
#48 Adam Hopper 1 28 0 1
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 1 17 0
#21 Reno Naebe 1 -2 0
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 0 0 5 5
#13 David McArthur 0 0 1 1
Also this week the JV team remained undefeated defeating Neenah 54 – 14 on Monday. Now outscoring opponents 308 – 28
The Frosh team lost their first game of the season to Appleton North 26–20 on Thursday. Season record 7 – 1 Great season Frosh !! Outscored opponents 220 – 90.
WEEK 8 WISSPORTS.NET COACHES POLL
Released 10/9/2018
DIVISION 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LW |
| 1 | Fond du Lac | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 7-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Muskego | 8-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Marquette | 8-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Franklin | 8-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Bay Port | 8-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Sun Prairie | 7-1 | 8 |
| 8 | Hudson | 7-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Verona | 6-2 | 10 |
| 10(tie) | Madison Memorial | 7-1 | UR |
| 10(tie) | Arrowhead | 5-1 | UR |
October 5, 2018
Fond du Lac 14 7 14 14 – 49
Neenah 7 0 0 0 – 7
The Fond du Lac offense rushed for 557 yards on 40 carries
Eben Sauer rushed for 227 yards on 12 carries – scored 3 TD’s rushing and a 46-yard touchdown pass from Carson Raddatz.
Carson Raddatz rushed for 167 yards on 14 carries – scored on a 76 yard run.
Zavier Ellis also scored on a 10 yard TD run and Reno Naebe scored on a 40 yard TD run 
Oct. 5, 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Fond du Lac 14 7 14 14 49
Neenah 7 0 0 0 7
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 8:42 76 Carson Raddatz 76 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
1 6:16 85 Eben Sauer 85 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
2 6:04 41 Eben Sauer 41 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
3 9:17 41 Eben Sauer 41 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
3 5:11 46 Carson Raddatz 46 yd TD pass to Eben Sauer, Jared Scheberl xp kick
4 11:26 10 Xavier Ellis 10 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
4 3:21 40 Reno Naebe 40 yd TD run, David McArthur xp kick
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD
Eben Sauer 14 244 3
Carson Raddatz 15 167 1
Xavier Ellis 8 64 1
Reno Naebe 1 40 1
James Riehl 1 1 0
Gavin Baseley 1 3 0
Jon Vanna 1 4 0
Fond du Lac Totals 41 523 6
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
Carson Raddatz 2 5 62 1 1
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD 2PT YAC
Eben Sauer 1 46 1 0 0
Xavier Ellis 1 16 0 0 0
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
Eben Sauer 4 0 0 0 24
Carson Raddatz 1 0 0 0 6
Xavier Ellis 1 0 0 0 6
Jared Scheberl 0 6 0 0 6
David McArthur 0 1 0 0 1
Reno Naebe 1 0 0 0 6
Fond du Lac Totals 7 7 0 0 49
Defensive Stats Asst Sack
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds
#4 Carson Raddatz 3 1 1
#5 Sam Hernandez 1 4 1
#14 Ben Viau 1 5 1
#19 Julian Murillo 6 2
#26 Drew Bonlander 1 3
#27 Drew Mueller 1
#31 Dylan Dieloff 2 1
#36 Fletcher Haus 2
#38 Gavin Baseley 2
#40 Tyler Van De Slunt 1
#44 Hunter Hansen 3 9 2 1 0
#45 Austin Bunkelman 1
#48 Adam Hopper 2 4
#52 Andrew Stone 2 2 1 ( 1 forced fumble )
#54 Austin Baatz 1
#64 Jonah Gutzmann 1
#74 Luke Mueller 1 2 1 1 5 ( 1 fumble recovery)
#79 Jacob Cotton 2 1
#96 Byron Sabel 1 1
Fond du Lac Totals 23 44 9 2 5
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
Eben Sauer 1 16 0
Jullian Murillo 1 0 0
Punting
Player Punts Yds. TB In 20
Adam Hopper 1 36 0 0
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
Eben Sauer 2 0 0
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Jared Scheberl 0 0 6 6
David McArthur 0 0 1 1
Also this week the JV team remained undefeated defeating Oshkosh West 42 – 8 on Monday. Now outscoring opponents 254 – 14
The Frosh team also remains undefeated by defeating Neenah 42 – 0 on Thursday. Now outscoring opponents 200 – 64
WEEK 7 WISSPORTS.NET COACHES POLL
Released 10/2/2018
DIVISION 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LW |
| 1 | Fond du Lac | 7-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 6-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Muskego | 7-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Marquette | 7-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Franklin | 7-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Bay Port | 7-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Neenah | 6-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Sun Prairie | 6-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Hudson | 6-1 | UR |
| 10 | Verona | 5-2 | UR |
September 28, 2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Oshkosh West 0 7 0 0 7
Fond du Lac 14 7 21 6 48
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 6:39 27 Carson Raddatz 27 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
1 3:50 5 Carson Raddatz 5 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP kick
2 1:54 4 Moses Riehl 4yd TD catch from Carson Raddatz, Jared Scheberl XP kick
3 10:25 52 Carson Raddatx 52 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
3 7:28 4 Carson Raddatz 4 yd td run, Jared Scheberl xp kick
3 5:00 20 Carson Raddatz 20 yd td pass to Eben Sauer, Jared Scheberl xp kick
4 8:05 4 Zavier Ellis 4 yd td run, David McArthur missed xp kick
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD Fum 2PT
#2 Eben Sauer 10 91
#4 Carson Raddatz 12 182 3
#7 Xavier Ellis 8 8 1
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 7
#20 Cole Seigworth 2 53 1
#21 Reno Naebe 1 7
#33 James Riehl 2 16
#38 Gavin Baseley 1 5
#39 Jon Vanna 1 0
Fond du Lac Totals 38 369 4 1 0
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 9 11 63 2 1
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 1 8
#12 Johan Diette 0 1 0 0 1
Fond du Lac Totals 10 13 71 2 2
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 3 27 1
#8 Moses Riehl 1 4 1
#12 Johan Deitte 1 6
#13 David McArthur 1 8
#20 Cole Seigworth 2 5
#23 Caleb Plante 1 9
