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John Anderson Award Pre-Season Watch List

08/15/2024, 10:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson

The John Anderson Award is presented annually to the state's top senior linebacker as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after John Anderson, a former Waukesha South standout who went on to star at the University of Michigan and later with the Green Bay Packers.

The pre-season list will be trimmed down to about 25 semi-finalists halfway through the year, with five finalists chosen at the start of the playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.

JOHN ANDERSON AWARD PRE-SEASON WATCH LIST

First Last Team
Jase Apfelbeck Edgar
Carter Appl Xavier
Trevor Arentz West Salem
Alex Bailey Kenosha Indian Trail
Nate Bigonia Homestead
Wes Bosworth Richland Center
Warren Bowe Cadott
Brett Burrs Verona
Cooper Catalano Germantown
Bradley Check La Crosse Logan
Cooper Cornish McFarland
Mason Desai Sussex Hamilton
Cullen Donovan Waukesha North
Carter Drews Cambria-Friesland
Levi Duggan Madison Memorial
Braedon Ellefson Kimberly
Colin Fischer Bonduel
James Flanigan Notre Dame
Carson Fletcher Racine Horlick
Trevor Forster Spring Valley
Daniel Fritz McDonell Central
Nathan Fuchs Monroe
Ashton Ghostley Oregon
Maddox Goebel Darlington
Jayveon Gold Whitnall
Logan Goodrich Wisconsin Dells
Mitchell Grover Pacelli
Hayden Gyllin Mauston
Bennett Hahm Lake Country Lutheran
Sawyer Hardesty Mayville
Daniel Harness Saint Mary Catholic
Nick Hawker Bay Port
Cole Hietpas Xavier
Rhett Hlavacka Fond du Lac
Drew Holzhueter Cambridge
Noah Joseph Waunakee
Cullen Kirchberg DeForest
Micah Kuchta Coleman
Campbell Kuiper Kenosha St. Joseph
Charles Larson Waukesha West
Bryce Lenzendorf Prairie du Chien
Malachi Mack Wauwatosa East
Zach Maguire Mount Horeb/Barneveld
Aaron Marek Brookfield Central
Griffin Marko Saint Croix Falls
Gavin Meece Sun Prairie East
Dane Meinerz Hartford
Dawson Meissner Marshfield
Connor Mentink Oostburg
Noah Moul St. Mary's Springs
Billy Navis Cedar Grove-Belgium
Andrew Nies River Ridge
Mitchell Nigro Marquette
Sam Pasten Port Washington
Lucas Peters Rice Lake
Jacob Phillips Mineral Point
Trevor Picago Greendale
Brenden Pickel Cuba City
Grant Praslowicz Antigo
Jackson Puttkamer Baraboo
Jack Read Homestead
Bruce Rezin Tomah
Connor Roche Columbus
Max Ruedebusch Lake Mills
Sean Ryan New Berlin West
Bobby Salm Appleton North
Boone Schairer Wittenberg-Birnamwood
Tryn Scheel Loyal
Parker Schreindl Oconomowoc
Jackson Servais Pewaukee
De’Jion Steele Madison West
Tucker Stulka Wauzeka/Seneca
Mariano Talamantez Racine St. Catherine's
Isaiah Taylor Racine St. Catherine's
Landon Taylor Westosha Central
Vinnie Tesch D.C. Everest
Blake Thiry Prairie du Chien
Brody Thornton Menomonie
Tyler Van Sluys Grafton
Braeden Veldboom Oostburg
Lamarcus Vinson Milwaukee King
Jackson Waitkus Sun Prairie East
Ryan Weaver Adams-Friendship
Jay’veon Williams Kenosha Bradford

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

For the latest and most up to date football news and recruiting information, follow Travis on Twitter @travisWSN. Email story ideas, recruiting info, etc. to Travis at travis(at)wissports.net.

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