Pulaski's Karcz, De Pere's Wettstein among the top Week 7 high school football performers, plus rankings
WEEK 7 RANKINGS
West De Pere (6-1)
The starting units departed early in a 49-0 win over Green Bay Southwest. The Phantoms inched closer to a Week 9 showdown against Bay Port that will decide the Fox River Classic Conference-North winner.
It was West De Pere’s second shutout this season and the sixth time it has allowed 14 or fewer points. Up next is a road game against Green Bay Preble (1-6) on Friday.
Southern Door (7-0)
The team has not lost a game in the regular season since Mark Jonas took over as coach in 2022.
Southern Door beat Oconto 46-6, again displaying a certain level of dominance on both sides of the ball. It is averaging 37.9 points and allowing 6.9.
The Packerland Conference comes down to this week when the Eagles play at Kewaunee.
Southern Door won the title last season with a thrilling 19-14 victory, although Kewaunee got revenge in the playoffs.
Kewaunee (7-0)
The Storm had another lopsided victory in Week 7, this time a 56-8 win over Sturgeon Bay.
Kewaunee has defeated six of its seven opponents by double figures and hasn’t allowed more than eight points in any of the last five games.
It held Sturgeon Bay to 157 total yards.
Green Bay Notre Dame (6-1)
The Tritons all but wrapped up the FRCC-South title with a 42-14 win over Menasha. A win over Green Bay West (1-6) in Week 8 would clinch at least a share of the program’s first league championship since 2008.
With the way Notre Dame has played this season, it would be difficult to blame the team for believing it could play for a state title in Madison next month.
Bay Port (5-2)
The Pirates posted their second straight shutout with a 56-0 win over Ashwaubenon. It marks the fifth consecutive game the team has scored 40 or more points.
Bay Port hosts De Pere in Week 8. It went 2-0 against the Redbirds last season by the same 42-14 score, including in the opening round of the Division 1 playoffs.
Wrightstown (6-1)
Had an important win with a 20-13 victory over Fox Valley Lutheran, one of the better teams in the North Eastern Conference.
It was the fewest points scored by FVL this season and the first time since Week 2 it was held below 35.
The Tigers play at Little Chute (4-3) on Friday.
Luxemburg-Casco (6-1)
The Spartans remain atop the NEC after a 42-0 win over Denmark. It’s their second shutout of the season and the fifth straight game they have allowed two or fewer touchdowns.
L-C plays at Fox Valley Lutheran (5-2) in Week 8. The Spartans beat FVL 16-14 in the regular season in 2022 before losing 21-12 in the playoff rematch.
Both games came without L-C star quarterback Max Ronsman, who missed the last half of the season with an injury.
Oconto Falls (7-2)
One down, two to go.
The Panthers remain a game ahead in the Northwoods after a dominating 78-42 win over Clintonville, which was one of three teams in the league that started the week trailing Oconto Falls by one game in the standings.
Oconto Falls rushed for 589 yards in the win.
It plays at Crandon (7-2) in Week 8.
Pulaski (3-4)
One win away from clinching a playoff berth after a 49-26 win over Sheboygan North. It was a season high in points, topping the 35 it scored against De Pere in Week 3.
The Red Raiders host Southwest (0-7) on Friday.
De Pere (3-4)
Beat Preble 35-7 for its third win in the last four games. It was the fifth time the Redbirds have scored at least 35 points this season, and it was the third time it has held an opponent to seven or fewer points.
De Pere needs one win in the final two games to clinch a spot in the playoffs. Its game at Bay Port this week will be a difficult one with how well the Pirates are playing.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Christian Collins, Green Bay Notre Dame
The junior running back keeps finding ways to top himself. He rushed for a career-high 306 yards and three touchdowns, averaged 12.8 yards per carry and caught one pass for 41 yards against Menasha. It’s the third time this season he has topped the 200-yard rushing mark.
Collins ranks fourth in the state in rushing yards (1,262) and is third in TDs (21).
Sam Hemery, Green Bay West
Did a little of everything in a 41-28 win over Green Bay East, helping West end a 17-game losing streak.
The junior quarterback completed 15 of 20 passes for 228 yards and three TDs, rushed 15 times for 61 yards and one score and had an interception on defense.
Hemery has completed 33 of 47 passes for 447 yards and seven TDs the past two weeks.
Carter Kallies, Bay Port
The senior quarterback did most of his damage on the ground against Ashwaubenon, rushing for a career-high 157 yards and five TDs on 17 carries as part of a rushing attack that included 105 yards on just six carries from Tevyn Montgomery.
Kallies has rushed for 14 TDs this season and has at least one score in each of the last six games.
Ryan Wettstein, De Pere
Had five total tackles and returned an interception 56 yards for a TD in the first quarter that proved to be the game-winner. It was his second straight week with a pick.
Elliott Karcz, Pulaski
The senior defensive back had a career-high 15 total tackles, including 13 solo and three for loss, against Sheboygan North.
He has 56 tackles, two forced fumbles and an interception this season and has seven career interceptions in three years on varsity.
Aiden Humphreys, Wrightstown
Rushed 21 times for 95 yards and one TD and made 13 total tackles against Fox Valley Lutheran.
The junior running back-linebacker is having a big season at both positions. He has rushed for 760 yards and seven TDs and has 46 tackles and one sack.
Cameron Dorner, Luxemburg-Casco
Rushed for 137 yards and one TD against Denmark. It’s the third time this season he has rushed for 100 or more yards.
Dorner is averaging 10.1 yards per carry on 56 attempts.
Owen Carlson, Kewaunee
The senior was unstoppable against Sturgeon Bay, rushing 15 times for 225 yards and five TDs and making three tackles.
Carlson has rushed for 1,191 yards this season, topping 1,000 for the first time in his three-year varsity career.
He is tied with Pepin/Alma’s Demetrius Bergmann for the state lead with 22 rushing TDs.
William Jandrin, Southern Door
The senior tight end-linebacker made 10 total tackles and had an 85-yard TD reception against Oconto.
Jandrin has made a career-high 80 total tackles this season.
Alex Haines, Oconto Falls
It’s going to be difficult for the senior running back-linebacker to top his Week 7 performance.
He rushed for 429 yards, averaged 15.9 yards per carry and scored six TDs against Clintonville while adding five tackles and two interceptions.
Haines needs 41 yards for his first 1,000-yard rushing season. He had 760 yards in 2022.
Kolton Peters, Coleman
What a game for the rookie.
The freshman piled up 153 rushing yards and scored three TDs on just nine carries, caught two passes for 39 yards and one TD and returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for another score in a 42-14 win at Tomahawk.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: The top Week 7 high school football performers in the Green Bay area