#97 Hunter Murtha 1 12
Fond du Lac Totals 10 71 2
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
#2 Eben Sauer 1 6
#4 Carson Raddatz 4 24
#7 Xavier Ellis 1 6
#8 Moses Riehl 1 6
#28 Jared Scheberl 6 6
Fond du Lac Totals 7 6
Defensive Stats Asst Sack
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds
#4 Carson Raddatz 1 3 1
#5 Sam Hernandez 3 1
#7 Zavier Ellis 1
#14 Ben Viau 1 5 (1 Fumble Recovery – returned 22 yards)
#21 Reno Naebe 1
#24 Bobby Herbeck 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 2 2
#28 Jared Scheberl 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 2 2 (1 Forced Fumb;e)
#36 Fletcher Haus 1 1 1 2
#38 Gavin Baseley 2
#40 Tyler Van de Slunt 1
#44 Hunter Hanson 5 7 3
#48 Adam Hopper 2 4 2 1 6
#74 Luke Mueller 1 3 4 1 14
#96 Byron Sabel 1 1
#99 Nick Asmus 1 2 3 1 7
Fond du Lac Totals 21 35 15 4 29
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 1 51 0
#19 Julian Murillo 5 53 0
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#7 Xavier Ellis 1 0 0
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 18 0
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 0 0 6 6
#13 David McArthur 0 0 1 0
Thursday September 20,2018
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Fond du Lac 28 7 0 14 49
Oshkosh North 0 0 0 0 0
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 9:36 25 Eben Sauer 25 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
1 6:11 23 Carson Raddatx 23 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
1 5:57 26 Sam Hernandez 26 yd TD INT, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
1 1:00 24 Cole Seigworth 24 yd TD Rec from Carson Raddatz, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 7:37 41 Eben Sauer 41 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
4 9:13 17 Kyle Walljasper 17 yd TD Run, David McArthur XP Kick
4 2:54 2 Gavin Baseley 2 yd TD Run, David McArthur XP Kick
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
#2 Eben Sauer 2 0 0 0 12
#4 Carson Raddaz 1 0 0 0 6
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 0 0 0 6
#38 Gavin Baseley 1 0 0 0 6
#5 Sam Hernandez 1 0 0 0 6
#48 Jared Scheberl 0 5 0 0 5
#13 David McArthur 0 2 0 0 2
#5 Sam Hernandez 1 0 0 0 6
Fond du Lac Totals 7 7 0 0 49
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 8 94 2
#4 Carson Raddatz 9 58 1
#7 Xavier Ellis 5 22 0
#11 Tyler Collien 1 12 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 17 1
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 7 0
#21 Reno Naebe 2 11 0
#33 James Riehl 6 11 0
#38 Gavin Baseley 3 21 1
Fond du Lac Totals 36 253 5
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 2 3 49 1 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 4 5 63 0 0
Fond du Lac Totals 6 8 112 1 0
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD 2PT YAC
#11 Tyler Collien 1 22 0 0 0
#12 Johan Deitte 1 25 0 0 0
#13 David McArthur 1 32 0 0 0
#18 Nick Behnke 1 6 0 0 0
#20 Cole Seigworth 1 24 1 0 0
#42 Sam Wood 1 3 0 0 0
Fond du Lac Totals 6 112 1 0 0
Defensive Stats
Asst Sack
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds
#4 Carson Raddatz 3
#5 Sam Hernandez 1 3 (1 Interception- returned 26 yds – TD)
#10 River Reifsnider 1 2
#14 Ben Viau 2
#19 Julian Murillo 1 1
#24 Bobby Herbeck 1 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 1
#27 Drew Mueller 1
#29 Isaac Ortegon 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1
#36 Fletcher Haus 3
#40 Tyler Van De Slunt 1
#41 Michael Towell 1
#44 Hunter Hansen 3 6 1
#48 Adam Hopper 1 1
#54 Austin Baatz (Fumble Recovery)
#55 Logan Graf 1 (Forced Fumble)
#74 Luke Mueller 3 1
#77 Louis Wagner-Lang 1 (1 interception – returned 23 yds)
#79 Jacob Cotton 2 1
#93 Sean Jurgensmeier 1
#96 Byron Sabel 1 1
#99 Nick Asmus 1 1
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#19 Julian Murillo 3 5 0
Punting
Player Punts Yds.
#48 Adam Hopper 1 32
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 0 0 5 5
#13 David McArthur 0 0 2 2
Fond du Lac Totals 0 0 7 7
Frosh Football FDL 34 Appleton East 13 Record 5 – 0
WEEK 5 WISSPORTS.NET COACHES POLL
Released 9/18/2018
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LW |
| 1 | Fond du Lac | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 4-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Muskego | 5-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Neenah | 5-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Franklin | 5-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Marquette | 5-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Bay Port | 5-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Madison Memorial | 5-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Hudson | 5-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Sun Prairie | 4-1 | 10 |
Fond du Lac 63 Hortonville 20
Zavier Ellis 8 rushes for 146 yds (49 yard TD run) (1 yard TD run) (80 yard TD run)
Eben Sauer 5 rushes for 141 yards (60 yard TD run) (43 yard TD run)
Carson Raddatz 6 rushes for 92 yards (44 yard TD run)
Blocking up front – Offensive Line
(G) Andrew Stone (G) Paul Thielman ( C ) Riley Neal (T) Joe Schlagenhaft (T) Logan Berandt (TE) Moses Riehl
(FB) Hunter Murtha
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Fond du Lac 20 29 7 7 63
Hortonville 0 13 0 7 20
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 9:54 60 Eben Sauer 60 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
1 5:47 44 Carson Raddatz 44 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
1 :50 49 Xavier Ellis 49 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Blocked
2 10:56 33 Eben Sauer 33 yd TD Catch, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 9:53 0 Adam Hopper Tackle for loss and safety
2 8:43 1 Xavier Ellis 1 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 6:16 43 Eben Sauer 43 yd TD Run, Jarend Scheberl XP Kick
2 2:44 80 Xavier Ellis 80 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Blocked
3 2:49 3 Jon Vanna 3 yd TD Run, David McArthur XP Kick
4 2:23 35 Reno Naebe 35 yd TD Run, David McArthur XP Kick
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD Fum
#2 Eben Sauer 4 130 2 0
