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By Paul Lecker
MarshfieldAreaSports.com
Stratford senior quarterback Jack Tubbs was voted Offensive Player of the Year and senior defensive back Alec Chapel shared Defensive Player of the Year honors as both were first-team selections on the 2024 All-Central Wisconsin Conference Large Division Football Team.
Stratford, which won the CWC Large championship for the third-straight season with a perfect 7-0 record, had 11 first-team selections, which included Chapel (defensive back/tight end), Walker Weis and Carter Lueck (offensive and defensive line) and Jett Schoenherr (defensive back/wide receiver) as two-way picks.
In addition to Tubbs, running back Reid Miller and linebacker Caleb Wrensch were also first-team honorees for Stratford.
Tubbs threw for 2,361 yards and 26 touchdowns, and rushed for 734 yards and 13 scores to lead Stratford to a third WIAA state title in a row.
Chapel was Stratford’s top tackler with 148 and had four interceptions, while also catching 24 passes for 556 yards and eight scores. Chapel earned Co-Defensive Player of the Year with Wittenberg-Birnamwood linebacker Boone Schairer.
Wrensch was second on the Stratford defense in tackles with 87, which include 2½ sacks.
Schoenherr was the Tigers’ top receiver with 57 catches for 595 yards and six touchdowns, and he also had eight rushing touchdowns and four interceptions on defense.
Miller ended up with 699 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, and Lueck and Weis were disruptive on the line on both sides as Stratford averaged 38.4 points and 393 yards per game as it went a perfect 14-0 overall.
Lueck had 67 tackles and Weis 61, as each finished with nine tackles for loss.
Spencer/Columbus Catholic’s lone first-team pick was junior Mac Konieczny at punter. He also was a second-team selection at kicker and an honorable mention choice at wide receiver.
Senior offensive lineman Jude Becerma, sophomore defensive lineman Ryan Bernick and senior linebacker Mason Wolf were second-team honorees for Spencer/Columbus Catholic.
Stratford also had three second-team picks in junior offensive lineman Drew Gage, and junior Brooks Vanderhoof at running back and linebacker.
Stratford’s Kellen Kafka was named the Assistant Coach of the Year.
2024 All-Central Wisconsin Conference Large Division Football Team
First Team
Offense
Quarterback: Jack Tubbs, sr., Stratford; Kam Zeilke, sr., Weyauwega-Fremont.
Offensive line: Eddie Nowinsky, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Jack Seeger, sr., Amherst; Carter Lueck, sr., Stratford; Walker Weis, sr., Stratford; Jared Bohringer, jr., Weyauwega-Fremont.
Running back: Reid Miller, sr., Stratford; Dawson Lind, jr., Weyauwega-Fremont.
Tight end: Alec Chapel, sr., Stratford.
Wide receiver: Sully Perkins, jr., Amherst; Jett Schoenherr, sr., Stratford.
Defense
Defensive back: Jett Rogowski, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Alec Chapel, sr., Stratford; Jett Schoenherr, sr., Stratford.
Defensive line: Eddie Nowinsky, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Jack Seeger, sr., Amherst; Carter Lueck, sr., Stratford; Walker Weis, sr., Stratford.
Linebacker: Boone Schairer, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Caleb Wrensch, sr., Stratford; Bryce Magdanz, jr., Weyauwega-Fremont; Sam Stuczynski, sr., Amherst.
Special Teams
Kicker: Charlie Mueller, sr., Weyauwega-Fremont.
Punter: Mac Konieczny, jr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic.
Second Team
Offense
Offensive line: Drew Gage, jr., Stratford; Henry Egging, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Jude Becerma, sr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic; Logan Glodowski, jr., Amherst; Jacob Hoppe, sr., Colby.
Quarterback: Bryson Schmid, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Michael Glodowski, jr., Amherst.
Running back: Boone Schairer, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Brooks Vanderhoof, jr., Stratford.
Tight end/fullback: Tucker Hayes, sr., Colby.
Wide receiver: Jett Rogowski, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Carter Birdyshaw, so., Weyauwega-Fremont.
Defense
Defensive back: Bryson Schmid, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Sully Perkins, jr., Amherst; Kam Zielke, sr., Weyauwega-Fremont.
Defensive line: Ryan Bernick, so., Spencer/Columbus Catholic; Slade Wierzba, so., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Jarred Bohringer, jr., Weyauwega-Fremont; Brennan Geiger, jr., Colby.
Linebacker: Kaden Yaeger, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Brooks Vanderhoof, jr., Stratford; Jacob Hoppe, sr., Colby; Mason Wolf, sr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic.
Special Teams
Kicker: Mac Konieczny, jr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic.
Punter: Cody Radtke, sr., Marathon.
Honorable Mention
Offense
Quarterback: Devlin Timmler, jr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic; Tayt Smith, sr., Colby; True Thurs, jr., Marathon.
Running back: Jack Hoeper, so., Spencer/Columbus Catholic; Brody Viegut, sr., Colby; Tryn Scheel, sr., Loyal/Greenwood.
Wide receiver: Mac Konieczny, jr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic; Teddy Meyer, sr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic; Coltan Breit, jr., Stratford; Garrett Bracewell, so., Marathon.
Offensive line: George Seegmiller, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Kaleb Krupka, sr., Amherst; Blake Ahuna, jr., Weyauwega-Fremont; Carter McDaniel, sr., Weyauwega-Fremont; Hunter Reynolds, sr., Colby; Preston Farmer, sr., Loyal/Greenwood.
Defense
Defensive back: Drew Lang, sr., Spencer/Columbus Catholic; Jack Tubbs, sr., Stratford; Cale Quaintance, jr., Marathon; Landon Sneider, jr., Marathon.
Defensive line: Carson Meverden, jr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Garrison Gordon, sr., Amherst; Carter McDaniel, sr., Weyauwega-Fremont; Hunter Reynolds, sr., Colby.
Linebacker: Michael Gunter, sr., Wittenberg-Birnamwood; Xander Curtice, sr., Stratford; Alex Loherke, sr., Weyauwega-Fremont; Tryn Scheel, sr., Loyal/Greenwood; Lane Smith, sr., Amherst.
Offensive Player of the Year: Jack Tubbs, QB, Stratford.
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Alec Chapel, DB, Stratford, and Boone Schairer, LB, Wittenberg-Birnamwood.
Assistant Coach of the Year: Kellen Kafka, Stratford.