A look at Milwaukee-area conferences.
2017 champion: Waukesha West. 2018 favorite: Muskego.
Other contenders: Catholic Memorial, Arrowhead, Waukesha West.
Key players: Arrowhead – Jacob Schleicher, sr., WR; JJ Oehmke, sr., WR; Jake Hazod, sr., DE; Catholic Memorial
– Luke Fox, soph., WR; Tate Kopulos, sr., RB; Luke Hubley, sr., DE; Ben Kreul, jr., TE-LB; JC Latham, soph., DE-OL; Kettle
Moraine – Trey Wedig, jr., OT; Eli Weis, sr., RB; Blake Wilcox, sr., K-P; Caleb Hotchkiss, sr., DB; Mukwonago – Paul Vildberg, sr., DB; Dalton Gillette, sr., TE-DE; Muskego – Austin Burke, sr., OL; RJ Bosshart, sr., RB; Jacob Leszczynski, jr., OL; AJ Makinen, sr., QB; Nate Stewart, sr., DL; Oconomowoc – Leif Engstrand, sr., OL; Noah Zupke, jr., OL; Theo Ringgold, sr., DE; Waukesha North – Chimere Dike, jr., WR; Tyrone Howard, sr., RB; Rafa Martinez, sr., RB; Ben Sorge, sr., RB; Johnny Kelliher, jr., QB;
Waukesha South – Matt Garrity, sr., OL; Isaiah Garcia, sr., WR; Waukesha West – Sam Mikulak, sr., RB; Trent Remmers, sr., DB; Nick Hanke, sr., OL.
Outlook: This comes as no surprise, but some of the best football in the state will be played in the Classic 8 this year. The conference’s coaches are split between CMH and Muskego as the preseason favorite after Waukesha West went undefeated in conference play last year. There are plenty of Division I college recruits in the conference, including Kreul, Wilcox, Latham, Gillette and Engstrand. QB-DB; Adam Antonneu, sr., LB; Martin
Luther – Darios Crawley-Reid, sr., RBDB; Nik Mueller, sr., QB; Brad Kulinski, sr., WR-LB; Bryce Kulinski, sr., WR-LB; Brody Lee, sr., LB; Racine St. Catherine’s – Da’Shaun Brown, sr., QB-DB; Rashid Poole, sr., WR; Tim Carthron, sr., OL; Daryl Carter, sr., DE; Adrian Garcia, sr., DT; Luke Letsch, sr., DB; Shoreland
Lutheran – Noah Ahles, sr., QB-LB; Noah Erbe, jr., OL-LB; Donville James, jr., RB-DE.
Outlook: With the exception of a close six-point win over Martin Luther, St. Catherine’s stormed through the league last year and has the potential to do so again. The team has 15 seniors, its most since 2007, a super-standout in Brown and all-conference players returning at a number of positions. Circle Oct. 5 on your calendar. St. Catherine’s plays host to Martin Luther in a showdown that could determine the league title.
Prep Football Online
The world has gone digital and with it so has the Journal Sentinel’s Friday night football coverage.
On game nights and the morning after, visit jsonline.com/preps for the latest scores, video, photo galleries and analysis of the action. This year for the first time we’re also giving readers a way to submit their own video of that phenomenal run, amazing catch or lastsecond touchdown.
On Sunday, we’ll provide our print readers with a recap of the week’s coverage, including how the area top 10 fared and other game highlights. We’ll also feature statistical leaders from the week and an analysis of the events from the week that explain how they fit into the big picture of the season.
This week, look for analysis, photos and video of the Arrowhead-Marquette showdown Thursday night. On Friday night, check for coverage of the Classic 8 opener between Kettle Moraine and Waukesha West, as well as the North Shore showdown between Homestead and Port Washington. We’ll also check in with some of the area’s new coaches in their first games.