#4 Carson Raddatz 6 92 1 0
#7 Xavier Ellis 11 142 3 0
#3 Sam Schmidt 1 0 0 1
#15 Ben Birschbach 2 10 0 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 2 0 0
#21 Reno Naebe 4 44 1 0
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 3 0 0
#33 James Riehl 4 26 0 0
#38 Gavin Baeseley 2 1 0 0
#39 Jon Vanna 1 3 1 0
Fond du Lac Totals 37 453 8 1
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 3 6 84 1 0
#15 Ben Birschbach 2 3 14 0 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 4 4 30 0 0
Fond du Lac Totals 9 13 128 1 0
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 2 44 1
#8 Moses Riehl 1 40 0
#13 David McArthur 1 8 0
#18 Nick Behnke 2 10 0
#27 Drew Mueller 1 9 0
#42 Sam Wood 1 6 0
#84 Owen Nitkowski 1 11 0
Fond du Lac Totals 9 128 1
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
#2 Eben Sauer 3 0 0 0 18
#4 Carson Raddatz 1 0 0 0 6
#7 Xavier Ellis 3 0 0 0 18
#21 Reno Naebe 1 0 0 0 6
#39 Jon Vanna 1 0 0 0 6
#28 Jared Scheberl 0 5 0 0 5
#13 David McArthur 0 2 0 0 2
#48 Adam Hopper Safety 2
Fond du Lac Totals 9 7 1 0 63
Defensive Line
Luke Mueller – Byron Sabel – Nick Asmus
Linebackers
Carson Raddatz – Ben Viau – Hunter Hansen – Adam Hopper
Defensive Backs
Sam Hernandez – Dylan Sieloff – Julian Murillo – Drew Bonlander
Defensive Stats Asst
Player TCK TCK TFL
#3 Sam Schmidt 1 2
#4 Carson Raddatz 2 4 3
#5 Sam Hernandez 4
#9 Eli Sieckman 1
#14 Ben Viau 1 2 1
#16 Ethan Kissinger 2
#19 Julian Murillo 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 2 4
#28 Jared Scheberl 1
#30 Ean Garfoot 1 interception
#31 Dylan Sieloff 3 2
#36 Fletcher Haus 1 3
#40 Tyler Van de Slunt 1 interception
#41 Michael Towell 1
#44 Hunter Hanson 2 3
#45 Austin Bunkelman 1
#48 Adam Hopper 3 3 1 1 interception 1 safety
#54 Austin Baatz 1 1
#71 Jared Cotton 1
#74 Luke Mueller 2
#99 Nick Asmus 1
Fond du Lac Totals 18 30 11
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds
#19 Julian Murillo 2 3
Punts
Player Punts Yds.
#48 Adam Hopper 2 78
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds
#2 Eben Sauer 1 26
#13 David McArthur 2 45
#10 River Reifsnider 1 3
Fond du Lac Totals 4 74
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 0 0 7 5
#13 David McArthur 0 0 2 2
FDL JV team defeated Sheboygan South this past Monday 68 – 0 now with a 4 – 0 record – outscoring opponents 177 – 6
FDL Frosh team defeated Hortonville this past Thursday 42 – 14 now with a 4 – 0 record – outscoring opponents 101 – 41
WEEK 4 WISSPORTS.NET COACHES POLL
Released 9/10/2018
DIVISION 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LW |
| 1 | Fond du Lac | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 3-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Muskego | 4-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Neenah | 4-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Franklin | 4-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Marquette | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Bay Port | 4-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Madison Memorial | 4-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Hudson | 4-0 | 8 |
| 10 | Sun Prairie | 3-1 | UR |
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Kingsford, MI 6 0 0 0 6
Fond du Lac 21 21 21 7 0 49
Carson Raddatz had 10 carries for 80 yards and 3 TD’s and threw 1 TD pass to Eben Sauer for 44 yards
Eben Sauer scored 2 TD’s – 44 yard TD pass from Carson Raddatz and 1 TD punt return for 55 yards
Adam Hopper had 1 interception and returned it for a 42 yard TD
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 7:00 60 #4 Carson Raddatz 60 Yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
1 3:20 44 #2 Eben Sauer 44 Yd TD Catch from Carson Raddatz, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
1 0:12 55 #2 Eben Sauer 55 Yd Punt Return for TD, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 9:02 5 #4 Carson Raddatz 5 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 8:30 42 #48 Adam Hopper 42 yd Int for TD, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 :18 8 #4 Carson Raddatz 8 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
4 11:57 3 #39 Jon Vanna 3 yd TD run, David McArthur XP Kick
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 6 6 124 1 0
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD Fum 2PT
#2 Eben Sauer 7 52
#4 Carson Raddatz 10 80 3
#7 Xavier Ellis 4 58
#11 Tyler Collien 1 9
#13 David McArthur 1 13
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 7
#21 Reno Naebe 3 16
#31 Dylan Sieloff 3 22
#33 James Riehl 2 13
#38 Gavin Baeseley 1 2
#39 Jon Vanna 1 4 1
Fond du Lac Totals 34 276 4
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD 2PT YAC
#2 Eben Sauer 1 44 1 10
#7 Xavier Ellis 1 36
#97 Hunter Murtha 2 20
#8 Moses Riehl 1 26
#23 Caleb Plante 1 -2
Fond du Lac Totals 6 124 1 10
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
#2 Eben Sauer 2 12
#4 Carson Raddatz 3 18
#39 Jon Vanna 1 6
#48 Adam Hopper 1 6
#28 Jared Scheberl 6 6
#13 David McArthur 1 1
Fond du Lac Totals 7 7 0 0 49
Defensive Stats Asst Sack Fum Fum Ret Fum
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds Rec Yds Forc Int Yds
#3 Sam Schmidt 1 1
#4 Carson Raddatz 1
#5 Sam Hernandez 2 1
#7 Xavier Elllis 1
#14 Ben Viau 4 4
#16 Ethan Kissinger 3 1
#19 Julian Murillo 1
#21 Reno Naebe 1
#25 Michael Schomisch 1
#26 Drew Bonlander 1 Interception
#28 Jared Scheberl 1
#29 Isaac Ortegon 2
#31 Dylan Sieloff 3 2
#36 Fletcher Haus 4 1 2
#40 Tyler Van de Slunt 1 1
#44 Hunter Hanson 3 4 1 1 8
#48 Adam Hopper 1 Intereption 42 yard return for a TD
#52 Andrew Stone 1 2
#53 Eli Drost 1
#54 Austin Baatz 1
#55 Logan Graf 1
#64 Jonah Gutzman 1 1
#74 Luke Mueller 1 2 1 Sack 12 yd loss
#77 Louis Wagner-Lang 1
#79 Jacob Cotton 1
#99 Nick Asmus 2 1 1 Sack 8 yd loss
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#19 Julian Murillo 2 4
#2 Eben Sauer 1 55 1
#13 David McArthur 1 3
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#2 Eben Sauer 1 16
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 6 6
#13 David McArthur 1 1
WEEK 3 WISSPORTS.NET
COACHES POLL
Published 9/4/2018
DIVISION 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LW |
| 1 | Fond du Lac | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 2-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Muskego | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Neenah | 3-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Franklin | 3-0 | 4 |
| 6 | Marquette | 3-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Bay Port | 3-0 | 9 |
| 8 | Hudson | 3-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Madison Memorial | 3-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Janesville Craig | 3-0 | UR |
Aug. 31, 2018 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Fond du Lac 0 16 7 7 30
Appleton North 7 0 0 0 7
Defense allowed only 7 yards rushing for the game & 150 yards passing on 24 completions with 2 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
2 7:35 8 Carson Raddatz 8 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick Missed
2 1:03 50 Eben Sauer 50 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
2 :06 25 Jared Scheberl 25 Yd Field Goal Kick
3 5:24 49 Eben Sauer 49 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
4 8:03 2 Carson Raddatz 2 yd TD Run to Moses Riehl, Jared Scheberl XP Kick
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 4 8 23 1 0
#17 Kyle Walljasper 1 1 12 0 0
Fond du Lac Totals 5 9 35 1 0
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD Fum
#2 Eben Sauer 18 167 2
#4 Carson Raddatz 19 54 1
#7 Xavior Ellis 7 64
#11 Tyler Collien 1 3
#33 James Riehl 2 3
#38 Gavin Baseley 1 4
#39 Jon Vanna 2 1
#31 Dylan Sieloff 1 1
Fond du Lac Totals 51 297 3
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD 2PT YAC
#8 Moses Riehl 1 2 1
#13 David McArthur 1 12 5
#97 Hunter Murtha 3 21 6
Fond du Lac Totals 5 35 1 11
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
#2 Eben Sauer 2 12
#4 Carson Raddatz 1 6
#8 Moses Riehl 1 6
#28 Jaren Scheberl 3 1 6
Fond du Lac Totals 4 3 1 30
Defensive Stats Asst Sack Fum Fum
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds Rec Yds Forc Int
#4 Carson Raddatz 1 2 1
#5 Sam Hernandez 4 1 1
#7 Zavior Ellis 1 1
#10 River Reifsnider 1
#14 Ben Viau 5 3 2 1 13 1
#19 Julian Murillo 6
#26 Drew Bonlander 2
#28 Jared Scheberl 1
#31 Dylan Seiloff 4 2
#36 Fletcher Haus 1
#38 Gavin Baseley 1 1
#44 Hunter Hansen 5 2 1 1 6
#48 Adam Hopper 3 2 1 1 7 1
#74 Luke Mueller 1
#96 Byron Sabel 3 1 1 6
#97 Hunter Murtha 1
#99 Nick Asmus 1 1 1 1
Fond du Lac Totals 38 19 6 3 26 1 6 2 2 2
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#19 Julian Murillo 1 23
#2 Eben Sauer 1 3
Fond du Lac Totals 2 26 0
Punting
Player Punts Yds. TB In 20
#48 Adam Hopper 4 130 1
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
#7 Xavior Ellis 1 13
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
#28 Jared Scheberl 1 1 4 3
Defense shouldering the load for top-ranked Fond du Lac
One of the oldest and most familiar sports adages is that playing great defense usually results in winning the ultimate prize. Fond du Lac’s top-ranked football team isn’t anywhere near its final destination for the 2018 season yet, but its defense is looking pretty darn good.
The Cardinals surrendered a 49-yard scoring drive the first time Appleton North touched the ball on Friday night but then tightened the screws on the potent Lightning offense in a 30-7 win at Paul Engen Field. “They have great speed and toughness on defense,” Appleton North head coach Rob Salm said. “I don’t really see any weaknesses.”
The numbers from Friday night bear that out.
Fond du Lac held Appleton North to just seven yards rushing in the game and forced three turnovers in pitching a shutout over the final 3½ quarters. In all, the Lightning gained 155 yards of total offense with 49 coming on its first drive, 51 yards on a late-game march that ended with a Sam Hernandez interception and 55 yards on the nine possessions in between. “We were just flying to the ball tonight and that’s what we have to do against good teams like this,” senior defensive end Adam Hopper said. “I think we came out a little flat but we started to pick it up a little once we got a little more into the game, once we got a little more confident.”
The Cardinals certainly negated Appleton North’s top two offensive stars in running back Ian Laatsch and quarterback Carter Robinson. Laatsch was held to 1 or negative yards on half of his eight carries and his 10 total offensive touches resulted in minus-2 yards. Robinson did complete some passes, but his 24 completions went for only 150 yards – he had just one completion of longer than 17 yards – and he was intercepted twice and fumbled once. The majority of his passes were quick hitters on the perimeter of the Fond du Lac defense where receivers made the catches but were immediately tackled. “I thought we tackled real well,” Fond du Lac coach Steve Jorgensen said. “We eliminated their running game basically and turned them into a screen and hitch football team. When that happens, you just have to tackle and we were able to do that.”
The defense also produced the turning point of the game. Already leading 7-0, North took its second possession of the game into Fond du Lac territory. On second-and-5 from the 36-yard line, Robinson dropped back to pass and had an open receiver in the Cardinals’ secondary. But as he was attempting the throw, Hunter Hansen blasted him from behind causing the ball to flutter toward the line of scrimmage, where senior defensive lineman Nick Asmus made a leaping interception. The final five possessions of the half for North resulted in minus-29 yards of offense, one turnover and one kneel down as the Cardinals seized control and took a 16-7 advantage. “That helped a lot. It drove people to get the momentum going and a lot of people got energy from it,” said Hansen, Fond du Lac’s leading tackler entering the game. “(The interception) was huge. That was a huge play and got momentum and we just kind of steamrolled from there,” Jorgensen said. “We needed someone to make a play because we didn’t come out with the energy we needed to come out with against this team.”
The entire state watched with interest when Fond du Lac took on and beat Kimberly in the season opener, ending the Papermakers’ record winning streak. And there were plenty of eyes on the Cardinals on Friday as they faced another top 10 team to see if the No. 1 ranking they’ve been saddled with in both the AP and coaches poll is deserving. Fond du Lac certainly proved it is and also that it can handle being under such scrutiny. “We never talk about that. We just try to get ready to play every game,” said senior running back Eben Sauer, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns against the Lightning. “We just stay focused and practice hard.” And the longer the Cardinals stay at No. 1, it means they are continuing to win. “We just go week by week. We know that everyone is gunning for us now that we are No. 1. We just have to keep it going,” Hopper said. “We wouldn’t want it any other way.”
Fond du Lac 30 Appleton North 7
Nick Asmus’ interception awoke Fond du Lac from a sluggish start and the top-ranked Cardinals erupted for 30 unanswered points in a 30-7 victory over seventh-ranked Appleton North at Paul Engen Field on Friday night. Fond du Lac’s defense simply smothered the potent Lightning offense, holding North to just seven yards rushing in the game. Standout quarterback Carter Robinson completed 24-of-38 passes but threw for only 150 yards and had only one completion longer than 17 yards. Ian Laatsch was limited to minus-2 total yards on 10 offensive touches.
The Lightning had forced Fond du Lac into a pair of three-and-outs while taking a 7-0 lead on its first possession. North had driven into Fond du Lac territory on its second possession when Robinson dropped back to pass. The Cardinals’ Hunter Hansen hit Robinson as he threw the ball, popping it into the air where the senior defensive lineman made a leaping catch for the interception and it turned the tide the Cardinals’ way. Over the final five possessions of the first half after the pick, North registered minus-29 yards, lost a fumble and then a kneel down to end the half.
Fond du Lac’s offense also came alive as quarterback Carson Raddatz capped a nine-play drive with an 8-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter before Eben Sauer broke free for a 50-yard scoring scamper with just more than a minute to play in the half as the Cardinals took their first lead at 13-7. But Fond du Lac wasn’t done. Robinson fumbled while getting sacked on the ensuing possession with Hunter Thyrion pouncing on the loose ball at the Lightning 11-yard line with 15 seconds left in the half. The Cardinals tried to push the ball into the end zone but settled for a Jared Scheberl 25-yard field goal and a 16-7 halftime advantage. Sauer, who finished with 18 carries for 165 yards, added a 49-yard scoring run in the second half and Raddatz’s 2-yard touchdown flip to Moses Riehl capped the scoring for the Cardinals.
Fond du Lac 0 16 7 7 – 30
Appleton North 7 0 0 0 – 7
SCORING
First Quarter
AN – Patrick Watson 9 run (Quin Henwood kick)
Second Quarter
FON – Carson Raddatz 8 run (kick failed)
FON – Eben Sauer 50 run (Jared Scheberl kick)
FON – Scheberl 25 field goal
Third Quarter
FON – Sauer 49 run (Scheberl kick)
Fourth Quarter
FON – Moses Riehl 2 pass from Raddatz (Scheberl kick)
Individual Leaders
RUSHING: FON – Eben Sauer 18-165, Zavier Ellis 7-66, Carson Raddatz 18-57. AN – Patrick Watson 5-19.
PASSING: FON – Raddatz 4-8-0-22. AN – Carter Robinson 24-38-2-150.
RECEIVING: FON – Hunter Murtha 3-20. AN – Ryan Balck 7-37, Kyle Hammen 6-60, Brooks Ambrosius 5-21.
WEEK 2 WISSPORTS.NET COACHES POLL
Week 2 DIVISION 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LW |
| 1 | Fond du Lac | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 1-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Muskego | 2-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Franklin | 2-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Neenah | 2-0 | 10(tie) |
| 6 | Marquette | 2-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Appleton North | 1-1 | 3 |
| 8 | Hudson | 2-0 | 7 |
| 9 | Bay Port | 2-0 | 8 |
| 10 | Madison Memorial | 2-0 | 9 |
| Friday | Aug. 24, 2018 | |||||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final Score | ||||||||
| Fond du Lac | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 | |||||||
| DC Everest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Quarter | Time | Yards | Fond du Lac Scoring Plays |
| 1 | 9:19 | 9 | Carson Raddatz 9 yd TD run, Jared Scheberl XP kick |
| 1 | 4:41 | 5 | Eben Sauer 5 yd TD run, Scheberl XP kick |
| 1 | 2:48 | 1 | Zavior Ellis 1 yd TD run, Scheberl XP kick |
| 2 | 11:57 | 2 | James Riehl 2 yd TD run, Scheberl XP kick |
| 2 | 4:50 | 8 | Eben Sauer 89 yd TD run, Scheberl XP kick |
| 3 | :00 | 36 | Gavin Baesely 36 yd TD run, David McArthur XP kick |
| 4 | 4:00 | 28 | Ben Birschbach 28 yd TD pass to David McArthur, David McArthur XP kick |
| Passing | |||||
| Player | Comp. | Att. | Yds. | TD | Int |
| Carson Raddatz | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Walljasper | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Birschbach | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Fond du Lac Totals | 6 | 8 | 78 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Fum | 2PT |
| #2 Eben Sauer | 15 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| #4 Carson Raddatz | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #7 Zavior Ellis | 5 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #33 James Riehl | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #13 David McArthur | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #38 Gavin Baseley | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| #39 Jon Vanna | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #21 Reno Naebe | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fond du Lac Totals | 33 | 367 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | |||||
| Player | TD | 1PAT | 2PAT | FG | Total |
| Eben Sauer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Carson Raddatz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Zavior Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| James Riehl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Gavin Baseley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| David McArthur | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jared Scheberl | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fond du Lac Totals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Fond du Lac | |||||||||||
| Defensive Stats | Asst | Sack | Fum | Fum Ret | Fum | ||||||
| Player | TCK | TCK | TFL | Sacks | Yds | Rec | Yds | Forc | Int | ||
| Sam Schmidt | |||||||||||
| Carson Raddatz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Sam Hernandez | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Zavior Ellis | |||||||||||
| River Reifsnider | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Johan Deitte | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ben Viau | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Ethan Kissinger | 2 | ||||||||||
| Julian Murillo | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bobby Herbeck | 2 | ||||||||||
| Drew Bonlander | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jared Scheberl | 1 | ||||||||||
| Isaac Ortegon | 1 | ||||||||||
| Dylan Sieloff | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Fletcher Haus | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tyler Van De Slunt | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Michael Towell | 1 | ||||||||||
| Sam Wood | 1 | ||||||||||
| Hunter Hansen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Austin Bunkelman | 2 | ||||||||||
| Eli Drost | 1 | ||||||||||
| Austin Baatz | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Nick Waldo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Nelson Esparza | 1 | ||||||||||
| Luke Mueller | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -4 | ||||||
| Byron Sabel | 1 | ||||||||||
| Nick Asmus | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Fond du Lac Totals | 17 | 35 | 4 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Punt Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yds | TD |
| Eben Sauer | 2 | 46 | 0 |
| David McArthur | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Behnke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Murillo | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Fond du Lac Totals | 5 | 52 | 0 |
| Kick Returns | |||
| Player | Ret | Yds | TD |
| Eben Sauer | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||
| Player | Punts | Yds. | TB | In 20 |
| Adam Hopper | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | ||||
| Player | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM |
| Jared Scheberl | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| David McArthur | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fond du Lac Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
If there was any concern about Fond du Lac being ready to play Friday night, just one week after taking down Kimberly and its state-record winning streak, it didn’t take long for those worries to be brushed aside. Three first-quarter touchdowns never let an overwhelmed D.C. Everest team get an inkling of being able to walk out of Fruth Field with a win. “I was a little worried about a hangover from the Kimberly game, but we played pretty fast on defense and were physical on offense and took care of business right away in that first quarter,” Fond du Lac head coach Steve Jorgensen said. “I thought we played pretty well.”
It’s the first 2-0 start for Fond du Lac since the 2015 season and the Cardinals are likely to retain the No. 1 spot in both the Associated Press state rankings as well as the coaches poll. Not only did Fond du Lac have to deal with coming off the big win, but the Cardinals also had a matchup looming with another top team in the state in Week 3 when they travel to face Appleton North. Now, Fond du Lac can center its focus on the Lightning, which will likely be a bit feisty coming off a loss to Neenah on Friday. “They had a tough loss (Friday) night that went right down to the wire,” Jorgensen said. “So, on the road again, two top-five teams in the state. We’re going to have to play real well and I think it will be a real good football game.”
Fond du Lac entered the season with high expectations based on what the team returned on defense and on the offensive line. However, the emergence of Carson Raddatz’s play at quarterback has also fueled Fond du Lac’s strong start and Jorgensen has been pleased with the play of his signal caller. “He’s a different dimension at the position than (last year’s starter) Jack Cole was. Jack was more of your typical passing quarterback and not a lot of running and Carson is probably the other end of the spectrum, where he is a run-first type guy,” Jorgensen said. “We have a lot of run game in our offense for Carson, but he has the ability to throw the ball well enough to keep teams honest.”
WEEK 1 WISSPORTS.NET COACHES POLL
DIVISION 1
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD |
| 1 | Fond du Lac | 1-0 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 0-1 |
| 3 | Appleton North | 1-0 |
| 4 | Muskego | 1-0 |
| 5 | Franklin | 1-0 |
| 6 | Marquette | 1-0 |
| 7 | Hudson | 1-0 |
| 8 | Bay Port | 1-0 |
| 9 | Madison Memorial | 1-0 |
| 10(tie) | Neenah | 1-0 |
| 10(tie) | Racine Horlick | 1-0 |
VFA Football Game Report – Fond du Lac vs Kimberly 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Score
Fond du Lac 7 14 7 3 31
Kimberly 0 14 7 7 28
Quarter Time Yards Fond du Lac Scoring Plays
1 6:34 20 Xavier Ellis 20 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP
2 10:12 19 Pass Carson Raddatz to Adam Hopper 19 yd TD, Jared Scheberl XP
2 3:30 5 Dylan Sieloff 5 yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP
3 5:34 74 Carson Raddatz 74 Yd TD Run, Jared Scheberl XP
4 :01 26 Jared Scheberl 26 yd Field Goal
Passing
Player Comp. Att. Yds. TD Int
Carson Raddatz 5 8 69 1 0
Rushing
Player Att Yds TD Fum
Eben Sauer 13 132
Carson Raddatz 15 150 1
Xavier Ellis 3 28 1
Dylan Sieloff 2 10 1
Fond du Lac Totals 33 320 3
Scoring
Player TD 1PAT 2PAT FG Total
Carson Raddatz 1 6
Xavier Ellis 1 6
Adam Hopper 1 6
Dylan Sieloff 1 6
Jared Scheberl 4 1 7
Fond du Lac Totals 4 4 0 1 31
Receiving
Player Rec Yds TD
Eben Sauer 2 39
Adam Hopper 3 30 1
Defensive Stats
Asst Sack Fum Fum Ret Fum
Player TCK TCK TFL Sacks Yds Rec Yds
Carson Raddatz 4 1
Sam Hernandez 3 3
Eli Sieckman 5
Ben Viau 3 7 1
Drew Bonlander 5 1
Dylan Sieloff 2
Gavin Baseley 1
Hunter Hansen 13 2 1 1 -1 1
Adam Hopper 1 1
Andrew Stone 1 3 1
Xavier Ellis
Jared Cotton 1 1
Luke Mueller 1
Jacob Cotton 1
Byron Sabel 3
Nick Asmus 1 3 1
Fond du Lac Totals 39 26 5 1 -1 1 0 1
Punt Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
Cole Seigworth 1 12
Eben Sauer 1 9
Punting
Player Punts Yds. TB In 20
Adam Hopper 2 60
Julian Murillo 1 39
Kick Returns
Player Ret Yds TD
Eben Sauer 2 39
Fletcher Haus 1 0
Cole Seigworth 2 44
Kicking
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Jared Scheberl 1 1 4 4
Fond du Lac football defeats Kimberly ending 70-game winning streak
Fond du Lac 31 Kimberly 28
Fond du Lac football coach Steve Jorgensen had a feeling that Jared Scheberl would figure prominently in a team victory this season. Turns out the 6-foot-2, 155-pound senior kicker may have secured the most important victory for Fond du Lac in decades. Scheberl’s 26-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Cardinals to an exhilarating 31-28 victory over Kimberly in a nonconference game at Papermaker Stadium.
The kick snapped Kimberly’s 70-game winning streak – the nation’s longest current streak and also gave the Cardinals a measure of revenge on a program that has ousted them from the playoffs three of the last four seasons.
“I made Jared a captain early in the year because throughout the spring and summer, I would look out on the football field and there would be one lone soul there anytime during the day,” Jorgensen said. “So I made him a captain because of how he was making himself better as an individual. “I even said early in camp that this guy is going to win a game for us and that’s why we’re going to make him a captain and he got it done.” Scheberl said he has kicked a game-winner before – in his sophomore year – and that Friday’s kick wasn’t that much more pressure. “I looked up and once I heard the sound of the ball, I knew it was going in,” Scheberl said. “We’ve been working so hard for it and now we just finally finished the job. It feels great.” Scheberl’s kick set off a raucous celebration for Fond du Lac. Cardinals offensive and defensive lineman Andrew Stone said seeing the team’s hard work pay off was “surreal.” “Coach Jorgensen has been preparing for this for like weeks, months … years really,” Stone said. “Since my sophomore year. And to see him happy like this for once is amazing.”
Fond du Lac took a 14-0 lead on a touchdown run from Zavier Ellis and a 19-yard touchdown pass from Carson Raddatz to Adam Hopper.
Kimberly answered with a 1-yard touchdown run from Will Fischer in the second quarter, but Ellis added a 5-yard touchdown run on Fond du Lac’s next possession.
The Papermakers scored right before the half on a fourth-and-6 from their own 35. That’s when Kimberly quarterback Cody Staerkel found Jack Kieffer on a 35-yard touchdown bomb that kept Kimberly within a touchdown heading into the second half, 21-14.
Kimberly started the third quarter with a 12-play, 83-yard drive that tied the game when Fischer ran in from 9 yards out for a 21-21 score.
Raddatz put Fondy back ahead 28-21 on a 74-yard keeper up the middle midway through the third quarter and the score stayed that way until late in the fourth quarter.
Kimberly tied the game on Fischer’s third touchdown of the game, this time from 5 yards out, with 2:59 left. The Papermakers’ drive started at their own 15 when the Kimberly defense forced a turnover on downs when officials ruled the Cardinals didn’t convert on fourth-and-1.
Fondy drove toward the winning field goal and Raddatz hit Eben Sauer on a critical 35-yard pass play that got the Cardinals deep into Kimberly territory. Scheberl then converted on the game-winner from 26 yards out two plays later as time expired.
Kimberly’s win streak spanned five seasons and coach Steve Jones spoke with his team at length in the post-game huddle and said he told his team that he “loves them.” “And that when we talk about love in our program – it’s unconditional,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if they lose or if they win, that they continue to compete and battle like they did tonight. That love is unconditional. We never want to get used to losing in our program. And it’s going to sting, but just like when we win, we tell them we get 24 hours and then hopefully we can use that sting to motivate us to get better.”
Fond du Lac 7 14 7 3 – 31
Kimberly 0 14 7 7 – 28
SCORING
First Quarter
F – Zavier Ellis 20 run (Jared Scheberl kick)
Second Quarter
F – Adam Hopper 19 pass from Carson Raddatz (Scheberl kick)
K – Will Fischer 1 run (Gavin McBrair kick)
F – Ellis 5 run (Scheberl kick)
K – Jack Kieffer 35 pass from Cody Staerkel (McBrair kick)
Third Quarter
K – Fischer 20 run (McBrair kick)
F – Raddatz 74 run (Scheberl kick)
Fourth Quarter
K – Fischer 5 run (McBrair kick)
F – Scheberl 26 field goal
Kimberly’s historic winning streak ends at 70
The Kimberly football team’s state-record winning streak has come to an end.
The Fond du Lac Cardinals, who had come close to beating Kimberly on three occasions in the past few years, beat the Papermakers 31-28 in the season opener Friday in front of an overflow crowd at Papermaker Stadium. Jared Scheberl kicked a 26-yard field goal on the final play of the game to give the Cardinals the victory.
The loss ended Kimberly’s winning streak at 70 games and was the first defeat for the Papermakers since they fell to Arrowhead 31-7 in 2012 in a state quarterfinal game. Kimberly had the longest active streak in the nation and was tied for the 13th longest winning streak ever by a high school football team nationally. Over the course of the streak, Kimberly had only seven games decided by seven points or less and three of them were against Fond du Lac, including a 32-29 win in a third-round playoff game in 2016 – the closest game during the streak. During its 70-game winning streak, Kimberly had scored 3,000 points and allowed 906 for an average margin of victory of 43-13.
Kimberly entered this season as five-time defending state champions, including the last four in Division 1. The Papermakers beat Sun Prairie 27-7 in last year’s title game, scoring 27 unanswered points after falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
Kimberly was challenged several times during last year’s regular season, with close victories over Fond du Lac (35-28), Stevens Point (28-18), Neenah (15-8) and Appleton North (38-31). In the season-opener last year, Fond du Lac held the lead into the final minute before Kimberly scored with 44 seconds left to escape Fruth Field with the win streak intact.
The Papermakers also rallied from a 42-21 deficit to win the state title 49-42 over Arrowhead in 2015, and bounced back from a 14-0 hole against Franklin to beat the Sabers 29-14 in the 2016 title game.
Fond du Lac gears for another showdown with powerhouse Kimberly
Adam Hopper unleashed a grin that seemed to stretch the entire length of the practice field behind Fond du Lac High School. Yes, he has thought about what a bus ride home from Papermaker Stadium in Kimberly following a win on Friday would be like and the smile Hopper sported when the topic came up was an indication of the belief he and his teammates can accomplish the feat. “We’ve definitely been thinking about the game,” Hopper said following a practice earlier this week. “We’re jacked. I think the whole team is ready just to get out there and play our best.” The Cardinals will take another shot at dethroning the king of high school football in Wisconsin when the two powerhouse teams collide for the fourth time in less than two years in the season-opener at Kimberly.
The Papermakers enter the game with the state-record 70-game win streak and five straight state titles, but Fond du Lac certainly has been a thorn in their side. Over the course of the win streak, Kimberly has only had seven games decided by seven points or less and three of them have come against the Cardinals, including a 32-29 win in a third-round playoff game in 2016 – the closest game during the streak.
“I think we have a lot of confidence coming into this game,” senior linebacker Ben Viau said. “We’ve worked hard.” Both meetings between the teams last year came down to the fourth quarter as Fond du Lac either held the lead or was tied in the final stanza only to see the Papermakers pull out the win. In the season-opener last year, Fond du Lac held the lead into the final minute before Kimberly scored with 44 seconds left to escape Fruth Field with the win streak intact. “We know what we have to do, we just have to get out there and finish. Don’t lose another fourth-quarter game,” Hopper said. “It’s something we have stressed all offseason – making sure we finish games.” Hopper and Viau help lead a talented, experienced defense that looks to give the Cardinals a strong foundation to build on. The unit allowed only 189 points in 12 games last season, with Kimberly accounting for a third of them (63).
Carson Raddatz and Viau at linebacker and safety Drew Bonlander are all returning first-team all-VFA South selections, while the Cardinals boast six players on defense who received some level of all-conference recognition last year. “We have a lot of seniors on the defense and we all just need to play our game and do our best,” Viau said. That experience should help offset a young group of skill-position players on offense for Fond du Lac.
“Our defense has been playing faster and harder than the offense (in the preseason). It has looked really good,” said Fond du Lac head coach Steve Jorgensen, who formerly coached at Kimberly. “I’m not concerned about their streak. I’m more concerned about our team playing good football and being a real good football team at the end of the season.”
FDL vs Kimberly
How good is Fond du Lac’s offensive line?
Having one returning first-team all-conference selection to an offensive line would make any coach smile. Fond du Lac has triple that.
Seniors Andrew Stone, Luke Mueller and Joe Schlagenhaft were all unanimous first-team all-VFA-South selections a year ago and that trio gives the Cardinals a formidable front-line group. “The offensive line is definitely one of the strengths of the team,” Stone said. “We’re going to take it so these smaller guys can hit the holes and make the big plays.”
In addition to the trio of first-teamers, a fourth senior Riley Neal was an honorable mention all-VFA selection. That kind of talent – and that kind of beef as the senior quartet averages about 250 pounds per man – gives the Cardinals something to build around. And having to replace a number of skill position players from a year ago, having that strong unit up front is key for the Cardinals. “Of any group on the football field, I think the most important is the offensive line so having those guys back is big,” Fond du Lac head coach Steve Jorgensen said. “These kids are good football players and you want to have strength in the offensive line and a veteran crew. “As much as people are trying to take the physical out of football, a strong group of offensive linemen is the core of your physicality as far as controlling the ball, controlling the clock. I just think at any level of football they are the most important group.”
Carson Raddatz, Fond du Lac: One of the returning defensive players in the VFA-South from last year will take on an added role for the Cardinals.
Quarterback. Raddatz was a unanimous first-team all-VFA selection at linebacker after leading the Cardinals in tackles. He also intercepted three passes – two of which he returned for touchdowns – and recovered two fumbles.
Andrew Stone, Fond du Lac: There may not be any easy-to-recognize stats to measure the play of an offensive lineman, but it can be a simple eye test of whether or not a player at that position is good.
Stone is good. The three-year varsity starter helps anchor a talented front group for the Cardinals and could emerge as one of the top linemen in the league. Stone was an honorable mention all-conference selection as a sophomore and one of three unanimous first-team selections from the Cardinals last year, along with returning linemates Luke Mueller and Joe Schlagenhaft. Yet it may be Stone, who also won the Division 1 state shot put title last spring, that is the face of that powerhouse unit. “When a kid starts as a sophomore, by the time they are a senior you expect them to be a dominant football player. He needs to play that way for us to be successful,” Jorgensen said. “Not only Andrew, but Joe and Luke. They have to play at a level above the rest.” He will continue to be a playmaker for a stacked Fond du Lac defense, but he will also help out the Cardinals offense as the signal caller – at least on a rotational basis, according to head coach Steve Jorgensen. The added workload might affect some players, but Jorgensen believes Raddatz won’t have a problem with the dual role. “These are the days of two-platoon football but there used to be a time when a good player never left the field and I think he’s one of those kids who can sustain it throughout the game,” Jorgensen said. “He’s as competitive of a kid as we have and I don’t think playing a lot will hinder him at all.”
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With the start of the 2018 prep football season swiftly approaching, it’s time to start thinking about which teams will be the powerhouses contending for a trip to Madison in November.
#4 Fond du Lac (9-3, Division 1 state quarterfinals): No team has come closer to ending Kimberly’s record-setting run over the past few years than the Cardinals, and this year may be when Fond du Lac gets over the hump.
Although Mike Gnewuch stepped away as head coach after last season, in steps Steve Jorgensen who is a proven winner and had been on Gnewuch’s staff. That means there will be little disruption in what the Cardinals have done over the past few years.
Fond du Lac will be anchored by a defense that returns three first-team all-VFA South selections in Ben Viau, Carson Raddatz and Drew Bonlander and an offensive line that features Andrew Stone, Luke Mueller, Joe Schlagenhaft and Riley Neal.
The Cardinals have to replace starting quarterback Jack Cole, leading rusher Colton Wasieleski and their whole group of receivers but should get speedy running back Eben Sauer back from injury to help spark the offense.
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Ben Viau, Sr., Fond du Lac
He might have been the linebacker of the year in the FVA-South if not for Eiden.
The 6-3, 205-pound Viau was a unanimous first-team all-conference pick and teamed with Carson Raddatz (linebacker) and Andrew Stone (defensive lineman) to help form a strong defensive core.
All three are back this season.
“I mean, the dude works hard,” Eiden said of Viau. “I know that 2019 class at Fondy is nothing to mess around with. But at the end of the day, I just focus on myself and my teammates.
“We both have similar goals in mind, and I wish him the best with that.”